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ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL

Example

1. Two charges 10μC and − 10μC are placed

at points A. and B separated by a distance

of 10 cm. Find the electric. field at a point P on

the perpendicular bisector of AB at. a

distance of 12 cm from its middle point.

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2. A ring of radius a contains a charge q

distributed. uniformly ober its length. Find the

electric field at a point. on the axis of the ring

at a distance x from the centre.

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3. Three particles, each having a charge of

10μC , are placed at the vertices of an

equilateral triangle of side 10 cm. Find the

work done by a person in pulling them apart

to infinite separations.

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4. Two charges + 10μC and + 20μC are placed

at a. separation of 2 cm. Find the electric

potential due to the. pair at the middle point

of the line joining the two charges.

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5. Figure shows two metallic plates A and B

placed parallel to each other at a seperation d.

A uniform electric field E exists between the

plates in the direction from plate B to plate A.

Find the potential difference between the

plates.

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Worked Out Examples

1. Charges

−7 −7 −7
5.0 × 10 C, − 2.5 × 10 C and 1.0 × 10 C

are

held fixed at the three corners A, B, C of

equilateral triangle of side 10cm respectively.

Find the electric force on the charge at C due

to the rest two.

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2. Two particles A and B having charges

8.0 × 10
−6
C and − 2.0 × 10( − 6)C

respectively are held fixed with a. separtion of

20cm. Where should a thired charged. particle

be placed so that it dose not experience a net

electric force?.

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3. Three equal charges, each having a

magnitude of. 2.0 × 10 −6

C , are placed at the
thre corners of a right. angled triangle of sides

3 cm, 4cm and 5 cm. find the force (in

magnitude) on the charge at the right angled

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4. Two small iron particles, each of mass 280

mg, are. placed at a distance 10 cm apart. If

0.01% of the electron. of one particle are

transferred to the other, find the. electric force

between them. Atomic weifht of iron is

56gmol
−
and there are 26 electrons in each

atom of iron.

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5. A charge Q is to be divided on two objects.

What should be the values of the charges on

the objects so that the force between the

objects can be maximum?

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6. Two particles, each having a mass of 5 g and

charge. 1.0 × 10
−7
C, stay in limiting

quilibrium on a horizontal. table with a

separation of 10 cm between them. The

coefficient of friction between each partcle

and the table. is the same. Find the value of

this coefficient.

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7. A vertical electric field of magnitude

5
4.00 × 10 N C
−1
. just prevents a water

droplet of mass 1.000 × 10

−4
kg from. falling.,

find the charge on the droplet.

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8. Three charges, each equal to q, are placed at

the three. corners of a square of side a . Find

the electric field at. the fourth corner.

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9. A Charged particle of mass 1.0 g is

suspended through a

. silk thread of length 40 cm in a horizantal

electric field

. of 4.0 × 10 4
NC
−1
. If the particle stays aty a

distance of

. 24 cm from the wall in equilibrium, find the

charge on

. the particle.

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10. A particle a having a charge of

5.0 × 10
−7
C is fixed in. a vertical wall. A

second particle B of mass 100 g and. having

equal charge is supended by a silk thread. of

length 30 cm form the wall. The point of

suspension is. 30 cm above the particle A. Find

the angle of the thread. with the vertical when

it stays in equilibrium.

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11. Four particles each having a charge q, are

placed on the four vertices of a regular

pentagon. The distance of each corner from

the centre is a. Find the electric field at the

centre of the pentagon.

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12. Find the electric field at a point P on the

perpendicular bisector of a uniformly charged

rod. The length of the rod is L, the charge on it

is Q and the distance of P from the centre of

the rod is a.

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13. A uniform electric field E is created between

two parallel

., charged plates as shown in figure . An

electron

. enters the field symmetrically between the

plataes with a

. speed `v_0. The length of each plate is l. Find

the angle of

. deviation of the path of the electron as it

comes out

. of the field.

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14. In a circuit, 10 C of charge is passed

through a battery in a given time. The plates

of the battery are maintained at a potential

difference of 12 V. How much work is done by

the battery?.

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15. charges 2.0 × 10 −6

C and 1.0 × 10 −6
C are

placed at. corners A and B of a squae of side

5.0cm as shown in. figure .how much work will

be done against. the electric field in moving a

charge of `1.0 xx 10^(-6) C from. C to D?.

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16. The electric field in a region is given by

→ A
E = (
3
) î . Write a suitable SI unit for A.
x
Write an expression for the potential in the

region assuming the potential at infinity to be

zero.

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17. Three point charges q, 2q and 8q are to be

placed on a

. 9cm long straight line. Find the

. positions where the charges shouldbe placed

such that the potential energy

. of this sysrem is minimum. In this situation,

what is the

. electric field at the charge q due to the other

two charges?

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18. An HCl molecule has a dipole moment of

3.4 × 10( − 30)Cm

. Assuming that equal and opposite charges lie

on the two

. atoms to froma dipole, what is the

magnitude of this
. charge? The separation between the two

atoms of HCl is

. `1.0x10(-10)m .

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19. show an electric dipole formed by two

. particles fixed at the ends of a light rod of

length l. The

. mass of each particle is m and the charges

are -q and

. +q . The system is placed in such a way that

the dipole

. axis is parallel to a uniform electric field E

that exist

. in the region. The dipole is slightly rotated

abut its

. centre and released. Show that for small

angular

. displacement, the motion is anguler simple

harmonic
 . and find its time period.

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Exercises

1. Find the dimensional formula of ε .

0
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2. A charge of 1.0 C is placed at the top of your

college building and another equal charge at

the top of your house. Take the separaton

between the two charges to be 2.0 km. Find

the force exerted by the charges on each

other. How many time of your weight is this

force?

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3. At what separation should two equal

charges 1.0 C each, be placed so that the force

between them equals the weight of a 50 kg

person?

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4. Two equal charges are placed at a separtion

of 1.0 m. What should be the magnitude of the

charges so that the force between them

equals of a 50 kg person?
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5. Find the electric force between two protons

separted by a distance of 1 fermi

(1fermi = 10
15
m). The protons in a nucleus

remain at a separaton of this order.

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6. Two chargea 2.0 × 10 −6

C and 1.0 × 10 −6
C

are placed at a separation of 10 cm. where

should a third charge be placed such that it

experiences no net force due to these charges.

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7. Suppose the second charge in the previous

problem is − 1.0 × 10
−6
C. Locate the

position where a third charge will not

experience a net force.

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8. Two charged particles are placed at a

distance 1.0 cm apart. What is the minimum

possible magnitude of the electric force acting

o each charge?

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9. Estimate the number of electrons in 100 g

water. How much is the total negative charge

on these electrons?

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10. Suppose all the electrons of 100 g are

lumped together to form a negatively charged

particle and all the nuclei are lumped together

to form a positively charge particle. If these

two particles are placed 10.0 cm away from

each other, then the force of attraction

between them. Compare it with your weight.

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11. Consider a gold nucleus to be a sphere of

redius 6.9 fermi in whichprotons and neutrons

are distributed. Find the force of repulsion

between two protons situated at largest

separaton. Why do thes protons not fly apart

under this repulsion

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12. Two insulating small spheres are rubbed

against each other and placed 1 cm apart. If

they attract each other with a force of 0.1 N,

how many electrons were transferred from

one sphere to the other during rubbing?

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13. Na Cl moecule is bound due to the electreic

force between the sodium and the chlorine

ions when one electron of sodium and the

chlorine ions when one electron of sodium is

transferred to chlorine. Taking the separaton

between the ions to be 2.75 × 10

−8
cm, find
the force of attraction between them. State

the assumptions (if any) that you have made.

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14. Find the ratio of the electric and

gravitational forces between two protons.

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15. Suppose ana attractive nuclear force acts

between two protons which may be written as

F = Ce
− kr
/r ,
2
(a) Write down the

dimensional formulae and appporpriate SI

units of C and k. (b) Suppose that

k = 1fermi
−1
and that the repulsive

electreic force between the protons is just

blanced by the attractive nuclear force when

the separation is 5 fermi. Find the value of c.

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16. Three equal charges, 2.0 × 10

−6
C each,

are held fixed at the three corners of a square

of side 5 cm. find the Coulomb force

experienced by one of the charges due to the

rest two.

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17. Four equal charges 2.0 × 10

−6
C each are

fixed at the four corners of a squae of side 5

cm. Find the coulomba force eperienced by

one of the charges due to the rest three.

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18. A hydrogen atom contains one proton and

one electron. It may be assumed that the

electron revolves in a circle of radius 0.53

angstrom (1angstrom = 10
− 10
m and is

abbreviated as A) with the proton at the

centre. The hydrogen atom is said to be in the

ground state in this case. Find the magnitude

of the electric force between the proton and

the electron of a hydrogen atom in its ground

state.

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19. A hydrogen atom contains one proton and

one electron. It may be assumed that the

electron revolves in a circle of radius 0.53

angstrom (1angstrom = 10
− 10
m and is

abbreviated as A) with the proton at the

centre. The hydrogen atom is said to be in the

ground state in this case. Find the speed of

the electron in the ground state of hddrogen

atom.

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20. Ten positively charged particles are kept

fixed on the x-axis at points x=10cm, 20cm,

30cm, …, 100cm. The first particle has a charge

1.0 × 10
−8
C , the second 8 × 10
−8
C, the

third 27 × 10( − 8) C and so on. The tenth

particle has a charge 1000 × 10

−8
C. find the

magnitude of the electric force acting on a 1 C

charge placed at the origin.

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21. Two charged particles having charge

2.0 × 10
−8
C each are joined by an insulating

string of length 1 m and the system is kept on

a smooth horizontal table. Find the tension in

the string.

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22. Two indentical balls, each having a charge

of 2.00 × 10
−7
C and a mass of 100g , are

suspended from a common point by two

insulating strings each 50 cm long. The balls

are held at a separation 5.0cm apart and then

released. Find (a) the electric force on one of

the charged balls (b) the components of the

resultant force on it along and perpendicular

to the string (c) the tension is the string (d)

the acceleration of one of the balls. Answers

are to be obtained just after the release.

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23. Two identical pith balls are charged by

rubbing against each other. They are

suspended from a horizontal rod through two

strings of length 20 cm each, the separation

between the suspension points being 5 cm. in

equilibrium, the separation between the balls

in 3 cm. Find the mass of each ball and the

tension in the strings. the charge on each ball

of a magnitude 2.0 × 10 −8
C.

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24. Two small spheres, each having a mass of

20 g, are suspended form a common point by

two insulating strings of length 40 cm each.

The spheres are identically charged and the

speration between the balls at equilibrium is

found to be 4 cm . Find the charge on each

sphere.

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25. Two identical pith balls, each carrying

charge q, are suspended from a common point

by two strings of equal length l. Find the mass

of each ball if the angle between the strings is

2θ in equilibrium.

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26. A particle having a charge of 2.0 × 10 −4

C

is placed directly below and at a separtion of

10 cm from the bob of a simple pendulum at

rest. The mass of the bob is 100g. What charge

should the bob be given so that the string

becomes loose?
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27. Two particles A and B having charges q and

2q respectively are placed on a smooth table

with a separation d. A third particle C is to be

clamped on the table in such a way that the

particles A and B remain at rest on the table

under electrical forces. What should be the

charge on C and where should it clamped?

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28. Two identically charged particles are

fastened to the two ends of a spring of spring

constant 100N m −1
, find the extension In the

length of the spring. Assume that the

extension is small as compared to the natural

length . Justify this assumption after you solve

the problem.

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29. A particle A having a charge of

2.0 × 10
−6
C is held fixed on a horizontal

table. A second charged jparticle of mass 80g

stays in equilibrium on the table at a distance

of 10 cm from the firsst charge. The coefficient

of friction between the table and this second

jparticle is μ = 0.2 . find the range within

which the charge of this second particle may

lie.

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30. A particle A having a charge of 2.0 × 10 −6

C and a mass of 100 g is placed at the bottom

of a smooth inclined plane of inclination 30 ∘ .

Where should another particle B, having same

charge and mass, be placed on the incline so

that it may remain in equilibrium?

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31. Two particles A and B having equal charges

are placed at distance d apart. A third charged

particle placed on the perpendicular bisector

at a distance x will experience the maximum

Coulomb’s force when :

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32. Two particles A and B , each carrying

charge Q are held fixed with a separation D

between them. A particle C having mass m and

charge q is kept at the middle point of the line

AB. (a) If it is displaced throught a distance x

perpendicular to AB, what would be the

electric force experienced by it .(b) Assuming x

ltltd, show that this force is proportional to x.

(c) under what conditions will the paricle C

execute simple harmonic motion if it is

released after such a small displacement? Find

the time period of the oscillations if these

conditions are satisfied.

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33. Two particles A and B , each carrying

charge Q are held fixed with a separation D

between them. A particle C having mass m and

charge q is kept at the middle point of the line

AB. If particle C is displaced through a distance

x along the line AB. What will be the time

period of the oscillations.

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34. The electric force experienced by a charge

of `1.0xx10^(-6) C is 1.5 xx 10^(-3) N . Find the

magnitude of the electric field at the position

of the chaerge.

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35. Two particles A and B having charges of

+ 2.00 × 10
−6
C and of − 4.00 × 10
−6

respectively are held fixed at a separation of

20.0 cm . Locate the point(s) on the line AB

where (a) the electric field is zero (b) the

electric potential is zero.

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36. A Point charge produces an electric field in

room. What is its direction?

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37. A water particle of mass 10.0 mg and

having a charge of 1.50 × 10

−6
C stays

suspended in a room. What is the magnitude

of electric field in the room ? What is its

direction?

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38. Three identical charges, each having a

value 1.0 × 10
−8
C, are placed at the corners

of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm find

the electric field and potential at the centre of

the triangle.

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39. Positive charge Q is distributed uniformly

over a circular ring of radius R. A particle

having a mass m and a negative charge q, is

placed on its axis at a distance x from the

centre. Find the force on the particle.

Assuming x is very less than R, find the time

period of oscillation of the particle if it is

released from there.

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40. A rod of length L has a total charge Q

distributed uniformly along its length. It is

bent in the shape of a semicircle. Find the

magnitude of the electric field at the centre of

curvature of the semicircle.

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41. A 10 cm long rod carries a charge of

+ 150μC distributed uniformly along its

length. Find the magnitude of the electric field

at a point 10 cm from both the ends of the

rod.

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42. Consider a uniformly charged ring of

radius R. Find the point on the axis where the

electric field is maximum.

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43. A wire is bent in the form of a regular

hexagon and a total charge q is distributed

uniformly on it. What is the electric field at the

centre? You may answer this part without

making any numerical calculations.

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44. A cjircular wire-loop of radius a carries a

total charge Q distributed uniformly over its

length . A small length dL of the wire is cut off.

Find the electric field at the centre due to

remaining wire.

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45. A positive charge q is placed in front of

conducting solid cube at a distance d from its

centre. Find the electric field at the centre of

the cube due to the charges appearing on its

surface.

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46. A pendulum bob of mass 80mg and

carrying a charge of 2 × 10 −8
C is at rest in a

uniform, horizontal electric field of 20k

Vm
−1
. Find the tension in the thread.

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47. A particle of mass m and charge q is

thrown at a speed u against a uniform electric

field E. How much distance will it travel before

coming to momentary rest?

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48. A particle of mass 1 g and charge

2. 5 × 10
−4
C is released from rest in an

electric field of 4
1.2 × 10 N C
−1
(a) Find the

electric force and the force of gravity acting

on this particle. Can one of these forces be

neglected in comparison with the other for

approximate analysis? (b) How long will it take

for the particle to travel a distance of 40 cm?

(c) What will be the speed of the particle after

travelling this destance? (d) how much is the

work done by electric force on the particle

during this period?

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49. A ball of mass 100g and having a charge of

4.9 × 10
−5
C is released from rest in a region
where a horizontal electric field of

4
2.0 × 10 N C
−1
exists. (a) find the resultant

force acting on the ball. (b) What will be the

path of the ball ? (c ) Where will the ball be at

the end of 2 s?

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50. The bob of a simple pendulum has a mass

of 40 g and a positive charge of 4.0 × 10 −5

C .

It makes 20 oscillations in 45 s. A vertical

electric field pointing upward and of

magnitude 4
2.5 × 10 N C
−1
is switched on.

How much time will it now take to complete 20

oscillations?

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51. A block of mass m having a charge q is

placed on a smooth horizontal table and is

connected to a wall through an unstressed

spring of spring constant k as shown in

figure(29.E1) . A horizontal electric field E

parallel to the spring is switched on. Find the

amplitude of the resulting SHM of the block.

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52. A block of mass m containing a net positive

charge q is placed on a smooth horizontal

table which terminates in a vertical wall as

shown in figure(29-E2). The distance of the

block from the wall is d. A horizontal electric

field E to towards right is switched on.

Assuming elastic collisions find the time

period of the resulting oscillatory motion. Is it

a simple harmonic motion?

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53. A Uniform electric field of 10N C

−1
exists

in the vertically downward direction. Find the

increase in the electric potential as one goes

up through a height of 50cm.

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54. 12 j of work has to be done against an

existion electric field to take a charge of 0.01 C

from A to B. How much is th potential

difference V B
− VA ?

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55. Two equal charges, 2.0 × 10
−7
C each, are

held fixed at a separation of 20cm. A third

charge of equal magnitude is placed midway

between the two both the charges. How much

work is done by the electric field during the

process?

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56. An electric field of 20N / C exists along the

x-axis in space. Calculate the potential

difference VB − VA where the points A and B

are given by

a. A = (0, 0), B = (4m, 2m)

b. A = (4m, 2m), B = (6m, 5m)

A. A = (0,0), B=(4m, 2m)

B. A = ( 4m, 2m), B = (6m,5m)

C. A= (0,0 ), B = (6m,5m).

D.

Answer:

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57. Consider the situation of the previous

problem. A charge of 2.0 × 10

−4
C is moved

from the point A to the point B. find the

change in electrical potential energy U B

− UA

for the cases (a) , (b) and ( c ).

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−−−−−−−−→
→ →
58. An electric field E = i20 + j 30N C
−1

exists in the space. If the potential at the

origin is taken to be zero find the potential at

(2m, 2m).

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59. An electric field E = I Ax exists in the

space, where A = 10V m

−2
. Take the

potential at (10m, 20m ) to be zero. Find the

potential at the origin.

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60. The electric potential existing in space is

V (x, y, z) = A(xy + yz + zx) .(a) Write the

dimensional formula of A. (b) find the

expression for the electric field.( c ) If A is 10 SI

units, find the magnitude of the electric field

at (1m, 1m, 1m).

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61. Two charged particles, having equal

charges of 2.0 × 10
−5
C each, are brought
from infinity to within a separation of 10 cm.

Find the increase in the electric potential

energy during the process.

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62. Some equipotential surfaces are shown in

figure(29.E3) What can you say about the

magnitude and the direction of the electric

field?

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63. Consider a circular ring of radius r,

uniformly charged with linear charge density λ

. Find the electric potential aty a point on the

exis at a distance x from the centre of the ring.

Using this expression for the potential, find

the electric field at this point.

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64. An electric field of magnitude 1000N C

−1

is produced between two parallel platees

having a separation of 2.0 cm as shown in

figure(29.E4) (a) What is the potential

difference between the plates? (b) With what

minimum speed should an electron be

projected from the lower plate in the direction

of the field so that it may reach the upper

plate? ( c) Suupose the electron is projected

from the lower plate with the speed calculated

in part (b) . The direction of projection makes

an angle of 60 ∘ with the field. Find the

mazimum height reached by the electron.

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65. A uniform field of 2.0N C −1
exists in space

in x direction (a) Taking the potential at the

origin to be zero, write an experssion for the

potential at a general point (x,y,z). (b) At which

points, the potential is 25V ? ( c) If the

potential at the origin is taken to be 100V ,

what will be the expression for the potential

at a general point? (d) What will be the

potential at the origin if the potential at

infinity is taken to be zero ? Is it parctical to

choose the potential at infinity to be zero?

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66. How much work has to be done in

assembling three charged particles at the

vertices of an equilateral triangle as shown in

figure

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67. The kinetc energy of a chargd particle

decreased by 10 J as it moves from a point at

potential 100 V to a point at potential 200V .

Find the charge on the particle.

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68. Two identical particles, each having a

charge of 2.0 × 10
−4
C and mass of 10g, are

kept at a separation of 10cm and then

released. What would be the speeds of the

particles when the separation becomes large?

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69. Two particles have equal masses of 5.0 g

each and opposite charges of + 4.0 × 10 −5

C.

They are released from rest with a separation

of 1.0 m between them. Find the speeds of the

particles when the separation is reducced to

50 cm.

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70. A smple of HCl gas is placed in an electric

field of 4
2.5 × 10 N C
−1
. The dipole moment

of each HCl molecule is 3.4X10

− 30
Cm. find

the maximum torque that can act on a

molecule.

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71. Two particles A and B, having opposite

charges 2.0 × 10 −6
and − 2.0 × 10
−6
C , are

placed at a separaton of 1.0 cm.(a) write down

the electric dipole moment (b) Calculate the

electric field at a point on the axis of the

dipole 1.0 m away from the centre. (c )

Calculate the electric field at a point on the

perpendicular bisector of the dipole and 1.0 m

away from the centre.

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72. Three charges are arranged on the vertices

of an equilateral triangle as shown in figure

(29.E6) find the dipole moment of the

combination.

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73. find the magnitude of the electric field at

the point P in the configuration shown in

figure for d > > a, T ake2qa = p.

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74. Two particles, carrying charges -q and +q

and having equal masses m each, are fixed at

the rod is clamped at an end and is placed in a

uniform electric field E with the axis of the

dipole along the electric field. The rod is

slightly tlted and then released. Neglecting

gravity find the time period of small

oscillations.

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75. Assume that each atom in a copper wire

contributes one free electron. Estimate the

numberof free electrons in a cpper wire having

a mass of 6.4g (take the atomic weight of

copper ot be 64g mol −1

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Question For Short Answer

1. The charge on a proton is

+ 1.6X10( − 19)C and that on an

. electron is − 1.6X10( − 19)C. Does it mean

that the electron

. has a charge 3.2X10( − 19)c less than the

charge of a

. proton?

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2. Is there any lower limit to the electric force

between two

. particles placed at a separation of 1 cm?

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3. Consider two particles A and B having equal

charges

. and placed at some distance. The particle A is

slightly
. displaced towards B. Does the force on B

increase as

. soon as th particle A is displaced? Does the

force on

. the particle A increase as soon as it is

displaced?

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4. Can a gravitational field be added vectorially

to an electric field to get a total field?

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5. Why does a phonograph - record attract

dust partiules just after it is cleaned?

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6. Does the force on a charge due to another

charge depend on the charges present

nearby?

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7. In some old texts it is mentioned that 4π

lines of force

. orginate form each unit positive charge.

Comement on

. the statement in view of the fact that 4π is

not an

. interger.

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8. Can two equipotential surfaces cut each

other?
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9. If a charge is placed at rest in an electric

field, will its

. path be along a line of force ? Discuss the

situation when

. the lines of force are straight and when they

are curved.

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10. Consider the situation shown in (figure)

what are the signs of q1 and q2 ? If the lines

are drawn in proportion to the charge, what is

q1
the ratio ?
q2

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11. A point charge is taken from a point A to a

pint B in an electric field. Does the work done

by the electric field depend on the path of the

charge ?

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12. It is said that the separaton between the

two charges forming an electric dipole should

be small. Small compered to what?

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13. The number of electrons in an insulator is

of the same order as the number of electrons

in a conductor. What is then the basic

difference between a conductor and an

insulator ?

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14. When a charged comb is brought near a

small piece of paper, it attracts the piece. Does

 the paper, it attracts the piece. Does the paper

become charged when the conb is brought

near it ?

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Objective 1

1. Figure shows some of the electric field lines

correspoinding to an electric field. The figure

suggests that

A. E A
> EB > EC

B. E A
= EB = EC

C. E A
= EC > EB

D. E A
= EC < EB

Answer: C

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2. When the separation between two charges

is increased, the electric potential energy of

the charges

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. may increase or decrease.

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3. If a positive charge is shifted from a low -

potential region to a high- potential region,

the electric potential energy

A. increases

B. decreases

C. renaubs tge sane

D. nay ubcrease ir decrease.

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4. Two equal positive charges are kept at

points A and B. The electric potential at the

points between A and B (excluding these

points ) is studied while moving from A to B.

The potential will

A. continuously increases

B. continuously decreases

C. decreases then increases.

D.
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5. The electric field at the origin is alo,n,g the

positive x-axis. A small circle is drawn with the

centre at the origin cutting the axes at points

A, B, C and D having coordinates (a,0), (0,a), (-

a,0),(0,-a) respectively. Out of the points on the

periphery of the circle, the potential is

minimum at
 A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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6. If a body is charged by rubbing it , its weight

A. remains precisely constant

 B. increases slightly

C. decreases slightly

D. may increase slightly or may decrease

slightly.

Answer: D

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7. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform

electric field. The net electric force on the

dipole
 A. is always

B. depends on the orientation of the dipole

C. can never be zero

D. depends on the strength of the diipole.

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8. Consider the situation of figure . The work

done in taking a point charge form P to A is

WA from P to B is W from P to C is W
B C
.

A. W A
< WB < WC

B. W A
> WB > WC

C. W A
= WB = WC

D. None of these

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9. A point charge q is rotated along a circle in

the electric field generated by anotherj point

charge Q. The work done by the electric field

on the rotatin charge in one complete

revolution is

A. zero

B. positive

C. negative
 D. zero if the charge Q is at the centre and

nonzero otherwise.

Answer:

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Objective 2

1. Mark out the correct options.

 A. a. The total charge of the universe is

constant.

B. b.The total positive charge of the

universe is constant.

C. c. The total negative charge of the

universe is constant.

D. d. The total number of charged particle

in the universe is constant.

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2. A point charge is brought in an electric field.

The electric field at a near by point

A. will increase if the charge is positive

B. will decrease if the charge is negative

C. may increase if the charge is negative

D. may ecrease if the charge is negative.

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3. The electric field and the electric potential

at a point are E and V respectively. Give the

relationship between E and V

A. If E =0, V respectivley.

B. If V = 0, E must be zero.

C. IfE , V cannot be zero.

≠ 0

D. If V ≠ 0 , E cannot be zero.

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4. The electric potential decreases unifromly

from 120 V to 80 V as one moves on the x-axis

from x=-1 cm to x=+1 cm. The electric field at

the origin

A. must be equal to 20 Vcm ^ ( − 1)

B. may be equal to 20 Vcm ^ ( − 1)

C. may be greater than 20 Vcm( − 1)

D. may be less than 20Vcm( − 1)

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5. Which of the following quantites do not

depend on the choice of zero potential or zero

potential energy?

A. a. Potential at a point

B. b. Potential difference between two

points

C. c. Potential energy of a two charge

system
 D. d. change in potential energy of a two

charge system.

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6. A proton and an electron are placed in a

uniform electric field.

A. The electric forces acting on them will be

equal.
 B. The magnitudes of the forces will be

equal.

C. Their accelerations will be equal.

D. The magnitudes of their accelerations

will be equal.

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7. The electric field in a region is directed

outward and is proportional to the distance r

from the origin, Taking the electric potential at

origin to be zero,

A. it is uniform in the region

B. it is proportional to r

C. it is proportional to r 2

D. it increases as one goes away from the

origin.
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