BLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HATHRAS

(Affiliated to C.B.S.E., New Delhi, Affiliation No. 2131917, School Code 60805)
SESSION 2024-2025
SUBJECT- PHYSICS(042)-Question bank
CH:1 ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELD
1. A negatively A negatively charged object X is repelled by another charged object Y. However, an object Z is
attracted to object Y. Which of the following is the best possibility for the object Z?
(a) positively charged only
(b) Negatively charged only
(c) Neutral or positively charged
(d) Neutral or negatively charged
2. In an experiment three microscopic latex spheres are sprayed into a chamber and became charged with
charges +3e, +5e and -3e respectively. All the three spheres came in contact simultaneously for a moment
and got separated. Which one of the following are possible values for the final charge on the spheres?
3. If the distance between two equal point charges is doubled and their individual charges are also doubled,
what would happen to the force between them?

4. Two equal balls having equal positive charge ‘q’ coulombs are suspended by two insulating strings of equal
length. What would be the effect on the force when a plastic sheet is inserted between the two?

5. Force between two-point charges kept at a distance d apart in air is F. If these charges are kept at the same
distance in water, how does the electric force between them change?

6. The dielectric constant of water is 80. What is its permittivity?

7. Two electrically charged particles, having charges of different magnitude, when placed at a distance ‘d’ from
each other, experiences a force of attraction ‘F’. These two particles are put in contact and again placed at
the same distance from each other. What is the nature of new force between them? Is the magnitude of the
force of interaction between them now more or less than F?

8. Two identical charges, Q each, are kept at a distance r from each other. A third charge q is placed on the line
joining the above two charges such that all the three charges are in equilibrium. What is the magnitude, sign
and position of the charge q?
Ans: q = .
9. Two-point charges +4e and + e are ‘fixed’ a distance ‘a’ apart. Where should a third point charge q be placed
on the line joining the two charges so that it may be in equilibrium? In which case the equilibrium will be
stable and in which an unstable?
Ans: x = or 2a
10. Two ‘free’ point charges +4e and +e are placed at distance ‘a’ apart. Where should a third point charge q be
placed between them such that the entire system may be in equilibrium? What should be the magnitude and
sign of q? What type of an equilibrium will it be?
Ans:
11. Two identical metallic spheres, having unequal, opposite charges are placed at a distance 0.90 m apart in air.
After bringing them in contact with each other, they are again placed at the same distance apart. Now the
force of repulsion between them is 0.025 N. Calculate the final charge on each of them.
Ans: 1.5× C
12. The sum of two-point charges is 7µC. They repel each other with a force of 1 N when kept 30 cm apart in
free space. Calculate the value of each charge.
Ans: 5µC, 2µC
13. Calculate the electric field strength required to just support a water drop of mass kg and having a
charge 1.6× C.
Ans: 6.125× N
14. How many electrons should be removed from a coin of mass 1.6 g, so that it may just float in an electric
field of intensity , directed upward?
Ans: 9.8×
15. A charged particle, of charge 2µC and mass 10 milligram, moving with a velocity of 1000 m/s enters a
uniform electric field of strength N directed perpendicular to its direction of motion. Find the
velocity and displacement, of the particle after 10 s.
Ans: 10000 m.
16. Two-point charges of +5 C and +20 C are separated by a distance of 2 m. Find the point on
the line joining them at which electric field intensity is zero.
Ans: 2/3m to the right of
17. Two-point charges of +16 µC and 9 µC are placed 8 cm apart in air. Determine the position of the point at
which the resultant field is zero.
Ans: Electric field is zero at a point 24cm to the right of – 9 µC charge.
18. Two-point charges and of C and C respectively are placed 0.1 m apart. Calculate the
electric fields at points A, B and C shown in figure.

19. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4× C m is placed in a uniform electric field of N making
an angle of 30 with the direction of the field. Determine the torque exerted by the electric field on the
dipole.
Ans: 2× Nm
20. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 60 with an electric field of magnitude 4× It
experiences a torque of 8 Nm. If the length of the dipole is 4 cm, determine the magnitude of either
charge of the dipole.
Ans: C
21. Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of dipole moment ‘p’ are kept at an angle of 120 as
shown in figure. What is the resultant dipole moment of this combination? If this system is subjected to
electric field ( ) directed along X direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the torque acting
on this?
 Ans: τ = pE

22. If = 6 + 3 + 4 , calculate the electric flux through a surface of area 20 units in Y - Z plane.
Ans: = 120 units.
23. The electric field components in figure are = α , = = 0, in which α=800 N/ . Calculate (i)
the flux through the cube and (ii) the charge within the cube. Assume that a = 0.1m.

Ans: q = 9.27× C.
24. and are two concentric spheres enclosing charges Q and 2Q respectively as shown in figure.
25. What is the ratio of the electric flux through and ?
26. (ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere change, if a medium of dielectric constant κ is
introduced in the space inside in place of air?
27. (iii) How will the electric flux through a sphere change, if the medium is dielectric constant κ is
introduced in the space inside in place of air?

Ans: (i) 1:3 (ii) .

28. Consider a uniform electric field = 3× Calculate the flux of this field through a square surface
of area 10 when
29. its plane is parallel to the y-z plane, and
30. (ii) the normal to its plane makes a 60 angle with the x-axis.
Ans: (i) 30 (ii) 15
31. Given a uniform electric field = 5× , find the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a
side whose plane is parallel to the Y-Z plane. What would be the flux through the same square if the plane
makes at 30 angle with the X-axis?
Ans: (i) 50 (ii) 25
32. A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a charge of 8.85× C. (i) Calculate the electric flux passing
through the surface. (ii) If the radius of the Gaussian surface is doubled, how would the flux change?
 Ans: (i) (ii) No change
33. The electric field components due to a charge inside the cube of side 0.1 m are as shown.
= αx, where α = 500N/C-m = 0, = 0

34. Calculate (i) the flux through the cube, and (ii) the charge inside the cube.

Ans: (i) = 0.656 (ii) q = 5.8 × C

35. (a) An infinitely long positively charged wire has a linear charge density λ . An electron is revolving
around the wire as its centre with a constant velocity in a circular plane perpendicular to the wire.
a. Deduce the expression for its kinetic energy.
b. Plot a graph of the kinetic energy as a function of charge density λ.
Ans:
36. Why do the electrostatic field lines not form closed loops?

37. Draw lines of force to represent uniform electric field.

38. Figure shows electric lines of force due to point charges and placed at points A and B respectively.
Write the nature of charge on them.

39. A positive point charge (+q) is kept in the vicinity of an uncharged conducting plate. Sketch electric field
lines originating from the point charge on to the surface of the plate.

40. Why it is necessary that the field lines from a point charge placed in the vicinity of a conductor must be
normal to the conductor of at every point.
 CH:2 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

1. Two charges 3 × C and 2 × C are located 15 cm apart. At what point on the line joining the
two charges is the electric potential zero? Take the potential at Infinity to be zero.
Ans: 9 cm, 45cm
2. Calculate the electric potential at the centre of a square of side m, having charges 100 µC, 50 µC,
20 µC, and 60 µC at the four corners of the square.
Ans: 9 × V.
3. Two point charges q and 2q are kept‘d’ distance apart. Find the location of the point relative to charge
‘q’ at which potential due to this system of charges is zero.
Ans: At distance d/3 from charge q
4. Calculate the potential at the centre of a square ABCD of each side m due to charges 2, 2, 3 and 6
to four corner of it.
Ans: 2.7 V
5. ABCD is a square of side 0.2 m. Charges of 2 ,4 ,8 C are placed at the corners A,
B and C respectively. Calculate the work required to transfer a charge of 2 C from D to the centre
O of the square.
Ans: 6.27 J
6. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square. ABCD of side d as shown in figure. (i) Find the
work required to put together this arrangement. (ii) A charge is brought to the centre E of the square,
the four charges being held fixed at its corners. How much extra work is needed to do this?

Ans: 0
7. Three point charges, + Q, + 2Q and – 3Q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side
l. If these charges are displaced to the midpoints , and respectively, find the amount of the work
done in shifting the charges to the new locations.

Ans:
8. An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed with its axis making an angle of 60 to a uniform electric
field of N/C. If it experiences a torque of Nm, calculate the
(i) magnitude of the charge on the dipole, and
(ii) potential energy of the dipole.
Ans: 8J
9. An electric dipole of length 4 cm, when placed with its axis making an angle of 60 with a uniform
electric field experiences a torque of 4 Nm. Calculate (i) the magnitude of the electric field, (ii)
potential energy of the dipole , if the dipole has charges of 8 nC.
Ans: 4 J
10. Two point charges + 10 µC and 10 µC are separated by a distance of 2.0 cm in air. (i) Calculate the
potential energy of the system, assuming the zero of the potential energy to be at infinity. (ii) Draw an
equipotential surface of the system.
Ans: 45 J
11. Two point charges A and B of values + 15 µC and + 9µC are kept 18 cm apart in air. Calculate the work
done when charge B is moved by 3 cm towards A.
Ans: 1.35 J
12. Two point charges 20 C and 4 C are separated by a distance of 50 cm in air. (i) Find
the point on the line joining the charges, where the electric potential is zero. (ii) Also find electrostatic
potential energy of the system.
Ans: (i) 41 cm from the charge of 20 C
(ii) 1.44 J
13. Two charges, of magnitude 5 nC and 2 nC, are placed at points (2 cm, 0, 0) and (x cm, 0, 0) in a region
of space, where there is no other external field. If the electrostatic potential energy of the system is 0.5
µ J, what isthe value of x?
Ans: x = 4 cm
14. Find the amount of work done in arranging the three point charges, on the vertices of an equilateral
triangle ABC, of side 10cm, as shown in the adjacent figure.

Ans: 3.24 J.
15. Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charges placed on the vertices of a triangle as
shown in figure. Here q = 1.6 C.

Ans: 2.304 × J
16. A uniform electric field 10N/C exists in the vertically downward direction. Find the increase in the
electric potential as one goes through a height of 50cm.
ANS: 5 V
17. 12 J of work is to be done against an existing electric field to take a charge of 0.01C from A to B. Find
the potential difference between B and A.
ANS: 1200V
18. A uniform electric field of 20 N/C exists along the x-axis in space. Find the potential difference
for the point A = (4m, 2m) and B = (6m, 5m).
ANS:
19. An electric field exists in the space, where A=10 .Take the potential at (10 m, 20 m) to be
zero. Find the potential at the origin.
ANS: 500 V
20. The potential function of an electrostatic field is given by .Determine the electric field strength
at the point( 2 m ,0 , 3 m )
ANS: -8 N/C
21. A metal wire is bent in a circle of radius 10 cm. It is given a charge of 200 which spreads on it
uniformly. Calculate the electric potential at its center.
Ans: 18 V.
22. A charge of 24 is given to a hollow metallic sphere of radius 0.2 m. Find the potential
(i) at the surface of the sphere, and
(ii) at a distance of 0.1 cm from the center of the sphere.
Ans: (i) 1.08 V. (ii) 1.08 V.
23. Twenty-seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They coalesce to form a bigger drop.
Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.
Ans: 1980 V
24. Two charges –q and q are located at points A (0, 0, a) and B (0, 0, a) respectively. How much work
is done in moving a test charge from point P (7, 0, 0) to Q ( 3, 0, 0)?
Ans: W = 0
25. Figure shows the variation of electrostatic potential V with distance ‘x’ for a
given charge distribution. From the points marked A, B and C, identify the
point at which the electric field is:
(i) zero (ii) maximum.
Explain your answer in each case.