ASSIGNMENT ON FORCE AND ELECTRIC FIELD

1. Two point charges of value q and 2q are kept d distance apart from each other in air . A
third charge Q is to be kept along the same line in such a way that the net force on q and
2q is zero. Calculate the position of charge Q in terms of q and d. Ans at a distance ¿ )d
from charge q
2. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q . Show that the
system of three charges will be in equilibrium if q = - Q/4
3. The sum of two 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 2 µC, 5 µC
[ Hint F= kq1q2/r2 find q1q2 and q1 + q2 = 7 µC , find q1 - q2 ,
by the formula q1 - q2 = (q1 + q2)2 -4 q1q2 ]
4. Four point charges Q, q, Q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side
‘a’ as shown in the figure.

a.) Find theResultant electric force on a charge Q

5. Three point charges of +2 µ C , -3 µ C and -3 µ C are kept at the vertices A,B, and C
respectively of an equilateral triangle 20 cm . What would be the sign and magnitude of
the charge to be placed at the midpoint of slide BC so that the charge at A remains in
equilibrium?

ELECTRIC FIELD
1. Two point charges + 4 µC and + 1 µC are separated by a distance of 2 m in air. Find the point on
line joining charges at which the net electric field of the system is zero. Ans x= 4/3 m
2. 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 32 cm from +16 µC
 3. Calculate the field due to an electric dipole of length 10 cm and consisting of charges ±100µC at
a point 20 cm from each charge.( 1.125 X 107 NC-1)

4. Two point charges + 6q and -8q are placed at the vertices ‘B ‘ and ‘C ‘ of an equilateral triangle
ABC of side ‘a ‘ as shown . Obtain the expression for the magnitude and the direction of the
q √ 52 3√3
resultant electric field at the vertex A due to these two charges . [ k 2 , tan-1( )]
a 5

5. Four charges +q, +q ,-q , -q are respectively placed at the four corners A,B,C and D of a square
q
of side ‘a’ . Calculate the electric field at the center of the square . Ans 4√ 2k 2
a
6. Find the magnitude and direction of electric field at point P

2q
2
a

Ans( k )

7. Three charges each equal to q are placed at the three corner of a square of side a . Find the electric
q
field at the fourth corner . Ans( 2√ 2 + 1) 2
8 π ε0 a
8. Shows two large metal plate P1 and P2 held against each other and placed between two equal and
unlike point charges perpendicular to the line joining them.
a) What will happen to the plates when they are released?

b) Draw the pattern of the electric field lines for the system.
ASSIGNMENT ON GAUSS THEOREM
1. A charge of 17.7 x 10 -4 C is distributed uniformly over a large sheet of area 200 m2 . Calculate
the electric field intensity at a distance of 20 cm from it in air. Ans 5 x 10 5 NC-1
2. A charged particle having a charge of – 2 x 10-6 C is placed close to a non – conducting plate
having surface charge density of 4 x 10-6 Cm-2 .Find the force of attraction between yhe particle
and the plate. Ans 0.45 N
3. A spherical conductor of radius 12cm has a charge of 1.6 X 10-7 C distributed uniformly over its
surface. What is the electric field i) inside the sphere ii) just outside the sphere iii) at a point 18
cm from the centre of the sphere? Ans i)0,ii)105NC-1 , iii) 4.44 X 104 NC-1
4. Two thin concentric and coplanar spherical shell s, of radii a and b (b> a) carry charges , q and Q
respectively. Find the magnitude of the electric field , at a point distance x , from their common
centre for i) 0< x < a ii) a≤ x <b iii) b≤ x <∞ Ans i) 0 ii) kq/x2 iii) k(q +Q)/ x2
5. An early model of an atom considered it to have positively charged point nucleus of charge Ze ,
surrounded by a uniform density of negative charge up to a radius R . The atom as a whole is
neutral. For this model , what is the electric field at a distance r from the nucleus?
Ans kZe(1/r2 – r/R3) , 0 ,0