Electric Charges and Field

01- Charges and their Properties

01. The electric charge in uniform motion produces-
A. An electric field only B. A magnetic field only C. Both electric and magnetic field
D. Neither electric nor magnetic field
02. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its radius-
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains unchanged
D. Nothing can be predicted as information is insufficient
03. A body can be negatively charged by-
A. Giving excess of electrons to it B. Removing some electrons from it
C. Giving some protons to it D. Removing some neutrons from it
04. A conductor has 𝟏𝟒. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎-19 coulombs positive charge. The conductor has (Charge on electron =
𝟏. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎-19 coulombs)-
A. 9 electrons, excess B. 27 electrons, short C. 27 electrons, excess D. 9 electrons, short
05. Which of the following charges is/are not possible?
A. √2e B. 1.6 × 10-18 C C. 3.2 × 10-17 C D. 1C
06. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge where as another identical metallic sphere B of exactly
same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative charge. Then-
A. Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal B. Mass of A increases
C. Mass of B decreases D. Mass of B increases
02- Methods of Charging
01. There are two metallic spheres of same radii but one is solid and the other is hollow, then-
A. Solid sphere can be given more charge B. Hollow sphere can be given more charge
C. They can be charged equally (maximum) D. None of the above
02. A positively charged body 'A' attracts a body 'B' then charge on body 'B' may be:
A. positive B. negative C. both D. can't say
03. A glass rod rubbed with silk is used to charge a gold leaf electroscope and the leaves are observed to
diverge. The electroscope thus charged is exposed to X-rays for a short period. Then
A. The divergence of leaves will not be affected B. The leaves will diverge further
C. The leaves will collapse D. The leaves will melt
03- Coulomb’s Law, Force between two point charges
01. Two small conducting spheres of equal radius have charges +10 μC and –20 μC respectively and
placed at a distance R from each other experience force F 1. If they are brought in contact and
separated to the same distance, they experience force F2. The ratio of F1 to F2 is -
A. 1 : 8 B. – 8 : 1 C. 1 : 2 D. – 2 : 1
02. Two charges each equal to 𝟐𝝁𝑪 are 0.5m apart. If both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force
between them is-
A. 1.89 N B. 2.44 N C. 0.144 N D. 3.144 N
03. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in air exert a force F on each other. Then the distance
r’ at which these charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric constant k is given by-
A. r B. r/k C. 𝑟/√𝑘 D. 𝑟√𝑘
04. There are two charges +1 microcoulomb and +5 microcoulomb. The ratio of the forces acting on them
will be-
A. 1 : 5 B. 1 : 1 C. 5 : 1 D. 1 : 25
05. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q 1 and Q 2 and they are placed at a distance R from each
other. The maximum force of repulsion between them will occur, when-
 Q Q Q 2Q Q 3Q
A. Q 2= , Q 1=Q− B. Q 2= , Q 1=Q− C. Q 2= , Q 1=
R R 4 3 4 4
Q Q
D. Q 2= , Q 1=
2 2
06. +2C and +6C two charges are repelling each other with a force of 12N. If each charge is given –2C of
charge, then the value of the force will be-
A. 4N (Attractive) B. 4N (Repulsive) C. 8N (Repulsive) D. Zero
07. Two charges 𝒒1 and 𝒒2 are placed in vacuum at a distance d and the force acting between them is F.
If a medium of dielectric constant 4 is introduced around them, the force now will be-
A. 4F B. 2F C. 𝐹/2 D. 𝐹/4
08. Force of attraction between two point charges Q and –Q separated by d metre is F e. When these
charges are placed on two identical spheres of radius R = 0.3d whose centres are d metre apart, the
force of attraction between them is-
A. Greater than F e B. Equal to F e C. Less than F e D. None of these
09. Two similar spheres having +q and –q charge are kept at a certain distance. F force acts between the
two. If in the middle of two spheres, another similar sphere having +q charge is kept, then it
experience a force in magnitude and direction as-
A. Zero having no direction B. 8F towards +q charge C. 8F towards -q charge
D. 4F towards +q charge
10. The force between two charges 0.06m apart is 5N. If each charge is moved towards the other by 0.01m,
then the force between them will become
A. 7.20N B. 11.25N C. 22.50N D. 45.00N
11. Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of 𝟏𝟎-4 𝐍. When oil is introduced between the
charges, the force becomes 𝟐. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎-5 𝐍. The dielectric constant of oil is-
A. 2.5 B. 0.25 C. 2.0 D. 4.0
12. The charges on two sphere are +𝟕𝝁𝑪 and −𝟓𝝁𝑪 respectively. They experience a force F. If each of them
is given and additional charge of −𝟐𝝁𝑪, the new force of attraction will be-
A. F B. F / 2 C. 𝐹/√3 D. 2 F
13. The ratio of electrostatic and gravitational forces acting between electron and proton separated by a
distance 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎-11 𝒎, will be (Charge on electron = 𝟏. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎-19 C, mass of electron = 𝟗. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎-31 kg,
mass of proton = 𝟏. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎-27 kg, G = 𝟔. 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎-11 𝑵𝒎2/𝒌𝒈2)-
A. 2.36 × 1039 B. 2.36 × 1040 C. 2.34 × 1041 D. 2.34 × 1042
14. Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of a square. If the force between q 1 and q 2 is F 12
and that between q 1 and q 3 is F 13, the ratio of magnitudes F 12/ F 13 is-
1 1
A. B. 2 C. D. √ 2
2 √2
15. Two point charges +𝟑𝛍𝐂 and +𝟖𝛍𝐂 repel each other with a force of 40N. If a charge of −𝟓𝛍𝐂 is added
to each of them, then the force between them will become-
A. -10N B. +10N C. +20N D. -20N
16. Two copper balls, each weighing 10g, are kept in air 10cm apart. If one electron from every 𝟏𝟎𝟔 atoms
is transferred from one ball to the other, the coulomb force between them is (atomic weight of copper
is 63.5 gm)
A. 2.0 × 1010 N B. 2.0 × 104 N C. 2.0 × 108 N D. 2.0 × 106 N
17. Two identical balls each have a mass of 10g. What charges should these balls be given so that their
interaction equalizes the force of universal gravitation acting between them? The radii of the balls
may be ignored in comparison to distance between them.
A. 6.34 × 10-11 C B. 8.57 × 10-11 C C. 6.34 × 10-13 C D. 8.57 × 10-13 C
18. The diagram shows the arrangement of there small uniformly charged spheres A, B and C. The
arrows indicate the direction of the electrostatic forces acting between the spheres (for example, the
left arrow on sphere A indicates the electrostatic force on sphere A due to sphere B). At
least two of
the spheres are positively charged. Which sphere, if any, could be negatively charged?
A. Sphere A B. Sphere B
C. Sphere C D. None of the spheres
19. A charge q 1 exerts some force on a second charge q 2. If third charge q 3 is
brought near, the force of q 1 exerted on q 2-
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains unchanged
D. Increases if 𝑞3 is of the same sign as 𝑞1 and decreases if 𝑞3 is of
opposite sign
20. Two identical conducting spheres having unequal positive charges q 1 and q 2 separated by distance r . If
they are made to touch each other and then separated again to the same distance, the electrostatic
force between the spheres in this case will be (neglect induction of charges)
A. less than before B. same as before C. more than before D. zero
04- Coulomb’s Law in vector form
01. A Charge Q 1=2 μC is placed at (2,4,6) and other charge Q 2=3 μC is at (1,2,2) then find force on A
due to B -
−2
54 ×10 ^ ^j+4 k^ ) −2
54 ×10 ^ ^
A. 3
( i+2 B. ( i+2 j+4 k^ ) C.
( 21 ) 2 21
−2
54 ×10 ^ ^j−4 k^ )
3
(−i−2
2
( 21 )
D. None of the above
02. Choose the correct option for coulombs Law-
k q 1 q2
A. ⃗
F 12= 3
(⃗r 1−⃗r 2 )
|r 1−r 2|
k q1 q2
B. ⃗
F 12= 3
(⃗r 2−⃗r 1 )
|r 1−r 3|
k q 1 q2
C. ⃗
F 12= 3
(⃗r 1 +⃗r 2)
|r 1−r 2|
D. None of the above
05- Superposition Principle
01. ABC is a right angled triangle in which AB = 3cm and BC = 4cm and ∠ ABC=π /2. The three charges
+15esu, +12esu and –20esu are placed respectively on A, B and C. The force acting on B is-
A. 125 dynes B. 35 dynes C. 25 dynes D. Zero
02. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD, as shown in the adjoining figure. The
force on the charge kept at the centre O is-
A. Zero
B. Along the diagonal AC
C. Along the diagonal BD
D. Perpendicular to side AE
03. Electric charges of 𝟏𝛍𝐂, −𝟏𝝁𝑪 and 𝟐𝝁𝑪 are placed in air at the corners A, B
and C respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant
force on the charge at C is-
A. 0.9 N B. 1.8 N C. 2.7 N D. 3.6 N
04. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the center is (each side of triangle is L)
2 2 2
1 q 1 3q 1 q
A. Zero B. . 2 C. . 2 D. . 2
4 π ϵ0 L 4 π ϵ0 L 12 π ϵ 0 L
05. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as
shown in the following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the
vertex A in a direction normal to BC-
2 2 2
Q −Q Q
A. 2 B. 2 C. Zero D. 2
4 π ϵ0 a 4 π ϵ0 a 2 π ϵ0 a
06. Equal charges q are placed at the four corners A,B,C,D of a square of length a. The magnitude of the
force on the charge at B will be-

(1+2 √2
) ( )
2 2 2
3q 4q q2 1 q
A. B. C. D. 2+
4 π ϵ0 a
2
4 π ϵ0 a
2
2 4 π ϵ 0 a2 √ 2 4 π ϵ0 a 2
06- Force between Multiple Charges
01. Two similar spheres having +q and -q charges are kept at a certain separation. F force acts between
them. If another similar sphere having +q charge is kept in the middle of them, it experience a force in
magnitude and direction as-
A. zero having no direction B. 8F towards +q charge C. 8F towards -q charge
D. 4F towards +q charge
02. Four charges are placed at the circumference of the dial of a clock as shown in figure. If the clock has
only hour hand, then the resultant force on a positive charge q0 placed at the centre, points in the
direction which shows the time as-
A. 1:30
B. 7:30
C. 4:30
D. 10:30
03. Two balls carrying charges +𝟕𝛍𝐂 and −𝟓𝛍𝐂 attract each other with a force F.
If a charge −𝟐𝛍𝐂 is added to both, the force between them will be –
A. F B. 𝐹/2 C. 2F D. zero
04. Two equal charges when placed 5 cm apart experience a repulsive force of 0.144 newtons. The
magnitude of the charge in micro-coulomb will be –
A. 0.2 B. 2 C. 0 D. 12
05. Two point charges of +𝟐𝛍𝐂 and +𝟔𝛍𝐂 repel each other with a force of 12 N. If each is given an
additional charge of −𝟒𝛍𝐂. Then force will become –
A. 4N (attractive) B. 60N (attractive) C. 4N (repulsive) D. 12N (attractive)
06. Electric charges of 𝟏𝛍𝐂, −𝟏𝛍𝐂 and 𝟐𝛍𝐂 are placed in air at the corners, A, B and C, respectively, of an
equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is
A. 0.9 N B. 1.8 N C. 2.7 N D. 3.6 N
07- Equilibrium of Charge System
01. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the three
charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
A. −Q/2 B. −Q/ 4 C. +Q/ 4 D. +Q/2
02. Three charges 4 q , Q and q are placed on x−axis at position x=0 , x=l/2 and x=l respectively. The
resultant force on q will be zero, if Q =
A. −q B. −2 q C. −q /2 D. 4 q
03. Two small spheres each having the charge +Q are suspended by insulating threads of length L from a
hook. This arrangement is taken in space where there is no gravitational effect, then the angle
 between the two suspensions and the tension in each will be-
2 2 2 2
1 Q 1 Q 1 Q 1 Q
A. 180 ° , B. 90 ° , C. 180 ° , D. 180 ° ,
4 π ϵ 0 ( 2 L )2 4 π ϵ 0 L2 4 π ϵ 0 2 L2 4 π ϵ 0 L2
04. Three point charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Assuming only electrostatic
forces are acting.
A. The system can never be in equilibrium.
B. The system will be in equilibrium if the charges rotate about the centre of the triangle.
C. The system will be in equilibrium if the charges have different magnitudes and different signs.
D. The system will be in equilibrium if the charges have the same magnitude but different signs.
05. Two identical simple pendulums, A and B, are suspended from the same point. The bobs are given
positive charges, with A having more charge than B. They diverge and reach equilibrium with A and
B making angles θ1 and θ2 with the vertical, respectively. Which of the following is correct?
A. θ1 >θ 2 B. θ1 <θ 2 C. θ1=θ 2 D. The tension in A is greater than that in B.
06. Two point charges +9e and +e are kept 16 cm apart from each other. Where should a third charge q
placed between them so that the system is in equilibrium state?
A. 24 cm from +9e B. 12 cm from +9e C. 24 cm from +e D. 12 cm from +e
07. Two charges + 4 e and e are at a distance x apart. At what distance a charge q must be placed from
charge +e so that it remains in equilibrium?
A. x /2 B. 2 x /3 C. x /3 D. x /6
08. Charges, Q, q, Q, q are placed at the corners A, B, C, D of square, respectively. If the resultant force
on the charge Q is zero due to other charges, what is the relation between Q and q?
−1
A.Q=−2 √ 2 q B. Q=2q C. Q=2 √ 2 q D. Q= q
2 √2
09. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the three
charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to-
A. −Q/2 B. −Q/ 4 C. +Q/ 4 D. +Q/2
10. Two small spherical balls each carrying a charge Q = 𝟏𝟎𝛍𝐂 are suspended by two
insulating threads of equal lengths 1m each, from a point fixed in the ceiling. It is
found that in equilibrium threads are separated by an angle 60° between them, as
shown in the figure. What is the tension in the threads?
(Given: 𝟏/4𝝅𝜺0 = 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎9 𝑵𝒎2/𝑪2)
A. 18 N B. 1.8 N C. 0.18 N D. None of these
08- Electric Field Intensity
01. The intensity of electric field required to balance a proton of mass 1.7 ×10−27 kg and charge
−19
1.6 ×10 C in vertical direction, is nearly-
A. 1 × 10-7 V/m B. 1 × 10-5 V/m C. 1 × 107 V/m D. 1 × 105 V/m
02. The intensity of the electric field required to keep a water drop of radius 10 -5 cm just suspended in
air when charged with one electron is approximately (g = 10 newton / kg, e = 1.6 × 10-19 coulomb)
A. 260 volt/cm B. 260 newton/coulomb C. 130 volt/cm D. 130 newton/coulomb
03. A charged water drop whose radius is 0.1 μm is in equilibrium in an electric field. If charge on it is
equal to charge of an electron, then intensity of electric field will be (g = 10 m/s 2)
A. 1.61 N/C B. 26.2 N/C C. 262 N/C D. 1610 N/C
04. Two point charges of 20 μC and 80 μC are 10 cm apart. Where will the electric field strength be zero
on the line joining the charges from 20 μC charge-
A. 0.1 m B. 0.04 m C. 0.033 m D. 0.33 m
05. A charged particle is suspended in equilibrium in a uniform vertical electric field of intensity 20000
V/m. If mass of the particle is 9.6 × 10−16 kg, the charge on it and excess number of electrons on the
 particle are respectively ( g=10 ms−2)
A. 4.8 × 10-19 C, 3 B. 5.8 × 10-19 C , 4 C. 3.8 ×10-19 C, 2 D. 2.8 ×10-19 C, 1
09- Electric Field due to a point charge
01. A charge produces an electric field of 1 N/C at a point distant 0.1 m from it. The magnitude of charge
is-
A. 1.11 × 10-12 C B. 9.11 × 10-12 C C. 7.11 × 10-12 C D. None of these
02. Electric field strength due to a point charge of 5 μC at a distance of 80 cm from the charge is-
A. 8 × 104 N/C B. 7 × 104 N/C C. 5 × 104 N/C D. 4 × 104 N/C

10- Electric Field due to a system of point charges

01. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges +q are placed at each corner. The electric intensity at centre
O will be –
1 q
A.
4 π ϵ 0 r2
1 q
B. 4 π ϵ r
0
C. Zero
1 3q
D.
4 π ϵ 0 r2
02. Charges q, 2q, 3q and 4q are placed at the corners A, B, C and D of a
square as shown in the following figure. The direction of electric field at the
centre of the square is along-
A. AB
B. CB
C. BD
D. AC
03. Figures below show regular hexagons, with charges at the vertices. In which
of the following cases the electric field at the centre is not zero?

04. Two charges +𝟓𝛍𝐂 and +𝟏𝟎𝛍𝐂 are placed 20 cm apart. The net electric field at the mid-Point between
the two charges is-
A. 4.5 × 106𝑁/𝐶 directed towards +5𝜇𝐶 B. 4.5 × 106𝑁/𝐶directed towards +10𝜇𝐶
C. 13.5 × 106𝑁/𝐶 directed towards +5𝜇𝐶 D. 13.5 × 106𝑁/𝐶 directed towards +10𝜇𝐶
05. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its vertices. The electric field due to this charge distribution
at the centre of this cube will be-
A. q /b2 B. q /2 b2 C. 32 q /b 2 D. Zero
06. Four charges are placed on corners of a square as shown in figure having side of 5 cm. If Q is one
micro coulomb, then electric field intensity at centre will be-

A. 1.02 × 107𝑁/𝐶 upwards

B. 2.04 × 107𝑁/𝐶 downwards
C. 2.04 × 107𝑁/𝐶 upwards
D. 1.02 × 107𝑁/𝐶 downwards
**11- Electrical Field due a finite length of wire
01. If linear charge density of given wire is 𝝀 then 𝐄x will be?
kλ
[Ans: E x = ¿ ]
r
02. In previous question if wire is infinitely long find net electric

field at P? [Ans: E P=2 kλ /r upward

direction ]
03. Find net Electric Field at P?

[Ans: E P=kλ/r towards right ]

**12- Electric Field due to an arc

01. Find electric field at point P. [Ans: 2 kλ ]
E P= sin(60 ° ¿)¿
R

02. If electric field at point P is zero. Then find λ 1 / λ2. [Ans: λ 1 / λ2=1/ √ 2 ]

03. Find electric field at point P. [Ans: ¿ E∨¿

√ 5 Kλ ]
R
 **13- Electric Field on an axial point of a ring
01. Find electric field at point P.

kQ √ 15
[Ans: E P= ]
64 R 2

02. Due to uniformly charged ring electric field at point P which is at

its axis is E, If here charge would have been non uniformly
distributed then electric field along the same axis –
A. will remain same
B. will be doubled
C. cant find
D. will reduce
03. Electric field at points P1 and P2 will be–

A. in same direction

B. in opposite direction

C. along same axis

D. both (2) and (3)

04. A ring of charge with radius 0.5 m having a 0.02 m gap, carries a charge of +1 C. Find the field at the
centre. [Ans: 2.31× 108 N/C ]

14- Electric Field due to a dipole

01. The distance between the two charges +q and -q of a dipole is r. On the axial line at a distance d from
the centre of dipole, electric field intensity is proportional to-
q qr q qr
A. 2 B. 2 C. 3 D. 3
d d d d
02. The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r on its axis
A. directly proportional to r 3 B. inversely proportional to r 3
C. directly proportional to r 2 D. inversely proportional to r 2
03. If E a be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point on its axial line and Ee that on the
equatorial line at the same distance, then-
A. Ee =2 E a B. E a=2 E e C. Ee =E a D. None of the above
04. An electric dipole is placed in an electric field generated by a point charge
A. The net electric force on the dipole must be zero
B. The net electric force on the dipole may be zero
C. The torque on the dipole due to the field must be zero
D. The torque on the dipole due to the field may be zero
05. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electrical dipole of dipole moment P. If the distance
of Q from the dipole is r (much larger than the size of the dipole), then electric field at Q is
proportional to-
A. p−1 and r −2 B. p and r −2 C. p−1 and r −3 D. p and r −3
06. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P are placed in opposite direction on a line at a distance of 25
cm. The electric field will be zero at point between the dipoles whose distance from the dipole of
moment P is-
A. 5 Cm B. 25/9 Cm C. 10 Cm D. 4/13 Cm
07. What is the angle between the electric dipole moment and the electric field strength due to it on the
equatorial line-
A. 0° B. 90° C. 180° D. None of these
08. The electric field intensity due to a dipole of length 10 cm and having a charge of 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝛍𝐂, at a point on
the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the charges in air, is-
A. 6.25 × 107 N/C B. 9.28 × 107 N/C C. 13.1 × 1111 N/C D. 20.5 × 107 N/C
09. If the magnitude of intensity of electric field at a distance x on axial line and at a distance y on
equatorial line on a given dipole are equal, then x : y is-
A. 1:1 B. 1 : √2 C. 1:2 D. √
3
2:1
15- Electric field lines and their properties
01. Electric lines of force about negative point charge are-
A. Circular, anticlockwise B. Circular, clockwise C. Radial, inward D. Radial, outward
02. A charge particle is free to move in an electric field. It will travel-
A. Always along a line of force B. Along a line of force, if its initial velocity is zero
C. Along a line of force, if it has some initial velocity in the direction of an acute angle with the line of
force.
D. None of the above
03. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in between two charged plates as shown. The lines of force
look like-

04. The unit of electric field is not equivalent to-

A. N/C B. J/C C. V/m D. J/C-m
05. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) shown
in figure as-
A. 1
B. 2
 C. 3
D. 4
06. The figure shows some of the electric field lines corresponding to an
electric field. The figure suggests-
A. E A > EB > EC B. E A =E B=E C
C. E A =EC > E B D. E A =EC < E B
07. The wrong statement about electric lines of force is-
A. These originate from positive charge and end on negative charge
B. They do not intersect each other at a point
C. They have the same form for a point charge and a sphere
D. They have physical existence
16- Electric Flux
01. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis.
Calculate the total flux for the surface of the cylinder. [ Ans. ϕ tot =0 ]
02. A cube of side l is placed in a uniform electric field E, where 𝐄 = 𝐄𝐢̂. Calculate the net electric flux
through the cube. [ Ans. ϕ tot =0 ]
03. The S.I. unit of electric flux is-
A. Weber B. Newton per coulomb C. Volt × metre D. Joule per coulomb
04. A sphere encloses an electric dipole with charge ± 3 μC . What is the total electric flux across the
sphere? [Ans. ϕ tot =0 ]
05. A square surface of side L meters in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field E (V/m)
acting along the same plane at an angle θ with the horizontal side of the square as shown in figure.
Find the electric flux linked to the surface, in units of V-m. [Ans. ϕ tot =0 ]
06. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius
is doubled, then the outward electric flux will-
A. increase four times B. be reduced to half
C. remain the same D. be doubled
07. 20 μC charge is placed inside a closed surface, then flux linked with the surface
is ϕ . If 80 μC charge is put inside the surface then find the change in flux. [Ans. 4 ϕ ]
08. In a region of space the electric field is given by ⃗ ^ 4 ^j+3 k^ . The electric flux through a surface of
E =8 i+
area of 100 units in the x-y plane is-
A. 800 units B. 300 units C. 400 units D. 1500 units
17- Gauss’ Law
01. For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as∮ ⃗
E . d ⃗S =0. From this we can conclude that-
A. E is necessarily zero on the surface B. E is perpendicular to the surface at every point
C. The total flux through the surface is zero D. The flux is only going out of the surface
02. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of
the cube will be-
A. 8 e /ϵ 0 B. 16 e /ϵ 0 C. e /ϵ 0 D. Zero
03. If a spherical conductor comes out from the closed surface of the sphere then total flux emitted from
the surface will be-
A. 1/ϵ 0 ×(the charge enclosed by surface)
B. ϵ 0 ×(the charge enclosed by surface)
C. 1/4 πϵ 0 ×(the charge enclosed by surface)
D. 0
04. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively is ϕ 1 and ϕ 2 , what will be the
electric charge inside the surface? [ Ans: ( ϕ2−ϕ 1) ϵ 0 ]
05. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is-
4 πq πq q 2 πq
A. B. C. D.
6(4 π ϵ 0) 6(4 π ϵ 0) 6(4 π ϵ 0) 6(4 π ϵ 0)
06. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges through the
surface S is-

A. 3 q /ϵ 0 B. 2 q /ϵ 0
C. q /ϵ 0 D. Zero
07. Consider the charge configuration and spherical Gaussian surface as shown in
the figure. When calculating the flux of the electric field over the spherical
surface the electric field will be due to-

A. q2 B. Only the positive charges C. All the charges D. +q1 and –q1
08. Find the electric flux for Gaussian surface A that enclose the charged particles in free space.
(given q 1=−14 nC , q2=78.85 nC and q 3=−56 nC ) [ Ans: 103 N m2 C−1 ]

09. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric field
through the surface of the vessel is-
A. Zero B. q/ε0 C. q/2ε0 D. 2q/ε0
10. A sphere of radius R and charge Q is placed inside a concentric imaginary sphere of radius 2R.
The
flux associated with the imaginary sphere is [Ans: Q/ϵ 0 ]
11. Electric charge is uniformly distributed over a long straight wire of radius 1 mm.
The charge per cm length of the wire is Q coulombs. A cylindrical surface of
radius 50 cm and length 1m encloses the wire symmetrically as shown in fig. Find
the total flux passing through the cylindrical surface.
[Ans: 100 Q/ϵ 0 ]
^ 2 ^j N/C. Find the electric flux
12. The electric field in a region of space is given by 5 i+
2
through an area of 2 m lying in the YZ plane, in S.I. units.
[Ans: 10 Wb]
13. A square surface of side L metres is in the plane of the paper. A uniform electric
field ⃗
E (volt/m), also in the plane of the paper, is limited only to the lower half of the square surface
(see figure). Find the electric flux in SI units associated with the surface.

[Ans: zero]
14. A square surface of side L meters in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field E
(volts/m) acting along the same plane at an angle q with the horizontal side of the square as shown in
figure. Calculate the electric flux linked to the surface.
[ Ans: zero]
15. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is
A. Zero B. Constant, less than zero
C. Directly proportional to the distance from the centre
D. None of the above
16. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a positive charge of 10 μC . What will be the electric
field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 meters?
[Ans: zero]
17. Electric field intensity at a point in between two parallel sheets with like charges of same surface
charge densities (𝛔) is-
A. σ /2ϵ 0 B. σ /ϵ 0 C. 2 σ /ϵ 0 D. Zero
18. A conducting sphere of radius R = 20 cm is given a charge Q=16 μC . What is ¿ ⃗
E ∨¿ at centre?
[Ans: zero ]
19. Electric field at a point varies as r 0 for-
A. An electric dipole B. A point charge C. A plane infinite sheet of charge
D. A line charge of infinite length
20. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an infinitely long straight wire is proportional to-
1 1 1
A. r B. 2 C. 3 D.
r r r
21. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of electric charge in its volume. At a distance x from
its centre, for x < R, the electric field is directly proportional to-
1 1
A. 2 B. C. x D. x 2
x x
18- Electric Field due to Infinitely long straight wire
01. Find electric field at P in x direction-

2 kλ
A.
r

kλ
B.
r

C.
√2 kλ
r

kλ
D.
2r
02. An e is revolving around a wire of linear charge

density λ , then calculate its orbital speed.

[ Ans: v o=
√ 2 Kλe ]
m
19- Electric Field due to Uniformly charged infinite plane sheet
01. Find electric field due to given arrangement of infinite plane sheets between them.
Ans: σ /ϵ 0
02. Find electric field due to given arrangement of infinite plane sheets at point P.
[ Ans: 0]
03. Find mass of particle to remain in equilibrium (sheet is infinite, thin & non
conducting).

σq
[ Ans: m= ]
2ϵ0 g

04. A small charged particle of mass m and charge q is suspended by an insulated thread in from of a very
large conducting charged sheet of uniform surface density of charge σ . The angle made by the thread
with the vertical in equilibrium is :

σq
[ Ans: tanθ= ]
2 ϵ 0 mg
05. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which
makes an angle

𝛉 with a large charged conducting sheet P, as shown in the figure.

The surface charge density 𝝈 of the sheet is proportional to :

 A. sin θ B. tan θ C. cos θ D. cot θ
20- EF due to uniformly charged thin spherical shell and solid sphere
01. The insulation property of air breaks down at 𝐄 = 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 volt/metre. The maximum charge that can
be given to a sphere of diameter 5m is approximately (in coulombs)-
A. 2 × 10-2 B. 2 × 10-3 C. 2 × 10-4 D. 2 × 10-5
02. The electric field at a distance 3 R/2 from the centre of a charged conducting spherical shell of radius R
is E. The electric field at a distance R/2 from the centre of the sphere is-
A. E B. E/2 C. E/3 D. Zero
03. A solid sphere of radius R, is charged uniformly with a total charge Q. Then the correct expression for
electric field is (r = distance from centre)-
kQr kQ
A. 3 , where r < R B. 2 , where r ≥ R C. it is zero, at all points
R R
D. (1) and (2) both
04. A hollow metal sphere of a radius R is uniformly charged. The electric field due to the sphere at a
distance r from the centre :
A. increases as r increases for r < R and for r > R
B. zero as r increases for r < R, decreases as r increases for r > R
C. zero as r increases for r < R, increases as r increases for r > R
D. decreases as r increases for r < R and for r > R
05. A nonconducting solid sphere of radius R is charged uniformly. The magnitude of the electric field due
to the sphere at a distance r from its centre –
(a) increases as r increases, for r < R
(b) decreases as r increases, for 0 < r < ∞
(c) decreases as r increases, for R < r < ∞
(d) is discontinuous at r = R

A. a ,c B. c, d C. a, b D. b, d