Physics ECAT Pre Engineering Chapter 12 Electrostatics

The ratio of the gravitational force F_gto the electrostatic force F_ebetween two electrons at the same distance apart is approximately

• 9.8 A
• 24 x 10¹⁹ B
• 24 x 10⁴² C
• 24 x 10^-44 D

The force between two chares 0.06 m apart is 5 N. If each charge is moved towards the other by 0.01 m, then the force between them will become

• 7.20 N A
• 11.25 N B
• 22.50 N C
• 45.00 D

An electric dipole is at the centre of a hollow sphere of radius r. The total normal electric flux through the sphere is (here Q is the charge and d is the distance between the two charges of the dipole)

• Q/4πr² A
• 2Q/4πr² B
• Q.d C
• Zero D

One moving a charge of 20 coulombs by 2 cm, 2 J of work is done, then the potential difference between the points is

• 0.1 V A
• 8 V B
• 2 V C
• 0.5 V D

The capacity of a parallel plat capacitor depends on the

• Type to metal used A
• Thickness of plates B
• Potential applied across the plates C
• Separation between the plates D

If two bulbs one of 60 W and other of 100 W are connected in parallel, then which one of the following will flow more?

• 60 W bulb A
• 100 W bulb B
• Both equally C
• None of these D

The dot product of electric field intensity E and vector area A is called

• Electric potential A
• Electric flux B
• Electric field C
• Magnetic field D

The electric field intensity at a point due to a point charge

• Falls off inversely as the distance A
• Falls off inversely as the square of distance B
• Remains unchanged with distance C
• Increase directly as square of distance D

The energy stored in a charge capacitor

• 1/2CV² A
• 1/2C²V B
• 1/2C/V² C
• None of these D

A proton is about 1840 times heavier than an electron. When it is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 KV, its kinetic energy will be

• 1840 KeV A
• 1/1840 KeV B
• 1 KeV C
• 920 KeV D

If we increase the distance between two plates of the capacitor, the capacitance will

• Increase A
• Decrease B
• Remain same C
• First increase then decrease D

A 60 W bulb operates on 220 V supply. The current flowing through the bulb is

• 11/3 A A
• 3 A B
• 3/11 A C
• 6 D

The potential difference across each resistance in series combination is

• same A
• different B
• zero C
• none of these D

Which one of the following causes production of heat when current is set up in a wire?

• Fall of electrons from higher orbits to lower orbits A
• Inter-atomic collisions B
• Inter-electron collisions C
• Collisions of conduction electron with atoms D

Taking the earth to be a spherical conductor of diameter 12.8 x 10³km. Its capacity will be

• 711μF A
• 611μF B
• 811μF C
• 511μF D

When three identical bulbs of 60 watt, 200 volt rating are connected in series to a 200 volt supply, the power drawn by them will be

• 180 watt A
• 10 watt B
• 20 watt C
• 60 watt D

A capacitor of capacity 1μF is charged to 1 KV. The energy stored in J

• 5 A
• 0.5 B
• 0.005 C
• 50 D

A charge of 0.1 c accelerated through a potential difference of 1000V acquires kinetic energy

• 200 J A
• 100 J B
• 1000 J C
• 400 J D

The nature of capacity of electrostatic capacitor depends on

• Shape A
• Size B
• Thickness of plates C
• Area D

A 100 W, 200 V bulb is connected to a 160 volts supply. The actual power consumption would be

• 64 W A
• 80 W B
• 100 W C
• 125 W D

A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10μC. What will be the electric field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 meters?

• Zero A
• 5μC m^-2 B
• 20μC m^-2 C
• 8μC m^-2 D

Surface density of charge is defined as

• Charge per unit volume A
• Charge per unit length B
• Charge per unit area C
• Charge per unit mass D

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

Electric flux is defined by the relation

• E.A. A
• E x A B
• E/A C
• none of these D

The concept of field theory was put forward by

• Franklin A
• Kepler B
• Oersted C
• Michael Faraday D

The charge carriers in electrolyte are positive and negative

• protons A
• electrons B
• ions C
• none of these D

Two conductors having the same type of charges are connected by a conducting wire. There would not be any amount of charges on them if

• They have the same potential A
• They have the same amount of charge B
• They have the same capacity C
• They have the same shape D

Capacitance of two or more capacitors

• Increases in series combination A
• Increases in parallel combination B
• Remains unchanged C
• None of the above D

A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

• Increases A
• Decreases B
• Remain unchanged C
• Becomes infinite D

In a voltmeter the conduction takes place due to

• Electrons only A
• Holes only B
• Electrons and holes C
• Electrons and ions D