ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

DPP-10
[Electric Dipole, Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field, Short Dipole
in a Non-Uniform Electric Field]
1. An electric dipole consisting of two 4. Electric field lines in which an electric
opposite charges of 2 × 10 –6 C each dipole p is placed as shown. Which of the
separated by a distance of 3 cm is following statements is correct?
placed in a electric field of magnitude 2
× 105 N/C along the direction making
90° with the field. Torque acting on the
dipole is:
(A) 12 × 10–1 Nm (B) 12 × 10–2 Nm
(C) 12 × 10–3 Nm (D) 12 × 10–4 Nm
(A) The dipole will not experience any
2. A sample of HCl gas is placed in an force.
electric field of 3 × 104 NC–1. The dipole (B) The dipole will experience a force
moment of each HCl molecule is 6 × 10– towards right.
30
C × m. The maximum torque that can (C) The dipole will experience a force
act on a molecule is towards left.
(A) 2 × 10–34 C2 N–1m (D) The dipole will experience a force
(B) 2 × 10–34 Nm upwards
(C) 18 × 10–26 Nm
5. Two opposite and equal charges of
(D) 0.5 × 10–34 C–2N–1m–1 magnitude 4 × 10–8 coulomb each when
3. An electric dipole is placed in an uniform placed 2 × 10–2 cm apart from a dipole. If
electric field with the dipole axis making this dipole is placed in an external electric
field of 4 × 108 N/C, the value of
an angle  with the direction of the
maximum torque and the work required
electric field. The orientation of the
in rotating it through 180º from its initial
dipole for stable equilibrium is:
orientation which is along electric field
 will be: (Assume rotation of dipole about
(A)
6 an axis passing through centre of the
 dipole):
(B)
3 (A) 64 × 10–4 N-m and 44 × 10–4 J
(C) 0 (B) 32 × 10–4 N-m and 32 × 10–4 J
 (C) 64 × 10–4 N-m and 32 × 10–4 J
(D) (D) 32 × 10–4 N-m and 64 × 10–4 J
2
6. An electric dipole (dipole moment p) is  
placed at a radial distance r >> a (where QP  R2 − x2 
4π 0  5/2 
(B)
( )
a is dipole length) from an infinite line of
R2 + x2 
charge having linear charge density +λ.  
Dipole moment vector is aligned along
 
radial vector r force experienced by QP  R2 − 2 x2 
4π 0  5/2 
dipole is:- (C)
(A)
p
, attractive  ( R2 + x2) 

20 r 2  
p QP  R2 + x2 
4π 0  5/2 
(B) , attractive (D)
20 r 3
 ( R2 + x2) 

p
(C) , repulsive 9. Two dipole of dipole moments p1 and
20 r 2
p p2 are aligned along the x-axis and
(D) , repulsive separated by a distance r as shown in
20 r 3 figure. Find the magnitude of force of
7. A wheel having mass u has charges +q interaction between the dipoles.
and –q on diametrically opposite points.
It remains in equilibrium on a rough
inclined plane in the presence of uniform
vertical electrical field E =
1 6 P1P2 1 3P1P2
(A) (B)
4π 0 r 4 4π 0 r4
1 6 P1P2 1 3P1P2
(C) (D)
4π 0 r 3 4π 0 r3
(A) ug / q (B) ug / 2q 10. A and B are two points on the axis and
(C) ug tan  / 2q (D) None of these the perpendicular bisector respectively of
an electric dipole. A and B are far away
8. A dipole having dipole moment ‘p’ is from the dipole and at equal distance
place at the axis of a charged ring having from it. The field at A and B are E A and
charge Q and radius R, at a distance x
EB .
from the centre as shown in figure. Find
the force experienced by the dipole (A) E A = E B
moment p = piˆ placed along the axis of (B) E A = 2 E B
the uniformly charged ring. (C) E A = – 2 E B
1
(D) | E B | = | E A | and E B is
2
  perpendicular to E A
QP  R 2 − 3x 2 
4π 0  R 2 + x 2 5/2 
(A)
 ( ) 