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Two concentric conducting spherical shells of radius r and 2r are having intial charges+Q0  and -Q0 respectively as shown in the figure. Switch S is closed at time t=0. If current through the inductor L at time t=π48πLε0r is Q0nπε0Lr. Find the value of n.

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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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A positive charge q is placed at the centre of a neutral hollow cylindrical conducting shell with its cross section as shown in the figure below.

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Which one of the following figures correctly indicates the induced charge distribution in the conductor (ignore edge effects).
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Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Electric potential is constant within and at the surface of each conductor.

Statement II : Electric field just outside a charged conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor at every point.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options give below.

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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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Two uniformly charged spherical conductors A and B of radii 5 mm and 10 mm are separated by a distance of 2 cm. If the spheres are connected by a conducting wire, then in equilibrium condition, the ratio of the magnitudes of the electric fields at the surface of the sphere A and B will be
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A spherical conductor A is placed concentrically inside a hollow spherical conductor B. The charge +Q is given to A and B is earthed. Then the electric field is not zero

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The excess of pressure, due to surface tension, on a spherical liquid drop of radius R is proportional to
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Charges Q, 2Q and 4Q are uniformly distributed in three dielectric solid spheres 1, 2 and 3 of radii R/2, R and 2R respectively, as shown in the figure. If magnitudes of the electric fields at point P at a distance R from the centre of spheres 1, 2 and 3 are E1,  E2 and E3 respectively, then

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Write any five application of superconductors.

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Two charged spherical conductors of radius R1 and R2 are connected by a wire. Then the ratio of surface charge densities of the spheres σ1/σ2 is :
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Three concentric spherical shells are arranged as shown in the figure. The innermost and outermost spheres are connected to earth. If the middle sphere is given a charge q0. the charges induced in the innermost and outermost spheres respectively are

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Consider an initially neutral hollow conducting spherical shell with inner radius r and outer radius 2r. A point charge +Q is now placed inside the shell at a distance r2 from the center. The shell is then grounded by connecting the outer surface to the earth. P is an external point at a distance 2r from the point charge +Q on the line passing through the center and the point charge +Q as shown in the figure.

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The magnitude of the force on a test charge +q placed at P will be

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Assertion: In any condition when a conducting sphere is charged then the charge on it must be distributed uniformly over it surface because it is a sphere

Reason: The surface of a conducting body is an equipotential surface.
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Out of two copper spheres of the same size, x is hollow while y is solid. If they are charged at the same potential, what can be said about the charges on them?
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A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries a uniform surface charge density of σ per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force F (see figure). F is proportional to


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Figure shows three spherical and equipotential surfaces A, B and C round a point charge q. The potential difference VA-VB=VB-VC. If t1 and t2 be the distance between them. Then

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As shown in figure there are two fixed uniformly charged concentric coplanar conducting rings having radius R and 4R and charges +Q and 8Q respectively. A charge particle of mass m & charge q is projected along the axis of rings from point P so that particle can just reach the center of rings (point O ). (Assume Qq > 0 .)
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In the following a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason.

Assertion: Charged metallic surface in electrostatic condition is always an equipotential surface.

Reason: There is no component of electric field (in electrostatic condition) parallel to charged metallic surface.
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There are two metallic charged spheres whose radii are 20 cm and 10 cm, respectively, each having 150 μC positive charge. The common potential after they are connected by a conducting wire is
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Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2Rand 3R are given charges Q1, Q2 and Q3, respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to shells,Q1:Q2:Q3, is
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A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform surface charge density of σ per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force F (see figure). F is proportional to

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