Electrostatic Charging Methods

Questions about different methods of charging objects including charging by induction, charging by friction, and basic electrostatics principles relevant to class XII physics

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of electrons that must be removed from an electrically neutral silver dollar to give it a charge of $+2.4C$ is

  1. $2.5\times { 10 }^{ 19 }$
  2. $1.5\times { 10 }^{ 19 }$
  3. $1.5\times { 10 }^{ -19 }$
  4. $2.5\times { 10 }^{ -19 }$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Induction is possible

  1. Only in conductor
  2. Only in insulator
  3. Both in conductor and insulator
  4. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk it gains positive charge,because 

  1. Electrons are removed from it
  2. Protons are removed from it
  3. Proton are added to it
  4. Electron are added to it
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process due to which an uncharged body acquires electric charges when held near a charged body is called :

  1. conduction
  2. induction
  3. convection
  4. none of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the charge acquired by the silk is :

  1. negative
  2. positive
  3. partly positive and partly negative
  4. none of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glass rod rubbed with silk is brought near the fur rubbed with an ebonite rod. What will be your observation between them?

  1. Attraction
  2. Repulsion
  3. No change
  4. cant say
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Charging by friction is accompanied by loss or gain of electrons. State which body loses electrons when an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur.

  1. $ebonite$
  2. $fur$
  3. $hand$
  4. $Both\ fur\ and\ ebonite$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Charging by friction is accompanied by loss or gain of electrons. State which body loses electrons when a glass rod is rubbed with silk.

  1. $glass\ rod$
  2. $silk$
  3. $hand$
  4. $both\ glass\ rod\ and\ silk$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

  1. lightning and spark from wollen clothing are essentially the same phenomena.
  2. when you rub a plastic scale on your dry hair, it acquires a charge.
  3. charge acquired by a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk is called as negative charge
  4. static charges are called so, because they donot move by themselves
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a body acquires electric charge temporarily under the influence of charged body, then the process is called:

  1. conduction
  2. induction
  3. radiation
  4. dispersion
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process of charging a conductor from a charged body without touching them together is called induction

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Ambiguous
  4. Data insufficient
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens when two straws are individually rubbed with separate sheets of paper and are brought near to each other?

  1. The straws attract each other
  2. The straws repel each other
  3. The straws remain indifferent of each other
  4. Either A or B
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens when a charged balloon is placed near another balloon of the same charge?

  1. Attract each other
  2. Repel each other
  3. Neither attract nor repel
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, the charge acquired by the fur is:

  1. negative
  2. positive
  3. both positive and negative
  4. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electrostatic induction is used to charge

  1. Conductors
  2. Semiconductors
  3. Insulators
  4. All of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two bodies are changed by rubbing one against the other. During the process, one becomes positively charged while the other becomes negatively charged. Then,

  1. mass of each body remains unchanged.
  2. mass of each body changes marginally.
  3. mass of each body changes slightly and hence the total mass.
  4. mass of each body changes slightly but the total mass remains the same.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

  1. Lightning and spark from woolen clothing are essentially the same phenomena.
  2. When you rub a plastic scale on your dry hair, it acquires a charge.
  3. Charge acquired by a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk is negative charge.
  4. Static charges are called so, because they do not move by themselves.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glass rod is rubbed with silk, is found positively charged. This is because.

  1. Electrons are transferred from glass rod to silk.
  2. Electrons are transferred from silk to glass rod.
  3. Protons are transferred from glass rod to silk.
  4. Protons are transferred from silk to glass rod.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a piece of polythene is rubbed with wool, a charge of $-2\times 10^{-7}C$ is developed on polythene. What is the amount of mass, which is transfered to polythene.

  1. $11.48\times 10^{19}kg$
  2. $11.58\times 10^{-19}kg$
  3. $11.68\times 10^{-19}kg$
  4. $11.38\times 10^{-19}kg$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What causes electrification of two bodies when they are rubbed together ?

  1. Transfer of atoms from one body to the other body.
  2. Transfer of electricity from one body to the other body.
  3. Transfer of electrons from one body to the other body.
  4. Transfer of heat from one body to the other body.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A neutral rubber rod and a neutral piece of fur have equal amounts of negative and positive charge. When the fur is rubbed against the rod, a transfer of electrons occurs. The transfer of electrons and mass transfer respectively takes place from

  1. fur to rubber rod; rubber rod to fur
  2. fur to rubber rod; fur to rubber rod
  3. rubber rod to fur; rubber rod to fur
  4. rubber rod to fur; fur to rubber rod
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth the rod

  1. and the cloth both acquire positive charge
  2. becomes positively charged while the cloth has a negative charge
  3. and the cloth both acquire negative charge
  4. becomes negatively charged while the cloth has a positive charge
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk

  1. Negative charge is produced on silk but not charge on the glass rod
  2. Equal but opposite charge are produced on the both
  3. Equal and similar charges are produced on the both
  4. Positive charge is produced on the glass rod but no charge on the silk
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it is said to be positively charged. Which of the following statement is true?

  1. Electrons move from silk to glass
  2. Electrons move from glass to silk
  3. Protons move from silk to glass
  4. Protons move from glass to silk
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two uncharged bodies when rubbed against each other get charged. This is known as

  1. Charging by conduction
  2. Charging by friction
  3. Charging by induction
  4. Charging by convection
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a plastic comb rubbed on hair is brought near bits of paper, it attracts them because:

  1. The comb and the paper get similarly charged.
  2. They get oppositely charged.
  3. The paper bits are very light.
  4. None of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a body is charged by rubbing it, its weight _________.

  1. Remains precisely constant
  2. Increases slightly
  3. Decreases slightly
  4. May increase or decrease slightly
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process suitable for charging a glass rod is :

  1. conduction
  2. induction
  3. rubbing against a suitable substance
  4. all of the above
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During electrification by friction

  1. Proton are transferred from one body to another body
  2. Neutrons are transferred from one body to another body
  3. Electrons are transferred from one body to another body
  4. None
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ebonite rod rubbed with fur and a glass rod rubbed with silk cloth are brought nearer to each other. Then

  1. they will attract each other
  2. they will repel each other
  3. nothing will happen to them
  4. they will get heated up
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

  1. Lightning and spark from woolen clothing are essentially the same phenomena.
  2. When you rub a plastic scale on your dry hair, it acquires a charge.
  3. Charge acquired by a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk is called as negative charge.
  4. Static charges are called so, because they do not move by themselves
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The electric charge developed on glass rod rubbed with silk cloth is different from the charge developed on ebonite rod rubbed with fur.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The electricity developed on objects, when they are rubbed with each other is called:

  1. Frictional potential
  2. Frictional electricity
  3. Static electricity
  4. Static potential
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A woolen cloth when rubbed against plastic object acquires ______ charge.

  1. Sometimes positive and sometimes negative
  2. Negative
  3. Positive
  4. None of the these
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glass rod when rubbed with silk cloth, acquires a charge of $1.6\times 10^{-11}C$, then the charge on silk cloth will be:

  1. $-3.2\times 10^{-11}C$
  2. $-2.4\times 10^{-13}C$
  3. $-1.6\times 10^{-13}C$
  4. $-1.6\times 10^{-11}C$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a polythene piece is rubbed with wool, it acquires negative charge. 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which statement best explains why a rubber rod becomes negatively charged when rubbed with fur?

  1. The rubber that the rod is made of is a better insulator than fur.
  2. The fur is a better insulator than the rubber.
  3. Molecules in the rubber rod have a stronger attraction for electrons than the molecules in the fur.
  4. Molecules in the fur have a stronger attraction for electrons than the molecules in the rubber rod.
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that

  1. the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
  2. the plastic strip acquired extra protons during the charging process.
  3. protons were created as the result of the charging process.
  4. the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process.
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During charging by friction, 

  1. charge is created.
  2. charged is destroyed.
  3. charge is conserved.
  4. None of these
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Charging by friction is used to develop charges on 

  1. metals
  2. conductors
  3. insulators
  4. Non of these
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which property of a material is paramount to it being charged by friction?

  1. electron affinity
  2. electronegativity
  3. potential difference
  4. None of these
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A redistribution of electrical charge in an object, caused by the influence of nearby charges is termed as

  1. electric conduction
  2. ionisation
  3. electrostatic induction
  4. electromagnetic induction
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the object is not grounded while performing electrostatic induction, the nearby charge will 

  1. induce equal and opposite charges in the object.
  2. induce equal charges in the object.
  3. induce opposite charges in the object.
  4. None of the above
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Induced charge resides at/in the

  1. bulk of the object
  2. centre of the object
  3. surface of the object
  4. All of the above
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

An application of electrostatic induction is

  1. electric generator
  2. Van de Graff generator
  3. Wimhurst machine
  4. transformer
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Paper snippets attracted by a charged CD is an example of

  1. charging by induction
  2. charging by conduction
  3. charging by ionisation
  4. charging by transmission
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In charging by conduction, the charged object 

  1. ends up oppositely charged to the object used to charge it.
  2. ends up similarly charged to the object used to charge it.
  3. discharges the object used to charge it, completely.
  4. discharges the object used to charge it, to some extent.
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Charging by friction can be explained by

  1. electrostatic conduction
  2. electrostatic induction
  3. ionisation
  4. All of the above
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rub a piece of ebonite across a piece of animal fur. What happens?

  1. the fur has a slightly positive charge and the ebonite is slightly negative
  2. the fur has a slightly positive charge and the ebonite is also slightly positive
  3. the fur has a slightly negative charge and the ebonite is also slightly negative
  4. the fur has a slightly negative charge and the ebonite is slightly positive
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material is 

  1. current electricity
  2. an electromagnetic wave
  3. static electricity
  4. None of these
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rub a glass rod with a piece of silk. What happens?

  1. the glass has a slightly positive charge and the silk is also slightly positive
  2. the glass has a slightly positive charge and the silk is slightly negative
  3. the glass has a slightly negative charge and the silk is also slightly negative
  4. the glass has a slightly negative charge and the silk is slightly positive
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A balloon gets negatively charged by rubbing ceilings of a wall.

  1. This implies that the wall is positively charged.
  2. This implies that the wall is negatively charged.
  3. This does not imply that the wall is positively charged.
  4. None of these
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A balloon gets negatively charged by rubbing ceilings of a wall. 

  1. The balloon sticks to the ceiling forever.
  2. The balloon eventually fall off the ceiling.
  3. The balloon does not stick to the ceiling at all.
  4. The balloon charges the ceiling negatively.
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the given statement is True or False :

When silk is rubbed with glass, the silk gets positively charged.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a body is charged by induction, then the body

  1. Becomes neutral
  2. Does not lose any charge
  3. Loses whole of the charge on it
  4. Loses part of the charge on it
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of $3.6\times 10^{-7}C.$ Calculate the number of electrons transferred from wool to polythene:

  1. $6.25\times 10^{18}$
  2. $2.25\times 10^{12}$
  3. $2.05\times 10^{-18}$
  4. $2.18\times 10^{10}$
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In induction the charge induced in the near surface of a dielectric is:

  1. equal and similar
  2. greater and dissimilar
  3. lesser and dissimilar
  4. equal and dissimilar
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sure test of electrification is:

  1. attraction
  2. repulsion
  3. friction
  4. induction
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, both become charged due to:

  1. migration of protons
  2. exchange of electrons and protons
  3. migration of electrons
  4. migration of neutrons
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glass rod when rubbed with silk cloth acquires a charge $1.6 \times 10^{-13}  C$. What is the charge on the silk cloth?

  1. $-1.6 \times 10^{-19} C$
  2. $1.6 \times 10^{-13} C$
  3. $-1.6 \times 10^{-13} C$
  4. $1.6 \times 10^{-19} C$