Electrostatics & Capacitance (Basic Level)

Electrostatics & Capacitance (Basic Level) 6. The force between two electrons separated by a
1. If a glass rod is rubbed with silk it acquires a distance r varies as:
positive charge because: (a) r2 (b) r
-1
(a) Protons are added to it (c) r (d) r-2
(b) Protons are removed from it 7. There are two charges +1 micro coulomb and –5
(c) Electrons are added to it micro coulomb; the ratio of forces acting on them
(d) Electrons are removed from it will be:
2. If the radii of a solid and a hollow sphere are (a) 1 : 5 (b) 1:1
same which one can hold greater charge? (c) 5 : 1 (d) 1 : 25
(a) Solid sphere 8. Two particles having charges q1 and q2 when
(b) Hollow sphere kept at a certain distance, exert a force F on
(c) Both will hold equal charge each other. If the distance between the two
(d) None of the above particles is reduced to half and the charge on
3. Two bodies of metal are mounted on glass- each particle is doubled the force between the
stands. Their surface areas are equal, but one is particles would be:
a sphere and the other is pear-shaped. Both are (a) 2F (b) 4F
given the same amount of electric charge. Which (c) 8F (d) 16F
one will lose its charge first?
(a) Sphere (b) Pear-shaped 9. Four charges are
(c) The question is irrelevant as both will lose arranged at the
their charge in equal time corners of a square
4. A positively charged body is brought near an ABCD as shown in
uncharged gold leaf electroscope; then: Fig. .The force on a
(a) No charge is induced in the charge kept at the
leaves center O is:
(b) Positive charge is induced (a) Zero
in both the leaves b) Along diagonal AC
(c) Negative charge is induced (c) Along diagonal BD
in both the leaves (d) Perpendicular to the side AB
9. Two particles A and B having equal charges are
(d) Positive charge is induced
placed at a distance d apart. A third charged
in one leaf and negative in the other
particle placed on the perpendicular bisector at a

5. Select the correct alternative: distance x will experience the maximum

(a) The charge gained by the uncharged body Coulomb’s force when:

form a charged body due to conduction is (a) x = d/ 2 (b) x=d/2

equal to charge initially present. (c) x = d/ 2 2 (d) x = d/3 2
(b) The magnitude of charge increases with the 12. Three charges +4q, Q and q are placed in a
velocity of charge. straight line of length  at points distant 0, /2
(c) Charge can not exist without matter
and  respectively. What should be the value of
although matter can exist without charge
Q in order to make the net force on q to be zero?
(d) Attraction is the true test of electrification
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(a) -q (b) -2q charges:

(c) -q/2 (d) 4q (a) both negative
13. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution (b) upper positive and lower negative
of electric charge in its volume. At a distance x
(c) both positive
from its center of x < R, the electric field is
directly proportional to :
(d) upper negative and lower positive
(a) 1/x2 (b) 1/x
(c) x (d) x2 20. The fig. Shows electric lines of force. If EA and
15. The electric field inside a spherical shell of EB are electric fields
uniform surface charge density is : . at A and B and
(a) Zero (b) Constant distance AB = r, then:
(c) Proportional to the distance from (a) EA > EB
the center
(d) None of the above
16. +Q charge is present at the points A, B, C of a (b) EA = EB/r
triangle having equal limbs. The intensity of (c) EA < EB
electric field at O will be:
1 Q (d) EA > EB/r2
(a) 4π 0ε r 2
21. A charge is placed at the centre of a cube with
side L. The electric flux linked with cubical
1 Q
(b) 4π 0ε r surface is:
(a) (Q/6L2ε o) (b) (Q/L2ε o)
(c) Zero (c) (Q/ε o) (d) Zero

1 Q2 22. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive

(d)
4πε0 r 2 charge put in air is:

17. The magnitude of electric field strength E such (a) ε o (b) ε o

–1

that an electron placed in it would experience an (c) (4π ε o)–1 (d) 4π ε o

electrical force equal to its weight is given by: 23. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged
(a) mge (b) mg/e such that the potential on its surface is 10 volt.
(c) elmg (d) e2g/2m The potential at the centre of the sphere is:
18. If the electric field intensity in a fair weather (a) Zero
atmosphere is 100V/m, radius of the earth is (b) 10 volt
6400 km, then the total charge on earth’s (c) Same as at a point 5 cm away from the
surface is: surface
(a) 4.55x10 C 6
(b) 4.55x10 C7
(d) Same as at a point 25cm away from the
(c) 4.55x108C (d) 4.55x109C centre
24. A charge Q is placed at the center of a circle of

19. The fig. Is a plot of lines of radius R. The work done in moving a charge q

force due to two charges q1 from A to B so as to complete a semicircle is:

and q2. Find out the sign of (a) Zero

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(d) No change in the field between

Qq the plates
(b) 4ε R
o 30. In order to increase the capacity of a parallel
plate condenser one should introduce between
Qq the plate a sheet of:
(c) 2εoR
(a) Mica
(b) Tin
Qq (c) Copper
(d)
4εoR2
(d) Stainless steel
31. If E is the field between the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor, the electrostatic energy per unit
25. In bringing an electron towards another electron, volume is:
electrostatic potential energy of the system: (a) ε oE (b) ε oE2
(a) Decreases (c) ½ε oE2 (d) ε o/2E2
(b) Increases
32. Two capacitors of equal capacities are
(c) Becomes zero
connected in series, they have some resultant
(d) Remains same
capacity. Now they are connected in parallel.
26. An electric dipole placed in a uniform electric
The resultant capacity becomes:
field experiences, in general:
(a) Four times of the previous value
(a) A force and a torque
(b) One fourth of the previous value
(b) A force only
(c) A torque only (c) Twice of the previous value
(d) Neither a force nor a torque
(d) Half of the
27. The work done in deflecting a dipole through
previous value
180o from field direction is:
(a) pE (b) 2pE 33. Five capacitors of 10µF
(c) ½pE (d) Zero capacity each, are
28. 1000 small water drops each of radius r and connected to a D.C.
charge q coalesce together to form one potential of 100V as shown in the Fig. The
spherical drop. The potential of the bigger drop equivalent capacity between the points A and B
is larger than that of the smaller ones by a will be:
factor: (a) 40µ F
(a) 1000 (b) 100 (b) 20µ F
(c) 10 d) 1 (c) 30µ F
29. Increasing the charge on the plates of a (d) 10µ F
capacitor means: . 34. Three identical capacitors are connected
(a) Increasing the capacitance together differently. For the same voltage to
(b) Increasing the potential difference between every combination, the one that stores
the plates maximum energy is:
(c) Decreasing the potential difference (a) The three in series
between the plates (b) The three in parallel
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(c) Two in series with the third in

parallel with it
(d) Two in parallel with the third in
series with it
35. Three capacitors each of value 3µF are
available. The minimum and maximum
capacitance which may be obtained by use of
these are: The electric field at R = 5m is
(a) 1µF and 9µF (a) 2.5 volt/m (b) –2.5 volt/m
(b) 3µF and 9µF (c) 2/5 volt/m (d) –2/5 volt./m
(c) 3µF and 6+µF 40. The dielectric constant K of an insulator
(d) 1µF and 6µF cannot be
(a) 3 (b) 6
36. Two metal plates form a parallel plate
(c) 8 (d) ∞
condenser. The distance between the plates is
41. Certain substances lose their electrical
d. A metal plate of thickness d/2 and of the same
resistance at very low temperature. These
area is inserted completely between the plates.
substances are called
The ratio of capacitances in the two cases (late
(a) Good conductors
to initial) is:
(b) Semi-conductors
a) 2:1 (b) 1:2
(c) Super conductors
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 1:4
(d) Dielectrics
37. When a soap bubble is charged, its size
42. A charged particle of mass m and charge q
(a) Increases is released from rest in an electric field of
(b) Decreases constant magnitude E. The kinetic energy of the
(c) remains the same particle after time t is

(d) increase if it is given positive charge and 2E 2 t 2 E 2q 2 t 2

decreases if it is given negative charges. (a) mq
(b)
2m
38. Three charges 2q – q, –q are located at the Eq 2 m Eqm
(c) (d) 2t
vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the circum 2t 2
43. Electric lines of force about a negative point
centre of the triangle.
charges are
(a) The field is zero but potential is non –zero
(a) circular, anticlockwise
(b) The field is non-zero but potential is zero (b) circular, clockwise
(c) Both, field and potential are zero (c) radial, inwards
(d) Both, field and potential are non zero. (d) radial, outwards

39. The variation of potential with distance R 44. The electric potential at the surface of an
from a fixed point is as shown in the figure. atomic nucleus (Z=50) of radius 9.0 x 10–13 cm is
5 (a) 80 volts (b) 8 x 106 volt
4 (c) 9 volt (d) 9 x 105 volt
3 45. An electric dipole consists of two opposite
2 charges each of magnitude 1.0 x 10–6 coulomb
1

1 2 3 4 5 6
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separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is (a) 5.6 x 10–12 Joule (b) 11.5 x
placed in an external field of 10–19
Joule
–19
(c) 23 x 10 Joule (d) 46 x 10–19 Joule
newton
1.0 x 10 5 . The maximum torque 50. n small drops of the same size are charged
coulomb
to V volt each. If they coalesce to form a single
on the dipole is
large drop, then its potential will be
(a) 0.2 x 10–3 newton – metre

(b) 1.0 x 10–3 newton – metre V

(a) (b) Vn
(c) –3
2.0 x 10 newton – metre n

(d) 4.0 x 10–3 newton – metre (c) Vn1/3 (d) Vn2/3

46. Five balls, numbered 1 to 5 are suspended 51. A positively charged ball hangs from a silk
using separate threads. Pairs (1,2) (2,4), (4,1) thread. We put a positive test charge q0 at a
show electrostatic attraction, while pairs (2,3)
F
and (4,5) show repulsion. Therefore ball 1 must point and measure , then it can be predicted
q0
be
that the electric field strength E
(a) Positively charged
(b) Negatively charged F
>(a)
(c) Neutral q0
(d) Made of metal
47. A given charge is situated at a certain F
=(b)
distance from an electric dipole in the end-on q0
position, experienced a force F. If the distance of F
< (c)
the charge is doubled, the force acting on the q0
(d) cannot be estimated
charge will be
52. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second
F charge q2. If a third charge q3 is brought near
(a) 2 F (b)
2
them, force of q1 exerted on q2.
F F (a) Will decrease in magnitude
(c) (d)
4 8
48. A particle A has a charge + q and particle B (b) Will increase in magnitude

has charge + 4q with each of them having the (c) Will remain unchanged

same mass m. When allowed to fall from rest (d) Will increase of q3 is of the same sign as q1
through the same electrical potential difference, and will decrease of q3 is of opposite sign
53. The energy of a charged condenser is
VA
the ratio of their speeds will become 1 1
VB (a) CV 2 (b) CV
2 2
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1:2
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4:1 (c) 2 CV2 (d) 2 CV
49. Two free protons are kept at a distance of 1 54. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is
Å and released, then the K.E. of each proton C. Its capacity when the separation between the
when at infinite separation is plates is halved, will be
(a) 4C (b) 2C
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(c) the field between the plates

C C
(c) (d) 4 (d) around the edge of the capacitor plates.
2
55. Two capacitors each of 1µ F capacitance 59. Force acting upon a charged particle kept
are connected in parallel and are then charged between the plates of a charged capacitor is F.
by 200 volts D.C. supply. The total energy of If one of the plates of the capacitor is removed,
their charges in joule is force acting on the same particle will become
(a) 0.01 (b) 0.02 F
(a) 0 (b)
(c) 0.04 (d) 0.06 2
56. A capacitance of a spherical conductor of (c) F (d) 2F
radius r is (in C.G.S. egm) 60. The capacitor of 1µ F is charged to 100 V
1
(a) r (b) and then disconnected from the power supply.
r
Another uncharged capacitor of 4µ F is now
2
1
(c) r (d) connected across it. The common voltage
r2
57. The energy stored in a condenser of across the combination would be
capacity C which has been raised to a potential (a) 25 V (b) 33.3 V
V is given by (c) 20 V (d) 80 V
61. Three capacitors each of capacity 1µ F are
1
(a) CV (b) CV connected in parallel. To this combination a
2
fourth capacitor to capacity 1 µ F is connected in

1 1 series. The resultant capacity of the system is

CV 2 VC 2
(c) 2 (d) 2
58. In a charged capacitor, the energy resides in (a) 4 µ F (b) 2µ F
(a) the positive charges
(b) both the positive and negative charges 4 3
(c) µF (d) µF
3 4