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JEE • PHYSICS • ELECTRIC FIELDS AND CHARGES
Electric fields and charges practice · Mixed difficulty
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Assertion (A): When bodies are charged through friction, there is transfer of charge from one body to another. No charge is created or destroyed.
Reason (R): This is according to the law of conservation of electric charge.
Reason (R): This is according to the law of conservation of electric charge.
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Correct option: A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Option A (Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A) is correct because the transfer of charge during friction is governed by the law of conservation of electric charge.
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A particle of mass and charge is thrown perpendicular to an electric field of intensity with an initial velocity The particle moves a distance perpendicular to the field and a distance along the direction of the field. If then the is given by:
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from the equations of motion under constant acceleration due to the electric field.
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Two concentric conducting thin shells of radius and carry charges and , respectively. The magnitude of electric field at a distance outside and inside from the surface of outer sphere is same, then the volume of is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the distance x where the electric fields due to the charged shells are equal outside and inside the outer sphere.
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Assertion: If there exists coulomb attraction between two bodies, both of them must be charged.
Reason: In coulomb attraction two bodies are positively charged.
Reason: In coulomb attraction two bodies are positively charged.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
Option D (If both assertion and reason are false) is correct because Coulomb attraction can exist between a charged and an uncharged body due to induction, and the reason incorrectly states that both bodies must be positively charged.
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A conductor has been given a charge by transferring electron. Mass increase (in ) of the conductor and the number of electron added to the conductor are respectively
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Correct option: D
and
Option D ( and ) is correct because it accurately calculates the mass increase and the number of electrons transferred.
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Which of the following is correct regarding electric charge?
(i) If a body is having positive charge, then there is shortage of electrons.
(ii) If a body is having negative charge, then there is excess of electrons.
(iii) Minimum possible charge .
(iv) Charge is quantised, i.e. , where
(i) If a body is having positive charge, then there is shortage of electrons.
(ii) If a body is having negative charge, then there is excess of electrons.
(iii) Minimum possible charge .
(iv) Charge is quantised, i.e. , where
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because all the statements regarding electric charge are accurate and fundamental principles.
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Assertion : Total flux through a closed surface is zero if no charge is enclosed by the surface.
Reason : Gauss law is true for any closed surface, no matter what its shape or size is.
Reason : Gauss law is true for any closed surface, no matter what its shape or size is.
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Correct option: B
Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Option B is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason doesn't directly explain why the flux is zero when no charge is enclosed.
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Assertion:- Two charged particles at rest experiences only electrical force.
Reason:- Charges at rest can only produce electric field.
Reason:- Charges at rest can only produce electric field.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because stationary charges only produce electric fields, and thus experience only electrical forces.
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Assertion: A charged conductor may have charged particle inside it.
Reason: There can't exist electric field lines inside the conductor.
Reason: There can't exist electric field lines inside the conductor.
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Correct option: B
Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
Option B (Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is not the correct explanation for assertion) is correct. A charged conductor can have charged particles inside, and there are no electric field lines inside a conductor, but the latter doesn't explain the former.
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How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water ?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the total positive or negative charge calculated based on the number of water molecules in a cup and the charge of each proton and electron.
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In finding the electric field using Gauss law the formula is applicable. In the formula, is permittivity of free space, is the area of Gaussian surface and is charge enclosed by the Gaussian surface. This equation can be used in which of the following situation?
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Correct option: A
Only when the Gaussian surface is an equipotential surface and is constant on the surface.
Option A (Only when the Gaussian surface is an equipotential surface and is constant on the surface) is correct because Gauss's law is easily applied when the electric field is constant and perpendicular to the Gaussian surface.
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A free pith-ball of carries a positive charge of . What must be the nature and magnitude of charge that should be given to a second pith-ball fixed below the former ball so that the upper ball is stationary?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the electrostatic force of repulsion must balance the weight of the upper pith-ball.
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Radius of a hollow sphere is and a charge is placed at the centre of hollow sphere. If the radius of sphere becomes half and charge also becomes half, then the value of emergent total flux from the surface of sphere is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the flux depends only on the enclosed charge, which is halved.
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A electric dipole is placed at an angle of to a non – uniform electric field. The dipole will experience
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Correct option: D
a torque as well as a translational force
Option D (a torque as well as a translational force) is correct because in a non-uniform electric field, a dipole experiences both a torque and a net force.
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A solid ball of radius has a charge density given by for . The electric field cutside the ball is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A. The electric field outside the ball is calculated using Gauss's law, integrating the charge density over the volume of the sphere.
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A solid sphere of radius has a charge distributed in its volume with a charge density, where and are constants and is the distance from its centre. If the electric field at is times that at find the value of
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Correct option: C
2
Option C (2) is correct because by applying Gauss's law and comparing the electric fields at r = R/2 and r = R, we can solve for the value of a.
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Statement-1: There is an isolated system of two charged conducting spheres and . The resultant electric field at point is the sum of electric field at due to charged sphere only (that is, assuming sphere and all its effects to be absent) and the electric field at only due to sphere (that is, assuming sphere and all its effects to be absent).
Statement-2: Superposition theorem for electric field due to point charges states that resultant electric field at a point due to point charges is the sum of electric field at that point due to individual charges.
Statement-2: Superposition theorem for electric field due to point charges states that resultant electric field at a point due to point charges is the sum of electric field at that point due to individual charges.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D is correct. Superposition requires the original charge distribution to remain unchanged, which isn't the case when conductors are present.
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Two points are at distances and from a long string of charge per unit length . The potential difference between the points is proportional to -
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Correct option: D
Option A (332.5) is correct because it is the calculated speed of sound in air at standard temperature and pressure using the corrected Newton's formula, considering the mass of one mole of air and the adiabatic index.
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Dielectric constant for metal is
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Correct option: B
Infinite
Option B (Infinite) is correct because metals are conductors and have an infinite ability to store electrical energy, resulting in an infinite dielectric constant.
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The charge present in a doubly ionized helium atom is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because a doubly ionized helium atom has a charge of +2e.
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Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of a square. If the force between and is and that between and is , the ratio of magnitudes is
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because the ratio of forces is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the charges.
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Gauss’s law of electricity is given by
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents Gauss's law, relating the electric flux through a closed surface to the enclosed charge.
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Assertion: At the centre of the line joining two equal and opposite charges, .
Reason: At the centre of the line joining two equal and similar charge, .
Reason: At the centre of the line joining two equal and similar charge, .
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
The correct answer is D because both the Assertion and the Reason are false; the electric field is NOT zero at the center of two equal and opposite charges, and it IS zero at the center of two equal and similar charges.
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Point charges and are kept on the -axis at points and respectively, then
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Correct option: C
All the charges are in unstable equilibrium
Option C (All the charges are in unstable equilibrium) is correct because while the net force on each charge is zero, any displacement will cause a net force, leading to instability.
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During thunderstorm, it is advised to
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Correct option: A
Be inside a car or a bus and close the windows.
Option A is correct because a car or bus acts as a Faraday cage, providing electrostatic shielding during a thunderstorm.
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Surface density of charge on a charged conducting sphere of radius '' in terms of electric intensity '' at a distance '' in free space is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it correctly relates the surface charge density to the electric field at a distance r from the sphere.
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A charge is given velocity perpendicular to uniform electric field then?
Assertion: Initial power delivered by electric field is zero.
Reason: Path of charged particle is circular.
Assertion: Initial power delivered by electric field is zero.
Reason: Path of charged particle is circular.
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Correct option: C
Assertion is true & Reason is false
Option C is correct. The initial power delivered is zero because the initial force and velocity are perpendicular. The path is parabolic, not circular.
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Electric field in a region is . Equipotential surfaces are parallel to
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Correct option: B
xz plane
Option B (xz plane) is correct because the electric field is in the y-direction, and equipotential surfaces are perpendicular to the electric field.
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A tennis ball which has been covered with charges is suspended by a thread so that it hangs between two metal plates. One plate is earthed, while other is attracted to a high voltage generator. The ball
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Correct option: A
swings backward & forward hitting each plate in turn
Option A is correct because the charged ball will be attracted to the high voltage plate, then repelled after contact, and attracted to the earthed plate, then repelled, causing it to swing back and forth.
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Three electric dipoles of dipole moment are placed inside a hollow sphere of radius ' '. The total electric flux coming out of the sphere is
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Correct option: B
Zero
Option B (Zero) is correct because the net charge enclosed by a hollow sphere due to dipoles is zero, resulting in zero electric flux.
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