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 PHYSICS (DPP - 1)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. The minimum charge on an object is
(A) 1 coulomb (B) 1 stat coulomb
(C) 1.6×10-19 coulomb (D) 3.2×10-19 coulomb

2. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be

(A) 5.46  10 29 (B) 6.25  10 18 (C) 1.6  10 19 (D) 9  10 11

3. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge whereas another identical metallic sphere B of
exactly same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative charge. Then
(A) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal
(B) Mass of A increases
(C) Mass of B decreases
(D) Mass of B increases

4. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is
(A) – 1.6 C (B) + 1.6 C (C) 10+19 C (D) 10–19 C

5. The figure below shows the forces that three charged particles exert on each other. Which of the
four situations shown can be correct.

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) all of the above (B) none of the above

(C) II, III (D) II, III & IV

6. Given are four arrangements of three fixed electric charges. In each arrangement, a point labeled P
is also identified — test charge, +q, is placed at point P. All of the charges are the same magnitude,
Q, but they can be either positive or negative as indicated. The charges and point P all lie on a
straight line. The distances between adjacent items, either between two charges or between a
charge and point P, are all the same.

I. II. III. IV.

Correct order of choices in a decreasing order of magnitude of force on P is
(A) II > I > III > IV (B) I > II > III > IV (C) II > I > IV > III (D) III > IV > I > II

7. In normal cases thin stream of water bends toward a negatively charged rod. When a positively
charged rod is placed near the stream, it will bend in the

(A) Opposite direction. (B) Same direction.

(C) It won’t bend at all. (D) Can't be predicted.

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8. Consider the identical conducting spheres labeled A, B, and C shown in the drawing. The spheres
are initially charged as shown on the left, then wires are connected and disconnected in a sequence
shown. What is the final charge on sphere C at the end of the sequence ?
q = +2Q q = 0
A B A B A B A B

q = +Q
C C C C

A B

q=?
C

(A) +Q (B) + Q/2 (C) + Q/3 (D) +2Q

9. Two identical metal balls with similar charges are brought in contact. This charge of one of the balls
increased by 40%. Find the ratio of initial charges of balls.

9 7 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 1 3

10. If a neutral object made of substance A rubs a neutral object made of substance B, then A
becomes positively charged and B becomes negatively charged. If, however, a neutral object made
of substance A is rubbed against a neutral object made of substance C, then A becomes negatively
charged. What will happen if a neutral object made of substance B is rubbed against a neutral
object made of substance C?
(A) B becomes positively charged and C becomes positively charged.
(B) B becomes positively charged and C becomes negatively charged.
(C) B becomes negatively charged and C becomes positively charged.
(D) B becomes negatively charged and C becomes negatively charged.

ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C

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 PHYSICS (DPP - 2)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. When the distance between the charged particles is halved, the force between them becomes
(A) One-fourth (B) Half (C) Double (D) Four times

2. There are two charges +1 microcoulombs and +5 microcoulombs. The ratio of the forces acting on
them will be
(A) 1:5 (B) 1:1 (C) 5:1 (D) 1 : 25

3. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2. If third charge q3 is brought near, the force
of q1 exerted on q2
(A) Decreases
(B) Increases
(C) Remains unchanged
(D) Increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and decreases if q3 is of opposite sign

4. Fg and Fe represents gravitational and electrostatic force respectively between electrons situated
at a distance 10 cm. The ratio of Fg/Fe is of the order of
(A) 1042 (B) 10 (C) 1 (D) 10-43

5. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q1 and Q2 and they are placed at a distance R from each
other. The maximum force of repulsion between them will occur, when
Q Q Q 2Q
(A) Q2  , Q1  Q  (B) Q2  , Q1  Q 
R R 4 3
Q 3Q Q Q
(C) Q2  , Q1  (D) Q1  , Q2 
4 4 2 2

6. Three charges 4q,Q and q are in a straight line in the position of 0, l/2 and l respectively. The
resultant force on q will be zero, if Q =
q
(A) –q (B) –2q (C)  (D) 4q
2

7. Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a distance 1km apart, the force between them is
(A) 9  10 3 Newton (B) 9  10 3 Newton (C) 1 .1  10 4 Newton (D) 10 4 Newton

8. +2C and +6C two charges are repelling each other with a force of 12N. If each charge is given –2C
of charge, then the value of the force will be
(A) 4N (Attractive) (B) 4N (Repulsive) (C) 8N (Repulsive) (D) Zero
9. Force of attraction between two point charges Q and –Q separated by d metre is Fe. When these
charges are placed on two identical spheres of radius R=0.3d whose centres are d metre apart, the
force of attraction between them is
(A) Greater than Fe (B) Equal to Fe (C) Less than Fe (D) Less than Fe

10. Two similar spheres having +q and –q charge are kept at a certain distance. F force acts between
the two. If in the middle of two spheres, another similar sphere having +q charge is kept, then it
experience a force in magnitude and direction as
(A) Zero having no direction (B) 8F towards +q charge
(C) 8F towards –q charge (D) 4F towards +q charge
11. Two charges +4e and +e are at a distance x apart. At what distance, a charge q must be placed
from charge +e so that it is in equilibrium
(A) x / 2 (B) 2x / 3 (C) x / 3 (D) x / 6

ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. C
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 PHYSICS (DPP - 3)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and Q–q. If the coulomb repulsion between them when
Q
they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of q should be

(A) 2 (B) 1 / 2 (C) 4 (D) 1 / 4

2. The force between two charges 0.06m apart is 5N. If each charge is moved towards the other by
0.01m, then the force between them will become
(A) 7 .20 N (B) 11 .25 N (C) 22 .50 N (D) 45 . 00 N

3. Two small spheres each having the charge +Q are suspended by insulating threads of length L from
a hook. This arrangement is taken in space where there is no gravitational effect, then the angle
between the two suspensions and the tension in each will be

o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2
(A) 180 , 4 2 (B) 90 , 4 2 (C) 180 , 4 2 (D) 180 , 4
0 (2 L ) 0 L 0 2L 0 L2

4. Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of a square. If the force between q1 and q2 is
F12
F12 and that between q1 and q3 is F13, the ratio of magnitudes F is
13

(A) 1 / 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 / 2 (D) 2

5. Two point charges 3 C and 8 C repel each other with a force of 40N. If a charge of 5 C is
added to each of them, then the force between them will become
(A) –10N (B) +10N (C) +20N (D) –20N

6. Electric charges of 1 C ,  1 C and 2 C are placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an
equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is
(A) 0.9 N (B) 1.8 N (C) 2.7 N (D) 3.6 N

7. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown in the following figure.
The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a direction normal to BC is

A
+Q

–Q +Q
B a C

(A) Q 2 /(4  0 a 2 ) (B)  Q  /(4  0 a 2 ) (C) Zero (D) Q 2 /(2 0 a 2 )

8. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the center is (each side of triangle is L)
1 q2 1 3q 2 1 q2
(A) Zero (B) 4 L2 (C) 4 L2 (D) 12 L2
0 0 0

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9. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not
q
experience any force. The value of is
m
 0 G
(A) l (B) (C) 4  0
(D) 4 0 G
G

10. Equal charges q are placed at the four corners A,B,C,D of a square of length a. The magnitude of
the force on the charge at B will be -
3q 2 4q 2 1  2 2  q2  1  q2
 
(A) 4 a 2 (B) 4 a 2 (C)  2  4  a 2 (D)  2   2
0 0   0  2  4  0 a

ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C

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 PHYSICS (DPP - 4)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS

1. An electron is moving round the nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius r. The
1
coulomb force F between the two is (Where K  4 )
0

e2 e2  e2  e2
(A)  K ˆr (B) K r (C)  K r (D) K ˆr
r3 r3 r3 r2

2. Two identical charges experience a force F. If half of the charge is transferred from one to another
and separation is reduced to half
(A) F/2 (B) (3/4) F (C) 2F (D) 3F

3. A point charge –Q is revolving around a circle of radius r due to electrostatic force exerted by the
charge +Q kept fixed at the center of the circle. Kinetic energy of the revolving particle is:

KQ KQ 2 KQ 2 KQ 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
r 2r 3r 4r

4. A point charge +Q is placed at the centroid of an equilateral triangle. When a second charge +Q is
placed at a vertex of the triangle, the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the central charge is
4N. What is the magnitude of the net force on the central charge when a third charge +Q is placed
at another vertex of the triangle?

(A) zero (B) 4 N (C) 4 2N (D) 8 N

5. Two electrons are a certain distance apart from one another. What is the order of magnitude of the
ratio of the electric force between them to the gravitational force between them?
(A) 108 : 1 (B) 1028 : 1 (C) 1031 : 1 (D) 1042 : 1

6. Two identical point charges are held on a smooth horizontal floor at a distance d apart by a non-
conducting string with tension T. If a third identical point charge is fixed vertically above at a
distance of d from both the point charges then what will be the new tension in the string.
(A) T (B) 2T (C) 3T/2 (D) none

7. Three point charges q1, q2, q3 are used to make charges Q1 = q1 + q2, Q2 = q2 + q3, Q3 = q1 + q3.
The electrostatic forces between Q1 and q3 is FA = 2 units, between Q2 and q1 is FB = – 4 units and
between Q3 and q2 is FC = – 18 units. In all the above cases, the separation between the charges
remains the same and negative force refers to attraction. Then the ratio of charges q1 : q2 : q3 is:
(A) –1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : –3 : 4 (C) 4 : –3 : 1 (D) 4 : –3 : 2

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8. Two pith balls with mass m are suspended from insulating threads. When the pith balls are given
equal positive charge Q, they hang in equilibrium as shown.

 

Q Q

We now increase the charge on the left pith ball from Q to 2Q while leaving its mass essentially
unchanged. Which of the following diagrams best represents the new equilibrium configuration?


 
 
 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2Q Q
2Q Q
2Q Q Q 2Q

ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. D 8. D

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 PHYSICS (DPP - 5)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. At points A, B, C,on a straight line segment we fix charge Q, 2Q and 4 Q connecting them to each

kQ 2
other by inextensible threads. The lengths of segments AB = BC = L, = T. The force of tension
L2
in the sections AB and BC are respectively.
(A) 2T, 4T (B) 3T, 9T (C) T, 5T (D) T, 4T

2. Three charged balls each having charge Q are connected by a thread to form an equilateral triangle
of side a. The tension in each side of the triangle will be

1 Q2 1 2Q 2 1 Q2 1 Q2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2 4 0 4a 2 4 0 5a 2

3. When 2 point charges +q and +3q are held at a distance r from each other are released, they have an
acceleration of a and 2a respectively. When we distribute the total charge equally between them,
keep them at same distance as the original and release them, their accelerations now would be :

4a 8a
(A) 2a and 4a (B) and
3 3
9a 9a 2a 4a
(C) and (D) and
4 2 3 3

4. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges +Q. the system of the three
charges will be equilibrium if q is equal to
(A) –Q/2 (B) –Q/4 (C) +Q/4 (D) +Q/2

5. Charge Q is divided into two parts which are then kept some distance apart. The force between
them will be maximum if the two parts are
(A) Q/2 each (B) Q/4 and 3Q/4
(C) Q/3 and 2Q/3 (D) e and (Q – e), where e = electronic charge

6. A bead of mass m and charge +q is constrained to move freely on vertical y-axis. A charge +Q is
fixed at the origin. The bead is at rest at (0, a). Now it is displaced slightly so that it executes
SHM. Its time period is

2a a a a
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 
g g 2g g

7. In separate experiments, four different particles each start from far away with the same speed and
impinge directly on a gold nucleus. The masses and charges of the particles are
particle 1: mass m0, charge q0
particle 2: mass 2m0, charge 2q0
particle 3: mass 2m0, charge q0/2
particle 4: mass m0/2, charge 2q0
Rank the particles according to the distance of closest approach to the gold nucleus, from smallest
to largest.
(A) 3, then 1 and 2 tie, then 4 (B) 4, then 1 and 2 tie, then 3
(C) 1 and 2 tie, then 3, 4 (D) 1 and 2 tie, then 4, 3

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8. Two identical balls having like charges and placed at a certain distance apart repel each other with
a certain force. They are brought in contact and then moved apart to a distance equal to half their
initial separation. The force of repulsion between them increases 4.5 times in comparison with the
initial value. The ratio of the initial charges of the balls is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

9. In the figure, if Q = 30 µC, q = 5.0 µC and d = 30 cm, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic
force on q ?
d 2d

Q q 2Q
(A) 15 N (B) 7.5 N (C) 23 N (D) 38 N

ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B

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 PHYSICS (DPP - 6)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. The electric charge in uniform motion produces
(A) An electric field only (B) A magnetic field only
(C) Both electric and magnetic field (D) Neither electric nor magnetic field

2. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body. If the electric field at A and
B are E A and E B respectively and if the displacement between A and B is r then

A r B

EB EB
(A) E A  E B (B) E A  E B (C) E A  (D) E A 
r r2

3. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it would experience an
electrical force equal to its weight is given by
mg e e2
(A) mge (B) (C) mg (D) g
e m2

4. An electron and a proton are in a uniform electric field, the ratio of their accelerations will be
(A) Zero
(B) Unity
(C) The ratio of the masses of proton and electron
(D) The ratio of the masses of electron and proton

5. The distance between the two charges 25 C and 36 C is 11cm At what point on the line joining
the two, the intensity will be zero
(A) At a distance of 5 cm from 25 C (B) At a distance of 5 cm from 36 C
(C) At a distance of 10 cm from 25 C (D) At a distance of 11 cm from 36 C

6. A charge particle is free to move in an electric field. It will travel

(A) Always along a line of force
(B) Along a line of force, if its initial velocity is zero
(C) Along a line of force, if it has some initial velocity in the direction of an acute angle with the line
of force
(D) None of the above

7. The intensity of electric field required to balance a proton of mass 1.7  10 27 kg and charge 1.6  10 19 C
is nearly
(A) 1  10 7 V / m (B) 1  10 5 V / m (C) 1  10 7 V / m (D) 1  10 5 V / m

8. Two point charges Q and –3Q are placed at some distance apart. If the electric field at the location
of Q is E then at the locality of –3Q, it is
(A)  E (B) E / 3 (C) 3 E (D)  E / 3

ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. B
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 PHYSICS (DPP - 7)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. Four charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius R, 90° apart as shown in the fig.
The electric field strength at the centre of the circle is

1 2 5Q
(A) , making angle tan–12 with the – ve axis.
4 0 R 2

1 2 5Q
(B) , making angle tan–12 with the + ve axis.
4 0 R 2

1 4 2Q 1
(C) –1
2 , making angle tan with the – ve axis.
4 0 R 2

1 4 2Q 1
(D) , making angle tan–1 with the + ve axis.
4 0 R 2 2

2. Two point charges q1 = 2µC and q2 = 1µC are placed at distances b = 1 cm and a = 2cm from the
origin on the y and x axes as shown in figure, the electric field vector at point P(a, b) will subtend
an angle  with x-axis given by -

q1 P(a,b)

x
O q2

(A) tan =1 (B) tan  = 2 (C) tan =8 (D) tan  = 4

3. Two small balls carrying masses and charges m1, q1 & m2, q2 respectively. The entire system is

placed in uniform electric field E directed upward. If (m1 + m2) g = (q1 + q2)E, then the acceleration
of centre of mass. (Neglect the interaction between balls).

m1q1
m2q2

(A) is necessarily zero (B) is not necessarily zero

(C) is directed downward (D) none

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4. Two plates A and B are placed one above the other in the gravitational field and a block of mass m
is connected to the upper plate by a spring of spring constant k. Its time period is found to be T.
Now the space between the plates is made gravity free and a charge +q is given to the block of
mass m and an electric field E is produced in the direction shown. The new time period is

qE qE
(A) T (B) T + 2 (C) 2 (D) none of the above
md md
5. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges +q are placed at each corner. The electric intensity at O will be

+q
A

r r
O
+q +q
B C

1 q 1 q 1 3q
(A) 4 r 2 (B) 4 r (C) Zero (D) 4 r 2
0 0 0

 
6. Charge Q is given a displacement r  a î  bĵ in an electric field E  E1î  E 2 ĵ . The work done is

(A) Q(E1a + E2b) (B) Q (E1a ) 2  (E 2 b) 2

 2 2 2 2
(C) Q (E1 + E2) a 2  b2 (D) Q E1  E 2  a  b
 

7. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges +Q. the system of the three
charges will be equilibrium if q is equal to
(A) –Q/2 (B) –Q/4 (C) +Q/4 (D) +Q/2

8. A small block of mass ‘m’ is kept at the top of a smooth inclined plane of angle 30° placed in an
elevator moving upward with an acceleration ‘a’. Electric field E exists between the vertical
sides of the wall of the elevator. The charge on the block is +q. The time taken by the block to
come to the lowest point of inclined plane is : [Take the surface to be smooth ]

2h 2h
(A) (B)
g qE
(g  a ) 
m

2h 2h
(C) 2 (D)
qE  qE 
(g  a )  3 (g  a ) 2  3 
m m

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9. A simple pendulum has a time period T. The bob is now given some positive charge.
(A) If some positive charge is placed at the point of suspension, T will increase.
(B) If some positive charge is placed at the point of suspension, T will not change.
(C) If a uniform downward electric field is switched on, T will increase.
(D) If a uniform downward electric field is switched on, T will not change.

10. A spherical bob of mass m and charge q suspended from a string of length  rotates about a fixed
charge identical to that of the bob (Fig.). The angle between the string and the vertical is . Find
K q2
the angular velocity of uniform rotation of the bob. It is given that g
m 2

g g
(A) (sec   cos ec3) (B) sec 
 

g g
(C) sec  (D)
 

ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

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 PHYSICS (DPP - 8)
[JEE MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION
ELECTROSTATICS
1. Two small sphere each of mass m are suspended by light string l meter in length as shown in the
figure. Spheres have charges of q and –q and are placed in the horizontal electric field. Electric
field that enables the spheres to be in equilibrium at  is
q 1 mg tan 
(A) 2

4  0 (2l sin ) q

mg tan  q 1
(B) 
q 4 0 (2l sin ) 2

q 1 mg tan 
(C) 2

4  0 (l sin ) q

mg tan  q 1
(D) 
q 4  0 (l sin ) 2

2. As shown in the diagram, two fixed charges, q1 = +1.00 C and q2 = –4.00 C, are 0.200 m apart.
Where is the total field zero?

(A) 0.40 m to the right of q1 (B) 0.13 m to the right of q1

(C) 0.20 m to the left of q1 (D) 0.067 m to the left of q1

1
3. In the figure shown, the value of
 2 so that electric field at centre 'c' is along 'y'-axis only, where
1 and 2 are linear charge densities on semicircular and straight wire respectively.
1 y

c x
R
2
1 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
2 2

4. In an ink-jet printer, an ink droplet of mass m is given a negative charge q by a computer-controlled

charging unit, and then enters at speed v the region between two deflecting parallel plates of
length L separated by distance d (see figure). All over this region exists a downward electric field
which you can assume to be uniform. Neglecting the gravitational force on the droplet, the maximum
charge that it can be given so that it will not hit a plate is most closely approximated by

mv2 E mv 2d 2dmv 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
dL2 EL2 EL2

5. Particle of specific charge 2 × 1011 C.kg–1 is moving through an evacuated vessel in the positive x-
direction at a speed of 107 cm s–1. At x = 0, y = 0, it enters an electric field of 5V m–1 in the positive
y-direction. Its position (x, y) after 10–6 sec is
(A) (10 cm, 50 cm) (B) (10 cm, 25 cm)
(C) (1 cm, 5 cm) (D) (1 cm, 2.5 cm)
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6. A thin rod of length l = 1 m lies along the x-axis with its left end at origin. It carries a non-uniform
charge of linear charge density  = x µC/m ; where x is the coordinate point of the rod. Then
electric field at (–1 m, 0) is:
(A) 9 ln 2 kV/m (B) 4.5 kV/m
(C) 9[ln 2 – 0.5] kV/m (D) 9[ln 2 + 0.5] kV/m

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7. A uniformly charged finite rod is placed along x-axis, as shown. At point P, angle  which E makes
with x direction is -
y
P

d
30° 60°
+ + + + + + +

2  3
(A) 45º (B) tan–1   (C) tan–1 
  (D) None of these

3  2 

8. Between two infinitely long wires having linear charge densities  and – there are two points A
and B as shown in the figure. The amount of work done by the electric field in moving a point
charge q0 from A to B is equal to

q 0 2 q 0 2 q 0 q 0
(A) ln 2 (B) – ln 2 (C) ln 2 (D) ln 2
20  0  0  0

9. Consider a regular cube with positive point charge +Q in all corners except for one which has a
negative point charge –Q. Let the distance from any corner to the center of the cube be r. What is
the magnitude of electric field at point P, the center of the cube?

(A) E = 7keQ/r2 (B) E = 1keQ/r2 (C) E = 2keQ/r2 (D) E = 6keQ/r2

10. A thin wire carries a uniformly distributed charge Q along its length. The wire is bent in the form of
a semi-circular arc of radius R (without disturbing the charge distribution). Electric field at the
center of curvature of the arc is:
KQ KQ 2KQ
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
R2 2R 2 R 2

ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D

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