Basic Properties of Electric Charge

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Basic Properties of Electric Charge: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Additivity of Charges,Difference between Mass and Charge,Conservation of Electric Charges, etc.

Important Questions on Basic Properties of Electric Charge

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A conductor is containing a charge of -5 μC. The numbers of electrons contained by the conductor are

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 A body is having -2 C charge. If 106 electrons move out of the body every second, then time after which the body becomes neutral will be approximately
 

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Spheres A and B having equal masses are given charges+ q  and - q respectively. If after charging their respective masses are respectively 
mA and mB, then relation of mA and mB will be _____.

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Find the charge on an iron particle of mass 2.24 mg if 0.02 % of electrons are removed from it.

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The charge present in a doubly ionized helium atom is

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A charge 2Q3 is to be divided on two objects. The value of charge on each object, such that force between the object can be maximum, would be

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How many electrons must be removed from a body so that it may have the charge of

i. 1 million coulombs

ii. 1 micro coulomb

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How many electrons may be removed from a body so that it may have a charge (a) +1 milli coulomb, (b) +1 micro coulomb.

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When a scale is rubbed with hair two electrons are transferred from scale to hair. Calculate the charge on hair or scale after transfer .

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An object has an excess charge of -1.92×10-7 C. How many excess electrons does it have?

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Two metallic spheres A and B of equal size each having charge +12 μC and a third sphere C of different size carries charge of -11 μC. What will be the charge of sphere C, if each of sphere A and B carries charge of +3 μC after making contact between three spheres?

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An electron at rest has a charge of 1.6×10-19 C. It starts moving with a velocity v=c2, where c is the speed of light, then the new charge on it is-

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The mass of neutron is _____ amu.

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What do you mean by additivity of electric charge?

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What are the fundamental particles of matter?

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Consider a proton present in a region of space. A uniform electric field 5 NC-1 is applied in the region. Find the acceleration produced in the particle.

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Calculate the number of electrons to be transferred to neutralise +8 C charge present on a metallic sphere kept on an insulating stand?

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What is invariance of electric charge? Explain in brief.

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Which are the elementary charged particles of which matter is made of?