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29.1
CHAPTER – 29
ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL
EXERCISES
1. ?
0
= 
2
2
m Newton
Coulomb
= l
1
M
–1
L
–3
T
4
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
2. q
1
= q
2
= q = 1.0 C distance between = 2 km = 1 × 10
3
m
so, force = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
F = 
2 3
9
) 10 2 (
1 1 ) 10 9 (
?
? ? ?
= 
6 2
9
10 2
10 9
?
?
= 2,25 × 10
3
N
The weight of body = mg = 40 × 10 N = 400 N
So, 
es arg ch between force
body of wt
= 
1
2
3
10 4
10 25 . 2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= (5.6)
–1
= 
6 . 5
1
So, force between charges = 5.6 weight of body.
3. q = 1 C, Let the distance be ?
F = 50 × 9.8 = 490
F = 
2
2
Kq
?
? 490 = 
2
2 9
1 10 9
?
? ?
or ?
2
= 
490
10 9
9
?
= 18.36 × 10
6 
? ? = 4.29 ×10
3
m ?
4. charges ‘q’ each, AB = 1 m
wt, of 50 kg person = 50 × g = 50 × 9.8 = 490 N
F
C
= 
2
2 1
r
q kq
?
2
2
r
kq
= 490 N
? q
2
= 
9
2
10 9
r 490
?
?
= 
9
10 9
1 1 490
?
? ?
? q = 
9
10 4 . 54
?
? = 23.323 × 10
–5
coulomb ˜ 2.3 × 10
–4
coulomb
5. Charge on each proton = a= 1.6 × 10
–19
coulomb
Distance between charges = 10 × 10
–15
metre = r
Force = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
30
38 9
10
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
? ? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10 = 230.4 Newton
6. q
1
= 2.0 × 10
–6
q
2
= 1.0 × 10
–6
r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Let the charge be at a distance x from q
1
F
1
= 
2
1
q Kq
?
F
2
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
= 
2
9 6
q 10 10 2 9 . 9
?
? ? ? ?
?
Now since the net force is zero on the charge q. ? f
1
= f
2
?
2
1
q kq
?
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
? 2(0.1 – ?)
2
= ?
2
  ? 2 (0.1 – ?) = ?
? ? = 
2 1
2 1 . 0
?
= 0.0586 m = 5.86 cm ˜ 5.9 cm From larger charge
q 2
(0.1–x) m x m
q
q 1
10 cm
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29.1
CHAPTER – 29
ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL
EXERCISES
1. ?
0
= 
2
2
m Newton
Coulomb
= l
1
M
–1
L
–3
T
4
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
2. q
1
= q
2
= q = 1.0 C distance between = 2 km = 1 × 10
3
m
so, force = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
F = 
2 3
9
) 10 2 (
1 1 ) 10 9 (
?
? ? ?
= 
6 2
9
10 2
10 9
?
?
= 2,25 × 10
3
N
The weight of body = mg = 40 × 10 N = 400 N
So, 
es arg ch between force
body of wt
= 
1
2
3
10 4
10 25 . 2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= (5.6)
–1
= 
6 . 5
1
So, force between charges = 5.6 weight of body.
3. q = 1 C, Let the distance be ?
F = 50 × 9.8 = 490
F = 
2
2
Kq
?
? 490 = 
2
2 9
1 10 9
?
? ?
or ?
2
= 
490
10 9
9
?
= 18.36 × 10
6 
? ? = 4.29 ×10
3
m ?
4. charges ‘q’ each, AB = 1 m
wt, of 50 kg person = 50 × g = 50 × 9.8 = 490 N
F
C
= 
2
2 1
r
q kq
?
2
2
r
kq
= 490 N
? q
2
= 
9
2
10 9
r 490
?
?
= 
9
10 9
1 1 490
?
? ?
? q = 
9
10 4 . 54
?
? = 23.323 × 10
–5
coulomb ˜ 2.3 × 10
–4
coulomb
5. Charge on each proton = a= 1.6 × 10
–19
coulomb
Distance between charges = 10 × 10
–15
metre = r
Force = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
30
38 9
10
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
? ? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10 = 230.4 Newton
6. q
1
= 2.0 × 10
–6
q
2
= 1.0 × 10
–6
r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Let the charge be at a distance x from q
1
F
1
= 
2
1
q Kq
?
F
2
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
= 
2
9 6
q 10 10 2 9 . 9
?
? ? ? ?
?
Now since the net force is zero on the charge q. ? f
1
= f
2
?
2
1
q kq
?
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
? 2(0.1 – ?)
2
= ?
2
  ? 2 (0.1 – ?) = ?
? ? = 
2 1
2 1 . 0
?
= 0.0586 m = 5.86 cm ˜ 5.9 cm From larger charge
q 2
(0.1–x) m x m
q
q 1
10 cm
Electric Field and Potential
29.2
7. q
1
= 2 ×10
–6
c q
2
= – 1 × 10
–6
c r = 10 cm = 10 × 10
–2
m
Let the third charge be a so, F-
AC
= – F-
BC
?
2
1
1
r
kQq
= 
2
2
2
r
KQq ?
?
2
6
) 10 (
10 2
? ?
?
?
= 
2
6
10 1
?
?
?
? 2 ?
2
= (10 + ?)
2
? 2 ? = 10 + ? ? ?( 2 - 1) = 10 ? ? =
1 414 . 1
10
?
?
= 24.14 cm ?
So, distance = 24.14 + 10 = 34.14 cm from larger charge ?
8. Minimum charge of a body is the charge of an electron
Wo, q = 1.6 × 10
–19
c ? = 1 cm = 1 × 10
–2
cm 
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 2
19 19 9
10 10
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 23.04 × 10
–38+9+2+2
= 23.04 × 10
–25
= 2.3 × 10
–24
?
9. No. of electrons of 100 g water = 
18
100 10 ?
= 55.5 Nos Total charge = 55.5
No. of electrons in 18 g of H
2
O = 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 = 6.023 × 10
24
No. of electrons in 100 g  of H
2
O = 
18
100 10 023 . 6
24
? ?
= 0.334 × 10
26
= 3.334 × 10
25
Total charge = 3.34 × 10
25
× 1.6 × 10
–19
= 5.34 × 10
6
c
10. Molecular weight of H
2
O = 2 × 1 × 16 = 16
No. of electrons present in one molecule of H
2
O = 10
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
molecule
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 electrons
100 gm of H
2
O has 100
18
10 023 . 6
24
?
?
electrons
So number of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6
26
?
protons (since atom is electrically neutral)
Charge of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6 10 6 . 1
26 19
? ? ?
?
coulomb = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Charge of electrons = = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Hence Electrical force = 
2 2
7 7
9
) 10 10 (
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
10 9
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
= 
25
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
023 . 6 8
? ? ?
?
= 2.56 × 10
25
Newton
11. Let two protons be at a distance be 13.8 femi
F = 
30 2
38 9
10 ) 8 . 14 (
10 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 1.2 N
12. F = 0.1 N
r = 1 cm = 10
–2
(As they rubbed with each other. So the charge on each sphere are equal)
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
? 0.1 = 
2 2
2
) 10 (
kq
?
? q
2
= 
9
4
10 9
10 1 . 0
?
?
?
? q
2
= 
14
10
9
1
?
? ? q = 
7
10
3
1
?
?
1.6 × 10
–19
c Carries by 1 electron 1 c carried by 
19
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
0.33 × 10
–7
c carries by 
7
19
10 33 . 0
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
? ?
?
= 0.208 × 10
12
= 2.08 × 10
11
+
+
+
–
–
–
–
+
+
A
10 × 10
–10
m
C
B
a
2 × 10
–6
c
–1 × 10
–6
c
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29.1
CHAPTER – 29
ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL
EXERCISES
1. ?
0
= 
2
2
m Newton
Coulomb
= l
1
M
–1
L
–3
T
4
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
2. q
1
= q
2
= q = 1.0 C distance between = 2 km = 1 × 10
3
m
so, force = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
F = 
2 3
9
) 10 2 (
1 1 ) 10 9 (
?
? ? ?
= 
6 2
9
10 2
10 9
?
?
= 2,25 × 10
3
N
The weight of body = mg = 40 × 10 N = 400 N
So, 
es arg ch between force
body of wt
= 
1
2
3
10 4
10 25 . 2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= (5.6)
–1
= 
6 . 5
1
So, force between charges = 5.6 weight of body.
3. q = 1 C, Let the distance be ?
F = 50 × 9.8 = 490
F = 
2
2
Kq
?
? 490 = 
2
2 9
1 10 9
?
? ?
or ?
2
= 
490
10 9
9
?
= 18.36 × 10
6 
? ? = 4.29 ×10
3
m ?
4. charges ‘q’ each, AB = 1 m
wt, of 50 kg person = 50 × g = 50 × 9.8 = 490 N
F
C
= 
2
2 1
r
q kq
?
2
2
r
kq
= 490 N
? q
2
= 
9
2
10 9
r 490
?
?
= 
9
10 9
1 1 490
?
? ?
? q = 
9
10 4 . 54
?
? = 23.323 × 10
–5
coulomb ˜ 2.3 × 10
–4
coulomb
5. Charge on each proton = a= 1.6 × 10
–19
coulomb
Distance between charges = 10 × 10
–15
metre = r
Force = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
30
38 9
10
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
? ? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10 = 230.4 Newton
6. q
1
= 2.0 × 10
–6
q
2
= 1.0 × 10
–6
r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Let the charge be at a distance x from q
1
F
1
= 
2
1
q Kq
?
F
2
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
= 
2
9 6
q 10 10 2 9 . 9
?
? ? ? ?
?
Now since the net force is zero on the charge q. ? f
1
= f
2
?
2
1
q kq
?
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
? 2(0.1 – ?)
2
= ?
2
  ? 2 (0.1 – ?) = ?
? ? = 
2 1
2 1 . 0
?
= 0.0586 m = 5.86 cm ˜ 5.9 cm From larger charge
q 2
(0.1–x) m x m
q
q 1
10 cm
Electric Field and Potential
29.2
7. q
1
= 2 ×10
–6
c q
2
= – 1 × 10
–6
c r = 10 cm = 10 × 10
–2
m
Let the third charge be a so, F-
AC
= – F-
BC
?
2
1
1
r
kQq
= 
2
2
2
r
KQq ?
?
2
6
) 10 (
10 2
? ?
?
?
= 
2
6
10 1
?
?
?
? 2 ?
2
= (10 + ?)
2
? 2 ? = 10 + ? ? ?( 2 - 1) = 10 ? ? =
1 414 . 1
10
?
?
= 24.14 cm ?
So, distance = 24.14 + 10 = 34.14 cm from larger charge ?
8. Minimum charge of a body is the charge of an electron
Wo, q = 1.6 × 10
–19
c ? = 1 cm = 1 × 10
–2
cm 
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 2
19 19 9
10 10
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 23.04 × 10
–38+9+2+2
= 23.04 × 10
–25
= 2.3 × 10
–24
?
9. No. of electrons of 100 g water = 
18
100 10 ?
= 55.5 Nos Total charge = 55.5
No. of electrons in 18 g of H
2
O = 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 = 6.023 × 10
24
No. of electrons in 100 g  of H
2
O = 
18
100 10 023 . 6
24
? ?
= 0.334 × 10
26
= 3.334 × 10
25
Total charge = 3.34 × 10
25
× 1.6 × 10
–19
= 5.34 × 10
6
c
10. Molecular weight of H
2
O = 2 × 1 × 16 = 16
No. of electrons present in one molecule of H
2
O = 10
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
molecule
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 electrons
100 gm of H
2
O has 100
18
10 023 . 6
24
?
?
electrons
So number of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6
26
?
protons (since atom is electrically neutral)
Charge of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6 10 6 . 1
26 19
? ? ?
?
coulomb = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Charge of electrons = = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Hence Electrical force = 
2 2
7 7
9
) 10 10 (
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
10 9
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
= 
25
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
023 . 6 8
? ? ?
?
= 2.56 × 10
25
Newton
11. Let two protons be at a distance be 13.8 femi
F = 
30 2
38 9
10 ) 8 . 14 (
10 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 1.2 N
12. F = 0.1 N
r = 1 cm = 10
–2
(As they rubbed with each other. So the charge on each sphere are equal)
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
? 0.1 = 
2 2
2
) 10 (
kq
?
? q
2
= 
9
4
10 9
10 1 . 0
?
?
?
? q
2
= 
14
10
9
1
?
? ? q = 
7
10
3
1
?
?
1.6 × 10
–19
c Carries by 1 electron 1 c carried by 
19
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
0.33 × 10
–7
c carries by 
7
19
10 33 . 0
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
? ?
?
= 0.208 × 10
12
= 2.08 × 10
11
+
+
+
–
–
–
–
+
+
A
10 × 10
–10
m
C
B
a
2 × 10
–6
c
–1 × 10
–6
c
Electric Field and Potential
29.3
13. F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 10
19 19 9
) 10 75 . 2 (
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 
20
29
10 56 . 7
10 04 . 23
?
?
?
?
= 3.04 × 10
–9
14. Given: mass of proton = 1.67 × 10
–27
kg = M
p
k = 9 × 10
9
Charge of proton = 1.6 × 10
–19
c = C
p
G = 6.67 × 10
–11
Let the separation be ‘r’ 
Fe = 
2
2
p
r
) C ( k
, fg= 
2
2
p
r
) M ( G
Now, Fe : Fg = 
2
p
2
2
2
p
) M ( G
r
r
) C ( K
? = 
2 27 11
2 19 9
) 10 67 . 1 ( 10 67 . 6
) 0 ` 1 6 . 1 ( 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10
38
˜ 1,24 ×10
38
15. Expression of electrical force F = 
2
r
kr
e C
?
?
Since e
–kr
is a pure number. So, dimensional formulae of F = 
2
r of formulae ensional dim
C of formulae ensional dim
Or, [MLT
–2
][L
2
] = dimensional formulae of C = [ML
3
T
–2
]
Unit of C = unit of force × unit of r
2
= Newton × m
2
= Newton–m
2
  
Since –kr is a number hence dimensional formulae of 
k = 
r of formulae entional dim
1
= [L
–1
] Unit of k = m
–1
16. Three charges are held at three corners of a equilateral trangle.
Let the charges be A, B and C. It is of length 5 cm or 0.05 m
Force exerted by B on A = F
1
force exerted by C on A = F
2
So, force exerted on A = resultant F
1
= F
2
? F = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
4
12 9
10 5 5
10 2 2 2 10 9
?
?
? ?
? ? ? ? ?
= 10
25
36
? = 14.4
Now, force on A = 2 × F cos 30° since it is equilateral ?.
? Force on A = 2 × 1.44 ×
2
3
= 24.94 N. ?
17. q
1
= q
2
= q
3
= q
4
= 2 × 10
–6
C
v = 5 cm = 5 × 10
–2
m
so force on c = 
CD CB CA
F F F ? ?
so Force along × Component = 0 45 cos F F
CA CD
? ? ?
= 
2 2
1
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
2 2
2 6
2 2
2 6
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? 4 4
2
10 2 50
1
10 25
1
kq
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? ?
?
?
2 2
1
1
10 24
10 4 10 9
4
12 9
= 1.44 (1.35) = 19.49 Force along % component = 19.49
So, Resultant R = 
2 2
Fy Fx ? = 19.49 2 = 27.56 
18. R = 0.53 A° = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
F = 
2
2 1
r
q Kq
= 
10 10
38 9
10 10 53 . 0 53 . 0
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ? ?
= 82.02 × 10
–9
N
19. Fe from previous problem No. 18 = 8.2 × 10
–8
N Ve = ?
Now, M
e
= 9.12 × 10
–31
kg r = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
Now, Fe = 
r
v M
2
e
? v
2
= 
e
m
r Fe ?
= 
31
10 8
10 1 . 9
10 53 . 0 10 2 . 8
?
? ?
?
? ? ?
= 0.4775 × 10
13
= 4.775 × 10
12
m
2
/s
2
? v = 2.18 × 10
6
m/s
0.05 m
60°
? ?
F 2 F 1
B
A
C
0.05 m
0.05 m
D
C
B
CD
F
A
CA
F
CB
F
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29.1
CHAPTER – 29
ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL
EXERCISES
1. ?
0
= 
2
2
m Newton
Coulomb
= l
1
M
–1
L
–3
T
4
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
2. q
1
= q
2
= q = 1.0 C distance between = 2 km = 1 × 10
3
m
so, force = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
F = 
2 3
9
) 10 2 (
1 1 ) 10 9 (
?
? ? ?
= 
6 2
9
10 2
10 9
?
?
= 2,25 × 10
3
N
The weight of body = mg = 40 × 10 N = 400 N
So, 
es arg ch between force
body of wt
= 
1
2
3
10 4
10 25 . 2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= (5.6)
–1
= 
6 . 5
1
So, force between charges = 5.6 weight of body.
3. q = 1 C, Let the distance be ?
F = 50 × 9.8 = 490
F = 
2
2
Kq
?
? 490 = 
2
2 9
1 10 9
?
? ?
or ?
2
= 
490
10 9
9
?
= 18.36 × 10
6 
? ? = 4.29 ×10
3
m ?
4. charges ‘q’ each, AB = 1 m
wt, of 50 kg person = 50 × g = 50 × 9.8 = 490 N
F
C
= 
2
2 1
r
q kq
?
2
2
r
kq
= 490 N
? q
2
= 
9
2
10 9
r 490
?
?
= 
9
10 9
1 1 490
?
? ?
? q = 
9
10 4 . 54
?
? = 23.323 × 10
–5
coulomb ˜ 2.3 × 10
–4
coulomb
5. Charge on each proton = a= 1.6 × 10
–19
coulomb
Distance between charges = 10 × 10
–15
metre = r
Force = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
30
38 9
10
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
? ? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10 = 230.4 Newton
6. q
1
= 2.0 × 10
–6
q
2
= 1.0 × 10
–6
r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Let the charge be at a distance x from q
1
F
1
= 
2
1
q Kq
?
F
2
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
= 
2
9 6
q 10 10 2 9 . 9
?
? ? ? ?
?
Now since the net force is zero on the charge q. ? f
1
= f
2
?
2
1
q kq
?
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
? 2(0.1 – ?)
2
= ?
2
  ? 2 (0.1 – ?) = ?
? ? = 
2 1
2 1 . 0
?
= 0.0586 m = 5.86 cm ˜ 5.9 cm From larger charge
q 2
(0.1–x) m x m
q
q 1
10 cm
Electric Field and Potential
29.2
7. q
1
= 2 ×10
–6
c q
2
= – 1 × 10
–6
c r = 10 cm = 10 × 10
–2
m
Let the third charge be a so, F-
AC
= – F-
BC
?
2
1
1
r
kQq
= 
2
2
2
r
KQq ?
?
2
6
) 10 (
10 2
? ?
?
?
= 
2
6
10 1
?
?
?
? 2 ?
2
= (10 + ?)
2
? 2 ? = 10 + ? ? ?( 2 - 1) = 10 ? ? =
1 414 . 1
10
?
?
= 24.14 cm ?
So, distance = 24.14 + 10 = 34.14 cm from larger charge ?
8. Minimum charge of a body is the charge of an electron
Wo, q = 1.6 × 10
–19
c ? = 1 cm = 1 × 10
–2
cm 
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 2
19 19 9
10 10
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 23.04 × 10
–38+9+2+2
= 23.04 × 10
–25
= 2.3 × 10
–24
?
9. No. of electrons of 100 g water = 
18
100 10 ?
= 55.5 Nos Total charge = 55.5
No. of electrons in 18 g of H
2
O = 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 = 6.023 × 10
24
No. of electrons in 100 g  of H
2
O = 
18
100 10 023 . 6
24
? ?
= 0.334 × 10
26
= 3.334 × 10
25
Total charge = 3.34 × 10
25
× 1.6 × 10
–19
= 5.34 × 10
6
c
10. Molecular weight of H
2
O = 2 × 1 × 16 = 16
No. of electrons present in one molecule of H
2
O = 10
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
molecule
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 electrons
100 gm of H
2
O has 100
18
10 023 . 6
24
?
?
electrons
So number of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6
26
?
protons (since atom is electrically neutral)
Charge of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6 10 6 . 1
26 19
? ? ?
?
coulomb = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Charge of electrons = = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Hence Electrical force = 
2 2
7 7
9
) 10 10 (
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
10 9
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
= 
25
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
023 . 6 8
? ? ?
?
= 2.56 × 10
25
Newton
11. Let two protons be at a distance be 13.8 femi
F = 
30 2
38 9
10 ) 8 . 14 (
10 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 1.2 N
12. F = 0.1 N
r = 1 cm = 10
–2
(As they rubbed with each other. So the charge on each sphere are equal)
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
? 0.1 = 
2 2
2
) 10 (
kq
?
? q
2
= 
9
4
10 9
10 1 . 0
?
?
?
? q
2
= 
14
10
9
1
?
? ? q = 
7
10
3
1
?
?
1.6 × 10
–19
c Carries by 1 electron 1 c carried by 
19
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
0.33 × 10
–7
c carries by 
7
19
10 33 . 0
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
? ?
?
= 0.208 × 10
12
= 2.08 × 10
11
+
+
+
–
–
–
–
+
+
A
10 × 10
–10
m
C
B
a
2 × 10
–6
c
–1 × 10
–6
c
Electric Field and Potential
29.3
13. F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 10
19 19 9
) 10 75 . 2 (
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 
20
29
10 56 . 7
10 04 . 23
?
?
?
?
= 3.04 × 10
–9
14. Given: mass of proton = 1.67 × 10
–27
kg = M
p
k = 9 × 10
9
Charge of proton = 1.6 × 10
–19
c = C
p
G = 6.67 × 10
–11
Let the separation be ‘r’ 
Fe = 
2
2
p
r
) C ( k
, fg= 
2
2
p
r
) M ( G
Now, Fe : Fg = 
2
p
2
2
2
p
) M ( G
r
r
) C ( K
? = 
2 27 11
2 19 9
) 10 67 . 1 ( 10 67 . 6
) 0 ` 1 6 . 1 ( 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10
38
˜ 1,24 ×10
38
15. Expression of electrical force F = 
2
r
kr
e C
?
?
Since e
–kr
is a pure number. So, dimensional formulae of F = 
2
r of formulae ensional dim
C of formulae ensional dim
Or, [MLT
–2
][L
2
] = dimensional formulae of C = [ML
3
T
–2
]
Unit of C = unit of force × unit of r
2
= Newton × m
2
= Newton–m
2
  
Since –kr is a number hence dimensional formulae of 
k = 
r of formulae entional dim
1
= [L
–1
] Unit of k = m
–1
16. Three charges are held at three corners of a equilateral trangle.
Let the charges be A, B and C. It is of length 5 cm or 0.05 m
Force exerted by B on A = F
1
force exerted by C on A = F
2
So, force exerted on A = resultant F
1
= F
2
? F = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
4
12 9
10 5 5
10 2 2 2 10 9
?
?
? ?
? ? ? ? ?
= 10
25
36
? = 14.4
Now, force on A = 2 × F cos 30° since it is equilateral ?.
? Force on A = 2 × 1.44 ×
2
3
= 24.94 N. ?
17. q
1
= q
2
= q
3
= q
4
= 2 × 10
–6
C
v = 5 cm = 5 × 10
–2
m
so force on c = 
CD CB CA
F F F ? ?
so Force along × Component = 0 45 cos F F
CA CD
? ? ?
= 
2 2
1
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
2 2
2 6
2 2
2 6
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? 4 4
2
10 2 50
1
10 25
1
kq
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? ?
?
?
2 2
1
1
10 24
10 4 10 9
4
12 9
= 1.44 (1.35) = 19.49 Force along % component = 19.49
So, Resultant R = 
2 2
Fy Fx ? = 19.49 2 = 27.56 
18. R = 0.53 A° = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
F = 
2
2 1
r
q Kq
= 
10 10
38 9
10 10 53 . 0 53 . 0
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ? ?
= 82.02 × 10
–9
N
19. Fe from previous problem No. 18 = 8.2 × 10
–8
N Ve = ?
Now, M
e
= 9.12 × 10
–31
kg r = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
Now, Fe = 
r
v M
2
e
? v
2
= 
e
m
r Fe ?
= 
31
10 8
10 1 . 9
10 53 . 0 10 2 . 8
?
? ?
?
? ? ?
= 0.4775 × 10
13
= 4.775 × 10
12
m
2
/s
2
? v = 2.18 × 10
6
m/s
0.05 m
60°
? ?
F 2 F 1
B
A
C
0.05 m
0.05 m
D
C
B
CD
F
A
CA
F
CB
F
Electric Field and Potential
29.4
20. Electric force feeled by 1 c due to 1 × 10
–8
c.
F
1
= 
2 2
8
) 10 10 (
1 10 1 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= k × 10
-6
N. electric force feeled by 1 c due to 8 × 10
–8
c.
F
2
= 
2 2
8
) 10 23 (
1 10 8 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 
9
10 10 8 k
2 8
? ? ? ?
?
= 
4
10 k 28
6 ?
?
= 2k × 10
–6
N.
Similarly F
3
= 
2 2
8
) 10 30 (
1 10 27 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 3k × 10
–6
N
So, F = F
1
+ F
2
+ F
3
+ ……+ F
10
= k × 10
–6
(1 + 2 + 3 +……+10) N
= k × 10
–6
× 
2
11 10 ?
= 55k × 10
–6
= 55 × 9 × 10
9
× 10
–6
N = 4.95 × 10
3
N 
21. Force exerted = 
2
2
1
r
kq
= 
2
16 9
1
10 2 2 10 9
?
? ? ? ?
= 3.6 × 10
–6
is the force exerted on the string
22. q
1
= q
2
= 2 × 10
–7
c m = 100 g
l = 50 cm = 5 × 10
–2
m d = 5 × 10
–2
m
(a) Now Electric force 
F = 
2
2
r
q
K = 
4
14 9
10 25
10 4 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
N = 14.4 × 10
–2
N = 0.144 N
(b) The components of Resultant force along it is zero, 
because mg balances T cos ? and so also.
F = mg = T sin ??
(c) Tension on the string
T sin ? = F T cos ? = mg
Tan ? = 
mg
F
= 
8 . 9 10 100
144 . 0
3
? ?
?
= 0.14693
But T cos ? = 10
2
× 10
–3
× 10 = 1 N
? T = 
? cos
1
= sec ? ? ?
? T = 
? sin
F
, ?
Sin ? = 0.145369 ; Cos ? = 0.989378; ?
23. q = 2.0 × 10
–8 
c n= ? T = ? Sin ? = 
20
1
Force between the charges 
F = 
2
2 1
r
q Kq
= 
2 2
8 8 9
) 10 3 (
10 2 10 2 10 9
?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 4 × 10
–3
N
mg sin ? = F ? m = 
? sin g
F
= 
) 20 / 1 ( 10
10 4
3
?
?
?
= 8 × 10
–3
= 8 gm
Cos ??= ? ?
2
Sin 1 = 
400
1
1 ? = 
400
1 400 ?
= 0.99 ˜ 1
So, T = mg cos ?
Or T = 8 × 10
–3
10 × 0.99 = 8 × 10
–2
M ?
r = 1 m
q 1
q 1
90°
? ?
T
F
T Cos ? ?
??
? ?
90°
F
T Cos ? ?
T Sin ? ?
T Sin ? ?
20 cm
0
1 cm
20 T
mg
5 cm
1 cm 1 cm
T
20
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29.1
CHAPTER – 29
ELECTRIC FIELD AND POTENTIAL
EXERCISES
1. ?
0
= 
2
2
m Newton
Coulomb
= l
1
M
–1
L
–3
T
4
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
2. q
1
= q
2
= q = 1.0 C distance between = 2 km = 1 × 10
3
m
so, force = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
F = 
2 3
9
) 10 2 (
1 1 ) 10 9 (
?
? ? ?
= 
6 2
9
10 2
10 9
?
?
= 2,25 × 10
3
N
The weight of body = mg = 40 × 10 N = 400 N
So, 
es arg ch between force
body of wt
= 
1
2
3
10 4
10 25 . 2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= (5.6)
–1
= 
6 . 5
1
So, force between charges = 5.6 weight of body.
3. q = 1 C, Let the distance be ?
F = 50 × 9.8 = 490
F = 
2
2
Kq
?
? 490 = 
2
2 9
1 10 9
?
? ?
or ?
2
= 
490
10 9
9
?
= 18.36 × 10
6 
? ? = 4.29 ×10
3
m ?
4. charges ‘q’ each, AB = 1 m
wt, of 50 kg person = 50 × g = 50 × 9.8 = 490 N
F
C
= 
2
2 1
r
q kq
?
2
2
r
kq
= 490 N
? q
2
= 
9
2
10 9
r 490
?
?
= 
9
10 9
1 1 490
?
? ?
? q = 
9
10 4 . 54
?
? = 23.323 × 10
–5
coulomb ˜ 2.3 × 10
–4
coulomb
5. Charge on each proton = a= 1.6 × 10
–19
coulomb
Distance between charges = 10 × 10
–15
metre = r
Force = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
30
38 9
10
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
? ? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10 = 230.4 Newton
6. q
1
= 2.0 × 10
–6
q
2
= 1.0 × 10
–6
r = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Let the charge be at a distance x from q
1
F
1
= 
2
1
q Kq
?
F
2
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
= 
2
9 6
q 10 10 2 9 . 9
?
? ? ? ?
?
Now since the net force is zero on the charge q. ? f
1
= f
2
?
2
1
q kq
?
= 
2
2
) 1 . 0 (
kqq
? ?
? 2(0.1 – ?)
2
= ?
2
  ? 2 (0.1 – ?) = ?
? ? = 
2 1
2 1 . 0
?
= 0.0586 m = 5.86 cm ˜ 5.9 cm From larger charge
q 2
(0.1–x) m x m
q
q 1
10 cm
Electric Field and Potential
29.2
7. q
1
= 2 ×10
–6
c q
2
= – 1 × 10
–6
c r = 10 cm = 10 × 10
–2
m
Let the third charge be a so, F-
AC
= – F-
BC
?
2
1
1
r
kQq
= 
2
2
2
r
KQq ?
?
2
6
) 10 (
10 2
? ?
?
?
= 
2
6
10 1
?
?
?
? 2 ?
2
= (10 + ?)
2
? 2 ? = 10 + ? ? ?( 2 - 1) = 10 ? ? =
1 414 . 1
10
?
?
= 24.14 cm ?
So, distance = 24.14 + 10 = 34.14 cm from larger charge ?
8. Minimum charge of a body is the charge of an electron
Wo, q = 1.6 × 10
–19
c ? = 1 cm = 1 × 10
–2
cm 
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 2
19 19 9
10 10
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 23.04 × 10
–38+9+2+2
= 23.04 × 10
–25
= 2.3 × 10
–24
?
9. No. of electrons of 100 g water = 
18
100 10 ?
= 55.5 Nos Total charge = 55.5
No. of electrons in 18 g of H
2
O = 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 = 6.023 × 10
24
No. of electrons in 100 g  of H
2
O = 
18
100 10 023 . 6
24
? ?
= 0.334 × 10
26
= 3.334 × 10
25
Total charge = 3.34 × 10
25
× 1.6 × 10
–19
= 5.34 × 10
6
c
10. Molecular weight of H
2
O = 2 × 1 × 16 = 16
No. of electrons present in one molecule of H
2
O = 10
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
molecule
18 gm of H
2
O has 6.023 × 10
23
× 10 electrons
100 gm of H
2
O has 100
18
10 023 . 6
24
?
?
electrons
So number of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6
26
?
protons (since atom is electrically neutral)
Charge of protons = 
18
10 023 . 6 10 6 . 1
26 19
? ? ?
?
coulomb = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Charge of electrons = = 
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
7
? ?
coulomb
Hence Electrical force = 
2 2
7 7
9
) 10 10 (
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
10 9
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
= 
25
10 023 . 6 6 . 1
18
023 . 6 8
? ? ?
?
= 2.56 × 10
25
Newton
11. Let two protons be at a distance be 13.8 femi
F = 
30 2
38 9
10 ) 8 . 14 (
10 6 . 1 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 1.2 N
12. F = 0.1 N
r = 1 cm = 10
–2
(As they rubbed with each other. So the charge on each sphere are equal)
So, F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
? 0.1 = 
2 2
2
) 10 (
kq
?
? q
2
= 
9
4
10 9
10 1 . 0
?
?
?
? q
2
= 
14
10
9
1
?
? ? q = 
7
10
3
1
?
?
1.6 × 10
–19
c Carries by 1 electron 1 c carried by 
19
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
0.33 × 10
–7
c carries by 
7
19
10 33 . 0
10 6 . 1
1
?
?
? ?
?
= 0.208 × 10
12
= 2.08 × 10
11
+
+
+
–
–
–
–
+
+
A
10 × 10
–10
m
C
B
a
2 × 10
–6
c
–1 × 10
–6
c
Electric Field and Potential
29.3
13. F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2 10
19 19 9
) 10 75 . 2 (
10 10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 
20
29
10 56 . 7
10 04 . 23
?
?
?
?
= 3.04 × 10
–9
14. Given: mass of proton = 1.67 × 10
–27
kg = M
p
k = 9 × 10
9
Charge of proton = 1.6 × 10
–19
c = C
p
G = 6.67 × 10
–11
Let the separation be ‘r’ 
Fe = 
2
2
p
r
) C ( k
, fg= 
2
2
p
r
) M ( G
Now, Fe : Fg = 
2
p
2
2
2
p
) M ( G
r
r
) C ( K
? = 
2 27 11
2 19 9
) 10 67 . 1 ( 10 67 . 6
) 0 ` 1 6 . 1 ( 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ?
= 9 × 2.56 × 10
38
˜ 1,24 ×10
38
15. Expression of electrical force F = 
2
r
kr
e C
?
?
Since e
–kr
is a pure number. So, dimensional formulae of F = 
2
r of formulae ensional dim
C of formulae ensional dim
Or, [MLT
–2
][L
2
] = dimensional formulae of C = [ML
3
T
–2
]
Unit of C = unit of force × unit of r
2
= Newton × m
2
= Newton–m
2
  
Since –kr is a number hence dimensional formulae of 
k = 
r of formulae entional dim
1
= [L
–1
] Unit of k = m
–1
16. Three charges are held at three corners of a equilateral trangle.
Let the charges be A, B and C. It is of length 5 cm or 0.05 m
Force exerted by B on A = F
1
force exerted by C on A = F
2
So, force exerted on A = resultant F
1
= F
2
? F = 
2
2
r
kq
= 
4
12 9
10 5 5
10 2 2 2 10 9
?
?
? ?
? ? ? ? ?
= 10
25
36
? = 14.4
Now, force on A = 2 × F cos 30° since it is equilateral ?.
? Force on A = 2 × 1.44 ×
2
3
= 24.94 N. ?
17. q
1
= q
2
= q
3
= q
4
= 2 × 10
–6
C
v = 5 cm = 5 × 10
–2
m
so force on c = 
CD CB CA
F F F ? ?
so Force along × Component = 0 45 cos F F
CA CD
? ? ?
= 
2 2
1
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
) 10 5 (
) 10 2 ( k
2 2
2 6
2 2
2 6
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? 4 4
2
10 2 50
1
10 25
1
kq
= 
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ? ?
?
?
2 2
1
1
10 24
10 4 10 9
4
12 9
= 1.44 (1.35) = 19.49 Force along % component = 19.49
So, Resultant R = 
2 2
Fy Fx ? = 19.49 2 = 27.56 
18. R = 0.53 A° = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
F = 
2
2 1
r
q Kq
= 
10 10
38 9
10 10 53 . 0 53 . 0
10 6 . 1 6 . 1 10 9
? ?
?
? ? ?
? ? ? ?
= 82.02 × 10
–9
N
19. Fe from previous problem No. 18 = 8.2 × 10
–8
N Ve = ?
Now, M
e
= 9.12 × 10
–31
kg r = 0.53 × 10
–10
m
Now, Fe = 
r
v M
2
e
? v
2
= 
e
m
r Fe ?
= 
31
10 8
10 1 . 9
10 53 . 0 10 2 . 8
?
? ?
?
? ? ?
= 0.4775 × 10
13
= 4.775 × 10
12
m
2
/s
2
? v = 2.18 × 10
6
m/s
0.05 m
60°
? ?
F 2 F 1
B
A
C
0.05 m
0.05 m
D
C
B
CD
F
A
CA
F
CB
F
Electric Field and Potential
29.4
20. Electric force feeled by 1 c due to 1 × 10
–8
c.
F
1
= 
2 2
8
) 10 10 (
1 10 1 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= k × 10
-6
N. electric force feeled by 1 c due to 8 × 10
–8
c.
F
2
= 
2 2
8
) 10 23 (
1 10 8 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 
9
10 10 8 k
2 8
? ? ? ?
?
= 
4
10 k 28
6 ?
?
= 2k × 10
–6
N.
Similarly F
3
= 
2 2
8
) 10 30 (
1 10 27 k
?
?
?
? ? ?
= 3k × 10
–6
N
So, F = F
1
+ F
2
+ F
3
+ ……+ F
10
= k × 10
–6
(1 + 2 + 3 +……+10) N
= k × 10
–6
× 
2
11 10 ?
= 55k × 10
–6
= 55 × 9 × 10
9
× 10
–6
N = 4.95 × 10
3
N 
21. Force exerted = 
2
2
1
r
kq
= 
2
16 9
1
10 2 2 10 9
?
? ? ? ?
= 3.6 × 10
–6
is the force exerted on the string
22. q
1
= q
2
= 2 × 10
–7
c m = 100 g
l = 50 cm = 5 × 10
–2
m d = 5 × 10
–2
m
(a) Now Electric force 
F = 
2
2
r
q
K = 
4
14 9
10 25
10 4 10 9
?
?
?
? ? ?
N = 14.4 × 10
–2
N = 0.144 N
(b) The components of Resultant force along it is zero, 
because mg balances T cos ? and so also.
F = mg = T sin ??
(c) Tension on the string
T sin ? = F T cos ? = mg
Tan ? = 
mg
F
= 
8 . 9 10 100
144 . 0
3
? ?
?
= 0.14693
But T cos ? = 10
2
× 10
–3
× 10 = 1 N
? T = 
? cos
1
= sec ? ? ?
? T = 
? sin
F
, ?
Sin ? = 0.145369 ; Cos ? = 0.989378; ?
23. q = 2.0 × 10
–8 
c n= ? T = ? Sin ? = 
20
1
Force between the charges 
F = 
2
2 1
r
q Kq
= 
2 2
8 8 9
) 10 3 (
10 2 10 2 10 9
?
? ?
?
? ? ? ? ?
= 4 × 10
–3
N
mg sin ? = F ? m = 
? sin g
F
= 
) 20 / 1 ( 10
10 4
3
?
?
?
= 8 × 10
–3
= 8 gm
Cos ??= ? ?
2
Sin 1 = 
400
1
1 ? = 
400
1 400 ?
= 0.99 ˜ 1
So, T = mg cos ?
Or T = 8 × 10
–3
10 × 0.99 = 8 × 10
–2
M ?
r = 1 m
q 1
q 1
90°
? ?
T
F
T Cos ? ?
??
? ?
90°
F
T Cos ? ?
T Sin ? ?
T Sin ? ?
20 cm
0
1 cm
20 T
mg
5 cm
1 cm 1 cm
T
20
Electric Field and Potential
29.5
24. T Cos ? = mg …(1)
T Sin ? = Fe …(2)
Solving, (2)/(1) we get, tan ? = 
mg
Fe
= 
mg
1
r
kq
2
?
?
1596
2
= 
8 . 9 02 . 0 ) 04 . 0 (
q 10 9
2
2 9
? ?
? ?
? q
2
= 
1596 10 9
2 8 . 9 02 . 0 ) 04 . 0 (
9
2
? ?
? ? ?
= 
95 . 39 10 9
10 27 . 6
9
4
? ?
?
?
= 17 × 10
–16
c
2
? q = 
16
10 17
?
? = 4.123 × 10
–8
c ?
25. Electric force = 
2
2
) Q sin Q sin (
kq
? ? ?
= 
2 2
2
sin 4
kq
?
So, T Cos ? = ms (For equilibrium) T sin ? = Ef
Or tan ? = 
mg
Ef
? mg = Ef cot ? = ?
?
cot
sin 4
kq
2 2
2
?
= 
0
2 2
2
E 16 sin
cot q
? ?
?
?
or m = 
g Sin E 16
cot q
2 2
0
2
? ?
?
?
unit.
26. Mass of the bob = 100 g = 0.1 kg
So Tension in the string = 0.1 × 9.8 = 0.98 N.
For the Tension to be 0, the charge below should repel the first bob.
? F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
T – mg + F = 0 ? T = mg – f T = mg
? 0.98 = 
2
2
4 9
) 01 . 0 (
q 10 2 10 9 ? ? ? ?
?
? q
2
= 
5
2
10 2 9
10 1 98 . 0
? ?
? ?
?
= 0.054 × 10
–9
N
27. Let the charge on C = q
So, net force on c is equal to zero
So 
BA AC
F F ? = 0, But F
AC
= F
BC
?
2
x
kqQ
= 
2
) x d (
qQ 2 k
?
? 2x
2
= (d – x)
2
? 2 x = d – x 
? x = 
1 2
d
?
= 
) 1 2 (
) 1 2 (
) 1 2 (
d
?
?
?
?
= ) 1 2 ( d ?
For the charge on rest, F
AC
+ F
AB
= 0
2 2
2
d
) q 2 ( kq
d
kqQ
) 414 . 2 ( ? = 0 ? ] q 2 Q ) 414 . 2 [(
d
kq
2
2
? = 0 
? 2q = –(2.414)
2
Q 
? Q = q
) 1 2 (
2
2
? ?
= q
2 2 3
2
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? = –(0.343) q = –(6 – 4 2 )
28. K = 100 N/m l = 10 cm = 10
–1
m q = 2.0 × 10
–8
c Find l = ?
Force between them F = 
2
2 1
r
q kq
= 
2
8 8 9
10
10 2 10 2 10 9
?
? ?
? ? ? ?
= 36 × 10
–5
N
So, F = – kx or x = 
K
F
?
= 
100
10 36
5 ?
?
= 36 × 10
–7
cm = 3.6 × 10
–6
m
4 cm
1596
20 g
B
A
? ?
20 g
40 cm
? ? v
2
q
E F
l
? ?
mg l sin ? ?
l
q
FBD for a mass 
(m)
T
E F
T cos ? ?
mg
a
T Sin ? ?
2 × 10
–4
C
10 cm mg
q
C
B
A
d
x d–x
2q
q 2
q 1
K
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FAQs on HC Verma Solutions: Chapter 29 - Electric Field & Potential

1. What's the difference between electric field and electric potential in Chapter 29?
Ans. Electric field is the force per unit positive charge at a point in space, measured in N/C, while electric potential is the work done per unit charge to bring a test charge from infinity, measured in volts. Field is a vector quantity; potential is scalar. Both describe how charges interact with their surroundings, but field focuses on force effects and potential on energy considerations.
2. How do I calculate electric potential due to a point charge for NEET?
Ans. Electric potential (V) due to a point charge is calculated using V = kQ/r, where k is Coulomb's constant (9×10⁹), Q is the source charge, and r is distance from it. The potential is positive for positive charges and negative for negative charges. This formula helps determine voltage at any location around the charge in electrostatics problems.
3. Why does electric field point from positive to negative charges?
Ans. Electric field direction represents the path a positive test charge would naturally move. Positive charges repel positive test charges (pushing them away), while negative charges attract them (pulling them toward). Field lines always originate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges, following the force direction experienced by a hypothetical positive charge placed in the field.
4. What's the relationship between electric field and potential difference in this chapter?
Ans. Electric field equals the negative gradient of potential: E = -dV/dr. This means potential difference between two points directly relates to field strength and distance. Mathematically, the voltage drop across a region equals the electric field intensity multiplied by separation distance, connecting both concepts in electrostatics and circuit problems.
5. How do equipotential surfaces help in understanding electric fields and potentials?
Ans. Equipotential surfaces are regions where electric potential remains constant. Electric field lines always remain perpendicular to these surfaces, never flowing along them. This relationship visualises energy distribution around charges-moving along equipotentials requires no work, simplifying complex field problems. Equipotential mapping helps students predict field behaviour and charge interactions efficiently.
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