Test no.
04 d) If Electric Field E=0 in a region, do you think
potential at the region should also be Zero?
PHYSICS
Justify your answer.
Total: 70 Marks 3 Hours Pass Marks: 25 e) A condenser of capacity 5uF is charged to a
1) Each question carries one mark. 8x1 = 8 potential of 10 V. Find the energy stored in the
a) Write the dimensions of Electric Field. condenser.
b) Which experiment established the fact that f) Draw a graph showing the variation of potential
electric charge is quantized? with distance from a point of charge.
c) State Gauss’s Law of Electrostatics. g) Write Coulomb’s Law in Vector form.
d) Give an example of electric dipole. h) Draw a graph showing the variation of E with r
e) What is one farad capacity? for a uniformly charged thin spherical shell.
f) Define electric dipole moment. i) Three capacitors of 9 pF each are connected in
g) Give one characteristic of equipotential surface. series. What is the total capacitance of the
h) Define capacity of a condenser. combination?
2) Each question carries two marks 10x2 = 20 j) When will the torque acting on a electric dipole
a) Write two differences between charge and in a uniform electric field be maximum?
mass. 3) Each question carries three marks. 9x3 = 27
b) Calculate the electric flux through a closed a) Derive an expression for the electric field at any
surface enclosing a charge of 1 C. point on the axial line of an electric dipole.
c) If potential V=0 at a point, does it also mean b) Apply Gauss’s theorem to show that the electric
that electric field E at that point should also be field outside a spherical shell is as if all the
zero? Explain your answer. charge had been concentrated at the centre.
c) Show that the electric field at any point is equal the two charges is the electric potential zero?
to the negative of the potential gradient at that Take potential at infinity to be zero.
point. 4) Each question carries five marks 5x3 = 15
d) If E= (3i + 6j + 4k) N/C , calculate the electric flux i) Deduce an expression for the capacity of a
through a surface of area 20 sq.cm in Y-Z plane. parallel plate Capacitor.
e) Find the equivalent capacity between A and B if
C= 10uF ii) The electric field components in the fig. are
Ex =k x1/2, and Ey = Ez = 0 in which k = 800
N/Cm1/2.Calculate -
f) A cylinder is placed in a uniform electric field
with its axis parallel to the field. Show that the
a) the flux through the cube and b) the charge
total electric flux through the cylinder is zero.
within the cube. Assume that the sides are
g) Name the different types of continuous charge
a= 0.1 m
distributions. Write expressions for the electric
field produced by each type of charge
iii) Draw electric field lines for the following charge
distribution.
distributions-
h) Define: i) one Coulomb of Charge
a) Two positive charges +q and +q
ii) one e.s.u of charge.
b) Two negative charges -q and -q
iii) dielectric constant.
c) One positive charge +q and
i) Two charges 3x10-8 C and -2x10-8 C are located
one negative charge -q
15 cm apart. At what point on the line joining
