TOPIC TEST ELECTROSTATICS

1. Shown in the figure is a distribution of charges. The

flux of electric field due to these charges through the
surface is
(a) 3 q / 0 (b) 2 q / 0
(c) q / 0 (d) zero

+q q
q
Sol.: (d)
2. A and B are two concentric metallic hollow spheres. If A is
given a charge q while B is earthed as shown in figure,
then
(a) charge density of A and B are same
(b) field inside and outside A is zero
(c) field between A and B is not zero
(d) field inside and outside B is zero

q
B
+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
A
Sol.: (c)
3. There is an electric field E in X-direction. If work done in moving a
charge 0.2 C through a distance of 2 m along a line making an angle of
60 with X-axis is 4.0 joule. The value of E is
(a)
3
N / C (b) 4 N / C (c) 5 N / C (d) 20 N / C.
Sol.: As cos cos ds qE ds F W
N/C. 20 , 60 cos 2 2 . 0 4 E E
(d)
4. The electric potential V is given as a function of distance x (metre) by V =
(5x
2

+10x 9)volt. Magnitude of electric field at x = 1 is
(a) 20 V/m (b) 6 V/m (c) 11 V/m (d) 23
V/m
Sol.: ( ) V/m 20 10 10
1
+
x
x
dx
dV
E
(a)
5. Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the
vertices of a right angle triangle (isosceles triangle)
as shown. The net electrostic energy of the
configuration is zero, if Q is equal to
(a)
2 1+
q
(b)
2 2
2
+
q
(c) 2q (d) +q

a
+q
+q
Q
Sol.: 0
2
2
+ +
a
kQq
a
kq
a
Qq
k ,
( ) 2 2
2
+

q
Q
(b)
6. Four charge particle of charges q, q, q and
3q are placed at the vertices of a square of side a
as shown. The magnitude of dipole moment of
the arrangement is
(a) a q 2 2 (b)
a q
(c) 3 qa (d) ( )qa 2 2 +
q
3q
q
q
Sol.: pnet =
2 2
qa
(a)

q q,q,q
q
q
qa p

2
1
qa p

qa p

7. Two concentric spheres are of radii r1 and r2. The outer
sphere is given a charge q. The charge ' q on the inner
sphere will be (inner sphere is grounded)

r
2

r
1

' q
(a) q (b)
q
(c)
2
1
r
r
q
(d)
zero
Sol.:
0
'
2 1
+
r
q
r
q
(d)
8. Two identical charges are placed at the two corners of an equilateral
triangle. The potential energy of the system is U. The work done in
bringing an identical charge from infinity to the third vertex is
(a) U (b) 2U (c) 3U (d) 4U
Sol.:
U U U U W
i f
3
2U
(b)
9. The electric potential at a point (x, y) is given by: V = Kxy. The electric
field intensity at a distance r from the origin varies as
(a) r
2
(b) r (c) 2r (d) 2r
2
Sol.: ( ) j x i y K j
y
V
i
x
V
E

+
1
]
1

2 2 2 2
) ( ) ( Kx Ky E E E
y x
+ +
= Kr
i.e., r E
(b)
10. The inward and outward electric flux for a closed surface in units of N-
m
2
/coulomb are respectively 8 10
3
and 4 10
3
. Then the total charge
inside the surface is
(a) 4 10
3
coulomb (b) 4 10
3
coulomb
(c)
0
3
10 4

coulomb (d) (4 10
3
)
0
coulomb
Sol.:
3 3
10 8 10 4 = 4 10
3
N-m
2
/coulomb
According to Gausss law, q = (4 10
3
)

0
coulomb
(d)
11. If net electric field E due to dipole at point P makes an
angle 30 with the line OP as shown, then find the value
of angle .
(a)
,
_

2
1
tan
1
(b) ( ) 2 tan
1
(c)
,
_

3
2
tan
1
(d)

,
_

2
3
tan
1
E
P
30
q

O
q
Sol.: tan 30 = tan
2
1
, tan =
3
2
(c)
12. A point charge q is placed inside a conducting spherical shell of inner
radius 2R and outer radius 3R at a distance of R from the centre of the
shell. The electric potential at the centre of shell will be
0
4
1

times
(potential at infinity is zero)
(a)
R
q
2
(b)
R
q
3
4
(c)
R
q
6
5
(d)
R
q
3
2

Sol.: V
C
=
1
]
1

+
R
q
R
q
R
q
3 2 4
1
0
=
,
_

R
q
6
5
4
1
0

(c)
13. Three concentric conducting spherical shells have radii
r, 2r and 3r and charges q1, q2 and q3 respectively
appeared on the shells when innermost and outermost
shells are earthed as shown in the figure. Then
(a)
2 3 1
q q q + (b)
4
2
1
q
q
(c) 3
1
3

q
q
(d)
3
1
2
3

q
q

r
2r
3r
q
1

q
2

q
3

Sol.:
( )
+
+
r
kq
r
q q k
3 3
3 2 1
voltage of outersurface. Which is connected to the earth

( )
+
+
r
kq
r
q q k
3 3
3 2 1
0
0
3 2 1
+ + q q q
(a)
14. A ball of mass 2 kg having charge 1 C is dropped from the top of a high
tower. In space electric field exist in horizontal direction away from
tower which varies as ( )
6
10 2 5 x E V/m (where x-is horizontal
distance from tower), the maximum horizontal distance ball can go from
the tower is
(a) 5m (b) 2.5m (c) 10m (d) 15m
Sol.: F
x
( )( ) x x 2 5 10 2 5 10 1
6 6


2
2 5
,
2
2 5 x
dx
dv
v
x
a
x
x x

( ) dx x dv v
X
x x
2 5 2
max
0
0
0


0 5
2
max max
X X
15. Two concentric hollow spherical shell of radius R and 2R
having charges Q and 2Q as shown. Find the total electric
potential energy of arrangement.
(a)
R
KQ
2
2
5
(b)
R
KQ
2
(c)
R
KQ
2
3
(d)
R
KQ
2
2

R
2R
2Q
Q
Sol.: Self energy
( )
( ) R
KQ
R
Q K
R
KQ
2 2 2
2
3
2 2
2
2
+
Interaction energy
( )
R
KQ
R
Q KQ
2
2
2

Total
R
KQ
2
2
5

(a)
16. For spherical charge distribution given as

'

>

,
_

3 when , 0
3 when ,
3
1
0
r
r
r

(where r is the distance from the centre of spherical charge distribution)
The electric field intensity is maximum for the value of
(a) 5 . 1 r (b) 2 r (c) 5 . 4 r (d) at
infinity
Sol.: By Guass theorem,


dq EdS
0
1

dx x
x
r E
r
2
0
0
0 2
3
1
4
4


,
_

1
]
1

12 3
2
0
0
r r
E
for max. electric field, 0
dr
dE
0
6 3
1

r
2
3
6
r
(b)
17. In the diagram shown, the charge +Q is fixed.
Another charge +2q, is projected from a distance R
from the fixed charge. Minimum separation between
the two charges if the velocity becomes half of the
projected velocity, at this moment is (Assume
gravity to be absent)

+Q M, +2q
V
60
R
(a) R 3 (b) R
2
3
(c) R
2
1
(d) 4R
Sol.: d Mv R Mv
2
3
d
v
R v
2 2
3

R d 3
(a)
18. A point charge is placed at a distance r
from center of a conducting neutral
sphere of radius R (r > R). The potential
at any point P inside the sphere at a
distance r
1
from point charge due to
induced charge of the sphere is given by
[k =
0
4
1

]
(a) kq/r
1
(b) kq/r
(c) kq/r kq/r
1
(d) kq/R

C
R
P
r
1

r
q
Sol.: Potential of centre of sphere =
r
Kq
V
r
Kq
i
+
where V
i
= potential due to induced charge at centre = 0 [

q
i
= 0 and
all induced charges are equidistance from centre]
potential at point P = i
V
r
Kq
r
Kq
+
1
(For conductor all points are
equipotential)

,
_

1
r
q
r
q
K V
i
(c)
19. The electric field intensity at a point at a distance 2 m from a charge q is E.
The amount of work done in bringing a charge of 2 coulomb from infinity to this
point will be
(a) 2E joules (b) 4E joules (c)
2
E
joules (d)
4
E
joules
Sol.: Potential at this point,
E rE
r
q
V 2
4
0

Work done = qV = 4E joules.

(b)
20. A charged particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in an
electric field of constant magnitude E. The kinetic energy of the particle
after time t will be
(a)
q m
t E
2 2
2
(b)
2
2
2t
m q E
(c)
m
t q E
2
2 2 2
(d)
t
m q E
2
Sol.: (c)