PHYSICS-EL-05

Topics Covered: Gauss' Law 4. Figure shows a closed surface which intersects a
conducting sphere. If a positive charged is placed at
Total Count of Questions: 29
the point P, the flux of the electric field through the
Expected Time of Attempt by Students: 145 min closed surface

1. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of a

cylindrical vessel figure. The flux of the electric field
through the surface of the vessel is

(a) will remain zero

(b) will become positive
(c) will become negative
(d) will become undefined.
5. If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface
(a) zero (b) q/0
is zero,
(c) q/20 (d) 2q/0
(a) the electric field must be zero everywhere on the
2. An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a sphere.
surface
Mark the correct options:
(b) the electric field may be zero everywhere on the
(a) The flux of the electric field through the sphere is
surface
zero
(c) the net charge inside the surface must be zero
(b) The electric field is zero at every point of the
(d) the net charge in the vicinity of the surface must be
sphere
zero.
(c) The electric field is not zero anywhere on the
6. A positive point charge Q is brought near an isolated
sphere
metal cube.
(d) The electric field is zero on a circle on the sphere
(a) The cube becomes negatively charged.
3. Figure shows a charge q placed at the centre of a
(b) The cube becomes positively charged
hemisphere. A second charge Q is placed at one of the
(c) The interior becomes positively charged and the
positions A, B, C and D. In which position(s) of this
surface becomes negatively charged.
second charge, the flux of the electric field through the
(d) The interior remains charge free and the surface
hemisphere remains unchanged?
gets nonuniform charge distribution
7. Mark the correct options:
(a) Gauss’s law is valid only for symmetrical charge
distributions.
(b) Gauss’s law is valid only for charges placed in
vacuum.
(a) A (b) B (c) The electric field calculated by Gauss’s law is the
(c) C (d) D field due to the charges inside the Gaussian surface.
(d) The flux of the electric field through a closed
surface due to all the charges is equal to the flux due to
the charges enclosed by the surface.

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8. A thin, metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on 13. Suppose that a Gaussian surface encloses no net
it. A point charge q is placed at the centre of the shell charge. Does Gauss’s law require that E equal zero for
and another charge q1 is placed outside it as shown in all points on the surface? Is the converse of this
figure. All the three charges are positive. The force on statement true, that is, if E equals zero everywhere on
the charge at the centre is the surface, does Gauss’s law require that there be no
net charge inside?
14. Is Gauss’s law useful in calculating the field due to
three equal charges located at the corners of an
equilateral triangle? Explain.
15. A plane surface of area A is inclined so that its normal
makes an angle  with a uniform field of E. Calculate
flux crossing this surface.
16. A small spherical metal ball having charge q is kept on
(a) towards left (b) towards right the corner of a cubical surface of side length a such
(c) upwards (d) zero that the centre of metal ball coincides with the corner.
9. Consider the situation of the previous problem. The Find the net flux coming out of this surface.
force on the central charge due to the shell is
(a) towards left (b) towards right
(c) upwards (d) zero
10. Figure (i) shows an imaginary cube of edge L/2. A
uniformly charged rod of length L moves towards left
at a small but constant speed v. At t = 0, the left end
just touches the centre of the face of the cube opposite
17. Charge on an originally uncharged insulated conductor
it. Which of the graphs shown in figure (ii) represents
is separated by holding a positively charged rod
the flux of the electric field through the cube as the rod
nearby, as in Figure. What can you learn from Gauss’s
goes through it?
law about the flux for the five Gaussian surfaces
shown? The induced negative charge on the conductor
is equal to the positive charge on the rod.

11. A point charge is placed at the center of a spherical

Gaussian surface. Is E changed
(a) if the surface is replaced by a cube of the same
volume, 18. Figure shows a point charge of 1.0  107 coul at the
(b) if the sphere is replaced by a cube of one-tenth the center of spherical cavity of radius 3.0 cm in piece of
volume, metal. Use Gauss’s law to find the electric field at
(c) if the charge is moved off-center in the original point a, halfway from the center to the surface, and at
sphere, still remaining inside, point b.
(d) if the charge is moved just outside the original
sphere,
(e) if a second charge is placed near, and outside, the
original sphere, and
(f) if a second charge is placed inside the Gaussian
surface?
12. A surface encloses an electric dipole. What can you
say about E for this surface?

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19. An uncharged spherical thin metallic shell has a point 23. A charge Q is placed at the centre of an imaginary
charge q at its center. Give expressions for the electric hemispherical surface. Using symmetry arguments and
field the Gauss’s law, find the flux of the electric field due
(a) inside the shell, and to this charge through the surface of the hemisphere.
(b) outside the shell, using Gauss’s law.
(c) Has the shell any effect on the field due to q?
(d) Has the presence of q any effect on the shell?
(e) If a second point charge is held outside the shell,
does this outside charge experience a force?
(f) Does the inside charge experience of force? 24. A particle having charge q = 8.85 C is placed on the
(g) Is there a contradiction with Newton’s third law axis of a circular ring of radius R = 30 cm. Distance of
here? the particle from centre of the ring is a = 40 cm.
20. A charge Q is placed at the centre of a cube. Find the Calculate electrical flux passing through the ring.
flux of the electric field through the six surfaces of the 25. The electric field in a particular space is

cube. E   x  2  iˆN / C , with x measured in meters.
21. A charge Q is placed at a distance a/2 above the centre Consider a cylinder of radius = 20cm that is co-axial
of a horizontal, square surface of edge a as shown in with the x-axis. One end of the cylinder is positioned
figure. Find the flux of the electric field through the at x = 0, and the other end at x = 2.0m.
surface. (a) What is the magnitude of the electric flux through
the end of the cylinder at x=2.0m.
(b) What net charge is enclosed within the cylinder?
26. Consider a solid insulating sphere of radius b with
non-uniform charge density  = Cr for 0 < r  b. Find
the charge contained within the radius when
(a) r < b
(b) r > b.
22. Find the flux of the electric field through a spherical 27. The intensity of an electric field depends only on the
surface of radius R due to a charge of 107 C at the  
 a xiˆ  yjˆ
co-ordinates x and y as follows, E  2
centre and another equal charge at a point 2R away
x  y2
from the centre.
Where, ‘a’ is a constant and i and j are the unit vectors
of the x and y axes. Find the charge within a sphere of
radius R centered at the origin.
28. An infinitely long line of charge having a uniform
charge per unit length  lies a distance d from a point
O. Determine the total electric flux through the surface
of a sphere of radius R centered at O. (Consider both
R > d and R < d)
29. A very long uniformly charged thread oriented along
the axis of a circle of radius R rests on its centre with
one of the ends. The charge of the thread per unit
length is equal to . Find the flux of the vector E
across the circle area.

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 ANSWERS
1. (c)

2. (a, c)

3. (a, c)

4. (b)

5. (b, c)

6. (d)

7. (d)

8. (d)

9. (b)

10. (d)

11. (a) No

(b) No

(c) No

(d) Yes, it will become zero

(e) No

(f) yes

12. zero

13. No, Yes

14. No, E &  (Angle between E & ds ) is not constant

15. +EA cos

q
16.
8 0

S1  ve S3  ve S5   ve
17.
S 2  ve S 4  zero

18. (a) 4  106 N / C

(b) E = 0

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 kq
19. (a) E  ,r  R
r2

kq
(b) E  ,r  R
r2

(c) No

(d) Yes, induction

(e) Yes

(f) No

(g) No

Q
20. 0

Q
21. 6 0

22. 1.1 × 104 Nm2/C

Q
23. 2 0

24. 105 N-m2/C

25. (a) 0.16  N-m2/C

(b) 4.5 ×1012C

26. (a)  C r4

(b)  C b4

27. 40aR

2 R 2  d 2
28. For R < d, flux is zero and For R > d flux is 0

R
29. 2 0

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