CENTERS: MUMBAI / DELHI / AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW / NASHIK / GOA

ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND/ NERUL / POWAI

IIT JEE-2014 TW TEST MARKS: 60
TIME: 1 HR TOPIC: ELECTROSTATISTICS DATE: 29/04/13

SINGLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (+3, 1)

1. A spherical charged conductor has surface density of charge as o. The electric field intensity on its
surface is E. If the radius of surface is doubled, keeping o unchanged , what will be the electric field
intensity on the new sphere?
(a) E 2 (b) E 4 (c) 2E (d) E

2. Charge Q is given a displacement

r ai bj = +

in an electric field
1 2

E E i E j = +

. The work done is

(a) ( )
1 2
Q E a E b + (b) ( ) ( )
2 2
1 2
Q E a E b +
(c) ( )
2 2
1 2
Q E E a b + + (d)
( )
2
2 2 2 2
1 2
Q E E a b + +

3. An insulated sphere of radius R has a uniform volume charge density . The electric field at a point
P inside the sphere at a distance r from the centre is
(a)
0
R
3

c
(b)
0
r
3

c
(c) zero (d)
0
2 r
3
| |
|
c
\ .


4. Consider two concentric spherical surfaces
1
S with radius a and
2
S with radius 2a, both centred on
the origin. There is a charge q + at the origin, and no other charges. Compare the flux
1
| , through
1
S
with the flux
2
| through
2
S .
(a)
1 2
4 | = | (b)
1 2
2 | = | (c)
1 2
| = | (d)
1 2
2 | = |

5. If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero, then
(a) the electric field must be zero everywhere on the surface .
(b) the total charge inside the surface must be zero.
(c) the electric field must be uniform throughout the closed surface.
(d) the charge outside the surface must be zero.

6. Two particles A and B (B is right of A) having charges
6
8 10 C

and
6
2 10 C

, respectively, are
held fixed with separation of 20cm. Where should a third charged particle be placed so that it does
not experience a net electric force.
(a) 5 cm right of B (b) 5 cm left of A (c) 20 cm left of A (d) 20 cm right of B

7. A point charge of 100 C is placed at
( )

3i 4j m + . Find the electric field intensity due to this charge
at a point located at
( )

9i 12j m + .
(a)
1
8000Vm

(b)
1
9000Vm

(c)
1
2250Vm

(d)
1
4500Vm

8. It is required to hold equal charges qin equilibrium at the corners of a square. What charge when
placed at the center of the square will do this?
(a)
( )
q
1 2 2
2
+ (b)
( )
q
1 2 2
2
+ (c)
( )
q
1 2 2
4
+ (d)
( )
q
1 2 2
4
+

9. Four identical charges Q are fixed at the four corners of a square of side a. The electric field at a
point P located symmetrically at a distance a 2from the centre of the square is
(a)
2
0
Q
2 2 a tc
(b)
2
0
Q
2 a tc
(c)
2
0
2 2Q
a tc
(d)
2
0
2Q
a tc

10. A point charge qis placed inside a conducting spherical shell of inner radius 2R and outer radius
3Rat a distance of R from the centre of the shell. Find the electric potential at the centre of the shell
(a)
0
1 q
4 2R tc
(b)
0
1 4q
4 3R tc
(c)
0
1
4tc
5q
6R
(d)
0
1 2q
4 3R tc



11. We have three identical metallic spheres A,B and C.A is given a charge Q and B and C are
uncharged. The following processes of touching of two spheres one carried out in succession. Each
process is carried out with sufficient time:
(i) A and B (ii) B and C (iii) C and A (iv) A and B (v) B and C
The final charges on the sphere are
(a)
11Q5Q 11Q
,
32 16 32
(b)
11Q11Q 5Q
,
32 32 16
(c)
8Q 5Q 5Q
, ,
8 16 16
(d)
5Q 11Q 11Q
, ,
16 32 32


12. A non-conducting sphere with a cavity has volume charge density
1
.O and
2
O represent the two centres as shown. The electric field inside the cavity is
0
E . Now, an equal and opposite charge is given uniformly to the sphere on its
outer surface. The magnitude of electric field inside the cavity becomes
(a) zero (b)
0
E (c)
0
2E (d)
0
3E

13. A conducting spherical shell is earthed. A positive charge
1
q + is placed
at the centre and another small positive charge
2
q + is placed at a distance
r from
1
q (see figure). Ignore the effect of induced charge due to
2
q on
the sphere. Then the coulomb force on
2
q is
(a) zero (b)
1 2
2
q q
4 r tc

(c)
( )
1 2
2
0
q q
4 r R tc
(d)
( )
1 2
2 2
0
q q
4 r R tc


14. Consider a system of three charges q 3,q 3 and 2q 3 placed at points
A,B and C, respectively, as shown in Figure. Take Oto be the centre of the
circle of radius R and angle CAB 60

= . Then
(a) the electric field at point Ois
2
0
q 8 R tc directed along the negative
x

axis
(b) the potential energy of the system is zero
(c) the magnitude of the force between the charges at C and B is
2 2
0
q 54 R tc
(d) the potential at point Ois
0
q 12 R tc


15. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform
surface charge density of o per unit area. It is made of two
hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force F. F is
proportional to
(a)
2 2
0
1
R o
c
(b)
2
0
1
R o
c

(c)
2
0
1
R
o
c
(d)
2
2
0
1
R
o
c


16. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R,2R,3R are given charges
1 2 3
Q ,Q ,Q , respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the
outer surfaces of the shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the
shells
1 2 3
Q :Q :Q is
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 1:3:5
(c) 1:4:9 (d) 1:8:18


COMPREHENSION TYPE (+3, 1)

The electric potential varies in space according to the relation V 3x 4y = + . A particle of mass 0.1kg
starts from rest from point ( ) 2,3.2 under the influence of this field. The charge on the particle is 1 +
C . Assume V and ( ) x,y are in S.I. units

17. The component of electric field in the x direction ( )
x
E is
(a)
1
3Vm

(b)
1
4Vm

(c)
1
5Vm

(d)
1
8Vm

18. The component of electric field in the y direction
( )
y
E is
(a)
1
3Vm

(b)
1
4Vm

(c)
1
5Vm

(d)
1
8Vm

19. The time taken to cross the x axis is
(a) 20s (b) 40s (c) 200s (d) 400 s

20. The velocity of the particle when it crosses the x axis is
(a)
3 1
20 10 ms

(b)
3 1
40 10 ms

(c)
3 1
30 10 ms

(d)
3 1
50 10 ms

3R
2R
R
B
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ANSWER KEY

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b)

6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)

11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a)

16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)

ELECTROSTATISTICS SOLUTION
1. (d)

0
E
o
=
c
does not depend upon radius if o is constant

2. (a)
W F.r qE.r = =



3. (b)

( )
3
3 3
0 0
43 R r kQr 1 r
E
4 3
R R
t
= = =
tc c


4. (a)

5. (b)

in in
in
0 0
q q
0 q 0 | = = =
c c


6. (d)

20cm B x
6
8 10 C

6
2 10 C

Q A


Let the third charge Q be placed at a distance x to the right of B. Then

( )
( )
6
6
2 2
kQ 2 10
kQ 8 10
x 20 x

=
+

x 20cm =

7. (b)
( ) ( )

r 9 3 i 12 4 j 6i 8j = + = +

2 2
r 6 8 10m = + =

9 6
1
2
9 10 100 10
E 9000Vm
10

= =

8. (d)
2 = AC l = BD

1
2
BO =
( ) cos45
BO BD BA BC
F F F F

= + +
Solving, we get

( )
1 2 2 ,
4
q
Q Q = + should be negative of q



O
Q
D
q
C
q
A
BO
F
q
BC
F BD
F
B BA
F
9. (b)









net
2 2
0
0
4 Q 1 Q
E 4Ecos
4 2
a 2 a
= u = =
tc
tc



10. (c)

q q q
R 2R 3R
+

6q 3q 2q
6R
+



11. (d)
(i) Q 2,Q 2,0 (ii) Q 2,Q 4,Q 4 (iii) 3Q 8,Q 4,3Q 8
(iv) 5Q 16,5Q 16,3Q 8 (v) 5Q 16,11Q 32,11Q 32

12. (b)
Electric field will remain the same, because electric field due to surface charge distributed uniformly
will be zero at any point inside sphere.

13. (a)
There is no charge on the outer surface. Hence, no force on
2
q


14. (c)

( )
2
BC
2 2
0
0
q 2q
1 q 3 3
F
4
54 R
R 3
| || |
| |
\ .\ .
= = =
tc
tc


15. (a)
Pressure
2
0
2
o
=
c
and force
2
2
0
R
2
o
t
c


16. (b)

( ) ( )
1 2 3 1 1 2
2 2 2
Q Q Q Q Q Q
4 R 4 2R 4 3R
+ + +
= =
t t t


1 2 3
Q :Q :Q ::1:3:5


E
P
u
u
a
Q O
a
2
a 2
Q Q
Q Q
a
B
A
D
C
O
2R
q
3R
17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)

1 1
x y
V y
E 3Vm ;E 4Vm
x y

o o
= = = =
o o


6
5 2 x
x
qE 1 10 3
a 3 10 ms
m 0.1

= = =

6
y
5 2
y
qE
1 10 4
a 4 10 ms
m 0.1

= = =
Time taken to cross the xaxis
Using
2
1
s ut at
2
= +

5 2
1
3.2 4 10 t
2

=


t 400s =

5
x x
a t 3 10 400

u = =

3 1
12 10 ms

=

5
y y
a t 4 10 400

u = =

3 1
16 10 ms

=

2 2
x y
u = u + u

3 1
20 10 ms

=