J J Science Academy - Electrostatics Questions

1. Three charges, $(+q,+q,-q)$, are placed at the three corners of an equilateral triangle, of side $(L)$. The potential energy of the system is

(1) V=0, E = 0

(2) $V=0, E \neq 0$

(3) $V \neq 0, E=0$

(4) $V \neq 0, E \neq 0$

2. Two similar charged small spheres, each having a charge Q are suspended from a point by a thread of length L . At equilibrium, the angle made by the threads with the vertical is $30^{\circ}$. The electrostatic PE of the system at equilibrium, is

(1) $\frac{kQ^{2}}{L}$

(2) $\frac{\sqrt{3} kQ^{2}}{2 L}$

(3) $\frac{kQ^{2}}{\sqrt{3} L}$

(4) $\frac{\sqrt{3} kQ^{2}}{L}$

3. P.E. of system of charges, shown in the figure, is

(1) $\frac{3}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q^{2}}{r}$

(2) $\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q^{2}}{r}$

(3) $-\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q^{2}}{r}$

(4) $-\frac{3}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q^{2}}{r}$

4. The value of Q , for which the PE of system is zero, is

(1) $-\frac{q}{\sqrt{2}}$

(2) $-0.47 q$

(3) $-\sqrt{2} q$

(4) $\frac{q}{\sqrt{2}}$

5. Three positive charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. A negative charge is placed at the centre of the triangle. The P.E of the system will

(1) Increase

6. Three charges $1 \times 10^{-8} C$, $2 \times 10^{-8} C$ and $3 \times 10^{-8} C$ are placed at $x=1 cm$, $x=2 cm$, and $x=3 cm$, respectively, on x -axis from the origin. The potential energy of this arrangement relative to the potential energy for infinite separation is

(1) 7.9 \times10-2 J

(2) $8.55 \times 10^{-4} J$

(3) $6.5 \times 10^{-7} J$

(4) 4