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What is the example of electrostatic induction?

Important Questions on Static Electricity

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Two isolated conducting spheres S1 and S2 of radius 23R and 13R have 12 μC and -3 μC charges, respectively, and are at a large distance from each other, They are now connected by a conducting wire. A long time after this is done the charges on S1 and S2 are respectively:
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Two identical conducting spheres A and B carry equal charge. They are initially separated by a distance much larger than their diameters and the force between them is F. A third identical conducting sphere C is uncharged. Sphere C is first touched to A, then to C and removed. As a result, the force between A and B now is
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Describe in brief the method of charging an uncharged body:
Charging by induction.
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Assertion: If there exists coulomb attraction between two bodies both of them may not be charged.

Reason: In coulomb attraction two bodies are oppositely charged.
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Five Styrofoam balls are suspended from insulating threads. Several experiments are performed on the balls and the following observations are made -

(i) Ball A repels C and attracts B

(ii) Ball D attracts B and has no effect on E

(iii) A negatively charged rod attracts both A and E.

An electrically neutral Styrofoam ball gets attracted if placed nearby a charged body due to induced charge. What are the charges, if any, on each ball


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In a system used for spraying cars, a car body is positively charged. Neutral droplets of paint are then attracted to the car because the positive car body induces a charge on the droplets of paint. Which diagram best shows the charge pattern?
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A neutral metallic sphere is placed near a negative point charge (outside the sphere). The net charge on sphere is,

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Describe how a body can be charged by: 
Induction 
 
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Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then
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Two identical metal spheres A and B are supported on insulating stands and are placed in contact. What kind of charges will A and B develop when a negatively charged ebonite rod is brought near A?
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Assertion: If a point charge q is placed in front of an infinite grounded conducting plane surface, the point charge will experience a force.

Reason: This force is due to the induced charge on the conducting surface which is at zero potential.
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A cylindrical conductor is placed near another positively charged conductor. The net charge acquired by the cylindrical conductor will be
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A table tennis ball, covered with conducting paint, is suspended by a silk thread so that it hang between two plates. Out of these, one is earthed and other is connected to a high voltage generator. This ball,
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A neutral metallic sphere is placed near a negative point charge (outside the sphere). The net charge on sphere, then 


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A comb runs through one's dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to
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Describe the method of charging a conductor by induction.
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When a body is charged by induction, then the body
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In a system used for spraying cars, a car body is positively charged. Neutral droplets of paint are then attracted to the car because the positive car body induces charge on the droplets of paint. Which diagram best shows the charge pattern?
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When a charged glass rod is brought near a charged plastic straw rubbed with polythene
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Explain the charging by induction in terms of movement of electrons.