NEET PhysicsNCERT Class 12Electrostatics

Electric Charges and Fields: NEET questions with solutions

NEET tests this chapter through quantisation of charge, Coulomb-force ratios, the vector sum of fields from several charges, dipole fields and torque, and flux through closed surfaces by Gauss's law. Marks are lost by adding fields as plain numbers, by using 1/r² for a dipole, by counting charges outside a Gaussian surface, and by forgetting that a dipole feels a net force only in a non-uniform field.

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Questions

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1A plastic comb, initially neutral, is run through dry hair and ends up with a charge of −4.8 μC. Taking e = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, how many…Basic properties of electric chargeEasySingle correct 2Two small charged spheres in air repel each other with a force F. The charge on each sphere is doubled and the distance between their…Coulomb's lawEasySingle correct 3Point charges of +2 μC and +8 μC are fixed 30 cm apart in air. At which point on the line joining them is the net electric field zero?Electric fieldMediumSingle correct 4A short electric dipole produces a field of magnitude E at a point on its axis at distance r from its centre. What is the field at a point…Electric dipoleMediumSingle correct 5A student draws the field-line pattern for a pair of point charges and writes four rules beside it. Which of the rules are correct?Electric field linesMediumStatement based 6A closed surface encloses point charges of +3 μC and −5 μC. A third charge of +4 μC lies just outside the surface. Taking ε₀ = 8.854 × 10⁻¹²…Gauss's lawMediumSingle correct 7A very large, thin, flat non-conducting sheet carries a uniform surface charge density σ = 8.85 × 10⁻⁹ C m⁻². What are the magnitudes of the…Applications of Gauss's lawEasySingle correct 8Charges +q, +q and −q are placed at the three corners of an equilateral triangle of side a. Using k = 1/(4πε₀), what is the magnitude and…Electric fieldHardSingle correct 9An electric dipole sits in a uniform electric field with its moment tilted at an angle to the field. Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R)…Dipole in a uniform external fieldMediumAssertion–Reason 10A small electric dipole is held at some distance from a fixed point charge +Q, with its dipole moment pointing directly away from Q (that…Dipole in a non-uniform fieldHardSingle correct

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