Static Electricity Honors Physics

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• Two objects with the same type of charge repel each other.

• Two objects with opposite types of charge attract each other.

• Two objects made of different materials rubbed against each other acquire the same type of charge.

• All of these statements are correct.

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When uncharged bits of paper are brought near a charged rod:

• There is no interaction because the paper is not charged.

• There is no interaction because the paper is too heavy to move.

• There is attraction because the paper is a neutral.

• There is repulsion because the paper is a neutral.

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the magnitude of the electric force between two charged objects?

• It increases if one of the charges increases.

• It increases if the distance between the charges increases.

• It increases if both of the charges increase.

• It increases if the distance between the charges decreases.

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If two charges have an electric force F between them and one of the charges is doubled, the force will be:

• Halved

• The same.

• Doubled

• Quadrupled.

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If two charges have an electric force F between them and the distance between them is halved, the force will be:

• Halved

• The same.

• Doubled

• Quadrupled

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Two electrons are 1 nm apart. Estimate and compare the gravitational force between the electrons to the electric force between the electrons.

• The gravitational force is much stronger.

• The two forces are about the same magnitude.

• The electric force is much stronger.

• There is no gravitational force between them.

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In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

• Neutrons
• Orbits
• Protons
• subatomic particles

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

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If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by

• friction.
• convection.
• induction.
• conduction.

A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an

• electric pulse.
• electric charge.
• electric force.
• electric field.

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