WORKSHEET-1

PHYSICS Chapter # 11

Worksheet-1
Topics:- Properties of charge to Applications of Gauss’s
Law
1. The study of charges at rest under the action of electric USE THIS SPACE FOR
forces is called: SCRATCH WORK
A. Electromagnetics B. Electrostatics
C. Electricity D. None of these
2. The existence of an object is primarily because of:
A. Magnetic force B. Electric force
C. Gravitational force D. Nuclear force
3. Which one is sure test for the presence of charge on a body?
A. Attraction B. Repulsion
C. Both A and B D. None of these
4. Coulomb’s force:
A. Obeys inverse square law
B. Depends on magnitudes of charges
C. Depends on medium between charges
D. All of these
5. If the distance between two charges is doubled the force
between them:
A. Becomes 4 times B. Becomes two times
C. Becomes 1 times D. Becomes 1 times
4 2
6. Conventionally attractive force between charges is taken
as ________ and repulsive force is taken as ________.
A. Positive, Positive B. Positive, Negative
C. Negative, Positive D. Negative, Negative
7. If the magnitude of both charges is doubled and distance
between them is halved then electric force becomes?
A. 4 times B. 8 times
C. 16 times D. 2 times
8. The value of electrical constant  is:
A. 9109 Nm2 C-2 B. 8.8510-12 C2 N-1 m-2
C. 9109 N2 m2 C-2 D. 8.8510-12 C2 N-2 m-2
9. A charge q is divided into two parts ‘ q1 and  q  q1  ’.
What is the ratio q so that force between the two parts
q1
placed at a given distance is maximum?
A. 1:1 B. 2:1
C. 1:2 D. 1:4

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10. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in air

exert a force of F on each other. Then the new distance at
which these charges will experience the same force in a
medium of dielectric constant ‘k’ is::
A. r B. r
k
C. r D. r k
k
11. The figure shows three point charges, if the net electric force on USE THIS SPACE FOR
the central charge is zero, What is the value a/b: SCRATCH WORK

|
 a 
||
 b 
|
  
+2q +q  3q
2 2
A. B.
3 3
3 3
C. D.
2 2
12. Two point charges exert a force of 20 N when a dielectric of
dielectric constant “2” is present between them. If the
dielectric is removed keeping all the other parameters same,
what is the force now?
A. 40 N B. 20 N
C. 10 N D. 5 N
13. Electric field due to point charge depends upon:
A. Magnitude of charge
B. Distance from charge
C. Medium in which charge is placed
D. All of these
14. Two positive charges q1  16 C and q2  4 C are separated
by a distance of 3 m. The distance of zero field spot from
smaller charge is:
A. 1 m B. 2 m
C. 3 m D. 4 m
15. The zero field spot in case of two unequal and opposite
charges exist:
A. Between the charges at mid-point
B. Between the charges but closer to smaller charge
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
16. The ratio of electric force to electric field strength gives
the units of:
A. Current B. Charge
C. Time D. None of these

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17. In photocopier the drum is given ___________ charge and

toner is given _____________ charge:
A. Positive, Negative B. Positive, Positive
C. Negative, Positive D. Negative, Negative
18. Electric flux passing through a surface area will be half of
maximum value when:
A. A makes 60 with E B. A makes 30 with E
C. A makes 45 with E D. A makes 0 with E
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3 SCRATCH WORK
19. Electric flux passing through a surface area will be
2
times the maximum flux if plane area makes __________
angle with electric field.
A.30 B. 45
C. 60 D. 75
20. The electric flux passing through a surface area is because of:
A. Acos only B. Asin only
C. Asin(90-) only D. Both A and C
21. Five charge q1  1C , q2  3C , q3  5C , q4  5C and
q5  4C are present in a closed surface, the electric flux
through that surface will be:
18 9
A. B.
 
5
C. D. Zero

22. The flux passing through a closed surface does not depend
on:
A. Charge enclosed
B. Medium present between charge and surface
C. Shape of surface
D. Both A and B
23. If E1 is the electric field near an infinite charged sheet and
E2 is the electric field between two oppositely charged
plates then which statement is correct?
1
A. E1 = E2 B. E1 = E 2
2
1
C. E1 = 2 E 2 D. E1 = E 2
4

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24. Electric field strength between two similar and equally

charged Parallel plates is:
 
A. B.
2  
2
C. D. Zero

25. A dipole is present at the centre of a hollow sphere, the
electric flux through the sphere will be:
2q q
A. B.
 

C. D. Zero

26. An electric field can deflect:
A. x-rays B. Neutrons
C. α-particles D. -rays
27. An electric line of force is leaving a charged spherical
conductor. What is the angle between the surface and the
electric line of force?
A. 0 B. 30
C. 45 D. 90
28. A positive point charge Q is brought near an isolated
metal cube. Which of the following is correct?
A. The cube becomes negatively charged
B. The cube becomes positively charged
C. The interior becomes positively charged and the surface
becomes negatively charged
D. The interior remains charge free and the surface gets non-
uniform charge distribution
29. A hollow sphere of charge does not produce an electric
field at any:
A. Interior point B. Point 1m from surface
C. Outer point D. None of these
30. A million electrons are added to a pith ball. Its charge is:
A. -1.610-12 B. -1.610-13
C. -1.610-18 D. -1.610-19

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ANSWER KEY (Worksheet-1) (ii) Repulsion occurs:-

1 B 11 B 21 D If repulsion occurs then only possibility is
2 B 12 A 22 C that same charge must be present on
object under observation making 100%
3 B 13 D 23 B
sure.
4 D 14 A 24 D
4. Answer is “D”
5 C 15 D 25 D
Solution:- As according to Coulomb’s
6 C 16 B 26 C
law;
7 C 17 A 27 D
Fc  q1q1  Depends upon magnitudes
8 B 18 A 28 D
9 B 19 C 29 A of charges
1
10 C 20 D 30 B Fc  2  Obeys inverse square
r
SOLUTIONS 1 q1q2
Fc   Depends upon “  r ”
Chapter – 11 (WS-1) 4  r r 2
1. Answer is “B” which is a medium parameter.
Solution:- As electrostatic is a 5. Answer is “C”
combination of two words “electro” qq 1
Solution:- F  k 1 22  F  2
means charge and “static” means at rest. r r
2. Answer is “B” 6. Answer is “C”
Solution:- An object primarily is Solution:- As attraction occurs between
composed of millions of atoms and opposite charges which means if
molecules which are binded together with q1  ve,q 2   ve then
most basically the electrical force.
 Fc   q1  q1   q1q2 (Comes out
3. Answer is “B”
to be negative).
Solution:- When we bring a “+Ve” charged
rod near an object under observation  As repulsion takes place between
whose charge has to be determined then either +ve, +ve or –ve, -ve so
there are two possibilities Fc   q1  q2   q1q2
(i) Attraction occurs:- Fc   q1  q2   q1q2 (Comes out
If attractions occurs then there are further
be +ve in these two cases)
two possibilities, either it has “-ve”
charge or it may have no charge and 7. Answer is “C”
qq
attraction occurred only due to electrostatic Solution:- F  k 12 2
induction which leaves us double minded, r
so on attraction we are never 100% sure 8. Answer is “B”
that object has charge or not. Solution:- As
+ +
1
 
- + 4 k
+
- - +A
- - -
- +
+    8.85 1012 C 2 N 1m 2
- - - +
attraction
- attraction
occurs
- +
9. Answer is “B”
occurs
electrically “-ve” but it is electrically Solution:- If the charge q is divided into
charge neutral equal parts, the product of these parts and
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electric force between them will be EA

Put  and solve
maximum. i.e  q1  q  q1 2
 q1  q1  q 19. Answer is “C”
3

q
2 Solution:-   max
q1 2
10. Answer is “C” 3
EAcos   EA
Solution:- Fvac  Fmed 2
q1q2 q1q2 Solve for .
 To find angle between plane area and
4  r 2
4  kr 2
electric field use
11. Answer is “B”   90  
Solution:- Fa  Fb , k 
2q  q   3q  q  , 20. Answer is “D”
2
k
a b2 Solution:- As in relation of electric flux
solve it. we have;
12. Answer is “A” e  EA cos 
Fvac Which can be written as;
Solution:- Fmed 
r e  EA sin  90   
13. Answer is “D” Which means Acos=Asin(90-) so both
options are true.
F
Solution:- E  21. Answer is “D”
q Solution:-
14. Answer is “A” Q q q q q q
  total  1 2 3 4 5
Solution:- E1  E2  k
q1
k
q2  
3  d 
2
d2 22. Answer is “C”
15. Answer is “D” Solution:- For closed surface we apply
q
Solution:- In this case zero field location Gauss’s law; e  , which does not
cannot be present between the two 
charges as E starts from +ve and ends up depend upon shape of surface rather
at –ve, it must be on other side of smaller depends upon charge and medium.
charge. 23. Answer is “B”
16. Answer is “B”  
Solution:- E1  ; E2 
F N 2  
Solution:-   coulomb
E N 24. Answer is “D”
C Solution:- Electric field will be zero
17. Answer is “A” because similar charges cancel their fields
Solution:- Positive charge is usually 25. Answer is “D”
Solution:- Qnet=0 on a dipole
sprinkled on drum whereas toner being
26. Answer is “C”
negatively charge gets attracted to it.
Solution:- Electric field only deflect
18. Answer is “A” charged particles
Solution:-   EAcos 

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27. Answer is “D”

Solution:- Electric field lines are normal
to the surface of spherical conductor.
28. Answer is “D”
Solution:- The interior of metal cube will
be field free region, the whole charge will
be distributed non-uniformly on the outer
surface due to electrostatic induction.
29. Answer is “A”
Solution:- Interior of a hollow charged
sphere is a field free region.
30. Answer is “B”
Solution:- Q  ne  106   1.6  1019 
Q  1.6  1013C

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