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Assignments on Electrostatics
(i) State and explain Culombs law in electrostatics.
(ii) Express it mathematically with meaning of each symbol for two point charges.
(iii) Does it depend on the medium property? If yes, then answer, how?
(iv) What is the most important requirement for the validity of Culombs law?
(v) Show that gravitational force can be neglected when compared with Culombs force.
2. (i) Define electric field E and electric potential V at a point and how they are related.
(ii) Why electric field intensity is called conservative field?
1.
Numerical Problems
Problems on Coulombs law
1. The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 04C due to another small sphere of charge -0.8C in
air is 0.2N. (a) What is the distance between the two spheres? (b) What is the force on second sphere due
to the first?
2. Dielectric constant of water is 81. Determine the electrical permittivity of water. Two point charges 10-7C
and 2x10-7C are placed 10 cm apart. If the intervening medium between them be (i) air (ii) water, then
determine the mutual force of repulsion between them.
3. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. Find q in terms of Q, so that the
system of three charges will be in equilibrium.
4. Two point charges q, 2q are kept at a distance d apart in air. A third charge Q is to be kept along the same
line in such a way that the net force acting on q and 2q is zero. Calculate the position and value of Q in
terms of q and d.
5. Two point charges Q and q are placed at a distance x and x/2 respectively from a third charge 4q. All the
three charges are on the same straight line. Calculate Q in terms of q such that the net force on q is zero.
6. Four equal charges +q are placed at the corner of a square. Find the point charge at the centre of the
square so that the system will remain in equilibrium.
7. Consider three charges each equal to q at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l. What is the force
on a charge Q (same sign as q) placed at the centroid of the triangle?
8. An amount of charge Q is divided into two particles. Find the charge on each particle so that the effective
force between them will be maximum.
9. Force of attraction between two point charges placed at a distance d apart in a medium is F. What
would be the distance apart in the same medium so that the force of attraction between them becomes
F/3?
10. Consider the charges q,q and q placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. What is the force on each
charge?
10
sin cos . Find electric flux density D at 2, ,0
2
r
2
8. In a region of space the electric field is given by E= 8i + 4j + 3k. Calculate the electric flux through a
surface of 100 units in XY-plane.
9. S1 and S2 are two hollow concentric spheres enclosing charges Q and 5Q respectively. What is the ratio of
electric flux through S1 and S2?
5Q
Q
S1
S2
10. Find the electric flux through each face of a unit cube due to a charge q culomb placed at (i) centre (ii)
one of the vertices.
,3 and the total charge enclosed by the cylinder of radius 1 meter with -2z2
4
charge density at 1,
meter.
10
sin cos . Find the workdone in moving a -10C charge from point
r2
rR
=0
9. An infinite line charge produces a field of 9x104 N/C at a distance of 2 cm. Calculate the linear charge
density.
10. Two large thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite sign and magnitude 17x10-22 C/m2. What is the electric field (a) in the
outer region of 1st plate (ii) in the outer region of 2nd plate (iii) between the plates?