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12 ISC | PHYSICS | PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS | UNIT 1 | ELECTROSTATICS |

 

UNIT - 1

ELECTROSTATICS

2025

1.    (a) What is the effect on capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor if the distance between its plates is increased?

(b) How will capacitance of a capacitor change if a dielectric slab is introduced between its plates?

2.    In case of a short electric dipole:

(i)             What is the locus of a point having zero potential?

(ii)           If electric field intensity at a point in axial position is E1 and at an equidistant point in equatorial position is E2, what is the ratio E1/E2.

3.    An infinite plane metallic sheet having surface charge density ‘+σ’ is placed in vacuum. P is a point at a small distance ‘r’ to its right.

(i)             Write an expression for intensity of electric field at point P.

(ii)           Now, an identical charged sheet having surface charge density ‘−σ’ is placed parallel to the first sheet such that the point P is to its left at the same distance ‘r’. (The point P lies between the two plates.) (a) What is the resultant intensity of electric field at point P?

(b) What is its direction?

2024

4.    In an electric dipole, what is the locus of a point having zero potential?

5.    A hollow sphere of radius R has a point charge q at its centre. Electric flux emanating from the sphere is X. How will the electric flux change, if at all, when

(a) Radius of the sphere is doubled?

(b) Charge q is replaced by an electric dipole?

6.    In case of an infinite line charge, how does intensity of electric field at a point change, if at all, when

(a) Charge on it is doubled?

(b) Distance of the point is halved?

7.    What is meant by the statement “Relative permittivity of water is 81”?

8.    Can a body be given a charge of 2.2 × 10-19 C? Give a reason for your answer.

9.    Obtain an expression for equivalent capacitance C when three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 are connected in series.

2023

10.  A hollow sphere of radius R has a point charge Q at its centre. Electric flux emanating from it is j. If both the charge and the radius -of the sphere be doubled, electric flux emanating from the sphere will:

(a)  remain the same. (c) become 4j (b) become 2j (d) become 8j

11. What is meant by an equipotential surface?

12. Calculate equivalent capacitance of the circuit shown in Figure 1 given below:

13. Calculate electric potential at a point P which is at a distance of 9 cm from a point charge of 50 μC.

14. Show that intensity of electric field at a point in broadside position of an electric dipole is given by:

2022 SEM I

15. The force between two-point charges separated by a certain distance in air is F. If each of the two charges be halved and the distance between them be also halved, the new force would be:

(a) F             (b) 2F          (c) 3F           (d) 4F

16. Which one of the following is not a property of electric lines of force?

(a) They originate at the positive charge.

(b) They terminate at the negative charge.

(c) They intersect each other.

(d) A tangent drawn to a line of force gives the direction of electric field intensity at the that point.40.

17. Electric potential at a point on the axial line of a short electric dipole is

(a) directly proportional to distance.

(b) inversely proportional to distance.

(c) inversely proportional to square of the distance.

(d) directly proportional to square of the distance.

18. The electric flux emanating from a sphere of radius 2m is j. If radius of the sphere be made four times, without changing the charge enclosed, electric flux would

(a)  Become (j/4) (b) Become (j/2) (c) Become (2j) (d) Become (j)

19. An electric dipole consists of two-point charges +2mC and –2mC separated by a distance of 4 cm. It is kept at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity of 1 × 105 NC–1. The torque experienced by the dipole is:

(a) 1 Nm      (b) 2 Nm      (c) 3 Nm      (d) 4 Nm

20. Three-point charges Q, Q and q are kept at the vertices A, B and C respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC having each side equal to a. Electrostatic potential energy of the system is zero. This is possible if q is equal to:

 (a) Q           (b) Q/2         (c) –Q/2       (d) –Q/4

21.  Consider a point P on the perpendicular bisector of an electric dipole. At point P,

(a) Electric field is zero.                     

(b) Electric potential is zero.

(c) Electric field is perpendicular to the axis of the dipole.

(d) Potential gradient is zero

22. Consider 10 identical capacitors each of capacitance 5 μF. The ratio of the minimum and the maximum possible values of the capacitance that can be obtained from them, is:

(a) 1 : 50      (b) 1 : 100    (c) 50 : 1      (d) 100 : 1

23. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor does not depend on

(a) area of each plate.

(b) potential difference between the two plates.

(c) nature of the medium between the two plates.

(d) distance between the two plates.

24. The surface charge density of large conducting sheet is 17.7 × 10–6 cm–2. The electric field intensity at a point just outside the sheet is:

(a) 1 × 104 NC–1     (b) 5 × 104 NC–1       (c) 1 × 105 NC–1     (d) 1 × 106 NC-1

2020

25. A point charge 'q' is kept at each of the vertices of an equilateral triangle having each side 'a'. Total electrostatic potential energy of the system is :

26. State Gauss' theorem

27. Show that intensity of electric field E at a point in broadside on position is given by:

 

where the terms have their usual meaning.

28. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab having dielectric constant (relative permittivity) K, is now introduced between its two plates in order to occupy the space completely. State in terms of K its effect on the following:

(i)             The capacitance of the capacitor.

(ii)           The potential difference between its plates.

(iii)         The energy stored in the capacitor.

2019

29. A closed surface in vacuum encloses charges −q and +3q. The total electric flux emerging out of the surface is:

30. (i) Define equipotential surface.

(iii)         Calculate the net emf across A and B shown in Figure 1 below:

31. Obtain an expression for electric potential ‘V’ at a point in an end-on position i.e., axial position of an electric dipole.

32. Three capacitors of capacitance C1 = 3 μF,C2 = 6μ Fand C3 = 10 μF, are connected to a 10 V battery as shown in Figure  below

Calculate:

(a) Equivalent capacitance.

(b) Electrostatic potential energy stored in the system.

2018

33. Deduce an expression for equivalent capacitance C when three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 are connected in parallel.

 

 

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