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Electrostatics and the Electric Field

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

What particles make up the atomic nuclei?

a)

quarks and leptons

b)

muons and quarks

c)

electrons and neutrinos

d)

protons and neutrons

2.

The net charge of a nonionized atom

a)

depends only on the number of protons it has

b)

depends only on the number of electrons it has

c)

is zero

d)

depends only on the number of neutrons it has

3.

A positive ion has

a)

one proton

b)

more electrons than protons

c)

more protons than electrons

d)

a +1 charge always

4.

A ____________ object is always attracted to a charged object regardless of the sign.

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

d)

confused

5.

Coulomb's law says that the force between any two charges depends

a)

directly on the magnitude of the charges

b)

inversely on the square of the distance between the charges

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above

6.

The common hydrogen atom consists of

a)

one proton.

b)

one proton and one electron.

c)

two protons, one neutron, and two electrons.

d)

one neutron and one electron.

7.

In a good insulator, electrons are usually

a)

free to move around.

b)

free to move around after an impurity has been added.

c)

semi-free to move around.

d)

tightly bound in place.

8.

The electrostatic force between two charges located 2 meters apart is 0.10 N. What will the force be between these charges when they are located 4 meter apart?

a)

0.40 N

b)

0.14 N

c)

0.025 N

d)

0.25 N

9.

The reason a charged balloon will stick to a wall is that

a)

the charge is slightly sticky and acts like glue.

b)

electrons transfer back and forth between the wall and the balloon.

c)

induced opposite charges in the wall are closer that other wall charges.

d)

balloon material simply sticks to walls.

10.

How many different kinds of force would act on a proton placed in both an electric field and a gravitational field?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

none

11.

An electric field has

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

both of the above.

12.

Suppose a hollow metal sphere has a large negative charge on it. The electric field strength inside the sphere is

a)

weak and positive

b)

large and negative

c)

weak and negative

d)

zero

13.

If two negative charges are held close together and then released the charges will

a)

accelerate toward each other.

b)

accelerate away from each other.

c)

move at a constant speed away from each other.

d)

not move.

14.

Suppose you touch a negatively charged object to a metal sphere so that electrons move from the charged object onto the sphere. After far separation of the charged object and the sphere, the electrons on the sphere will be

a)

located at the place where the charged object was.

b)

distributed in small bunches over the sphere's surface.

c)

distributed evenly over the sphere's surface.

d)

pulled off the sphere along with the charged object.