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1 Two spheres carry equal charges uniformly spread over their surfaces.

They are close to


each other but not touching.
Each sphere experiences an electrostatic force F.
1
This force could be reduced to F by
2
A doubling the distance between the surfaces of the spheres.
B doubling the distance between the centres of the spheres.
C halving the charge on both spheres.
D halving the charge on one of the spheres.

(Total for Question = 1 mark)

2 What is the acceleration of an electron at a point in an electric field where the electric
field strength is 2.0 × 104 N C–1?
A 2.8 × 10–16 m s–2
B 3.2 × 10–15 m s–2
c 1.8 × 1011 m s–2
D 3.5 × 1015 m s–2

(total for Question = 1 mark)

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3 Two parallel, conducting plates are connected to a battery. One plate is connected to the
positive terminal and the other plate to the negative terminal. The plate separation d is
gradually increased while the plates stay connected to the battery.
Select the graph that shows how the electric field strength E between the plates varies
with separation d.

E E E E

d d d d
A B c D
A
B
c
D

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4 A unit of electric field strength is


2
A JC
B N m2 C 2

1
C NmC
1
D NC

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5 The diagram shows two parallel plates a distance d apart. There is a potential difference
V across the two plates. A particle, charge q, is placed between the plates as shown.
The particle is attracted to the positive plate and moves through a distance x.

positive plate

d x V
q

Which of the following expressions gives the work done on the particle as it moves
through the distance x?
qV
A
xd

qVx
B
d

V
C
xdq

xV
D
qd

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6 The distance, in m, from an electron at which the electric field strength equals
6.4 × 108 J C–1 m–1 is
A 1.7 × 10–19
B 6.0 × 10–19
C 2.2 × 10–18
D 1.5 × 10–9

(Total for Question = 1 mark)

7 Which of the following is a property of a uniform electric field?


A A field that doesn’t change over time.
B A field that acts equally in all directions.
C A field that only produces a force on moving charged particles.
D A field that has the same strength at all points.

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8 A potential difference of 50 V is applied between two identical parallel aluminium


plates. The plates are separated by a distance of 10 mm.
Which combination of potential difference and separation would double the electric
field strength?

Separation/mm Potential difference/ V

A 20 100

B 20 25

C 10 100

D 10 25

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9 The electric field strength between two parallel plates is uniform. Which graph shows
how the potential V varies with distance d from the positive plate?

V V V V

O d O d O d O d
A B C D

A
B
C
D

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10 The force on a proton at a point in an electric field is 4.8 × 10 19


N.
The electric field strength at that point is
38
A 7.7 × 10 N C 1 in the opposite direction to the force.
38
B 7.7 × 10 N C 1 in the same direction as the force.
19
C 3.0 × 10 N C 1 in the opposite direction to the force.
D 3.0 N C 1 in the same direction as the force.

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11 Two protons, separated by a distance x, experience a repulsive force F.
If the separation is reduced to x/3 the force between the protons will be
A F/9
B F/3
c 3F
D 9F

(total for Question = 1 mark)

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