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A neutral water molecule is placed in an electric field $$E=2.5 \times 10^4 \mathrm{NC}^{-1}$$. The work done to rotate it by $$180^{\circ}$$ is $$5 \times 10^{-25} \mathrm{~J}$$. Find the approximate separation of centre of charges.

Two point charges $$\mathrm{M}$$ and $$\mathrm{N}$$ having charges $$+q$$ and $$-q$$ respectively are placed at a distance apart. Force acting between them is $$\mathrm{F}$$. If $$30 \%$$ of charge of $$\mathrm{N}$$ is transferred to $$\mathrm{M}$$, then the force between the charges becomes:

If 216 drops of the same size are charged at $$200 \mathrm{~V}$$ each and they combine to form a bigger drop, the potential of the bigger drop will be

Three point charges are located on a circular arc at $$\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$$ and $$\mathrm{C}$$ as shown in the figure below. The total electric field at the centre of the $$\operatorname{arc}(\mathrm{C})$$ is

A tiny ball of mass $$\mathrm{m}$$ and charge $$\mathrm{q}$$ is suspended from the fixed support using an insulating string of length $$1 \mathrm{~m}$$. The horizontal uniform electric field $$\mathrm{E}$$ is switched on. The angle made by the string with vertical when the ball is in equilibrium is $$45^{\circ}$$. The magnitude of uniform electric field is

Figure shows three arrangements of electric field lines. In each arrangement, a proton is released from rest at point $$\mathrm{P}$$ and then accelerated through point $$\mathrm{Q}$$ by the electric field. Points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ have equal separations in the three arrangements. If $$p_1 p_2$$ and $$p_3$$ are linear momentum of the proton at point $$\mathrm{Q}$$ in the three arrangement respectively, then

3 point charges each of $$-\mathrm{q}$$ are placed on the circumference of a circle of diameter $$2 \mathrm{a}$$ at $$\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$$ and $$\mathrm{C}$$ respectively as shown in figure. The electric field at $$\mathrm{O}$$ is

A uniformly charged solid sphere of radius $$\mathrm{R}$$ has potential $$\mathrm{V}_0$$ (measured with respect to infinity) on its surface. For this sphere the equipotential surfaces with potentials $$\frac{3 \mathrm{~V}_0}{2}, \frac{\mathrm{V}_0}{1}, \frac{3 \mathrm{~V}_0}{4}$$ and $$\frac{\mathrm{V}_0}{4}$$ have radius $$\mathrm{R}_1, \mathrm{R}_2, \mathrm{R}_3$$ and $$\mathrm{R}_4$$ and respectively, then

A square shaped aluminium coin weighs $$0.75 \mathrm{~g}$$ and its diagonal measures $$14 \mathrm{~mm}$$. It has equal amounts of positive and negative charges. Suppose those equal charges were concentrated in two charges $$(+Q$$ and $$-Q)$$ that are separated by a distance equal to the side of the coin, the dipole moment of the dipole is

If potential (in volt) in a region is expressed as $$\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z})=6 \mathrm{xy}-\mathrm{y}+2 \mathrm{yz}$$, the electric field (in $$N C^{-1}$$) at point $$(1,0,1)$$ is

Five charges, '$$q$$' each are placed at the comers of a regular pentagon of side '$$a$$' as shown in figure. First, charge from '$$A$$' is removed with other charges intact, then charge at '$$A$$' is replaced with an equal opposite charge. The ratio of magnitudes of electric fields at $$\mathrm{O}$$, without charge at $$A$$ and that with equal and opposite charge at $$A$$ is

Two charges '$$-q$$' each are fixed, separated by distance '$$2 d$$'. A third charge '$$q$$' of mass '$$m$$' placed at the mid-point is displaced slightly by '$$x$$' $$(x< < d)$$ perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges as shown in Fig. The time period of oscillation of '$$q$$' will be

Two metal spheres, one of radius $$\frac{R}{2}$$ and the other of radius $$2 \mathrm{R}$$ respectively have the same surface charge density They are brought in contact and separated. The ratio of their new surface charge densities is

When $$10^{19}$$ electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is

Two point charges $$20 \mu \mathrm{C}$$ and $$-10 \mu \mathrm{C}$$ are separated by a distance of $$1 \mathrm{~m}$$ in air. At what point on the line joining the two charges, the electric potential is zero.

A spherical metal ball of density '$$\rho$$' and radius '$$r$$' is immersed in a liquid of density '$$\sigma$$'. When an electric field is applied in the upward direction the metal ball remains just suspended in the liquid. Then the expression for the charge on the metal ball is :

PQRS is square of side $$1 \mathrm{~m}$$. A charge of $$100 \mu \mathrm{C}$$ is placed at the centre of the square. Then the work done to take $$3 \mu \mathrm{C}$$ charge from the corner $$\mathrm{P}$$ to the corner $$\mathrm{R}$$.

An electron and a proton having mass $$m_e$$ and $$m_p$$ respectively, initially at rest, move through the same distance '$$s$$' in a uniform electric field '$$E$$'. If the time taken by them to cover that distance is $$t_e$$ and $$t_p$$ respectively, then $$t_e / t_p$$ is equal to:

The force between two electric point charges at rest in air is $$F_1$$ When the same arrangement is kept inside water, the force between them is $$F_2$$. Which of the following statement is correct?

Which of the following diagram represents the variation of the electric field with distance r from the centre of a uniformly charged non-conducting sphere of radius R?

Charge on electron is

Two charged spheres of $$-20\mu$$C and $$60\mu$$C are kept at a certain distance. They are touched and kept again at the same distance. What is the ratio of force experienced before and after?

Insulators can be charged by which of the following process?

Work done in moving a charge of 25C is 50 J. Calculate potential difference, between two points.

What is the electric field near infinite plane sheet of charge density $$\sigma$$ ?

Consider a thin spherical shell of radius R consisting of uniform surface charge density s. The electric field at a point of distance x from its centre and outside the shell is

A charge of 0.8 C is divided into two charges Q$$_1$$ and Q$$_2$$. These are kept at a separation of 30 cm. The force on Q$$_1$$ is maximum when

An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite point charges $$q$$ and $$-q$$ separated by a distance $$2x$$. The axis of the dipole is defined as

An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with the dipole axis making an angle $$\theta$$ with the direction of the electric field. The orientation of the dipole for stable equilibrium is

Two point charges A = +3 nC and B = +1 nC are placed 5 cm apart in air. The work done to move charge B towards A by 1 cm is

The potential energies associated with four orientations of an electric dipole in an electric field are

(i) $$-5U_0$$ (ii) $$-7U_0$$ (iii) $$3U_0$$ (iv) $$5U_0$$

where $$U_0$$ is positive. Rank the orientations according to the angle between the electric dipole moment p and electric field E, greatest first