Electric Field

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Electric Field: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electric Field, Inverse Square Law, Electric Field Due to a Point Charge, Test Charge, Physical Significance of Electric Field and, Relation between Electric Force and Electric Field

Important Questions on Electric Field

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A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of three charges will be in equilibrium if

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In a conducting metallic sphere of radius 2r, an spherical cavity of radius r is made. A charge q is kept at the centre of the cavity as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the total electric field at 4r, 0, 0.

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Assertion: Due to two point charges electric field and electric potential cannot be zero at some point simultaneously.

Reason: Field is a vector quantity and potential is a scalar quantity.

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Two point charges q and 2q are placed some distance apart. If the electric field at the location of q be E, then that at the location of 2q will be

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The tracks of three charged particles in a uniform electrostatic field are shown in the figure. Which particle has the highest charge to mass ratio?
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The constant k in Coulomb’s law depends on

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

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The maximum field intensity on the axis of a uniformly charged ring of charge q and radius R will be

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A thin conducting ring of radius R is given a charge +Q. The electric field at the centre O of the ring due to the charge on the part AKB of the ring is E. The electric field at the centre due to the charge on the part ACDB of the ring is

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The tracks of three charged particles in a uniform electrostatic field are shown in the figure. Which particle has the highest charge to mass ratio?

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The constant k in Coulomb’s law depends on

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Two point charges of 20 μC and 80 μC are 10 cm apart where will the electric field strength be zero on the line joining the charges from 20 μC charge

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A small metal ball is suspended in an uniform electric field with the help of an insulated thread. If a high energy X-ray beam falls on the ball, then the ball

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The electric intensity outside a charged sphere of radius R at a distance r(r>R) is

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The minimum strength of a uniform electric field that can tear a conducting neutral thin-walled sphere into two equal parts is known to be E0. Then determine the minimum electric field strength required to tear a sphere of one-fourth of the radius with the same wall thickness.

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Three particles of charges 1×10-8 C, 8.0×10-8 C and 27×10-8 C are kept fixed on the x-axis at point x=10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm respectively. The magnitude of the electric force acting on a 1 C charge placed at x=0. (Assume 14πε0=9×109 N C-2 m2)

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A solid metal sphere with a spherical cavity as shown below has a total charge Q. Let O be the centre of the sphere and P and Q are two points equidistant from it |OP|=|OQ|. If Ep and EQ are magnitude of electric field at P and Q respectively, then the correct statement is

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Two fixed point charges +4q and +q units are separated by a distance of a. The distance, where the resultant electric field intensity is zero, measured from charge +4q is

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The surface charge density of a thin charged disc of radius R is σ. The value of the electric field at the centre of the disc is σ20.

With respect to the field at the centre, the electric field along the axis at a distance R from the centre of the disc :

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Two large parallel plates carry the charge of equal magnitude, one positive and the other negative, that is distributed uniformly over their inner surfaces. Rank the points 1 through 5 according to the magnitude of the electric field at the points, least to greatest.

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