A particle of mass 2 g and charge 1 is held at a distance of 1 m from a fixed charge of 1 mC. If the particle is released then its speed, when it is at a distance of 10 m from the fixed charge, is
1. 55 m/s
2. 100 m/s
3. 45 m/s
4. 90 m/s
The insulation property of air breaks down at \(E = 3\times 10^{6}~\text{V/m}\). The maximum charge that can be given to a sphere of diameter \(5\) m is approximately:
1. \(2\times 10^{-5}~\text{C}\)
2. \(2\times 10^{-4}~\text{C}\)
3. \(2\times 10^{-3}~\text{C}\)
4. \(3\times 10^{-3}~\text{C}\)
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: | A sensitive electric equipment can be saved from the electric field by enclosing it inside a metallic shell. |
Statement II: | Electric field inside a metallic shell is zero provided that the shell does not enclose any charge. |
1. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect. |
2. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: | The electric field lines are normal to a conducting surface. |
Statement II: | A conducting surface is an equipotential surface in equilibrium. |
1. | Statement I is false but Statement II is true. |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are true. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are false. |
4. | Statement I is true but Statement II is false. |
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: | If the separation between two small electric dipoles is doubled without changing their relative orientation, the force between them becomes one eight of the initial value. |
Statement II: | On the equatorial position of an electric dipole, the potential is non-zero |
1. | Statement I is false but Statement II is true. |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are true. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are false. |
4. | Statement I is true but Statement II is false. |
The conducting shells A and B are arranged as shown below. If the charge on the shell B is q then electric flux linked with the spherical Gaussian surface S is
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following is incorrect about the electrostatic field lines?
1. These can be never be closed curves
2. On a conducting surface, the lines are perpendicular
3. They can pass through a conductor
4. If the lines are equispaced and parallel to one another, then the field is uniform
Some equipotential surfaces are shown in the figure. The electric field at points \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are respectively:
1. | \(1~\text{V/cm}, \frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 2~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along +ve X-axis) }\) |
2. | \(1~\text{V/cm}, \frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along -ve X-axis) }\) |
3. | \(\frac{1}{2} ~\text{V/cm}, 1~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along +ve X-axis) }\) |
4. | \(\frac{1}{2}~\text{V/cm}, 1~\text{V/cm}, 2 ~\text{V/cm} \text { (all along -ve X-axis) }\) |
An electric field is given by \(\vec E=(\hat i+2\hat j+\hat k)\) N/C. The work done in moving a \(1\) C charge from \(\vec {r_A}=(2\hat i+2\hat j)\) m to \(\vec {r_B}=(4\hat i+\hat j)\) m is:
1. \(8\) J
2. \(4\) J
3. \(-4\) J
4. zero
If n identical drops, each of capacitance C, coalesce to form a single big drop, the capacitance of the big drop will be
1.
2. nC
3.
4.