BK 4 Ch.1 Electrostatics MC

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Bk 4 Ch.1 Electrostatics MC
Q.1(easy)
A B
C D
Q.2(easy)
The figure shows an electric field line.
X Y
Which of the following statements is correct?

A The electric field strength at X must be stronger than that at Y.
B The electric field strength at X must be weaker than that at Y.
C The electric field strength at X must be equal to that at Y.
D It is impossible to determine which point has a stronger electric field strength
from the information given.
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Q.3(easy)
In the figure below, X and Y are small metal spheres carrying opposite charges. If
the magnitude of the charge on X decreases, how will angles  and  change?


X Y
 
A increase increase
B increase decrease
C decrease increase
D decrease decrease
Q.4(easy)
A neutral metal sphere is placed between two parallel charge plates. Which of the
following figures correctly shows the charges induced on the metal sphere?
A B
C D
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Q.5(easy)
Two positively charged particles are separated at a distance r and the magnitude
of the electrostatic forces between them is F. Which of the following graphs
shows the relationship between F and r?
A F B F
r r
C F
D F
r r
Q.6 (easy)
A gold nucleus carries a charge of +1.26  10–17 C and another particle carries a
charge of +3.2  10–19 C. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between
them when they are separated by 1  10–13 m? Take 0 = 8.85  1012 C2 N1 m2.
A 3.82  10–24 N
B 4.32  10–13 N
C 3.82  10–11 N
D 3.63 N
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Q.7(easy)
The figure below shows the electric field pattern between a positive point charge
P and a large earthed metal plate Q. X and Y are two points between P and Q as
shown below.
 
Y X
P
If the electric field strengths at X and Y are EX and EY respectively, which of the
following about EX and EY is correct?
A EX = 0
B EY = 0
C EX > EY
D EY > EX
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Q.8(easy)
Two insulated metal spheres X and Y are connected to an EHT power supply as
shown. X is connected to the negative terminal and Y is connected to the positive
terminal.
X Y
Which of the following figures best shows the charge distribution of X and Y?
A X Y B X Y
 + + 
 + + 
 + + 
 + + 
 + + 
C X Y D X Y
 +  +
  + +  +
 +
  + +  +
 +
Q.9(easy)
Two insulated neutral metal spheres X and Y touch each other. Another insulated
neutral metal sphere Z is put near them without touching.
X Y Z
+
+
+
+
+
What are the net charges on X, Y and Z when a positively charged rod is brought
near X without touching as shown?
X Y Z
A negative negative negative
B negative positive zero
C negative positive negative
D zero zero zero
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Q.10(easy)
Which of the following figures best shows the electric field pattern between two
positively charged parallel plates?
A B
+ + + +
C D
+ + + +
Q.11(easy)
Three light plastic strips are used in an experiment on electrostatics. It is found
that P and Q attract each other but there is no force between Q and R.
P Q Q R
Which of the following statements must be correct?

A P and Q are of the same charge.
B P and Q are of opposite charges.
C Q and R are of opposite charges.
D R is uncharged.
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Q.12(easy)
The following figure shows the electric field pattern due to three point charges X,
Y and Z.
What are the charges of X, Y and Z?

X Y Z
A negative negative negative
B negative positive positive
C positive negative negative
D positive negative positive
Q.13(easy)
Two parallel metal plates are separated by 5 mm. The magnitude of the electric
field strength between the plates is 2000 N C–1. Find the voltage across the plates.
A 2.5  103 V
B 10 V
C 400 V
D 4  105 V
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Q.14(average)
 Point charge X carries a charge of +Q while point charge Y carries a charge of –Q.
The dotted line shown in the figure is a straight line joining X and Y.
Y (Q)
X (+Q)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) The electric field points from X to Y at any point on the dotted line.
(2) The electric field strength has the same magnitude at any point on the dotted
line.
(3) If a charged object is placed on the dotted line, the electrostatic force acting
on it must point towards Y.
A (1) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
Q.15(average)
 Four point charges W (2Q), X (+Q), Y (–3Q) and Z (+Q) are placed at the
vertices of a square of side length d as shown.
W X
(2Q) (+Q)
Z Y
(+Q) (3Q)
Find the electric field strength at the centre of the square.

Q
A (towards W)
8πε 0 d 2
Q
B (towards Y)
8πε 0 d 2
Q
C (towards W)
2 πε 0 d 2
Q
D (towards Y)
2 πε 0 d 2
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Q.16(average)
 A negatively charged object is earthed with no charged object around. Which of
the following statements is/are correct?
(1) The object becomes neutral.
(2) All electrons in the object flow to the earth.
(3) The object shares its charge with the earth.
A (1) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
Q.17(average)
 When a negatively charged plastic rod is brought near a scrap of paper on a table,
the paper is attracted towards the rod. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
(1) The paper would be repelled if the plastic rod is positively charged.
(2) Electrons flow from the paper to the earth.
(3) A positive charge is induced on the paper.
A (3) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
Q.18(average)
 Object X is rubbed against object Y and becomes positively charged. Which of the
following statements must be correct?
(1) Y becomes positively charged as the two objects touches each other.
(2) X will remain positively charged even if it is touched by a finger.
(3) When X is rubbed against Y, charged particles are transferred from one object
to the other.
A (3) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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Q.19(average)
 A neutral polystyrene ball is hung by an insulating thread from the ceiling. If a
positively charged ruler is placed below the ball as shown, how will the tension in
the thread change?
thread
ball
+ + + + + + ruler
A Decrease
B Increase
C Remain unchanged
D Cannot be determined
Q.20(average)
 Three balls X, Y and Z are each hung by an insulating thread. When X and Y are
placed near each other, they attract. When Y and Z are placed near each other,
they also attract. Which of the following is/are possible when X and Z are placed
near each other?
(1) They attract.
(2) They repel.
(3) They neither attract nor repel.
A (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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Q.21(average)
 X, Y and Z are identical metal spheres on insulating supports. Initially, X carries a
positive charge while Y and Z are neutral. A student carries out the following
steps.
Step 1: X is placed near Y and Y touches Z.
X Y Z
Step 2: Y and Z are separated.

X Y Z
Step 3: X is placed near Z and then X is earthed momentarily.

X Z
Which of the following correctly shows the charges of the spheres after these
steps?
X Y Z
A + + neutral
B neutral  +
C   +
D  neutral 
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Q.22(average)
 X, Y and Z are identical metal spheres on insulating supports. X carries a charge of
+2Q, Y carries a charge of 6Q and Z carries a charge of +4Q. Simon brings X to
touch Y, and then brings Y to touch Z without earthing them throughout the
process. Which of the following correctly shows the charge of the spheres after
the process?
X Y Z
A 2Q +Q +Q
B +4Q 0 0
C 2Q Q Q
D +4Q +Q +Q
Q.23(average)
 Which of the following methods can make a neutral metal sphere to carry a
positive charge?
(1) Put it beside a negatively charged object and touch it with a finger
momentarily.
(2) Touch it using a positively charged metal sphere.
(3) Connect it to a positively charged metal sphere with a conducting wire and
touch it with a finger momentarily.
A (2) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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 Four point charges are placed at the four vertices of a parallelogram as shown.
What is the direction of electric field strength at point X?
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+Q Q
+Q Q
A B
X X
C D No electric field at X
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 X and Y are two point charges. X of charge Q is placed near Y of charge 2Q.
(1) A positive test charge released between X and Y will travel towards Y.
(2) The force acting on Y by X will be doubled if the distance between them is
halved.
(3) There is a neutral point somewhere between the two charges.
A (1) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
 Point X is at a distance r away from a positive charge Q as shown. The magnitude
of the electric field strength at X produced by Q is E.
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X Y
Q
r r
Which of the following actions can increase E the most?

A Move the charge Q towards X so that the distance between X and Q is halved.
B Put one more positive charge Q at point Y.
C Increase the charge Q to 2Q.
D Replace the positive charge Q by a negative charge –Q.
FE
 A small drop of oil is suspended between two parallel plates of voltage V. The
electrostatic force acting on the oil drop balances its weight.
+V
oil drop
Which of the following actions may alter the equilibrium state?

(1) Move the plates closer to each other.
(2) Move the oil drop nearer to the positive plate.
(3) Reverse the polarities of the plates.
A (3) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
 The voltage across two parallel metal plates is V and the distance between the
plates is d as shown. A negatively charged particle is released from rest from the
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earthed plate. The speed of the particle is v when it reaches the positive plate.
Neglect the effect of gravity.
d

+V

(1) v will increase if d increase.
(2) The particle accelerates uniformly when it moves from the earthed plate to
the positive plate.
(3) v is independent of the mass of the particle.
A (2) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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 A negatively charged rod is brought near a neutral metal sphere on an insulating
stand. Which of the following points should be touched by a finger momentarily
in order to charge the metal sphere positively?







A Point X
B Point Y
C Point Z
D Any point on the sphere
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 Which of the following field patterns is/are correct?

(1) (2)
(3)
A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only
FE
 In the following figure, point X is the mid-point of points Y and Z. When a charge
3Q is placed at X, the electric field strength at Y is E. When an additional charge –
2Q is placed at Z, what is the resultant electric field strength at Y?
Z X Y
E
A
6
E
B
3
2E
C
3
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D
6
F
 Two particles carrying equal but opposite charges are hung by nylon strings.
When equilibrium is reached, both nylon strings are nearly vertical. Which of the
following can be an explanation for this phenomenon?
+ –
(1) The two particles are inside a uniform electric field pointing towards the left.
(2) The two particles are very far away from each other.
(3) The two particles have a very high mass-to-charge ratio.
A (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
 A particle of mass 2 g carries a charge of –3  10–7 C. When it is put between two
parallel charged plates separated by 1 cm, it moves downwards with an
acceleration of 10 m s–2. What is the voltage across the metal plates and what is
the direction of the electric field between the plates? Neglect the effect of gravity.
– 1 cm
Voltage Direction of electric field
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A 654 V upwards
B 654 V downwards
C 667 V upwards
D 667 V downwards
F
 When two small metal spheres carrying charges q1 and q2 are separated by a
certain distance, the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them is F (with
F  0). When they are brought to touch each other and returned to their original
positions, the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them becomes 2F.
(1) Before the spheres touch each other, the force between them is attractive.
(2) After the spheres touch each other, the force between them is repulsive.
(3) After the spheres touch each other, they carry positive charges.
A (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
 The electric field strengths E due to charges Q1 and Q2 at different distances r are
shown below. When Q1 and Q2 are placed at the same point, at what distance
from the charges is the resultant electric field strength equal to 2  103 N C–1?
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3 –1
E / 10 N C
6
Q1
2
Q2
1
0 r / cm
1 2 3 4 5
A 5 cm
B 4 cm
C 3 cm
D 2 cm
FE
 Which of the following statements about electric field strength is/are correct?
(1) The electric field strength due to a point charge is inversely proportional to r2
where r is the distance from the charge.
(2) The electric field strength at a point is the electrostatic force exerted on a unit
positive charge placed at that point.
(3) Electric field strength is a vector.
A (1) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
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 Two parallel plates are separated by a distance d and the voltage between the two
plates is V. How should V vary with d so that the electric field between the plates
remains unchanged?
A B
V V
d d
C D
V V
d d
FE
 The diagram shows a thundercloud whose base is 1 km above the ground.
1 km
The voltage between the base of the cloud and the ground is 400 MV. A raindrop
with a charge of 4.0  10–12 C is in the region between the cloud and the ground.
Assume that the cloud and the ground behave like a pair of parallel charged plates.
What is the magnitude of the electric force acting on the raindrop?
A 1.6  10–6 N
B 4.0  10–4 N
C 1.6  10–3 N
D 0.04 N
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 Three point charges W (Q), X (+q) and Y (3Q) are fixed at the three vertices of
a square as shown. When positive point charge Z is placed at the remaining vertex
of the square, the net force acting on it points towards Y. Find q.
W X
(Q) (+q)
Z Y
(3Q)
A 2Q
B 2 2Q
C 9Q
 A negatively charged plastic rod is brought near an insulated neutral metal sphere
without touching as shown.
metal sphere
negatively charged rod 
  
insulating support
Which of the following descriptions is/are correct?

(1) Negative charges will flow from the plastic rod to the metal sphere.
(2) Positive charges will flow from the earth to the metal sphere when the sphere
is earthed by a finger.
(3) The sphere becomes positively charged when it is earthed by a finger.
A (2) only
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B (3) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (2) and (3) only
 A negatively charged oil droplet falls between two charged plates as shown.
+ + + + + + + +
oil droplet
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Which of the following actions can make the oil droplet fall slower?
(1) Use a lighter oil droplet with the same amount of negative charge on it.
(2) Add more negative charge to the oil droplet.
(3) Increase the voltage across the plates.
A (2) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
 The following figure shows the electric field pattern due to three point charges X,
Y and Z.
P

If a negative point charge is placed at P, what is the direction of the electrostatic

force acting on it?
A Upwards
B Downwards
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C There is no electrostatic force acting on the charge.

 Which of the following statements about electric field lines is/are correct?
(1) An electric field line shows the direction of the electrostatic force on a
negative test charge.
(2) Electric field lines do not cross each other.
(3) Electric field lines go from a negative charge to a positive charge.
A (2) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (1) and (3) only
 An uncharged ball hung by a nylon thread is placed closed to a metal dome. The
ball is attracted towards the dome without touching it, as shown in the following
figure.
Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) The dome carries electric charges.
(2) The dome and the ball attract each other with forces of equal magnitude.
(3) Both positive and negative charges are induced on the ball.
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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 Two charged spheres X and Y are hung by two identical nylon threads. They
remain at rest as shown.
X
Y

(1) Both spheres carry positive charges.
(2) The force acting on X by Y is larger than the force acting on Y by X.
(3) Y has a greater mass than X.
A (3) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
 Three uncharged metal boxes X, Y and Z are placed as shown. A positively
charged rod is brought near X and held fixed there.
+++++
Z
insulating pad
If X is earthed momentarily, which of the following correctly describes the

charges of X, Y and Z?
X Y Z
A negative zero zero
B negative zero positive
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C negative negative negative

D zero zero zero
 The following figure shows an electric field pattern around a negative charge.
P
 Q

R 

(1) When a positive charge is placed at P, it will move to Q along the field line.
(2) When a positive charge is placed at R, the electrostatic force acting on it is
zero.
(3) When a positive charge is placed at P, the electrostatic force acting on it is
smaller than that when it is placed at Q.
A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only
D (2) and (3) only
 By which of the following method(s) can a plastic rod be charged?
(1) Rub it with a piece of woolen cloth.
(2) Touch it with a charged metal rod.
(3) Bring it near a charged object.
A (1) only
B (3) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (2) and (3) only
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 Two horizontal metal plates are 1 cm apart. A voltage of 2 kV is applied across
the plates. An oil droplet with a charge of –1.6  10–19 C remains stationary
between the plates as shown. Take g = 9.81 m s2.
oil droplet 1 cm
What is the mass of the oil droplet?

A 3.26  10–19 kg
B 3.26  10–15 kg
C 6.52  10–15 kg
D 6.52  10–14 kg
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 Points X and Y lie on an electric field line around a point charge Z as shown. X
and Y are 5 cm apart. The magnitudes of the electric field strength at X and Y are
100 N C1 and 80 N C1 respectively. Find the distance between X and Z.
Y
X
5 cm
A 2.36 cm
B 20.0 cm
C 35.2 cm
D 42.4 cm
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F
 An electron initially moves in an electric field in the direction as shown.
direction of motion
Which of the following figures shows the most probable path of the electron?
A B
C D
FE
 X, Y and Z are three points that lie on the perpendicular bisector of two identical
charges as shown. EX, EY and EZ represent the magnitudes of the electric field
strengths at X, Y and Z respectively.
+ +
X
Y
Z
Which of the following relationships is/are possible?

(1) EX > EY > EZ
(2) EX < EY < EZ
(3) EX < EZ < EY
A (1) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
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D (1), (2) and (3)
FE
 A proton and an electron are placed between two parallel charged plates. Initially,
the proton is at rest at the lower plate and the electron is at rest at the upper plate.
Neglect the effect of gravity and the electrostatic forces between the proton and
electron. Which of the following statements is/are correct when the proton and
electron reach the opposite plates?
–
– electron
proton +
(1) The momentum of the electron is larger in magnitude than that of the proton.
(2) The electron has a smaller speed than the proton.
(3) The electron and the proton have equal kinetic energy.
A (3) only
B (1) and (2) only
C (1) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
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 A charged ball is suspended by a light nylon string. When a uniform electric field
E is applied horizontally, the ball is displaced by a horizontal distance d and the
string makes an angle θ with the vertical.
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E
ball
d
Which of the following is correct for all values of d?

A Eθ
B E  cos θ
C E  tan θ
D E  sin θ
Answers
Q.1 C
Q.2 D
Q.3 D
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Q.4B`
Q.5 D
Q.6 D
Q.7 C
Q.8 D
Q.9 B
Q.10 C
Q.11 D
Q.12 C
Q.13 B
Q.14 A
Q.15 D
Q.16 B
Q.17 A
Q.18 A
Q.19B
Q.20 D
Q.21 C
Q.22 A
Q.23 B
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Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following statements must be correct?

What are the charges of X, Y and Z?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Find the electric field strength at the centre of the square.

Step 2: Y and Z are separated.

Step 3: X is placed near Z and then X is earthed momentarily.

Which of the following actions can increase E the most?

Which of the following actions may alter the equilibrium state?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

 Which of the following field patterns is/are correct?

Voltage Direction of electric field

Which of the following descriptions is/are correct?

If a negative point charge is placed at P, what is the direction of the electrostatic

C There is no electrostatic force acting on the charge.

Which of the following statements are correct?

Which of the following statements must be correct?

If X is earthed momentarily, which of the following correctly describes the

C negative negative negative

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

What is the mass of the oil droplet?

Which of the following relationships is/are possible?

D (1), (2) and (3)

Which of the following is correct for all values of d?

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