DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RUBY PARK, KOLKATA

PHYSICS WORKSHEET
CLASS – XII
CHAPTER : ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELD

SECTION – A
1. If two charges q1 and q2 are separated by a distance ‘d’ and placed in a medium of dielectric constant K.
what will be the equivalent distance between the charges in air for the same electrostatic force? (1)

(a) √ (b) √ (c) √ (d) √

2. A point charge of 10µC is placed at the origin. At what location on the X – axis should a point charge of
40 µC be placed so that the net E is zero at on the X – axis? (1)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. As shown in figure, a cuboid lies in a region with electric field ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ N/C. The
magnitude of charge within the cuboid is Coulomb. The value of n is _____ (if dimension of cuboid
3
is m) (1)

(a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 8

4. 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 (1)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Directions: The questions 5 – 7 consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion and Reason. While
answering these questions, choose any one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
5. Assertion: Net electric field inside a conductor is zero.
Reason: Total positive charge equals to total negative charge in a charged conductor. (1)
6. Assertion: In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole will have translatory as well as rotatory motion.
Reason: In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole experiences a force as well as torque. (1)

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7. Assertion: On going away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric field decreases at the
same rate in both the cases.
Reason: Electric field is inversely proportional to square of distance from the charge or on electric
dipole. (1)
SECTION – B
8. If the total charge enclosed by a surface is zero, does it imply that the electric field everywhere on the
surface is zero? Conversely, if the electric field everywhere on a surface is zero, does it imply that net
charge inside is zero. (2)
9. Figure shows the electric field lines around three point charges A, B and C. (a)Which charges are
positive? (b) Which charge has the largest magnitude? Why? (c) In which region or regions of the picture
could the electric field be zero? Justify your answer. (2)

10. Define electric flux. Write its SI unit. A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge that is uniformly
distributed over its surface. As the balloon is blown up and increases in size, how does the total electric
flux coming out of the surface change? Give reason. (2)
11. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.7 × 10-22 C/m2. What is electric field
intensity E: (a) in the outer region of the first plate, and (b) between the plates? (2)
12. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r1 and outer radius r2 has a charge ‘Q’. A charge ‘q’ is placed
at the centre of the shell. (a) What is the surface charge density on the (i) inner surface, (ii) outer surface
of the shell? (b) Write the expression for the electric field at a point from the centre of the shell.
(2)
SECTION - C
13. a) Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or a vector?
Derive the expression for the electric field of a dipole at a point on the equatorial plane of the dipole.
b) Draw the equipotential surface due to an electric dipole. Locate the points where the potential due to
the dipole is zero. (3)
14. (a) An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density λ Ccm –1. An electron is
revolving around the wire in a circle with a constant velocity with the wire passing through its centre in a
circular plane perpendicular to the wire. Deduce the expression for its kinetic energy. (b) Plot a graph of
the kinetic energy as a function of charge density λ. (3)
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15. A spherical conductor of radius 12 cm has a charge of 1.6 × 10 C distributed uniformly on its surface.
What is the electric field? (a) Inside the sphere (b) Just outside the sphere (c) At a point 18 cm from the
centre of the sphere? (3)

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16. An electron falls through a distance of 1.5 cm in a uniform electric field of magnitude 2.0 × 104 N / C
(Fig. a). Calculate the time it takes to fall through this distance starting from rest. If the direction of the
field is reversed (fig .b) keeping its magnitude unchanged, calculate the time taken by a proton to fall
through this distance starting from rest. (3)

(b)

17. Two point charges + q and - 2q are placed at the vertices 'B' and 'C' of an equilateral triangle ABC of side
'a' as given in the figure. Obtain the expression for (i) the magnitude and (ii) the direction of the
resultant electric field at the vertex A due to these two charges. (3)

18. Two equal positive point charges are separated by a distance . Find the distance of a point from the
centre of the line joining two charges on the equatorial line (perpendicular bisector) at which force
experienced by a test charge q0 becomes maximum. (3)
19. The electric field components due to a charge inside the cube of side 0.1 m are as shown in figure.
where, where = 400 N/C-m, Ey = 0, Ez = 0.
Calculate (a) the flux through the cube and (b) the charge inside the cube. (3)

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 SECTION – D
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4X3=12)
20. Electric field strength is proportional to the density of
lines of force i.e., electric field strength at a point is
proportional to the number of lines of force cutting a
unit area element placed normal to the field at that
point. As illustrated in given figure, the electric field at
P is stronger than at Q.
(i) Electric lines of force about a positive point charge are
(a) radially outwards (b) circular clockwise
(c) radially inwards (d) parallel straight lines
(ii) Which of the following is false for electric lines of force?
(a) They always start from positive charge and terminate on negative charges.
(b) They are always perpendicular to the surface of a charged conductor.
(c) They always form closed loops.
(d) They are parallel and equally spaced in a region of uniform electric field.
(iii) Which one of the following patterns of electric line of force is not possible in field due to stationary
charges?

(iv) Electric field lines are curved

(a) in the field of a single positive or negative charge (b) in the field of two equal and opposite charges.
(c) in the field of two like charges. (d) both (b) and (c)
OR
(v) The figure shows the electric field lines due to two positive
charges. The magnitudes EA, EB and EC of the electric fields at point A,
B and C respectively are related as
(a) EA>EB>EC (b) EB>EA>EC
(c) EA=EB>EC (d) EA>EB=EC
21. Smallest charge that can exist in nature is the charge of an electron. During friction it is only the transfer
of electron which makes the body charged. Hence net charge on any body is an integral multiple of
charge of an electron (1.6 x 10-19 C) i.e., where ….Hence no body can have a
charge represented as 1.8e, 2.7e, 2e/5, etc. Recently, it has been discovered that elementary particles such
as protons or neutrons are elemental units called quarks.
(i) Which of the following properties is not satisfied by an electric charge?
(a) Total charge conservation. (b) Quantization of charge.
(c) Two types of charge. (d) Circular line of force.

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(ii) Which one of the following charges is possible?
(a) 5.8 x 10-18 C (b) 3.2 x 10-18 C (c) 4.5 x 10-19 C (d) 8.6 x 10-19 C
(iii) If a charge on a body is 1 nC, then how many electrons are present on the body?
(a) 6.25 x 1027 (b) 1.6 x 1019 (c) 6.25 X 1028 (d) 6.25 X 109
(iv) The cause of quantization of electric charges is:
(a) Transfer of an integral number of neutrons. (b) Transfer of an integral number of protons.
(c) Transfer of an integral number of electrons. (d) None of the above.
OR
(v) A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 3.2 x 10-7C. Calculate the
number of electrons transferred.
(a) 2 x 1012 (b) 3 x 1012 (c) 2 x 1014 (d) 3 x 1014
22. Gauss’s theorem:
The term flux implies some kind of flow. Flux is the property of any vector field. The electric flux is a
property of the electric field. The electric flux through a given area held inside an electric field is the
measure of the total number of electric lines of force passing through that area. It is equal to the product of
the given area and the normal component of the electric field through it. Gauss’s theorem gives a relation
between the total flux passing through any closed surface S and the net charge q enclosed by this surface.
It states that the total electric flux through a closed surface is times the net charge enclosed by this closed
surface. Mathematically,

∮ ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ , is permittivity of free space

Gauss’s theorem is quite useful in calculating the electric field in problems where it is possible to choose a
closed surface such that the electric field ⃗ has a normal component which is either zero or has a single fixed
value at every point on the surface. Symmetry considerations in many problems make the application of
Gauss’s theorem much easier. The closed surface we choose to solve a given problem is called Gaussian
surface.
(i) What is the SI unit of electric flux?
(a) NC-1m2 (b) Nm2 (c) NCm-2 (d) N2C2m-2
(ii) The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that encloses the charged particles in free space is (given
, , )

(a) 103 Nm2C-1 (b) 103 N-1 m-2 C (c) 6.32 x 103 Nm2C-1 (d) 6.32 x 103 N-1 m-2 C
(iii) Charge Q is kept in a sphere of 5 cm first then it is kept in a cube of side ‘5’cm. the outgoing flux will be
(a) will be more in case of sphere (b) will be more in case of cube
(c) same in both cases (d) cannot be determined
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(iv) For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as ∫ ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ . 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.
SECTION – E
23. a) An electric dipole of dipole moment p consists of point charges +q and −q separated by a
distance 2a apart. Deduce the expression for the electric field E due to the dipole at a distance r from the
centre of the dipole on its axial line in terms of the dipole moment p. Hence show that in the limit r
, ⃗
b) Draw a graph of E vs r for r .
c) If this dipole were kept in a uniform external electric field E0, 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. (5)
24. State Gauss’ law of electrostatics. Using this 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? (5)

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