We can charge a metal sphere positively without touching it by:

1. Conduction

2. Induction

3. Friction

4. Both (1) and (2)

If \(10^9\) electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time approximately is required to get a total charge of \(1\) C on the other body?
1. \(200\) years
2. \(100\) years
3. \(150\) years
4. \(250\) years

The amount of positive and negative charges in a cup of water (\(250\) g) are respectively:

The ratio of the magnitude of electric force to the magnitude of gravitational force for an electron and a proton will be: (\(m_p=1.67\times10^{-27}~\mathrm{kg}\), \(m_e=9.11\times10^{-31}~\mathrm{kg}\))
1. \(2.4\times10^{39}\)
2. \(2.6\times10^{36}\)
3. \(1.4\times10^{36}\)
4. \(1.6\times10^{39}\)

A charged metallic sphere A is suspended by a nylon thread. Another identical charged metallic sphere B held by an insulating handle is brought close to A such that the distance between their centres is 10 cm, as shown in Fig.(a). The resulting repulsion of A is noted. Then spheres A and B are touched by identical uncharged spheres C and D respectively, as shown in Fig.(b). C and D are then removed and B is brought closer to A to a distance of 5.0 cm between their centres, as shown in Fig. (c). What is the expected repulsion on A on the basis of Coulomb’s law?

1. Electrostatic force on A due to B remains unaltered.

2. Electrostatic force on A due to B becomes double.

3. Electrostatic force on A due to B becomes half.

4. Can't say.

Consider three charges \(q_1,~q_2,~q_3\) each equal to \(q\) at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side \(l.\) What is the force on a charge \(Q\) (with the same sign as \(q\)) placed at the centroid of the triangle, as shown in the figure?

     
1. \(\frac{3}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}} \frac{Qq}{l^2}\)
2. \(\frac{9}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}} \frac{Qq}{l^2}\)
3. zero
4. \(\frac{6}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}} \frac{Qq}{l^2}\)$\mathrm{}$

Consider the charges \(q,~q,\) and \(-q\) placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure. Then the sum of the forces on the three charges is:

    

1. \(\frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}}\frac{q^{2}}{l^{2}}\)
2. zero
3. \(\frac{2}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}}\frac{q^{2}}{l^{2}}\)
4. \(\frac{3}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}}\frac{q^{2}}{l^{2}}\)

An electron falls through a distance of \(1.5\) cm in a uniform electric field of magnitude \(2\times10^4\) N/C [figure (a)]. The direction of the field is reversed keeping its magnitude unchanged and a proton falls through the same distance [figure (b)]. If \(t_e\) and \(t_p\) are the time of fall for electron and proton respectively, then:

   
1. \(t_e=t_p\)
2. \(t_e>t_p\)
3. \(t_e<t_p\)
4. none of these$\mathrm{}$

Two-point charges $q_1$ and $q_2$, of magnitude $+{10}^{-8} C$  and $-{10}^{-8} C$, respectively, are placed 0.1 m apart. The electric field at point  A (as shown in the figure) is: 

$1. 3.6\times {10}^4 {\mathrm{NC}}^{-1}$
$2. 7.2\times {10}^4 {\mathrm{NC}}^{-1}$
$3. 9\times {10}^3 {\mathrm{NC}}^{-1}$
$4. 3.2\times {10}^4 {\mathrm{NC}}^{-1}$

Two charges \(\pm10\) µC are placed \(5.0\) mm apart. The electric field at a point P on the axis of the dipole \(15\) cm away from its centre O on the side of the positive charge, as shown in the figure is:

        
1. \(2.7\times10^5\) NC^-1
2. \(4.13\times10^6\) NC^-1
3. \(3.86\times10^6\) NC^-1
4. \(1.33\times10^5\) NC^-1