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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
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1.

Electric field intensity is a ............

a)

base quantity

b)

scaler quantity

c)

non vector quantity

d)

vector quantity

2.

The spacing between field lines shows their

a)

direction

b)

position

c)

strength

d)

none of above

3.

The region around a charge q in which it exerts a force on a test charge is called

a)

electric field intensity

b)

electric force

c)

electric field

d)

coulomb's force

4.

The field lines always emerge from

a)

negative charge

b)

positive charge

c)

the central point of both charges

d)

all of above

5.

Two point charges, q1 and q2, are placed a distance r apart. The electric field is zero at a point P between the charges on the line segment connecting them. We conclude that:

a)

q1 and q2 must have the same magnitude and sign P must be midway between q1 and q2

b)

q1 and q2 must have the same sign but may have different magnitudes

c)

q1 and q2 must have equal magnitudes and opposite signs

d)

q1 and q2 must have opposite signs and may have different magnitudes

6.

Charges Q, -Q, and q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle as shown. The total force exerted on the charge q is:

a)

toward charge Q.

b)

toward charge -Q.

c)

away from charge Q.

d)

left

e)

right.

7.

In the figure, if Q = 30 µC, q = 5.0 µC, and d = 30 cm, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on q?

a)

15 N

b)

23 N

c)

zero

d)

7.5 N

e)

38 N

8.

If a = 60 cm, b = 80 cm, Q = –6.0 nC, and q = 4.0 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric field at point P?

a)

35 N/C

b)

42 N/C

c)

52 N/C

d)

64 N/C

e)

104 N/C

9.

Two small charged objects repel each other with a force F when separated by a distance d. If the charge on each object is reduced to one-fourth (1/4) of its original value and the distance between is reduced to d/2, the force becomes:

a)

F/16

b)

F/8

c)

F/4

d)

F/2

e)

F

10.

A particle (mass = 4.0 g, charge = 80 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric field is uniform and is given by Ex = –2.5 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0. If the velocity of the particle at t = 0 is given by vx = 80 m/s, vy = vz = 0, what is the speed of the particle at t = 2.0 s?

a)

40 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

80 m/s

e)

180 m/s