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A circular metal plate of radius 1.5 cm is charged with 10 μC situated in air. If the same circular plate carrying same charge were kept in acetone, what would be magnitude of mechanical force? (kacetone =27)

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Important Questions on Electric Charges and Fields

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Three charged particles AB and C with charges -4q,2q and -2q are present on the circumference of a circle of radius d. The charged particles A,C and centre O of the circle formed an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. The electric field at the point O is
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Four point charges -q, +q, +q and -q are placed on y-axis at y=-2d, y=-d, and y=+2d, respectively. The magnitude of the electric field E at a point on the x-axis at x=D, with Dd, will behave as:
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A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field. If there is no other force on the particle, the dependence of its speed v on the distance x travelled by it is correctly given by (graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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A charged particle (mass m and charge q) moves along X axis with velocity V0. When it passes through the origin it enters a region having uniform electric field E=-Ej^ which extends upto x=d. Equation of path of electron in the region x>d is:

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A thin disc of radius b=2a has a concentric hole of radius a in it (see figure). It carries uniform surface charge σ  on it. If the electric field on its axis at a height hh<<a from its centre is given as Ch then the value of C is

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Two charged thin infinite plane sheets of uniform charge density σ+ and σ-, where σ+>σ, intersect at the right angle. Which of the following best represents the electric field lines for the system:
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A simple pendulum of length L is placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having electric field  E , as shown in figure. Its bob has mass m and charge  q . The time period of the pendulum is given by:
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Point charges +q and -q are located at the vertices of a square with diagonals 2l as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field strength at a point, located symmetrically with respect to the vertices of the square at a distance x from its center is

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Two point charges q110 μC and q2-25 μC are placed on the x -axis at x=1 m and x=4 m respectively. The electric field in V m-1 at a point y=3 m on y-axis is,

Take 14πϵ0=9×109 N m2C-2
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An electric field due to a positively charged long straight wire at a distance r from it is proportional to r-1 in magnitude. Two electrons are orbiting such a long straight wire in circular orbits of radii 1 A and 2 A. The ratio of their respective time periods is
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Charges Q1 and Q2 are at points A and B of a right-angled triangle OAB. The resultant electric field at point O is perpendicular to the hypotenuse, then Q1/Q2 is proportional to:

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A charged particle initially at rest at O, when released follows a trajectory as shown. Such a trajectory is possible in the presence of
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A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2×107 C distributed uniformly. What is the magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the centre of the sphere?
14πε0=9×109 Nm2 C-2
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A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in uniform electric field E and then released. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance y is
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Two metal plates having a potential difference of 800 V are 2 cm apart. It is found that a particle of mass 1.96×10-15 kg remains suspended in the region between the plates. The charge on the particle must be (e= elementary charge)
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There is a uniform electric field of strength 103 V m-1 along the Y-axis. A particle of mass 1 g and charge 10-6 C is projected into the field from the origin along the +ve X -axis with a velocity of 40 m s-1. Then the magnitude of its velocity after 30 seconds will be (neglect gravitation)
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A point charge of 50 μC is placed in the XY plane at a location with radius vector r0=2i^+3j^  m The electric field strength and its magnitude at a point with radius vector r=8i^-5j^ m is εo=8.85×10-12 C2 N-m-2
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The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2 g and a charge of 5.0 μC. It is at rest in a uniform horizontal electric field of intensity 2000 V/m At equilibrium, the angle that the pendulum makes with the vertical is:
takeg=10 m/s2
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A total charge q is divide as q1 and q2 which are kept at two of the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a. The magnitude of the electric field E at the third vertex of the triangle is to be depicted schematically as a function of x=q1q . Choose the correct figure.
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The electric field in a certain region is acting radially outward and is given by E=Ar. A charge contained in a sphere of radius a centred at the origin of the field will be given by