ORBIT MBBS PREPARATION r12 r22 r1 r2

a) 2
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Electric Potential r2 r2 r2 r1
1. Work done in carrying 2C charge in a circular path of radius 3m around a charge of 10C is:
13. If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has potential V at a point distance 5 cm from
a) Zero b) 6.66J c) 15 J d) 60 J
its center, then the potential at a point distant 15 cm from the centre will be
2. The work done by an agency to carry a -10 C charge from infinity to a point in electrostatic
field is 50 J. The potential at that point is: 1 2 3
a) 0.2 V b) 5 V c) -5 V d) -500 V a) V b) V c) V d) 3 V
3. What is the direction of the lines of force at any point on the equipotenial surface? 3 3 2
a) Parallel to it b) Normal to it c) Be inclined d) None of above 14. A charged particle of charge q is moved around a charge +q along a circular path of radius r
4. The work done in displacing a charge of 2C throuth 0.5m on an equipotntial surface is: from A to B. The work done is
a) zero b) 1 J c) 4 J d) none of the above qqo 2 qqo qqo
5. Electric intensity is equal to: a) b) c) .r d) zero
a) time rate of change of potential 4πεo r 4πεo r 2
4πεo r
b) minimum rate of change of potential with distance
c) maximum rate of change of potential with distance 15. A charge (-q) and another charge (+Q) are kept at two points A and B respectively. Keeping
d) none of the above the charge (+Q) fixed at B, the charge (-q) at A is moved to another point C such that ABC
6. The potential of a spherical conductor of radius 3 m is 6 V. The potential at its centre is: forms an equilateral triangle of side l. the net work done in moving the charge (-q) is
a) zero b) 2 V c) 6V d) 18V 1 Qq 1 Qq 1
7. Two small spheres each carrying a charge q are placed 1m apart. The electric force between a) b) c) Qql d) zero
them is F. If one sphere is taken around the other. The work done is: 4πεo l 4πεo l 2 4πεo
a) F b) 2F c) F/F d) zero 16. An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential
8. A test charge qo is released form rest at a distance r from a source charge q. What will be the difference V in vacuum. Its final speed will be:
maximum value of the kinetic energy that may be acquired by the test charge? 2eV eV eV eV
2 2 a) b) c) d)
1 qqo 1 q 1 q o m m 2m m
a) b) c) d) some other value
4πεo r 4πεo r 4πεo r 17. A charge Q is kept at the centre of a circle of radius r. If permittivity of free space is εo then
9. Two protons are released at a distance of 01.nm from each other. What is their kinetic energy the work done in carrying a charge q along the diameter of the circle will be
infinite distance apart? qQ qQ qQ
a) 23  1019 J b) 23  10-19 J c) 11.5  1019 J d) 11.5  10-19 J a) b) c) d) zero
10. Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 are at the same potential. What is the ratio of the 4 o r 8 o r 2 o
charges on them? 18. Some charge is being given to a conductor. Then its potential
2
r
1 r r1 a) is maximum at surface
a) b) 1 c) 2 d) r1r2 b) is maximum at centre
r
2 r2 r2 c) is remain same throughout the conductor.
d) is maximum somewhere between surface and centre
11. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface is 10V.
19. In bringing an electron towards another electron, electrostatic potential energy of system:
The potential at a distance of 2 cm from the centre of the sphere is
a) decreases b) increases
10 c) remains uncharged d) becomes zero
a) zero b) 10 V c) 4 V d) V 20. There is 10 units of charge at the centre of circle of radius 1 m. The work done in moving 1
3
units of charge once around the circle is:
12. What is the ratio of potentials of two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 which are equally
a) 150 units b) 100 units c) 10 units d) zero
charged?
21. Electric potential on the axis is dipole and at a distance r from it is proportional to
 1 1 1 1 36Q 1 6Q 1 Q
a) b) c) d) 0. a) b) c) d) Zero
r r
2
r
3 4πεo x 4πεo x 4πεo x
22. Equipotential surfaces associated with an electsric field which is increasing in magnitude 34.
along the x-direction are A thin dielectric rod of length l lies along x-axis. One end of the rod is placed at origin and
a) planes parallel to yz-plane b) planes parallel to xy-plane the other end of the rod is placed at (l,0). A total charge Q is distributed uniformly along the
c) planes parallel to xz-plane d) coxial cylinders of increasing radii around the x- length of the rod. What is the potential at a point (x,0) when x>l?
axis Q
log 
 x  Q x
23. Two charges each equal to q are placed at the corners of a square of side l. the electric a)  b) log  
potential at the center of the square is: 4πεo l e xl 4πεo l e l
1 4q 1 4q 1 2q 1 2q Q xl
log 
Q
a) b) c) d) c) 
e x 
d)
4πεo l 4πεo 2l πεo l πεo l 4πεo l 4πεo l
24. The dielectric strength of a medium is 2k V mm-1. What is the maximum potential difference
that can be set up across a 50  m specimen without puncturing it? 35. Two identical particle of mass m carry a charge q each. Initially one is at rest on a smooth
a) 10 V b) 100 V c) 1000 V d) 10, 000 V horizontal plane and the other is projected along the plane directly towards the first particle
25. The electric field strength at a distance r from the centre of a charged sphere of radius R is E. from a large distance with a speed v. What is the closest distance of approach?
If r > R, how much work will be done in bring a test charge qo from infinity to that point? 2 2 2 2
q 2q 8q 4q
1 1 a) b) c) d)
a) qoRE b) qo RE c) qorE d) qo rE 2 2 2 2
2 2 4πεo mv 4πεo mv 4πεo mv 4πεo ( mv )
26. The work done in carrying a charge of 5  C from a point A to a point B in an electric field is 36. Electrostatic potential is given by:
10 mJ. The potential difference (VB-VA) is then V= k(xy), where k is constant.
a) a) +2kV b) -2kV c) +200 V d) -200V A particle of charge qo is first taken from (0, 0) to (0, a) to (a, a), then directly from (0, 0) to
27. A doubly ionized helium ion and a H2 ion are accelerated through the same potential. The (a, a) and lastly from (0, 0) to (0, a) to (a, a). If W1, W2 and W3 be the work done for the
ratio of the speed of helium and H2 ion is individual paths respectively, then which of the following choices is correct?
a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 2 c) 1 : 2 d) 2 : 1 a) W1 = W3 > W2 b) W1 = W3 = - 2 qoKa2
28. Potential energy of equal +VE charge 1 C held 1 m apart in air is c) W1 = W2 = W3 = -qoKa2 d) W1 > W2 > W3
a) 1 J b) 9  10-3 eV c) zero d) 9  10-3 J 37. Three charge Q, (+q) and (-q) are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l as
29. The kinetic energy of an electron accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 5V shown in figure. If the net electrostatic energy of the system is zero, then Q is equal to
will be a) 5 J b) 5 erg c) 5 eV d) 8  10-19 eV
30. n identical mercury droplets charged to the same potential V coalesce to form a single bigger Q
drop. The potential of the new drop will be
V
a) b) nV c) nV2 d) n2/3 V
n
31. Electric potential at any point V = -5x + 3y + 15z , then the magnitude of the electric field is
+q -q
a) 3 2 b) 4 2 c) 5 2 d) 7 a) (-q/2) b) –q c) +q d) zero
32. An electron is accelerated by a potential difference of 1000 volt. Its velocity will be: 38. Two metal pieces having a potential difference of 800 V are 0.02 m apart horizontally, A
a) 5.67  107 m/s b) 0.95  107 m/s c) 1.89  107 m/s d) 3.78  107 m/s particel of mass 1.96  10-15 kg ios suspended in equilibrium between the plates. If e is the
33. Six charge each equal to + Q are placed at the corners of a regular hexagon of each side x. slemenary charge, then charge on the particle is
What is the electric potential at the intersection of the diagonals? a) e b) 3e c) 6e d) 8e
39. Charge of + (10/3)  10-9 C are placed at each of the four corners of a square of side 8 cm. the
potential at the intersection of the diagonals is
 a) 150 2 volt b) 1500 2 volt c) 900 2 volt d) 900 volt
40. The electric potential at a point (x, y) in the x – y plane is given by V = -kxy. The field
intensity at a distance r from the origin varies as
1 1
a) r2 b) r c) d)
r 2
r
41. A charge Q is distributed over two concentric hollow spheres of radii r and R(R > r) such that
their surface densities are equal. Find the potential at the common centre k=(4o)-1
kQ kQ ( R  r ) kQ kQ
a) b) c) d)
Rr 2
(R  r )
2 r R
42. A charged particle ‘q’ is shot towards another charged particle ‘Q’ which is fixed, with a
speed ‘V’. It approaches ‘Q’ upto a closest distance r and then returns. If q were given a speed
of ‘2V’, the closest distance of approach would be
a) r b) 2r c) r/2 d) r/4