Electric Field and usage of Gauss's Law PYQs: JEE Mains Physics

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1. 1. Identify the correct statements :
   A. Electrostatic field lines form closed loops.
   B. The electric field lines point radially outward when charge is greater than zero.
   C. The Gauss-Law is valid only for inverse-square force.
   D. The workdone in moving a charged particle in a static electric field around a closed path is zero.
   E. The motion of a particle under Coulomb's force must take place in a plane.
   Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 2026 Medium
2. 2. Two point charges \(8 \, \mu C\) and \(-2 \, \mu C\) are located at \(x = 2\) cm and \(x = 4\) cm, respectively on the \(x\)-axis. The ratio of electric flux due to these charges through two spheres of radii \(3\) cm and \(5\) cm with their centers at the origin is _______. 2026 Medium
3. 3. A small bob of mass 100 mg and charge \(+10 \mu \mathrm{C}\) is connected to an insulating string of length 1 m. It is brought near to an infinitely long nonconducting sheet of charge density ' \(\sigma\) ' as shown in figure. If string subtends an angle of \(45^{\circ}\) with the sheet at equilibrium the charge density of sheet will be :
   (Given, \(\varepsilon_0=8.85 \times 10^{-12} \frac{\mathrm{~F}}{\mathrm{~m}}\) and acceleration due to gravity, \(g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\))
   2025 Medium
4. 4. Consider two infinitely large plane parallel conducting plates as shown below. The plates are uniformly charged with a surface charge density \(+\sigma\) and \(-2 \sigma\). The force experienced by a point charge +q placed at the mid point between two plates will be :
   2025 Hard
5. 5. Match List - I with List - II.

   List - I	List - II
   (A) Electric field inside (distance \(r>0\) from center) of a uniformly charged spherical shell with surface charge density \(\sigma\), and radius R.	(I) \(\sigma / \epsilon_0\)
   (B) Electric field at distance \(r >0\) from a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet with surface charge density \(\sigma\).	(II) \(\sigma / 2 \epsilon_0\)
   (C) Electric field outside (distance \(r>0\) from center) of a uniformly charged spherical shell with surface charge density \(\sigma\), and radius R.	(III) \(0\)
   (D) Electric field between 2 oppositely charged infinite plane parallel sheets with uniform surface charge density \(\sigma\).	(IV) \(\frac{\sigma R^2}{\epsilon_0 r^2}\)

   Choose the correct answer from the options given\(\text{ }\)below\(\text{ }\): 2025 Medium
6. 6. Two infinite identical charged sheets and a charged spherical body of charge density ' \(\rho\) ' are arranged as shown in figure. Then the correct relation between the electrical fields at \(\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}\) and D points is :
   2025 Medium
7. 7. An infinite plane sheet of charge having uniform surface charge density \(+\sigma_5 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^2\) is placed on \(\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{y}\) plane. Another infinitely long line charge having uniform linear charge density \(+\lambda_e \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}\) is placed at \(z=4 \mathrm{~m}\) plane and parallel to \(y\)-axis. If the magnitude values \(\left|\sigma_s\right|=2\left|\lambda_{\mathrm{e}}\right|\) then at point \((0,0,2)\), the ratio of magnitudes of electric field values due to sheet charge to that of line charge is \(\pi \sqrt{\mathrm{n}}: 1\). The value of \(n\) is _______. 2024 Hard
8. 8. \(\sigma\) is the uniform surface charge density of a thin spherical shell of radius \(R\). The electric field at any point on the surface of the spherical shell is _______. 2024 Hard
9. 9. Three infinitely long charged thin sheets are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude of electric field at the point \(P\) is \(\frac{x \sigma}{\epsilon_0}\). The value of \(x\) is _______. (all quantities are measured in \(SI\) units).
   2024 Hard
10. 10. A thin infinite sheet charge and an infinite line charge of respective charge densities \(+\sigma\) and \(+\lambda\) are placed parallel at \(5\,m\) distance from each other. Points \(P\) and \(Q\), are at \(\frac{3}{\pi} m\) and \(\frac{4}{\pi} m\) perpendicular distance from line charge towards sheet charge, respectively. \(E_P\) and \(E_Q\) are the magnitudes of resultant electric field intensities at point \(P\) and \(Q\), respectively. If \(\frac{E_p}{E_Q}=\frac{4}{a}\) for \(2|\sigma|=|\lambda|\). Then the value of \(a\) is ........... 2023 Hard
11. 11. Let \(\sigma\) be the uniform surface charge density of two infinite thin plane sheets shown in figure. Then the electric fields in three different region \(E_{ I }, E_{ II }\) and \(E_{III}\) are
    2023 Medium
12. 12. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is considered with charge density varying as \(\rho(r)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}\rho_{0}\left(\frac{3}{4}-\frac{r}{R}\right) & \text { for } r \leq R \\ \text { Zero } & \text { for } r>R\end{array}\right.\) Where, \(r ( r < R )\) is the distance from the centre \(O\) (as shown in figure). The electric field at point \(P\) will be.
    2022 Hard
13. 13. In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive charge is shown. \(P _{1}\) and \(P _{2}\) are two points at distance \(l\) and \(2 \,l\) from the charge distribution. If \(\sigma\) is the surface charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields \(E_{1}\) and \(E_{2}\) at \(P _{1}\) and \(P _{2}\) respectively are
    2022 Medium
14. 14. The volume charge density of a sphere of radius \(6 \,m\) is \(2 \,\mu cm ^{-3}\). The number of lines of force per unit surface area coming out from the surface of the sphere is \(....\times 10^{10}\, NC ^{-1}\).  [Given : Permittivity of vacuum  \(\left.\epsilon_{0}=8.85 \times 10^{-12} C ^{2} N ^{-1}- m ^{-2}\right]\) 2022 Medium
15. 15. Consider a sphere of radius \(\mathrm{R}\) which carries a uniform charge density \(\rho .\) If a sphere of radius \(\frac{\mathrm{R}}{2}\) is carved out of it, as shown, the ratio \(\frac{\left|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|}{\left|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|}\) of magnitude of electric field \(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}_{\mathrm{A}}\) and \(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}_{\mathrm{B}}\) respectively, at points \(\mathrm{A}\) and \(\mathrm{B}\) due to the remaining portion is
    2020 Hard
16. 16. Two infinite planes each with uniform surface charge density \(+\sigma\) are kept in such a way that the angle between them is \(30^{\circ} .\) The electric field in the region shown between them is given by
    2020 Medium
17. 17. Let a total charge \(2Q\) be distributed in a sphere of radius \(R\), with the charge density given by \(\rho(r) = kr\), where \(r\) is the distance from the centre. Two charges \(A\) and \(B\), of \(-Q\) each, are placed on diametrically opposite points, at equal distance, \(a\), from the centre. If \(A\) and \(B\) do not experience any force, then 2019 Hard
18. 18. A solid ball of radius \(R\) has a charge density \(\rho \) given by \(\rho  = {\rho _0}\left( {1 - \frac{r}{R}} \right)\) for \(0 \leq r \leq R\). The electric field outside the ball is 2018 Hard
19. 19. The region between two concentric spheres ofradii '\(a\)' and '\(b\)', respectively (see figure), have volume charge density \(\rho = \frac{A}{r}\) where \(A\) is a constant and \(r\) is the distance from the centre. At the centre of the spheres is a point charge \(Q\). The value of \(A\) such that the electric field in the region between the spheres will be constant, is :
    2016 Hard
20. 20. Shown in the figure are two point charges \(+Q\) and \(-Q\) inside the cavity of a spherical shell. The charges are kept near the surface of the cavity on opposite sides of the centre of the shell. If \(\sigma _1\) is the surface charge on the inner surface and \(Q_1\) net charge on it and \(\sigma _2\) the surface charge on the outer surface and \(Q_2\) net charge on it then
    2015 Hard
21. 21. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is characterised by a charge density having the following variations \(\rho (r)\, = \,{\rho _0}\left( {1 - \frac{r}{R}} \right)\) for \(r < R\) \(\rho (r)\,=\,0\) for \(r\, \ge \,R\) Where \(r\) is the distance from the centre of the charge distribution \(\rho _0\) is a constant. The electric field at an internal point \((r < R)\) is 2014 Hard

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