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PHY150 (EXERCISE: CHAPTER 1-4)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the force exerted between two charged objects separated by a distance of 0.6 m. One object has a charge of -5 C and the other has a charge of +2.0 C.

a)

-1.5E-11 N

b)

2.5E11 N

c)

-2.5E11 N

d)

-7.5E-10 N

2.

Recap:

Coulomb’s law states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the magnitude of the object’s charge increases.

Coulomb’s law also states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the distance between objects increases.

a)

increase; increase

b)

increase; decrease

c)

decrease; increase

d)

decrease; decrease

3.
What equation is this:
FE= (k*q1*q2) / r2 
a)
Coulombs law
b)
Ohms law
c)
Newtons law
4.

Which statement best describes the electric fields in the image?

a)

The charges are neutral.

b)

Both charges are negative, so the field lines are alike.

c)

The field lines move toward a positive charge and away from a negative charge.

d)

The field lines move away from a positive charge and toward a negative charge.

5.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.
The figure to the right represents:
a)
Capacitor
b)
Diode
c)
Inductor
d)
Resistor
7.

Which of the following is true about the conservation of charges?

a)

total charge in an isolated system is constant

b)

charge in quantised

c)

Q=ne

d)

charge is not conserved

8.

Based on the arrangement of the electric field lines in the diagram, what are the charges?

a)

both charges are the same

b)

the charges are opposite

c)

they are neutral; no charge

9.

Find the total resistance of the circuit

a)

25Ω

b)

75Ω

c)

100Ω

d)

18.75Ω

10.

What is the total resistance of this circuit

a)

.18Ω

b)

5.45Ω

c)

60Ω

d)

6000Ω

11.

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

a)

21.5 ohms

b)

13.2 ohms

c)

9.8 ohms

d)

2.7 ohms

12.
Potential difference is measured in:
a)
ohms
b)
ampere
c)
watts
d)
volts
13.
Silver is a _____?
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
14.

Which diagram correctly shows the electric field around a negative charge?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

they are both positive

15.

Which statement best describes the electric fields in the image?

a)

The charges are neutral.

b)

Both charges are negative, so the field lines are alike.

c)

The field lines move toward a positive charge and away from a negative charge.

d)

The field lines move away from a positive charge and toward a negative charge.

16.

A capacitor of two parallel conducting plates which are separated by a piece of dielectric, is fully charged by a battery as shown in the diagram above. The capacitance of the capacitor will change if

a)

different dielectric is used

b)

the capacitor is not fully charged

c)

the battery of different voltage is used

d)

the conducting plates of different metals are used

17.

An empty parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery that maintains a constant potential difference between the plates. A dielectric is inserted between the plates, what will happen to the capacitance of the system?

a)

Increase, a dielectric material is used to higher the capacitance of the system.

b)

Decrease, a dielectric material is used to lower the capacitance of the system

c)

Remains the same with the value of potential difference because they are directly proportional with one another.

d)

Remains the same with the value of potential difference because capacitance is not affected by the dielectric

18.

What type of combination of capacitor is shown in the picture?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

combination of series and paralell

d)

none of the option

19.

What does the Q represent?

a)

Capacitance

b)

Quality

c)

Charge

d)

Potential difference

20.

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

21.

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

22.

What is the current in the 1kΩ resistor?

a)

12 mA

b)

6 mA

c)

1.2 mA

d)

0.6 mA

23.

What is the voltage across the 2 kΩ resistor?

a)

12 V

b)

8 V

c)

4 V

d)

6 V

24.

What is the equivalent capacitance between points a and b? All capacitors are 1.0 µF.

a)

4.0 µF

b)

17 µF

c)

0.6 µF

d)

0.25 µF

25.

Very large capacitors have been considered as a means for storing electrical energy. If we constructed a very large parallel-plate capacitor of plate area 1.0 m2 using paper (k = 3.7) of thickness 1.0 mm as a dielectric, how much electrical energy would it store at a plate voltage of 5 000 V?

a)

0.41 J

b)

90 J

c)

9 000 J

d)

45 000 J