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Question 513 Marks
Consider two conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 with R1 > R2. If the two are at the same potential, the larger sphere has more charge than the smaller sphere. State whether the charge density of the smaller sphere is more or less than that of the larger one.
Answer
Since, the two spheres are at the same potential, therefore

$\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{q}_1}{\text{R}_1}=\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{q}_2}{\text{R}_2}$

$\Rightarrow\ \frac{\text{R}_1}{\in_0}\frac{\text{q}}{4\pi\text{R}_1^2}=\frac{\text{R}_2}{\in_0}\frac{\text{q}_2}{4\pi\text{R}_2^2}$

or $\sigma_1\text{R}_1=\sigma_2\text{R}_2\Rightarrow\ \frac{\sigma_1}{\sigma_2}=\frac{\text{R}_2}{\text{R}_1}$

As $\text{R}_2>\text{R}_1$, this imply that $\sigma_1>\sigma_2$.

The charge density of the smalller sphere is more than thet of the larger one.

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Question 523 Marks
Three point charges +Q, -2Q and -3Q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l.
If these charges are displaced to the mid points A1, B1 and C1 respectively, calculate the amount of work done in shifting the charges to the new locations.
Answer
Work done to put the three charges at A, B and C,

$\text{U}_{\text{initial}}=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_{0}}\Big[\frac{\text{Q}(-2\text{Q})}{\text{l}}+\frac{\text{Q}(-3\text{Q})}{\text{l}}+\frac{2\text{Q}(3\text{Q})}{\text{l}}\Big]$

$=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{1\text{Q}^2}{\text{l}}.$

Work done to take the three charges to position A1, B1 and C1,

$\text{U}_{\text{initial}}=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\bigg[\frac{\text{Q}(-2\text{Q})}{\frac{\text{l}}{2}}+\frac{\text{Q}(-3\text{A})}{\frac{\text{l}}{2}}+\frac{2\text{Q}(3\text{Q})}{\frac{\text{l}}{2}}\bigg]$

$=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{2\text{Q}^2}{\text{l}}.$

Work done to shift the charges to the new locations is:

$\text{W}=\text{U}_{\text{final}}-\text{U}_{\text{initial}}=-\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{2\text{Q}^2}{\text{l}}$

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Question 533 Marks
Find the charge on the capacitor shown in figure.

Answer
In steady stage condition no current flows through the capacitor.

$\text{R}_\text{eff}=10+20=30\Omega$

$\text{i}=\frac{2}{30}=\frac{1}{15}\text{A}$

Voltage drop across $10\Omega$ resistor = i × R

$=\frac{1}{15}\times10=\frac{10}{15}=\frac{2}{3}\text{V}$

Charge stored on the capacitor (Q) = CV

$=6\times10^{-6}\times\frac{2}{3}=4\times10^{-6}\text{C}=4\mu\text{C}.$

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Question 543 Marks
Two charges 5nC and -2nC are placed at points (5cm, 0, 0) and (23cm, 0, 0) in a region of space where there is no other external field. Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of this charge system.
Answer
Given q1 = 5nC = 5 × 10-9C, q2 = -2nC = -2 × 10-9C,

The charges are placed on X-axis. The distance between the charges,

x = x2 –x1 = (23 – 5)cm = 18cm = 0.18m

$\therefore$ Electrostatic potential energy of charges,

$\text{U}=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{x}}$

$\frac{9\times10^9\big(5\times10^{-9}\big)\big(-2\times10^{-9}\big)}{0.18}=5\times10-7\text{J}$

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Question 553 Marks
“Gauss’s law in electrostatics is true for any closed surface, no matter what its shape or size is”. Justify this statement with the help of a suitable example.
Answer
According to Gauss theorem, the electric flux through a closed surface depends only on the net charge enclosed by the surface and not upon the shape or size of the surface.
For any closed arbitrary slope of the surface enclosing a charge the outward flux is the same as that due to a spherical Gaussian surface enclosing the same charge.
Justification: This is due to the fact that,
  1. Electric field is radial,
  2. The electric field $\text{E}\propto\frac{1}{\text{R}^2}$
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Question 563 Marks
Find the charge supplied by the battery in the arrangement shown in figure.

Answer

$\text{V}=\text{10v}$

$\text{C}_{\text{eq}}=\text{C}_1+\text{C}_2$ $[\therefore$ They are parallel$]$

$=5+6=11\mu\text{F}$

$\text{q}=\text{CV}=11\times10=110\mu\text{C}$

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Question 573 Marks
The potential V due to a charge distribution at a point (x, y) is given by V = -x2 + 3y
Calculate the electric field, in magnitude and direction, due to this charge configuration at the point (1, 1).
Answer
$\text{V}=-4\text{x}^2+3\text{y}$

$\therefore\text{E}_{\text{x}}=-\frac{\partial\text{V}}{\partial\text{x}}=+8\text{x}\ \text{and}\ \text{E}_{\text{y}}=-\frac{\partial\text{V}}{\partial\text{y}}=-3$

$\therefore\ \text{Total}\ \vec{\text{E}}=8\text{x}\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}$

$\therefore|\vec{\text{E}}|=\sqrt{(8)^2+(3)^2}=\sqrt{73}\frac{\text{N}}{\text{C}}$

Also angle $\theta,$ which $\vec{\text{E}}$ makes with x-axis, is given by,

$\tan\theta=\frac{\text{E}_{\text{y}}}{\text{E}_{\text{z}}}=-\frac{3}{8}=-0.375$

$\theta=\tan^{-1}(-0.375)$

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Question 583 Marks
Concentric equipotential surfaces due to a charged body placed at the centre are shown. Identify the polarity of the charge and draw the electric field lines due to it.
Answer

For a single charge the potential is given by $\text{V}=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{\text{q}}{\text{r}}$

 

This shows that V is constant if r is constant. Greater the radius smaller will be the potential. In the given figure, potential is increasing. This shows that the polarity of charge is negative (-q). The direction of electric field will be radially inward. The field lines are directed from higher to lower potential.

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Question 593 Marks
A charge of $20\mu\text{C}$ is placed on the positive plate of an isolated parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance $10\mu\text{F}.$ Calculate the potential difference developed between the plates.
Answer

$\therefore$ Given that

Capacitance $=10\mu\text{F}$

Charge $=20\mu\text{C}$

$\therefore$ The effective charge $=\frac{20-0}{2}=10\mu\text{F}$

$\therefore\text{C}=\frac{\text{q}}{\text{V}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{V}=\frac{\text{q}}{\text{C}}=\frac{10}{10}=1\text{V}$

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Question 603 Marks
Two charged particles, having equal charges of 2.0 × 10-5C each, are brought from infinity to within a separation of 10cm. Find the increase in the electric potential energy during the process.
Answer
$\text{q}_1=\text{q}_2=2\times10^{-5}\text{C}$

Each are brought from infinity to 10cm a part d = 10 × 10-2m

So work done = negative of work done. (Potential E)

$\text{P.E}=\int\limits_\infty^{10}\text{F}\times\text{ds}$

$\text{P.E}=\text{K}\times\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}}$

$=\frac{9\times10^9\times4\times10^{10}}{10\times10^{-2}}$

$=36\text{J}$

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Question 613 Marks
Find the charge appearing on each of the three capacitors shown in figure.

Answer

$\text{C}_1=8\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_2=4\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_3=4\mu\text{F}$

$\text{C}_{\text{eq}}=\frac{(\text{C}_2+\text{C}_3)\times\text{C}_1}{\text{C}_1+\text{C}_2+\text{C}_3}$

$=\frac{8\times8}{16}=4\mu\text{F}$

Since B & C are parallel & are in series with A.

So, $\text{q}_1=8\times6=48\mu\text{C}$

$\text{q}_2=4\times6=24\mu\text{C}$

$\text{q}_3=4\times6=24\text{C}\mu$

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Question 623 Marks
The two graphs are drawn below, show the variations of electrostatic potential (V) $\frac{1}{\text{r}}$ (r being the distance of field point from the point charge) for two point charges q1 and q2.
  1. What are the signs of the two charges?
  2. Which of the two charges has the larger magnitude and why?
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Answer
  1. The potential due to positive charge is positive and due to negative charge, it is negative, so, is q1 positive and q2 is negative.

$\text{V}=\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{\text{q}}{\text{r}}$

  1. The graph between V and $\frac{1}{\text{r}}$ is a straight line passing through the origin with slope $\frac{\text{q}}{4\pi\varepsilon_0},$

As the magnitude of slope of the line due to charge q2 is greater than that due to q1, q2 has larger magnitude.

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Question 633 Marks
Each of the plates shown in figure has surface area $\Big(\frac{96}{\in_0}\Big)\times10^{-12}\text{Fm}$ on one side and the separation between the consecutive plates is 4.0mm. The emf of the battery connected is 10 volts. Find the magnitude of the charge supplied by the battery to each of the plates connected to it.

Answer

Here three capacitors are formed

And each of $\text{A}=\frac{96}{\in_0}\times10^{-12}\text{f.m.}$

$\text{d}=4\text{mm}=4\times10^{-3}\text{m}$

$\therefore$ Capacitance of a capacitor

$\text{C}=\frac{\in_0\text{A}}{\text{d}}=\frac{\in_0\frac{96\times10^{-12}}{\in_0}}{4\times10^{-3}}=24\times10^{-9}\text{F}$

$\therefore$ As three capacitor are arranged is series

So, $\text{C}_\text{eq}=\frac{\text{C}}{\text{q}}=\frac{24\times10^{-9}}{3}=8\times10^{-9}$

$\therefore$ The total charge to a capacitor = 8 × 10-9 × 10 = 8 × 10-8c

$\therefore$ The charge of a single Plate = 2 × 8 × 10-8 = 16 × 10-8 = 0.16 × 10-6 = 0.16μc.

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Question 643 Marks
In a hydrogen atom, the electron and proton are bound at a distance of about 0.53 $\mathring{\text{A}}$:
  1. Estimate the potential energy of the system in eV, taking the zero of the potential energy at infinite separation of the electron from proton.
  2. What is the minimum work required to free the electron, given that its kinetic energy in the orbit is half the magnitude of potential energy obtained in (a)?
  3. What are the answers to (a) and (b) above if the zero of potential energy is taken at 1.06 Å separation?
Answer
The distance between electron-proton of a hydrogen atom, d = 0.53 $\mathring{\text{A}}$

Charge on an electron, q1 = -1.6 x 10-19 C

Charge on a proton, q2 = +1.6 x 10-19 C

  1. Potential at infinity is zero.

Potential energy of the system, p-e = Potential energy at infinity - Potential energy at distance, d

$=0-\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{4\pi\in_0\text{d}}$

Where,

$\in_0$ is the permittivity of free space

$\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}=9\times10^9\text{Nm}^2\text{C}^{-2}$

$\therefore\text{Potential energy}=0-\frac{9\times10^9\times\big(1.6\times10^{-19}\big)^2}{0.53\times10^{-10}}=-43.7\times10^{-19}\text{J}$

Since 1.6x 10-19 J = 1 eV,

$\therefore\text{Potential energy}=-43.7\times10^{-19}=\frac{-43.7\times10^{-19}}{1.6\times10^{-19}}=-27.2\ \text{eV}$

Therefore, the potential energy of the system is -27.2 ev.

  1. Kinetic energy is half of the rnagnitude of potential energy.

Kinetic energy $=\frac{1}{2}\times(-27.2)=13.6\ \text{eV}$

Total energy = 13.6 - 27.2 = 13.6 eV

Therefore, the rninimum work required to free the electron is 13.6 eV.

  1. When zero of potential energy is taken, d= 1.06 A

$\therefore$ Potential energy of the system = Potential energy at d1 - Potential energy at d

$=\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{4\pi\in_0\text{d}_1}-27.2\ \text{eV}$

$=\frac{9\times10^9\times(1.6\times10^{-19})^2}{1.06\times10^{-10}}-27.2\ \text{eV}$

= 21.73 × 10-19 J - 27.2 eV

= 13.58 eV - 27.2 eV

= -13.6 eV

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Question 653 Marks
When 1.0 × 1012 electrons are transferred from one conductor to another, a potential difference of 10V appears between the conductors. Calculate the capacitance of the two-conductor system.
Answer
Given that

Number of electron = 1 × 1012

Net charge Q = 1 × 1012 × 1.6 × 10-19 = 1.6 × 10-7C

$\therefore$ The net potential difference = 10L.

$\therefore$ Capacitance

$\text{C}=\frac{\text{q}}{\text{v}}$

$=\frac{1.6\times10^{-7}}{10}=1.6\times10^{-8}\text{F}.$

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Question 663 Marks
If one of the two electrons of a H2 molecule is removed, we get a hydrogen molecular ion $\text{H}^+_2​.$ In the ground state of an $\text{H}^+_2​,$ the two protons are separated by roughly 1.5 Å, and the electron is roughly 1 Å from each proton. Determine the potential energy of the system. Specify your choice of the zero of potential energy.
Answer
The system of two protons and one electron is represented in the given figure.

Charge on proton 1, q1 = 1.6 x 10-19 C

Charge on proton 2, q2 = 1.6 x 10-19 C

Charge on electron, q3 = -1.6 x 10-19 C

Distance between protons 1 and 2, d1 = 1.5 x 10-10 m

Distance between proton 1 and electron, d2 = 1 x 10-10 m

Distance between proton 2 and electron, d3 = 1 x 10-10 m

The potential energy at infinity is zero.

Potential energy of the system,

$\text{V}=\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{4\pi\in_0\text{d}_1}+\frac{\text{q}_2\text{q}_3}{4\pi\in_0\text{d}_1}$

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Question 673 Marks
A charge of +2.0 × 10-8C is placed on the positive plate and a charge of -1.0 × 10-8C on the negative plate of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance $1.2\times10^{-3}\mu\text{F}.$ Calculate the potential difference developed between the plates.
Answer
$\text{q}_1=+2.0\times10^{-8}\text{c}$

$\text{q}_2=-1.0\times10^{-8}\text{c}$

$\text{C}=1.2\times10^{-3}\mu\text{F}=1.2\times10^{-9}\text{F}$

$\text{net q}=\frac{\text{q}_1-\text{q}_2}{2}=\frac{3.0\times10^{-8}}{2}$

$\text{V}=\frac{\text{q}}{\text{c}}=\frac{3\times10^{-8}}{2}\times\frac{1}{1.2\times10^{-9}}=12.5\text{V}$

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Question 683 Marks
Two capacitors of capacitances $4.0\mu\text{F}$ and $6.0\mu\text{F}$ are connected in series with a battery of 20V. Find the energy supplied by the battery.
Answer

$\therefore\text{C}_1=4\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_2=6\mu\text{F},\ \text{V}=20\text{V}$

Eq. capacitor $\text{C}_{\text{eq}}=\frac{\text{C}_1\text{C}_2}{\text{C}_1+\text{C}_2}=\frac{4\times6}{4+6}=2.4$

$\therefore$ The Eq Capacitance $\text{C}_{\text{eq}}=2.5\mu\text{F}$

$\therefore$ The energy supplied by the battery to each plate

$\text{E}=\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)\text{CV}^2$

$=\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)\times2.4\times20^2=480\mu\text{J}$

$\therefore$ The energy supplies by the battery to capacitor $=2\times480=960\mu\text{J}$

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Question 693 Marks
Find the charges on the three capacitors connected to a battery as shown in figure. Take $\text{C}_1=2.0\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_2=4.0\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_3=6.0\mu\text{F}$ and V = 12 volts.

Answer

$\text{C}_1=2\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_2=4\mu\text{F},\ \text{C}_3=6\mu\text{F}$

$\text{V}=12\text{V}$

$\text{cq}=\text{C}_1+\text{C}_2+\text{C}_3$

$=2+4+6=12\mu\text{F}$

$=12\times10^{-6}\text{F}$

$\text{q}_1=12\times2=24\mu\text{C}$

$\text{q}_2=12\times4=48\mu\text{C}$

$\text{q}_3=12\times6=72\mu\text{C}$

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Question 703 Marks
A metal sphere of radius R is charged to a potential V:
  1. Find the electrostatic energy stored in the electric field within a concentric sphere of radius 2R.
  2. Show that the electrostatic field energy stored outside the sphere of radius 2R equals that stored within it.
Answer
$\text{Q}=\text{CV}=4\pi\in_0\text{R}\times\text{V}$

$\text{E}=\frac{1}2{}\frac{\text{q}^2}{\text{C}}$ $[\therefore$ 'C' in a spherical shell $=4\pi\in_0\text{R}]$

$\text{E}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{16\pi^2\in_0^2\times\text{R}^2\times\text{V}^2}{4\pi\in_0\times2\text{R}}=2\pi\in_0\text{RV}^2$ $[$'C' of bigger shell $=4\pi\in_0\text{R}]$

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