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Electric Field Strength

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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1.

An electrostatic force of 20 N is exerted on a charge of 8.0 x 10-2 C at point P in an electric field. What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity at P?

a)

1.6 N/C

b)

20. N/C

c)

2.5 x 102 N/C

d)

4.0 x 10-3 N/C

2.

An object with a net charge of 4.80 x 10-6 C experiences an electrostatic force having a magnitude of 6.00 x 10-2 N when placed near a negatively charged metal sphere. What is the electric field strength at this location?

a)

2.88 x 10-8 N/C directed toward the sphere

b)

1.25 x 104 N/C directed toward the sphere

c)

2.88 x 10-8 N/C directed away from the sphere

d)

1.25 x 104 N/C directed away from the sphere

3.

A point charge of 0.003 C is far away from other charges. At a distance of 0.5 m from the charge, what is the magnitude of the electric field strength?

a)

5.4 x 10^7 [N/C]

b)

1.08 x 10^8 [N/C]

c)

3.375 x 10^6 [N/C]

d)

10 [N/C]

4.

An electrostatic force of 2 X 102 N is exerted on a charge of 4 C at point P in an electric field. The magnitude of the electric field intensity at P is

a)

8 X 102 N/C

b)

5 N/C

c)

2 X 10-2 N/C

d)

50 N/C

5.

What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity at a point where a proton experiences an electrostatic force of magnitude 2.30 x 10-25 N? Hint: The charge of a proton is 1.602 x 10-19 C.

a)

1.44 x 10-6 N/C

b)

3.68 x 106 N/C

c)

1.44 x 1044 N/C

d)

3.68 x 10-44 N/C

6.
Electricity is the flow of ______.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
atoms
7.
Opposite charges ...
a)
attract each other
b)
repel each other
c)
stabilize each other
d)
are not attracted or repelled
8.

The force acting on a charge of 20 μC is 4 N. Determine the field strength at this point.

a)

200 000 N/C

b)

100 000 N/C

c)

50 000 N/C

d)

150 000 N/C

e)

180 000 N/C

9.

At what distance from the charge is 8 μC the field strength is

800 x 103 N / C?

a)

0.3 m

b)

0.5 m

c)

0.7 m

d)

0.2 m

10.

A positive charge of 1.5 x10-8 C experiences a force of 0.025 N to the left in an electric field. What is the magnitude of the field?

a)

1.7 x 106 N/C

b)

2.0 x 106 N/C

c)

3.4 x 106 N/C

d)

1 x 106 N/C