PHYSICS BABA UNIT : ELECTROSTATICS

TOPIC: COULOMB’s LAW(Pendulum Problems)

1. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, 4. In the given figure two tiny conducting balls
which makes an angle  with a large of identical mass m and identical charge q
charged conducting sheet P , as shown in the hang from non-conducting threads of equal
figure. The surface charge density  of the length L. Assume that  is so small that
sheet is proportional to + tan   sin , then for equilibrium x is equal
(a) sin  P
+ to
+
(b) tan  + 
(c) cos  +  
S
(d) cot  +
L L
+
B 1 1
 q2L 3  qL2 3
(a)   (b)  
2. Two small spherical balls each carrying a  2 mg   2 mg 
 0  q x  q0 
charge Q  10 C (10 micro-coulomb) are
1 1
suspended by two insulating threads of equal  q 2 L2 3  q2L 3
(c)   (d)  
lengths 1m each, from a point fixed in the  4 mg   4 mg 
 0   0 
ceiling. It is found that in equilibrium
threads are separated by an angle 60 o
between them, as shown in the figure. What
is the tension in the threads (Given:
1
 9  10 9 Nm / C 2 )
(4 0 )

(a) 18 N
(b) 1.8 N 60o

(c) 0.18 N
(d) None of the above Q Q
3. Two small spheres each having the charge
Q are suspended by insulating threads of
length L from a hook. This arrangement is
taken in space where there is no
gravitational effect, then the angle between
the two suspensions and the tension in each
will be
1 Q2 1 Q2
(a) 180 o , (b) 90 o ,
4  0 (2 L) 2 4  0 L2

1 Q2 1 Q2
(c) 180 o , (d) 180 o ,
4  0 2 L2 4  0 L2
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1. (b) T sin   qE +
+
and T cos   mg
+

qE q    +
 tan      T cos
 2  + T
mg mg  0 
+
   tan  . qE
+
T sin

2. mg Fe
(b) In the following figure, in equilibrium
o
= T sin 30 , r = 1m

o
30o 30

1m 1m

T T cos 30o
30o

+10 C Fe
r
T sin +10 C
30o mg
Q2 1
 9  10 9. =T 
r2 2
(10  10 6 ) 2 1
 9  10 9 . T  T = 1.8 N
12 2
3. (a) The position of the balls in the satellite
will become as shown below
o
180
L L
+Q +Q

Thus angle  = 180° and Force

1 Q2
 
4  0 (2 L)2
4. (a)

T T cos

T sin
Fe
x
mg
In equilibrium Fe = T sin ....... (i)
mg = T cos ....... (ii)
Fe q2
tan    also
mg 4  o x 2  mg
x/2
tan   sin  
L
x q2
Hence 
2 L 4  o x 2  mg
1/3
2q 2 L  q2L 
 x3   x   

4  o mg  2 o mg 