Electric Charges and Fields Questions and Answers Part-5

1. Electric charges of \[1\mu C,-1\mu C\]    and \[2\mu C\]   are placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is
a) 0.9 N
b) 1.8 N
c) 2.7 N
d) 3.6 N

Answer: b
Explanation:
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2. Charge on \[\alpha -\] particle is
a) \[4.8\times 10^{-19} C\]
b) \[1.6\times 10^{-19} C\]
c) \[3.2\times 10^{-19} C\]
d) \[6.4\times 10^{-19} C\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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3.Two small conducting spheres of equal radius have charges \[+10\mu C\]   and \[-20\mu C\]   respectively and placed at a distance R from each other experience force \[F_{1}\] . If they are brought in contact and separated to the same distance, they experience force \[F_{2}\] . The ratio of \[F_{1}\]  to \[F_{2}\]  is
a) 1 : 8
b) – 8 : 1
c) 1 : 2
d) – 2 : 1

Answer: b
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4. Two charges each equal to 2 \[\mu C\]  are 0.5m apart. If both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force between them is
a) 1.89 N
b) 2.44 N
c) 0.144 N
d) 3.144 N

Answer: c
Explanation:
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5.Two charges are at a distance ‘d’ apart. If a copper plate (conducting medium) of thickness \[\frac{d}{2}\] is placed between them, the effective force will be
a) 2 F
b) \[F/2\]
c) 0
d) \[\sqrt{2}F\]

Answer: c
Explanation: Effective air separation between them becomes infinite so force becomes zero.

6. Two electrons are separated by a distance of 1Å. What is the coulomb force between them
a) \[2.3\times 10^{-8} N\]
b) \[4.6\times 10^{-8} N\]
c) \[1.5\times 10^{-8} N\]
d) None of these

Answer: a
Explanation:
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7. Two copper balls, each weighing 10g are kept in air 10 cm apart. If one electron from every 106 atoms is transferred from one ball to the other, the coulomb force between them is (atomic weight of copper is 63.5)
a) \[2.0\times 10^{10} N\]
b) \[2.0\times 10^{4} N\]
c) \[2.0\times 10^{8} N\]
d) \[2.0\times 10^{6} N\]

Answer: c
Explanation: Number of atoms in given mass
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8. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has a net positive charge 2Q. A conducting spherical shell of inner radius b and outer radius c is concentric with the solid sphere and has a net charge – Q. The surface charge density on the inner and outer surfaces of the spherical shell will be
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a) \[-\frac{2Q}{4\pi b^{2}},\frac{Q}{4\pi c^{2}}\]
b) \[-\frac{Q}{4\pi b^{2}},\frac{Q}{4\pi c^{2}}\]
c) \[0,\frac{Q}{4\pi c^{2}}\]
d) None of the above

Answer: a
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9.Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the electrostatic force on the charge placed at the center is (each side of triangle is L)
a) Zero
b) \[\frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}}\frac{q^{2}}{L^{2}}\]
c) \[\frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}}\frac{3q^{2}}{L^{2}}\]
d) \[\frac{1}{12\pi \epsilon_{0}}\frac{q^{2}}{L^{2}}\]

Answer: a
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10. Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of \[ 10^{-4} N\]  . When oil is introduced between the charges, the force becomes \[2.5\times 10^{-5} N\]   . The dielectric constant of oil is
a) 2.5
b) 0.25
c) 2.0
d) 4.0

Answer: d
Explanation:
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