Electrostati cs 109

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A ssignment








1. An electron is movi ng round t he nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a ci rcul ar orbi t of radi us r . The coul omb force F

between t he two
i s (Where
0
4
1

= K ) [ CBSE 20 03]
(a) r
r
e
K
3
2
(b) r
r
e
K

3
2
(c) r
r
e
K

3
2
(d) r
r
e
K
2
2

2. Two poi nt charges +2C and +6C repel each ot her wit h a force of 12 Newt ons. I f a charge of 4C is gi ven to each of these charges
the f orce now i s [ Ker al a PMT 2002; CPMT
1979]
(a) Zero (b) 4 N (attracti ve) (c) 12 N (at tracti ve) (d) 8 N (repul sive)
3. Electri c fi eld i ntensi ty at a poi nt at a distance 60 cm from char ge is
metre
volt
2 t hen charge wi ll be [ RPET 2001]
(a) C
11
10 8

(b) C
11
10 8 (c) C
11
10 4 (d) C
11
10 4


4. I n a uni f ormly charged spheri cal shell of radi us r the el ectri c fi eld i s [ RPET 20 01, 2000 ; MP PET 1994; MNR 1985; CPMT 1982]
(a) Zero (b) Non-zero constant (c) Vari es wit h r (d) I nversely vari es wi th r
5. I f i s the charge per uni t area on the surface of a conductor, then the electri c fi eld i nt ensi ty at a poi nt on the surf ace i s
[ MP PET 2001; MP PMT 1994]
(a)
|
|
.
|

\
|
0

normal to surface (b)

|
|
.
|

\
|
0
2

normal to surf ace

(c)
|
|
.
|

\
|
0

t angenti al to surface (d)

|
|
.
|

\
|
0
2

tangenti al t o surface
6. Electri c fi eld i ntensi ty at a poi nt i n between two parall el sheets wi th li ke charges of same surface charge densi ti es () i s [ MP PMT 200 1]
(a)
0
2

(b)
0

(c) Zero (d)

0
2

7. The electri c fi eld due to cyli ndri cal charge distri buti on of i nfi ni te length at a distance equal to i ts radi us from i ts surface wil l be
= ( l i near charge densi ty, R = radi us of the cyli nder) [ AFMC 20 00]
(a)
R
K 2
(b)
R
K
(c)
R
K
2

(d)
R
K
2
3

8. There i s a soli d di el ect ri c sphere of radius R havi ng uni formly di stri buted charge. What is the relati on between el ectri c field E
i nsi de the sphere and radi us of sphere R is
(a)
2
R E (b)
1
R E (c)
3
1
R
E (d)
2
R E
9. Electri c fi eld strength due to a poi nt charge of 5 C at a distance of 80 cm from the charge is [ CBSE 20 00]
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Char ge, Coulombs law, Electr ic fiel d




110 El ectrostatics
(a) 8 10
4
N/ C (b) 7 10
4
N/ C (c) 5 10
4
N/ C (d) 4 10
4
N/ C
10. One met al li c sphere A i s gi ven positi ve charge where as another identi cal met alli c sphere B of exactly same mass as of A is given
equal amount of negative charge. Then [ RPET 200 0; CPMT 2000; AMU 1995]
(a) Mass of A and mass of B sti ll remai n equal (b) Mass of A i ncreases
(c) Mass of B decreases (d) Mass of B i ncreases
11. When 10
19
electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, t he electri c charge on it i s[ KCET ( E) 1999 Simi lar to Mani pal MEE 1995]
(a) 1.6 C (b) + 1.6 C (c) 10
+19
C (d) 10
19
C
12. When ai r i s replaced by a di elect ri c medi um of constant k, the maximum force of attracti on between two charges separated by a
distance [ CBSE 1999 Si mi lar to MNR 1998]
(a) Decreases k times (b) Remai ns unchanged (c) I ncreases k times (d) I ncreases k
1
times
13. Two i nfi ni te plane parall el sheets separated by a distance d have equal and opposi te uni form charge densi ti es . El ectri c field at a
poi nt between t he sheets is [ MP PET 1999]
(a) Zero (b)
0

(c)
0
2

(d) Depend on the nature of the materi als of the spheres

14. A hollow i nsulated conducti on sphere i s given a posi ti ve charge of 10 C. What wi ll be the electri c fi eld at t he cent re of t he sphere
if i ts radi us i s 2 met r es [ CBSE 1998]
(a) Zero (b) 5C m
2
(c) 20 C m
2
(d) 8 C m
2

15. A body can be negati vel y charged by [ AI I MS 1998; CPMT 1972]
(a) Gi vi ng excess of el ectrons to i t (b) Removi ng some electr ons f rom i t
(c) Gi vi ng some prot ons to i t (d) Removi ng some neutrons from i t
16. Three equal charges ar e placed on the three corners of a square. I f the force between
1
Q and
2
Q is
12
F and that between
1
Q and
3
Q i s
13
F , t hen t he rati o of magni tudes
13
12
F
F
[ MP PET 1997, 93]
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 1 (d) 2
17. The magni tude of electri c fi eld E i n the annular regi on of a charged cyli ndri cal capaci tor [ I I T 1996]
(a) I s same throughout (b) I s hi gher near the outer cyli nder t han near the i nner
cyli nder
(c) Vari es as 1/ r , where r i s the distance from the axis (d) Vari es as 1/ r
2
, where r is the distance from the axis
18. A glass rod rubbed wi t h si lk i s used to charge a gold l eaf electroscope then charged el ectroscope i s exposed to X-rays for a short
peri od. Then [ AMU 1995]
(a) The divergence of leaves wi ll not be affect ed (b) The leaves wil l diverge further
(c) The l eaves wil l col lapse (d) The leaves wil l mel t
19. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of i ts verti ces. The el ectri c fi eld due to thi s charge di stri buti on at t he center of this cube
wi ll be
[ KCET 1994]
(a) q/ b
2
(b) q/ 2b
2
(c) 32q/ b
2
(d) Zero
20. The i nt ensi ty of electri c fi eld, due to a uniformly charged infi ni te cyli nder of radi us R, at a dist ance r (> R) from i ts axis is
proporti onal to
(a) r
2
(b) r
3
(c)
r
1
(d)
2
1
r

21. Two parallel plates have equal and opposi t e charge. When the space between them is evacuated, the el ectri c fi eld between the
plates is 2 10
5
V/ m. When the space i s fi lled wi th di el ectri c, the el ectri c fi eld becomes 1 10
5
V/ m. The di el ectri c constant of the
di elect ri c materi al [ MP PET 1989]
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3




Electrostati cs 111




22. Si x charges, three posi tive and ;t hree negative of equal magni tude are to be placed at the verti ces of a regular hexagon such that
the el ect ri c fi eld at O i s double t he el ectri c fi eld when only one posi ti ve charge of same magni tude is pl aced at R. Whi ch of the
fol lowi ng arrangements of charges i s possi ble for P, Q, R, S, T and U respecti vely ? [ I I T-JEE ( Scr eeni ng) 200 4]





(a) +, , +, , , + (b) +, , +, , +, (c) +, +, , +, , (d) , +, +, , +,
23. Three charges q1, + q2 and q3 are placed as shown i n the fi gure. The X-component of t he force on q1 i s proporti onal to
[ AI EEE 2003]





(a) q2 / b
2
(q3 / a
2
) si n (b) q2 / b
2
(q3 / a
2
) cos (c) q2 / b
2
+ (q3 / a
2
) si n (d) q2 / b
2
+ (q3 / a
2
) cos
24. Two parti cle of equal mass m and charge q are pl aced at a distance of 16 cm. They do not experi ence any force. The value of
m
q

is
[MP PET 2003]
(a) 40G (b)
G
0

(c)
0
4
G
(d) G
0
4
25. A soli d conducti ng sphere of radi us a has a net posi tive charge Q 2 . A conducti ng spheri cal shell of i nner radi us b and outer
radius c is concent ri c wi th t he soli d sphere and has a net charge Q . The surf ace charge densi ty on the i nner and out er surfaces
of the spheri cal shell wi ll be [AMU 2002]






(a)
2 2
4
,
4
2
c
Q
b
Q

(b)
2 2
4
,
4 c
Q
b
Q

(c)
2
4
, 0
c
Q

(d) None of the above

26. Two conducti ng soli d spheres of radi i R and 2R are gi ven equal charges (+Q) each. When t hey are connected by a thi n conducti ng
wi re, the char ges get redistri but ed. The rati o of charge Q1 on small er sphere to charge Q2 on larger sphere becomes[ MP PET 2001]
(a) 1
2
1
=
Q
Q
(b) 2
2
1
=
Q
Q
(c)
2
1
2
1
=
Q
Q
(d) None of these
27. Electri c charges of 1 C, 1 C and 2 C are placed i n ai r at the corners A, B and C r especti vely of an equi lateral tri angle ABC
havi ng length of each si de 10 cm. The resul tant force on the charge at C i s |
.
|

\
|
=
1 7 0
10
4
Hm

[ EAMCET ( Engg.) 20 00]

(a) 0.9 N (b) 1.8 N (c) 2.7 N (d) 3.6 N
c
b
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Char ge, Coulombs law, Electr ic fiel d

b
a
Y
X
q3
+q2
q1
P Q
R U
T
S
O




112 El ectrostatics
28. A soli d metalli c sphere has a charge + 3Q. Concentri c with t hi s sphere i s a conducti ng spheri cal shell havi ng charge Q. The
radius of t he sphere i s a and t hat of the spheri cal shel l i s b(b > a). What i s the electri c fi eld at a di st ance ) ( b R a R < < from the
centre
[ MP PMT 1995]
(a)
R
Q
0
2
(b)
R
Q
0
2
3

(c)
2
0
4
3
R
Q

(d)
2
0
4
4
R
Q

29. Two copper balls, each wei ghi ng 10 g are kept i n ai r 10 cm apart. I f one el ectron from every 10
6
atoms is transferred fr om one bal l
to the other, t he coul omb force between them is (at omi c wei ght of copper i s 63.5) [ KCET 2002]
(a) 2.0 10
10
N (b) 2.0 10
4
N (c) 2.0 10
8
N (d) 2.0 10
6
N
30. A non-conducti ng soli d sphere of radi us R is uni formly charged. The magni tude of the electri c fi eld due to the sphere at a
distance r from i ts centre [ I I T 1998]
(a) I ncr eases as r i ncreases for r < R (b) Decreases as r i ncreases for 0 < r <
(c) Decreases as r i ncreases for R < r < (d) I n di sconti nuous at r = R
31. Two i nfi ni tely long parall el wires havi ng li near charge densi ti es 1 and 2 respectively are placed at a di stance of R met r es. The
force per uni t l ength on ei ther wi re wi ll be
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
0
4
1

k [ MP PMT/ PET 1998]

(a)
2
2 1
2
R
k

(b)
R
k
2 1
2
(c)
2
2 1
R
k

(d)
R
k
2 1


32. A poi nt charge of 40 st at coulomb is placed 2 cm i n front of an earthed met alli c pl ane plat e of large si ze. Then the force of
att racti on on the poi nt charge is
(a) 100 dynes (b) 160 dynes (c) 1600 dynes (d) 400 dynes
33. Two poi nt charges are kept separated by 4 cm of ai r and 6 cm of a di el ectri c of relati ve permi tti vi ty 4. The equi valent dielect ri c
separati on between t hem so far thei r coulombi an i nteracti on is conserved is
(a) 10 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 16 cm
34. A regular polygon has n si des each of length l. Each corner of t he pol ygon i s at a distance r from the centre. I denti cal charges each
equal to q are placed at (n 1) cor ners of the polygon. What i s the el ectri c fi el d at t he centr e of t he pol ygon
(a)
2
0
4 r
q n

(b)
2
0
4 l
q n

(c)
2
0
4
1
r
q

(d)
2
0
4
1
l
q

35. Two spheres A and B of gold (each of mass 1 kg.) are hung from two pans of a sensi ti ve physi cal balance. I f A is gi ven 1 Far aday
of posi ti ve charge and B is given 1F of negati ve charge, then to bal ance the bal ance we have to put a wei ght of (1F = 96500 C)
(a) 0.6 g on the pan of A (b) 0.6 g on the pan of B
(c) 1.01mi lli gr am on the pan of A (d) 1.2 mi l li gr am on t he pan of B
36. A long thi n rod li es along the x-axis wi th one end at the ori gin. I t has a uniform charge density C/ m. Assumi ng i t t o i nfini t e i n
length the el ectri c fi el d poi nt x = a on the x-axis wi ll
(a)
a
0

(b)
a
0
2

(c)
a
0
4

(d)
a
0
2

37. The charge on 500 cc of water due to protons wi ll be [ RPET 1997]
(a) 6.0 10
27
C (b) 2.67 10
7
C (c) 6 10
23
C (d) 1.67 10
23
C
38. I n t he fi gure shown, if the li near charge densi ty is , then the net electri c fi eld at O will be






(a) Zero (b)
R
k
(c)
R
k 2
(d)
R
k 2

+ + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + +
+
+
+
+

O
R
+




El ectrostatics 113
39. A posi ti vely charged ball is supported on a ri gi d i nsul ati ng stand. We wi sh to measure the elect ri c fi eld E at a poi nt i n the some
hori zontal l evel as that of the hangi ng charge. To do so we put a posi tive t est charge q0 and measure F/ q0 than E at t hat poi nt
[ CPMT 1990]
(a) > F/ q0 (b) = F/ q0 (c) < F/ q0 (d) Cannot be estimated
40. Two poi nt charges placed at a di stances of 20 cm i n ai r repel each other wi th a certai n f or ce. When a di electri c sl ab of thi ckness 8
cm and di electri c constant K is i ntroduced between these poi nt charges, force of i nteracti on becomes half of i ts previ ous value.
Then K i s appr oxi mat ely
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) \2 (d) 1
41. A conducti ng sphere of radius R, and carryi ng a charge q i s joi ned to a conducti ng sphere of radius 2R, and carryi ng a charge
2q. The charge fl owi ng between them wil l be
(a)
3
q
(b)
3
2q
(c) q (d)
3
4q





42. A hollow conducti ng spher e is pl aced i n an electri c fi eld produced by a poi nt charge placed at P as shown i n fi gure. Let
C B A
V V V , ,
be the potenti als at poi nts B A, and C respectively. Then [ Or i ssa JEE 20 03]






(a)
B C
V V > (b)
C B
V V > (c)
B A
V V > (d)
C A
V V =
43. A thi n spheri cal conducti ng shell of radi us R has a charge q. Another charge Q i s pl aced at the cent re of t he shell. The
elect rost ati c potenti al at a poi nt P a di stance
2
R
fr om the centre of the shell is
(a)
R
Q q 2
4
) (
0

+
(b)
R
Q
0
4
2

(c)
R
q
R
Q
0 0
4
2
4
2

(d)
R
q
R
Q
0 0
4 4
2

+
44. A charged oi l drop i s to be hel d st ati onary between two plates separated by a di stance of mm 25 . I f the mass of the drop is
kg
15
10 5

and the charge on i t i s C
18
10

, the pot enti al t o be appli ed between the two plates is (

2
10

= ms g )
[ Ker al a PMT 20 02]
(a) V 125 (b) V 1250 (c) V 2500 (d) V 450
45. A hol low conducti ng sphere of radi us R has a charge (+Q) on i ts surface. What i s the electri c potent i al wi thi n the sphere at a
distance
3
R
r = from i ts centre [ MP PET 2001]
(a) Zero (b)
r
Q
0
4
1

(c)
R
Q
0
4
1

(d)
2
0
4
1
r
Q

46. A cube of a metal is gi ven a posi ti ve charge Q. For the above syst em, whi ch of the foll owi ng statements is t rue [ MP PET 2001]
C
P
A
B
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Potential, E = dV/ dr , Electr ic Lines and Wor k
done




114 El ectrostatics
(a) El ect ri c potential at the surface of the cube is zero (b) Electri c potential wi thi n the cube i s zero
(c) El ect ri c fi eld i s normal to the surface of the cube (d) Electri c fi eld vari es wi thi n the cube
47. Two spheres A and B of radius a and b respecti vely are at same el ectri c potenti al. The rati o of the surf ace charge densi ti es of A
and B is
(a)
b
a
(b)
a
b
(c)
2
2
b
a
(d)
2
2
a
b

48. Electri c potent ial at equat ori al poi nt of a smal l di pole wi th dipol e moment p (At r , di stance from t he di pol e) is
[ MP PMT 2001; Simil ar to MP PMT 1996 & CPMT 1982]
(a) Zero (b)
2
0
4 r
p

(c)
3
0
4 r
p

(d)
3
0
4
2
r
p

49. The radi us of a soap bubble whose potenti al i s 16 V is doubled. The new pot enti al of the bubble wil l be [ Pb PMT 20 00]
(a) 2 V (b) 4 V (c) 8 V (d) 16 V
50. A uni t charge i s taken from one poi nt to another over an equi potenti al surface. Work done i n this process wil l be
[ CBSE 200 0; CPMT 1997; KCET 1994]
(a) Zero (b) Posi ti ve (c) Negative (d) Opti mum
51. The displacement o a charge Q i n the electri c fi eld k e j e i e E
3 2 1
+ + = i s . bj ai r + = The work done is
[ EAMCET ( Eng) 20 00]
(a) ) (
2 1
be ae Q + (b)
2
2
2
1
) ( ) ( be ae Q + (c)
2 2
2 1
) ( b a e e Q + + (d) ) ( ) (
2
2
2
1
b a e e Q + +
52. Two el ectri c charges 12 C and 6 C are placed 20 cm apart i n ai r. There will be a poi nt P on t he li ne j oi ni ng these charges and
outside the regi on between them, at whi ch the electri c potential is zero. The distance of P from 6 C charge is [ EAMCET ( E) 2000]
(a) 0.10 m (b) 0.15 m (c) 0.20 m (d) 0.25 m
53. Two charges of 4 C each are placed at the corners A and B of an equi lateral tri angle of si de lengt h 0.2 m i n air. The elect ri c
potent i al at C i s
|
|
.
|

\
|

=
2
2
9
0
10 9
4
1
C
m N

[ EAMCET ( Med.) 20 00]

(a) 9 10
4
V (b) 18 10
4
V (c) 36 10
4
V (d) 36 10
4
V
54. The fi gure given bel ow shows two parall el equipot enti al surfaces A and B kept at a small distance r from each ot her A poi nt
charge of q coul is taken from the surface A to B. The amount of net work W done will be gi ven by









(a) |
.
|

\
|
=
r
q
W
0
4
1

(b) |
.
|

\
|
=
2
0
4
1
r
q
W

(c) |
.
|

\
|
=
2
0
4
1
r
q
W

(d) Zero
55. Two met al spheres of radi i R1 and R2 are charged to the same potenti al. The rati o of charges on the spheres is
[ KCET ( E) 1999]
A
B r




Electrostatics 115
(a)
2 1
: R R (b) R1 : R2 (c)
2
2
2
1
: R R (d)
3
2
3
1
: R R
56. Electri c charges of + 10C, +5C, 3C and + 8C are placed at t he corners of a square of si de m 2 . The potenti al at the
centre of the square i s [ KCET ( E) 1999]
(a) 1.8 V (b) 1.8 10
6
V (c) 1.8 10
5
V (d) 1.8 10
4
V
57. An electron enters between two hori zontal pl ates separated by 2 mm and havi ng a p.d. of 1000 V. The force on el ectron is
[ JI PMER 1999]
(a) 8 10
12
N (b) 8 10
14
N (c) 8 10
9
N (d) 8 10
14
N
58. Two unli ke charges of magni tude q are separated by a di stance 2d. The potenti al at a poi nt mi dway between them i s
[ JI PMER 1999]
(a) Zero (b)
0
4
1

(c)
d
q
.
4
1
0

(d)
2
0
2
.
4
1
d
q

59. A hollow metal sphere of radi us 5 cm i s charged such t hat the pot ent i al on i ts surface i s 10 V. The potent i al at a dist ance of 2 cm
from the centre of the sphere [ MP PMT 1996; MP PET 1992 Si mil ar to MP PET 1995]
(a) Zero (b) 10 V (c) 4 V (d) 10/ 3 V
60. Below fi gures (1) and (2) represent li nes of force. Whi ch i s correct statement [ MP PET 1995]







(a) Fi gure (1) represents magneti c li nes of force (b) Fi gure (2) represent s magneti c li nes of force
(c) Fi gure (1) represents el ectri c li ne of force (d) Both (1) and (2) represent magnet i c li ne of force
61. At a certai n distance from a poi nt charge t he electri c fi eld is 500 V/ m and the potenti al is 3000 V. What is this di stance [ MP PMT 1995]
(a) 6 m (b) 12 m (c) 36 m (d) 144 m
62. Two plat es are 2 cm apart , a pot enti al di fference of 10 volt i s appli ed between them, the elect ri c fi eld between the plates i s
[ MP PET 1994]
(a) 20 N/ C (b) 500 N/ C (c) 5 N/ C (d) 250 N/ C
63. Charges
9
10
3
10

+ are placed at each of the four corners of a square of si de 8 cm. The pot enti al at the i ntersecti on of the
diagonal s is [ BI T 1993]
(a) volt 2 150 (b) volt 2 1500 (c) volt 2 900 (d) 900 volt
64. Three charges 2q, q, q are l ocated at the verti ces of an equi l ateral tri angl e. At the centre of the tri angle
(a) The fi eld i s zero but potenti al i s non-zero (b) The fi eld i s non-zero but potenti al i s zero
(c) Both fi eld and potent ial are zero (d) Both fi eld and potenti al are
non-zero
65. The potenti al due to a i nfi ni t e li ne charge XX' at poi nt A is 20 V and at poi nt B is 50 V. Poi nt A and C are si tuated on
equipot enti al surf ace then the work done i n carryi ng an electron from

(1)
(2)
A
C
- B
X
X'
+
+
+
+
+
+




116 El ectrostatics





(a) A to B is 30 eV (b) B to C is 30 eV (c) A t o C is 30 eV (d) A to B and from B to C is 30 eV




66. A metalli c shell has a poi nt charge q kept i nsi de i ts cavi ty. Whi ch one of the foll owi ng di agrams correctl y represents the el ect ri c
l i nes of f orces [ I I T Scr eening 20 03]

(a) (b) (c) (d)




67. Electri c potent ial at any poi nt i s , 15 3 5 z y x V + + = then the magni tude of the electri c fi eld is [ MP PET 2002]
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 4 (c) 2 5 (d) 7
68. Two concentri c spheres of radii R and r have si milar charges wi th equal surface densi ti es ) ( . What i s the el ectri c potenti al at
their common centre ? [ AFMC 2001]
(a)
0

(b)
0

r
R
(c) ) (
0
r R +

(d) ) (
0
r R

69. A uniform el ectri c fi el d poi nti ng i n posi ti ve x-directi on exi sts i n a regi on. Let A be the ori gi n, B be the poi nt on the x-axis at x = +1
cm and C be t he poi nt on the y-axis at y = +1cm. Then the pot enti als at the poi nts A, B and C sati sfy
[ I I T Scr eening 2001]
(a) VA < VB (b) VA > VB (c) VA < VC (d) VA > VC
70. An elli psoidal cavi ty i s carved withi n a perf ect conductor. A posi ti ve charge q is placed at the centre of the cavi ty. The poi nts A
and B are on the cavi t y surface as shown i n the fi gure. Then [ I I T-JEE 1999]







(a) Electri c field near A in the cavity = Electri c field near B in the cavity (b) Charge densi ty at A = Charge
densi ty at B
(c) Potenti al at A = Potenti al at B (d) Total electri c fi eld flux through the surface of the cavity is
q/ 0
71. The radius of a hollow metalli c sphere is r. If the p.d. between its surface and a poi nt at distance 3r from its centre i s V, then the
i ntensi ty of electrical fi eld at a distance of 3r from its centre wi ll be
(a) V/ 6r (b) V/ 4r (c) V/ 3r (d) V/ 2r
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Potential, E = dV/ dr , Electr ic Lines and Wor k
done
A
B
q -
-
-




Electrostatics 117
72. I n Mi lli kans oil drop experiment an oi l drop carryi ng a charge Q i s held stati onary by a potenti al di fference 2400 V between the
plates. To keep a drop of hal f the radius stati onary t he potenti al di fference had t o be made 600 V. What i s the charge on the
second drop
[ MP PET 1997]
(a)
4
Q
(b)
2
Q
(c) Q (d)
2
3Q

73. A non-conducti ng ri ng of radi us 0.5 m carri es a total charge of 1.11 10
10
C di stri buted non-unif ormly on i ts ci rcumfer ence
produci ng an el ectri c fi eld E ever ywhere i n space. The value of the li ne i ntegral
}
=
=

0
.
l
l
dl E (l = 0 bei ng centre of the ri ng) i n volt is
[ I I T 1997 Cancelled]
(a) + 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) Zero
74. A sphere of radi us r is pl aced concentri cally i nside a hol low sphere of radi us R. The bi gger and smaller spheres are gi ven charges
Q and q respecti vely and are i nsul ated. The pot enti al di fference between the two spheres depends on
(a) Only charge q (b) Only charge Q (c) Both q and Q (d) Not on q and Q
75. Four equal charges q are held fi xed at (0, R), (0, R), (R, R) and (R, R) respecti vely of a (x, y) co-ordi nate system. The work
done i n movi ng a charge Q from poi nt A (R, 0) to ori gi n (0, 0) is
(a) Zero (b)
R
qQ
2
1 2
4
0

(c)
R
qQ 2 2
0

(d)
R
qQ
2
1 2
4
0
+

76. Consi der a parall elogram ABCD, wi th angle at B is 120
o
. A charge + Q placed at corner A produces fi eld E and pot enti al V at
corner D. I f we now added charges 2Q and + Q at corners B and C respecti vely, t he magnit ude of fi eld and potenti al at D wi ll
become, respecti vel y






(a) E and 0 (b) 0 and V (c) 2 E and
2
V
(d)
2
E
and
2
V

77. The i nt ensi ty of el ectri c fi eld i n a regi on of space i s represented by . /
100
2
m V
x
E = The pot enti al di ff erence between the poi nts
x = 10 m and x = 20 m wi ll be
(a) 15 m (b) 10 V (c) 5 V (d) 1 V
78. Two poi nts A and B lyi ng on Y-axis at distances 12.3 cm and 12.5 cm from the ori gi n. The potenti als at t hese poi nts are 56 V and
54.8 V respectively, then the component of force on a char ge of 4 C placed at A along Y-axi s wi ll be
(a) 0.12 N (b) 48 10
3
N (c) 24 10
4
N (d) 96 10
2
N
79. When two uncharged metal balls of radius 0.09 mm each col li de, one electron i s transferred between t hem. The pot enti al
difference between them would be
(a) 16 V (b) 16 pV (c) 32 V (d) 32 pV
80. An electri c fi eld of 100 Vm
1
exi sts al ong x-axi s. The potenti al di fference between a poi nt A ( 1m, 0) and B(+3m, 0) is
(a) 200 V (b) 200 V (c) 400 V (d) 400 V
81. The pot enti al i n an electri c fi eld has the f orm V = a(x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
). The modulus of the el ect ri c fi eld at a poi nt (z, y, z) is
(a)
2 / 3 2 2 2
) ( 2 z y x a + + (b)
2 2 2
2 z y x a + + (c)
2 2 2
z y x a + + (d)
2 2 2
2
z y x
a
+ +

A
D
C
B
+Q +Q
2Q




118 El ectrostatics
82. Electri c potenti al i s gi ven by
2 2
4 6 8 8 6 x yz y xy x V + = . Then el ectri c f orce acti ng on 2 coul omb poi nt charge placed on
ori gi n wil l be [ RPET 1999, 97]
(a) 2N (b) 6N (c) 8N (d) 20N
83. An electri c li ne of force i n the xy plane is given by equati on x
2
+ y
2
= 1. A parti cle wi th uni t posi ti ve charge, i ni ti ally at rest at the
poi nt x = 1, y = 0 i n t he xy pl ane
(a) Not move at all (b) Wi ll move along strai ght li ne
(c) Wi ll move along the ci rcul ar li ne of f orce (d) I nf ormati on is i nsuffi ci ent to draw any conclusi on
84. An el ectri c fi eld C N j i E /

75

50 + =

exi sts i n a cert ai n regi on of space. Presumi ng the potenti al at the ori gi n to be zero, the
potenti al at poi nt P (1m, 2m) wi ll be
(a) 100 V (b) 100 V (c) 200 V (d) 200 V
85. Electri c pot enti al i n an electri c fi l ed i s gi ven as ,
r
K
V = (K bei ng constant), if posi ti on vector ,

2 k j i r + + =

t hen el ect ri c fi eld

will be
(a) ( )
243

2
K
k j i + + (b) ( )
343

2
K
k j i + + (c) ( ) k j i
K

6

3
243
+ + (d) ( ) k j i
K

3

6
343
+ +
86. Two poi nts are at distances a and b (a < b) from a long stri ng of charge per uni t l ength . The potenti al di fference between the
poi nts i s proporti onal to
(a) b/ a (b) b
2
/ a
2
(c) a b / (d) ln (b/ a)
87. Some spheri cal equipot ent i al surfaces are shown i n the fi gure. The val ues of the potent i als are 100 V, 80 V, 40 V on surfaces of
radii 10 cm, 12.5 cm and 25 cm. The electri c fi eld at a dist ance r from t he common centre is








(a)
2
20
r
(b)
3
10
r
(c)
3
20
r
(d)
2
10
r

88. An arc of r adius r carri es charge. The li near densi ty of charge i s and the are subtends a angl e
3

at the centre. What i s electri c

potent i al at the centre
(a)
0
4

(b)
0
8

(c)
0
12

(d)
0
16

89. A wi re is bent i n the form of a regular hexagon of side a and a total char ge Q i s distri buted uni formly over i t. One si de of the
hexagon i s removed. The electri c fi eld due to t he remai ni ng sides at the centre of the hexagon i s
(a)
2
0
3 12 a
Q

(b)
2
0
3 16 a
Q

(c)
2
0
2 8 a
Q

(d)
2
0
2 8 a
Q

90. Some equi potenti al plane parallel surfaces are shown i n the figur e. The planes are i ncli ned to x-axis by 45
o
and t he di stance from
one plane to another plane along X-axi s i s 20 cm. The el ect ri c fi eld is


10 cm
100 cm
12.5 cm
40 V
80 V
25 cm
45
o

20 cm 40 cm
60 cm 80 cm
X
Y




El ectrostatics 119





(a) 177 Vm
1
at angl e 135
o
with X-axis (b) 125 Vm
1
at angl e 45
o
to the X-axi s
(c) 177 Vm
1
at angl e 45
o
to the X-axi s (b) 125 Vm
1
at angl e 135
o
to the X-axi s
91. An electri c fi eld of strengt h 50 V m
1
exi sts along t he negative di recti on of Yaxis. I f 1 C of posi ti ve charge is shi fted f rom a poi nt
A (1m, 1m) t o B (1m, 3 m), the work done by agent is







(a) 0 (b) 0.2 mJ (c) + 0.2 mJ (d) + 0.8 mJ
92. A radi oacti ve source i n t he form of a met al sphere of radius 10
2
m, emi ts beta parti cl es at t he rat e of 5 10
10
parti cles per sec.
The source i s electri cally i nsul ated. How long wil l i t take for i ts pot enti al t o be raised by 2 volts, assumi ng 40% of t he emi tted
beta parti cles escape the source
(a) 700 sec (b) 700 mi ll i sec (c) 700 sec (d) 700 n sec




93. A bul let of mass 2g is havi ng a charge of 2C. Through what potential di fference must i t be accelerated, starti ng from rest, to
acqui re a speed of 10 m/ s ? [ CBSE 20 04]
(a) 50 kV (b) 5 V (c) 50 V (d) 5 kV
94. Three poi nt charges are placed at the corners of an equil at eral tri angl e. Assumi ng only el ect rostati c forces are acti ng [ KCET 2002]
(a) The system can never be i n equili brium
(b) The system wi ll be i n equi li bri um if the charge rotate about the cent re of the tri angle
(c) The system wi ll be i n equi li bri um if the charges have diff erent magni tudes and different si gns
(d) The system wi ll be i n equi li bri um if the charges have the same magni t udes but di fferent si gns
95. The di stance between charges 5 10
11
C and 2.7 10
11
C is 0.2 m. The di stance at whi ch a thi rd charge should be placed from
2.7 10
11
C charge i n order that i t wi ll not experi ence any force along the li ne j oi ni ng the two charges is
(a) 0.44 m (b) 0.65 m (c) 0.556 m (d) 0.350
96. I f 3 charges are placed at t he verti ces of equi lateral tri angle of charge q each. What is the net potenti al energy, i f the si de of
equi lateral A i s l cm [ AI EEE 2002]
(a)
l
q
2
0
4
1

(b)
l
q
2
0
2
4
1

( c)
l
q
2
0
3
4
1

(d)
l
q
2
0
4
4
1

97. A charged parti cl e of mass 0.003 gm i s hel d stati onar y i n space by placi ng i t i n a downward di recti on of el ect ri c fi eld of 6
10
4
N/ C. Then the magni tude of the char ge i s [ Ori ssa JEE 20 02 Si mil ar to EAMCET ( E) 20 00]
(a) 5 10
4
C (b) 5 10
10
C (c) 18 10
6
C (d) 5 10
9
C
98. Cathode rays travel li ng from east t o west enter i nto regi on of electri c fi el d directed towards north t o south i n the plane of paper.
The def lecti on of cathode rays is towards
(a) East (b) Sout h (c) West (d) North
99. An electron and a proton are kept i n a uniform el ectri c fi el d. The rati o of their accelerati on will be
X
B(1, 3)
A (1, 1)
Y
O
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Equil ibr ium, Motion of Char ge, Neutr al Poi nt and
E.P.E.




120 Electrostatics
(a) Uni ty (b) Zero (c)
e
p
m
m
(d)
p
e
m
m

100. A drop of 10
6
kg water carries 10
6
C charge. What electri c field should be applied to balance i ts weight (assume g = 10 m/ s
2
)
[ MP PET 2002]
(a) 10 V/ m upward (b) 10 V/ m downward (c) 0.1 V/ m downward (d) 0.1V/ m upward
101. I f identical charges ( q) are placed at each corner of a cube of side b, then electric potential energy of charge (+q) whi ch is placed at
centre of the cube wi ll be [CBSE 2002]
(a)
b
q
0
2
4
2 8

(b)
b
q
0
2
2 8

(c)
b
q
0
2
2 4

(d)
b
q
0
2
3
4

102. Two poi nt charges + 9e and + e are at 16 cm away from each other. Where shoul d another charge q be placed between them so
that the system remai ns i n equi li bri um
(a) 24 cm from + 9e (b) 12 cm from + 9e (c) 24 cm from + e (d) 12 cm from + e
103. Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the verti ces of an equil at eral tri angl e of si de l as shown i n the fi gure. I f the net elect ri c
energy of t he system i s zero, then Q is equal t o [ MP PET 2001]








(a)
2
q
(b) q (c) +q (d) Zero
104. The accelerati on of an electron i n an electri c fi eld of magni tude 50 V/ cm, i f e/ m value of the electron i s 1.76 10
11
C/ kg is
[ CPMT 2001]
(a) 8.8 10
14
m/ sec
2
(b) 6.2 10
13
m/ sec
2
(c) 5.4 10
12
m/ sec
2
(d) Zero
105. A simple pendul um has a metal bob, whi ch is negati vel y charged. I f i t i s allowed t o osci ll ate above a posi ti vely charged metalli c
plate, then i ts ti me peri od wi ll [ CPMT 2001]
(a) I ncr eases (b) Decreases (c) Become zero (d) Remai n the same
106. A parti cl e of mass m and charge q i s accelerated t hrough a potent i al di fference of V volt, i ts energy wi ll be [ MP PET 2001]
(a) qV (b) mqV (c) V
m
q
|
.
|

\
|
(d)
mV
q

107. Consi der two poi nt charges of equal magni tude and opposi te si gn separ at ed by certai n dist ance. The neutral poi nt due to them
(a) Does not exist
(b) Wi ll be i n mi d way between them
(c) Li es on the perpendi cular bisector of the li ne j oi ni ng t he two
(d) Wi ll be closer to the negati ve charge
108. The dimensi on of (1/ 2).c0E
2
(0 : permi t tivi t y of free space; E : electri c fi eld) is [ I I T Scr eening 20 00]
(a) MLT
1
(b) ML
2
T
2
(c) ML
1
T
2
(d) ML
2
T
1

109. I n a unif orm electri c fi eld a charge of 3 C experi ences a f orce of 3000 N. The p.d. between two poi nts 1 cm apart along the el ect ri c
li nes of f or ce wi ll be [ MP PMT 200 0 Simil ar to MP PET 1997]
(a) 10 V (b) 30 V (c) 100 V (d) 300 V
110. An electron enters an el ectri c fi eld wi th its veloci ty i n the di r ect i on of t he electri c li nes of force. Then
(a) The path of the electr on wi ll be a circle (b) The path of the electron wi ll be a parabola
Q
+q
l
l
+q




El ectrostatics 121
(c) The veloci ty of the electron wi ll decrease (d) The veloci ty of t he electron wi ll i ncrease
111. An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a p.d. V i n vacuum. The fi nal speed of the electron will be
[ MP PMT 2000]
(a) m e V / (b) m eV / (c) m eV / 2 (d) 2eV/ m
112. I n t he fi gure dist ance of the poi nt from A, where the elect ri c field i s zero is [ RPMT 20 00]





(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 33 cm (d) None of these
113. Two metal pi eces havi ng a pot enti al difference of 800 V are 0.02 m apart hori zontally. A parti cle of mass 1.96 10
15
kg is
suspended i n equili brium between the pl ates. I f e is the elementary charge, then charge on the parti cle i s
(a) e (b) 3e (c) 6e (d) 8e
114. A spher e of radius 1cm has potenti al of 8000 V, then ener gy densi ty near i ts surface will be [ RPET 1999]
(a) 64 10
5
J/ m
3
(b) 8 10
3
J/ m
3
(c) 32 J/ m
3
(d) 2.83 J/ m
3

115. A parti cl e of mass m and charge q i s placed at rest i n a uni form elect ri c fi eld E and then released. The ki neti c energy attai ned by
the parti cle aft er movi ng a di stance y is
(a) qEy
2
(b) qE
2
y (c) qEy (d) q
2
Ey
116. Two equal charges q are pl aced at a distance of 2 a and a thi rd charge 2q is pl aced at the mi dpoi nt. The potenti al ener gy of the
system is [ MP PMT 1997]
(a)
a
q
0
2
8
(b)
a
q
0
2
8
6

(c)
a
q
0
2
8
7

(d)
a
q
0
2
8
9

117. I n t he di agram shown electri c fi eld i ntensi t y wi ll be zero at a distance




(a) Between q and +2q charges (b) Towards +2q on the li ne drawn
(c) Away from t he li ne t owards 2q (d) Away from the li ne towards q
118. I f an electron has an i ni ti al veloci ty i n a di recti on diff erent from that of an electri c fi eld, the path of the el ectron i s [ CPMT 1982]
(a) A strai ght li ne (b) A ci rcle (c) An ellipse (d) A parabola
119. Three charges 4q, Q and q are i n a st rai ght li ne i n the posi ti on of 0, l/ 2 and l respecti vely. The resultant force on q wi ll be zero. I f
Q =
[ CPMT 1980]
(a) q (b) 2 q (c)
2
q
(d) 4 q
120. A pendulum bob of mass 80 mg and carryi ng a charge of 2 10
8
C i s at rest i n a hori zontal uni form el ect ri c fi eld of 20,000 V/ m.
The tensi on i n t he thread of the pendulum i s [ I I T 1979]
(a) 2.2 10
4
N (b) 4.4 10
4
N (c) 8.8 10
4
N (d) 17.6 10
4
N

q 2q
80 cm
10 C
A B
20 C
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Equilibr ium, Moti on of Char ge, Neutr al Point and
E.P.E.




122 Electrostatics



121. An el ectron movi ng wi th the speed
6
10 5 per sec is shooted parall el to the electri c fi eld of i nt ensi ty C N/ 10 1
3
. Fi eld is
responsi bl e for t he ret ardati on of moti on of el ectron. Now eval uate the di stance travelled by the el ectron before comi ng to rest
for an i nstant (mass of . 10 9
31
Kg e

= charge ) 10 6 . 1
19
C

= [ MP PMT 2003]
(a) 7 m (b) 0.7 mm (c) 7 cm (d) 0.7 cm
122. A small sphere carryi ng a charge q i s hangi ng i n between two parall el plat es by a stri ng of l ength L. Ti me peri od of pendulum is
0
T . When parall el pl at es are charged, the time peri od changes to T. The rati o
0
/ T T is equal to [ UPSEAT 20 03]





(a)
2 / 1
|
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
g
m
qE
g
(b)
2 / 3
|
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
m
qE
g
g
(c)
2 / 1
|
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
m
qE
g
g
(d) None of these
123. Two equal poi nt charges are fixed at x = a and x = +a on the x-axi s. Another point charge Q is placed at the origin. The change i n the
electrical potential energy of Q, when it is displaced by a small distance x along the x-axis, is approximately proportional to
[I I T Screening 2002]
(a) x (b) x
2
(c) x
3
(d) 1/ x
124. An element ary parti cle of mass m and charge +e i s proj ected wi th veloci ty v towards a much more massi ve parti cle of charge Ze,
where Z > 0. What i s the cl osest possi ble approach of the i nci dent parti cle [ Or i ssa JEE 20 02]
(a) Ze
2
/ 20mv
2
(b) Ze
2
/ 40mr n (c) Ze
2
/ 80r n (d) Ze
2
/ 80r n
125. A ball of mass 1 g and charge 10
8
C moves from a poi nt A. Wher e potenti al is 600 volt t o the poi nt B where pot enti al i s zero.
Veloci ty of the ball at the poi nt B i s 20 cm/ s. The vel oci ty of the ball at t he poi nt A wi ll be [ KCET ( Engg.) 2001]
(a) 22.8 cm/ s (b) 228 cm/ s (c) 16.8 m/ s (d) 168 m/ s
126. An electron of mass me i ni ti ally at rest moves through a certain distance i n a uni form el ectri c fi eld i n ti me t1. A proton of mass mp
also i ni ti al ly at rest t akes time t2 t o move through an equal distance i n thi s uniform el ectri c fi eld. Neglecti ng the eff ect of gravi ty,
the rati o of t 2/ t 1 is nearly equal to
(a) 1 (b) (mp/ me)
1/ 2
(c) (me/ mp)
1/ 2
(d) 1836
127. Poi nt charges + 4q, q and + 4q are kept on the x-axis at points x = 0, x = a and x = 2a respecti vely, then [ CBSE 1992]
(a) Only q is i n stable equi li bri um (b) None of the charges are i n
equili bri um
(c) All the charges are i n unstable equi li bri um (d) All the charges are i n stable equi li bri um
128. A mass m = 20 g has a charge q = 3.0 mC. I t moves wi th a veloci ty of 20 m/ s and enters a regi on of electri c fi eld of 80 N/ C i n the
same di recti on as the vel oci ty of the mass. The vel oci ty of the mass after 3 seconds i n thi s regi on is
(a) 80 m/ s (b) 56 m/ s (c) 44 m/ s (d) 40 m/ s
129. An el ectron moves round a circular path of radi us 0.1 m about an i nfi ni te li near charge of densi ty +1 C/ m. The speed of the
elect ron wil l be
(a) 5.6 10
3
m/ s (b) 2.8 10
5
m/ s (c) 5.6 10
7
m/ s (d) 2.8 10
7
m/ s
m
+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

L




Electrostati cs 123
130. An electron fal ls t hrough a dist ance of 8 cm i n a uniform electri c fi el d of 10
5
N/ C. The time taken by the electron i n falli ng wi ll be
(a) 3 10
6
s (b) 3 10
7
s (c) 3 10
8
s (d) 3 10
9
s
131. Two parti cl es, each of mass 10 g and havi ng charge of 1C are i n equi li bri um on a hori zont al table at a distance of 50 cm. The
coeffi ci ent of fri cti on between the parti cles and the table i s
(a) 0.18 (b) 0.54 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.72
132. A small ball of mass (36 ) gm has a charge of 10
8
C on i t. I t i s suspended by a thread from a vert i cal charged met al pl at e. I n
equi li bri um the thread makes an angl e of 45
o
wi t h the plate. I f g = 10 m/ s
2
, t hen t he char ge densi ty on the plat e i s
(a) 10
9
C/ m
2
(b) 10
8
C/ m
2
(c) 10
7
C/ m
2
(d) 10
6
C/ m
2

133. A charged plate has charge densi ty of 2 10
6
C/ m
2
. The i ni ti al di stance of an electron whi ch i s movi ng towards plate, cannot
stri ke the plate, i f i t i s havi ng energy of 200 eV [ RPET 1997]
(a) 1.77 mm (b) 3.51mm (c) 1/ 77 cm (d) 3.51cm
134. A pi ece of cloud havi ng area 25 10
6
m
2
and el ectri c potenti al of 10
5
volt s. I f the hei ght of cl oud is 0.75 km, then energy of
elect ri c fi eld between eart h and cl oud wil l be
(a) 250 J (b) 750 J (c) 1225 J (d) 1475 J
135. 10 C charge is uni f ormly distri buted over a thi n ri ng of radi us 1m. A parti cle (mass = 0.9 gr am , charge 1 c) is pl aced on the
axis of ri ng. I t is di spl aced towards centre of ri ng, then time peri od of osci l lati ons of parti cle
(a) 0.6 sec (b) 0.2 sec (c) 0.3 sec (d) 0.4 sec
136. Two identi cal parti cles of same mass are havi ng same magni tude of charge Q. One parti cle i s i ni ti ally at rest on a fri cti onless
hori zontal plane and the other parti cl e i s proj ected di rectly towards the first parti cle from a very l arge di stance wi t h a veloci t y v.
The distance of closest approach of the parti cl e will be
(a)
2
2
0
4
4
1
mv
Q

(b)
2
2
0
2
4
1
mv
Q

(c)
2 2
2
0
4
1
v m
Q

(d)
2 2
2
0
4
4
1
v m
Q

137. A very smal l sphere of mass 80 gm havi ng a charge Q is held at a hei ght 9m veloci ty above t he centr e of a fi xed conducti ng sphere
of radi us 1m, carryi ng an equal charge Q, when released i s falls unti l i t is repell ed just before i t comes i n cont act wi th the sphere.
What wi ll be the charge Q (g = 9.8 m/ s
2
)
(a) 28 mC (b) 28 C (c) 28 C (d) None of these
138. A thi n conducti ng ri ng of radi us r has an elect ri c charge + Q, i f a poi nt charge q is pl aced at the centre of the ri ng, then tensi on of
the wire of ri ng wi ll be
(a)
2
0
8 r
Qq

(b)
2
0
4 r
Qq

(c)
2
0
2
8 r
Qq

(d)
2
0
2
4 r
Qq


139. A parti cl e of speci fi c charge (q/ m) enters i nto uni form el ectric fi eld E al ong t he centre li ne, wi t h veloci ty v. After how much time
i t wi ll colli de wi th one of the pl at e (fi gure)








d
E
+ Q
Q
l




124 Electrostatics
(a)
V
d
(b)
V
d
2
(c)
qE
md
(d)
qE
md 2

140. A dust parti cl e of radius 5 10
7
m li es i n an elect ri c fi eld of 6.28 10
5
V/ m. The surroundi ng medium i s ai r whose coeffici ent of
viscosi t y is 1.6 10
5
N-s/ m
2
. I f the parti cle moves wi th a hori zont al uniform vel oci ty of 0.02 m/ s, the number of el ect rons on i t
is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
141. A drop of water of mass 18 10
3
gm f alls from a hole of the bott om of a charged conducti ng sphere of radi us 20 cm, carryi ng
wi th i t a charge of 10
9
C and l eavi ng a uni formly distri but ed charge of 2.5 10
6
C on t he sphere. The speed of drop after i t had
fal len by 30 cm, wi ll be
(a) 3.67 m/ s (b) 4.62 m/ s (c) 1.61 m/ s (d) 3.06 m/ s
142. How should three char ge q, 2q and 8q be arranged on a 9 cm l ong li ne such that the pot enti al energy of the system is mi ni mum ?
(a) q at a distance of 3 cm from 2q (b) q at a di stance of 5 cm from 2q
(c) 2q at a di stance of 7 cm from q (d) 2q at a dist ance of 9 cm from q
143. A prot on and an -parti cl e are si tuated at r di stance apart. At very large distance apart when released, the ki neti c energy of
proton wi ll be
(a)
r
ke
2
2
(b)
r
ke
2
5
8
(c)
r
ke
2
(d)
r
ke
2
8





144. An electri c dipol e has the magni tude of i ts charge as q and i ts di pol e moment is p. I t is pl aced i n a uni form el ectri c fi eld E. I f i ts
dipole moment i s al ong the di recti on of the fi eld, t he force on i t and i ts potenti al energy are respecti vely
(a) q.E and p.E (b) Zero and mi nimum (c) q.E and maximum (d) 2q.E and mi nimum
145. Shown bel ow i s a di stri buti on of charges. The flux of electri c fi eld due to t hese charges through the surface Sis [AI I MS 2003]








(a)
0
/ 3 q (b)
0
/ 2 q (c)
0
/ q (d) Zero
146. A charge q i s located at the centre of a cube. The electri c flux through any f ace is [ CBSE 20 03]
(a)
) 4 ( 6
4
0

q
(b)
) 4 ( 6
0

q
(c)
) 4 ( 6
0

q
(d)
) 4 ( 6
2
0

q

147. I f the electri c flux ent eri ng and l eavi ng an enclosed surface respecti vel y is
1
and ,
2
the electri c charge i nside the surface wil l
be
[ AI EEE 2003]
(a)
0 2 1
) ( + (b)
0 1 2
) ( (c)
0 2 1
/ ) ( + (d)
0 1 2
/ ) (
148.
3 2 1
, , q q q and
4
q are poi nt charges located at poi nts as shown i n the fi gure and S is a spheri cal Gaussian surface of radius R.
Whi ch of the foll owi ng i s true accordi ng to the Gausss law [ AMU 2002]


+q
S
+q
+q
q1
S
R
q2 q3
q4
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Electr ic dipole, Fl ux and Gausss Law





Electrostatics 125






(a)
0
3 2 1
3 2 1
2
). (

q q q
A d E E E
s
+ +
= + +
}

(b)
0
3 2 1
3 2 1
) (
). (

q q q
A d E E E
s
+ +
= + +
}


(c)
0
4 3 2 1
3 2 1
) (
). (

q q q q
A d E E E
s
+ + +
= + +
}

(d) None of the above
149. The distance between H
+
and Cl

i ons i n HCl mol ecul e is 1.28. What wi ll be the pot ent i al due to this dipole at a di stance of 12
on the axis of di pole [ MP PET 2002]
(a) 0.13 V (b) 1.3 V (c) 13 V (d) 130 V
150. The pot enti al at a poi nt due to an elect ri c di pole wi ll be maximum and mi nimum when the angles between the axis of the dipole
and the li ne j oi ni ng t he poi nt to t he di pole are respectivel y [ MP PET 2002]
(a) 90
o
and 180
o
(b) 0
o
and 90
o
(c) 90
o
and 0
o
(d) 0
o
and 180
o

151. When an electri c di pol e p

i s pl aced i n a uni form el ectri c fi eld E

then at what angl e between P

and E

the value of torque will

be maximum [ MP PET 2002]
(a) 90
o
(b) 0
o
(c) 180
o
(d) 45
o

152. Accordi ng t o Gausss theorem, el ectri c fi eld of an i nfi ni tely long strai ght wire is proporti onal t o [ DCE 20 00; RPET 20 00]
(a) r (b)
2
1
r
(c)
3
1
r
(d)
r
1

153. The electri c fi eld at a distance r from an electri c di pole is proporti onal t o [ MP PET 2000; MP PMT 1993]
(a) 1/ r (b) 1/ r
2
(c) 1/ r
3
(d) r
2

154. Water is an excell ent solvent because i ts molecules are [ MP PMT 1999]
(a) Neutral (b) Hi ghl y pol ar (c) Non-polar (d) Anodes
155. An electri c di pole i s placed i n an el ectri c fi el d generated by a poi nt charge [ MP PMT 1999]
(a) The net electri c force on the di pole must be zero (b) The net el ectri c force on the dipole may be zero
(c) The t orque on the di pole due t o the fi eld must be zero (d) The torque on the di pole due t o the fi eld may be zero
156. Ei ght dipoles of charges of magni tude e are placed i nside a cube. The total el ectri c flux comi ng out of the cube wi ll be
[ MP PMT/ PET 1998]
(a)
0
8

e
(b)
0
16

e
(c)
0

e
(d) Zero
157. A cube of side l is pl aced i n a uniform fi eld E, where i E E

= . The net electri c fl ux through the cube i s [ Har yana CEE 1996]
(a) Zero (b) E l
2
(c) 4l
2
E (d) 6l
2
E
158. The di stance between a proton and elect ron both havi ng a charge 1.6 10
19
coul omb, of a hydrogen at om i s metre
10
10

. The
value of i ntensi ty of electri c fi eld produced on el ectrons due to proton wil l be [ MP PET 1996]
(a) 2.304 10
10
N/ C (b) 14.4 V/ m (c) 16 V/ m (d) 1.44 10
11
N/ C
159. The electri c fi eld at a poi nt on equat ori al li ne of a dipole and directi on of the di pole [ MP PET 1995]
(a) Wi ll be parallel (b) Wil l be i n opposi t e directi on (c) Wi ll be perpendi cular (d) Ar e not related




126 Electrostatics
160. For a gi ven surf ace the Gausss law i s stated as 0 . =
}
ds E . From this we can conclude that [ MP PET 1995]
(a) E is necessari ly zero on the surf ace (b) E i s perpendi cular to the surf ace at every poi nt
(c) The t ot al f lux through t he surface is zero (d) The fl ux is only goi ng out of t he surface
161. An electri c di pol e when place i n a uni form electri c fi eld E wi ll have mi nimum potenti al energy, if the posi tive directi on of dipole
moment makes the followi ng angle wi th E [ MP PMT 1987; CPMT 1981]
(a) (b) / 2 (c) Zero (d) 3/ 2




162. Consi der t he charge confi gurati on and a spheri cal Gaussi an surface as shown i n the fi gure. When cal cul ati ng the flux of the
elect ri c fi eld over the spheri cal surface, the elect ri c fi eld wi ll be due to




(a) q2 (b) Only the posi ti ve charges (c) All the charges (d) + q1 and q1
163. Two el ectri c di poles of moment P and 64 P are placed i n opposi te dir ecti on on a li ne at a di st ance of 25 cm. The el ectri c fiel d wi ll
be zero at poi nt between t he di pol es whose distance from the dipole of moment P i s [ MP PET 2003]
(a) 5 cm (b)
9
25
cm (c) 10 cm (d)
13
4
cm
164. Two poi nt charges +q and q are held fi xed at ( d, 0) and (d, 0) respecti vely of a (X, Y) co-ordi nate syst em. Then [ I I T 1995]
(a) E at all poi nts on t he Y-axi s is along i

(b) The el ectri c fi eld E at all poi nts on t he X-axis has the same direct i on
(c) Dipole moment is 2qd di rected al ong i

(d) Work has to be done i n bri ngi ng a test charges from i nfi ni ty to the ori gi n
165. The electri c di pole is si tuat ed i n an el ect ri c fi eld as shown in adj acent fi gure. The di pole and t he el ectri c fi eld are both i n the
plane of the paper. The di pol e is rotat ed about an axi s perpendi cular the pl ane of the paper about i ts axis at a poi nt A in ant i -
clockwi se di recti on. I f the angl e of rotati on i s measured wi th respect to the directi on of t he el ectri c fi eld, then the torque for
diff erent values of the angl e of rot ati on will be represented i n fi g. given bel ow by t he








(a) Curve (1) (b) Curve (2) (c) Curve (3) (d) Curve (4)
1 2 3 4

O
C

2
q + q
A
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Electr ic dipole, Fl ux and Gausss Law

q2
+q1
q1




El ectrostatics 127
166. As shown i n t he fi gure q1 = 1c, q2 = 2c and q3 = 3 c and S1, S2, S3 and S4 are f our closed surfaces. The values of el ectri c flux
comi ng out of the surfaces S1 and S2 wi ll respecti vely be







(a) Zero, 1.113 10
5
V/ m (b) 1.13 10
5
V-m and zero
(c) 1.13 10
5
V-m and 1.13 10
5
V-m (d) 1.13 10
5
V-m and 1.13 10
5
V-m
167. What wi ll be the charge present i nsi de a cube whi ch produces electri c fi eld Ex = 600 x
1/ 2
, Ey = 0, Ez = 0








(a) 600 C (b) 60 C (c) 7 C (d) 6 C


168. There exi sts a non-uni form electri c fi eld along x-axi s as shown i n fi gur e. The fi eld i ncreases at a uni form rate al ong posi ti ve x-
axis. A dipole i s placed i nsi de the fi el d as shown. For the dipole whi ch one of the f ollowi ng statement is correct


(a) Dipole moves along posi tive x-axis and undergoes a clockwi se rotati on
(b) Dipole moves along negati ve x-axis aft er undergoi ng a clockwise rot ati on
(c) Dipole moves along posi tive x-axis after under goi ng an anti clockwise rotati on
(d) Dipole moves along negati ve x-axis and undergoes an anti cl ockwise rotati on
169. A poi nt charge +q is at a distance d/ 2 from a square surface of si de d and is directly above the centre of the square as shown i n
fi g. The electri c f lux through t he square i s








q1
S4
q2
q3
S2
S1
0.1 m
0.1 m
y
z
O
+q
q
X-axi s
d
d/ 2
q




128 Electrostatics
(a) q/ 0 (b) q/ 60 (c) q/ 0 (d) Zero




170. A parallel plate capaci tor carri es a charge q. The dist ance between the pl ates i s doubled by appli cati on of a force. The work done
by the f orce i s [ MP PET 20 03]
(a) Zero (b)
C
q
2
(c)
C
q
2
2
(d)
C
q
4
2

171. A parallel plate capacit or of capaci ty
0
C is charged t o a potenti al
0
V
(i ) The energy stored i n t he capaci t or when the battery is di sconnected and the separati on is doubled
1
E
(i i) The energy stored i n t he capaci tor when the chargi ng bat tery i s kept connected and the separati on between the capaci tor
plates i s doubl ed i s .
2
E Then
2 1
/ E E val ue is [ EAMCET 20 03]
(a) 4 (b) 3/ 2 (c) 2 (d)
172. Capaci t ance of a paral lel pl ate capaci tor becomes 4/ 3 times i ts ori gi nal value if a di electri c slab of t hi ckness t = d/ 2 is i nserted
between the pl at es (d is t he separati on between the plates). The di electri c constant of t he slab i s [ Kar nataka CET 20 03]
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
173. As shown i n the fi gure, a very thi n sheet of alumi nium i n placed i n between the pl at es of t he condenser. Then the capaci ty
[ AI EEE 2003]





(a) Wi ll i ncrease (b) Wil l decrease (c) Remai ns unchanged (d) May i ncrease or decrease
174. The work done i n placi ng a charge of
18
10 8

coulomb on a condenser of capaci ty 100 mi cr o-far ad i s
(a)
32
10 32

j oul e (b)
32
10 16

joule (c)
26
10 1 . 3

j oul e (d)
10
10 4

joule
175. What fr acti on of t he energy drawn from the chargi ng battery is stored i n a capaci tor ? [ KCET 2002]
(a) 100% (b) 75% (c) 50% (d) 25%
176. Capaci t ance (i n F) of a spheri cal conductor wi th radius m 1 i s [ AI EEE 2002]
(a)
10
10 1 . 1

(b)
6
10

(c)
9
10 9

(d)
5
10

177. Work done by an ext ernal agent i n separati ng t he paral lel pl ate capaci tor is [AI EEE 2002]
(a) CV (b) V C
2
2
1
(c)
2
2
1
CV (d) None of these
178. A paral lel plate capaci tor has an electri c fi eld of m V / 10
5
between t he pl at es. I f the charge on the capaci t or plate i s C 1 , the
force on each capacitor pl ate i s [ Or i ssa JEE 20 02]
(a) 0.5 N (b) 0.05 N (c) 0.005 N (d) None of these
179. A conducti ng sphere of radi us cm 10 i s charged C 10 . Another uncharged sphere of radi us cm 20 is al lowed to t ouch i t for
some time. Aft er that if the spheres are separated, then surface densi ty of charges on the spheres wi ll be i n the rati o of
[AI I MS 2002]
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
180. I f the dist ance between paral lel pl ates of a capaci tor i s halved and di electri c const ant is doubled then the capaci tance
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Capacitance and Capacitor




Electrostati cs 129
[ CBSE 200 2; BHU 2001]
(a) Decreases two ti mes (b) I ncreases two ti mes (c) I ncreases four times (d) Remai n the same
181. N identi cal spheri cal drops are charged to t he same pot enti al V . They are combi ne to form a bi gger drop. The potenti al of the bi g
drop wi ll be [ Ker ala PET 2002; KCET 2000 ; MP PMT 2001, 1990]
(a) VN
1/ 3
(b) VN
2/ 3
(c) V (d) VN
182. A capaci tor i s used to store 24 watt hour of energy at 1200 vol t. What should be the capaci tance of t he capaci t or [ KCET 2001]
(a) mF 120 (b) F 120 (c) 12 F (d) mF 24
183. Change Q on a capaci tor vari es wi th vol tage V as shown i n the fi gure, where Q i s taken al ong the X-axis and V along the Y-axi s.
The area of tri angle OAB represents









(a) Capaci tance (b) Capaci ti ve react ance
(c) Magneti c fi el d between the plat es (d) Energy stored i n the capaci tor
184. A solid conducti ng sphere of radius
1
R i s surrounded by anot her concent ri c hol low conducti ng sphere or radi us
2
R . The
capaci tance of thi s assembly is propor ti onal to
(a)
2 1
1 2
R R
R R
(b)
2 1
1 2
R R
R R +
(c)
1 2
2 1
R R
R R
+
(d)
1 2
2 1
R R
R R

185. A condenser havi ng a capaci ty 2.0 mi cr ofar ad is charged to 200 volt s and t hen the plates of the capaci t or are connected to a
resist ance wire. The heat produced i n j oul es wi ll be [ JI PMER 2000; KCET 1992]
(a) Joule
4
10 4 (b) Joule
10
10 4 (c) Joule
2
10 4

(d) Joule
2
10 2


186. A metalli c sheet is i nserted between plates paral lel to the pl ates of a par al lel plate capaci tor. The capaci t ance of the capaci tor
[ REE 20 00]
(a) I ncr eases
(b) I s i ndependent of the posi ti on of the sheet
(c) I s maximum when the metal sheet is i n t he mi ddl e
(d) I s maximum when the metal sheet touches one of the capaci tor pl ates
187. The capaci ty of parallel pl ate condenser depends on [ MP PMT 200 0; CPMT 1974]
(a) The t ype of metal used (b) The thi ckness of plates
(c) The potenti al appli ed across the pl at es (d) The separati on between the pl ates
188. A vari able condenser is permanent ly connect ed to a V 100 bat tery. I f t he capaci t y is changed from F 2 to F 10 , then change i n
energy i s equal to [ BHU 2000]
(a) J
2
10 2

(b) J
2
10 5 . 2

(c) J
2
10 5 . 3

(d) J
2
10 4


189. The capaci ty of a parall el plate capaci t or wi th no di el ectri c substance but wi th a separati on of 0.4 cm is F 2 . The separati on is
reduced to half and i t i s fi ll ed wi t h a di electri c substance of val ue 2.8. The fi nal capaci ty of the capaci tor i s
(a) F 2 . 11 (b) F 6 . 15 (c) F 2 . 19 (d) F 4 . 22
190. The capaci ty o a condenser is 4 10
6
far ad and i ts potenti al is 100 volt . The energy released on di schargi ng i t fully wil l be
[ MP PMT 2000; AFMC 1998; AI I MS 1984, 80 Simi lar to MP PET 1999]
Y
X
V
O
B
Q
A




130 Electrostatics
(a) 0.02 joul e (b) 0.04 joule (c) 0.025 joule (d) 0.05 joule
191. When we touch t he t ermi nals of a hi gh voltage capaci tor, even after a hi gh voltage has been cut off, then the capaci tor has a
tendency to
(a) Restore energy (b) Discharge energy (c) Affect dangerously (d) Both (b) and (c)
192. A parallel plate ai r capaci tor is charged to a potenti al diff erence of V. After di sconnecti ng t he batt ery, di stance between the plates
of the capaci tor i s i ncreased usi ng an i nsulati ng handle. As a result, the potenti al diff erence between the plates
[ KCET ( E) 1999; KCET ( M) 1999]
(a) Decreases (b) I ncreases (c) Becomes zero (d) Does not change
193. A 10 pF capaci tor i s connected t o a V 50 battery. How much el ectrostati c ener gy is stored i n the capaci tor ?
[ KCET ( E) 1999; KCET ( M) 1999 Simil ar to AFMC 20 00, MP PMT 20 00, MP PET 1994 and CPMT 1978]
(a) J
8
10 25 . 1

(b) J
7
10 5 . 2

(c) J
5
10 5 . 3

(d) J
2
10 5 . 4


194. When a di electri c materi al i s i ntroduced between the plates of a charged condenser, the electri c fi eld between the plates
[ Pb. PMT 1999]
(a) Decreases (b) I ncreases (c) Remai n constant (d) Fi rst b then a
195. Two protons A and B are pl aced i n space between plates of a parallel pl ate capaci tor charged upto V volts (see fi g.) Forces on
protons are
A
F and
B
F , then [ RPET 1999]





(a)
B A
F F > (b)
B A
F F < (c)
B A
F F = (d) Nothi ng can be sai d
196. A condenser is charged and then battery is removed. A di electri c pl ate is put between the plates of condenser, t hen correct
statement i s
[ RPET 1998]
(a) Q constant, V and U decrease (b) Q constant, V i ncreases, U decreases
(c) Q i ncreases, V decreases, U i ncreases (d) None of these
197. 1000 smal l water drops each of radi us r and charge q coalesce toget her to form one spheri cal drop. The potenti al of the big drop
i s larger than that of t he smaller drop by a factor of
[ CPMT 1997, 91; MP PMT 1996; NCERT 1984 Simil ar to CPMT 1989, 83, MP PMT 1994, 89 & MP PET 1997, 92]
(a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1
198. Two metal spheres of radii cm 1 and cm 2 are given charges of C
2
10

and C
2
10 5

respecti vely. I f both spheres are j oined by a metal
wire, then the final charge on the smaller spheres will be [ CBSE 1995]
(a) C
2
10 2

(b) C
2
10 4 (c) C
2
10 3

(d) C
2
10 4


199. A condenser is charged and then battery is removed. A di electri c pl ate is put between the plates of condenser, t hen correct
statement i s
[ RPET 1998]
(a) Q constant, V and U decrease (b) Q constant, V i ncreases, U decreases
(c) Q i ncreases, V decreases, U i ncreases (d) None of these
200. 1000 smal l water drops each of radi us r and charge q coalesce toget her to form one spheri cal drop. The potenti al of the big drop
i s larger than that of t he smaller drop by a factor of
[ CPMT 1997, 91; MP PMT 1996; NCERT 1984 Simil ar to CPMT 1989, 83, MP PMT 1994, 89 & MP PET 1997, 92]
(a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1





A B
+
+
+
+
+




El ectrostatics 131
201. Two metal spheres of radii cm 1 and cm 2 are given charges of C
2
10

and C
2
10 5

respectively. If both spheres are joined by a
metal wire, then the final charge on the smaller spheres will be [ CBSE 1995]
(a) C
2
10 2

(b) C
2
10 4 (c) C
2
10 3

(d) C
2
10 4


202. A capaci tor of capaci ty C has charge Q and stored energy i s W. I f the charge i s i ncreased to 2Q, the stored energy wi ll be
[ MP PET 1990]
(a) 2W (b) W/ 2 (c) 4W (d) W/ 4
203. 64 drops each havi ng the capaci ty C and pot enti al V are combi ned to form a bi g drop. I f the charge on the small drop i s q, t hen
the charge on the bi g drop wi ll be
(a) 2q (b) 4q (c) 16q (d) 64q
204. The capaci t y of a parall el plat e condenser i s 5 F. When a glass plate i s placed between the plates of the conductor, i ts pot enti al
becomes 1/ 8
th
of the ori gi nal value. The val ue of di el ectri c constant wi ll be
[ MP PMT 1985 Si milar to CPMT 1990, 88, 85, 82, 72, MP PET 1994, KCET 1994, MP PMT 1993 and NCERT 1990]
(a) 1.6 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 40
205. Whi ch one statement i s correct ? A parallel plate ai r condenser i s connected wi th a bat tery. I ts charge, potenti al, el ectri c fi eld and
energy are Q0, V0, E0 and U0 respecti vely. I n or der to fi ll the complet e space between the plates a di el ectri c slab is i nserted, the
battery is sti ll connected. Now the correspondi ng values Q, V, E and U are i n relati on wit h the i ni ti all y stated as
(a) Q > Q0 (b) V > V0 (c) E > E0 (d) U > U0
206. The capaci ty of a par allel plate ai r capaci tor i s 10 F and i t is gi ven a charge 40 C. t he electri cal energy stored i n t he capaci t or i n
er gs i s
(a) 80 10
6
(b) 800 (c) 8000 (d) 20000
207. There is an air fi lled 1 pF parallel pl ate capaci tor. When the pl at e separati on i s doubled and t he space is fil led wit h wax, the
capaci tance i ncreases t o 2 pF. The di electri c constant of wax is [ MNR 1998]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
208. A parallel plate capaci tor i s charged and t he chargi ng bat tery is then di sconnected. I f the pl at es of the capaci tor are moved
further apart by means of i nsulati ng handles, then [ MP PMT 1996; Mani pal MEE 1995; MP PET 1992; I I T 1887]
(a) The charge on the capaci tor i ncreases
(b) The volt age across the plates decreases
(c) The capaci tance i ncreases
(d) The el ectrostati cs energy stored i n the capaci tor i ncreases
209. An ai r capaci tor i s connected to a bat tery. The eff ect of fi l li ng t he space between the plates wi th a di electri c i s to i ncrease
[ MP PMT 1995]
(a) The charge and the potenti al di fference (b) The potenti al di fference and the electri c fi eld
(c) The el ectri c fi eld and t he capaci t ance (d) The charge and the capaci tance
210. Between the plates of a parall el plate condenser there is 1 mm thi ck paper of di el ectri c constant 4. I t is charged at volt 100 . The
elect ri c fi eld i n volt / met r e between the plates of the capacitor is [ MP PMT 1994]
(a) 100 (b) 100000 (c) 25000 (d) 400000
211. A capaci tor i s kept connect ed to the battery and a di electri c slab is i nsert ed between the plates. Duri ng this process
[ MP PMT 1994]
(a) No work i s done
(b) Work is done at the cost of the energy already stored i n the capaci tor before t he slab is i nserted
(c) Work is done at the cost of the battery




132 Electrostatics
(d) Work is done at the cost of bot h the capaci tor and the battery
212. A capaci tor wi th air as t he di el ectri c is charged t o a pot enti al of 100 volts. I f t he space between the plates i s now fi lled wi th a
di elect ri c of di electri c constant 10, the pot enti al di fference between the pl at es wi ll be [ MP PET 1992]
(a) 1000 volts (b) 100 volts (c) 10 volts (d) Zero
213. The di stance between the circular plates of a parallel pl ate condenser 40 mm i n di ameter, i n order to have same capaci ty as a
spher e of radi us 1metr e is [ MP PET 1992]
(a) 0.01mm (b) 0.1mm (c) 1.0 mm (d) 10 mm
214. Force acti ng upon a charged parti cle kept between t he plat es of a charged condenser i s F. I f one pl ate of the condenser is
removed, t hen t he force acti ng on the same parti cl e wi ll become [ MP PMT 1991]
(a) 0 (b) F/ 2 (c) F (d) 2F
215. Two metalli c charged spheres whose radii ar e 20 cm and 10 cm respecti vely, have each 150 mi cr o-coulomb posi ti ve charge. The
common pot enti al af ter they are connected by a conducti ng wi re is
(a) 9 10
6
volt s (b) 4.5 10
6
volts (c) 1.8 10
7
volts (d) 13.5 10
6
volt
216. A capaci tor of capaci ty C i s connected wi th a bat tery of potenti al V i n parall el. The di stance between i ts plates i s reduced to half at
once, assumi ng that the charge remai ns the same. Then to charge to capaci tance upto the pot enti al V agai n, t he energy gi ven by
the battery wil l be [ MP PET 1989]
(a) CV
2
/ 4 (b) CV
2
/ 2 (c) 3CV
2
/ 4 (d) CV
2





217. I f on chargi ng a capaci tor current i s kept constant t hen the vari ati on of potenti al V of the capaci tor with ti me t i s shown as
[ MP PET 2003]
(a) (b) (c) (d)





218. Two capaci tors of capaci tance 2 and F 3 are j oi ned i n seri es. Outer plate fi rst capaci tor i s at 1000 volt and out er pl ate of
second capacit or is earthed (grounded). Now the potenti al on i nner plate of each capaci tor will be
(a) 700 Volt (b) 200 Volt (c) 600 Volt (d) 400 Volt
219. I n t he given fi gure each plate of capaci tance C has parti al value of char ge [ MP PMT 20 03]






(a) CE (b)
R R
CER

2
1
(c)
R R
CER
+
2
2
(d)
R R
CER

1
1

V
t
V
t
V
t
V
t
E R
R2
R1
C
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Capacitance and Capacitor




Electrostati cs 133
220. A par al lel pl ate capaci tor has plate area A and separati on d. I t is charged to a potenti al di fference
0
V . The chargi ng battery is
disconnected and the pl at es are pull ed apart to t hree times the i ni ti al separati on. The work requi red to separate t he pl ates i s
[ Ker al a PET 2002]
(a)
d
AV
2
0 0
3
(b)
d
AV
2
2
0 0

(c)
d
AV
3
2
0 0

(d)
d
AV
2
0 0

221. A charged 100F capaci t or is discharged thr ough a 10 kO resist or. The rati o
capacitor the on charge Original
second 1 after capacitor the on Charge
i s
(a) (1 1/ e) (b) l n 2 (c) (1 ln 2) (d) 1/ e
222. The area of the plat es of a paral lel pl at e capaci t or i s A and the di stance bet ween t he pl ates i s 10 mm. Ther e are two di el ectri c
sheets i n i t, one of di el ectri c constant 10 and t hi ckness 6 mm and the other of di el ect ri c constant 5 and thi ckness 4 mm. The
capaci ty of the condenser i s [ MP PMT 1997]
(a) A
0
35
12
(b) A
0
3
2
(c) A
0
7
5000
(d) 1500 0A
223. A 500 F capaci tor is charged at a steady rate of 100 C/ sec. The potenti al di fference across the capaci tor will be 10 V after an
i nterval of
(a) 5 sec (b) 20 sec (c) 25 sec (d) 50 sec
224. The space between the plates of a parallel plate capaci tor i s fi ll ed complet ely wi th a di electri c subst ance havi ng di el ect ri c constant
4 and t hi ckness 3 mm. The dist ance between the plates i n now i ncreased by i nserti ng a second sheet of thi ckness 5 mm and
di elect ri c constant K. I f the capaci tance of the capaci tor so formed i s one-half of the ori gi nal capaci tance, the value of K is
(a) 10/ 3 (b) 20/ 3 (c) 5/ 3 (d) 15/ 3
225. A capaci tor of capaci tance 160 F i s charged to a potenti al diff erence of 200 V and then connected across a di scharge tube, whi ch
conducts unti l t he potenti al difference across i t has fal len to 100 V. The energy dissipated i n the tube i s
(a) 6.4 J (b) 4.8 J (c) 3.2 J (d) 2.4 J
226. A 0.1 F capaci tor fi lled completel y wi t h a di electri c and i t i s charged unti l the p.d. between the plates becomes 25 V. Then the
charge is shared wi th a simil ar capaci tor whi ch has ai r as di electri c. The potenti al diff erence falls to 15 V. The di el ectri c constant
of the fi rst capaci tor is
(a) 2.5 (b) 1.5 (c) 7.5 (d) 5.5
227. A parallel plate capaci tor of plate area A and plate separati on d i s charged t o potenti al V and then the bat tery is disconnected. A
slab of di electri c constant K is then i nserted between the plates of the capaci tors so as to fi ll the space between t he pl ates. I f Q, E
and W denote respecti vely, the magni tude of charge on each pl at e, t he electri c fi el d between the plates (after the slab i s i nserted)
and work done on the system i n the process of i nserti ng the slab, then state i ncorrect relati on f rom the f ol lowi ng [ I I T-JEE 1991; MP PET 1997]
(a)
d
AV
Q
0

= (b)
Kd
AV
W
2
2
0

= (c)
Kd
V
E = (d)
|
.
|

\
|
= 1
1
2
2
0
K d
AV
W


228. A di electri c sl ab of thi ckness d i s i nserted i n a paral lel pl ate capaci tor whose negative pl at e is at x = 0 and posi tive pl at e i s at x =
3d. The slab i s equi distant from the pl at es. The capaci tor i s given some charge. As x goes from 0 to 3d
(a) The magni tude of the electri c fi eld remai ns the same
(b) The directi on of t he electri c fi el d remai ns the same
(c) The el ectri c potenti al i ncreases conti nuously
(d) The el ectri c potenti al i ncreases at fi rst, then decreases and agai n i ncreases
229. A capaci t or of capaci t ance C0 is charged to a potent i al V0 and then i solated. A small capaci tor C is then charged from C0,
discharged and charged agai n; the process bei ng repeated n ti mes. Due to this, potential of the l arger capaci tor i s decreased to V.
Value of C is
(a)
n
V
V
C
/ 1
0
0 (

(b)
(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
1
/ 1
0
n
V
V
C (c)
n
V
V
C
(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
1
0
(d)
(
(

+
|
|
.
|

\
|
1
0
n
V
V
C


B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Gr ouping of Capacitor s





134 Electrostatics

230. Three capaci tors each of capaci t y 4F are to be connect ed i n such a way that the effective capaci tance is 6 F. This can be done by
[ CBSE 20 03]
(a) Connect i ng them i n parall el (b) Connecti ng two i n seri es and
one i n parall el
(c) Connect i ng two i n parallel and one i n seri es (d) Connecti ng all of them i n seri es
231. A 0.2 F capaci tor i s char ged t o 600 V. After removi ng i t from battery i t is connect ed to anot her capaci t or of 1F i n parallel. The
voltage on t he capaci t or wi ll become
(a) 300 V (b) 600 V (c) 100 V (d) 120 V
232. Two i denti cal capaci tors, have the same capaci tance C. One of them i s charged t o potenti al V1 and the other to V2. The negati ve
ends of t he capaci t ors are connected toget her. When the posi ti ve ends are also connected, the decrease i n energy of the combi ned
system is
[ I I T Scr eening 20 02]
(a) ) (
4
1
2
2
2
1
V V C (b) ) (
4
1
2
2
2
1
V V C + (c)
2
2 1
) (
4
1
V V C (d)
2
2 1
) (
4
1
V V C +
233. I f there are n -capaci tors i n parall el connected to V vol t source, then the ener gy stored is equal to
(a) CV (b)
2
2
1
nCV (c)
2
CV (d)
2
2
1
CV
n

234. Two capaci tors
1
C and
1 2
2C C = are connected i n a ci rcui t wi th a swi tch between them as shown i n the fi gure. I ni ti al ly the
swi tch i s open and
1
C holds charge Q . The swi t ch i s closed. At st eady st ate, the charge on each capaci tor wil l be







(a) Q Q 2 , (b) 3 / 2 , 3 / Q Q (c) Q Q 3 , 2 / 3 (d) 3 / 4 , 3 / 2 Q Q
235. Two capaci tors of F 1 and F 2 are connect ed i n seri es, the resul tant capaci tance wi ll be [ MP PET 2002]
(a) F 4 (b) F
3
2
(c) F
2
3
(d) F 3
236. A capaci tor of F 10 charged up to 250 vol ts is connected i n parallel wi th another capaci tor of F 5 charged up t o 100 volts.
The common potenti al i s [ BHU 2002]
(a) 500 V (b) 400 V (c) 300 V (d) 200 V
237. A body of capaci ty F 4 i s charged to V 80 and anot her body of capacity F 6 i s charged to V 30 . When they ar e connected the
energy lost by F 4 capaci tor i s
(a) 1. 8 mJ (b) mJ 6 . 4 (c) mJ 2 . 3 (d) mJ 5 . 2
238. A F 20 capaci tor i s charged to V 5 and isolat ed. I t i s then connected in parall el wi th an uncharged F 30 capaci tor. The decrease
i n the energy of the syst em wi ll be
(a) J 25 (b) J 200 (c) J 125 (d) J 150
239. Capaci t ance of an ai r fil led parallel plate capacitor is 10 F. I f two di el ectri c medium ar e fil led as shown i n fi gure t hen equivalent
capaci tance wi ll be [ RPET 20 01; MP PMT 1987]

Q C1
C2 = 2C1
R
S
K1 = 2 K2 = 4




Electrostatics 135




(a) 30 F (b) 15 F (c) 5 F (d) 10 F
240. Three capaci tors of capaci t ance 3F, 10F and 15 F are connected i n seri es to a volt age source of 100 V. The charge on 15 F is
[ CPMT 2001; AI I MS 2000 ; Pb PMT 1999; Si milar to RPMT 1999, 2000 and MP PMT 2000]
(a) 25 C (b) 100 C (c) 200 C (d) 280 C
241. A parallel plate capaci tor has capaci tance C. I f i t i s equally fi lled wi th parall el l ayers of materi als of di electri c const ant K1 and K2
i ts capaci ty becomes C1. The rati o of C1 t o C is [ MP PMT 200 1]
(a)
2 1
K K + (b)
2 1
2 1
K K
K K

(c)
2 1
2 1
K K
K K +
(d)
2 1
2 1
2
K K
K K
+

242. A capaci tor of capaci ty C1, is charged by connecti ng i t across a battery of e.m.f. V0. The batt ery is then removed and the capaci tor
i s connected i n paral lel wit h an uncharged capaci t or of capacit y C2. The potent ial di fference across t hi s combi nati on is [ MP PET 2000]
(a)
0
2 1
2
.V
C C
C
+
(b)
0
2 1
1
.V
C C
C
+
(c)
0
2
2 1
.V
C
C C +
(d)
0
1
2 1
.V
C
C C +

243. Two capaci tors wi th capaci tances
1
C and
2
C are charged to pot ent i als
1
V and
2
V respectively. When they are connected i n
parallel, the rati o of their respecti ve charges is [ KCET ( M) 2000; KCET ( E) 20 00]
(a)
2
2
2
1
V
V
(b)
2
1
V
V
(c)
2
2
2
1
C
C
(d)
2
1
C
C

244. Two condensers of capaci ty 0.3 F and 0.6 F r especti vely are connected i n seri es. The combi nati on is connect ed across a
potent i al of 6 volt s. The rati o of energi es stored by the condensers will be
(a)
2
1
(b) 2 (c)
4
1
(d) 4
245. Three capaci tors of capaci tances 3 F are connected once i n seri es and anot her ti me i n parall el. The rati o of equivalent
capaci tance i n the two cases
|
|
.
|

\
|
p
s
C
C
wi ll be
(a) 1 : 9 (b) 9 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
246. Seven capaci t ors each of capaci ty 2F are to be so connected to have a total capaci ty .
11
10
F Whi ch will be the necessary fi gure
as shown ? [ I I T 1990]

(a) (b)




(c) (d)








136 Electrostatics

247. Three capaci tors are connect ed to d.c. source of 100 volts as shown i n the adj oi ni ng fi gure. I f the charge accumulated on plat es of
C1, C2 and C3 are qa, qb, qc, qd, qe and qf respecti vely, t hen [ CPMT 1986]







(a) coulombs q q q
f d b
9
100
= + + (b) 0 = + +
f d b
q q q
(c) qa + qc + qe = 50 coul ombs (d) qb = qd = qf
248. Four capaci tors of each of capaci ty 3F are connect ed as shown i n the adj oi ni ng fi gure. The rati o of equi val ent capaci t ance
between A and B and between A and C wi ll be






(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
249. The capaci ti es and connected of fi ve capaci tors are shown i n the adj oi ni ng fi gure. The potenti al difference between the poi nts A
and B is 60 volt s. Then the equi valent capaci ty between A and B and the charge on 5 F capaci tance wi ll be respectively







(a) 44 F; 300 C (b) 16 F; 150 C (c) 15 F; 200 C (d) 4 F; 50C
250. Three ident i cal capaci tors are combi ned diff er entl y. For the same voltage t o each combi nati on, t he one that st ores the greatest
energy i s
(a) Two i n parall el and the thi rd i n seri es wi th i t (b) Three i n seri es
(c) Three i n paral lel (d) Two i n seri es and third i n parall el with i t
251. The charge on a capaci tor of capaci t ance 10 F connected as shown i n the fi gure i s [ AMU 1995]






2F
a b
3F
c d
4F
e f
100 Vol t s
A B
C
A
B
12F 10F 5F 9F 8F
2V
2O
2O
10F




El ectrostatics 137

(a) 20 C (b) 15 C (c) 10 C (d) Zero
252. The equi val ent capaci tance between A and B in the fi gure is 1F. Then the value of capaci tance C i s [ MP PET 1994]







(a) 1.4 F (b) 2.5 F (c) 3.5 F (d) 1.2 F
253. A condenser of capaci ty C1 is charged to a pot enti al V0. The electrostati c energy st ored i n i t is U0. I t i s connected to another
uncharged condenser of capaci ty C2 i n paral lel. The energy di ssi pated i n t he process is [ MP PMT 1994]
(a)
0
2 1
2
U
C C
C
+
(b)
0
2 1
1
U
C C
C
+
(c)
0
2 1
2 1
U
C C
C C
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

(d)
0
2 1
2 1
) ( 2
U
C C
C C
+

254. Mi nimum number of capacit ors of 2 F capaci t ance each required t o obt ai n a capaci tor of 5 F wi ll be [ MP PET 1992]
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Fi ve (d) Si x
255. 2 F capaci tance has p.d. across i ts two termi nals 200 volts. I t is disconnect ed wi th bat tery and then another uncharged
capaci tance i s connected i n paral lel to i t, t hen p.d. becomes 20 volts. Then the capaci ty of another capaci tance wi ll be
[ CPMT 1991 Si milar to MP PET 1999, 92]
(a) 2 F (b) 4 F (c) 18 F (d) 16 F
256. Two capaci tors each of capaci ty 2 F are connected i n parallel . This system is connected i n seri es wit h a third capaci tance of 12
F capaci ty. The equivalent capaci ty of the syst em wi ll be [ MP PET / PMT 1990]
(a) 16 F (b) 13 F (c) 4 F (d) 3 F
257. A 4 F condenser i s connected i n parall el to another condenser of 8 F. Both the condensers are then connected i n seri es wi th a
12 F condenser and charged to 20 volts. The charge on t he plate of 4 F condenser is [ MP PET 1989]
(a) 3.3 C (b) 40 C (c) 80 C (d) 240 C
258. I n t he di agram bel ow are shown three capaci tors
2 1
, C C and
3
C j oi ned t o bat tery. Wi t h symbol s havi ng thei r usual meani ngs,
the correct condi ti ons wi ll be [ CPMT 1989]







(a)
3 2 1
Q Q Q = = and V V V V + = =
3 2 1
(b)
3 2 1
Q Q Q + = and
3 2 1
V V V V + + =
(c)
3 2 1
Q Q Q + = and
2 1
V V V + = (d)
2 3
Q Q = and
3 2
V V =


A
B
C
2.5F 1F
V1
C1
Q1
V2
C2
Q2
V3
C3
Q3
V
Q
A Ad dv va an nc ce e L Le ev ve el l
Gr ouping of Capacitor s





138 Electrostat ics

259. I f four plates each of area A are arranged accordi ng to the gi ven di agram wi th distance d between nei ghbori ng plates t hen the
capaci tance of the system between A and B will be





(a)
d
A
0
4
(b)
d
A
0
3
(c)
d
A
0
2
(d)
d
A
0

260. Four metalli c plat es, each wi th a surf ace area of one si de A are placed at a distance d f rom each other. The plates are connected as
shown i n the fi gure. Then the capaci tance of the system between A and B is






(a)
d
A
0
3
(b)
d
A
0
2
(c)
d
A
0
.
3
2
(d)
d
A
0
.
2
3

261. The equi val ent capaci ty between A and B i n the adj oi ni ng fi gure will be





(a)
d
A
0

(b)
d
A
0
2
3
(c)
d
A
0
2
(d)
d
A
3
2
0

262. Consi der the si tuati on shown i n the fi gur e. The capaci tor A has a charge q on i t whereas B is unchar ged. The charged appeari ng
on the capaci tor B a long ti me after the swi tch i s closed i s [ I I T ( Scr eening) 200 1]







(a) Zero (b) 2 / q (c) q (d) q 2
263. Two capaci tors of capaci tances F 3 and F 6 are charged to a potenti al of V 12 each. They are now connected to each other,
wi th the posi ti ve plate of each j oi ned t o the negative plate of the ot her. The potenti al difference across each wi ll be [ KCET 2002]
(a) V 6 (b) V 4 (c) V 3 (d) Zero
B
A
A B
s
q
+
+
+
+
+





1
2
3
4
A
B
B
A




Electrostati cs 139
264. A capaci tor of capaci ty C1 i s charged t o the potent i al of V0. ON disconnect i ng wi t h the battery, i t is connect ed wi th a capaci t or of
capaci ty C2 as shown i n t he adj oi ni ng fi gure. The rati o of energi es before and after the connecti on of swi tch S wi ll be






(a) (C1 + C2)/ C1 (b) C1/ (C1 + C2) (c) C1C2 (d) C1/ C2
265. The two metalli c plate of radius r are placed at a distance d apart and its capacity is C. If a plate of radius r / 2 and thickness d of
dielectric constant 6 is placed between the plates of the condenser, then i ts capaci ty will be [ MP PET 1985]
(a) 7C/ 2 (b) 3C/ 7 (c) 7C/ 3 (d) 9C/ 4
266. The capacit y of the capaci tors are shown i n the adj oi ni ng fi g. The equi valent capaci tance between the poi nt s A and B and the
charge on the 6 F will be





(a) 27 F; 540 C (b) 15 F; 270 C (c) 6 F; 180 C (d) 15 F; 90 C
267. A parallel plate capaci tor of capaci tance C is connect ed to a battery and is charged to a pot enti al dif ference V. Another capaci tor
of capaci tance 2C i s connected to another battery and i s charged to potenti al di fference 2V. The chargi ng bat teri es are now
disconnected and the capaci tors are connected i n parallel to each ot her i n such a way that the posi tive termi nal of one is
connected t o the negat ive t ermi nal of the other. The fi nal energy of t he confi gurati on is
(a) Zero (b)
6
25
2
CV
(c)
2
3
2
CV
(d)
2
9
2
CV

268. Two i denti cal paral lel plate capaci tors are connected i n seri es to a battery of 100 V. A di electri c slab of di electri c constant 4.0 is
i nserted between the plates of second capaci tor. The pot enti al difference across the capaci tor wil l now be respecti vely [ MP PMT 1992]
(a) 50 V, 50 V (b) 80 V, 20 V (c) 20 V, 80 V (d) 75 V, 25 V
269. I n t he circui t shown here C1 = 6F, C2 = 3 F and battery B = 20 V. The swi tch S1 is first closed. I t i s then opened and afterwards
S2 is cl osed. What is the charge fi nally on C2








(a) 120 C (b) 80 C (c) 40 C (d) 20 C
270. I n t he give cir cui t i f poi nt C is connect ed to the earth and a potenti al of + 2000 V i s gi ven to the poi nt A, the potenti al at B i s
[ MP PET 1997]

S
C1V0 C2
9F 6F 12F
A
B
90 vol t
6F
C2
C1
B = 20V
S2
S1
3F
10F
10F
10F
5F
A B
C




140 Electrostati cs





(a) 1500 V (b) 1000 V (c) 500 V (d) 400 V
271. A 10 F capaci tor and a 20 F capaci t or are connected i n seri es across a 200 V supply li ne. The charged capaci tors are t hen
disconnected from t he li ne and reconnected wi th thei r positi ve plates t ogether and negati ve plates t ogether and no external
voltage i s appli ed. What i s the pot enti al di fference across each capaci tor
(a) V
9
800
(b) V
3
800
(c) 400 V (d) 200 V
272. An uncharged capaci tor wi t h a soli d di el ectri c is connect ed to a si milar air capaci tor charged to a potenti al of V0. I f the common
potenti al after shari ng of charges becomes V, then the di el ectri c constant of the di el ectri c must be
(a)
V
V
0
(b)
0
V
V
(c)
V
V V ) (
0

(d)
0
0
) (
V
V V

273. The capaci t ance of a paral lel pl ate condenser i s C1 (fi g. a). A di electri c of di el ectri c constant K i s i nserted as shown i n fi gure (b)
and (c). I f C2 and C3 are the capaci tances i n fi gure (b) and (c), then






(a) Both C2 and C3 > C1 (b) C3 > C1 but C2 < C1
(c) Both C2 and C3 < C1 (d) C1 = C2 = C3
274. The pot enti al dif ference between the poi nts Q and S of the gi ven ci rcui t i s









(a) V
C
C C
1
1 2
) (
(b) V
C
C C
3
3 4
) (
(c)
) (
) (
4 3 2 1
4 1 3 2
C C C C
V C C C C
+ + +

(d)
) ( ) (
) (
4 3 2 1
3 2 1 4
C C C C
V C C C C
+ +


275. Fi ve capaci tors are connected as shown i n the di agram. I f the p.d. between A and B is 22 V, the emf of the cell i s






10F
B
E
2.9F
12F
A
7F
C
D
3F
C3
A
V
C4
B
C2
C1
P
Q
R
S
d
(a) (b)
K
d/ 2
(c)
K




El ectrostatics 141



(a) 26 V (b) 42 V (c) 38 V (d) 46 V
276. I n t he ci rcui t shown i n the fi gure the amount of charge that will fl ow through any secti on of the connecti ng wires to the battery
when the key K i s cl osed is








(a) 800C (b) 1800C (c) 1200C (d) 1600C
277. I n t he followi ng fi gure, the charge on each condenser i n the steady state wi ll be








(a) 3C (b) 6 C (c) 9C (d) 12C
278. The fi gure shows a circui t with E as the earthi ng of the common plat e. The potent i als at P and Q are









(a) 0V, 1000 V (b) 1000 V, 0 V (c) + 600 V, 400 V (d) + 400 V, 600 V
279. I n t he given circui t, with st eady current, the potenti al drop across the capaci tor must be [ I I T ( Scr eening) 200 1]









3F 3F
4O
1O
4O
4O
3F
3F
10V
P
E
1000 V
Q
+
+
10F
+
15F
2F
300 V
K
4F
4F
C
V
V
2V
R
2R




142 Electrostatics
(a) V (b)
2
V
(c)
3
V
(d)
3
2V

280. A paral lel pl ate capaci tor i s charged to a potenti al diff erence of V 50 . I t is discharged through a resist ance. Af ter 1 second, the
potent i al di fference between plat es becomes V 40 . Then [ REE 1999]
(a) Fracti on of stored energy aft er 1second is 16/ 25 (b) P.d. between the pl at es after 2 seconds wil l be V 32
(c) P.d. between t he pl ates aft er 2 seconds wi ll be V 20 (d) Fracti on of stored energy after 1second is
5
4

281. The equi valent capaci tance of three capaci tors of capaci tance C1, C2 and C3 connected i n parall el is 12 uni ts and the product
C1C2C3 = 48. When the capaci t ors C1 and C2 are connected i n parallel the equi val ent capaci tance is 6 uni ts. Then t he capaci t ance
are
[ KCET 1999]
(a) 1.5, 2.5, 8 (b) 2,3,7 (c) 2,4,6 (d) 1,5,6
282. Two condensers C1 and C2 i n a ci rcui t are j oi ned as shown i n fi gure. The potenti al of poi nt A i s V1 and that of B is V2. The
potenti al of poi nt D will be [ MP PET 1997]




(a) ) (
2
1
2 1
V V + (b)
2 1
2 1 1 2
C C
V C V C
+
+
(c)
2 1
2 2 1 1
C C
V C V C
+
+
(d)
2 1
2 1 1 2
C C
V C V C
+

283. Three pl ates A, B, C each of area 50 cm
2
have separati on 3 mm between A and B and 3 mm between B and C. The energy stored
when the pl at es are ful ly charged is [ SCRA 1996]





(a) 1.6 10
9
J (b) 2.1 10
9
J (c) 5 10
9
J (d) 7 10
9
N
284. Fi ve i denti cal plates are connected across a bat tery as follows. I f the charge on plate 1 be +q, t hen t he charges on t he pl ates 2, 3, 4
and 5 are






(a) q, + q, q, + q (b) 2q, + 2q, 2q, +q (c) q, + 2q, 2q, + q (d) None of the above
285. One plat e of a parallel plate capaci tor i s suspended from a beam of a physi cal balance as shown i n the fi gure. The area of each
plate is 625 cm
2
and the distance between these plates is 5 mm. I f an addi ti onal mass 0.04 gm is placed i n the other pan of the
balance, t hen t he potenti al difference requi red between the plates to keep i t i n equi li bri um wi ll be






A
D B
C1 C2
V1
V2
5
4
3
2
1
mg
d
A
A
B
C 12V




Electrostati cs 143
(a) 150 V (b) 188 V (c) 225 V (d) 310 V
286. The V versus x pl ot for si x identi cal met al plates of cross-secti onal area A i s as shown. What wi ll be the equi valent capaci tance
between 2 and 5 (The plates are placed wi th a separati on d)








(a)
d
A
0
2
(b)
d
A
0

(c)
d
A
0
3
(d)
d
A
0
4

287. Two parallel metal plates are i nsert ed at equal distances i nto a paral lel pl at e capaci tor as shown i n the fi gure. Pl ates 1 and 4 are
connected t o a battery of emf . Wi th reference t o the posi ti ve plate of the battery at zero potenti al, the pot enti al of other plates
are r especti vel y





(a) 0, V, V, V (b) V
V V
,
3
,
2
, 0 (c) V
V V
,
3
2
,
3
, 0 (d) 0, 0, 0, 0
288. Four plates, each of area A and each si de are pl aced parall el to each other at a dist ance d. A battery is connected between the
combi nati ons 1and 3 and 2 and 4. The modulus of charge on each plate is






(a) E
d
A
0
2
(b) E
d
A
0
3
(c) E
d
A
3
2
0

(d) E
d
A
0

289. Three capaci tors are connect ed as shown i n fi gure. Then the charge on C1 i s







(a) 6 C (b) 12 C (c) 18 C (d) 24 C
d 2d 3d 4d 5d
x
5 V
10 V
v
2 3 4 5 6 1
V
1 2 3 4
E
1 2 3 4
C1
6V
C2
2F 2F
+ +
6V
C3 4F