71. Two identical conducting spheres P and S with charge Q on each, repel each other with a force 16 N.

A third
identical uncharged conducting sphere R is successively brough in contact with the two spheres. The new
force of repulsion between P and S is : [JEE Mains Online-2024]
(A) 6 N (B) 4 N (C) 12 N (D) 1 N

72.  is the uniform surface charge density of a thin spherical shell of radius R. The electric field at any point on
the surface of the spherical shell is [JEE Mains Online-2024]

   
(A) 4  (B)  (C) 2  (D)  R
0 0 0 0

73. An inifinitely long positively charged straight thread has a linear charge density  Cm–1. An electron revolves
along a circular path having axis along the length of the wire. The graph that correctly represents the
variation of the kinetic energy of electron as a function of radius of circular path from the wire is
[JEE Mains Online-2024]

KE KE KE KE

(A) (B) (C) (D)

O O O O
r r r r

74. A charge q is placed at the center of one of the surface of a cube. The flux linked with the cube is :
[JEE Mains Online-2024]
q q q
(A) Zero (B) 2  (C) 8  (D) 4 
0 0 0

75. In hydrogen like system the ratio of coulombian force and gravitational force between an electron and a
proton is in the order of [JEE Mains Online-2024]
(A) 1039 (B) 1019 (C) 1029 (D) 1036

76. The vehicles carrying inflammable fluids usually have metallic chains touching the ground :
(A) To alert other vehicles
(B) To protect tyres from catching dirt from ground [JEE Mains Online-2024]
(C) It is a custom
(D) To conduct excess charge due to air friction to ground and prevent sparking

77. An infinite plane sheet of charge having uniform surface charge density +s C/m2 is placed on x-y plane.
Another infinitely long line charge having uniform linear charge density +e C/m is placed at z = 4 m plane
and parallel to y-axis. If the magnitude values |s| = 2 |e| then at point (0, 0, 2), the ratio of magnitudes of

electric field values due to sheet charge to that of line charge is  n : 1. The value of n is__________.
[JEE Mains Online-2024]

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78. The electric field at point p due to an electric dipole is E. The electric field at point R on equitorial line will be
E
. The value of x. [JEE Mains Online-2024]
x

2r Q

–q O +q p
r

79. Three infinitely long charge thin sheets are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude of electric field at the
x
point P is . The value of x is _______(All quantities are measured in SI units). [JEE Mains Online-2024]
0

– Y –2 

X
–X O

X = –a X=a X = 3a
Z

 2iˆ  6ˆj  8kˆ  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 

80. An electric field, E  passes through the surface of 4 m2 area having unit vector n̂   .
6  6 

The electric flux for that surface is _________ V/m. [JEE Mains Online-2024]

q2 8
81. If the net electric field at point P along Y axis is zero, then the ratio of q is , where x = _______.
3 5 x

[JEE Mains Online-2024]

4cm

+q2
2cm 3cm

82. At the centre of a half ring of radius R = 10 cm and linear charge density 4n C m–1, the potential is x  V. The
value of x is ___________. [JEE Mains Online-2024]

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 EXERCISE-IV

1. ˆ 1 is applied in a region. A charged particle of mass m carrying
A uniform electric field, E  400 3 yNC

positive charge q is projected in this region with an initial speed of 2 10  106 ms1 . This particle is aimed to
hit a target T, which is 5 m away from its entry point into the field as shown schematically in the figure.
q
Take  1010 Ckg1. Then
m

 T

5m

(A) the particle will hit T if projected at an angle 45º from the horizontal
(B) The particle will hit T if projected either at an angle 30º or 60º from the horizontal

5 5
(C) time taken by the particle to hit could be s as well as s
6 2

5
(D) time taken by the particle to hit T is s [JEE Advance-2020]
3

2. Two identical non-conducting solid spheres of same mass and charge are suspended in air from a common
point by two non-conducting, massless strings of same length. At equilibrium, the angle between the
strings is . The spheres are now immersed in a dielectric liquid of density 800 kgm –3 and dielectric
constant 21. If the angle between the strings remains the same after the immersion, then
(A) electric force between the spheres remains unchanged
(B) electric force between the spheres reduces
(C) mass density of the spheres is 840 kg m–3
(D) the tension in the strings holding the spheres remains unchanged [JEE Advance-2020]

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3. One end of a spring of negligible unstretched length and spring constant k is fixed at the origin (0,0). A point
particle of mass m carrying a positive charge q is attached at its other end. The entire system is kept on a

smooth horizontal surface. When a point dipole p pointing towards the charge q is fixed at the origin, the
spring gets stretched to a length l and attains a new equilibrium position (see figure below). If the point mass
is now displaced slightly by l << l from its equilibrium position and released, it is found to oscillate at
1 k
frequency . The value of  is ______. [JEE Advance-2020]
 m
y

p q
x
(0,0)
l

 r 
4. A circular disc of radius R carries surface charge density (r) = 0  1   , where 0 is a constant and r is the
 R
distance from the center of the disc. Electric flux through a large spherical surface that encloses the charged
R
disc completely is 0. Electric flux through another spherical surface of radius and concentric with the
4
0
disc is . Then the ratio is_________ . [JEE Advance-2020]


5. A point charge q of mass m is suspended vertically by a string of length . A point dipole of dipole moment

p is now brought towards q from infinity so that the charge moves away. The final equilibrium position of the
system including the direction of the dipole, the angles and distances is shown in the figure below. If the
work done in bringing the dipole to this position is N × (mgh), where g is the acceleration due to gravity, then
F
the value of N is______. (Note that for three coplanar forces keeping a point mass in equilibrium, is
sin 
the same for all forces, where F is any one of the forces and  is the angle between the other two forces)
[JEE Advance-2020]






2sin 2 q
h

p

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 Question Stem for Question Nos. 6 and 7

Two point charges – Q and Q/ 3 are placed in the xy-plane at the origin (0, 0) and a point (2, 0), respectively,,
as shown in the figure. This results in an equipotential circle of radius R and potential V = 0 in the xy-plane
with its center at (b, 0). All lengths are measured in meters. [JEE Advance-2021]
y
–Q
x
+Q/ 3

6. The value of R is _______ meter.

7. The value of b is _______ meter.

8. Six charges are placed around a regular hexagon of side length a as shown in the figure. Five of them have
charge q, and the remaining one has charge x. The perpendicular from each charge to the nearest hexagon
side passes through the center O of the hexagon and is bisected by the side. [JEE Advanced 2022]
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct in SI units?
q
(A) When x = q, the magnitude of the electric field at O is zero.

q
(B) When x = –q, the magnitude of the electric field at O is 6  a2 . 90º
0
q q

7q
(C) When x = 2q, the potential at O is . O
4 30 a a
3q q q
(D) When x = –3q, the potential at O is –
4 30 a
x
9. A charge q is surrounded by a closed surface consisting of an inverted cone of height h and base radius R,

nq
and a hemisphere of radius R as shown in the figure. The electric flux through the conical surface is 6 
0

(in SI units). The value of n is _____. [JEE Advanced 2022]

R q

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10. In the figure, the inner (shaded) region A represents a sphere of radius rA = 1, within which the electrostatic
charge density varies with the radial distance r from the center as A = kr, where k is positive. In the spherical

2k
shell B of outer radius rB, the electrostatic charge density varies as B . Assume that dimensions are
r
taken care of. All physical quantities are in their SI units. [JEE Advanced 2022]
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

3
(A) If rB = , then the electric field is zero everywhere outise B.
2 rA

3 k
(B) If rB = , then the electric potential just outside B is . A
2  0 rB
B
(C) If rB = 2, then the total charge of the configuration is 15k

5 13 k
(D) If rB = , then the magnitude of the electric field just outside B is
2 0

11. A disk of radius R with uniform positive charge density  is placed on the xy plane with its center at the origin.
The Coulomb potential along the z-axis is

 2 2
V(z) = 2  ( R  z  z) .
0

A particle of positive charge q is placed initially at rest at a point on the z axis with z = z0 and z0 > 0. In

 2c 0
addition to the Coulomb force, the particle experiences a vertical force F  ck̂ with c > 0. Let = .
q

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct. [JEE Advanced 2022]

1 25
(A) For  = and z0 = R, the particle reaches the origin.
4 7

1 3
(B) For  = and z0 = R, the particle reaches the origin
4 7

1 R
(C) For  = and z0 = , the particle returns back to z = z0
4 3

(D) For  > 1 and z0 > 0, the particle always reaches the origin.

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12. An electric dipole is formed by two charges +q and –q located in xy-plane at (0,2) mm and (0, –2) mm,
respectively, as shown in the figure. The electric potential at point P (100,100) mm due to the dipole is V0.
The charges +q and –q are then moved to the points (–1,2) mm and (1, –2) mm, respectively. What is the
value of electric potential at P due to the new dipole. [JEE Advanced 2023]
y
P (100, 100) mm

(–1, 2) mm +q (0, 2) mm

O x

–q (1, –2) mm
(1, –2) mm

(A) V0 /4 (B) V0 /2 (C) V0 / 2 (D) 3V0 /4


13. A small electric dipole p0 , having a moment of inertia I about its center, is kept at a distance r from the center

of a spherical shell of radius R. The surface charge density  is uniformly distributed on the spherical shell.
The dipole is initially oriented at a small angle  as shown in the figure. While staying at a distance r, the
dipole is free to rotate about its center. [JEE Advanced 2024]


p0

If released from rest, then which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
[0 is the permittivity of free space.]
(A) The dipole will undergo small oscillations at any finite value of r.
(B) The dipole will undergo small oscillations at any finite value of r > R.

2p0
(C) The dipole will undergo small oscillations with an angular frequency of at r = 2R.
0 

p0
(D) The dipole will undergo small oscillations with an angular frequency of 100 0  at r = 10 R.

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14. A charge is kept at the central point P of a cylindrical region. The two edges subtend a half-angle at P, as
shown in the figure. When  = 30°, then the electric flux through the curved surface of the cylinder is . If

 = 60°, then the electric flux through the curved surface becomes , where the value of n is______.
n
[JEE Advanced 2024]

P


15. An infinitely long thin wire, having a uniform charge density per unit length of 5 nC/m, is passing through a
spherical shell of radius 1 m, as shown in the figure. A 10 nC charge is distributed uniformly over the spherical
shell. If the configuration of the charges remains static, the magnitude of the potential difference between
points P and R, in Volt, is ______. [JEE Advanced 2024]
1
[Given : In SI units = 9 × 109, ln 2 = 0.7. Ignore the area pierced by the wire.]
4 0

1m
P R
0.5 m
2m

–

16. A dimensionless quantity is constructed in terms of electronic charge e, permittivity of free space 0,
Planck’s constant h, and speed of light c. If the dimensionless quantity is written as e0hc and n is a
non-zero integer, then (, , , ) is given by : [JEE Advanced 2024]
(A) (2n, –n, –n, –n) (B) (n, –n, –2n, –n) (C) (n, –n, –n, –2n) (D) (2n, –n, –2n, –2n)

17. Two beads, each with charge q and mass m, are on a horizontal, frictionless, non-conducting, circular hoop
of radius R. One of the beads is glued to the hoop at some point, while the other one performs small
oscillations about its equilibrium position along the hoop. The square of the angular frequency of the small
oscillations is given by : [0 is the permittivity of free space.] [JEE Advanced 2024]

q2 q2 q2 q2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(4 0R 3m) (32 0R 3m) (8 0R 3m) (16 0R 3m)

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE-I
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. C,D
14. A, D 15. (i) A,C (ii) AC

EXERCISE-II
4kq 2 0 u 2 m
1. 0 2. 7.5 × 10–9 N 3. – 2
î 4. 5. 20 ln2 6. (QL2/2m)1/2
R q

 q1  1 1 
 Vr     ; a r b
 40  r a 
kP q b
7. 3
(  i  2 j) 8.
 q 1 1
9. (i) q2 =  q1 ; (ii) Vb  1    ; r b ]
2y 24 0 a  4 0  b a 

 V  1  q1  q 2  ; rb
 r 4 0  r r 

10. – Q/3

EXERCISE-III
1. B 2. A 3. 48 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B
8. C 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. C
15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. D
22. A 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. C
29. 226 30. 1 31. 128 32. 36.00 33. 20.00 34. C 35. B
36. A 37. D 38. A 39. 198 40. B 41. A 42. B
43. B 44. C 45. B 46. 45 47. 17 48. 6 49. 1
50. 640 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. C 56. D
57. D 58. B 59. A 60. 18.00 61. 08.00 62. 05.00 63. 300
64. 5440 65. 160 66. 06.00 67. A 68. A 69. D 70. B
71. A 72. B 73. D 74. B 75. A 76. D 77. 16
78. 16 79. 2 80. 12 81. 5 82. 36

EXERCISE-IV
1. B, C 2. B, C 3. 0.50 or 3.13 to 3.15 4. 6.40 5. 2
6. 1.70 - 1.80 7. 2.90 - 3.10 8. A,B,C 9. 3 10. B
11. A,C,D 12. B 13. B, D 14. 3 15. 171 16. A
17. B

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