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Compact 1115425
Compact 1115425
Section A 10) Two equal spheres of water having equal and similar charges
coalesce to form a large sphere. If no charge is lost, how
1) An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field. will the surface densities of electrification change?
i. Show that the net force acting on it is zero. [2]
ii. The dipole is aligned parallel to the field. Find the 11) A circuit has a section AB as shown in figure. The emf
work done in rotating it through the angle of 180° of the source equals E = 10 V, the capacitor capacitances
[2] are equal toC1 = 1.0µF and C2 = 2.0µF and the potential
2) A cylinder is placed in a uniform electric fieldE ⃗ with its
difference VA - VB = 5.0V. Find the voltage across each
axis parallel to the field. Show that the total electric flux capacitor.
through the cylinder is zero.
[2]
3) A thin insulating rod of length L carries a uniformly dis- [2]
tributed charge Q. Find the electric field strength at a point 12) A 800 pF capacitor is charged by a 100 V battery. Af-
along its axis at a distance ’a’ from one end. ter some time the battery is disconnected. The capacitor is
then connected to another 800 pF capacitor. What is the
electrostatic energy stored?
[2]
[2] 13) A parallel plate capacitor, of capacitance 20µ F, is connected
4) A spherical shell of metal has a radius of 0.25 m and carries to a 100 V supply. After some time, the battery is discon-
a charge of 0.2µ C. Calculate the electric field intensity at nected, and the space, between the plates of the capacitor, is
a point filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the
i. Inside the shell, energy stored in the capacitor:
ii. Just outside the shell and i. Before
iii. 3.0 m from the centre of the shell. ii. After the dielectric has been put in between its plates.
[2] [2]
5) Five charges, q each are placed at the corners of a regular 14) A 3 mm thick mica sheet (of dielectric constant = 6) were
pentagon of side a. inserted between the plates,
i. What will be the electric field at O if the charge from i. While the voltage supply remains connected
one of the corners (say A) is removed? ii. After the supply was disconnected.
ii. What will be the electric field at O if the charge q at [2]
A is replaced by - q? 15) Calculate potential on the axis of a ring due to charge Q
uniformly distributed along the ring of radius R.
[2]
16) A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same
area as the plates of a parallel - plate capacitor but has a
thickness ( 34 )d, where d is the separation of the plates. How
[2]
is the capacitance changed when the slab is inserted between
6) An electric field E is set up between the two parallel plates
the plates?
of a capacitor, as shown in Fig. An electron enters the field
[2]
symmetrically between the plates with a speed v0 . The length
17) An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed with its axis
of each plate is l. Find the angle of deviation of the path
making an angle of 60° to a uniform √ electric field of 10
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of the electron as it comes out of the field.
NC . If it experiences a torque of 8 3 Nm, calculate the
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