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Do insulators allow electric field?

Important Questions on Interaction of Charged Particles, Electric Field and Potential

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A metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The line of force follow the path(s) shown in the figure as,

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Two long concentric hollow metallic cylinders of radii a and b, respectively carry equal and opposite charges -σ and +σ per unit length, as shown. The space between the cylinders is filled with air. The distance measured from the central axis is denoted by r.

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Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?

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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge placed at P as shown in figure. Let VA, VB, VC be the potentials at points A, B and C, respectively. Then

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A large thin conducting plate is kept in an external uniform electric field E0. Find the induced surface charge density.
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An uncharged aluminium block has a cavity within it. The block is placed in a region where a uniform electric field is directed upward. Which of the following is a correct statement describing conditions in the interior of the block’s cavity?
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A point charge Q is placed at a distance 2R from centre of an uncharged metallic sphere of radius R, select the correct alternative

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Show that the tangential component of electrostatic field is continuous from one side of a charged surface to another.
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If only one charge is available, can it be used to obtain a charge many times greater than itself in magnitude?
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A spherical conductor of radius 12 cm has a charge of 1.6×10-7 C distributed uniformly on its surface. What is the electric field inside the sphere?
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An uncharged sphere of metal is placed inside a charged parallel plate capacitor. The electric lines of force will look like
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A solid conductor is placed in an uniform electric field as shown in figure. Which path will the lines of force follow?
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An uncharged conducting large plate is placed as shown. Now an electric field E towards the right is applied. Find the induced charge density on the right surface of the plate.

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Assertion: A charged metal plate has the same potential at all points on its surface & different distribution of charge.

Reason: As conductors have uniform distribution of charge, so potential & charge distribution is same at every point.
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A thin metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on its surface. A point charge q1 is placed at the center of the shell, and another charge q2 is placed outside the shell. All the three charges are positive. Then the force on charge q1 is
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A spherical conductor of radius 12 cm has a charge of 1.6×10-7 C distributed uniformly on its surface. What is the electric field at a point 18 cm from the center of the sphere? Take, 14πε0=9×109 N m2 C-2

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Two large conducting spheres carrying charges Q1 and Q2 are brought close to each other. Is the magnitude of electrostatic force between them exactly given by Q1Q2/4πε0r2, where r is the distance between their centers?
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An uncharged sphere of metal is placed inside a charged parallel plate capacitor. The lines of force will look like, 
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The figure shows a charge q placed inside a cavity in an uncharged conductor. Now, if an external electric field is switched on 


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A point charge q is brought near to a neutral conducting hollow sphere of radius R . If 'd' is the distance between these two then

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