The document contains a series of physics problems related to electric forces, charges, and their interactions. It includes calculations for forces between charged particles, the effect of charge separation, and the relationship between electric and gravitational forces. Various scenarios are presented, including the behavior of protons, electrons, and charged spheres in different configurations.
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HC Verma Chapter 1
The document contains a series of physics problems related to electric forces, charges, and their interactions. It includes calculations for forces between charged particles, the effect of charge separation, and the relationship between electric and gravitational forces. Various scenarios are presented, including the behavior of protons, electrons, and charged spheres in different configurations.
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‘two charges 20% 107°C and 1.0% 10~*C are placed at
a separation of 10cm. Where should a third charge be
ylsced such that it experiences no net force due to these
charges?
Suppose the second charge in the previous problem is
x10"*C, Locate the position where a third charge
vil not experience a net force.
Two charged particles are placed at @ distance 1:[Link]
spar. What is the minimum possible magnitude of the
clectrc foree acting on each charge?
Estimate the number of electrons in 100 g of water. How
nnuch is the total negative charge on these eleetrons
Suppose all the electrons of 100g water are lumped
together to form a negatively charged particle and all
the nuclei are lumped together to form a positively
charged particle. If these two particles are placed
100 em away from each other, find the force of attraction
‘tween them. Compare it with your weight.
Consider @ gold nucleus to be a sphere of radius
£69 fermi in which protons and neutrons are distributed.
Find the fore of repulsion between two protons situated
st largest separation. Why do these protons not fly apart
‘under this repulsion ?
‘Two insulating small spheres are rubbed against each
other and placed 1em apart. If they attract each other
with @ force of ON, how many electrons were
‘transferred from one sphere to the other during
rubbing ?
} NaCl molecule is bound due to the electric foree between
the sodium and the chlorine ions when one electron of
is transferred to chlorine, Taking the separation
between the ions to be 275% 10 "em, find the force of
attraction between them. State the assumptions (if any)
that you have made.
Find the ratio of the electric and gravitational
between two protons, ;
Suppose an attractive nuclear force acts between two
‘rotons which may be written as F’= Ce” ""/r’, (a) Write
‘lown the dimensional formulae and appropriate SI units
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of C and h, (b) Suppose that
repulsive wloctric force between the protons is just
‘valaneod by the attractive nuclear force when the
separation in 6 formi, Find the value of C.
16. ‘Three equal charges, 20%10°"C each, are held fixed
'W the threo comers of an equilateral triangle of side
‘em, Find the Coulomb force experienced by one of the
charges due to the rest two,
Four equal charges 20% 10~*C each are fixed at the
four corners of a square of side 6 cm. Find the Coulomb
foreo experienced by one of the charges due to the rest
three,
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18. A hydrogen atom contains one proton and one electron.
Tt may be assumed that the electron revolves in a circle
of radius 0:58 angstrom (1 angstrom =10~"*m and is
abbreviated as A) with the proton at the centre. The
hydrogen atom is said to be in the ground state in this
case, Find the magnitude of the electric force between
the proton and the electron of a hydrogen atom in its
ground state
19. Find the speed of the electron in the ground state of a
hydrogen atom. The description of ground state is given
in the previous problem.
20, Ten positively charged particles are kept fixed on the
axis at points x=10cm, 20cm, 30cm, .... 100em.
‘The first particle has a charge 1.0% 10~*C, the second
8x 10"C, the third 27%10~'C and so on. The tenth
particle has a charge 1000 x 10" C. Find the magnitude
of the electric force acting on a 1 C charge placed at the
origin.
21, Two charged particles having charge 2.0% 10~*C each
are joined by an insulating string of length 1 m and the
system is kept on a smooth horizontal table. Find the
tension in the string,
22, Two identical balls, each having a charge of,
2.00% 10""C and a mass of 100g, are suspended from
‘a common point by two insulating strings each 50cm
Jong. The balls are held at a separation §-0 cm apart and
then released, Find (a) the electric force on one of the
charged balls (b) the components of the resultant force
fon it along and perpendicular to the string (@) the
tension in the string (@) the acceleration of one of the
balls. Answers are to be obtained only for the instant
just after the release,
23, Two identical pith balls are charged by rubbing against
each other, They are suspended from a horizontal rod
through two strings of length 20 em each, the separation
between the suspension points being Sem, In
‘equilibrium, the separation between the balls is 3 em.
Find the mass of each ball and the tension in the strings.
‘The charge on each ball has @ magnitude 20% 10~*C.
24, Two small spheres, each having a mass of 20 g, are
Supe fom con, by two insulating
‘strings of longth 40 em each, are identically
charged and. the separation pasos