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coulombs law

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As two oppositely charged particles approach each other, what happens to the electrical force between them?

a)

The attractive force increases

b)

The magnitude of the electric force decreases

c)

The repulsive force increases

d)

The magnitude of their charges increases

2.

Which is the value of the constant in Coulomb's equation?

a)

k = 9·10-9

b)

k = 9.8

c)

k = 6.67·10-11

d)

k = 9 ·109

3.

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you halve the distance between them?

a)

2X

b)

1/2X

c)

4X

d)

1/4X

4.

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

a)

it doubles

b)

it gets cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

5.
Two charges separated by a distance of 1 meter exert a 20-N force on each other. If the charges are pulled to a 2 meter separation distance, the force on each charge will be 
a)
10 N
b)
5 N
c)
2.5 N
d)
40 N
6.

A point charge (q1) has a magnitude of 3x10-6 C. A second charge (q2) has a magnitude of -1.5x10-6 C and is located 0.12 m from the first charge. Determine the electrostatic force each charge exerts on the other.

a)

-4.52 x 10-3 N

b)

-83 N

c)

-2.81 N

d)

-9 x 103 N

7.

A 5 C and 8 C charge give off a force of 2.5 x 109 N. What is the distance between them?

a)

11 m

b)

12 m

c)

121 m

d)

144 m

8.

Two charges of equal magnitude give off a force of -441000 N when they are 1000 m away from each other. What are the charges magnitude?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

9.

If the electroscope was charged negatively, how does this remove the charge from the electroscope?

a)

Electrons move from the hand to the electroscope

b)

Protons move from the hand to the electroscope

c)

Electrons move from the electroscope to the hand

d)

Protons move from the electroscope to the hand

10.

Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.

a)

do not contain electrons or protons

b)

do not contain any charge

c)

have a weaker affinity for electrons

d)

do not allow charge to freely move

11.
Two electrically neutral metal spheres, A and B, on insulating stands are placed in contact with each other. A negatively charged rod is brought near, but does not touch the spheres, as shown in the diagram below. How are the spheres now charged?
a)
A is positive and B is positive.
b)
A is negative and B is positive.
c)
A is positive and B is negative.
d)
A is negative and B is negative.
12.

A typical lightning bolt has about 10.0 C of charge. How many excess electrons are in a typical lightning bolt?

a)

6 x 1019

b)

6 x 10-19

c)

6 x 1031

d)

6 x 10-31

13.

In which direction will the electric force from the two equal positive charges move the negative charge shown below?

a)

To the North

b)

To the South

c)

To the South-West

d)

To the West

e)

To the North-West