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COACHING CLASSES FOR MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
Electric Charges, Fields, and Potential
Higher Level Questions
Harish Shastry-9480198001
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43. Two identical pith balls each weighing 30mg are hung from the same point of a
rigid support by two in extensible threads each of length 0.1m. When equal
amount of identical charge are given to the pith balls, 0.1m separates them. The
charge on each ball is (g = 10m/s2)
(1) 13.87nC (2) 1.387nC (3) 138.7nC (4) 1.387C

44. A small spherical conductor of mass 5g carrying a charge 2 µC is suspended from

a point by means of a thread. If the bob is in equilibrium in a horizontal electric
field of 25,000Vm1, tension in the string and angle it makes with the vertical is
(1) 70.7x103N and 45o. (2) 70.7 x103N and 30o.
(3) 7.07 x103N and 45o. (4) 7.07 x103N and 30o.

45. A particle of mass m and charge −q enters the region between the two charged plates
initially moving along x-axis with speed vx as shown in figure. The length of the plate
is L and a uniform electric field E is maintained between the plates. The vertical
deflection of the particle at the far edge of the plate is
qEL2 qEL2
(1) (2)
2mv 2x 2mv x
2mv 2x 2mv x
(3) 2
(4)
qEL qE 2 L

46. An uniform electric field E is created between two parallel charged plates as
shown in the figure. An electron enters the field symmetrically between the plates
with a speed vo. Length of each plate is L. The angle of deviation of path of
electron as it comes out of the field…
 eEL 
(1) tan 1  2 
 mv 0 
 eEL2 
(2) tan 1  2 

 mv 0 
 eEL 
2
(3) tan 1  

 mv 0 
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 eEL 
(4) tan 1  
 mv 0 
47. A Point charge is kept at the base of an triangular Gaussian surface. Flux through
triangular face is
Q Q
(1) (2)
8 o 2 o
Q Q
(3) (4)
4 o o Q

48. One of the following curves represents the variation of electric potential with
distance r from a charged conducting spherical shell of radius R,
V V V
V
(1) (2) (3) (4)

r r
R r R r
R R

49. Following diagram represents the E E

electric field along the line joining
(1) Two positive charges
(2) Two negative charges +1C
+Q +Q
(3) Dipole
(4) Any charge

Electric field due to dipole

Dipole moment, p=2aq
Electric intensity at any point due to a short dipole.
1 p 3 cos2   1
Electric field at any point due to a short dipole is E =
4 o r3
p = Dipole moment,
r= Distance between the point and the centre of the dipole.
 - Angle made by the line joining point and the centre of the dipole with dipole
axis.
tan = ½ tan
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Case (i) For any point on the axial line  = 0o,

 2pr
Ea =
1 2p
or E
1 
p

a = E
4o r 3 4o (r2  a2 )2
P
 = 0 i.e. along dipole axis in the direction of p
Case (ii) For any point on the equatorial line  = 90o, r
1 p  1 p 
Ee = and E e = (- p ) 
4 o r 3 4 o (r2  a2 )3/2
 -q O +q
 = 90 i.e. parallel to dipole axis opposite to p .
o 2a

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50. Dipole moment of a dipole is 2x108C-m. Electric field at a point at a distance of

1m from the centre of the dipole on a line making an angle of 60 o with the dipole
axis and passing through the centre of dipole is (in N/C)
(1) 238.1 (2) 23.81 (3)2381 (4) 2.381

51. Two concentric spherical shells of radii R and 2R are given charges Q1 and Q2
respectively. The surfaces charge densities of the outer surfaces are equal.
Determine the ratio Q1:Q2.
(1) 4.1 (2) 1:4 (3) 1:2 (4) 2:1

52. Two concentric shells have radii R and 2R, charges qA and qB and potentials 2V
and (3/2)V respectively. Now qA : qB is

(1) 4.1 (2) 1:4 (3) 1:2 (4) 2:1

53. Two conducting concentric spherical shells of the radii R and 2R carry a charge of
-Q and +3Q respectively. How much charge will flow into the earth if the inner
shell is grounded?
(1) 3Q/2 (2) Q/4 (3) Q/2 (4) 3Q/4
54. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged
concentric conducting hollow spherical shell. The potential difference between
the surface of the solid sphere and the outer surface of hollow shell is V. If the
shell is now given a charge of 3Q, the new potential difference between the
same two surfaces is
(1) V (2) 2V (3) 4V (4) 2V
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Electric potential at some point lying at a distance ‘x’ on the axis of a uniform
charged ring of radius ‘R’ is given by, V  1 Q
4  o
2 2
R x 
+ +
+ +
x
+ +
+ +
Electric field at any distance x from the center along the axis
is given by E  1 Qx

4 o R 2  x 2 
3
2

55. Two identical thin rings each of radius R are coaxially placed at a distance R
apart. If Q1 and Q2 are uniformly spread charges respectively on the two rings,
work done in moving a charge q from the centre of one ring to that of the other is
(1) zero (2) q(Q1  Q 2 ) 2  1
2 (4o R )

(3) q 2 (Q1  Q 2 ) 
(4) q (Q1  Q 2 ) 2  1 
( 4o R ) 2 (4o R )

56. Two thin wire rings each having a radius R are placed at a distance d apart with
their axes coinciding. The charges on the two rings are +Q and Q. Potential
difference between the centers of the two rings are
Q 1 1 
(1) zero (2)   
4o  R R 2  d 2 
QR Q 1 1 
(3) (4)   
4o d 2
2o  R R 2  d2 

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57. There is a uniform electric field of strength 103Vm1 along Y-axis. A body of mass
1g and charge 106C is projected into the field from the origin along the positive
x-axis with a velocity 10m/s. Its speed (in m/s) after 10 seconds will be (no
gravitation effect)
(1) 10 (2) 52 (3) 102 (4) 20
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58. An electron moves from a region of zero potential to a place where potential is
45.5V. The velocity of the electron becomes (electron charge = 1.6 x 10-19C,
electron mass =9.1x10-31 kg)
(1) 4 x 106 m/s. (2) zero (3) 4 x 104 m/s (4) Indeterminate.
59. -8
A ball of mass 1g and charge 10 C, moves from a point A whose potential is
600V to the point B whose potential is zero. Velocity of the ball at B is 20cm/s.
Velocity of the ball at A is
(1) 16.7m/s (2) 16.7cm/s. (3) 2.8m/s (4) 2.8cm/s.

60. An electron is projected with an initial speed of 3.2×105m/s directly toward a

proton that is fixed in place. If the electron is initially a great distance from the
proton, at what distance from the proton is the speed of the electron
instantaneously equal to twice the initial value (in m)?
(1) 1.6X10-9 (2) 1.6x10-5 (3) 1.6x10-8 (4) 1.6x10-10

61. Up to what distance can two electrons approach each other, if they are moving
towards each other with a relative velocity of 106 m/s? ( m=9.1x1031 kg ;
e=1.6x1019C)
(1) 0.51nm (2) 0.51mm (3) 0.51A (4) 0.51 m

62. Two bodies A and B of same mass are charged to +q and +4q. When allowed to
fall from rest through same electric p.d., the ratio of their speed VA:VB will be
(1) 2:1 (2) 1:2 (3) 1:4 (4) 4:1

63. An electron and a proton are injected into a uniform electric field at right angles
to the direction of the field. If K.E. is same for both particles, then
1) the path of both particles will be equally curved
2) the path of electron will be less curved than the path of proton
3) the path of proton will be less curved than the path of electron
4) none of these

64. An electron and a proton are held separated by a distance x from each other in a
uniform electric field. When released, they move towards each other and meet
at a point distant
(1) x/2 from both the initial positions.
(2) More than x/2 from initial position of proton.
(3) Less than x/2 from the initial position of proton.
(4) Less than x/2 from the initial position of electron.

65. Electrons and protons are accelerated through same p.d. If initial velocities of
them are negligible, then the emergent
(1) electrons have smaller kinetic energy
(2) protons have larger velocity.
(3) electrons have larger momentum.
(4) Protons have larger momentum
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66. A deuterium nucleus and a helium nucleus are placed in the same electric field.
The acceleration of helium is
(1) greater than that of deuterium
(2) less than that of deuterium
(3) equal to that of deuterium
(4) zero

67. Which is the only true statement below?

A deuteron and triton are placed in the same electric field.
(1) Force on deuteron is thrice the force on triton
(2) Acceleration of triton is 1.5 times that of deuteron
(3) Force on triton is twice the force on deuteron
(4) Acceleration of deuteron is 1.5 times that of triton

68. A proton, a deuteron and an -particle are accelerated by the same potential
difference. Their velocities will be in the ratio
1) 1:1:1 2) 2 :1:1 3) 1:1: 2 4) 1: 2 :1

69. A Point charge moves from point P to point S along the path PQRS in a uniform

electric field E pointing along positive x-axis. The coordinates of points P,Q,R
and S are (a,b,0), (2a,0,0), (a-b.0) and (0,0,0) respectively. The work done by the
field in the above process will be

P(a,b,0)

S(0,0.0) 
E
Q(2a,0,0)

R(a,-b,0)

(1) qE (2) –qaE  

(3) q a 2  b 2 E  
(4) 3q a 2  b 2 E

70. A wire charged uniformly with linear charged density  is bent into a semicircle
of radius R. Electric field at the centre of semicircle is
  2 
(1) E  (2) E  (3) E  (4) E 
2o R 4o R o R o R