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1. A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two plates each
of area 30 cm
2
separated by 1 mm. A material of
7 1
dielectric strength 3.6  10 Vm is filled between the
plates. If the maximum charge that can be stored on the
capacitor without causing any dielectric breakdown is
7  10 6 the value of dielectric constant of the
1
material is : [Use  9  109 Nm 2C 2 ]
4 0
(a) 1.66 (b) 1.75
(c) 2.25 (d) 2.33
 
(a) E1  , E2 
2. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 C, the 0 2 0
energy stored in it increases by 44%. The original 2 
charge on the capacitor is (in C) (b) E1  , E2 
0 0
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 30 (d) 40 
(c) E1  E2 
2 0
3. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly

distributed charge of density  . The radius of (d) E1  E2 
cylindrical volume is R. A charge particle (q) revolves
0
around the cylinder in a circular path. The kinetic
energy of the particle is: 5. Two metallic plates form a parallel plate capacitor. The
distance between the plate is ' d '. A metal sheet of
 qR 2
 qR 2
(a) (b) d
4 0 2 0 thickness and of area equal to area of each plate is
2
q 4 0 R 2 introduced between the plates. What will be the ratio of
(c) (d)
4 0 R 2 q the new capacitance to the original capacitance of the
capacitor?
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
4. In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive charge
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
is shown. P1 and P2 are two points at distance l and
2l from the charge distribution. If  is the surface 6. A force of 10 N acts on a charged particle placed
charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields between two plates of a charged capacitor. If can plate
of capacitor is removed, then the force acting on that
E1 and E2 at P1 and P2 respectively are:
particle will be
(a) 5 N (b) 10 N
(c) 20 N (d) zero

7. Two capacitors having capacitance C1 and C2

respectively are connected as shown in figure. Initially,
capacitor C1 is charged to a potential difference V volt
by a battery. The battery is the removed and the
charged capacitor C1 is now connected to uncharged
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capacitor C2 by closing the swich S. The amount of q q

(a) (b)
charge on the capacitor C2 , after equilibrium, is: 0 2 0
q q
(c) (d)
4 0 2 0

11. Three identical charged balls each of charge 2 C are

suspended from a common point P by silk threads of 2
m each (as shown in figure). They form an equilateral
triangle of side 1m. The ratio of net force on a charged
ball to the force between any two charged balls will be:

(a)
C1C2
V (b)
 C1  C2  V
 C1  C2  C1C2
(c)  C1  C2 V (d)  C1  C2 V
8. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate
separation d  2m has a capacitance of 4  F . The
new capacitance of the system if half of the space
between them is filled with a dielectric material of
dielectric constant K = 3 (as shown in figure) will be: (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 4
(c) 3:2 (d) 3 :1

6
12. Two point charges A and B of magnitude 8  10 C
6
and 8  10 C respectively are placed at a distance
d apart. The electric field at the middle point 0 between
4 1
the charged is 6.4  10 NC . The distance ad’
(a) 2  F (b) 32  F between the point charges A and B is:
(a) 2.0 m (b) 3.0 m
(c) 6  F (d) 8  F
(c) 1.0 m (d) 4.0 m

9. Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02 m and
each carrying a charge of 5  C are combined to form a
bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of bigger drop
to the smaller drop will be:
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 8 : 1
10. If a charge q is placed at the centre of a closed
hemispherical non-conducing surface, the total flux
passing through the flat surface would be:
13. Given below are two statements
Statement – I: A point charge is brought in an electric
field. The value of electric field at a point near to the
charge may increase if the charge is positive.
Statement – II: An electric dipole is placed in a non-
uniform electric field. The net electric force on the
dipole will not be zero
Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:
(a) Both statement – I and statement – II are true
(b) Both statement – I and statement – II are false
(c) Statement – I is true but statement – II is false
(d) Statement – I is false but statement – II is true

q q
14. The three charges , q and are placed at the
2 2
corners A, B and C of a square of side ‘a’ as shown in
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figure. The magnitude of electric field (E) at the corner (a) 200  C (b) 200C
D of the square, is:
(c) 10  C (d) 10 C

18. Two identical positive charges Q each are fixed at a

distance of ‘2a’ apart from each other. Another point
charge q0 with mass ‘m’ is placed at midpoint between
two fixed charges. For a small displacement along the
line joining the fixed charges, the charge q0 executes
SHM. The time period of oscillation of charge q0 will
be:
4 3 0 ma3 q0Q
(a) (b)
q  1 1 q0Q 4  0 ma3
3
(a) 
4 0 a  2 2 
2 
2 2 0 ma3 8 3 0 ma 3
q 1  (c) (d)
 q0Q q0Q
(b) 2 
1 
4 0 a  2
q  1  19. A charge of 4  C is to be divided into two. The
(c) 2 
1 
4 0 a  2 distance between the two divided charges is constant.
The magnitude of the divided charges so that the force
q  1 1 between them is maximum, will be:
(d) 
4 0 a  2 2 
2 
(a) 1 C and 3 C
(b) 2  C and 2  C
15. Two point charges Q each are placed at a distance d
(c) 0 and 4  C
apart. A third point charge q is placed at a distances x
from mid-point on the perpendicular bisector. The (d) 1.5 C and 2.5 C
value of x at which charge q will experience the
maximum Coulomb's force is 20. Choose the correct answer from the options given
d below:
(a) xd (b) x  A. The drift velocity of electrons decreases with the
2
increase in the temperature of conductor.
d d B. The drift velocity is inversely proportional to the
(c) x  (d) x 
2 2 2 area of cross-section of given conductor.
C. The drift velocity does not depend on the applied
16. If the electric potential at any point  x, y, z  m in potential difference to the conductor.
D. The drift velocity of electron is inversely
2
space is given by V  3 x volt. The electric field at proportional to the length of the conductor.
the point 1, 0,3 m will be: E. The drift velocity increases with the increase in the
temperature of conductor.
1
(a) 3Vm , directed along positive x-axis (a) A and B only (b) A and D only
1
(b) 3Vm , directed along negative x-axis (c) B and E only (d) B and C only
1
(c) 6Vm , directed along positive x-axis 21. Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40F  are
1
(d) 6Vm , directed along negative x-axis connected in series. The space between one of the
capacitors is filled with dielectric material of dielectric
17. The total charge on the system of capacitance constant K such that the equivalence capacitance of the
C1  1 F , C2  2  F , C3  4  F and C4  3 F system became 24 F  . The value of K will be:
connected in parallel is (Assume a battery of 20V is (a) 1.5 (b) 2.5
connected to the combination) (c) 1.2 (d) 3
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22. A slab of dielectric constant K has the same cross-

sectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor
3
and thickness d , where d is the separation of the
4
plates. The capacitance of the capacitor when the slab
is inserted between the plates will be:
(Given Co  capacitance of capacitor with air as
medium between plates.)
4 KC0 3KC0
(a) (b)
3 K 3 K 0 r  3 r 
3 K K
(a)   
(c) (d)
4 0  4 R 
4 KC0 4 K 0 r  3 r 
(b)   
3 0  4 R 
23. A uniform electric field E = (8m/e) V/m is created
between two parallel plates of length 1m as shown in 0 r  r 
(c) 1  
figure, (where m = mass of electron and e = charge of 4 0  R 
electron). An electron enters the field symmetrically
between the plates with a speed of 2m/s. The angle of 0 r  r 
(d) 1  
the deviation (θ ) of the path of the electron as it comes 5 0  R 
out of the field will be 25. Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Electric potential is constant within and at
the surface of each conductor.
Statement II : Electric field just outside a charged
conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the
conductor at every point.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
appropriate answer from the options given below.
(a) tan 1  4  (b) tan 1  2  (a) Both statement I and statement II are correct
(b) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
1 (c) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
(c) tan
1
  (d) tan 1  3
3 (d) Statement I is incorrect but and statement II is
correct(a)
24. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is
26. Two identical metallic spheres A and B when placed at
considered with charge density varying as
certain distance in air repel each other with a force of F.
 3 r   Another identical uncharged sphere C is first placed in
  0    for r  R 
 r    4 R   contact with A and then in contact with B and finally
 Zero For r  R placed at midpoint between spheres A and B. The force

experienced by sphere C will be
Where, r  r  R  is the distance from the centre O (as 3F 3F
(a) (b)
shown in figure). The electric field at point P will be: 2 4
(c) F (d) 2F

27. Two identical thin metal plates has charge q1and q2

respectively such that q1  q2 . The plates were
brought close to each other to form a parallel plate
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capacitor of capacitance C. The potential difference n 2n

between them is (a) (b)
n 1 2n  1
(a)
 q1  q2  (b)
 q1  q2  n 1 2n  1
(c) (d)
C C n n
(c)
 q1  q2  (d)
2  q1  q2 
2C C 30. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B in
below shown figure will be
28. A condenser of 2  F capacitance is charged steadily
from 0 to 5C. Which of the following graph represents
correctly the variation of potential difference (V) across
it’s plates with respect to the charge (Q) on the
condenser? 31. A capacitor of capacitance 50pF is charged by 100 V
source. It is then connected to another uncharged
identical capacitor. Electrostatic energy loss in the
process is _________nJ.

32. A capacitor C1 of capacitance 5 F is charged to a

potential of 30V using a battery. The battery is then
(a) removed and the charged capacitor is connected to an
uncharged capacitor C2 of capacitance 10  F as
shown in figure. When the switch is closed charge
flows between the capacitors. At equilibrium, the
charge on the capacitor C2 is ______ C

(b)

(c)
33. A composite parallel plate capacitor is made up of two
different dielectric materials with different thickness
 t1 and t2  as shown in figure. The two different
dielectric material are separated by a conducting foil F.
The voltage of the conducting foil is _____V.
(d)

29. Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius

R1 becomes n times when it is enclosed by a
concentric conducting sphere of radius R2 connected

 R2  34. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly

to earth. The ratio of their radii   is:
 R1  distributed charge of density  Cm 3 . The electric
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field inside the cylindrical volume at a distance

2 0
x m from its axis is _______ Vm 1


35. A parallel plate capacitor with width 4 cm, length 8 cm

and separation between the plates of 4mm is connected
to a battery of 20 V. A dielectric slab of dielectric
constant 5 having length 1cm, width 4 cm and
thickness 4 mm is inserted between the plates of
parallel plate capacitor. The electrostatic energy of this
system will be……… 0 J . (Where 0 is the
permittivity of free space)

36. Two electric dipoles of dipole moments

30 30
1.2  10 cm and 2.4  10 cm are placed in two
difference uniform electric fields of strengths
4 1 4 1
5  10 NC and 15  10 NC respectively. The
ratio of maximum torque experienced by the electric
1
dipoles will be . The value of x is ______.
x

37. The volume charge density of a sphere of radius 6m is

2  C cm 3 . The number of lines of force per unit
surface area coming out from the surface of the sphere
10 1
is ______ 10 NC .

38. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacity C and 3C are

connected in parallel combination and charged to a
potential difference 18V. The battery is then
disconnected and the space between the plates of the
capacitor of capacity C is completely filled with a
material of dielectric constant 9. The final potential
difference across the combination of capacitors will be
V.
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Answer Key
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (6.00)
31. (125) 32. (100) 33. (60.00) 34. (1.00) 35. (240) 36. (6.00) 37. (45.00) 38. (6.00)

Solutions
1. A, d, E = Given
K ?
KA 0
q Ed
d
qd
K
A 0 E  d
7 10 6 103

30 10 4  3.6 10 7  8.85 10 12
103  7
  2.33
30  3.6  8.85

Q2
2. U
2C
New charge  Q  2

Q  2
2

U   New energy 
2C
44
U   U U   U  1.44
100
Q  2
2
Q2
  1.44
2C 2C
Q  2  Q  1.44
Q  2  Q  1.2
2  0.2Q
Q = 10 coulomb

Q
3. Charge    per unit length of cylinder 
l
   R 2l
   R 2
l
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  R 2  R 2
E  
2 0 r 2 0 r 2 0 r
mV 2
qE 
r
q R 2
mV 2

2 0 r e
q R 2
mV 2 
2 0
1 2 q R2
K .E  mV 
2 4 0

4. Electric field due to a large non-conducting sheet


E and it is uniform width distance from the sheet.
2 0

5. Initial

Final
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C
2
C

 q  q2
6. Initially force is F  qE  q   
 A 0  A 0
After removing one plate force is
 q   q2 
F   qE   q   
 2 A 0   2 A 0 
F
 F 
2
10
 F   5N
2

V1C1
7. Common potential V  
C1  C2
So, charge on capacitor C2

 VC 
Q2  C2V   C2  1 1 
 C1  C2 

A 0
8. C1   2C0
d
3
C0  4
A 0
C2   3  6C0
d
2
CC
Ceq  1 2
C1  C2
2C0  6C0 12
  C0
8C0 8
3
 4  6
2

9. n  64
r  0.02m
q  5 C
2
?
1
nr 3  R 3
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1
R  rn 3

1
 4   64  3
 4r
q

4 r 2
2 2
 2  2  r1  1
    n 
 1  1  r2  4
1
 64  4
16

10. Flux should be zero.

11.

Net force on are charge Fq  F 2  F 2  2 FF cos 60  3F

Where F is force between any two charges
Fq
So,  3
F

12.
E at mid point is given by
2kq
E
d2
4
8kq
6.4  104 
d2
8  k  8 10 6 8  9 10 9  8 10 6
d2    3m
6.4 10 4 6.4 10 4

13. As one moves closer to a positive charge (isolated) the density of electric field line increases and so does the electric field
intensity
⇒ Statement I is true As opposite poles of an electric dipole would experience equal and opposite forces so net force on a
dipole in a uniform electric field will be zero
⇒ Statement II is true
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kq
kq
14. E0  22 2 
 
2
a a 2
kq kq
 
2a 2
2a 2
kq  1 1  1
 2 
 ,k 
a  2 2 4 0
 Option A is correct.

15.

1 Q
F
4 0  2  d 2 
x    
  2  
Enet  2E cos 
2Q x
 3
4 0
 2  d 2  2
x    
  2  
F  qEnet
2Q x
F 3
4 0 2
 2 d   2

x    
  2  
dF d
For maximize of F  0; x 
dx 2 2

dv
16. We know that E  
dx
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d
E
dx
 3 x 2   6 x

At 1, 0,3 , E  6

17.

Total charge  q1  q2  q3  q4
 1 20  2  20  4  20  3  20  200  C

18. Electrostatics

KQq0 KQq0
F  m acc n  
a  x a  x
2 2

KQq0  2a  2 x 
m acc n 
a  x2 
2 2

 4kQq0 
 acc n   3 
x
 ma 
 0 ma 3
T  2
Qq0
4 3 0 ma3
T
Qq0

19.
Kq  4  q 
F
d2
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dF K
  4  2q   0
dq d 2
q2

 e 
20. Drift velocity   E
m
 e   V 
vd     
 m   
V  Potential difference applied across the wire As temperature increases, relaxation time decreases, hence Vd
decreases
1
As per formula, Vd 
l
1
Vd  , as it is not mentioned that current is at steady state neither it is mentioned that n is constant for given
neA
conductor. So it can't be said that vd is inversely proportional to A.
V V
I  neAvd   A
R 
V  V
vd  E  
 ne  l 
eE
vd 
m
T decrease with temperature increase. First and fourth statements are correct.

21.
C  KC  KC
Ceq  
C  KC K 1
K 40
24 
K 1
 K  1.5

22.
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3d
x y d
4
d
x y 
4
A 0
 C0
d
E 3d
V  Ex    Ey
k 4
3Ed
  E  x  y
4k
 3d d 
V  E   
 4k 4 
  3d  dk  Qd  3  k 
V   
0  4k  A 0  4k 
Q A 0  4k  4kC0
C   3  k   k  3
V d

23.
 8m 
e 
Fy eE e 
ay      8m / s 2
m m m
sx  u xt
1  2t
1
t  sec
2
vy  u y  ayt
1
vy  0  8 
2
v y  4m / s
vy 4
tan     2    tan 1 2 
vx 2

24. By Gauss Law

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  Qin
 .ds 
E
0
r
3 r 
    4 r dr
2
0
 4 R 
E.4 r 2  0

0
0 4  3 r 3 r 4 
E 4 r 2    
 0  4 3 4R 
0 r 3  r 
Er 2  r  
4 0  R 
0 r  r 
E 1  
4 0  R 

25. (Properties of conductor)

Statement – I, true as body of conductor acts as equipotential surface.
Statement – 2 True, as conductor is equipotential. Tangential component of electric field should be zero. Therefore electric
field should be perpendicular to surface

26. Let q A  qB  q

q q
When C is placed in contact with A, charge on A and C will be  and C will be 
2 2
q
q
Now C is placed in contact with B, charge on B and C will be  2  3q
2 4
Now,
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 3q q
K K 
4 2  3q
F   F2  F1   2
.
r 4
4
2
3Kq 3F
 2
  B
4r 4

q1  q2
27. Electric field between plates E 
2 A 0
q1  q2 d
V  Ed 
2 A 0
q1  q2
V
2C

28. Q  CV
1
V Q
C
1
Straight line with slope 
C
1 1
Slope   6
 5  105
C 2  10

29. Capacitance of isolated conducting sphere  4 0 R1

By enclosing inside another sphere of radius R2 ,
4 0 R1 R2
New capacitance 
 R2  R1 
4 0 R1 R2
Given:  n  4 0 R1
 R2  R1 
R2
R2 R1
  n n
 R2  R1   R2 
  1
 R1 
R R R n
 2  n 2 n 2 
R1 R1 R1  n  1

30.
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24  8
C AB   6 F
24  8

1 C1C2
V1  V2 
2
31. Energy loss H 
2 C1  C2
1 C2
V  0 
2
H
2 2C
1
 H  CV 2
4
1
 H   50  1012  100  100
4
 H  1.25  107 J  125  109 J

C1V1  C2V2
32. V
C1  C2
5  30  0
  10
5  10
Q2  C2V  10  10  100 C

33.

Capacitance of each capacitor

A3 0
C1   6 A 0
1
2
C2  A4 0  4 A 0
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Equivalent capacitance
C1C2 24
Ceq   A 0
C1  C2 10
qnet  Ceq  V   240 A 0
240 A 0
V2   60V
4 A 0
( V2 = Potential drop across C2 )
V foil  60V

34.

q
 Eds cos 0   0

   x2h
 E.2 xh 
0
x
E
2 0
 2 0
E  1
2 0 

35.

   7  4  5 0 1 4  
Ceff   0   10
2

 4 /10 4 /10 
Ceff  1.2 0
1
Energy  Ceff V 2
2
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1
 1.2   0  20  20   240
2

36.  max
 PE
 1 P1 E1 1.2 10 30  5 10 4 1
  
 2 P2 E2 2.4 10 30 15 10 4 6
Hence x  6

37. No. of electric field lines per unit area = Electric field.
r
E , for r  R
3 0
R 2 6
E   0.45  1012 NC 1
3 0 3  8.85  1012

38.

Initial charge on C = 18 CV
Initial charge on 3C = 54 CV
Let final common potential difference V
9CV   3CV   18CV  54CV
 12CV   72CV
 V   6V