PHYSICS TEST- Electrostatics

Max Marks: 45 Time Allowed: 90 min 1. On what factors does Coulombs force between two point charges depend? 1 2. What is quantization of electric charge? 1 3. Sketch a graph to show the variation of capacitance of a capacitor with potential applied to it. 1 4. Draw equi-potentials due to an electric dipole. 1 5. In a medium the force of attraction between two point electric charges, distance d apart is F. What distance apart should these be kept in the same medium so that the force between them becomes (i) 9F, (ii) F/4 2 6. 125 charged water droplets each of radius 10 mm and carrying a charge of 1 C coalesce to form a single bigger drop. Calculate the potential and charge of the bigger drop. 2 7. An electric dipole is held at an angle in a uniform external electric field E. Will there be any (i) net translating force (ii) torque acting on it? Explain what happens to the dipole on being released. 2 8. A charge of 12 C is given to a hollow metallic sphere of radius 0.1 m. Find the potential at (i) the surface of the sphere, and (ii) the centre of the sphere. 2 8 9. A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a charge of 8.85 x 10 C. (i) Calculate the electric flux passing through the surface (ii) If the radius of the Gaussian surface is doubled, how would the flux change? 2 10. A 5 F capacitor is charged by a 100 V battery. The supply is then disconnected and the charged capacitor is connected to another uncharged 3 F capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the process? 2 11. The electric flux through S2 is 8-times the electric flux through the surface S1. What is the

relation between charges q1, q2 and q3?

12. What would be the work done if a point charge +q, is taken from a point A to the point B

on the circumference of a circle drawn with another point charge +q at the centre? 2 13. Three capacitors of equal capacitance, when connected in series, have a net capacitance of C1 and when connected in parallel have a capacitance of C2. What will be the value of C1/C2? 2 14. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point along the axial line of an electric dipole. 3 15. Define the term electric dipole moment. Derive an expression for the total work done in rotating the dipole through an angle in uniform electric field E. 3 16. State Gauss theorem in electrostatics and express it mathematically. Using it, derive an expression for electric field intensity at a point outside/inside a hollow charged conducting sphere. 3 17. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference V by a d.c. source. The capacitor is then disconnected from the source. If the distance between the plates is doubled, state with reason how the following will change: (i) electric field between the plates (ii) capacitance (iii) energy stored in the capacitor 3 18. Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the space between the plates is partially filled with a dielectric medium of dielectric constant K. Explain why the capacitance decreases when the dielectric medium is removed from between the plates. 3 19. Derive the expression for energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor. Also obtain its value per unit volume of the space between the plates. Is this value specific to capacitor? 3 20. Give the principle and explain the working of a Van de Graff generator with the help of a labelled diagram. 5