JEE Advanced Physics: Electrostatics Practice Questions

12 questions with answers and step-by-step solutions. Tap any question to see the full worked solution.

  1. Q1.
    Two point charges of 2 microcoulombs and 8 microcoulombs are separated by a distance of 6 cm. The position of the neutral point where the electric field is zero
    Easy
  2. Q2.
    A hollow metal sphere of radius 10 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface is 50 V. The potential at the center of the sphere is:
    Easy
  3. Q3.
    An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 100 N/Cat an angle of 30 degrees with the field. If the dipole moment is 2 Coulomb-meters,
    Easy
  4. Q4.
    Easy
  5. Q5.
    Two identical capacitors are connected in series. If the equivalent capacitance is 2 microfarads, the capacitance of each individual capacitor is:
    Easy
  6. Q6.
    An electric dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a uniform electric field E. The work done in rotating the dipole from an angle of 0 degrees to 180 degrees wi
    Medium
  7. Q7.
    A solid conducting sphere of radius R carries a charge Q. The electric potential at a distance r from the center (where r < R) is:
    Medium
  8. Q8.
    A thin non-conducting ring of radius R has a total charge Q distributed uniformly along its circumference. A point charge q is placed at the center of the ring.
    Medium
  9. Q9.
    A point charge q is placed at a distance a from the center of an uncharged conducting sphere of radius R (a > R). What is the potential at the center of the sph
    Hard
  10. Q10.
    Two infinite non-conducting sheets with uniform surface charge densities +sigma and -sigma are placed parallel to each other at a distance d. A particle of mass
    Hard
  11. Q11.
    A dipole of dipole moment p is placed at a distance r from an infinite line charge with linear charge density lambda. What is the force on the dipole if it is o
    Hard
  12. Q12.
    A thin ring of radius R carries a charge Q distributed uniformly. A point charge q is placed at the center of the ring. If the ring is slightly displaced along
    Hard

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