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Electrostatics QA Part1 TwoMark

The document contains a series of electrostatics questions and answers, covering fundamental concepts such as properties of electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric field lines, electric dipoles, electric flux, and Gauss's law. Key points include the conservation of electric charge, the mathematical formulation of Coulomb's law, and the definition of electric flux and dipole moment. The document serves as a concise reference for understanding basic electrostatic principles.

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Electrostatics QA Part1 TwoMark

The document contains a series of electrostatics questions and answers, covering fundamental concepts such as properties of electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric field lines, electric dipoles, electric flux, and Gauss's law. Key points include the conservation of electric charge, the mathematical formulation of Coulomb's law, and the definition of electric flux and dipole moment. The document serves as a concise reference for understanding basic electrostatic principles.

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Electrostatics Questions and Answers

Two-mark Questions and Answers


1. Write two properties of an electric charge.
1. Electric charge is conserved; it can neither be created nor destroyed.
2. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract each other.
2. State and explain Coulomb's law in electrostatics.
Coulomb's law states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product
of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
F = k * |q1 * q2| / r^2, where k = 1 / (4e).
3. Write Coulomb's law in vector form. Explain the terms.
Vector form: F = (1 / 4e) * (q1*q2 / r²) * r
Here, F is the electrostatic force, r is the unit vector from one charge to the other, q1 and q2 are the
point charges, and r is the distance between them.
4. Write two properties of electric field lines.
1. Electric field lines start on positive charges and end on negative charges.
2. They never intersect each other.
5. Sketch the electric lines of force due to a point charge q. If (a) q < 0 and (b) q > 0.
(a) For q < 0 (negative), field lines point inward toward the charge.
(b) For q > 0 (positive), field lines point outward away from the charge.
6. What is an electric dipole? Define dipole moment.
An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges separated by a small distance.
Dipole moment p = q x 2a (vector from -q to +q).
7. Define electric flux through an area element. Mention the SI unit of electric flux.
Electric flux () is the number of electric field lines passing through a surface.
= E * A = EA cos
SI unit: N.m²/C
8. State and explain Gauss's law in electrostatics.
Gauss's law states that the net electric flux through any closed surface is equal to 1/e times the total
charge enclosed by the surface:
= E*dA = q_enc/e

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