Chapter : Current Electricity Electric Potential & Electric Potential Difference - 2

1. Two points P and Q are maintained at the potentials of 10V and -4V respectively. The work done by
external agent in moving 100 electrons from P to Q is :
(A) -19 10-17 J (B) 9.60 10-17 J (C) - 2.24 10-16 J (D) 2.24 10-16 J

2. If an electron is taken from infinity to a point having potential 10 V , then work done by external agent will
be :
(A) 1.6 1019 J (B) 3.2 1019 J (C) 1.6 1018 J (D) 3.2 1018 J

3. A particle of mass m and charge q is accelerated through a potential difference of V volt, its energy will
be :
q q
(A) qV (B) mqV (C) m V (D)
mV

4. An alpha particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 10 6 volt . Its kinetic energy will be :
(A) 1 MeV (B) 2 MeV (C) 4 MeV (D) 8 MeV

5. An electron of mass me initially at rest moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time
t 1 . A proton of mass m p also initially at rest takes time t 2 to move through an equal distance in this
uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio of t 2 / t 1 is nearly equal to :
(A) 1 (B) (m p / me )1 / 2 (C) (me / m p )1 / 2 (D) None

6. The ratio of momenta of an electron and an -particle which are accelerated from rest by a potential
difference of 100 volt is :
2me me me
(A) 1 (B) m (C) m (D) 2m

7. A proton is accelerated through 50,000 V. Its energy will increase by :

(A) 5000 eV (B) 8 10 15 J (C) 5000 J (D) 50,000 J

8. When a proton is accelerated through 1V, then its kinetic energy will be :
(A) 1.6 1019 eV (B) 13.6 eV (C) 1 eV (D) 0.54 eV

9. A particle A has charge q and a particle B has charge 4 q with each of them having the same mass
m . When allowed to fall from rest through the same electric potential difference, the ratio of their speed
vA
v B will become :

(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1

10. An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V in vacuum.
The final speed of the electron will be :
(A) V e / m (B) eV / m (C) 2eV / m (D) 2eV / m

ANSWER KEY
Physics (Electric Potential & Electric Potential Difference - 2)
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (C)
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