
A solid uniformly charged fixed non-conducting sphere of total charge and radius contains a tunnel of negligible diameter. If a point charge of mass is released at rest from the point as shown in the figure then find out its velocity at the following points.

At the surface of the sphere
At the centre of the sphere


Important Questions on Electrostatics
Two identical charges, each is fixed at a distance and a charged particle of mass and charge is placed at a distance from each of them and is released. Find the speed of the particle when it is nearest to the two charges.

A particle of mass , charge and initial kinetic energy is projected from infinity towards a heavy nucleus of the charge assumed to have a fixed position.
If the aim is perfect, how close to the centre of the nucleus is the particle when it comes instantaneously to rest?
With a particular imperfect aim, the particle’s closest approach to the nucleus is twice the distance determined in Determine the speed of the particle at the closest distance of approach.


Three-point charges are arranged at the three vertices of a triangle as shown in the figure.
Given , calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system.

Eight equal point charges each of charge and mass is placed at eight corners of a cube of side .
Find out potential energy of charge system
Find out work done by an external agent against electrostatic forces and by electrostatic forces to increase all sides of the cube from to .
If all the charges are released at rest, then find out their speed when they are at the corners of the cube of the side .
If keeping all other charges fixed, the charge of the corner is released then find out its speed when it is at an infinite distance?
If all charges are released simultaneously from rest then find out their speed when they are at a very large distance from each other.

Two concentric spherical shells of radius and are having uniformly distributed charges and , respectively. Find out the total energy of the system.


