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Lakshya NEET (2025)

Physics
DPP: 3
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Q1 Electric potential at an equatorial point of a (B)

small dipole with dipole moment P (r , distance
from the dipole) is
(A) Zero
P
(B)
4πε0 r2
P (C)
(C)
4πε0 r3
2P
(D)
4πε0 r3

Q2 Work done in moving a positive charge on an

equipotential surface is
(A) Finite, positive but not zero (D)
(B) Finite, negative but not zero
(C) Zero
(D) Infinite

Q3 The electric field and the potential of an

electric dipole vary with distance r as
Q5 Two isolated charged conducting sphere of
(A) 1r and 12 radii a and b produce the same electric field
r
(B) 12 and 1r near their surfaces. The ratio of electric
r
(C) 12 and 13 potentials on their surfaces is
r r
1 1
(D)
r3
and
r2
(A) ab
(B) ba
Q4 In a hollow spherical shell potential ( V ) 2
(C) a2
changes with respect to distance (r) from b
2
centre (D) b 2
a
(A)
Q6 The radius of a soap bubble whose potential is
16 V is doubled. The new potential of the
bubble will be
(A) 2 V
(B) 4 V
(C) 8 V
(D) 16 V

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Q7 A hollow conducting sphere of radius R has a (B) Surface charge density on the 20 cm sphere
charge (+Q) on its surface. What is the electric will be greater than that on the 15 cm
R
potential within the sphere at a distance r = 3 sphere
from its centre: (C) Surface charge density on the 15 cm
(A) zero sphere will be greater than that on the
(B) 1 Q 20 cm sphere
4πε0 r
(C) 1 Q (D) Surface charge density on the two spheres
4πε0 R
will be equal
(D) 1 Q
4πε0 r2
Q12 Work done in carrying an α-particle from one
Q8 A conducting sphere of radius R is given a point to another point is 3.2 × 10−10 J. The
charge Q. The electric potential and the potential difference between the two points is
electric field at the centre of the sphere (A) 106 V
respectively are: (B) 109 V
Q
(A) Zero and (C) 1012 V
4πε0 R2
(B) Q
and zero (D) 1015 V
4πε0 R

Q13 The minimum amount of work done when a

(C) Q Q
4πε0 R
and point charge 0.2C is moved from infinity to a
4πε0 R2
(D) Both are zero given point P, is 20 J . The potential at point P
is (potential at infinity is zero)
Q9 Two spheres of radii R1 and R2 respectively are
(A) 20 V
charged and joined by a wire. The ratio of
(B) 100 V
electric fields of spheres is:
(C) 200 V
2 2
(A) R2 (B) R1
(D) Zero
R21 R22
R2 R1
(C) (D)
R1 R2 Q14 The potential at a point 0.1 m from an isolated
point charge is +100 volt. The nature of the
Q10 Two charged metallic spheres of radii r1 and r2
point charge is
are touched and separated. Calculate the ratio
(A) Positive
of their charge
r r (B) Negative
(A) r1 (B) r2
2 1
(C) Zero
(C) 1 (D) None
(D) Either positive or zero
Q11 Two insulated charged conducting spheres of
radii 20 cm and 15 cm respectively and
having equal charge of 10 μC are connected
by a copper wire and then they are separated.
Hence
(A) Both spheres will have equal charges

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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q8 (B)

Q2 (C) Q9 (C)

Q3 (D) Q10 (A)

Q4 (B) Q11 (C)

Q5 (A) Q12 (B)

Q6 (C) Q13 (B)

Q7 (C) Q14 (A)

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