Electric Charges and Field

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. There two conductors A and B having charges +15 𝜇𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 25 𝜇𝐶 respectively. Both are made to touch each
other and then separated; now conductor A has a charge of−3 𝜇𝐶 . What is the value of charge on conductor B?
2. Two electrically neutral objects A and B are rubbed with each other. As a result A is found to have a charge of
+10 μC. What is the value of charge on B?
3. What is meant by quantization of charge?
4. Two identical spheres have charges +100 μC and +50 μC. These are made to contact each other and then
separated. Predict the value of charge on each sphere.
5. The charge on an electron is represented by 𝑒. Predict which of the following charges cannot be given to an
object: 2𝑒, −3𝑒, 10𝑒, −7.25𝑒, 15𝑒.
6. If the distance between two point charges is halved, what will be the effect on the force acting between them?
7. The force between two electrons separated by a certain distance is F Newton. What will be the force between
two protons having the same separation?
8. An electron and a proton are free to move in an electric field. Which one will have greater acceleration?
9. Electric field is a scalar quantity. Is this statement true?
10. Predict what is wrong with these representations of electric field:
11. Can two or more electric field lines intersect each other? Justify your answer.
12. Electric field lines cannot break suddenly; i.e. these cannot be discontinuous curves. Why?
13. Predict the comparative mathematical relationship between EA and EB.

A B

14. What kind of trajectory will a charged particle have, if it enters an electric field perpendicularly?
15. What is an electric dipole? Give two examples.
16. Define electric dipole moment.
17. Write the formula for the torque experienced by an electric dipole placed in uniform electric field.
18. What kind of motion an electric dipole will have if it is placed in an external uniform electric field?
19. Find the ratio of electric field intensities due to an electric dipole at a point on its equatorial position to that at a
point on its axial position (both are at the same distance from its centre). Ignore the length of the dipole.

Short Answer Type Questions – I

1. “The electric charge of an object is quantized”, explain the meaning of this statement.
2. A plastic ball is rubbed with wool, as a consequence it gets negatively charged. Is there an involvement of mass –
exchange in this case?
3. Write Coulomb’s law in vector form. Also write its importance.
4. A metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field as shown in the figure. Which path is followed by electric
field lines? Why?

5. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4 x 10-9 Cm is place at angle of 30° with the uniform electric field of 5 x 104
N/C. Find the torque experienced by the dipole.
6. Write an expression for the electric field due an electric dipole at its axial position.
7. Write an expression for the electric field due an electric dipole at its equatorial position.
8. A surface of area 0.4𝑗 𝑚2 is placed in a uniform electric field of ( 5𝑖 + 10𝑗) N/C. Calculate the electric flux
passing through the surface.
9. State Gauss’ theorem of electrostatics.
10. A Gaussian surface has zero net charge. Is it certain that the intensity of electric field is zero everywhere at the
Gaussian surface?
11. The electric flux through a box is 8.0 x 1013 Nm2/C. Calculate the amount of charge contained in the box. If there
were zero net flux through the box, does it mean that there is no charge inside the box? Explain.
12. A charge of +20 μC is placed at the centre of a cube of side 0.2 m. Calculate the flux:
a. Through surface of the cube.
b. Through one face of the cube.
13. The electric flux through a spherical surface drawn around a charge by taking charge at centre and radius 10 cm
is −1.0 × 103 𝑁𝑚2 /𝐶.
a. What will be the flux if the radius of the spherical surface is halved?
b. Calculate the amount of charge contained in the spherical surface.
14. Write the formula for the electric field due to spherical charge distribution of radius R m and having a uniform
charge density σ C/m2.
15. Draw the graph between electric field intensity Vs distance from the centre for a uniformly charged non –
conducting sphere. Also write the corresponding formulae.
16. A linear charge distribution of infinite extension produces an electric field of 9 x 104 N/C at a point 2 cm away
from it. Calculate the linear charge density.
17. A vertical electric field of 4.0 x 105 N/C helps a water drop of 1.0 x 10-4 g to levitate. Calculate the amount of
charge on the drop.

Short Answer Type Questions – II

1. A charge Q is to be divided into two fractions and the fractions so obtained are to be placed at a certain distance
so that maximum force acts between them. Find the fractions.
2. Two charges 4e and e are 𝑙 distance away from each other. Where a third charge 𝑞 should be placed between
them so that it stays in equilibrium. Also predict the conditions for its stable and unstable equilibrium.
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3. Two charges × 10−19 𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 10 × 10−19 𝐶 are placed 0.04 m away. Find a point at the line joining these
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two at which the intensity of electric field is zero.
4. A small sphere having charge 0.4 μC experiences a force of 0.2 N due to another sphere having charge 0.8 μC.
Calculate the distance between the spheres.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Find the intensity of electric field due to a linear charge distribution without using Gauss’ theorem.
2. Calculate the electric field due to a uniformly charged metallic ring.
3. Show that the trajectory of a charged particle entering perpendicularly in a uniform electric field is parabolic.
4. State and prove Gauss’ theorem of electrostatics.
5. Calculate the intensity of electric field due to an electric dipole at a point on its:
a. Equatorial Position
b. Axial Position
c. Random Position (Consider the dipole to be small for this case)
6. Deduce Coulomb’s law using Gauss’ theorem.
7. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity due to a uniformly charged spherical shell.
8. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity due to a uniformly charged non – conducting sphere.
9. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity due to a uniformly charged metallic sphere.
10. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity due to a uniformly charged plane sheet of infinite extension.
11. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity due to a linear charge distribution.
12. A conducting sphere of 10 cm radius has an unknown amount of charge. If the intensity of electric field at a
point 20 cm away from the centre of the sphere is 1.5 x 103 N/C directed radially inward, calculate the amount
of charge on the sphere.
13. A conductor A with cavity as shown in figure is given a charge Q. Show that the entire charge must appear on
the outer surface on the conductor. Another conductor B with charge q is inserted into the cavity keeping B
insulated from A. Show that the total charge on the outer surface of the conductor A is Q + q.

14. An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of 2.55 × 104 N C−1 in
Millikan’s oil drop experiment. The density of the oil is 1.26 g cm−3. Estimate the radius of the drop. (g = 9.81 m
s−2; e = 1.60 × 10−19 C).
15. An isolated conductor has a charge of +10 μC. There is a cavity in the conductor which has a charge of +3 μC.
What amount of charge is there on the wall of the cavity? How much charge will appear on the outer surface of
the conductor?

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Compiled By:
Vibhor Kaushik
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