W15 Activity 1 - Intro. to Coulomb's Law

The force a charge experiences in an electric field can be found using the equation:

F = qE

Where q is the charge and E is the electric field.

How much force does a 3C charge in a 3N/C field experience?

(a)  

A charge of -6C is place in a 3N/C electric field. What force does the negative charge experience?

• -18 N

• 18 N

• 2 N

• -2 N

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Q1 has a charge of -2C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q1 experiences?

• 10 N to the right

• 10 N to the left

• 7 N to the right

• 7 N to the left

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Q2 has a charge of +3C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q2 experiences?

• 15 N to the right

• 15 N to the left

• 8 N to the right

• 8 N to the left

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Q3 has a charge of -4C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q3 experiences?

• 20 N to the right

• 20 N to the left

• 9 N to the right

• 9 N to the left

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What direction is the force the negative charges experience while in the E-field shown in the image?

• The force for the negative charges points to the left

• The force for the negative charges points to the right

• The force for the negative charges points upward

• The force for the negative charges points downward.

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What direction is the force the positive charge experiences while in the E-field shown in the image?

• The force for the positive charge points to the left

• The force for the positive charge points to the right

• The force for the positive charge points upward

• The force for the positive charge points downward.

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Which best describes the direction of the force a charge experiences while in an electric field?

• The force is in the same direction as the E-field if the charge is positive, and opposite if the charge is negative.

• The force is in the same direction as the E-field if the charge is negative, and opposite if the charge is positive.

• The force is in the same direction as the E-field regardless if the charge is positive or negative.

• The force for the positive charge points downward.

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Watch the video.

Based on the video, what does r represent in Coulomb's Law?

• the distance between the charges

• how big each charge is

• how far away each charge is from the origin

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Watch the video.

Based on the video, the magnitude of the force between two charges is proportional to...

• 1/r

• 1/r²

• r²

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