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The electric potential at centre of metallic conducting sphere is
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Correct option: C
Equal from potential at surface of sphere
Option C (Equal from potential at surface of sphere) is correct because the electric potential inside a metallic conducting sphere is constant and equal to the potential at the surface.
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Electric intensity due to an electric dipole varies with distance (r ) as where n is
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Correct option: A
Option A (-3) is correct because the electric field due to a dipole decreases with the cube of the distance.
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The work done in placing a charge of on a condenser of capacity is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the work done is calculated using the formula .
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In parallel plate capacitor, electric field between the plate is ''. If the charge on the plates is '' then the force on each plate is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the force on each plate of a capacitor is due to the electric field created by the other plate, which is E/2.
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Statement- I: For a charged particle moving from point to point , the net work done by an electrostatic field on the particle is independent of the path connecting point to point .
Statement- II: The net work done by a conservative force on an object moving along a closed loop is zero.
Statement- II: The net work done by a conservative force on an object moving along a closed loop is 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 electrostatic fields are conservative, and work done by conservative forces in a closed loop is zero.
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In a certain two-dimensional field of force, the potential energy of the particle has the form where are positive constants with different magnitudes. What is the shape of the equipotential surface for which the magnitude of force vector is constant?
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Correct option: B
Ellipse
Option B (Ellipse) is correct. The equipotential surface is defined by U = constant, which results in the equation of an ellipse.
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A parallel plate capacitor is charged by
connecting a 2 V battery across it. It is then
disconnected from the battery and a glass slab
is introduced between plates. Which of the
following pairs of quantities decrease?
connecting a 2 V battery across it. It is then
disconnected from the battery and a glass slab
is introduced between plates. Which of the
following pairs of quantities decrease?
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Correct option: D
Potential difference and energy stored
Option D (Potential difference and energy stored) is correct because when the battery is disconnected, the charge remains constant, and introducing a glass slab increases capacitance, thus decreasing potential difference and energy stored.
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An equipotential surface and an electric line of force:
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Correct option: D
Intersect at
Option D (Intersect at ) is correct because equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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Considering a group of positive charges, which of the following statements is correct?
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Correct option: A
Net potential of the system cannot be zero at a point but net electric field can be zero at that point.
Option A is correct. The net potential of a system of positive charges cannot be zero at any point, but the net electric field can be zero at some point due to vector cancellation.
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The electric field and the potential of an electric dipole vary with distance as
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Correct option: D
and
Option D is correct because the electric field due to an electric dipole varies with distance as , and the electric potential varies as .
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You have a parallel plate capacitor, a spherical capacitor and cylindrical capacitor. Each capacitor is charged by and then removed from the same battery. Consider the following situations
(i) separation between the plates of parallel plate capacitor is reduced
(ii) radius of the outer spherical shell of the spherical capacitor is increased
(iii) radius of the outer cylinder of cylindrical capacitor is increased
Which of the following is correct ?
(i) separation between the plates of parallel plate capacitor is reduced
(ii) radius of the outer spherical shell of the spherical capacitor is increased
(iii) radius of the outer cylinder of cylindrical capacitor is increased
Which of the following is correct ?
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Correct option: C
In each of these situations (i), (ii) and (iii), charge on the given capacitor remains the same but potential difference, in situations (i), decreases, and in situations (ii) and (iii), increases
Option C is correct because the charge remains constant after disconnecting from the battery, but the potential difference changes based on the capacitance change in each scenario.
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A powerful machine used for producing high positive potentials is
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Correct option: D
Van de graaff generator.
Option D (Van de graaff generator) is correct because it is specifically designed to generate high positive potentials.
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Statement-I: In bringing an electron towards a proton electrostatic potential energy of the system increases.
Statement-II: Potential due to proton is positive.
Statement-II: Potential due to proton is positive.
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Correct option: D
Statement-I is false, Statement-II is false
Option C is correct because bringing an electron closer to a proton decreases the potential energy (more negative), and the potential due to a proton is positive.
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The potentials of the two plates of capacitor are and The charge on one of the plates is The capacitance of the capacitor is
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Correct option: A
Option A (2 F) is correct because capacitance is calculated as charge divided by the potential difference, which is 20V in this case.
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Electric potential at any point is then the magnitude of the electric field is
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Correct option: D
7
Option D (7) is correct because the magnitude of the electric field is calculated by finding the partial derivatives of the potential with respect to x, y, and z, and then taking the square root of the sum of their squares.
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A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged to potential using a battery. Removing the battery, the charged capacitor is then connected across an identical uncharged parallel plate capacitor filled with wax of dielectric constant . The common potential of both the capacitor is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the common potential is found by dividing the initial charge by the total capacitance after connecting the capacitors.
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The work done in bringing a 20 coulomb charge from point to point for distance 0.2 m is 2 joule. The potential difference between the two points will be (in volt)
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Correct option: C
0.1
Option C (0.1) is correct because the potential difference is calculated by dividing the work done by the charge.
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The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor increases with the
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Correct option: C
Increase of its area
Option C (Increase of its area) is correct because the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is directly proportional to its area.
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If we move opposite direction of electric field then electric potential
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Correct option: A
Increases
Increases is the correct answer because electric potential increases when moving opposite to the direction of the electric field.
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Two concentric hollow spherical shells have radii and A charge is distributed on them such that the surface charge densities are equal. The electric potential at the centre is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the electric potential at the center is calculated by summing the potentials due to each spherical shell, considering their respective charges and radii, and using the condition of equal surface charge densities.
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Which of the following statements about dipole moment is not true?
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Correct option: D
Dipole moment is a scalar quantity and has magnitude charge equal to the potential of separation between charges
Option D (Dipole moment is a scalar quantity and has magnitude charge equal to the potential of separation between charges) is correct because dipole moment is a vector quantity, not a scalar, and its magnitude is the product of charge and separation, not potential.
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If the distance between the plates of a capacitor is and potential difference is then what is the energy density between the plates?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the energy density expressed in terms of permittivity, potential difference, and distance.
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A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a battery of volt. The charge stored in it becomes coulomb. When potential across the capacitor is reduced by volt, the charge stored in it becomes coulomb. The capacitance is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the capacitance is calculated using the change in charge and the change in voltage across the capacitor.
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Assertion (A): Electric potential on the surface of a charged sphere of radius is . Then electric field at a distance from centre is . Charge is distributed uniformly over the volume.
Reason (R) : From centre to surface, electric field varies linearly with . Here, is distance from centre.
Reason (R) : From centre to surface, electric field varies linearly with . Here, is distance from centre.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because both the electric field varying linearly with r and the electric field at r=R/2 being V/2R are true, but the linear variation doesn't directly explain the specific field value at R/2.
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If combining two charged bodies, the current does not flow then
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Correct option: C
Potential is equal on both
Option B (Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I) is correct because both statements are true, but they are independent of each other.
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The plates in a parallel plate capacitor are separated by a distance with air as the medium in between the plates. In order to increase the capacity by 66 %, a dielectric slab of dielectric constant 5 is introduced in between the plates. The thick ness of the dielectric slab required is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the thickness of the dielectric slab is calculated by equating the new capacitance to 1.66 times the original capacitance.
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Consider the fusion in helium plasma. Find the temperature at which the average thermal energy equals the Coulomb potential energy at .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the temperature at which the average thermal energy equals the Coulomb potential energy at 2 fm, calculated using the given formula.
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Assertion (A) : If we see along the axis of a charged ring, the magnitude of electric field is minimum at centre and magnitude of electric potential is maximum.
Reason (R): Electric field is a vector quantity while electric potential is scalar.
Reason (R): Electric field is a vector quantity while electric potential is scalar.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct. The electric field is minimum (zero) and the electric potential is maximum at the center of a charged ring, and this is due to the vector nature of the electric field and scalar nature of the electric potential, but the reason isn't the direct explanation.
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The kinetic energy of a charged particle decreases by as it moves from a point at potential to a point at potential . Find the charge on the particle.
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Correct option: C
0.1 C
Option C (0.1 C) is correct because the charge is calculated by equating the change in kinetic energy to the work done by the electric potential difference.
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If is the electric field intensity of an electrostatic field, then the electrostatic energy density is proportional to
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the electrostatic energy density is directly proportional to the square of the electric field intensity.
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