Electrostatics

69 Questions
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline
A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge $q$ is balanced in still air with a vertical uniform electric field of strength ${{81\pi } \over 7} \times {10^5}\,\,V{m^{ - 1}}.$ When the field is switched off, the drop is observed to fall with terminal velocity $2 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,\,m{s^{ - 1}}.$ Given $g = 9.8\,m\,{s^{ - 2}},$ viscosity of the air $ = 1.8 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,\,Ns\,{m^{ - 2}}$ and the density of coil $=900$ $kg$ ${m^{ - 3}},$ the magnitude of $q$ is
A.
$1.6 \times {10^{ - 19}}C$
B.
$3.2 \times {10^{ - 19}}C$
C.
$4.8 \times {10^{ - 19}}C$
D.
$8.0 \times {10^{ - 19}}C$
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline
A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius $R$ carries uniform surface charge density of $\sigma $ per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force $F$ (see figure). $F$ is proportional to

IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 68 English
A.
${1 \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}{\sigma ^2}{R^2}$
B.
${1 \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}{\sigma ^2}R$
C.
${1 \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}{{{\sigma ^2}} \over R}$
D.
${1 \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}{{{\sigma ^2}} \over {{R^2}}}$
2010 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline
A few electric field lines for a system of two charges ${Q_1}$ and ${Q_2}$ fixed at two different points on the $x$-axis are shown in the figure. These lines suggest that

IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 58 English
A.
$\left| {{Q_1}} \right| > \left| {{Q_2}} \right|$
B.
$\left| {{Q_1}} \right| < \left| {{Q_2}} \right|$
C.
at a finite distance to the left of ${{Q_1}}$ the electric field is zero
D.
at a finite distance to the right of ${{Q_2}}$ the electric field is zero
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

A disk of radius ${a \over 4}$ having a uniformly distributed charge 6C is placed in the xy-plane with its centre at ($-$a/2, 0, 0). A rod of length a carrying a uniformly distributed charge 8C is placed on the x-axis from x = a/4 to x = 5a/4. Two points charges $-$7C and 3C are placed at (a/4, $-$a/4, 0) and ($-$3a/4, 3a/4, 0), respectively. Consider a cubical surface formed by six surfaces $x=\pm a/2,y=\pm a/2,z=\pm a/2$. The electric flux through this cubical surface is

IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 25 English

A.
${{ - 2c} \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}$
B.
${{2c} \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}$
C.
${{10c} \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}$
D.
${{12c} \over {{\varepsilon _0}}}$
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
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Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii $R,2R,3R$ are given charges $Q_1,Q_2,Q_3$, respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells, $Q_1:Q_2:Q_3$, is

A.
1 : 2 : 3
B.
1 : 3 : 5
C.
1 : 4 : 9
D.
1 : 8 : 18
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

Six point charges, each of the same magnitude q, are arranged in different manners as shown in Column II. In each case, a point M and a line PQ passing through M are shown. Let E be the electric field and V be the electric potential at M (potential at infinity is zero) due to the given charge distribution when it is at rest. Now, the whole system is set into rotation with a constant angular velocity about the line PQ. Let B be the magnetic field at M and $\mu$ be the magnetic moment of the system in this condition. Assume each rotating charge to be equivalent to a steady current.

Column I Column II
(A) $E=0$ (P) IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 26 English 1
Charge are at the corners of a regular hexagon. M is at the centre of the hexagon. PQ is perpendicular to the plane of the hexagon.
(B) $V\ne 0$ (Q) IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 26 English 2
Charges are on a line perpendicular to PQ at equal intervals. M is the midpoint between the two innermost charges.
(C) $B=0$ (R) IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 26 English 3
Charges are placed on two coplanar insulating rings at equal intervals. M is the common centre of the rings. PQ is perpendicular to the plane of the rings.
(D) $\mu \ne 0$ (S) IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 26 English 4
Charges are placed at the corners of a rectangle of sides a and 2a and at the mid points of the longer sides. M is at the centre of the rectangle. PQ is parallel to the longer sides.
(T) IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 26 English 5
Charges are placed on two coplanar, identical insulating rings are equal intervals. M is the midpoint between the centres of the rings. PQ is perpendicular to the line joining the centres and coplanar to the rings.

A.
$\mathrm{(A)\to(R),(S);(B)\to(R),(S);(C)\to(P),(Q),(T);(D)\to(T),(S)}$
B.
$\mathrm{(A)\to(P),(R),(S);(B)\to(R),(S);(C)\to(P),(Q),(S);(D)\to(R),(S)}$
C.
$\mathrm{(A)\to(P),(R),(S);(B)\to(R),(S);(C)\to(P),(Q),(T);(D)\to(R),(S)}$
D.
$\mathrm{(A)\to(P),(Q),(S);(B)\to(R),(S);(C)\to(P),(Q),(T);(D)\to(R),(S)}$
2009 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline

A solid sphere of radius R has a charge Q distributed in its volume with a charge density $\rho = K{r^a}$, where K and a are constants and r is the distance from its centre. If the electric field at $r = R/2$ is 1/8 times than at $r = R$, find the value of $a$.

2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

Consider a system of three charges ${q \over 3},{q \over 3}$ and $ - {{2q} \over 3}$ placed at points A, B and C, respectively, as shown in the figure. Take O to be the centre of the circle of radius R and angle CAB = 60$^\circ$

IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 19 English

A.
The electric field at point O is ${q \over {8\pi {\varepsilon _0}{R^2}}}$ directed along the negative x-axis
B.
The potential energy of the system is zero
C.
The magnitude of the force between the charges at C and B is ${{{q^2}} \over {54\pi {\varepsilon _0}{R^2}}}$
D.
The potential at point O is ${q \over {12\pi {\varepsilon _0}R}}$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

A parallel plate capacitor C with plates of unit area and separation d is filled with a liquid of dielectric constant K = 2. The level of liquid is $\frac{d}{3}$ initially. Suppose the liquid level decreases at a constant speed V, the time constant as a function of time t is:

IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 23 English

A.
${{6{\varepsilon _0}R} \over {5d + 3Vt}}$
B.
${{(15d + 9Vt){\varepsilon _0}R} \over {2{d^2} - 3dVt - 9{V^2}{t^2}}}$
C.
${{6{\varepsilon _0}R} \over {5d - 3Vt}}$
D.
${{(15d - 9Vt){\varepsilon _0}R} \over {2{d^2} + 3dVt - 9{V^2}{t^2}}}$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

STATEMENT 1 : For practical purposes, the earth is used as a reference at zero potential in electrical circuits.

and

STATEMENT 2 : The electrical potential of a sphere of radius R with charge Q uniformly distributed on the surface is given by ${Q \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}R}}$

A.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is a CORRECT explanation for Statement 1
B.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is a NOT CORRECT explanation for Statement 1
C.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
D.
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

The electric field at r = R is :

A.
independent of a
B.
directly proportional to a
C.
directly proportional to a$^2$
D.
inversely proportional to a
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

For a = 0, the value of d (maximum value of $\rho$ as shown in the figure) is

A.
${{3Ze} \over {4\pi {R^3}}}$
B.
${{3Ze} \over {\pi {R^3}}}$
C.
${{4Ze} \over {3\pi {R^3}}}$
D.
${{Ze} \over {3\pi {R^3}}}$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

The electric field within the nucleus is generally observed to be linearly dependent on r. This implies

A.
$a = 0$
B.
$a = {R \over 2}$
C.
$a = R$
D.
$a = {{2R} \over 3}$
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distributed uniformly in its volume as shown in the figure. The electric field inside the emptied space is

IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Electrostatics Question 15 English

A.
zero everywhere
B.
non-zero and uniform
C.
non-uniform
D.
zero only at its center
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at $\left(0,0, \frac{a}{2}\right)$ and $\left(0,0, \frac{-a}{2}\right)$, respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive point charge is moved from $(-a, 0,0)$ to $(0, a, 0)$ is

A.
positive
B.
negative
C.
zero
D.
depends on the path connecting the initial and final positions
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

A long, hollow conducting cylinder is kept coaxially inside another long, hollow conducting cylinder of larger radius. Both the cylinder are initially electrically neutral.

A.
A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is given to the inner cylinder
B.
A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is given to the outer cylinder
C.
No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a uniform line charge is kept along the axis of the cylinders
D.
No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when same charge density is given to both the cylinders
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then,

A.
negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
B.
negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
C.
negative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
D.
zero
2006 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2006

The electrostatic potential $\left(\phi_r\right)$ of a spherical symmetric system, kept at origin, is shown in the adjacent figure, and given as

$ \begin{array}{ll} \phi_r=\frac{q}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 r} & \left(r \geq \mathrm{R}_0\right) \\ \phi_r=\frac{q}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 \mathrm{R}_0} & \left(r \leq \mathrm{R}_0\right) \end{array} $

IIT-JEE 2006 Physics - Electrostatics Question 3 English

Which of the following option(s) is/are correct?
A.

For spherical region $r \leq \mathrm{R}_0$, the total electrostatic energy stored is zero.

B.

Within $r=2 \mathrm{R}_0$, the total charge is $q$.

C.

There will be no charge anywhere except at $r=\mathrm{R}_0$.

D.

Electric field is discontinuous at $r=\mathrm{R}_0$.

2005 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Mains

A conducting liquid bubble of radius $a$ and thickness $t(t < < a)$ is charged to potential V. If the bubble collapses to a droplet, find the potential on the droplet.

A.
$V{\left[ {{2a \over {3t}}} \right]^{1/3}}$
B.
$V{\left[ {{7a \over {3t}}} \right]^{1/3}}$
C.
$V{\left[ {{a \over {3t}}} \right]^{1/3}}$
D.
$V{\left[ {{5a \over {9t}}} \right]^{1/3}}$