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John's High School, Electrostatics

Chandigarh
Class : XII ( 2022-23) Total Marks: 45
Asssignment-1 DATE 06 April 2023
Attempt all the questions given below:-
1. A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 3 × 10–7 C.
a. Estimate the number of electrons transferred (from which to which?).
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b. Is there a transfer of mass from wool to polythene?

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2. How many electrons must be removed from the sphere to give it a charge of +2 μC . Is there any change 2

in the mass when it is given this positive charge. How much is this change?

3. Two identical charged copper spheres A and B have their centers separated by a distance of 50 cm. A 3

third sphere of same size but uncharged is brought in contact with the first, then brought in contact with
the second and finally removed from both. What is the new force of repulsion between A and B?

4. Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force (F) versus (1/r2) , where r is the distance between 2

the two charges of each pair of charges: (1 µC, 2 µC) and (2 µC, - 3 µC). Interpret the graphs obtained.

5. The sum of two point charges is 7 µC. They repel each other with a force of 1N when kept 30cm apart in 2

free space. Calculate the value of each charge.

6. Three point charges q, - 4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral 3

triangle ABC of side ‘l’ as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for the
magnitude of the resultant electric force acting on the charge q.

7. Two identical point charges, q each, are kept 2 m apart in air. A third point charge Q of unknown 2

magnitude and sign is placed on the line joining the charges such that the system remains in equilibrium.
Find the position and nature of Q.

8. Two opposite comers of a square carry Q charge each and the other two opposite corners of the square 3

carry q charge each. If the resultant force on Q is zero, how are Q and q related ?

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9. Three small charged spheres, with equal charges on them are placed as
shown in Fig. A and C are fixed in position and B can move. C exerts a force
of 4 x 10-6N on B.

a. What force A exerts on B ?

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b. What is the net force on B ?

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10. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B of identical size have charges qA and -3qA respectively. 2

When they are brought in contact with each other and then separated, what are the new charges on
them?

11. What is the nature of electrostatic force between two point electric charges q1 and q2 if
a. q1.q2 > 0?
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b. q1.q2 < 0?
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12. Four point charges Q, q, Q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side 3

‘a’ as shown in the figure. Find the resultant electric force on a charge Q.

13. Two charges q and -3q are placed fixed on x-axis separated by distance ‘d’. Where should a third charge 3

2q be placed such that it will not experience any force?

14. A particle with charge 4 µC is located on the x-axis at the point 8 cm , and a second particle with charge 3

6 µC is placed on the x-axis at -10 cm .What is the magnitude of the total electrostatic force on a third
particle with charge 3 µC placed on the x-axis at 2 cm ? The Coulomb constant is 8.9875 × 109 N · m2/C2.

15. Case Study:

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COULOMB’S FIELD:
The electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle is called Coulomb field. According
to Coulomb’s law, “The force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges is directly proportional
to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them. The
direction of this force is along the line ofjoining the two charges.” After all, for any system of charges,
the measurable quantity is the force on a charge which can be directly determined using Coulomb’s law
and the superposition principle.For electrostatic, the concept of electric field is convenient, but not really
necessary. Electrical field is an elegant way ofcharacterising the electrical environment ofa system
ofcharges. Electric field at a point in the space around a system of charges tells you the force a unit
positive testcharge would experience if placed at that point. The true physical significance of the
conceptof electric field, however, emerges only when we go beyond electrostatics and deal with
timedependent electromagnetic phenomena. The concept of field was first introduced by Faraday andis
now the central concept in physics.

a. Write the vector form of Coulomb’s force (F)

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b. Find the Coulomb force between a proton and an electron separated by 0.8x 10-15 m.
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c. An infinite number of charges each equal to 4 μC are placed along the X-axis at x = 1m, x = 2m, x
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= 4m, x = 8m, and so on, the Coulomb field at origin for all these charges is

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d. A point charge +q, is placed at a distance d from an isolated conducting plane. Draw the field at a
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point P on the other side of the plane.

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the
correct answer out of the following choices.
16. Assertion (A): The charge given to a metallic sphere does not depend on whether it is hollow or solid. 1

Reason (R) : Since the charge resides only on the surface of the conductor.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
explanation of A. explanation of A.
A is true but R is false. A is false and R is also false.
17. Assertion (A) : Charge is quantized because only integral number of electrons can be transferred. 1

Reason (R) : There is no possibility of transfer of some fraction of electron.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
explanation of A. explanation of A.
A is true but R is false. A is false and R is also false.
18. Assertion (A) : When a body acquires negative charge, its mass decreases. 1

Reason(R): A body acquires positive charge when it gains electrons.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
explanation of A. explanation of A.
A is true but R is false. A is false and R is also false.
19. Assertion (A) : Surface charge density of an irregularly shaped conductor in non-uniform. 1

Reason(R): Surface density is defined as charge per unit area.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
explanation of A. explanation of A.
A is true but R is false. A is false and R is also false.

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20. Two metal spheres that are initially uncharged are mounted on insulating stands, as shown. 1

A negatively charged rubber rod is brought close to but does not make contact with sphere X. Sphere Y is
then brought close to X on the side opposite to the rubber rod. Y is allowed to touch X and then is
removed some distance away. The rubber rod is then moved far away from X and Y. What are the final
charges on the spheres?

Sphere X Positive Sphere Y Positive Sphere X Negative Sphere Y Negative

Sphere X Positive Sphere Y Negative Sphere X Negative Sphere Y Positive

21. Two charged particles of equal magnitude (+Q and -Q) are fixed at opposite corners of a square that lies 1

in a plane (see figure below). A test charge -q is placed at a third corner. What is the direction of the
force on the test charge due to the two other charges?

22. If F is the magnitude of the force on the test charge due to only one of the other charges, what is the 1

magnitude of the net force acting on the test charge due to both of these charges?
2F

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