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Explain why a charged balloon is repelled by another charged balloon whereas an uncharged balloon is attracted by a charged balloon.

Important Questions on Electricity and Magnetism

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The fundamental particles present in the nucleus of an atom are
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A body has a negative charge of 1 μc. It means the body has gained:
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Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
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A body is said to have positive charge if it repels an ebonite rod rubbed with fur.
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Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 2 cm are given charges of 10-2 C and 5×10-2 C, respectively. If these are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on the smaller sphere is
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A negatively charged object repels another charged object held near it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?
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An ebonite rod rubbed with fur is suspended near another ebonite rod rubbed with fur. State your observation and give a reason to support your answer.
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Describe an activity to show that opposite charges attract.

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You are given two similar bars. One is a magnet and the other is of soft iron. How will you distinguish and identify them?
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When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.
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It is now believed that protons and neutrons (which constitute nuclei of ordinary matter) are themselves built out of more elementary units called quarks. A proton and a neutron consist of three quarks each. Two types of quarks, the so called ‘up’ quark (denoted by u) of charge +(2/3)e, and the ‘down’ quark (denoted by d) of charge (1/3)e, together with electrons build up ordinary matter. (Quarks of other types have also been found which give rise to different unusual varieties of matter.) Suggest a possible quark composition of a proton and neutron.
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Two metallic spheres of same mass are given equal and opposite charges. Then,
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A positively charged object repels another charged object kept close to it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?
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A conductor has been given a charge -3×10-7 C by transferring electrons. Mass increase (in kg) of the conductor and the number of electrons added to the conductor are, respectively
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How will you test whether a given rod is a magnet or not?
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What will you observe when the metal top of an electroscope is touched with a positively charged object?

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Assertion: When charges are shared between two bodies, there occurs no loss of charge, but there does occur a loss of energy.

Reason: In case of sharing of charges conservation of energy fails.
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If a body is charged by rubbing it, its weight -
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A negatively charged object attracts another charged object placed near it. What is the nature of charge on the other object?
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The concentric, conducting spherical shells X, Y and Z with radii r, 2r and 3r, respectively. X and Z are connected by a conducting wire and Y is uniformly charged to charge Q as shown in figure. Charges on shells X and Z will be

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