CBSE 12" Physics Chapter | Unsolved Important Questions 1 Mark Questions: Q.1. Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond stable equilibrium? Q.2. Define electric dipole moment. Wri its S.L unit. Q.3. A charge ‘q’ is placed at the center of a cube of side L. What is the electric flux passing through each face of the cube? Q.4. Two charges of magnitudes -2Q and + Q are located at points (a,0) and (42,0) respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius *3a” with its center at the origin? Q.5. What is the force between two small charges of 2 x 10~7C placed 30 cm apart in Q.6. A plot of magnetic flux (¢) versus current (I) is shown in the figure for two inductors A and B. Which of the two has larger value of self-inductance? Q.7. Figure shows three point charges, + 2q, ~ q and + 3q. Two charges + 2q and - q are enclosed within a surface ‘S’. What is the electric flux due to this configuration through the surface ‘S"? Q.8. Why should electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor? 2 Marks Questions: Q.9. Define electric flux. Write its S. I. unit. A charge q is enclosed by a spherical of radius R. if the radius is to half, how would the electric flux through the surface change?Q.10. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r, and outer radius r, has a charge *Q’. A Charge ‘q’ is placed at the center of the shell, (a) What is the surface charge density on the (i) inner surface, (i) outer surface of the shell? (b) Write the expression for the electric field rice at a point x > ry from the center of the shell. QLL. Show that the electric at the surface of a charged conductor is given by E % where is the charge density is a unit vector normal to the surface in the outward direction, Q.12. A thin straight infinitely long conducting wire having charge density is enclosed by a cylindrical surface of radius and length (its axis coinciding with the length of the wire, Find the expression for the electric flux through the surface ofthe cylinder, Q.13. Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force (F) versus (@): where ris the distance between the two charges of each pair of changes: (1 pC, 2uC) and ( 2,C, 30), interpret the graphs obtained Q.14, An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field, (i) Show that the net force acting itis zero. (ii) The dipole i aligned to the field, Find the work done in rotating it through the angle of 180, Q.15. Considering the case of a parallel plate capacitor being charged, show how one is required to generalize Ampere's circuital law to include the term due to displacement current. Q.16. An infinite number of charges, each of coulomb, are placed along x-axis at x= Im, 3m, 9m and so on, Calculate the electric field af the point x = 0 due to these charges if all the charges are of the same sign, Qu7. A sphere s; of radius rencloses a charge Q, if there is another concentric sphere 52 of the radius ry (ry > r)and there are no additional charges between s; and s2. Find the ratio of electric flux through s, and s. Q.18. Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of dipole moment 'p' are kept at an angle of 120 °as shown in the figure. What isthe resultant dipole moment of this combination? If this system is subjected to electric field (E )directed along +X direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the torque acting on this?Q.19. A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25cm? is placed in a three-dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is given by E = 50 x i, where E is in NC~4and x is in metres. Find: () Net flux through the cylinder. Charge enclosed by the cylinder. Q.20. Given a uniform electric field E = 5 x 10° é N/C, find the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the y - z plane. What would be the flux through the same square if the plane makes a 30° angle with the x-: is? Q.21. An electric dipole of length 4em, when placed with its axis making an angle of 60°with a uniform electric field, experiences a torque of 4V3 Nm. Caleulate the potential energy of the dipole, if it has change + 8nC. 3 Marks Questions: Q.22. A positive point charge (+q) is kept in the of an uncharged conducting plate. Sketch electric field lines originating from the point on to the surface of the plate. Derive the expression for the electric field at the surface of a charged conductor. Q.23, State Gauss’s theorem in electrostatics. Apply this theorem to derive an expression for electric field intensity at a point outside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Q.24. A thin conducting spherical shell of radius R has charge Q spread uniformly over its surface. Using Gauss's law, derive an expression for an electric field at a point outside the shell. Draw a graph of electric field E(x) with distance r from the centre of the shell for 0 << r < 00. Q.25. Using Gauss's law obtain the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R at a point outside the shell. Draw a graph showing the variation of electric field with r, for r > R and r Rand r> a. (©) If this dipole were kept in a uniform external electric field Eo, diagrammatically represent the position of the dipole in stable and unstable equilibrium and write the expressions for the torque acting on the dipole in both the cases. Q.32. (a) Use Gauss's theorem to find the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinitely large plane thin sheet with surface charge density 0. (b) An infinitely large thin plane sheet has a uniform surface charge density +c. Obtain the expression for the amount of work done in bringing a point charge q from infinity to a point, distance r, in front of the charged plane s Q.33. (a) Derive ab expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept ina uniform electric field. (b) Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charged placed on the vertices of a triangle as shown. Hereq= 1.6 x 10°C q 10cm 10cm -4q 424 10cm Q.34. (a) Define electric flux. Write its S.I. units. () Using Gauss’s law, prove that the electric field at a point due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet is independent of the distance from it. (©) How is the field directed if (i) The sheet is positively charged, (ii) negatively charged? Q.35. (a) Define electric flux, Is it a scalar or a vector quantity? ‘A point charge q is at a distance of d/2 directly above the centre of a square of side d, as shown in the figure, Use Gauss’ law to obtain the expression for the electric flux through the square.(b) If the point charge is now moved to a distance ‘d’ from the center of the square and the side of the square is doubled, explain how the electric flux will be affected. Q.36. (a) Use Gauss’ law to derive the expression for the electric field (E) due toa straight uniformly charged infinite line of charge density 2. C/m. (b) Draw a graph to show the variation of E with perpendicular distance r from the line of charge. (©) Find the work done in bringing a charge q from perpendicular distance ry tor; (2 > 11)