Cambridge International School Dasuya

A Vasal Education School

Assignment (ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL )

Q1. Charges of 2.0x10-6 coulomb and 1.0x10-6 C are placed at the corner A and B of a square of
side 5 cm as shown how much work will be done in moving a charge of 1.0 x10 - 6 coulomb
from C to D against the electrostatic field.
Ans.0.053J

Q2. Charges of +1.0x10 - 11 ,-2.0x10-11 C,+1.0x10-11 C are placed respectively at the corners BC
and D offer rectangle ABCD.Determine the potential at corner given AB = 4 cm and the BC =
3 cm.
Ans.1.65 V
Q3. Three point charges are arranged as shown in figure what is their mutual potential energy
take q= 1.0x10-4 C and a= 10 cm.
Ans. 0.27 J

Q4. Find the amount of work done in arranging the three point charges on the vertices of an
equilateral triangle ABC of side 10 cm as shown
Ans.(-3.24J)

Q5. Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charges place at the vertices of a
triangle as shown
q= 1.6x10-10 C
Ans 2.304x10-8 J

Q6. Three concentric metallic shells AB and C of radii a,b and c (a<b<c) have surface charge
densities + σ , - σ and + σ respectively as shown in figure

(i)Fine potential of the three shells A,B,C

(ii)If shell A and C are at the same potential obtained the relation between radii a,b,c
Q7. A charge Q is distributed to over two concentric hollow spheres of radial r and R,where R >
r ,such that the surface charge densities are equal. find the potential at the common centre.
Q8. The electric potential V as a function of distance x as shown in figure.Draw a graph of
electric field strength E as a function of x.

Q9.The point charges +Q, +2Q and -3Q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC
of side ℓ if three charges are displaced to the mid points A1 ,B1 and C1 respectively find the
amount of work done in shifting the charges to the new locations.

Q10. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 1 µC separated by
2 cm. The dipole is placed in an external electric field of 105 N/C . Find (i) the maximum torque
exerted by the field on the dipole.(ii) the work which the external agent will have to do in
turning the dipole through 1800 starting from the position θ= 00.