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Worksheet for School/Board Exam Preparation_2024-25

MM : 30 Practice Worksheet–02(B) Time : 90 min.

Class XII

Topics covered :
Physics : Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

PHYSICS

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has four sections and 16 questions
(iii) Section-A has 5 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) Section-B has 5 questions of 1 mark each comprising very short answer type questions, true & false
type questions and fill in the blanks or assertion-reason type questions.
(v) Section-C has 3 short answer type questions of 2 marks each and 1 short answer type question having
4 marks.
(vi) Section-D has 1 long answer type question of 5 marks with internal choice and 1 case study-based
question of 5 marks.
(vii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in long answer type question. A
student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such a question.
(viii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn.

SECTION-A
Multiple Choice Questions:
Q1. Equipotential surfaces [1]
(1) Are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower electric fields
(2) Will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor
(3) Will always be equally spaced
(4) Both (1) and (2) are correct
Q2. Dielectric constant for a metal is [1]
(1) Zero (2) Infinite
(3) 1 (4) 10

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Q3. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity increases if [1]

(1) Area of the plate is decreased (2) Distance between the plates increases
(3) Area of the plate is increased (4) Dielectric constant decreases
Q4. Chose the correct statement: [1
(1) Electrostatic force is a conservative force
(2) Potential at a point is the work done per unit charge in bringing a charge from any point to infinity
(3) Electrostatic force is non-central force
(4) Potential is the product of charge and work
Q5. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in a uniform electric field E . Then [1]

(i) The torque on the dipole is p  E (ii) The potential energy of the system is p·E
(iii) The resultant force on the dipole is zero.
Choose the correct option.
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(2) (i) and (iii) are correct and (ii) is wrong
(3) Only (i) is correct
(4) (i) and (ii) are correct and (iii) is wrong

SECTION-B
Short Answer Type Questions:
Q6. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is J/C. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity? [1]
Q7. What is the name of maximum electric field that a dielectric medium can withstand without break-down of its
insulting property? [1]
Q8. What is the shape of equipotential surfaces due to long linear charge distribution? [1]
True/False Type Questions:
Q9. Electric field in a region is calculated as positive of potential gradient. [1]
Fill in the blanks OR A/R Type Questions:
Q10. The potential energy of two like charges (q1q2 > 0) is ______. [1]

SECTION-C
Short Answer Type Questions:
Q11. A point charge Q is placed at point O as shown in the figure. The potential difference [2]
VA – VB is positive. Is the charge Q negative or positive?

Q12. Three points A, B and C lie in a uniform electric field (E ) of 5 × 103 N/C as shown in the figure. Find the
potential difference between points A and C. [2]

Q13. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pF are connected in series: What is the potential difference across
each capacitor if the combination is connected to 120 V supply? [2]

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Q14. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric slab of dielectric
constant K and thickness t = d/2 but of same area as that of the plates is inserted between the capacitor
plates. (d = separation between the plates). What will happen if the same dielectric is fully filled between the
plates of the capacitor. [4]

SECTION-D
CASE STUDY BASED:
Q15. Electrostatic potential energy of a system of point charges is defined as the total amount of work done in
bringing the different charges to their respective positions from infinitely large mutual separations. By
definition, work done in carrying charge from  to any point is
W = Potential × Charge
This work is stored in the system of two point charges in the form of electrostatic potential energy U of the
system. Based on the above passage give the following answer.

(i) Work done in moving a charge from one point to other inside a uniformly charged conducting sphere is
(1) Always zero (2) Non-zero (3) May be zero (4) None of these [1]
(ii) A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The electric potential energy
of the charge [1]
(1) Remains a constant because the electric field is uniform
(2) Increases because the charge moves along the electric field
(3) Decreases because the charge moves along the electric field
(4) Decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field
(iii) Three charges are placed at the vertex of an equilateral triangle of side l as shown in figure. For what
value of Q, the electrostatic potential energy of the system is zero? [1]

(1) –q (2) q/2 (3) –-2q (4) –q/2

(iv) In the figure shown below, a proton moves a distance d in a uniform electric field E as shown. The work
done on the proton by electric field is [1]

(1) Negative (2) Positive (3) Zero (4) None of above

(v) Two positive point charges each of 1 C have been kept in air at 1 m distance from each other. What will
be the potential energy of the system? [1]
(1) 1 J (2) 1 eV (3) 9 × 10–3 J (4) Zero
Long Answer Type Question:
Q16. (a) Define an equipotential surface. Draw equipotential surfaces [5]
(i) In case of a single point charge and
(ii) In case of a constant electric field in Z-direction. Why the equipotential surfaces about a single charge
are not equidistant?

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(b) Can an electric field exist tangential to an equipotential surface? Give reason.
OR
Three concentric metallic shells A, B and C of radii a, b and c (a > b > c) have surface charge densities +, –
 and +  respectively as shown in the figure. If shells A and C are at the same potential, then obtain the
relation between the raii a, b and c.

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