Exam 1: The Electric Field I: Discrete Charge Distributions

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Point charges of 4.0 *10-8 C and -2.0 * 10-8 C are placed 12 cm apart. A third point charge of 3.0 *10-8 C halfway between the first two point charges experiences a force of magnitude

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The SI units of electric fields can be expressed as

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The force between two very small charged bodies is found to be F. If the distance between them is tripled without altering their charges, the force between them becomes

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  A small positive charge is located at A. The vector that gives the direction of the electric field at point P is A small positive charge is located at A. The vector that gives the direction of the electric field at point P is

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A positive charge of 63.0 nC is 15.0 cm from a negative charge of 45.0 nC. The force on one of the charges due to the other is approximately

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  A square has equal positive charges at three of its corners, as shown. The direction of the electric field at point P is A square has equal positive charges at three of its corners, as shown. The direction of the electric field at point P is

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A positive charge of 94.0 nC is 12.0 cm from a negative charge of 53.0 nC. The force on one of the charges due to the other is approximately

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Use the picture for the next problem. Use the picture for the next problem.   A negatively charged particle moving with speed v enters a region of uniform electric field E. -Using the direction compass on the right, the direction of the force on the charge is A negatively charged particle moving with speed v enters a region of uniform electric field E. -Using the direction compass on the right, the direction of the force on the charge is

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Use the picture for the next problem. A conducting sphere has a net charge of -q and of mass m is suspended from the ceiling by a light string. A uniform electric field E is applied vertical down on the sphere. Use the picture for the next problem. A conducting sphere has a net charge of -q and of mass m is suspended from the ceiling by a light string. A uniform electric field E is applied vertical down on the sphere.   -The tension T in the string is ____ the weight mg. -The tension T in the string is ____ the weight mg.

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If an object is determined to have a negative charge of 160 nC, you can conclude that the object has an excess of

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   In the diagram, Q<sub>1</sub> = 9.0  \mu C and Q<sub>2</sub> = -9.0  \mu C. If Q<sub>2</sub> has a mass of 3.0 g, a uniform electric field of 1.8 kN/C imposed in the positive y direction would give this particle an acceleration in the y direction of approximately In the diagram, Q1 = 9.0 μ\mu C and Q2 = -9.0 μ\mu C. If Q2 has a mass of 3.0 g, a uniform electric field of 1.8 kN/C imposed in the positive y direction would give this particle an acceleration in the y direction of approximately

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Which of the following statements about electric field lines are true?

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Charges q1 and q2 exert repulsive forces of 10 N on each other. What is the repulsive force when their separation is decreased so that their final separation is 80% of their initial separation?

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A particular nucleus of the element plutonium contains 94 protons and 150 neutrons. What is the magnitude of the force from the nucleus on a single electron that is at a distance of 0.563 * 10-12 m from the plutonium nucleus?

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   Two small spheres, each with mass m = 5.0 g and charge q, are suspended from a point by threads of length L = 0.30 m. What is the charge on each sphere if the threads make an angle \theta = 20º with the vertical? Two small spheres, each with mass m = 5.0 g and charge q, are suspended from a point by threads of length L = 0.30 m. What is the charge on each sphere if the threads make an angle θ\theta = 20º with the vertical?

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  The electric field at point A is zero. What is charge Q<sub>1</sub>? The electric field at point A is zero. What is charge Q1?

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Which of the following statements about conductors and insulators is NOT correct?

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Coulomb's law and Newton's law of gravitation both involve which of the following?

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Two charges Q1 and Q2 are distance d apart. If the electric field is zero at distance 3d/2 from Q1 and d/2 from Q2, along the line joining Q1 and Q2, then what is the relation between Q1 and Q2?

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The direction of the electric field at a point is the same as

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