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Electric field

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electric field is...

a)

a non-contact field force located around a magnet.

b)

a contact field around an electrically charged object.

c)

a non-contact field around an electrically charged object.

2.

Two electric charges, shown in the figure below. Charge at point A is 8 µC and the electric force acts on both charges is 45 N.

1- what is the Value of the second charge?


2- If charge A moved rightward 1 cm, what is the attractive force acts on both charges. k = 9.109 Nm2.C-2.

a)

1- qB = 80 Coulombs

2- F = 10 Newtons

b)

1- qB = 10 x 10-7 Coulomb


2- F =70 N

c)

1- qB = 0 Coulomb


2- F =70 N

d)

1- qB = 10 x 10-7 Coulomb

2- F = 80 Newton

3.

At what distance from a negative charge of 5.536 nC would the electric field strength be 1.90 x 105 N/C ?

a)

d = 1.6194 m

b)

d = 1.6194 x 10 -2 cm

c)

d = 1.6194 x 10 -2 m

d)

d = 16.194 x 10 -2 m

4.

What is the strength and direction of the electric field 3.74 cm on the left hand side of a 9.1 mC negative charge?

a)

E = 5.9 x 107 N / C ; to the left

b)

E = 5.9 x 107 N / C ; to the right

c)

E = 5.9 N / C ; to the right

d)

E = 5.9 x 10 -7 N / C ; to the right

5.

Electric force is also equal to the electric field multiply with a charge. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The electric field lines for a positive charge is always directed away from the charge. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Electric field is directly proportional to the charge and inversely proportional to the magnitude of electric force. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The separation distance between two charges is equal to r=√(k.(q1q2/Fe)). True of False

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following charges is the best example of 'Charged is Quantized'?

a)

2.1nC

b)

3.0µC

c)

2.75µC

d)

3333.1µC

10.

The net force due to different charges around a single charge can be determined using superposition principle. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

According to Coulomb's Law, The greater the separation distance between two charges the greater the magnitude of the electric force. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.
What quantity remains the same everywhere between two parallel plates?
a)
Electric Field
b)
Electric Potential
c)
Electric Potential Energy
d)
Speed
13.
If I triple the value of charge of a test charge the electric field will
a)
Increase by 3 
b)
Increase by 9
c)
Not change
d)
Decrease by 9
14.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

15.

Object A with a charge of 3 C generates an electric field that exerts a force of 30 N on a charged Object B. What force would be exerted on Object B if the charge on Object A increased to 5 C.

a)

15 N

b)

35 N

c)

50 N

d)

60 N

16.

The strength of the electric field 4 cm away from a negative charge is 800 N/C. What is the strength of the electric field 1 cm away from the charge?

a)

50 N/C

b)

200 N/C

c)

3.2 x 10^3 N/C

d)

12.8 x 10^3 N/C

17.
What does it mean when the electric field lines are close together?
a)
the field is positive
b)
the field is negative
c)
The field is strong
d)
the field is weak
18.

Find the magnitude of the electric field 1.0 meter away from an electric charge of 1.0 C. Use k = 9 x 10^9 (Nm^2/C^2)

a)

9 x 10^19 N/C

b)

9 x 10^9 N/C

c)

1.1 x10^10 N/C

d)

1.1x 10^-10 N/C

19.
Electrostatic force F is directly proportional to:
a)
r^2 (distance squared)
b)
q1
c)
q2
d)
both q1 and q2
20.
Electric charges that are different _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
21.

The electric field strength between a pair of parallel plates is E. The separation of the plates is doubled and the potential difference between the plates is increased by a factor of four.

What is the new electric field strength?

a)

E

b)

2E

c)

4E

d)

8E

22.
What quantity remains the same everywhere between two parallel plates?
a)
Electric Field
b)
Electric Potential
c)
Electric Potential Energy
d)
Speed
23.

The diagram above shows a point, P, located midway between two oppositely charged parallel plates.

If an electron is introduced at point P, the electron will

a)

accelerate toward the negatively charged plate

b)

travel at constant speed toward the negatively charged plate

c)

travel at constant speed toward the positively charged plate

d)

accelerate toward the positively charged plate

24.

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 newton?

a)

1.44 x 10-6 N/C

b)

1.44 x 1044 N/C

c)

3.68 x 10-44 N/C

d)

3.68 x 106 N/C

25.

which is the field for opposite charges

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.
Which of the following statements is false about electric field lines
a)
electric field lines cannot cross
b)
electric field lines point away from positive charge
c)
electric field lines are always straight lines
d)
electric field lines show how a proton would move in an electric field
27.
Which of these options would make an electric field weaker?
a)
Increasing the distance between charges
b)
Increasing the strength of the charges
c)
Lowering the distance between charges
d)
Adding more charges to the field
28.
The electrical force between charges is strongest when the charges are
a)
close together
b)
far apart
c)
 the electric force is constant everywhere.
d)
there is no pattern