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Electric field lines due to negative point charge is always radially towards it.

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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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The electric field lines of a positive charge is as shown in figure:

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Give the sign of work done by the field in moving a small positive charge from 'Q' to 'P'.

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A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the upper half and negative surface charge σ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in:

(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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Write down two properties of electric field lines.
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Why are electric lines of forces not closed loop?
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Which is the INCORRECT statement regarding electric lines of force
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The number of electric field lines emerged out from 1 mC charge is ______. ε=8.85×10-12MKS
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What are electric field lines? Mention any two of its properties.
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Why two electric lines of force/field cannot intersect each otheq?
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Which statement(s) among the following are incorrect:
(i) A negative test charge experiences a force opposite to the direction of the field.
(ii) The tangent drawn to a line of force represents the direction of electric field.
(iii) The electric field lines never intersect.
(iv) The electric field lines form a closed loop.
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Write the properties of electric lines of forces.

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Write the properties of electric lines of force.

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The electric field lines on the left have twice the separation on those on the right as shown in figure. If the magnitude of the field at A is 40 Vm-1, what is  the force on 20 μC charge kept at

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Figure shows three arrangements of electric field lines. In each arrangement, a proton is released from rest at point A and then accelerated through point B by the electric field. Points A and B have equal separations in the three arrangements. If p1,p2 and p3 are linear momentum of the proton at point B in the three arrangement respectively, then

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A small point mass carrying some positive charge on it, is released from the edge of a table. There is a uniform electric field in this region in the horizontal direction. Which of the following options then correctly describe the trajectory of the mass ? (Curves are drawn schematically and are not to scale)

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Figure shows electric field lines. If EA and EB are electric fields at A and B, then

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A metallic shell has a point charge q kept inside its cavity. Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the electric lines or forces?
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For the following electric field lines, the electric field is




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An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in uniform electric field produced by two oppositely charged plates. The lines of force will appear as -
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A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) shown in figure as

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Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point?