Hansraj Smarak Sr.Sec.

School Dilshad Garden Delhi

Q- 169 Dilshad Garden Delhi

XII CH-1
Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 56

General Instructions:

Do all questions.

1. Two point charges q1 and q2 are placed at a distance d apart as shown in the figure. The electric field intensity is [1]

zero at the point P on the line joining them as shown. Write two conclusions that you can draw from this.

2. The Figure shows a point charge + Q, located at a distance R

2
from the centre of a spherical metal shell. Draw [1]
the electric field lines for the given system.

3. Assertion: A charged particle free to move in an electric field always moves along an electric line of force. [1]
Reason: The electric lines of force diverge from a positive charge and converge at a negative charge.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
4. Assertion (A): When bodies are charged through friction, there is a transfer of electric charge from one body to [1]
another, but no creation or destruction of charge.
Reason (R): This follows from conservation of electric charges.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

5. a. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of 50 cm. What is [3]
the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 × 10 −7
C ? The radii of A and B are
negligible compared to the distance of separation.

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 b. What is the force of repulsion if each sphere is charged double the above amount, and the distance between
them is halved?

6. An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of 2.55 × 104 Vm-1 in [3]

Millikan's oil drop experiment. The density of the oil is 1.26g cm-3. Estimate the radius of the drop. (g = 9.81

ms-2; e = 1.60 × 10-19C)

7. i. A point charge (+Q) is kept in the vicinity of an uncharged conducting plate. Sketch electric field lines [3]
between the charge and the plate.
ii. Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge densities σ and σ (σ > σ ) are shown
1 2 1 2

in the figure. Write the magnitudes and directions of the fields in the regions marked II and III.

8. Point charges having values +1μC , −5μC , and +2μC are placed at the corners A, B and C respectively of an [3]
equilateral triangle of side 2m in free space. Determine the magnitude of intensity at the point D midway
between A and C.
9. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 10
3^
i N /C . [3]
a. What is the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the yz plane?
b. What is the flux through the same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60° angle with the x-axis?

10. a. A uniformly charged large plane sheet has charge density σ = (

1

18π
) × 10
−15
C/m
2
. Find the electric field [3]
at point A which is 50 cm from the sheet.
Consider a straight line with three points P, Q and R, placed 50 cm from the charged sheet on the right side as
shown in the figure. At which of these points, does the magnitude of the electric field due to the sheet remain
the same as that at point A and why?

b. Two small identical conducting spheres carrying charge 10 μ C and -20 μ C when separated by a distance of r,
experience a force F each. If they are brought in contact and then separated to a distance of r

2
, what is the
new force between them in terms of F?
11. Two charges q and -3q are placed fixed on x-axis separated by distance d. Where should a third charge 2q be [3]
placed such that it will not experience any force?
12. Two point charges +4e and +e are fixed a distance a apart. Where should a third point charge q be placed on the [3]
line joining the two charges so that it may be in equilibrium? In which case the equilibrium will be stable and in
which unstable?
13. Sketch the pattern of electric field lines due to [3]

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 i. a conducting sphere having negative charge on it.
ii. an electric dipole.

14. A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 3 × 10-7C. [3]

a. Estimate the number of electrons transferred (from which to which)?

b. Is there a transfer of mass from wool to polythene?

Question No. 15 to 19 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
Net electric flux through a cube is the sum of fluxes through its six faces. Consider a cube as shown in figure, having
sides of length L = 10.0 cm. The electric field is uniform, has a magnitude E = 4.00 × 103NC-1 and is parallel to the xy

plane at an angle of 37o measured from the +x -axis towards the +y -axis.

15. Electric flux passing through surface S6 is

a) -24 Nm2 C-1 b) 32 Nm2 C-1

c) -32 Nm2 C-1 d) 24 Nm2 C-1

16. Electric flux passing through surface S1 is

a) -32 Nm2 C-1 b) -24 Nm2 C-1

c) 32 Nm2 C-1 d) 24 Nm2 C-1

17. The surfaces that have zero flux are

a) S2 and S4 b) S3 and S6

c) S1 and S2 d) S1 and S3

18. The total net electric flux through all faces of the cube is

a) 24 Nm2 C-1 b) 8 Nm2 C-1

c) -8 Nm2 C-1 d) zero

19. The dimensional formula of surface integral ∮ E⃗ ⋅ dS ⃗ of an electric field is

a) [M-1 L3 T-3 A] b) [M L2 T-2 A-1]

c) [M L3 T-3 A-1] d) [M L-3 T-3 A-1]

20. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is placed as shown. Which of the following [1]
statements is correct?

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 a) the dipole will not experience any force. b) the dipole will experience a force towards
right.

c) the dipole will experience a force upwards. d) the dipole will experience a force towards
left.
21. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. In the figure, which path will the lines of force [1]
follow?

a) 2 b) 1

c) 3 d) 4

22. a. Using Gauss’ law, obtain expressions for the electric field (i) inside, and (ii) outside a positively charged [5]
spherical shell.
b. Show graphically variation of the electric field as a function of the distance r from the centre of the sphere.
c. A square plane sheet of side 10 cm is inclined at an angle of 30o with the direction of a uniform electric field

of 200 NC-1. Calculate the electric flux passing through the sheet.

23. i. State Coulomb's law in electrostatics and write it in vector form, for two charges. [5]
ii. 'Gauss's law is based on the inverse-square dependence on distance contained in the Coulomb's law.' Explain.
iii. Two charges A (charge q) and B (charge 2q) are located at points (0, 0) and (a, a) respectively. Let ^i and ^j be
the unit vectors along x-axis and y-axis respectively. Find the force exerted by A on B, in terms of ^i and ^j .

24. a. Define electric flux. Write its SI unit. [5]

b. A small metal sphere carrying charge +Q is located at the centre of a spherical cavity inside a large
uncharged metallic spherical shell as shown in the figure. Use Gauss’s law to find the expressions for the
electric field at points P1 and P2.

c. Draw the pattern of electric field lines in this arrangement.

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