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Electrostatics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of charge in the SI system?

a)

Volt

b)

Coulomb (C)

c)

Statcoulomb

d)

Ampere

2.

According to Coulomb's Law, the electrostatic force between two point charges is inversely proportional to what?

a)

The sum of the charges

b)

The square of the distance between them

c)

The product of the charges

d)

The distance between them

3.

What happens to a body when it loses electrons?

a)

It gains mass

b)

It becomes positively charged

c)

It remains neutral

d)

It becomes negatively charged

4.

What is the dielectric constant also known as?

a)

Charge density

b)

Electric potential

c)

Electric field strength

d)

Relative permittivity

5.

What is the formula for electric field intensity due to a point charge?

a)

E = F / q

b)

E = q / (4πε0r^2)

c)

E = V / d

d)

E = k * q / r^2

6.

What is the nature of electric charge?

a)

Scalar quantity

b)

None of the above

c)

Vector quantity

d)

Both vector and scalar

7.

What is the electrostatic potential energy of a two-charge system?

a)

U = q1 * q2 / (4πε0 * r12)

b)

U = q1 + q2

c)

U = q1 * q2 * r

d)

U = 0

8.

What is the relationship between electric field and potential difference?

a)

E = V/r

b)

E = V^2

c)

E = dV/dr

d)

E = -dV/dr

9.

What is the property of electric lines of force?

a)

They are always circular

b)

They indicate the direction of the electric field

c)

They are always straight lines

d)

They can cross each other

10.

What is the charge distribution called when it is spread over a surface?

a)

Volume charge density

b)

Surface charge density

c)

Linear charge density

d)

Point charge