ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS -1

(i) Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two charges 3. 10 5 C and 510 4 C are placed at a distance 10 cm from each other. Find the
value of electrostatic force acting between them.

(a) 13.5 1011 N (b) 401011 N

(c) 180109 N (d) 13.5 1010 N

Ans. (a)

Applying

2. What is the S. I. unit of electric flux?

N N N2
(a)  m2 (b) N  m2 (c) C (d) C2
C m2 m2
Ans. (a)

Remembering

3. What is the value of minimum force acting between two charges placed at 1 m apart from
each other

Ke Ke 2
(a) Ke 2 (b) Ke (c) (d)
4 2
Ans. (a)

Applying

4. A glass rod acquires charge by rubbing it with silk cloth. The charge on glass rod is due to :

(a) Friction (b) Conduction (c) Induction (d) Radiation

Ans. (a)

Understanding

5. If  E.ds  0 , inside a surface, that means :-

(a) there is no net charge present inside the surface

(b) Uniform electric field inside the surface

(c) Discontinues field lines inside the surface

(d) Charge present inside the surface

Ans. (a)

Understanding

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7. For a point charge, the graph between electric field versus distance is given by : -

Ans. (b)

Understanding

8. What will be the value of electric field at the centre of the electric dipole : -

(a) Zero

(b) Equal to the electric field due to one charge at centre

(c) Twice the electric field due to one charge at centre

(d) half the value of electric field due to one charge at centre

Ans. (c)

Applying

9. Charge on a conducting metal sphere present at : -

(a) On the surface of sphere (b) Inside the sphere

(c) Outside the sphere (d) both inside and outside of sphere

Ans. (a)

Understanding

10. The value of electric field inside a conducting sphere having radius R and charge Q will be :
KQ KQ
(a) (b)
R2 R

KQ 2
(c) Zero (d)
R2
Ans. (c)

Understanding

11. Which physical quantity have unit Newton /coulomb.

(a) Electric charge (b) Electric field

(c) Electric force (d) Electric potential

Ans. (b)

Analysing & Evaluating

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12. In the process of charging, the mass of the negatively charged body-

(a) Increases (b) Decreases

(c) Remains Constant (d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

Understanding

13. Charge on a body is integral multiple of  e . It is given by the law of -

(a) Conservation of charge (b) Conservation of mass

(c) Conservation of energy (d) Quantisation of charge

Ans. (d)

Remembering

14. Four charges + 8Q, - 3Q +5Q and -10Q are kept inside a closed surface. What will be the
outgoing flux through the surface.

(a) 26 V-m (b) 0 V-m (c) 10 V-m (d) 8 V-m

Ans. (b)

[Applying]

15. Which Quantity is vector Quantity among the following -

(a) Electric flux (b) Electric charge (c) Electric field (d) Electric potential

Ans. (b)

Analysing & Evaluating

16. Charge Q is kept in a sphere of 5 cm first than it is kept in a cube of side 5 cm. the outgoing
flux will be-

(a) More in case of sphere (b) More in case of cube

(c) Same in both case (d) Information Incomplete

Ans. (c)

Analysing & Evaluating

17. Electric field intensity due to a short dipole remains directly proportional to – (r → distance
of a point from centre of dipole )

(a) r2 (b) r3

(c) r 2 (d) r 3

Ans. (d)

Understanding
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18. On charging a neutral Balloon its size -

(a) Increases

(b) Decreases

(c) Remains same

(d) No relation between charge & size

Ans. (a)

Understanding

19. Electric field lines contracts lengthwise, It shows

(a) repulsion between same charges

(b) Attraction between apposite charges

(c) No relation between force & contraction.

(d) Electric field lines does not moves on straight path.

Ans. (b)

Understanding

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(ii) Completion Type Questions

1. The expression q  ne is due to _______________ of electric charge.

Ans. Quantisation

Remembering

2.  
A silk cloth rubbed with a glass rod has a charge q  1.6  10 19 C , then the charge on the
glass rod will be _______________ C.

Ans.  1.6 10 

19

Analysing & Evaluating

3. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is doubled,

then the electric___________ will remain same.

Ans. Flux

Applying

4. An electric dipole is placed inside uniform electric field. When it is rotated from unstable
equilibrium to stable equilibrium in a uniform electric field, its potential energy
__________.

Ans. Decreases

Applying

5. S. I. Unit of electric field is _______________ .

Ans. (N/C)

Remembering

6. Two point charges are separated by some distance inside vacuum. When space between the
charges is filled by some dielectric, the force between two point charges _________?

Ans. Decreases

Understanding

7. Net electrostatic field inside a positively charged conductor is ______________.

Ans. Zero

Remembering

8. Electric flux is a _______________ quantity.

Ans. Scalar

Understanding

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18. Two unequal charges exerts _______________ magnitude force on each other.

Ans. Equal

Understanding

19. Electric dipole moment is a _____________ quantity.

Ans. Vector

Remembering

20. A sphere of radius 100 cm has a charge of 2 / 3 µC. Its surface density of charge is
________________ .

7
Ans. 1.67 10 C / m (  
Q  2 / 3   10 6
7
 = 1.67 10 C / m )
2 2

4 R 4   1
2 2

Applying

21. A proton and an alpha particle enter into a region of uniform electric field. The ratio of the
force on the proton to that on the alpha particle is ________________.
Fp eE
Ans. 1 : 2 (   1: 2 )
F 2eE
Applying

22. Two equal and opposite charges of magnitude 0.2 10 6 C are 15 cm apart, the magnitude
and direction of the resultant electric intensity E at a point midway between the charge is
________________.

Ans. 6.4 105 N / C , towards the –ve charge

Applying

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(iii) True/False Type Questions

1. Two identical metallic spheres of exactly equal masses are taken. One is given a positive
charge Q Coulombs and the other an equal negative charge. Their masses after charging are
different.
Ans. True
Analysing & Evaluating
2. Electrostatic force is a conservative in nature.
Ans. True
Remembering
3. Quantisation of charge can be neglected at macroscopic level.
Ans. True
Understanding
N
4. S. I. unit of electric flux is .
C
Ans. False
Remembering
5. The electric force between two charges changes, if we bring a third charge closer to them.
Ans. False
Understanding
6. Two electric field lines never intersect each other.
Ans. True
Remembering/ Understanding

kp 2
7. Electric field on the axis of a short dipole at a distance r from the dipole is given by .
r2
Ans. False
Understanding
8. Electrostatic force is both attractive and repulsive.
Ans. True
Remembering/ Understanding
9. Electrostatic force at a point due to multiple charges is equal to algebraic sum of forces due to
all charges at that point.
Ans. False
Understanding
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10. Charge on a body can have any value greater than 1.6 10 19 C .
Ans. False
Understanding
11. Electric field intensity due to an Infinite charge sheet decreases by increasing distance.
Ans. False
Understanding
12. It is possible that two similarly charged bodies can attract each other.
Ans. True
App
13. Charge given to a spherical conductor is uniformly distributed in its entire volume.
Ans. False
Analysing & Evaluating
14. Gauss law is valid only for the fields which follows inverse square law.
Ans. True
Understanding
15. Electric flux is a vector quantity.
Ans. False
Remembering
16. The minimum field required to produce breakdown of air is 3.0  10 6 V / m . Therefore a
conducting sphere 10 cm in radius can easily hold a charge of 4  10 6 C in air without
breakdown.

KQ 9  10 9  4  10 6
Ans. False (Electric field at the top of the sphere E    3.6  10 6 N / C which
R2 10  
1 2

is more than 3.0  10 N / C , so the sphere cannot hold charge 4  10 6 C . )

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Applying
17. Three equal charges (‘Q’ each) are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’.
Q2 3
The force on any one of the charge is .
4 0 a 2

Ans. True FA  FAB 2  FAC 2  2FAB   FAC cos 60

2 2 2
 KQ 2   KQ 2   KQ 2   2 KQ 2  1
  2    2   2  2    2  
 a   a   a   a  2
KQ 2 3

a2
Applying

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(iv) Matching type Questions

1. (i) Direction of dipole moment (a) positive charge to negative charge

(ii) Direction of electric field lines (b) negative charge to positive charge
Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(a) (c) positive charge to positive charge
Remembering

2. (i) As a body acquires positive charge, its mass (a) Increases

(ii) As a body acquires negative charge, its mass (b) Remain same
Ans. (i) (c), (ii) (a) (c) Decreases
Understanding (d) First increase then decrease.

3. (i) S.I. unit of electric flux is N

(a)
C2
(ii) S.I. unit of electric field is
N
(b)
C
N
(c)  m2
Ans. (i) (c), (ii)(b) C

Remembering N
(d) C
m2

4. (i) Electric field intensity on the surface of (a) 

charged conducting sphere 0

(ii) Electric field intensity due to infinite 

(b)
charged sheet 2 0


(c)
4 0
Ans. (i) (a), (ii)(b)

Remembering 
(d)
6 0

5. (i) Glass rod is rubbed with silk clothe and (a) Friction
get charged
(b) Conduction
(ii) A metal sphere is get charged by another
(c) Induction
charged sphere by no actual contact
between

Ans. (i) (a), (ii)(c)

Understanding

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6. (i) Electric field lines due to a point like (a) radically inward
positive charge
(b) radically outward
(ii) Electric field lines due to a point like
(c) parallel to charge
negative charge
(d) perpendicular to charge
Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(a)

Remembering

7. (i) Electrostatic force is (a) Always attractive

(ii) Gravitational force is (b) Always repulsive

Ans. (i) (c), (ii)(a) (c) Both attractive and repulsive

Remembering

8. (a) Electric field (a) Volt × metre

(b) Electric flux (b) Volt /sec

Ans. (i) (c), (ii)(a) (c) Volt / metre

[Remembering]

9. (a) Charging by friction (a) Both bodies must be charged

(b) Charging by Induction (b) One of the body should be charged

Ans. (i) (a), (ii)(b) (c) Both bodies may not be charged

[Understanding]

10. (i) Direction of electric field intensity on (a) Along the direction of electric
axial point of dipole. dipole moment

(ii) Direction of electric field intensity on (b) Perpendicular to the direction of

equatorial point of dipole electric dipole moment

Ans. (i) (a), (ii)(c) (c) Opposite to the direction of dipole

moment
[Remembering]

11. (i) Electric field intensity due to an infinite (a) 

charged sheet 0

(ii) Electric field intensity on the surface of 

(b)
charged sphericalshell 2 0

Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(a) 2

(c)
3 0
[Remembering]

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12. (i) Electric charge (a) volt/ metre

(ii) Electric flux (b) Remains Quantised

Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(c) (c) Scalar Quantity

[Understanding]

13. (i) Gauss Law 

(a)  E. dS   0
(ii) Coulombs Law
q
(b)  E. dS   0

Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(c)

kq1 q 2
(c) F 
[Applying] r2

14. (i) Net force on a dipole is zero (a) Dipole in non uniform electric field

(ii) A scale rubbed with hair attracts small (b) Dipole in uniform electric field
pieces of paper.
(c) Charging by conduction.
Ans. (i) (b), (ii)(a)

[Applying]

15. (i) Two similarly charged bodies (a) Always repel each other

(ii) Two oppositely charged bodies (b) Always attract each other

Ans. (i) (c), (ii)(b) (c) May attract or repel each other

[Understanding]

16. (i) Direction of electric field lines (a) Positive to negative charge

(ii) Direction of electric dipole moment (b) Negative to positive charge

Ans. (i) (a), (ii)(b) (c) perpendicular to the line joining

both charges
[Remembering]

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1. ELECTRIC CHARGE AND ELECTRIC FIELD
 Self evaluation

1.1 A glass rod rubbed with silk acquires a charge of +8 × 10−12C. The
number of electrons it has gained or lost
(a) 5 × 10−7 (gained) (b) 5 × 107 (lost)
(c) 2 × 10−8 (lost) (d) –8 × 10−12 (lost)
1.2 The electrostatic force between two point charges kept at a distance d
apart, in a medium εr = 6, is 0.3 N. The force between them at the
same separation in vacuum is
(a) 20 N (b) 0.5 N
(c) 1.8 N (d) 2 N
1.3 Electic field intensity is 400 V m−1 at a distance of 2 m from a point
charge. It will be 100 V m−1 at a distance?
(a) 50 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 4 m (d) 1.5 m
1.4 Two point charges +4q and +q are placed 30 cm apart. At what point
on the line joining them the electric field is zero?
(a) 15 cm from the charge q (b) 7.5 cm from the charge q
(c) 20 cm from the charge 4q (d) 5 cm from the charge q
1.5 A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with its axis parallel to
the field. It experiences
(a) only a net force
(b) only a torque
(c) both a net force and torque
(d) neither a net force nor a torque

1.10 Which of the following quantities is scalar?

(a) dipole moment (b) electric force
(c) electric field (d) electric potential
1.11 The unit of permittivity is
(a) C2 N−1 m−2 (b) N m2 C−2
(c) H m−1 (d) N C−2 m−2
1.12 The number of electric lines of force originating from a charge of 1 C
is
(a) 1.129 × 1011 (b) 1.6 × 10−19
(c) 6.25 × 1018 (d) 8.85 × 1012
1.13 The electric field outside the plates of two oppositely charged plane
sheets of charge density σ is
+σ −σ σ
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
2ε o 2ε o εo

Answers

1.1 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.3 (c) 1.4 (c) 1.5 (d) 1.10 (d) 1.11 (a) 1.12 (a) 1.13 (d)