Chapter 14

Electric Charges and Fields

1. A charge Q is placed at each of the opposite 4. Let there be a spherically symmetric charge
corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each distribution with charge density varying as
of the other two corners. If the net electrical force
5 r 
Q (r )  0  –  upto r = R, and r(r) = 0 for
on Q is zero, then equals [AIEEE-2009] 4 R
q
r > R, where r is the distance from the origin. The
(1) –1 electric field at a distance r(r < R) from the origin
(2) 1 is given by [AIEEE-2010]

1 0 r  5 r  40 r  5 r 
(3) – (1) 3  4 – R  (2)  – 
2 0   3 0  3 R 

(4) –2 2 0 r  5 r  40 r  5 r 
(3) 4  3 – R  (4)  – 
3 0  4 R 
Q 0  
2. Let (r )  r be the charge density distribution
R 4 5. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by
for a solid sphere of radius R and total charge Q. strings of equal lengths. The strings make an
For a point ‘p’ inside the sphere at distance r1 from angle of 30° with each other. When suspended in
the centre of the sphere, the magnitude of electric
a liquid of density 0.8 g cm–3, the angle remains
field is [AIEEE-2009]
the same. If density of the material of the sphere
is 1.6 g cm–3, the dielectric constant of the liquid
Q Q r12
(1) (2) is [AIEEE-2010]
40 r12 40 R 4
(1) 1 (2) 4
Q r12 (3) 3 (4) 2
(3) 4 (4) 0
30 R 6. Two positive charges of magnitude 'q ' are placed at
the ends of a side (side 1) of a square of side '2a'.
3. A thin semi-circular ring of radius r has a positive
Two negative charges of the same magnitude are
charge q distributed uniformly over it. The net field
 kept at the other corners. Starting from rest, if a
E at the centre O is [AIEEE-2010] charge Q moves from the middle of side 1 to the
centre of square, its kinetic energy at the centre of
^
j square is [AIEEE-2011]

1 2qQ  2 
(1) 1 
40 a  5
^
i
O
1 2qQ  1 
(2) 1  
q ˆj q 40 a  5
(1) (2) jˆ
2  0 r 2
2
4 2  0 r 2 (3) Zero
q q
(3) – ˆj (4) – jˆ 1 2qQ  1 
4  0 r 2
2 2 2 0 r 2 (4)  1 
40 a  5

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7. In a uniformly charged sphere of total charge Q and

radius R, the electric field E is plotted as a
++ ++
function of distance from the centre. The graph (3) +
–– ––
+
which would correspond to the above will be : –– ––
[AIEEE-2012]

E E

(1) (2) (4)

R r R r
10. The region between two concentric spheres of radii
E E ‘a’ and ‘b’, respectively (see figure), has volume
A
charge density   , where A is a constant and
r
(3) (4) r is the distance from the centre. At the centre of
the spheres is a point charge Q. The value of A
R r R r such that the electric field in the region between
the spheres will be constant, is :
8. Two charges, each equal to q, are kept at x = – a [JEE (Main)-2016]
and x = a on the x-axis. A particle of mass m and
q
charge q0  is placed at the origin. If charge q0
2
is given a small displacement (y << a) along the a
Q
y-axis, the net force acting on the particle is
proportional to [JEE (Main)-2013] b
(1) y
(2) – y Q 2Q
(1) 2 2 (2)
2( b  a ) (a  b2 )
2
1
(3) 2Q Q
y
(3) 2 (4)
1 a 2a2
(4)  
y 11. An electric dipole has a fixed dipole moment p ,
9. A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface which makes angle q with respect to x-axis. When

charge s in the upper half and negative surface subjected to an electric field E 1  Ei , it
charge –s in the lower half. The electric field lines 
around the cylinder will look like figure given in experiences a torque T 1  k . When subjected to

[JEE (Main)-2015] another electric field E 2  3E1j it experiences a
 
(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale) torque T 2  T 1 . The angle q is
[JEE (Main)-2017]
(1) 30° (2) 45°
++++ (3) 60° (4) 90°
+ +
–– ––
(1) –– –– 12. Three charges +Q, q, +Q are placed respectively, at
distance, 0, d/2 and d from the origin, on the x-axis.
If the net force experienced by +Q, placed at x = 0,
is zero then value of q is [JEE (Main)-2019]

+
Q –Q
++
+ (1) (2)
––
++
–– 2 2
(2) –– ––
–Q Q
(3) (4)
4 4
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13. For a uniformly charged ring of radius R, the electric

y
field on its axis has the largest magnitude at a OP     , the force on Q will be close to
distance h from its centre. Then value of h is 3
y 
[JEE (Main)-2019]  3  2a  [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
R R P
(1) (2)
2 5
Q P
(3) R (4) R 2 A O
–q +q B

14. Two point charges q1  

10  C and q2(– 25 mC)
are placed on the x-axis at x = 1 m and x = 4 m
respectively. The electric field (in V/m) at a point
y = 3 m on y-axis is, [JEE (Main)-2019] F
(1) (2) 9F
3
 1 
 take  9  109 Nm2 C2  (3) 27F (4) 3F
 40  17. An electric field of 1000 V/m is applied to an
electric dipole at angle of 45°. The value of electric
(1)  63 iˆ  27 jˆ   10 2
dipole moment is 10–29 Cm. What is the potential
energy of the electric dipole? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2)  81iˆ  81 jˆ   10 2 (1) –9 × 10–20 J (2) –10 × 10–29 J
(3) –7 × 10–27 J (4) –20 × 10–18 J
(3)   81iˆ  81 ˆj   10 2
18. Determine the electric dipole moment of the
system of three charges, placed on the vertices of
(4)   63 iˆ  27 ˆj   10 2 an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure
[JEE (Main)-2019]
15. Charge is distributed within a sphere of radius R
2 r
A –2q
with volume charge density   r   2
e a , where y
r l l
A and a are constants. If Q is the total charge of +q
this charge distribution, the radius R is +q
l x
[JEE (Main)-2019] ˆj  iˆ
(1) 2ql ˆj (2) 3 ql
2
 
a  1  a  Q 
(1) log   (2) log  1   iˆ  jˆ
2  1  Q  2  2aA  (3)  3 ql jˆ (4)  ql 
 2aA  2
19. An electric dipole is formed by two equal and
  opposite charges q with separation d. The charges
 Q   1  have same mass m. It is kept in a uniform electric
(3) a log  1 
aA 
(4) a log   field E. If it is slightly rotated from its equilibrium
 2 
 1  Q  orientation, then its angular frequency w is:
 2aA 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
16. Charges –q and +q located at A and B,
respectively, constitute an electric dipole. Distance 2 qE qE
AB = 2a, O is the mid point of the dipole and OP (1) (2) 2
md md
is perpendicular to AB. A charge Q is placed at P
where OP = y and y >> 2a. The charge Q
experiences an electrostatic force F. If Q is now qE qE
(3) (4)
moved along the equatorial line to P¢ such that 2 md md

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20. For point charges –q, +q, +q and –q are placed (3) Electric field outside the shell is the same as
on y-axis at y = –2d, y = – d, y = +d and y = +2d, that of point charge at the centre of the shell
respectively. The magnitude of the electric field E
(4) Surface charge density on the inner surface of
at a point on the x-axis at x = D, with D >> d, will
the shell is zero everywhere
behave as [JEE (Main)-2019]
23. Let a total charge 2 Q be distributed in a sphere
1 1 of radius R, with the charge density given by
(1) E  (2) E
D3 D r(r) = kr, where r is the distance from the centre.
Two charges A and B, of –Q each, are placed on
1 1 diametrically opposite points, at equal distance, a,
(3) E  4
(4) E from the centre. If A and B do not experience any
D D2
force, then: [JEE (Main)-2019]
21. A simple pendulum of length L is placed between
the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having 3R
(1) a  1 (2) aR/ 3
electric field E, as shown in figure. Its bob has 2 4
mass m and charge q. The time period of the
pendulum is given by [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) a  21/4 R (4) a  8 1/4 R
+ – 24. Two infinite planes each with uniform surface
+ –
+ – charge density +s are kept in such a way that the
+ – angle between them is 30°. The electric field in the
L –
+ – region shown between them is given by
+ –
+ – [JEE (Main)-2020]
+ –
+ –
m – + y
+ –
+ q –
+ –
+ –
–
+ 30°
+ + x
E
 
L L (1)  1  3  yˆ  xˆ 
(1) 2 (2) 2 20  2
 qE   qE 
g  m  g  m   
    1  3  yˆ – xˆ 
20 
(2)
2
L L
(3) 2 (4) 2 
 3 xˆ 
 qE 
2
q 2E 2
2 (3)  1–  yˆ – 
g  2
 g  20  2  2
 m  m2

22. Shown in the figure is a shell made of a conductor.   3 xˆ 

(4)  1   yˆ  
It has inner radius a and outer radius b, and 0   2  2

carries charge Q. At its centre is a dipole P as 25. Three charged particles A, B and C with charges
shown. In this case: [JEE (Main)-2019] –4q, 2q and –2q are present on the circumference
of a circle of radius d. The charged particles A, C
and centre O of the circle formed an equilateral
 triangle as shown in figure. Electric field at O along
P
x-direction is [JEE (Main)-2020]

(1) Surface charge density on the outer surface


depends on P
(2) Surface charge density on the inner surface is
Q / 2 
uniform and equal to
4a 2

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28. Consider a sphere of radius R which carries a

3q 3 3q
(1) (2) R
0 d 2 40 d 2 uniform charge density r. If a sphere of radius
 2
| EA |
3q 2 3q is carved out of it, as shown, the ratio  of
(3) (4) | EB |
40 d 2
0 d 2  
magnitude of electric field EA and EB ,
26. In finding the electric field using Gauss law the respectively, at points A and B due to the
 qenc remaining portion is [JEE (Main)-2020]
formula E  is applicable. In the formula e0
0 A
is permittivity of free space, A is the area of
Gaussian surface and qenc is charge enclosed by R
the Gaussian surface. This equation can be used 2
in which of the following situation? A
R
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Only when the Gaussian surface is an
 B
equipotential surface and E is constant on
18 18
the surface. (1) (2)
34 54

(2) Only when E = constant on the surface. 21 17
(3) (4)
(3) Only when the Gaussian surface is an 34 54
equipotential surface. 29. An electric dipole of moment

(4) For any choice of Gaussian surface.
 
p   – iˆ – 3 ˆj  2kˆ  10–29 C.m is at the origin
27. A particle of mass m and charge q is released from (0, 0, 0). The electric field due to this dipole at
rest in a uniform electric field. If there is no other 
force on the particle, the dependence of its speed r  iˆ  3 jˆ  5kˆ [JEE (Main)-2020]
v on the distance x travelled by it is correctly given  
(note that r . p  0 ) is paralled to
by (graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1)  – iˆ – 3 jˆ  2kˆ  (2)  iˆ – 3 jˆ – 2kˆ 
(3)  – iˆ  3 ˆj – 2kˆ  (4)  iˆ  3 ˆj – 2kˆ 
v
30. A charged particle (mass m and charge q) moves
(1) along X-axis with velocity V0. When it passes
x through the origin it enters a region having uniform

electric field E  E ˆj which extends upto x = d.
Equation of path of electron in the region x > d is
v
(2) [JEE (Main)-2020]
x Y
E

v O X
V0
(3)
d
x
qEd qEd 2
(1) y  (x  d ) (2) y x
v mV02 mV02
(4)
qEd  d  qEd
x (3) y    x  (4) y x
mV02  2  mV02

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31. A small point mass carrying some positive charge 33. A particle of charge q and mass m is subjected to
on it, is released from the edge of a table. There an electric field E = E0(1 – ax2) in the x-direction,
is a uniform electric field in this region in the where a and E0 are constants. Initially the particle
horizontal direction. Which of the following options was at rest at x = 0. Other than the initial position
then correctly describe the trajectory of the mass? the kinetic energy of the particle becomes zero
(Curves are drawn schematically and are not to when the distance of the particle from the origin is
scale). [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
E
x 3 2
(1) (2)
a a

y
y y 1
(3) (4) a
a
(1) (2)
34. Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a
x x
circle of radius R with constant angular separation
y y between successive charges. Alternate charges 1,
(3) (4) 3, 5, 7, 9 have charge (+q) each, while 2, 4, 6, 8,
10 have charge (–q) each. The potential V and the
x x electric field E at the centre of the circle are
32. Two charged thin infinite plane sheets of uniform respectively. [JEE (Main)-2020]
surface charge density s+ and s–, where |s+| > |s–|, (Take V = 0 at infinity)
intersect at right angle. Which of the following best
represents the electric field lines for this system? (1) V = 0; E = 0
[JEE (Main)-2020]
–
10q 10q
(2) V  ; E
40 R 40 R 2

+
10q
(1) (3) V  ; E 0
40 R

10q
– (4) V = 0; E 
40 R 2

35. Charges Q1 and Q2 are at points A and B of a

(2) + right angle triangle OAB (see figure). The resultant
electric field at point O is perpendicular to the
hypotenuse, then Q1/Q2 is proportional to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
–
A
Q1

(3) +
x1

– Q2
O
x2 B

x13 x22
+ (1) (2)
(4) x23 x12

x1 x2
(3) x (4) x1
2

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36. Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole 39. A cube of side ‘a’ has point charges +Q located at
  each of its vertices except at the origin where the
moments p1  piˆ and p2   piˆ and are held on
charge is –Q. The electric field at the centre of
the x axis at distance ‘a’ from each other. When
cube is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
released, they move along the x-axis with the
x
direction of their dipole moments remaining
unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is ‘m’, their +Q +Q
speed when they are infinitely far apart is
+Q +Q
[JEE (Main)-2020]

p 1 p 2 +Q
(1) a 2 ma (2) –Q z
0 a 0 ma +Q
a +Q
p 1 p 3 y
(3) a  ma (4) a 20 ma Q
0
(1)  x  y  z 
37. Consider the force F on a charge ‘q’ due to a 3 30 a2
uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R
carrying charge Q distributed uniformly over it.
Which one of the following statements is true for (2)
Q
 x  y  z 
F, if ‘q’ is placed at distance r from the centre of 3 30 a2
the shell ? [JEE (Main)-2020]

1 Qq (3)
2Q
 x  y  z 
(1) F  for all r 3 30 a2
4 0 r 2

2Q
(2)
1 qQ
 F  0 for r  R (4)  x  y  z 
40 R 2 3 30 a2

1 Qq 40. Two electrons each are fixed at a distance ‘2d’. A

(3) F  4  2 for r  R third charge proton placed at the midpoint is
0 r
displaced slightly by a distance x(x << d)
1 Qq perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed
(4) F  4  2
for r  R charges. Proton will execute simple harmonic
0 R
motion having angular frequency: (m = mass of
 charged particle) [JEE (Main)-2021]
38. An electric field E  4 xiˆ  ( y 2  1) jˆ N/C passes
through the box shown in figure. The flux of the 1
electric field through surfaces ABCD and BCGF are  q2 2
marked as fI and fII respectively. The difference (1)  
 2 md 3 
 0 
between (fI – fII) is (in Nm2/C) ______.
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1
z  2 md 3 2
0
(2)  
 q2 
A (0, 0, 2) B (3, 0, 2)  

1
D C
(0, 2, 2) (3, 2, 2)  2q 2 2
(3)  
E F   md 3 
x  0 
(0, 0, 0) (3, 0, 0)
H G 1
(0, 2, 0) (3, 2, 0)   md 3 2
0
y (4)  
 2q 2 
 
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41. A point charge of + 12mC is at a distance 6 cm 45. Two small spheres each of mass 10 mg are
vertically above the centre of a square of side 12 suspended from a point by threads 0.5 m long.
cm as shown in figure. The magnitude of They are equally charged and repel each other to
the electric flux through the square will be ______ a distance of 0.20 m. The charge on each of the
× 103 Nm2/C. [JEE (Main)-2021]
a
sphere is  10 –8 C . The value of ‘a’ will be.
+q 21
[Given g = 10 ms–2] [JEE (Main)-2021]
6 cm
46. Find the electric field at point P (as shown in
figure) on the perpendicular bisector of a uniformly
charged thin wire of length L carrying a charge Q.
cm

The distance of the point P from the centre of the

12

12
cm

3
rod is a  L. [JEE (Main)-2021]
42. The electric field in a region is given by 2
 3 4 N
E   E0 iˆ  E0 ˆj  . The ratio of flux of
5 5 C
reported field through the rectangular surface of E
a
area 0.2 m2 (parallel to y – z plane) to that of the
surface of area 0.3 m2 (parallel to x – z plane) is L O P
a : b, where a = _________.

[Here, iˆ, jˆ and k̂ are unit vectors along x, y and

Q
z-axes respectively] [JEE (Main)-2021]
Q Q
43. A charge ‘q’ is placed at one corner of a cube as (1) 2 (2)
 30L 40L2
shown in figure. The flux of electrostatic field E
through the shaded area is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
3Q Q
Z (3) (4)
40L2 2 3 0L2

47. An inclined plane making an angle of 30° with the

horizontal is placed in a uniform horizontal electric
N
Y
field 200 as shown in the figure.
q C
X
A body of mass 1 kg and charge 5 mC is allowed
to slide down from rest at a height of 1 m. If the
q q coefficient of friction is 0.2, find the time taken by
(1) 4 (2) 24 the body to reach the bottom.
0 0

q q  2 1 3
(3) 48 (4) 8 g  9.8 m/s ; sin 30  ; cos 30  
0 0  2 2 
44. Two identical conducting spheres with negligible
[JEE (Main)-2021]
volume have 2.1 nC and –0.1 nC charges,
respectively. They are brought into contact and
then separated by a distance of 0.5 m. The
electrostatic force acting between the spheres is E = 200 N/C mC
,5
________ × 10–9 N. 1 kg 1m

30°
1
[Given : 40  SI unit]
9  109 (1) 2.3 s (2) 1.3 s
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 0.92 s (4) 0.46 s
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48. Given below are two statements : (1) 1.73 × 1012 (2) 1.73 × 1010
Statement I : An electric dipole is placed at the (3) 48.8 × 1011 (4) 17.3 × 1010
centre of a hollow sphere. The flux of electric field 52. An infinite number of point charges, each carrying
through the sphere is zero but the electric field is 1 mC charge, are placed along the y-axis at
not zero anywhere in the sphere. y = 1 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m _______.
Statement II : If R is the radius of a solid metallic The total force on a 1 C point charge, placed at the
sphere and Q be the total charge on it. The origin, is x × 103 N.
electric field at any point on the spherical surface
of radius r (< R) is zero but the electric flux The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ______.
passing through this closed spherical surface of
radius r is not zero. 1
[Take = 9 × 109 Nm2/C2]
In the light of the above statements, choose the 40
correct answer from the options given below.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
53. A certain charge Q is divided into two parts q and
(1) Statement I is false but Statement II is true (Q – q). How should the charges Q and q be
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false divided so that q and (Q – q) placed at a certain
(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false distance apart experience maximum electrostatic
repulsion? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
49. A cube is placed inside an electric field, q
 (1) Q = 4q (2) Q 
E  150 y 2 ˆj . The side of the cube is 0.5 m and is 2
placed in the field as shown in the given figure. The (3) Q = 3q (4) Q = 2q
charge inside the cube is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
54. A body having specific charge 8 mC/g is resting on
y a frictionless plane at a distance 10 cm from the
wall (as shown in the figure). It starts moving
towards the wall when a uniform electric field of 100
V/m is applied horizontally towards the wall. If the
collision of the body with the wall is perfectly elastic,
then the time period of the motion will be ______ s.
x
[JEE (Main)-2021]

(1) 8.3 × 10–11 C (2) 3.8 × 10–11 C

(3) 8.3 × 10–12 C (4) 3.8 × 10–12 C
50. The electric field in a region is given by 100 V/m
Body
 2 3 N
E  E0 ˆi  E0 ˆj with E = 4.0  103 . The flux of
5 5 0 C 55. An electric dipole is placed on x-axis in proximity
to a line charge of linear charge density 3.0 × 10–6
this field through a rectangular surface area 0.4 m2
C/m. Line charge is placed on z-axis and positive
and negative charge of dipole is at a distance of
parallel to the Y – Z plane is _________ Nm2 C–1. 10 mm and 12 mm from the origin respectively. If
total force of 4 N is exerted on the dipole, find out
[JEE (Main)-2021] the amount of positive or negative charge of the
dipole. [JEE (Main)-2021]
51. An oil drop of radius 2 mm with a density 3 g cm–3
is held stationary under a constant electric field (1) 0.485 mC
3.55 × 10 5 V m –1 in the Millikan’s oil drop (2) 815.1 nC
experiment. W hat is the number of excess
electrons that the oil drop will process? (3) 8.8 mC
Consider g = 9.81 m/s2 [JEE (Main)-2021] (4) 4.44 mC

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56. The total charge enclosed in an incremental volume A(–q ) C l D

(+ q)
of 2 × 10–9 m3 located at the origin is ____ nC, (2q)
if electric flux density of its field is found as l l
(+q ) O
D  e  x sin y i  e  x cos y j  2z k C/m2 B
l l G (2 q )
l l
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(2q) l (q) (– q)
57. A particle of mass 1 mg and charge q is lying at the
E F H
mid-point of two stationary particles kept at a
[JEE (Main)-2021]
distance ‘2 m’ when each is carrying same charge
‘q’. If the free charged particle is displaced from its
equilibrium position through distance ‘x’ (x << 1 m). (1)
q
4 0 (2l ) 2
1 2q
(2) 4
0 2l
2  2
The particle executes SHM. Its angular frequency of
oscillation will be _____ × 105 rad/s if q2 = 10 C2. 1 q 1 q
(3) 4 2 (4) 4 (2 2  1)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 0 l
2
0 (2l )
58. Two ideal electric dipoles A and B, having their 61. A uniformly charged disc of radius R having surface
dipole moment p1 and p2 respectively are placed
charge density s is placed in the xy plane with its
on a plane with their centres at O as shown in the
center at the origin. Find the electric field intensity
figure. At point C on the axis of dipole A, the
along the z-axis at a distance Z from origin:
resultant electric field is making an angle of 37°
with the axis. [JEE (Main)-2021]

p1   Z 
The ratio of the dipole moment of A and B, is: (1) E  1
p2 20  (Z  R ) 
 2 2 1/2
3
(take sin 37  ) [JEE (Main)-2021]
5
20  1 
(2) E    Z
– B   (Z  R2 )1/2
2


– O + C   1 1 
A (3) E  
20  (Z  R ) Z2 
 2 2
+
2 4  
(1) (2) Z 
(4) E  1
3 3 20  (Z  R2 )1/2 
 2

3 3
(3) (4) 62. Figure shows a rod AB, which is bent in a 120°
2 8
circular arc of radius R. A charge (–Q) is uniformly
59. Two identical tennis balls each having mass ‘m’ and distributed over rod AB. What is the electric field
charge ‘q’ are suspended from a fixed point by 
threads of length ‘l’. What is the equilibrium E at the centre of curvature O?[JEE (Main)-2021]
separation when each thread makes a small angle y A
‘q’ with the vertical? [JEE (Main)-2021]

1/3 1/3 O 60° 120° x

 q 2l 2   q 2l 2  60°
(1) x    (2) x   
 2 m2g   2 m g 
2 2 R
 0   0 
B
1/2 1/3
 q 2l   q 2l  3 3 Q 3 3 Q
(3) x    (4) x    (1) (iˆ ) (2) ( iˆ )
2 2
 20 mg   20 mg  8   0R 8  2  0R 2

60. What will be the magnitude of electric field at point

3 3 Q ˆ 3 3 Q
O as shown in figure? Each side of the figure is I (3) (i ) (4) (iˆ)
and perpendicular to each other? 8 0R 2 162 0R2

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63. Two particles A and B having charges 20 mC 66. In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive
and –5 mC respectively are held fixed with a charge is shown. P1 and P2 are two points at distance
separation of 5 cm. At what position a third l and 2l from the charge distribution. If  is the surface
charged particle should be placed so that it does charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields
not experience a net electric force? E1 and E2 and P1 and P2 respectively are
[JEE (Main)-2021]

20 C – 5 C
A 5 cm B

(1) At 5 cm from –5 mC on the right side

(2) At 1.25 cm from a –5 mC between two

charges
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) At 5 cm from 20 mC on the left side of system
 
(4) At midpoint between two charges (1) E1  , E2 
0 20
64. Choose the incorrect statement[JEE (Main)-2021]
2 
(a) The electric lines of force entering into a (2) E1  , E2 
Gaussian surface provide negative flux. 0 0

(b) A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of a cube. 

The flux through all the faces will be the same. (3) E1  E2 
20
(c) In a uniform electric field net flux through a
closed Gaussian surface containing no net 
charge, is zero. (4) E1  E2 
0
(d) When electric field is parallel to a Gaussian
surface, it provides a finite non-zero flux. 67. Given below two statements: One is labelled as
Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below Assertion (A) : Non-polar materials do not have any
permanent dipole moment.
(1) (d) only
Reason (R) : When a non-polar material is placed in
(2) (c) and (d) only an electric field, the centre of the positive charge
distribution of it’s individual atom or molecule
(3) (a) and (c) only
coincides with the centre of the negative charge
(4) (b) and (d) only distribution.

65. A vertical electric field of magnitude 4.9 × 105 N/C In the light of above statements, choose the most
just prevents a water droplet of a mass 0.1 g from appropriate answer from the options given below.
falling. The value charge on the droplet will be
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(Given g = 9.8 m/s2) [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
(1) 1.6 × 10–9 C
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the
(2) 2.0 × 10–9 C correct explanation of (A).

(3) 3.2 × 10–9 C (3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

(4) 0.5 × 10–9 C (4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.

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68. If a charge q is placed at the centre of a closed Choose the correct answer from the options given
hemispherical non-conducting surface, the total flux below [JEE (Main)-2022]
passing through the flat surface would be:
(1) Both statement-I and statement-II are true
(2) Both statement-I and statement-II are false

(3) Statement-I is true but statement-II is false

(4) Statement-I is false but statement-II is true

[JEE (Main)-2022] q q
71. The three charges , q and are placed at the
2 2
q q corners A, B and C of a square of side ‘a’ as shown
(1)  (2) 2
0 0 in figure. The magnitude of electric field (E) at the
corner D of the square is [JEE (Main)-2022]
q q
(3) 4 (4) 2
0 0

69. Three identical charged balls each of charge 2 C are

suspended from a common point P by silk threads of
2 m each (as shown in figure). They form an equilateral
triangle of side 1 m. [JEE (Main)-2022]
q  1 1 q  1 
(1) 2   (2) 2 1  
The ratio of net force on a charged ball to the force 40 a  2 2  4  0 a  2
between any two charged balls will be:

q  1  q  1 1
(3) 2 1–  (4) 
2
– 
40 a  2 40 a  2 2 

72. Two point charges A and B of magnitude +8 × 10–6 C

and –8 × 10–6 C respectively are placed at a distance
d apart. The electric field at the middle point O
between the charges is 6.4 × 104 NC–1. The distance
‘d’ between the point charges A and B is:
(1) 1 : 1
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(2) 1 : 4 (1) 2.0 m (2) 3.0 m

(3) 3: 2 (3) 1.0 m (4) 4.0 m

73. A positive charge particle of 100 mg is thrown in

(4) 3: 1
opposite direction to a uniform electric field of strength
1 × 105 NC–1. If the charge on the particle is 40 C and
70. Given below are two statements
the initial velocity is 200 ms–1, how much distance it
Statement-I: A point charge is brought in an electric will travel before coming to the rest momentarily?
field. The value of electric field at a point near to the
charge may increase if the charge is positive. [JEE (Main)-2022]
Statement-II: An electric dipole is placed in a (1) 1 m (2) 5 m
non-uniform electric field. The net electric force on
the dipole will not be zero. (3) 10 m (4) 0.5 m

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74. Two point charges Q each are placed at a distance 78. Two electric dipoles of dipole moments 1.2 × 10–30 C-
d apart. A third point charge q is placed at a distance m and 2.4 × 10–30 C-m are placed in two different
x from mid-point on the perpendicular bisector. The
uniform electric fields of strength 5 × 104 NC–1 and 15
value of x at which charge q will experience the
× 104 NC–1 respectively. The ratio of maximum torque
maximum Coulombs force is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) x = d 1
experienced by the electric dipoles will be . The
x
d value of x is _______.
(2) x 
2
[JEE (Main)-2022]
d 79. A uniform electric field E = (8m/e) V/m is created
(3) x 
2 between two parallel plates of length 1 m as shown
in figure, (where m = mass of electron and e = charge
d
(4) x  of electron). An electron enters the field symmetrically
2 2
between the plates with a speed of 2 m/s. The angle
75. The volume charge density of a sphere of radius of the deviation () of the path of the electron as it
6 m is 2 C cm–3. The number of lines of force per unit comes out of the field will be_______.
surface area coming out from the surface of the
sphere is _______ × 1010 NC–1.
[Given : Permittivity of vacuum 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2 N–1 –
m–2). [JEE (Main)-2022]

76. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly

distributed charge of density  Cm–3. The electric [JEE (Main)-2022]
field inside the cylindrical volume at a distance
(1) tan–1 (4) (2) tan–1 (2)
20
x m from its axis is _______ Vm–1 1  1 
 (3) tan   (4) tan–1 (3)
3
[JEE (Main)-2022]
80. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is
considered with charge density varying as

[JEE (Main)-2022]

 3 r 
  for r  R
  r    0  4 R 
 zero for r  R

Where, r(r < R) is the distance from the centre O (as
77. A charge of 4 C is to be divided into two. The
shown in figure) The electric field at point P will be :
distance between the two divided charges is constant.
The magnitude of the divided charges so that the
force between them is maximum, will be:
[JEE (Main)-2022]
0 r 3 r  0 r 3 r 
(1) 1 C and 3 C (1) 4  4 R (2) 3  4R
0   0  
(2) 2 C and 2 C
(3) 0 and 4 C 0 r  r  0 r  r 
(3) 4   1  R  (4) 5   1  R 
(4) 1.5 C and 2.5 C 0   0  

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81. Two identical metallic spheres A and B when placed 84. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly
at certain distance in air repel each other with a force distributed charge of density . The radius of
cylindrical volume is R. A charge particle (q)
of F. Another identical uncharged sphere C is first
revolves around the cylinder in a circular path. The
placed in contact with A and then in contact with B kinetic energy of the particle is:
and finally placed at midpoint between spheres A
[JEE (Main)-2022]
and B. The force experienced by sphere C will be
[JEE (Main)-2022] qR 2 qR 2
(1) (2)
(1) 3F/2 (2) 3F/4 4 0 2 0

(3) F (4) 2F
q 40 R 2
82. Two identical charged particles each having a mass (3) 4 R 2 (4)
10 g and charge 2.0 × 10–7 C are placed on a 0 q
horizontal table with a separation of L between them
85. Two identical positive charges Q each are fixed at
such that they stay in limited equilibrium. If the a distance of ‘2a’ apart from each other. Another
coefficient of friction between each particle and the point charge q 0 with mass ‘m’ is placed at
table is 0.25, find the value of L. [Use g = 10 ms–2] midpoint between two fixed charges. For a small
[JEE (Main)-2022] displacement along the line joining the fixed
charges, the charge q0 executes SHM. The time
(1) 12 cm (2) 10 cm
period of oscillation of charge q0 will be
(3) 8 cm (4) 5 cm
[JEE (Main)-2022]
83. Three point charges of magnitude 5 C, 0.16 C
and 0.3 C are located at the vertices A, B, C of
43 0 ma 3 q0Q
a right angled triangle whose sides are (1) (2)
q0Q 4 0 ma 3
3

AB = 3 cm, BC = 3 2 cm and CA = 3 cm and

point A is the right angle corner. Charge at point
22 0 ma3 83 0 ma3
A, experiences ______N of electrostatic force due (3) (4)
q0Q q0Q
to the other two charges. [JEE (Main)-2022]



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