TOPIC NAME: Electrostatics Worksheet

Time: 90 mins MM: 40

SECTION A (MCQ) – 1 Mark Each

1. Two point charges (+Q) and (– 2Q) are fixed on the X-axis at positions a and 2a from origin respectively. At what position on the
axis, the resultant electric field is zero
3a
(a) Only x = 2 a (b) Only x = − 2 a (c) Both x =  2 a (d) x = only
2
2. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The charge per cm length of the wire is Q
coulomb. Another cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length 1 m symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the figure. The
total electric flux passing through the cylindrical surface is

Q 100 Q 10 Q 100 Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
0 0 ( 0 ) ( 0 )

3. In a region of space, the electric field is in the x-direction and proportional to x, i.e., E = E 0 xˆi .
Consider an imaginary cubical volume of edge a, with its edges parallel to the axes of coordinates.
The charge inside this cube is

(a) Zero
 E a 3 (c) 1 E a 3
(b) 0 0
1
(d)  0 E 0 a 2
0
0 6
4. What is the magnitude of a point charge due to which the electric field 30 cm away has the magnitude 2 newton/coulomb
[1 / 4 0 = 9  10 9 Nm 2 ]
(a) 2  10 −11 coulomb (b) 3  10 −11 coulomb (c) 5  10 −11 coulomb (d) 9  10 −11 coulomb
5. A metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path (s) shown in the figure as

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

6. A conducting shell of radius R carries charge –Q. A point charge +Q is placed at the centre of shell. The electric field E varies with
distance r (from the centre of the shell) as :
E E E E

r r r r
(a) R (b) R (c) R (d) R
7. Two point charges +3 C and +8 C repel each other with a force of 40 N. If a charge of −5 C is added to each of them, then the
force between them will become
(a) −10 N (b) +10 N (c) +20 N (d) −20 N
8. Three charges of (+2q), (– q) and (– q) are placed at the corners A, B and C of an equilateral triangle of side a as shown in the
adjoining figure. Then the dipole moment of this combination is

2
(a) qa (b) Zero (c) q a 3 (d) qa
3

9. Two unlike charges of the same magnitude Q are placed at a distance d. The intensity of the
Electric field at the middle point in the line joining the two charge is –
8Q 6Q 4Q
(a) Zero (b) 2
(c) 2
(d)
4 0 d 4 0 d 4 0 d 2

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10. Two charges of –4C and +4C are placed at points A (1,0,4) and B (2, –1,5) located in an electric field E = 0.20 î V/cm. The
torque acting on the dipole is –
(a) 8 × 10–5 N-m (b) 8/ 2 × 10–5 N-m
(c) 8 2 × 10–5 N-m (d) 2 2 × 10–5 N-m E
–q
11. The torque acting on dipole is –
30º
3PE
(a) in anticlockwise direction.
2 +q
PE →
(b) in anticlockwise direction
2 Dipole moment = P

PE
(c) in clockwise direction
2  
(d) None + +
12. For two infinitely charged parallel sheets the electric field at P will be – + +
x
+ P +
   
(a) – (b) + + +
2x 2(r − x ) 2 0 x 2(r − x )  0
+ +
 r
(c) (d) Zero
0
13. Consider the charge configuration and a spherical Gaussian surface as shown in Fig. When calculating the flux of the electric field
over the spherical surface, the electric field will be due to –
q2
+q1

–q1
(a) q2 (b) Only the positive charges
(c) All the charges (d) + q1 and – q1
14. The inward and outward electric flux from a closed surface are respectively 8 × 10 3 and 4 × 103 units. Then the net charge inside
the closed surface is –
(a) – 4 × 103 coulomb (b) 4 × 103 coulomb
– 4 10 3
(c) coulomb (d) – 4 × 1030 coulomb
0
15. Two point charges of 9e and e are placed at a distance of 'r'. At what distance another charge q be kept away from 9e charges on
the line joining the charges so that the system remains in equilibrium-
(a) r/4 (b) r/2 (c) 3r/4 (d) r/3
16. Two similar very small conducting spheres having charges 40 C and – 20 C are some distance apart. Now they are touched and
kept at same distance. The ratio of the initial to the final force between them is
(a) 8 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 8 (d) 1 : 1
17. If an object has a net charge of –1 coulomb, the number of excess electrons it possesses is –
(a) 1.6 × 10–19 (b) 6.25 × 1018
20
(c) 6.25 × 10 (d) 6.25 × 1017
18. Flux (in S.I. units) coming out and entering a closed surface is shown in figure. Net charge enclosed by the closed surface is-
30

10 20

15
(a) 750 (b) 150 (c) 450 (c) 450
19. A charge Q is situated at the corner A of a cube, the electric flux through the one face of the cube is

Q Q Q Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 0 8 0 24  0 2 0

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20. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30 with an electric field of intensity 2  10 N C .It experiences a torque equal to 4
o 5

N m. The charge on the dipole if the dipole length is 2 cm is.

(a) 8 mC (b) 4 mC (c) 6 mC (d) 2 mC

SECTION B (Short Answers) – 2 Marks Each

21. The electric field components in figure are EX = px + q Ey = Ez = 0

in which p = 5 N/C-m, q = 10 N/C. Calculate (a) the flux through
the cube, and (b) the charge within the cube. Assume that
a = 0.1 m The nearest edge is also 0.1 m away from the origin.

22. Find electric field intensity due to a dipole at an equatorial point.

23. An early model for an atom considered it to have a positively charged point nucleus of charge Ze,
surrounded by a uniform density of negative charge up to a radius R. The atom as a whole is neutral.
For this model, what is the electric field at a distance r from the nucleus?

  
24. The electric field in a certain region of space is given by E = i + 2 j + 3k N / C.

  2
Calculate the electric flux over the area given by S = 3i + 4 j m .

SECTION C (Long answers) – 3 Marks Each

25. A charge is distributed uniformly over a ring of radius a. Obtain an expression for the electric field intensity E at a
point on the axis of the ring.

26. Define electric field lines. Give their important properties. Draw field lines for
(i) q > 0 (ii) q1q2 > 0 (iii) q1q2 < 0

27. Find expression for the field intensity due to a uniformly infinite charge sheet.
OR
Find expression for the field intensity due to a uniformly infinite line charge.

28. Find expression for the field intensity due to a uniformly charged non – conducting solid sphere.

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