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Balaji Sampath
TS20.19.P12.20
2019-20
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1. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a point that is at a distance

x  x  R  away from the center of two concentric shells with radius r
and R  r  R  and with charge  q and Q uniformly distributed on
their surfaces.
Qq Q Qq Q q
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
4 0 x 2 4 0 x 2
4 0 x 2 4 0 x 2
4 0 R

2. An insulating shell of radius R with its center at the origin has a charge
Q that is uniformly distributed on its surface. An infinite line of charge
density  is located at x  2 R parallel to y-axis. Find the magnitude of
the electric field at the origin.
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 R 8 0 R 4 0 R  0 R

3. A sphere of radius R 1.5 m has uniform volume charge density

  24 0 C / m3 . Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance 2R
from the center.

4. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of R / 3 from the

center of sphere of radius R with total charge Q uniformly distributed
throughout its volume.

Q Q Q Q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 o R 2
4 o R 2
12 o R 2
8 o R 2
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5. Three infinite sheets, of uniform charge density  each, lie on the

x  y, y  z , x  z planes. Find the electric field at a point P  x, y, z  ,
where x  0, y  0 and z  0.
3 ˆ ˆ ˆ  ˆ ˆ ˆ  ˆ ˆ ˆ 3 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(A) (i  j  k ) (B) (i  j  k ) (C) 3 (i  j  k ) (D) (i  j  k )
2 o 2 o o 2 o

6. An infinite cylinder of radius R 1cm is filled inside with uniform

1
volume charge density   C / m3 . Find the magnitude of the
2
maximum electric field as we move away from the axis perpendicular.
(A) 60 N / C (B) 30 N / C (C) 90 N / C (D) 120 N / C
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7. A horizontal infinite plate of thickness D has uniform volume charge

density  . Choose the correct graph which depicts the variation of the
electric field at a distance x from the central plane of the plate.

(A) (B)

(C)
(D)

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8. A point charge  is located at the center of a spherical shell of radius
2
R with a charge Q uniformly distributed on its surface. Find the ratio
R 3R
of the magnitude of the electric field at a distance and from the
2 2
center. (Assume Q is positive.)

9. A sphere of radius R centered at the origin is filled with uniform volume

162 0
charge density   . Then an infinite thin plate of uniform surface
R
charge density   2 0 is inserted into the x-y plane. Find the electric field
at the point P  R, 2 R, 2 R  .

(A) 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ (B) 2iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ (C) 2iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ (D) 2iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ

10. Two insulating shells X and Y of radius R and 3R have charges Q

and 3Q distributed uniformly over their surfaces respectively. The
shells are placed such that the distance between their centers is 1.5 R .
Find the magnitude of the electric field at the center of shell Y .
4Q Q 2Q 3Q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 0 R 2
9 0 R 2
9 0 R 2
9 0 R 2