Physics Semester Exam

Two like charges

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

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The charge of an electron is 

• positive. 
• negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative

An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative
• No charge

Increasing the distance between two charges by a factor of 9 has what effect on the force?

• Increases force by a factor of 9
• Decreases force by a factor of 9
• Increases force by a factor of 81
• Decreases force by a factor of 81

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

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

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If the distance is reduced by half, what happens to the force?

• Quadruples
• Doubles
• Triples
• Reduces by half

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Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.

• do not contain electrons or protons 
•  do not contain any charge
• have a weaker affinity for electrons 
• do not allow charge to freely move 

 A balloon is rubbed against a student's hair and then touched to a wall. The balloon sticks to the wall due to

• magnetic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall
• electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall
• magnetic forces between the particles of the wall
• electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon

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An image that you can see , but does not really exist is called which of the following?

• Real Image
• Fake Image
• Virtual Image
• Digital Image