Chapter 15: Electrostatic

Is work done on the positive charge to move it from point A to point B? (assume line are equipotential lines)

• Yes

• No

Which graph best represents the relationship between the strength of an electric field and distance from a point charge?

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What does the Law of Conservation of Charge state?

• like charges repel and opposites attract

• positive charge fields point away from a charge; negative points toward

• charges cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred

Which quantity and unit are correctly paired?

• electric field strength and N/C
• electricity and Coulombs
• electrostatic force and electrons
• electric field strength and E

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If each of the charges doubles, what happens to the electric force?

• Quadruples
• Doubles
• Stays the same
• Reduced by half

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If the distance between 2 charges doubles, what happens to the electrostatic force?

• Reduced by half
• Reduced by 1/4
• Stays the same
• Quadruples

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When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional

• decreases;directly
• decreases;inversely
• increases;inversely
• increases;directly

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Electrostatic force F is directly proportional to:

• r^2 (distance squared)
• q1
• q2
• both q1 and q2

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Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains Constant

• Is 0

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The SI unit for electric potential is the ___________.

• Volen

• Vespa

• Volt

• Valspar