1. A point charge Q is fixed at the centre of an insulated disc of mass M.

The disc is
resting on a rough horizontal plane. Another charge Q is fixed vertically above the
centre of the disc at a height h. If the disc is displaced slightly in the horizontal
direction. Friction is sufficient to prevent slipping. Find the period of oscillation of disc.
h
Q
Q

2. Eight charged particles, each having equal charge and equal mass, are fixed on the circumference of a
circle of radius 50 cm at equal spacing. At a certain instant, one of the particle is released and after a
long time, the particle opposite to the released particle is freed. If the difference in the kinetic energy of
the two charged particles at a sufficiently long distance from the initial position of charges be 81 mJ ,
find the charge on each particle. [Consider only electrical interaction and neglect other interactions]
3. There are two fixed identical rings A and B of radius a =3m. Their centres O
and O' lie along y axis as shown. Given H =4 m. Coordinates of O' are (0, 0).
Charge on ring A is +q and on B is +nq. A positive charge q
o
of mass m is
dropped from O and it just reaches O'.
(a) Find the value of n. given m =
2
o
o
qq
g

(b) Plot a rough sketch of potential energy of the falling particle as a function
of its height above O'
y
O
O
H
A
x

B


4. A non-conducting rod of negligible thickness and length L
carries a positive charge which is uniformly distributed on it. A
particle carrying a charge q
0
at a distance L from one end of
the rod experiences a force F
0

acting away from the rod.
Find the total charge on the rod.
L
L
q
0

Find, also the potential energy of interaction between the rod and the particle.
5. Four point charges, each having magnitudes as shown in the figure, are
kept fixed at the four corners of a square of diagonal 2a. Another particle
of charge q and mass m is placed at the centre of the square and
allowed to oscillate in a direction which is perpendicular to the plane of the
square. Find the time period of oscillation of the particle.

O
A
C
B
D
-q
q
+2q
q
+2q

6. An infinitely long non-conducting thin rod lying on the z-axis carries
a uniform charge density ( >0) in the region z >0 and in the
region z <0. Find
a) the electric field in the x-y plane due to the charge distribution at a
point which is at a distance r from the origin O.
b) the flux due to this electric field passing through the circular region:
x
2
+y
2
s R
2
.

y
+


x


7. A charged particle A carrying a charge q is projected along the x-axis
and moves with constant velocity v
0
. Another particle B with charge q
(and mass m) is lying on the y-axis at y =a, attached to a fixed point
P by means of a spring of spring constant k. The particle B is
constrained to move along the y-axis.
Assuming that the velocity v
0
is very large,
i) Find the angular speed of A as observed by B. when the angular
position is u as shown in the figure.
ii) Find the impulse imparted to B along the y-axis as the particle A
moves from to , assuming that B does not move at all in the
meantime.
a
k
u
V0
q, m
y
A
B
x

iii) What is the maximum compression in the spring?
8. An uncharged conducting sphere of radius R is at distance r from point
charge Q. Find the potential at the point P inside the sphere at the
distance r
1
from the centre of the sphere.

+Q
P
R
r 1
r

9. A parallel plate capacitor consists of two semicircular plates of radius a
each and separated by distance d. A dielectric (dielectric constant =k) of
shape similar to plates is just sufficient to fill up the space between the two
plates. Initially dielectric is fully outside and at t =0 dielectric starts rotating
with constant angular velocity e about its axis passing through center C
and perpendicular to the plane of plates such that it is completely between
the plates after time t

= . If battery of emf E is connected across the

plates. Find

E
e
plate
Dielectric
C


(i) current flowing in the circuit shown at any instant t.
(ii) work done by battery between t =0 and t =t/e.
10. Two charges +q and q are connected to each other by a light rigid rod of
length 2a. Rod is hinged at its centre P and lies in a horizontal plane. An
infinite line with charge density lies in the same plane, as shown in the
figure. If distance of centre of rod from charged thread is 4a, find the work
required to rotate the dipole by angle t/2 at infinitely slow pace in the
same plane.

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
4a
P
2a

q +q

11. A small ball of mass 0.5 kg and charge 1C is suspended by means of an insulated light inextensible
string of length 1m from point O. In the region of suspension apart from the normal gravitational field, a
horizontal electric field of 5 N/C exists. The ball is lying in an equilibrium position. Find the minimum
velocity required to be given to the ball, to complete the vertical circle about the point of suspension.
Answers CLIP Electrostati cs
1.
T =2t
0
6
h
Mh
Q
.
2. q =3 10
-6
C.
3.
(a)n =61
(b)U
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2
4 4
o o
o o
qq nqq
mgy
a H y a y
+ +
+ +


O H

mg
30
151

U
y

4. (a)q =F
0

2
0
0
8 L
q
| |
|
\ .
(b)U =(2F
0
L) ln2
5.
3
0
2
2
2
3
m a
T
q

=
6.
(a)E
Z
=
0
2 r

(b)| =
0
R

7. (a)
2 0
cos
v
a
= (b)
2
0 0
Im
2 ( )
q
pulse
av
= (c)
2
max
0 0
2
q m
x
mv a k
=
8.
4
P
o
Q
V
r
=
9. (a) ( )
2
1
2
o
a
i E k
d

= (b) W ( )
2
2
1
2
o
a
k E
d

=
10. ( ) 5/3
2
o
q
W n

=
11.
( )
1
2
5
5 2 2 /
o
F
v m s
m
= =

Soluti ons CLIP El ectrostatics
1. Let radius of the disc be R, if disc is displaced x, the
corresponding angular displacement that is the angle rotated by
the disc, u =x/R
The restoring torque t about point of contact of disc with ground
t
p
=(F sin | )R.
(F sin |)R =Io =
2
2
2
MR
MR
(
+
(

o
2 2
2
2 2 3/2
0
4 ( ) 2
Q xR MR
MR
h x
(
= +
(
+

o

F
Q
2

Q
1
P
x
h
|
F cos |
F sin |

o =
2
2 2 3/2
0
6 ( )
Q x
MR h x +
as x <<h
o =-
2
3
0
6
Q x
MRh
=-
2
3
0
6
Q R
MRh

( ve sign because o and u are opposite)

o =-
2
3
0
6
Q
Mh

Hence e =
2
3
6
Q
Mh
0

or T =2t
3
2
6 Mh
Q

0
=2t
0
6
h
Mh
Q
.
ALTERNATIVE METHOD
Total energy at any instant
E =
2
2 2
0
4
Q
h x

+
+
2
1
2
Mv +
2
1
2 2
MR | |
|
\ .
2
v
R
| |
|
\ .

Differentiating w.r.t and simplifying

( )
2
3
2 2
2
0
2
3
Q x dx dv
v
dt dt
h x

=
+

Here, x <<h

dv
dt
= e
2
x
where e =
2
3
0
6
Q
Mh

2. Applying COE just before and sufficiently later after the release of first particle
(KE +EPE)
I
=(kE +EPE)
f

0 +(EPE)
1
+(EPE)
remaining
=k
1
+(EPE)
remaining

k
1
=(EPE)
1

=
2
0 12 13 18
1 1 1
............
4
q
r r r
(
+ + +
(

. . . (i)
Again applying COE sufficiently later after the release of diametrically opposite
particle.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

k
2
= (EPE) =
2
0 52 53 58
1 1 1
........
4
q
r r r
(
+ + +
(

. . . (ii)
But r
12
=r
56
; r
13
=r
57
; r
14
=r
58
; r
16
=r
52
; r
17
=r
53
and r
18
=r
54

from (i) and (ii)
k
1
- k
2
=
2
0 15
1
4
q
r
| |
|
\ .

q =
0 1 2 15
4 ( ) k k r =3 10
-6
C. [2]
3. (a) It just reaches at O'
Its velocity at O' is zero
U
O
=U
O'


2 2
4
4
o o
o
o
qq nqq
a
a H

+
+
+mgH =
2 2
4
4
o o
o
o
nqq qq
a
a H

+
+

solving n =61

O
H

mg
30
151

U
y

(b) U =
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2
4 4
o o
o o
qq nqq
mgy
a H y a y
+ +
+ +

Potential energy is converted into kinetic energy so it decrease initially but again it increases because
at O' total energy is potential only.
4. The force acting on the charge q
0
due to the rod
calculated by taking an elementary charge on the rod.
dq =
q
dx
L
(q : total charge on rod)
L
L
x
q
0
dx

F
0
=
( )
0 2
0
1 1
4
q
q dx
L
L x

| |
|
\ . +
}

=
( )
0
2
0 0
4
L
q q dx
L
L x

+
}

=
0
2
0
4 2
q q
L

q =F
0

2
0
0
8 L
q
| |
|
\ .

The potential energy of the configuration is
U =
0
0 0
4
L
x
qq dx
L L x
=
+
}

=
0
0
ln2
4
qq
L

This can be written in terms of the given quantities
U =(2F
0
L) ln2

5. If the particle is given a small displacement perpendicular to the plane of the
square, the component of the restoring force acting on it due to the
electrostatic attraction between the charges is
F
rest
=
( )
2
2
2 2
0
2
cos
4
q
a x

+
+
( )
( )
2
2
2 2
0
2 2
cos
4
q
a x

+



x
O
A
a
O
(-q)

=
2
2 2
2 2
0
6
4 ( )
q x
a x
a x

+
+
~
2
3
0
6
4
q
a
x
The acceleration is
2
3
0
6
4
q
x
m a
=e
2
x, in magnitude
or, e =
2
3
0
6
4
q
m a

The time period, T =
3
0
2
2 2
2
3
m a
q

=

6. a) The electric field, in the x-y plane, will only have a z-component.
E
z
=2
( )
2 2
0
1
sin
4
dz
r z

| |
|
+
\ .
}
. . . (1) =
=
2
2
2 2
0 0
2 sec
sin
4 sec
r d
r

}
=
2
0 0
sin
2
d
r

}

=
0
2 r

z
dz

The factor 2 in equation (1) is due to positive and negative parts of the charge distribution
contributing equally due to symmetry.
b) The flux due to the electric field through a circle of radius R is given by:
| = ( )
0
2
R
z
E rdr
}
=
0 0
2 1
2
R
rdr
r

}
=
0
R

7. Since particle A is moving very fast, it can be assumed that when it
crosses along the x-axis, the y-component of the force on B due to A is:
F
y
=
2
2 2
0
1
cos
4 sec
q
a


(i)

dx d
dt dt
= (a tanu) =v
0
(ii)
or asec
2
u
d
dt

=v
0

a
k
u
v0
q, m
y
A
B
x

or
0
v d
dt a
| |
=
|
\ .
cos
2
u (iii)
Impulse on A =
( ) /
y
y
F d
F dt
d dt

=
} }

=
2 3
2 2
0 0
1 cos
4 cos
q a
d
a v

}
=
/ 2 2
0 0
2
1
cos
4
q
d
av

=
}

Change in momentum =AP
y
=
2 2
0 0 0 0
1 2
4 2 ( )
q q
av av
= (iv)
The initial velocity of the mass B is,
2
0 0
2
y
q
v
a mv
=

The maximum compression in the spring is given by, x
c


2 2
1 1
2 2
y c
mv kx =
x
c
=
2
2
0 0
2
y
mv
q m
k mv a k
= (v)
8. The potential at all the points in the sphere is same. The potential at centre of sphere is equal to the
potential created at the centre of the sphere by a point charge, plus the potential created by the
charges appearing at the surface of the sphere due to electrostatic induction.
The potential at centre due to charges appearing at the surface of the sphere is zero, because total
charge of sphere is zero and all elements of charge are at equal distances from the centre.
potential at P =potential at centre =
4
o
Q
r


9. (i) Equivalent capacitance when u part of slab is inside the space between plates.

( )
( )
( )
2 2 2
2 2 2
o o o
a
k a a
C k
d d d





= + = +
charge on capacitor at any instant
=q =CE
( )
2
1
2
o
a dq dC
i E E k
dt dt d

= = =
Charge flown through battery, between t =0 and t =t/e is
( )
2
1 /
2
o
a
q E k
d

A =
(ii) Work done by battery,
W
b
=AqE
( )
2
2
1
2
o
a
k E
d

=


C


10. Field at any distance r from thread is

2
o
E
r

=
Torque acting on dipole when dipole makes an angle u with its original
direction.

( ) ( )
( )
2 2 2
sin sin sin 8
2 4 cos 2 4 cos 2 16 cos
o o o
q a q a q a a
a a a a a a

= + =
+


+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
4a

QE1
qE2
+q

q


Thus external torque required to rotate it slowly is,

( )
2
2 2 2
8 sin
2 16 cos
ext
o
q a
a a

Work done =
( )
2
/2 /2
2 2
0 0
8 sin .
5/3
2 2 16 cos
o o
q a d q
W d n
a




= = =

} }


11. Suppose, in equilibrium position, the ball
makes an angle o with the vertical.
Net vertical force on ball =0
T
o
coso mg =0
T
o
coso =mg. . . . (1)
Net horizontal force on ball =0
T
o
sino qE =0
T
o
sino =qE . . . (2) [2]
Solving (1) & (2)
tano =
1 5
0.5 10
qE
mg

=1 o =45


qE
O
To

F
mg

Let resultant of mg and qE be F, then F is opposite to T and thus F always lies at angle 45 with
vertical.
Now, let the ball be given velocity v
o
at this portion tangentially, thus the ball will start moving about O.
Thus mg and qE can be combined as a single force F
F = ( ) ( )
2 2
5 2 mg qE + = N [2]
Let us consider the ball at angular displacement u from
equilibrium position and let the velocity of ball have be v
and tension T.
Force acting towards O in centre of circle.
T F cosu =centripetal force =
2
mv

. . . (3)

vo
O
45 F

mg

F

T
v
F cos
P

M


For motion on arc PQ
As tension T is always perpendicular to velocity, work done by tension is zero and F is a contact force.
Work done by F =F displacement along F
= F (1 cosu) . . . (4)
v
2
=
2
o
v
2F
m

(1 cosu)
Use value of v
2
from equation (2) is equation (1)
T =F cosu + ( )
2
2 1 cos
o
m F
v
m

(

(

=
2
o
mv

2F +3F cosu . . . (5) [6]

Only 3F cosu part is varying. Tension is minimum at
where cosu =1 u =180 at that moment T > 0 for complete circle
for condition of minima T =0.

2
o
v =
( ) 2 3 F
m
+

( )
1
2
5 5 5 2
1 5 2 2 /
0.5
o
F
v m s
m

= = =

[2]