Electrostatics Concepts and Applications

What is the main focus of the branch of physics known as electrostatics?

• Electromagnetic waves

• Dynamic electric charges

• Static electric charges

• Magnetic fields

In an electrostatic field, what are charges analogous to?

• Photons in a light beam

• Planets in a solar system

• Masses in a gravitational field

• Electrons in a conductor

What do charges in an electrostatic field possess due to the forces acting on them?

• Kinetic energy

• Mechanical energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

Which of the following is NOT a common application of electrostatics?

• Electronics

• Electricity

• Magnetism

• Atomic theory

How are the ideas of electrostatics utilized?

• In the study of sound waves

• In the theory of atoms

• In the analysis of chemical reactions

• In the development of optical lenses