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JEE • PHYSICS • ELECTRIC FIELDS AND CHARGES
Electric fields and charges practice · Medium
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If a point charge is placed at the centre of a cube what is the flux linked with the cube?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because Gauss's law states that the electric flux through a closed surface is equal to the enclosed charge divided by the permittivity of free space.
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Assertion: Electric and gravitational fields are acting along same line. When proton and -particle are projected up veritically along that line, the time of flights is less for proton.
Reason: In the given electric field acceleration of a charged particle is directly proportional to specific charge.
Reason: In the given electric field acceleration of a charged particle is directly proportional to specific charge.
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation for assertion
Option A (Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation for assertion) is correct because the acceleration is directly proportional to the specific charge (charge/mass), leading to a shorter time of flight for the proton.
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Charge on particle is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because an alpha particle has a charge of +2e, where e is the elementary charge.
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, are three points on a circle of radius . These points from the corners of an equilateral triangle. A charge is placed at the centre of the circle. The work done in carrying a charge of from to is
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Correct option: A
zero
Option A (zero) is correct because the work done in moving a charge between two points on an equipotential surface is zero.
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Statement-1: A uniformly charged dise has a pin hole at its centre. The electric field at the centre of the disc is zero.
Statement-2: Disc can be supposed to be made up of many rings. Also electric field at the centre of uniformly charged ring is zero.
Statement-2: Disc can be supposed to be made up of many rings. Also electric field at the centre of uniformly charged ring is zero.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
Option A (Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1) is correct because the electric field at the center of a charged ring is zero, and the disc can be considered as a collection of such rings.
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Plastic rod rubbed with fur and glass rod rubbed with silk
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Correct option: C
attract each other
Option C (attract each other) is correct because the plastic rod becomes negatively charged and the glass rod becomes positively charged, and opposite charges attract.
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Assertion: Vehicle carrying highly inflammable materials having hanging chains, slightly touching the ground.
Reason: The body of a vechicle gets charged when moving through air at high speed.
Reason: The body of a vechicle gets charged when moving through air at high speed.
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation for assertion
Option A (Both Assertion & Reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation for assertion) is correct because the hanging chains discharge static electricity buildup, preventing sparks near flammable materials.
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The distance between a proton and electron both having a charge , of a hydrogen atom is . The value of intensity of electric field produced on electron due to proton will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's the electric field intensity calculated using Coulomb's law at the given distance.
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The dimensional formula of electric charge is:
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Correct option: A
Option A ([M⁰ L⁰ T¹ A¹]) is correct because electric charge is the product of current and time, leading to the given dimensional formula.
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One of the following is not a property of field lines
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Correct option: D
They form closed loop
Option D (They form closed loop) is correct because electric field lines do not form closed loops; they originate from positive charges and terminate at negative charges.
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Two identical conductors of copper and aluminum are placed in an identical electric fields. The magnitude of induced charge in the aluminum will be
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Correct option: C
Equal to that in copper
Option C is correct because in electrostatic equilibrium, the induced charge on conductors depends only on the applied electric field and geometry, not the material.
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Mark the incorrect statement among the following.
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Correct option: C
A given conducting sphere can be charged to any extent
Option C (A given conducting sphere can be charged to any extent) is the incorrect statement because a conducting sphere has a limit to the amount of charge it can hold before dielectric breakdown occurs.
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Two charged particles of same specific charge (i.e. charge per unit mass) are projected in same uniform magnetic field with projection velocities, perpendicular to the magnetic field. If the speeds of charged particles are and , then the ratio of angular speeds of the path of the particles in magnetic field will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the angular speed of a charged particle in a magnetic field depends only on the charge, magnetic field strength, and mass, not on the speed.
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Assertion: A point charge is brought in an electric field. The field at a nearby point will increase, whatever be the nature of the charge.
Reason: The electric field is independent of the nature of charge.
Reason: The electric field is independent of the nature of charge.
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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 the electric field at a nearby point can either increase or decrease depending on the nature and position of the charge, and the electric field does depend on the nature of the charge.
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Two particles of masses in the ratio , with charges in the ratio , are placed at rest in a uniform electric field. They are released and allowed to move for the same time. The ratio of their kinetic energies will be finally
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the ratio of kinetic energies is inversely proportional to the ratio of their masses, given that they experience the same force for the same time.
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If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively are and , the electric charge inside the surface will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because Gauss's law relates the net electric flux through a closed surface to the enclosed charge.
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Assertion: Coulomb force between charges is central force.
Reason: Coulomb force depends on medium between charges.
Reason: Coulomb force depends on medium between charges.
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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 because both statements are true, but the medium's influence doesn't explain why the force is central.
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The electric field in a certain region is given by The potential difference between points and having coordinates and respectively, is equal to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the potential difference is calculated by integrating the electric field along the path between the two points.
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A circular loop of radius a carries a total charge distributed uniformly over its circumference. A small length of the wire is cut off. The magnitude of electric field at the center due to remaining wire will be
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Correct option: C
Option D () is incorrect. The correct answer is C () because it calculates the electric field due to the missing charge element.
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Assertion: Electrostatic field lines start at positive charges and end at negative charges.
Reason: Field lines are continuous curves without any breaks and they form closed loop.
Reason: Field lines are continuous curves without any breaks and they form closed loop.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
If assertion is true but reason is false is correct because field lines start at positive charges and end at negative charges, but they do not form closed loops.
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Electrical force is acting between two charges kept in vacuum. A copper plate is placed between the charges, the force now is
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Correct option: D
Zero
Option D (Zero) is correct because a copper plate, being a conductor, effectively shields the charges, making the electric field inside zero.
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Assertion: Induced charge does not contribute to electric field or potential at a given point.
Reason: A point chagre is kept outside a solid metallic sphere, the elcetric field inside the sphere is Zero.
Reason: A point chagre is kept outside a solid metallic sphere, the elcetric field inside the sphere is Zero.
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Correct option: D
Assertion is false and Reason is false
Option D is correct because both Assertion and Reason are false. Induced charges do contribute to the electric field and potential, and the electric field inside a metallic sphere is zero due to the superposition of fields.
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Statement I: The electrostatic field lines cannot form a closed path
Statement II: The magnetic field lines form a continuous closed path
Statement II: The magnetic field lines form a continuous closed path
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Correct option: A
Statement I and statement II are true
Option A is correct because electrostatic field lines originate from positive charges and terminate at negative charges, never forming closed loops, while magnetic field lines always form closed loops.
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Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then
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Correct option: D
Zero
Option D (Zero) is correct because the net charge on a neutral conducting sphere remains zero even when a charge is placed outside; charges are induced but the total remains neutral.
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When a number of charged liquid drops coalesce, which of the following quantity does not change?
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Correct option: A
Charge
Option A (Charge) is correct because charge is a conserved quantity and remains constant when liquid drops coalesce.
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Assertion : Work done in moving a charge between any two points in an electric field is independent of the path followed by the charge, between these points.
Reason: Electrostatic force is a non conservative force.
Reason: Electrostatic force is a non conservative force.
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Correct option: C
Assertion is true but reason is false
Option C (Assertion is true but reason is false) is correct because the work done is path-independent due to the conservative nature of electrostatic force, making the assertion true, while the reason incorrectly states that electrostatic force is non-conservative.
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The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is
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Correct option: C
A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value
Option C (A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value) is correct because a Gaussian surface must be closed and symmetrical to simplify the calculation of the electric field using Gauss's law.
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Statement-I: Flux through a closed surface is zero
Statement-II: Total charge inside the surface must be zero
Statement-II: Total charge inside the surface must be zero
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is True, statement-II is True
Option A (Statement-I is True, statement-II is True) is correct because Gauss's law states that the flux through a closed surface is proportional to the enclosed charge, so zero flux implies zero enclosed charge.
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Consider the following two statements
a) Electric field is always conservative in nature.
b) In electromagnetic waves the phase difference between oscillating electric and magnetic field is
The corerct statement (s) is/are
a) Electric field is always conservative in nature.
b) In electromagnetic waves the phase difference between oscillating electric and magnetic field is
The corerct statement (s) is/are
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Correct option: D
Neither (a) nor (b)
Option D (Neither (a) nor (b)) is correct because electric fields are not always conservative (e.g., induced electric fields), and the electric and magnetic fields in EM waves are in phase.
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An infinite number of charges, each of magnitude , are placed along -axis at and so on but the consecutive charges are of opposite sign starting with at . A point charge , kept at the origin, experiences a force of magnitude:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the electric field due to the infinite series of charges converges to this value.
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