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Charges q1 and q2 are on the x-axis, q1 is at x = a and q2 is at x = 2a. The net force
on a third charge at the origin is zero. Which of the following is TRUE?

q2 = -4 × q1

q2 = -2 × q1

q2 = 4 × q1

q2 = 2 × q1

A charge of 2.3 x 10^-4 C is in an electric field and feels a force of 3.4 N in the
–x direction. What is the electric field at that point?

1.4 × 10^3 N/C

1.4 × 10^5 N/C

1.4 × 10^4 N/C

1.4 × 10^2 N/C

A battery charger delivers a current of 3.0 A for 4.0 h to a 12-V storage battery.
What is the total charge that passes through the battery in that time?

10800 C

24300 C

43200 C

34200 C

What is the electrostatic force acting on each of two tiny uniformly charged
spheres in vacuum if they both carry 1 C of charge and they are separated,
center to center, by 1 m?

9 MN

9 GN

9 TN

9 PN

A circular ring of charge of radius b has a total charge q uniformly distributed

around it. Find the magnitude of the electric field in the center of the ring.

kq/2b

none of the answers is correct

kq/b
10^6 are taken out of a pith ball. The charged on the pith ball will be:

1.6 x 10^-13 C

None of these

1.6 x 10^-25 C

1.6 x 10^-19 C

The electron in a hydrogen atom orbits the proton at a radius of 0.053 nm. What
is the electric field due to the proton at the position of the electron?

3.5 × 10^11 N/C

5.1 × 10^11 N/C

3.1 × 10^11 N/C

5.6 × 10^11 N/C

How many electrons are contained in 1 C of charge?

0.2 × 10^18 electrons

4.6 × 10^18 electrons

6.2 × 10^18 electrons

2.2 × 10^18 electrons

A charge +2 q is placed at the origin and a charge –q is paced at x = 0.2 m on
the x-axis. Where on the x-axis, can a third charge +q be placed so that the force
on it is zero?

0.327 m

0.683 m

0.112 m

0.440 m

Three point charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Assume
that only electrostatic forces are acting.

The system will be in equilibrium if the charges have the same magnitude but not all
have the same sign

The system will be in equilibrium if the charges have different magnitudes and not all
have the same sign

The system can never be in equilibrium

The system will be in equilibrium if the charges rotate about the center of the triangle

Metal sphere A has a charge of –Q. An identical metal sphere B has a charge of
+2Q. The magnitude of the electric force on B due to A is F. The magnitude of the
electric force on A due to B is

2F

F/2

F/4

F
Imagine two separated tiny interacting uniformly charged spheres. What
happens to the electrostatic force on each of them if the charge on both is
doubled and their separation is also doubled?

one double and the other unchanged

Both forces remain unchanged

Both forces double

both forces tripple

Charge Q is divided into two parts which are then kept some distance apart. The
force between them will be maximum if the two parts are

Q/3 and 2Q/3

Q/4 and 3Q/4

e and (Q-e)

Q/2 each

Two +10 nC charged particles are 2.0 cm apart on the x-axis. What is the net
force on a +1.0 nC charge midway between them?

9 × 10^-2 N

9 × 10^-6 N

9 × 10^-3 N

9 × 10^-4 N
If two equal point charges, each of 1 C, were separated in air by a distance of 1
km, what would be the force between them?

9 kN attraction

9 kN repulsion

9 MN attraction

9 MN repulsion

Determine the force that would exist between two uranium nuclei separated in
vacuum by the approximate size of an atom (0.100 nm).

195 nN

195 μN

195 pN

195 fN

Find total charge in coulombs of 50 kg of electron.

5.8 × 10^12 C

6.8 × 10^12 C

8.8 × 10^12 C

9.8 × 10^12 C
Two point charges q and 2q lie on the x -axis. Which region(s) on the x -axis
include a point where the electric field due to the two point charges is zero?

to the right of 2q

to the left of q

between 2q and point P

between point P and q

The ratio of the Coulomb electric force FE to the gravitational force FG between
two electrons in vacuum is

4.2 × 10^42

3.2 × 10^42

2.3 × 10^42

2.4 × 10^42

A free positive charge released in an electric field will

Accelerate in the same direction as the electric field

Accelerate in the direction opposite to the electric field

Remain at rest

Accelerate in the direction perpendicular to the electric field

There are two charges +3 C and +8 C. The ratio of the forces acting on them will
be

8:3

1:1

3:1

3:8

The electric field at a point in space is a measure of

the electric force on any charged object at that point

the electric force per unit mass on a point charge at that point

the total charge on an object at that point

the electric force per unit charge on a point charge at that point

A particle of charge Q = 4.1 x 10^-6 C is placed at the origin. If one wants to exert
a force of 5.5 x 10^-6 N on the particle in the + x direction with a positive charge
of 1.6 x 10^-7 C where must the charge be placed?

32.4 m

33.4 m

30.4 m

31.4 m
A force of 40 N is acting between two charges in air. If the space between them
is filled with glass with εr = 8, what will be the force?

320 N

32 N

15 N

5N

A charged insulator and an uncharged metal object near one another

attract or repel, depending on whether the charge is positive or negative

exert no electric force on one another

repel one another electrically

attract one another electrically

Compute the force on each of two electrons when they are separated in vacuum
by a distance corresponding to the approximate size of an atom (0.100 nm).

23.1 pN

23.1 μN

23.1 nN

23.1 fN
A particular ion of carbon is composed of 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 4 electrons.
In terms of the elementary charge e, what is the total charge of this ion?

3e

2e

63

What is the mass of the electrons in 1.0 C of charge?

7.5 × 10^-12 kg

6.7 × 10^-12 kg

5.7 × 10^-12 kg

7.7 × 10^-12 kg

Find the magnitude of the electric force between two protons separated by one
femtometer.

2 × 10^3 N

2 × 10^4 N

2 × 10^6 N

2 × 10^2 N
A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal charges Q. The
system of the three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to

+Q/2

-Q/4

-Q/2

+Q/4

If two uncharged objects are rubbed together and one of them acquires a
positive charge, then the other one

Acquires a negative charge

Acquires a positive charge

Remains uncharged

Acquires a positive charge equal to twice the negative charge

In electrostatic equilibrium, the excess electric charge on an irregularly shaped

conductor is

confined to the surfaces and is uniformly distributed

uniformly distributed throughout the volume

entirely on the surfaces, but is not uniformly distributed

dispersed throughout the volume of the object, but is not uniformly distributed
What should be the separation in vacuum between two tiny spheres uniformly
carrying charges of 10 nC and 20 nC if the force they exert on each other is to
be 10 N?

0.424 cm

0.424 nm

0.424 mm

0.424 μm

A suspended object A is attracted to a neutral wall. It’s also positively -

charged object B. Which of the following is true about object A?

it may be either charged or uncharged

it has a negative charge

it is uncharged

it has a positive charge

Find the electric field strength at point P distant 500 cm from 3 μC charge.

108.0 N/C

10.8 N/C

1.08 N/C

1080 0 N/C
Two neutral metal sphere are separated by 0.3 km. How much electric charge
must be transferred from one sphere to the other so that their electrical
attraction is 10^3 N?

0.6 C

0.4 C

0.2 C

0.1 C

What is the unit of measurement for charge

Watt

Volt

Ampere

Coulomb

Two equal unlike charges placed 3 cm apart in air attract each other with a force
of 40 N. the magnitude of each charge in micro coulomb is

200

20

0.2
Find total number of electrons in 50 kg of electron.

7.5 × 10^31

5.5 × 10^31

6.5 × 10^31

4.5 × 10^31

Two charged particles attract each other with a force of magnitude F acting on
each. If the charge of one is doubled and the distance separating the particles is
also doubled, the force acting on each of the two particles has magnitude

F/4

2F

F/2

A neutral object can be charged by conduction and

Induction

Insurance

Interference

Insulation
Two particles, each of mass m and carrying charge Q, are separated by some
distance. If they are in equilibrium under mutual gravitational and electrostatic
forces then Q/m (in C/kg) is of the order of

10^-15

10^-5

10^-20

10^-10

A charge of + 3.2 × 10^-6 C is placed at the origin. A second charge (q2) is

placed at x = 3 m. If a charge of + 1.0 × 10^-6 C experiences no force if placed
at x = 4 m, then q2 is:

- 3.2 × 10^-6 C

- 0.2 × 10^-6 C

+ 0.2 × 10^-6 C

+ 2.2 × 10^-6 C

If two uncharged objects are rubbed together and one of them acquires a
negative charge, then the other one

Acquires a positive charge equal to twice the negative charge

Acquires a positive charge

Acquires a negative charge

Remains uncharged
Two small spheres in vacuum are 1.5 m apart center-to-center. They carry
identical charges. Approximately how large is the charge on each if each sphere
experiences a force of 2 N?

0.002 C

0.0002 C

0.000002 C

0.00002 C

What is the ratio of forces acting on two charges +1 C and -5 C?

1 : 10

5:1

1:1

1:5

Determine the force between two free electrons spaced 1.0 angstrom (10^−10
m) apart in vacuum.

32 MN attraction

32 MN repulsion

23 nN attraction

23 nN repulsion
A balloon can be charged by rubbing it with your sleeve while holding it in your
hand. You can conclude from this that the balloon is

Neutral object

Gaussian surface

Conductor

Insulator

Electric charges of the opposite sign

Repel each other.

Exert no force on each other.

Attract each other.

Repel and attract each other.

Imagine two separated tiny interacting uniformly charged spheres. What

happens to the electrostatic force on each of them if the charge on one is
doubled?

Both forces remain unchanged

both forces tripple

Both forces double

one double and the other unchanged

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