Electrostatics

1. A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal charges Q. If the
system is in equilibrium, what is the value of q?
2. Three point charges +q, -2q and +q are placed at points (0,a,0), (0,0,0) & (a,0,0)
respectively. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment vector
of this assembly.
3. A charged spherical conductor has potential of 6 V and radius 2 m. Find the electric
intensity and the potential at the center.
4. What is the total flux from the surface of a cylinder of radius R and length L which
is placed in a uniform electric field parallel to the axis of the cylinder.
5. An electric dipole (q & -q) has a dipole moment p. It is placed in a uniform electric
field E. If the dipole moment is along the direction of the field, find the net force on
it and its potential energy.
6. Two charges +q & -q move in a circle of radius r due to their mutual force of
electrostatic attraction. Find the angular velocity and time period of rotation.
7. It is required to hold four equal point charges +q each in equilibrium at the corners
of a square of side a. What is the point charge that will do this if placed at the
center of the square?
8. Four identical positive charges, each of magnitude Q are fixed at the four corners
of a horizontal square of side a. Another positive charge q and mass m is placed at
a height h above the center of the square. Find q in terms of Q such that the
charge q is in equilibrium.
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9. A ball of mass 5 grams and charge 10 C moves from point A(V=500 Volts) to a
point B(V = 0). If the speed of the ball at A was 25 cm/s, what is its speed at B?
10.
If an electron enters into a space between the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor at an angle to the plates and leaves at an angle , what is the
ratio of kinetic energy while entering and kinetic energy while leaving the plates?
11.
A point charge q is placed inside a conducting spherical shell of
inner radius 2R and outer radius 3R at a distance R from the center of the shell.
Find the potential at the center of the shell.
12.
A conductor is placed in between two metal plates with charges
q and -2q. When the conductor is earthed, what charge flows through the earthing
wire?
13.
A hollow sphere of radius 2R is charged to V volts and another
smaller sphere of radius R is charged to V/2 Volts. Now the smaller sphere is placed
inside the bigger sphere without changing the net charge on each sphere. Find the
potential difference between the spheres.
14.
A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge q is at rest with its
string making an angle with the vertical in a uniform electric field E. Find the
tension in the string.
15.
Two identical spheres with charges 4q and -2q kept some
distance apart exert a force F on each other. If they are made to touch each other
and then separated by the same distance, find the force between them.

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There exists an electric field of 1 N/C along the y direction. Find
the flux passing through a square of side 1 m placed in the x-y plane inside the
electric field.
17.
Two identical charged spheres of material density suspended
from the same point by equal strings make an angle between the strings. When
suspended in a liquid of density , the angle remains the same. Find the
dielectric constant K of the liquid.
18.
A charged particle of mass m and charge q is released form rest
in a uniform electric field E. Find the kinetic energy of the charged particle after t
seconds.
19.
Two parallel infinite line charges & - are placed R apart in a
medium of dielectric strength K. Find the net field at a distance R/3 from the
positively charged wire.
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20.
The electric potential in a region is given by V =3 x . Find the
electric field at (2,0,1).
21.
An electric dipole of moment p is lying along a uniform electric
field E. Find the work done in rotating the dipole by /2.
22.
Three point charges q, -2q and -2q are placed at the vertices of
an equilateral triangle of side a. Find the work done in increasing their separations
to 2a.
23.
A charge Q is placed midway between two charges q each in a
straight line. If the total potential energy of the system is zero, find the ratio q/Q.