HOLIDAY HOME WORK (SUMMER VACATION 2025)

CLASS-XII A B C SUBJECT-PHYSICS

CHAPTER-1 ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

Q1. Two point charges q1 and q2 are placed close to each other. What is the nature of the force between them
when: (i) q1q2< 0 and (ii) q1q2>0?

Q2. An electric dipole of dipole moment 2x10-6 C m is enclosed by a closed surface. What is the flux passing out
of the surface?

Q3. What is the angle between the directions of dipole moment and electric field at any (i) axial point and (ii)
equatorial point due to an electric dipole?

Q4.ABCD is a square of side 5m. Charges of +50C, -50C and +50C are placed at A,C and D respectively . Find the
magnitude of resultant electric field at B.

Q5. A point charge of 2µC is at the centre of cubic Gaussian surface 9.0 cm in edge. What is the net electric flux
through the surface?
Q6. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius R1 and outer radius R2 has a charge Q. A charge q is placed at the
centre of the shell.
What is the surface charge density on the a) Inner surface b) Outer surface of the shell.
Write the expression for the electric field at a point x>R2 from the centre of the shell.

Q7. Prove that an electric dipole does not execute translational motion in uniform electric field. Also derive an
expression for net torque experienced by dipole in uniform electric field.

Q8. A cube with each side a is kept in electric field given by E = Cx as shown in
the figure where C is a positive dimensional constant. Find

(i) The electric flux through the cube, and

(ii) The net charge inside the cube.

Q9. State Gauss theorem. Derive an expression for electric field due to a long
straight

Wire of infinite length. Draw graph between electric field and distance.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The ratio of the forces between two small spheres with constant charge in air and in a medium of dielectric
constant K is
(a) 1: K (b) K : 1
(c) 1: K2(d) K2: 1
2. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the charges are doubled
and distance between them is halved, then the new force acting on each charge is
(a) F / 8 (b) F / 4
 (c) 16 F (d) F / 16
3. An electron and a proton are separated by a distance of 1Å.The coulomb force between them is
(a) 2 . 3  10 8 N (b) 4 . 6  10 8 N
8
(c) 1 . 5  10 N (d) None of these
4. If E1 be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point on its axial line and E2 that on the equatorial line
at the same distance, then
(a) E2=2E1 (b) E1=2E2
(c) E1= E2 (d) None of the above

5. The angle between electric dipole P and uniform electric field E the value of torque will be maximum if
angle between them
(a) 900 (b) 00
(c) 1800 (d) 450
6. Electric field at a point independent on distance r for
(a) An electric dipole (b) A point charge
(c) A plane infinite sheet of charge (d) A line charge of infinite length
7. A point charge q is placed at the centre of a sphere of radius R. The electric flux emerging from the sphere is
q
(a) (b) Zero
0

(c) (d)
8. A charge q is placed at the corner of a cube. The electric flux passing through the cube is
q q
(a) (b)
0 2 0
q
(c) (d)
40

9. 𝑞 , 𝑞 , 𝑞 and q4 are point charges located at points as shown in the figure and S is a spherical Gaussian
surface of radius R. Which of the following is true according to the Gauss’s law

q1 R
q4
q2 q3

(a) ∮ (𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ ). 𝑑𝑠⃗ =

( )
(b) ∮ (𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ ). 𝑑𝑠⃗ =
( )
(c) ∮ (𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ + 𝐸⃗ ). 𝑑𝑠⃗ =
(d) None of the above
10. Electric field strength E due to a short electric dipole, depends on distance r as
(a) 𝐸 ∝ (b) 𝐸 ∝
(c) 𝐸 ∝ (d) 𝐸 ∝
 ASSERTION-REASONING
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct
answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false and R is also false.
1. Assertion : A bird sitting on a high-tension line and nothing happens to the bird.
Reason :The high tension line is too high from the ground.
2. Assertion : A Charge, which is less than charge of one electron is not possible Reason : Charge is
quantized.
3. Assertion(A):During charging by rubbing, the insulating material with higher work function becomes negatively
charged.
Reason(R) : Electrons are negatively charged.
4. Assertion(A) :A metallic shield in the form of a hollow shell, can be built to block an electric field.
Reason(R): In a hollow spherical metallic shell, electric field inside is zero at every point.
5. Assertion : For a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric field decreases at the same rate w.r.to distance
in both the cases.
Reason : Electric field for point charge and electric dipole is inversely proportional to square of
distance .
6. Assertion (A): The range of gravitational force and coulomb force is infinity.
Reason(R): The Coulomb force is stronger than the gravitational force.
7. Assertion (A): If an dipole is enclosed by a surface, then according to the gauss theorem, electric flux linked
with it is zero.
Reason (R): The net charge on an electric dipole can never be zero.
8. Assertion (A): Positive electric flux indicates that electric lines of force are directed outwards Reason (R):
Positive electric flux is due to a positive charge.
9. Assertion (A): Electric field inside a metallic charged conductor is always zero whatever of amount of charge.
Reason (R): Electric field lines are always perpendicular to surface of the metal.
10. Assertion (A): Charge on a body is 2.3x10-19C is not possible.
Reason (R): Electric charge on a body is quantized and integral multiple of charge of an electron.
CHAPTER-2 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE
Q1. In which orientation a dipole placed in a uniform electric field is in a) Stable, b) Unstable Equilibrium?
Q2. Draw an equipotential surface due to a single isolated charge?
Q3. Draw a plot showing variation of (i) Electric field E and (ii) Electric potential V with distance r due
to a point charge Q.
Q4. Three points A, B and C lie in uniform electric field E of 5x103N/C as shown in the figure. Find potential

difference between A and C.

Q5. Show that the electric field at a point on the surface of a charged conductor or just outside it is
perpendicular to the surface.
 Q6. Prove that the work done to rotate an electric dipole placed in uniform electric field at stable
equilibrium, by an angular displacement of Ɵ is ……. W = P E ( 1 – Cos Ɵ ).
Q7.Three charges each q, are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of each side as r. If
these charges are shifted to the mid points a, b & c of sides of triangle then find work A q
done for this purpose.
c b

Bq a Cq

Q8. A parallel plate capacitor is to be design with a voltage rating 1 kW using a material of dielectric constant 3
and dielectric strength about 107 vm-1. For safety we would like the field never to exceed say, 10% of the dipole
strength. What minimum area of the plates is required to have a capacitance of 50 pF?
Q.9. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8pF. Now reduces the separation
between thr plates to half and the space between them is filled with a medium of dielectric constant 5. Calculate
the value of capacitance of the capacitor in the second case.

Q10. Three capacitors of capacitances C1, C2, and C3 are connected (i) in series, (ii) in parallel. Show that the
energy stored in the series combination is the same as that in the parallel combination.

Q11.Find (i) the equivalent capacitance between A and B and (ii) total energy stored in the system of capacitors given in the
network. The charging battery has an emf 10V, calculate the total charge in the circuit.

Q12.(I) A 900 pF capacitor is charged by a 100 V battery. How much

electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor?
(II)Find equivalent capacitance of given circuit

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