DPP - KEAM CRASH

PHYSICS
ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS
1. The ratio of the magnitudes of electro- (d) 1e N/C, F and E are against each other
static force between two protons at a dis- (e) e N/C, F and E are perpendicular
tance r apart to that between two electrons
at the same distance of separation is 4. The distance between two charges q1 =
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 +2µC and q2 = +8µC is 15 cm. Calcu-
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 4 : 1 late the distance from the charge q1 to the
(e) 1 : 4 points on the line segment joining the two
charges where the electric field is zero.
2. When two charges are kept in air medium, (a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm
at certain distance d apart, the force be- (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm
tween them is F . When they are kept in (e) 5 cm
a dielectric medium at the same distance
of separation, the force between them be- 5. Three point charges 4q, Q and q are placed
comes F/2. Then, the dielectric constant in a straight line of length L at points
of the medium is 0, L/2 and L respectively. The net force
(a) 5 (b) 2 on charge q is zero. The value of Q is
(c) 4 (d) 3 (a) 4q (b) − q
(e) 8 (c) −0.5q (d) −2q
(e) 3q
3. An electron, placed in an electric field,
experiences a force F of 1 N. What are 6. The force between two point charges
the magnitude and direction of the elec- placed in a material medium of dielectric
tric field E at the point where the electron constant εr is F .If the material is removed,
is located (e = 1.6 × 10−19 C) ? then the force between them becomes
(a) 1e N/C, F and E are along the same di- (a) εr F (b) εF
F
rection (c) εr (d) Fε
(b) 1e N/C, F and E are against each other (e) ε0 F
(c) 1e N/C, F and E are perpendicular
7. The electric field strength in NC−1 that is

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 required to just prevent a water drop car- 11. The time period of revolution of a charge
rying a charge 1.6 × 10−19 C from falling q1 and of mass m moving in a circular path
under gravity of radius r due to Coulomb force of attrac-
−2
( g = 9.8 ms , mass of water drop = tionswith another charge s q2 at its centre is
3
0.0016 g ) 16πε0 mr 8π 2 ε0 mr3
(a) (b)
(a) 9.8 × 10−16 (b) 9.8 × 1016 s q1 q2 s q1 q2
3 3
ε mr 16π ε0 mr3
(c) 9.8 × 10−13 (d) 9.8 × 1013 (c)
0
(d)
(e) 9.8 × 1010 s 16q1 q2 q1 q2
2 3
π ε0 mr
(e)
8. An electric dipole of moment µ of 400µC 8q1 q2
m is placed in a transverse electric field (E) 12. When a comb rubbed with dry hair at-
of 50Vm−1 at an angle of 30◦ to E. Then, tracts pieces of paper. This is because the
a torque of (a) comb polarizes the piece of paper
−2
(a) 10 Nm acts along the direction E (b) comb induces a net dipole moment op-
−3
(b) 10 Nm acts along the direction µ posite to the direction of field
−5
(c) 10 Nm acts normal to both E and µ (c) electric field due to the comb is uniform
−3
(d) 10 Nm acts along the direction E (d) comb induces a net dipole moment per-
−2
(e) 10 Nm acts normal to both E and µ pendicular to the direction of field
(e) paper acquires a net charge
9. An electron moving with a constant veloc-
ity v along X-axis enters a uniform electric 13. Choose the correct statement
field applied along Y -axis. Then, the elec- (a) Polar molecules have permanent elec-
tron moves tric dipole moment
(a) with uniform acceleration along Y -axis (b) CO2 molecule is a polar molecule
(b) without any acceleration along Y -axis (c) H2 O is a non-polar molecule
2
(c) in a trajectory represented as y = ax (d) The dipole field at large distances falls
(d) in a trajectory represented as y = ax of as r12
(e) with uniform deceleration along X-axis (e) The dipole moment is a scalar quantity

10. The electrostatic force between two point 14. Two equal point charges each of 3µC are
charges is directly proportional to the separated by a certain distance in metres.
(a) sum of the charges If they are located at (i + j + k) and
(b) distance between the charges (2i + 3j + k), then the electrostatic force
(c) permittivity of the medium between them is
(d) square of the distance between the (a) 9 × 103 N (b) 9 × 10−3 N
charges (c) 10−3 N (d) 16.2 × 10−3 N
(e)product of the charges (e) 3 × 10−3 N

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 √ √
15. If q1 + q2 = q, then the value of the ratio (c) −(3 + 8) or (−3 + 8)
q1
√
q
, for which the force between q1 and q2 (d) + 3
√
is maximum is (e) − 8
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.75
(c) 1 (d) 0.5 19. Charges +2q, q and +q are placed at the
(e) 1.5 corners A, B and C of an equilateral trian-
gle ABC. If E is the electric field at the
16. A negatively charged oil drop is prevented circumcentre O of the triangle, due to the
from falling under gravity by applying a charge +q, then the magnitude and direc-
−1
vertical electric field 100Vm . If the mass tion of the resultant electric field at O is
−3
of the drop is 1.6 × 10 g, the num- (a) E along AO (b) 2E along AO
ber of electrons carried by the drop is (c) E along BO (d) E along CO
−2
(g = 10 ms ) (e) zero
18 15
(a) 10 (b) 10
(c) 10 6
(d) 109 20. Force between two identical charges placed
(e) 1012 at a distance of r in vacuum is F . Now a
slab of dielectric of dielectric constant 4 is
17. A particle of mass m carrying charge q inserted between these two charges. If the
is kept at rest in a uniform electric field thickness of the slab is r/2, then the force
E and then released. The kinetic en- between the charges will become :
ergy gained by the particle, when it moves (a) F (b) 35 F
through a density y is (c) 49 F (d) F4
(a) 21 qEy 2 (b) qEy (e) F2
(c) qEy 2 (d) qE 2 y
(e) q 2 Ey 21. An electric dipole is placed at an angle
of 30◦ with an electric field of intensity
18. Two identical conducting spheres carrying 2×105 NC−1 . It experiences a torque equal
different charges attract each other with a to 4Nm. Calculate the charge on the dipole
force F when placed in air medium at a if the dipole length is 2 cm.
distance d apart. The spheres are brought (a) 8mC (b) 4mC
into contact and then taken to their orig- (c) 8µC (d) 4µC
inal positions. Now the two spheres repel (e) 2mC
each other with a force whose magnitude is
equal to that of the initial attractive force. 22. The electric flux (in SI units) through any
The ratio between initial charges on the face of a cube due to a positive charge Q
spheres is : situated at the centre of a cube is
√ (a) 4πεQ
(b) 4πε0 Q
(a) −(3 + 8) only 0
√ Q
(c) 6ε0 (d) 6πεQ
(b) −3 + 8 only 0

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 E
(e) 6πε0 Q (c) 2πrlE (d) 2πrl
(e) zero
23. A charge Q placed at the centre of a metal-
lic spherical shell with inner and outer 27. Electric lines of force about a positive
radii R1 and R2 respectively. The normal point charge are
component of the electric field at any point (a) radially outwards
on the Gaussian surface with radius be- (b) circular clockwise
tween R1 and R2 will be (c) radially inwards
Q
(a) Zero (b) (d) parallel straight lines
4πR12
Q Q (e) circular anti-clockwise
(c) 2
(d) 2
4πR2 4π (R1 − R2 )
Q 28. A plane square sheet of charge of side
(e)
4π (R2 − R1 )2 0.5 m has uniform surface charge density.
An electron at 1 cm from the centre of the
24. A sphere of radius R has a uniform volume
sheet experiences a force of 1.6 × 10−12 N
charge density ρ. The magnitude of elec-
directed away from the sheet. The total
tric field at a distance r from the centre of
charge on the plane square sheet is
the sphere, where r > R, is 2 
ρ ρR ε0 = 8.854 × 10−12 C2 m−2 N−1
(a) (b)
4πε0 r2 ε0 r 2 (a) 16.25µC (b) −22.15µC
ρR3 ρR3 (c) −44.27µC (d) 144.27µC
(c) (d)
ε0 r 2 3ε0 r2 (e) 8.854µC
ρR2
(e)
4ε0 r2
29. If the electric flux entering and leaving a
25. Two infinitely long parallel plates of equal closed surface are 6 × 106 and 9 × 106 SI
areas 6 cm2 are separated by a distance of units respectively, then the charge inside
1 cm . While one of the plates has a charge the surface of permittivity of free space ε0
of +10nC and the other has −10nC. The is
magnitude of the electric field between the (a) ε0 × 106 (b) −ε0 × 106
−9
plates, if ε0 = 10
36π
F/m is (c) −2ε0 × 106 (d) 3ε0 × 106
(a) 0.6πkV/m (b) 6πkV/m (e) 2ε0 × 106
(c) 600πkV/m (d) 60πV/m
(e) 6πV/m 30. The electric field between two infinitely
charged plates with air medium in be-
26. A cylinder of radius r and length l is placed tween, in terms of the surface charge den-
in a uniform electric field of intensity E sity σ is
σ
acting parallel to the axis of the cylinder. (a) 4πε0 (b) 4πε 0
σ 4πσ
The total flux over curved surface
 
area is (c) ε0 (d) ε0
2π σ
(a) 2πrE (b) l E (e) 4πr2

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31. Electric charge is uniformly distributed (a) 1.6 × 10−19 C (b) 6.4 × 10−19 C
along a long straight wire of radius 1 mm. (c) 4.8 × 10−19 C (d) 8.0 × 10−19 C
The charge per cm length of the wire is (e) 3.2 × 10−19 C
Q coulomb. Another cylindrical surface
of radius 50 cm and length 1 m symmet- 35. The electrostatic force between a proton
rically encloses the wire. The total electric and an electron for certain distance of sep-
flux passing through the cylindrical surface aration is F1 and that between an electron
is and positron at the same distance of sepa-
(a) εQ0 (b) 100Q ration is F2 . Then the ratio F1 : F2 is
ε0
(c) 10Q (d) 100Q (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
πε0 πε0
Q
(e) 100ε (c) 1879 : 1 (d) 1 : 1879
0
(e) 2 : 1
32. Which one of the following graphs repre-
sents the variation of electric field with 36. A soap bubble is given a negative charge,
distance r from the centre of a charged then its radius
spherical conductor radius R ? (a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Increases first, then decreases
(e) Nothing can be predicted as informa-
tion is insufficient

37. A charge Q is placed at each of the op-

posite corners of a square. A charge q is
placed at each of the other two corners. If
the net electrical force on Q is zero, then
Q/q equals
√
(e) None of these (a) −2 2 (b) −1
(c) 1 (d) − √12
33. The force experienced by a proton moving √
(e) − 2
in an electric field of intensity 3E is (e is
the charge of the electron) 38. The magnitude of electric force experi-
(a) Ee (b) 2Ee enced by a charged particle in an electric
(c) 3Ee (d) Ee/2 field depends on
(e) Ee/3 (a) Charge of the particle
(b) Velocity of the particle
34. The charge present in a doubly ionized he- (c) Direction of the electric field
lium atom is (d) Mass of the particle

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 (e) None of these 43. Two charged spherical conductors of radii
R1 and R2 are connected by a wire. Then
39. When 1019 electrons are removed from a the ratio of surface charge densities of the
neutral metal plate through some process, spheres σ1 /σ2 is
the charge on it becomes R1
(a) R (b) R 2
2 R1
(a) −1.6C (b) +1.6C r  
R1 R12
19 −19 (c) R2
(d) R22
(c) 10 C (d) 10 C
R 2
(e) 1016 C (e) R22
1

40. One of the following is not a property of 44. One metallic sphere A is given positive
field lines charge whereas another identical metallic
(a) Field lines are continuous curves with- sphere B of exactly same mass as of A
out any breaks is given equal amount of negative charge.
(b) Two field lines cannot cross each other Then
(c) Field lines start at positive charge and (a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain
end at negative charges equal
(d) They form closed loops (b) Mass of A increases
(e) Tangent at any point on field lines give (c) Mass of B decreases
the direction of electric field (d) Mass of B increases
(e) Mass of A decreases
41. A conductor has been given a charge −3 ×
10−7 C by transferring electron. Mass in- 45. Two charged spheres separated at a dis-
crease (in kg ) of the conductor and the tance d exert a force F on each other. If
number of electrons added to the conduc- they are immersed in a liquid of dielectric
tor are respectively constant 2, then what is the force (if all
(a) 2 × 10−16 and 2 × 1031 conditions are same)
(b) 5 × 10 −31
and 5 × 10 19 (a) F/2 (b) F
(c) 3 × 10−19 and 9 × 1016 (c) 2F (d) 4 F
(d) 2 × 10−18 and 2 × 1012 (e) 3F
(e) 2 × 10−19 and 2 × 1012
46. Two point charges +3µC and +8µC repel
42. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q each other with a force of 40 N. If a charge
and Q − q. If the coulomb repulsion be- of −5µC is added to each of them, then the
tween them when they are separated is to force between them will become
be maximum, the ratio of Qq should be (a) −10 N (b) +10 N
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 (c) +20 N (d) −20 N
(c) 4 (d) 1/4 (e) +15 N
(e) 1/3

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47. Two protons are a distance of 1×10−10 cm 51. Two particle of equal mass m and charge
from each other.The forces acting on them q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They
are do not experience any force. The value of
q
(a) Nuclear force and coulomb force m
is
q
(b) Nuclear force and gravitational force (a) 1 (b) πεG0
q √
(c) Coulomb force and gravitational force (c) 4πεG
(d) 4πε0 G
√ 0
(d) Nuclear, coulomb and gravitational (e) πε0 G
force
(e) None of these 52. Two spherical conductors B and C hav-
ing equal radii and carrying equal charges
48. Electric charges of 1µC, −1µC and 2µC in them repel each other with a force F
are placed in air at the corners A, B and C when kept apart at some distance. A third
respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC spherical conductor having same radius as
having length of each side 10 cm. The re- that of B but uncharged is brought in con-
sultant force on the charge at C is tact with B, then brought in contact with
(a) 0.9 N (b) 1.8 N C and finally removed away from both.
(c) 2.7 N (d) 3.6 N The new force of repulsion between B and
(e) 4.8 N C is
(a) F/4 (b) 3F/4
49. Two small conducting spheres of equal ra-
(c) F/8 (d) 3F/8
dius have charges +10µC and −20µC re-
(e) F/6
spectively and placed at a distance R from
each other experience force F1 . If they are 53. When a body is earth connected, electrons
brought in contact and separated to the from the earth flow into the body. This
same distance, they experience force F2 . means the body is
The ratio of F1 to F2 is (a) Uncharged
(a) 1 : 8 (b) −8 : 1 (b) Charged positively
(c) 1 : 2 (d) −2 : 1 (c) Charged negatively
(e) 1 : 1 (d) An insulator
(e) None of these
50. Two charges are at a distance ’ d ’ apart.
If a copper plate (conducting medium) of 54. Two equally charged, identical metal
thickness d2 is placed between them, the ef- spheres A and B repel each other with a
fective force will be force ’ F . The spheres are kept fixed with a
(a) 2F (b) F/2 distance ’ r ’ between them. A third iden-
√
(c) 0 (d) 2F tical, but uncharged sphere C is brought
F
(e) 2
√
in contact with A and then placed at the
mid-point of the line joining A and B. The

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 magnitude of the net electric force on C is
(a) F (b) 3F/4
(c) F/2 (d) F/4
(e) F/8

55. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a

distance r exert a force F on each other.
If the charges are halved and distance be- +Q +Q
(a) (c)
tween them is doubled, then the new force ϵ0 4ϵ0
+Q +Q
acting on each charge is (b) (d)
2ϵ0 8ϵ0
(a) F/8 (b) F/4 +Q
(e)
(c) 4F (d) F/16 6ϵ0
(e) 16F 59. A rod lies along the x-axis with one end at
the origin and the other at x → ∞. It car-
56. An infinite number of charges, each of
ries a uniform charge λC/m. The electric
charge 1µC, are placed on the x-axis with
field at the point x = −a on the axis will
co-ordinates x = 1, 2, 4, 8, . . . .∞. If a
be
charge of 1C is kept at the origin, then
(a) E⃗ = λ (−î) (b) E ⃗ = λ (î)
what is the net force acting on 1C charge 4πε0 a 4πε0 a
(a) 9000 N (b) 12000 N ⃗ = λ λ
(c) E (−î) (d) E = (î)
(c) 24000 N (d) 36000 N 2πε0 a 2πε0 a
(e) E⃗ = λ (−î)
(e) 48000 N 8πε0 a

57. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line 60. The electric field at a distance 3R
2
from the
joining two equal charges Q. The system centre of a charged conducting spherical
of the three charges will be in equilibrium, shell of radius R is E. The electric field at
if q is equal to a distance R2 from the centre of the sphere
(a) −Q/2 (b) −Q/4 is
(c) +Q/4 (d) +Q/2 (a) Zero (b) E
(e) +Q/8 (c) E/2 (d) E/3
(e) E/6
58. In figure +Q.charge is located at one of
the edge of the cube, then electric flux 61. A hollow sphere of charge does not pro-
through cube due to +Q charge is duce an electric field at any
(a) Point beyond 2 metres
(b) Point beyond 10 metres
(c) Interior point
(d) Outer point

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 (e) Point beyond 5 metres electric field. It experiences
(a) A force and a torque
62. A drop of 10−6 kg water carries 10−6 C (b) A force but not a torque
charge. What electric field should be ap- (c) A torque but not a force
plied to balance its weight (assume g = (d) Neither a force nor a torque
10 m/s2 ) (e) Data is insufficient
(a) 10 V/m upward
(b) 10 V/m downward 67. An electric dipole consisting of two oppo-
(c) 0.1 V/m downward site charges of 2×10−6 C each separated by
(d) 0.1 V/m upward a distance of 3 cm is placed in an electric
(e) 1 V/m downward field of 2×105 N/C. The maximum torque
on the dipole will be
63. An electron having charge ’ e ’ and mass ’ (a) 12 × 10−1 Nm (b) 12 × 10−3 Nm
m ’ is moving in a uniform electric field E. (c) 24 × 10−1 Nm (d) 24 × 10−3 Nm
Its acceleration will be (e) 16 × 10−4 Nm
e2 E 2e
(a) (b)
m m
eE mE 68. The angle between the dipole moment and
(c) (d)
m e electric field at any point on the equatorial
mE
(e) 2 plane is
e
(a) 90◦ (b) 45◦
64. A charged particle of mass m and charge q (c) 0◦ (d) 180◦
is released from rest in a uniform electric (e) 60◦
field E. Neglecting the effect of gravity,
the kinetic energy of the charged particle 69. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are
after ’ t ’ second is placed inside a cube. The total electric flux
Eq 2 m 2E 2 t2
(a) (b) coming out of the cube will be
2t2 mq 8e 16e
E 2 q 2 t2 Eqm (a) (b)
(c) (d) ε0 ε0
2m t e
E 2 q 2 m2 (c) (d) Zero
(e) ε0
t 4e
(e)
ε0
65. The electric potential at a point on the axis
of an electric dipole depends on the dis- 70. A point charge +q is placed at the cen-
tance r of the point from the dipole as tre of a cube of side L. The electric flux
(a) ∝ 1r (b) ∝ r12 emerging from the cube is
q
(c) ∝ r (d) ∝ r13 (a) (b) Zero
ε0
(e) ∝ r3 6qL2 q
(c) (d)
ε0 6L2 ε0
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 qL2 (c) 4πε0 q (d) q
(e) 4πε0
ε0 (e) εq0
71. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric
74. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian
field of an infinitely long straight wire is
spherical surface of radius R. If the ra-
proportional to
dius is doubled, then the outward electric
(a) r (b) 1/r2
flux will
(c) 1/r3 (d) 1/r
(a) Be doubled
(e) r−5
(b) Increase four times
72. Gauss’s law is true only if force due to a (c) Be reduced to half
charge varies as (d) Be reduced to one fourth
(a) r−1 (b) r−2 (e) Remain the same
(c) r−3 (d) r−4
75. What is the flux through a cube of side ’
(e) r−5
a ’ if a point charge of q is at one of its
73. The total electric flux through a cube when corner
2q q
a charge 8q is placed at one corner of the (a) (b)
ε0 8ε0
cube is q q
(c) (d) 6a2
(a) ε0 q ε0
(b) q ε 0 2ε 0
q
(e)
4ε0

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