Deck 16: Electric Forces and Fields

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Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C,is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.What is the force on q3?

A) 1.65 N in the negative x-direction
B) 3.15 N in the positive x-direction
C) 1.50 N in the negative x-direction
D) 4.80 N in the positive x-direction
E) 4.65 N in the negative x-direction
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Two point charges are on the x-axis.One charge,q1 = 10.0 nC,is located at the origin,and the other charge,q2 = 18.0 nC,is located at x = 9.00 m.What is the force on q2?

A) 20.0 nN in the positive x-direction
B) 20.0 pN in the positive x-direction
C) 20.0 nN in the negative x-direction
D) 20.0 pN in the negative x-direction
E) 180 nN in the positive x-direction
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Arrange the following from smallest to largest.

A) mC, μ \mu C,nC,pC
B) μ \mu C,mC,pC,nC
C) nC,pC,mC, μ \mu C
D) pC,nC, μ \mu C,mC
E) nC,pC, μ \mu C,mC
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Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If q1 = 1.00 μ \mu C, q2 = 2.00 μ \mu C,and q3 = 3.00 μ \mu C,in what direction (ccw from the x axis)is the force on q2?

A) 301 ^{\circ}
B) 329 ^{\circ}
C) 149 ^{\circ}
D) 59.4 ^{\circ}
E) 39.1 ^{\circ}
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Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If all three charges are negative,into which quadrant is the force on q1 pointing?

A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 4th
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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Two charges are separated by a distance d.If one the charges is doubled while the other is tripled,what happens to the force between the charges?

A) it increases by a factor of 5
B) it increases by a factor of 6
C) it increases by a factor of 12
D) it increases by a factor of 18
E) it increases by a factor of 36
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If a neutral metal object has been charged by friction to a charge of one pC,what has happened to it electrically?

A) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons have been added to it
B) 6.25 ×\times 106 protons have been added to it
C) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons have been removed from it
D) 6.25 ×\times 106 protons have been removed from it
E) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons and protons have been added to it
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Two equal point charges are separated by a distance d.When the separation is reduced to d/4,what happens to the force between the charges?

A) it decreases by a factor of 4
B) it increases by a factor of 4
C) it increases by a factor of 8
D) it increases by a factor of 16
E) it increases by a factor of more than 16
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When an object is polarized,it

A) must contain more positive charge than negative charge.
B) must contain more negative charge than positive charge.
C) will have a separation of positive and negative charge.
D) must be illuminated by polarized light.
E) must be made of metal.
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Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C, is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.Which charge is subjected to the force of greatest magnitude?

A) q1
B) q2
C) q3
D) q1 and q2 (equal)
E) q2 and q3 (equal)
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Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If q1 = 1.00 μ \mu C,q2 = 2.00 μ \mu C,and q3 = 3.00 μ \mu C,what is the magnitude of the force on q2?

A) 2.45 ×\times 10-2 N
B) 1.25 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 2.11 ×\times 10-2 N
D) 3.36 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 5.08 ×\times 10-2 N
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Pure water is classified as

A) an insulator.
B) a conductor.
C) a semiconductor.
D) all of these choices are correct
E) none of these choices are correct
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Three charges are located along a horizontal straight line.The charge on the left has a force of 6.00 N on it to the left.The charge in the middle has a force on it of 4.00 N to the right.What is the force on the charge on the right?

A) 2.00 N to the right
B) 10.0 N to the right
C) 10.0 N to the left
D) 24.0 N to the right
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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The Coulomb constant,k,has a value of 8.99 ×\times 109 N·m2/C2.The permittivity of free space, εo\varepsilon_{o} ,has the units

A) N·m2/C2.
B) N·m/C.
C) C/(N·m).
D) C2/(N·m2).
E) that are not given.
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When rubbing two insulators together,the one that gets a positive charge has had

A) protons added.
B) protons removed.
C) electrons added.
D) electrons removed.
E) electrons added and protons removed.
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Some household appliances have plugs with two prongs while others have three prongs.The additional prong is

A) for direct current.
B) for 120-Hz voltage.
C) to connect to ground.
D) for additional mechanical strength.
E) for 240-Hz voltage.
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The word electric comes from the Greek word for

A) wool.
B) amber.
C) silk.
D) glass.
E) lodestone.
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How many electrons does it take to make one coulomb of negative charge?

A) 1.00 ×\times 109
B) 6.25 ×\times 1018
C) 6.02 ×\times 1023
D) 1.66 ×\times 1018
E) 2.24 ×\times 104
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Household wiring is made with

A) conductors inside insulators.
B) insulators inside conductors.
C) semiconductors inside conductors.
D) semiconductors inside insulators.
E) semiconductors inside insulators inside conductors.
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Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C, is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.What is the force on q2?

A) 1.65 N in the negative x-direction
B) 3.15 N in the positive x-direction
C) 1.50 N in the negative x-direction
D) 4.80 N in the positive x-direction
E) 4.65 N in the negative x-direction
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Two alpha particles (helium nuclei)are separated by 4.0 ×\times 10-15 m.What is the magnitude of the force between the particles due to their charge?

A) 6.8 ×\times 10-22 N
B) 4.5 ×\times 10-19 N
C) 1.1 ×\times 10-4 N
D) 14 N
E) 58 N
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In a diagram of electric field lines,q1 has 9 lines going into it and q2 has 27 lines going out of it.If one of the charges is -40 mC,which of the following could be the other one?

A) -120 mC
B) 18.0 mC
C) -18.0 mC
D) 120 mC
E) none of the these choices are correct
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A 3.7 pC charge experiences a force of 8.1 ×\times 10-7 N in an electric field.What is the magnitude of the electric field?

A) 3.00 ×\times 105 N/C
B) 2.2 ×\times 105 N/C
C) 4.3 ×\times 10-6 N/C
D) 12 N/C
E) 1.2 ×\times 10-3 N/C
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The electric field has a magnitude of 3.00 N/m at a distance of 60.0 cm from a point charge.What is the charge?

A) 1.40 nC
B) 120 pC
C) 36.0 mC
D) 12.0 μ \mu C
E) 3.00 nC
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Four point charges are located at the corners of a square,1.00 m by 1.00 m.On each of two diagonally opposite corners are 1.00 μ \mu C charges.On each of the other two corners are - 1.00 μ \mu C charges.What is the magnitude of the force on one of the positive charges?

A) 8.2 ×\times 10-3 N
B) 1.3 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 3.2 ×\times 10-3 N
D) 1.9 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 0.00
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The electron orbiting the proton in the hydrogen atom is at a distance of 5.3 ×\times 10-9 m.What is the ratio of the electric force to the gravitation force between these particles? (The mass of the proton is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg and the mass of the electron is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.)

A) 2.3 ×\times 1039
B) 2.5 ×\times 1029
C) 1.7 ×\times 1019
D) 9.0 ×\times 1016
E) 3.00 ×\times 108
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The electron orbiting the proton in the hydrogen atom is at a distance of 5.3 ×\times 10-9 m.What is the magnitude of the electric force between the proton and the electron?

A) 1.6 ×\times 10-19 N
B) 2.7 ×\times 102 N
C) 4.3 ×\times 10-17 N
D) 8.2 ×\times 10-12 N
E) 2.7 ×\times 10-2 N
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Four point charges are located at the corners of a square,1.00 m by 1.00 m.On each of two diagonally opposite corners are 1.00 μ \mu C charges.On each of the other two corners are -1.00 μ \mu C charges.What is the direction of the force on each charge?

A) positive charges away from away from the center of the square,negative inward toward center
B) negative charges away from away from the center of the square,positive inward toward center
C) positive and negative charges both toward the center of the square
D) positive and negative charges both away from the center of the square
E) no direction (net force = 0)
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An arrangement of 3 charges is drawn showing the field lines.The first charge has 20 lines going into it.The second charge has 30 lines going out of it.If the net charge of the arrangement is zero,what is the field line situation for the third charge?

A) 50 lines going out
B) 50 lines going in
C) 10 lines going out
D) 10 lines going in
E) 600 lines going out to infinity
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Increasing the distance from a point charge by 34% changes the magnitude of the electric field by what amount?

A) it decreases by 16%
B) it decreases by 34%
C) it decreases by 44%
D) it decreases by 80%
E) it stays the same
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Two charges are located on the x-axis. A 22 μ \mu C charge is located at the origin and a 47 μ \mu C charge is located at x = 4.0 m. What is the magnitude of the electric field at x = 7.5 m?

A) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C
B) 3.8 ×\times 104 N/C
C) 5.7 ×\times 105 N/C
D) 6.3 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 2.5 ×\times 106 N/C
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A point charge of 3.00 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m,and a third charge of 7.2 μ \mu C is located at (5.0 m,4.0 m).What is the magnitude of the force on the 7.2 μ \mu C charge?

A) 1.2 ×\times 10-2 N
B) 1.6 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 1.9 ×\times 10-2 N
D) 2.6 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 3.3 ×\times 10-2 N
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A 1.00 nC charge is placed on the x-axis at x = - 1.00 m. A second 1.00 nC charge is placed on the x-axis at x = 1.00 m. A third charge of 1.00 nC is placed on the y-axis at y = - 1.00 m. A fourth charge is place on the y-axis at y = 1.00 m. What is the fourth charge if the electric field at the origin is zero?

A) 1.00 nC
B) -1.00 nC
C) 3.00 nC
D) -3.00 nC
E) 2.00 nC
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A 72 nC charge is located at x = 3.00 m on the x-axis and an 8.0 nC charge is located at x = 7.0 m.At what point on the x-axis is the electric field zero?

A) - 9.0 m
B) 4.0 m
C) -5.0 m
D) 6.0 m
E) 6.3 m
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A point charge of 3.0 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,and another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m.What is the direction (ccw from x axis)of the electric field at (5.0 m,4.0 m)?

A) 72 ^{\circ}
B) 18 ^{\circ}
C) 25 ^{\circ}
D) 53 ^{\circ}
E) 34 ^{\circ}
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What is the magnitude of the electric field 30.0 cm from a point charge of 0.35 μ \mu C?

A) 1.2 ×\times 10-2 N/C
B) 9.5 ×\times 10-4 N/C
C) 9.5 ×\times 104 N/C
D) 3.5 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 1.1 ×\times 104 N/C
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In a diagram of electric field lines,what is represented by lines that are drawn closer together?

A) a more positive field
B) a more negative field
C) a stronger field
D) a weaker field
E) nothing (artistic license)
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A point charge of 3.0 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,and another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m.What is the magnitude of the electric field at the position (5.0 m,4.0 m)?

A) 2.7 ×\times 103 N/C
B) 3.5 ×\times 103 N/C
C) 2.7 ×\times 10-3 N/C
D) 3.5 ×\times 10-3 N/C
E) 4.5 ×\times 103 N/C
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Two charges are located on the x-axis. A 22 μ \mu C charge is located at the origin and a 47 μ \mu C charge is located at x = 4.0 m.What is the electric field at x = 3.00 m?

A) 4.5 ×\times 105 N/C in the positive x-direction
B) 4.9 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
C) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
D) 4.9 ×\times 105 N/C in the positive x-direction
E) 6.3 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
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When the perpendicular distance from a linear charge distribution is tripled,what happens to the electric field strength?

A) it stays the same
B) it decreases by a factor of 3
C) it decreases by a factor of 9
D) it decreases by a factor of (3)1/2
E) it increases by a factor of (3)1/2
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A thin metallic shell of radius 40 cm has a charge of -25 nC on it.At the center of the sphere is a point charge of 35 nC.What is the electric field 15 cm from the center of the shell?

A) 2.4 ×\times 104 N/C inward
B) 1.4 ×\times 104 N/C inward
C) 2.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
D) 1.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
E) 4.0 ×\times 104 N/C outward
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An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.If the electrons start from rest,how fast are they moving after traversing the gun?

A) 1.1 ×\times 104 m/s
B) 1.1 ×\times 107 m/s
C) 2.3 ×\times 104 m/s
D) 2.3 ×\times 107 m/s
E) 2.6 ×\times 1015 m/s
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A linear charge distribution has a charge per unit length of 2.3 ×\times 10-6 C/m.What is the magnitude of the electric field at a perpendicular distance of 0.50 m from the line charge?

A) 0.19 N/C
B) 0.38 N/C
C) 1.1 ×\times 102 N/C
D) 1.7 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 8.3 ×\times 104 N/C
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An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,what is its new component of velocity after going through the deflection plates?

A) 2.0 ×\times 107 m/s
B) 7.1 ×\times 106 m/s
C) 2.8 ×\times 106 m/s
D) 1.4 ×\times 106 m/s
E) 6.5 ×\times 104 m/s
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A proton is moving in an electric field.The direction of the acceleration of the proton is

A) in the direction the proton is moving.
B) opposite the direction the proton is moving.
C) perpendicular to the direction the proton is moving.
D) in the direction of the electric field.
E) opposite the direction of the electric field.
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A thin metallic spherical shell of radius 50 cm has a total charge of 4.0 μ \mu C placed on it.At the center of the shell is placed a point charge of 2.00 μ \mu C.What is the electric field at a distance of 90 cm from the center of the spherical shell?

A) 4.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
B) 2.7 ×\times 103 N/C inward
C) 6.7 ×\times 104 N/C outward
D) 8.8 ×\times 104 N/C outward
E) 6.7 ×\times 104 N/C inward
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What is the magnitude of the acceleration of an electron when in an electric field of 7.0 ×\times 104 N/C?

A) 3.0 ×\times 108 m/s2
B) 1.2 ×\times 1016 m/s2
C) 7.7 ×\times 1034 m/s2
D) 8.6 ×\times 1020.00 m/s2
E) 7.0 ×\times 104 m/s2
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A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the magnitude of the electric field 2.00 m from the center of the sphere?

A) 2.3 ×\times 104 N/C
B) 1.1 ×\times 104 N/C
C) 1.4 ×\times 103 N/C
D) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C
E) 0
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For a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium,which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) the electric field inside the conductor is zero
B) the charge distributes itself uniformly throughout the conductor
C) the electric field at the surface of the conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor
D) the greatest concentrations of charge on the surface are in the regions of highest curvature
E) more than one of these statements about a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is false
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A thin metallic spherical shell of radius 50 cm has a total charge of 4.0 μ \mu C placed on it.At the center of the shell is placed a point charge of 2.00 μ \mu C.What is the electric field at a distance of 30.0 cm from the center of the spherical shell?

A) 6.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
B) 2.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
C) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C inward
D) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
E) 0.0
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A conducting sphere of radius 10.0 cm holds a net charge of 4.4 μ \mu C.What is the surface charge density?

A) 0.0
B) 3.5 ×\times 10-5 C/m2
C) 1.1 ×\times 10-5 C/m2
D) 2.2 ×\times 10-4 C/m2
E) 5.6 ×\times 10-3 C/m2
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If more field lines leave a closed surface than enter that surface,then

A) a net positive charge is contained inside the surface.
B) a net negative charge is contained inside the surface.
C) an error has been made since the number of field lines entering a surface must equal those leaving the surface.
D) an operating electron gun is inside the surface.
E) there must be a charge on the surface.
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An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.If the electrons start from rest,how long does it take for the electrons to traverse the gun?

A) 1.1 ns
B) 1.1 μ \mu s
C) 2.2 ns
D) 2.2 μ \mu s
E) 4.4 ns
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An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.What is the acceleration of the electrons while in this electric field?

A) 1.4 ×\times 108 m/s2
B) 2.6 ×\times 1011 m/s2
C) 1.4 ×\times 1012 m/s2
D) 2.6 ×\times 1015 m/s2
E) 3.0 ×\times 108 m/s2
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A 1.65 nC charge experiences an acceleration of 6.33 ×\times 107 m/s2 in an electric field.What is the magnitude of the electric field?

A) 3.84 ×\times 1016 N/C
B) 1.65 ×\times 10-9 N/C
C) 14.9 N/C
D) 2.67 ×\times 10-19 N/C
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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A long linear charge distribution of charge density 1.35 nC/m is surrounded by a concentric cylindrical surface of length 1.60 m and radius 23.6 cm.What is the magnitude of the electric field at the curved surface of the cylinder?

A) 436 N/C
B) 103 N/C
C) 51.5 N/C
D) 135 N/C
E) 0.0
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A thin metallic shell of radius 40 cm has a charge of -25 nC on it.At the center of the sphere is a point charge of 35 nC.What is the electric field 50 cm from the center of the shell?

A) 400 N/C outward
B) 560 N/C outward
C) 360 N/C outward
D) 360 N/C inward
E) 560 N/C inward
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A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the electric field 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere?

A) 4.5 ×\times 106 N/C inward
B) 4.5 ×\times 106 N/C outward
C) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C inward
D) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C outward
E) 0
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An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,how long does it take to traverse the plates?

A) 2.00 μ \mu s
B) 2.00 ns
C) 1.70 ns
D) 1.80 ns
E) 1.50 μ \mu s
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An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,what angle will its new velocity make with the direction of the original velocity?

A) 14 ^{\circ}
B) 8.0 ^{\circ}
C) 5.5 ^{\circ}
D) 4.6 ^{\circ}
E) 1.4 ^{\circ}
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The electric field between two charged conducting plates is

A) Zero
B) Strongest near the negative plate
C) Strongest near the positive plate
D) Uniform
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Electrons are collected by removing them from the atoms in a sample of water vapor (H2O,molecular mass 18u).If every hydrogen atom has lost an electron in the process,what is the mass of the sample if a charge of exactly 1.0 C was collected?

A) 62 μ \mu g
B) 370 μ \mu g
C) 93 μ \mu g
D) 180 μ \mu g
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The symbols ρ\rho , λ\lambda ,and σ\sigma are used to represent,respectively,the charge density per unit

A) length,volume,and area.
B) volume,length,and area.
C) area,volume,and length.
D) volume,area,and length.
E) area,length,and volume.
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We find from Gauss's law that the flux through a closed surface

A) is proportional to the net charge enclosed.
B) is inversely proportional to the net charge enclosed.
C) is proportional to the square root of the charge enclosed.
D) is zero.
E) is less the larger the closed surface.
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A spherical conducting shell has a uniform surface charge density of 1.5 ×\times 10-7 C/m2.What is its radius if the electric field 1.5 m from its center is 17 N/C outward?

A) 3.9 cm
B) 4.7 cm
C) 3.2 cm
D) 9.5 cm
E) 6.4 cm
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Electric field lines symbolize

A) The force a positive charge would experience at the location of the line
B) The path a positive charge would take if released at rest on one of the lines
C) The distribution of electric charges in space
D) Boundaries between regions of positive and negative charge
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A cylinder contains a charge Q.The flux through the curved side of the container is 3 π\pi kQ.What is the flux through the ends of the cylinder?

A) 3 π\pi kQ
B) 5 π\pi kQ
C) 9 π\pi kQ
D) π\pi kQ
E) 0.0
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A horizontally-projected beam of protons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 V/m upward.If the beam enters the region at a height of 3.7 cm above the lower plate,at what height above the lower plate is the beam when it exits? The proton mass is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg.

A) 4.4 cm
B) 3.0 cm
C) 5.1 cm
D) 2.3 cm
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A long linear charge distribution of charge density 1.35 nC/m is surrounded by a concentric cylindrical surface of length 1.60 m and radius 23.6 cm.What is the electric flux through the surface of the cylinder?

A) 0.00
B) 160 N·m2/C
C) 244 N·m2/C
D) 280 N·m2/C
E) 316 N·m2/C
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An electric dipole is surrounded by a closed surface with the surface nearer to the negative end of the dipole than the positive end.The flux through the surface is

A) positive.
B) negative.
C) proportional to the negative charge.
D) inversely proportional to the positive charge.
E) zero.
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Each atom in a sample of lithium (Z = 3,atomic mass 6.941 u)has one electron removed.If exactly 1.0 mC was collected in this way,what is the mass of the lithium sample?

A) 0.024 μ \mu g
B) 0.010 μ \mu g
C) 0.031 μ \mu g
D) 0.072 μ \mu g
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Each atom in a sample of lithium (Z = 3,atomic mass 6.941 u)has all of its electrons removed.If exactly 1.0 C was collected in this way,what is the mass of the lithium sample?

A) 0.010 μ \mu g
B) 0.024 μ \mu g
C) 0.031 μ \mu g
D) 0.072 μ \mu g
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A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the electric flux through an area of 1.00 m2 of a spherical surface concentric with the shell of charge but having a radius of 1.00 m?

A) 5.6 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
B) 4.5 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
C) 1.8 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
D) 2.3 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
E) 0
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A set of charged spheres carries -1.5 mC and each has mass 15 μ \mu g.What vertical electric field in the laboratory would cause these spheres to continue in a straight line if they were projected horizontally into the electric-field region?

A) -98 μ \mu V/m
B) 10 mV/m
C) -10 mV/m
D) 98 μ \mu V/m
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A horizontally-projected beam of electrons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 mV/m upward.If the beam enters the region at a height of 3.7 cm above the lower plate,at what height above the lower plate is the beam when it exits? The electron mass is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.

A) 0.9 cm
B) 2.3 cm
C) 5.1 cm
D) 4.6 cm
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A horizontally-projected beam of protons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 mV/m upward.If the beam enters the region at exactly midway vertically between the plates,and exits the region 7.2 microns closer to the lower plate,where relative to the lower plate would a beam of electrons - injected into the region at the same location - exit? The proton mass is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg and that of the electron is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.

A) 0.9 cm
B) 5.1 cm
C) 2.3 cm
D) 4.6 cm
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Each atom in a 7.0 microgram piece of calcium (A = 40,Z = 20)has one electron removed.What is the total charge collected in this way?

A) 34 mC
B) 670 mC
C) 17 mC
D) 60 mC
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What is the total electric flux through a closed surface containing a 2.0 μ \mu C charge?

A) 1.8 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
B) 2.3 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
C) 1.4 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
D) 4.5 ×\times 103 N·m2/C
E) 0
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Each atom in a mole of water vapor (H2O)has one electron removed.What is the total charge of the ionized gas?

A) 96 kC
B) 290 kC
C) 600 kC
D) 190 kC
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A horizontally-projected beam of electrons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates between which there is an electric field.The beam travels exactly horizontally the whole time it is between the plates.What does this imply about the electric field between the plates?

A) It is 0.
B) It is 56 pV/m upward.
C) It is 56 pV/m downward.
D) It doesn't imply anything in particular.
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Deck 16: Electric Forces and Fields
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Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C,is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.What is the force on q3?

A) 1.65 N in the negative x-direction
B) 3.15 N in the positive x-direction
C) 1.50 N in the negative x-direction
D) 4.80 N in the positive x-direction
E) 4.65 N in the negative x-direction
1.65 N in the negative x-direction
2
Two point charges are on the x-axis.One charge,q1 = 10.0 nC,is located at the origin,and the other charge,q2 = 18.0 nC,is located at x = 9.00 m.What is the force on q2?

A) 20.0 nN in the positive x-direction
B) 20.0 pN in the positive x-direction
C) 20.0 nN in the negative x-direction
D) 20.0 pN in the negative x-direction
E) 180 nN in the positive x-direction
20.0 nN in the positive x-direction
3
Arrange the following from smallest to largest.

A) mC, μ \mu C,nC,pC
B) μ \mu C,mC,pC,nC
C) nC,pC,mC, μ \mu C
D) pC,nC, μ \mu C,mC
E) nC,pC, μ \mu C,mC
pC,nC, μ \mu C,mC
4
Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If q1 = 1.00 μ \mu C, q2 = 2.00 μ \mu C,and q3 = 3.00 μ \mu C,in what direction (ccw from the x axis)is the force on q2?

A) 301 ^{\circ}
B) 329 ^{\circ}
C) 149 ^{\circ}
D) 59.4 ^{\circ}
E) 39.1 ^{\circ}
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Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If all three charges are negative,into which quadrant is the force on q1 pointing?

A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 4th
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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Two charges are separated by a distance d.If one the charges is doubled while the other is tripled,what happens to the force between the charges?

A) it increases by a factor of 5
B) it increases by a factor of 6
C) it increases by a factor of 12
D) it increases by a factor of 18
E) it increases by a factor of 36
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If a neutral metal object has been charged by friction to a charge of one pC,what has happened to it electrically?

A) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons have been added to it
B) 6.25 ×\times 106 protons have been added to it
C) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons have been removed from it
D) 6.25 ×\times 106 protons have been removed from it
E) 6.25 ×\times 106 electrons and protons have been added to it
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Two equal point charges are separated by a distance d.When the separation is reduced to d/4,what happens to the force between the charges?

A) it decreases by a factor of 4
B) it increases by a factor of 4
C) it increases by a factor of 8
D) it increases by a factor of 16
E) it increases by a factor of more than 16
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When an object is polarized,it

A) must contain more positive charge than negative charge.
B) must contain more negative charge than positive charge.
C) will have a separation of positive and negative charge.
D) must be illuminated by polarized light.
E) must be made of metal.
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Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C, is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.Which charge is subjected to the force of greatest magnitude?

A) q1
B) q2
C) q3
D) q1 and q2 (equal)
E) q2 and q3 (equal)
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Three point charges are positioned as follows: q1 is at (0.00 m,0.00 m),q2 is at (1.20 m,0.00 m),and q3 is at (1.20 m,1.60 m).If q1 = 1.00 μ \mu C,q2 = 2.00 μ \mu C,and q3 = 3.00 μ \mu C,what is the magnitude of the force on q2?

A) 2.45 ×\times 10-2 N
B) 1.25 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 2.11 ×\times 10-2 N
D) 3.36 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 5.08 ×\times 10-2 N
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12
Pure water is classified as

A) an insulator.
B) a conductor.
C) a semiconductor.
D) all of these choices are correct
E) none of these choices are correct
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13
Three charges are located along a horizontal straight line.The charge on the left has a force of 6.00 N on it to the left.The charge in the middle has a force on it of 4.00 N to the right.What is the force on the charge on the right?

A) 2.00 N to the right
B) 10.0 N to the right
C) 10.0 N to the left
D) 24.0 N to the right
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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The Coulomb constant,k,has a value of 8.99 ×\times 109 N·m2/C2.The permittivity of free space, εo\varepsilon_{o} ,has the units

A) N·m2/C2.
B) N·m/C.
C) C/(N·m).
D) C2/(N·m2).
E) that are not given.
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15
When rubbing two insulators together,the one that gets a positive charge has had

A) protons added.
B) protons removed.
C) electrons added.
D) electrons removed.
E) electrons added and protons removed.
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Some household appliances have plugs with two prongs while others have three prongs.The additional prong is

A) for direct current.
B) for 120-Hz voltage.
C) to connect to ground.
D) for additional mechanical strength.
E) for 240-Hz voltage.
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The word electric comes from the Greek word for

A) wool.
B) amber.
C) silk.
D) glass.
E) lodestone.
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18
How many electrons does it take to make one coulomb of negative charge?

A) 1.00 ×\times 109
B) 6.25 ×\times 1018
C) 6.02 ×\times 1023
D) 1.66 ×\times 1018
E) 2.24 ×\times 104
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19
Household wiring is made with

A) conductors inside insulators.
B) insulators inside conductors.
C) semiconductors inside conductors.
D) semiconductors inside insulators.
E) semiconductors inside insulators inside conductors.
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20
Three point charges are located on the x-axis.The first charge,q1 = 10.0 μ \mu C, is at x = -1.00 m; the second charge, q2 = 20.0 μ \mu C, is at the origin; and the third charge,q3 = -30.0 μ \mu C, is located at x = 2.00 m.What is the force on q2?

A) 1.65 N in the negative x-direction
B) 3.15 N in the positive x-direction
C) 1.50 N in the negative x-direction
D) 4.80 N in the positive x-direction
E) 4.65 N in the negative x-direction
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21
Two alpha particles (helium nuclei)are separated by 4.0 ×\times 10-15 m.What is the magnitude of the force between the particles due to their charge?

A) 6.8 ×\times 10-22 N
B) 4.5 ×\times 10-19 N
C) 1.1 ×\times 10-4 N
D) 14 N
E) 58 N
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22
In a diagram of electric field lines,q1 has 9 lines going into it and q2 has 27 lines going out of it.If one of the charges is -40 mC,which of the following could be the other one?

A) -120 mC
B) 18.0 mC
C) -18.0 mC
D) 120 mC
E) none of the these choices are correct
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A 3.7 pC charge experiences a force of 8.1 ×\times 10-7 N in an electric field.What is the magnitude of the electric field?

A) 3.00 ×\times 105 N/C
B) 2.2 ×\times 105 N/C
C) 4.3 ×\times 10-6 N/C
D) 12 N/C
E) 1.2 ×\times 10-3 N/C
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The electric field has a magnitude of 3.00 N/m at a distance of 60.0 cm from a point charge.What is the charge?

A) 1.40 nC
B) 120 pC
C) 36.0 mC
D) 12.0 μ \mu C
E) 3.00 nC
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25
Four point charges are located at the corners of a square,1.00 m by 1.00 m.On each of two diagonally opposite corners are 1.00 μ \mu C charges.On each of the other two corners are - 1.00 μ \mu C charges.What is the magnitude of the force on one of the positive charges?

A) 8.2 ×\times 10-3 N
B) 1.3 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 3.2 ×\times 10-3 N
D) 1.9 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 0.00
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The electron orbiting the proton in the hydrogen atom is at a distance of 5.3 ×\times 10-9 m.What is the ratio of the electric force to the gravitation force between these particles? (The mass of the proton is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg and the mass of the electron is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.)

A) 2.3 ×\times 1039
B) 2.5 ×\times 1029
C) 1.7 ×\times 1019
D) 9.0 ×\times 1016
E) 3.00 ×\times 108
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The electron orbiting the proton in the hydrogen atom is at a distance of 5.3 ×\times 10-9 m.What is the magnitude of the electric force between the proton and the electron?

A) 1.6 ×\times 10-19 N
B) 2.7 ×\times 102 N
C) 4.3 ×\times 10-17 N
D) 8.2 ×\times 10-12 N
E) 2.7 ×\times 10-2 N
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Four point charges are located at the corners of a square,1.00 m by 1.00 m.On each of two diagonally opposite corners are 1.00 μ \mu C charges.On each of the other two corners are -1.00 μ \mu C charges.What is the direction of the force on each charge?

A) positive charges away from away from the center of the square,negative inward toward center
B) negative charges away from away from the center of the square,positive inward toward center
C) positive and negative charges both toward the center of the square
D) positive and negative charges both away from the center of the square
E) no direction (net force = 0)
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An arrangement of 3 charges is drawn showing the field lines.The first charge has 20 lines going into it.The second charge has 30 lines going out of it.If the net charge of the arrangement is zero,what is the field line situation for the third charge?

A) 50 lines going out
B) 50 lines going in
C) 10 lines going out
D) 10 lines going in
E) 600 lines going out to infinity
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30
Increasing the distance from a point charge by 34% changes the magnitude of the electric field by what amount?

A) it decreases by 16%
B) it decreases by 34%
C) it decreases by 44%
D) it decreases by 80%
E) it stays the same
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31
Two charges are located on the x-axis. A 22 μ \mu C charge is located at the origin and a 47 μ \mu C charge is located at x = 4.0 m. What is the magnitude of the electric field at x = 7.5 m?

A) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C
B) 3.8 ×\times 104 N/C
C) 5.7 ×\times 105 N/C
D) 6.3 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 2.5 ×\times 106 N/C
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32
A point charge of 3.00 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m,and a third charge of 7.2 μ \mu C is located at (5.0 m,4.0 m).What is the magnitude of the force on the 7.2 μ \mu C charge?

A) 1.2 ×\times 10-2 N
B) 1.6 ×\times 10-2 N
C) 1.9 ×\times 10-2 N
D) 2.6 ×\times 10-2 N
E) 3.3 ×\times 10-2 N
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33
A 1.00 nC charge is placed on the x-axis at x = - 1.00 m. A second 1.00 nC charge is placed on the x-axis at x = 1.00 m. A third charge of 1.00 nC is placed on the y-axis at y = - 1.00 m. A fourth charge is place on the y-axis at y = 1.00 m. What is the fourth charge if the electric field at the origin is zero?

A) 1.00 nC
B) -1.00 nC
C) 3.00 nC
D) -3.00 nC
E) 2.00 nC
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A 72 nC charge is located at x = 3.00 m on the x-axis and an 8.0 nC charge is located at x = 7.0 m.At what point on the x-axis is the electric field zero?

A) - 9.0 m
B) 4.0 m
C) -5.0 m
D) 6.0 m
E) 6.3 m
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A point charge of 3.0 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,and another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m.What is the direction (ccw from x axis)of the electric field at (5.0 m,4.0 m)?

A) 72 ^{\circ}
B) 18 ^{\circ}
C) 25 ^{\circ}
D) 53 ^{\circ}
E) 34 ^{\circ}
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36
What is the magnitude of the electric field 30.0 cm from a point charge of 0.35 μ \mu C?

A) 1.2 ×\times 10-2 N/C
B) 9.5 ×\times 10-4 N/C
C) 9.5 ×\times 104 N/C
D) 3.5 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 1.1 ×\times 104 N/C
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37
In a diagram of electric field lines,what is represented by lines that are drawn closer together?

A) a more positive field
B) a more negative field
C) a stronger field
D) a weaker field
E) nothing (artistic license)
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38
A point charge of 3.0 μ \mu C is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m,and another point charge of 6.0 μ \mu C is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m.What is the magnitude of the electric field at the position (5.0 m,4.0 m)?

A) 2.7 ×\times 103 N/C
B) 3.5 ×\times 103 N/C
C) 2.7 ×\times 10-3 N/C
D) 3.5 ×\times 10-3 N/C
E) 4.5 ×\times 103 N/C
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39
Two charges are located on the x-axis. A 22 μ \mu C charge is located at the origin and a 47 μ \mu C charge is located at x = 4.0 m.What is the electric field at x = 3.00 m?

A) 4.5 ×\times 105 N/C in the positive x-direction
B) 4.9 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
C) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
D) 4.9 ×\times 105 N/C in the positive x-direction
E) 6.3 ×\times 105 N/C in the negative x-direction
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40
When the perpendicular distance from a linear charge distribution is tripled,what happens to the electric field strength?

A) it stays the same
B) it decreases by a factor of 3
C) it decreases by a factor of 9
D) it decreases by a factor of (3)1/2
E) it increases by a factor of (3)1/2
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41
A thin metallic shell of radius 40 cm has a charge of -25 nC on it.At the center of the sphere is a point charge of 35 nC.What is the electric field 15 cm from the center of the shell?

A) 2.4 ×\times 104 N/C inward
B) 1.4 ×\times 104 N/C inward
C) 2.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
D) 1.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
E) 4.0 ×\times 104 N/C outward
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42
An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.If the electrons start from rest,how fast are they moving after traversing the gun?

A) 1.1 ×\times 104 m/s
B) 1.1 ×\times 107 m/s
C) 2.3 ×\times 104 m/s
D) 2.3 ×\times 107 m/s
E) 2.6 ×\times 1015 m/s
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43
A linear charge distribution has a charge per unit length of 2.3 ×\times 10-6 C/m.What is the magnitude of the electric field at a perpendicular distance of 0.50 m from the line charge?

A) 0.19 N/C
B) 0.38 N/C
C) 1.1 ×\times 102 N/C
D) 1.7 ×\times 104 N/C
E) 8.3 ×\times 104 N/C
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44
An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,what is its new component of velocity after going through the deflection plates?

A) 2.0 ×\times 107 m/s
B) 7.1 ×\times 106 m/s
C) 2.8 ×\times 106 m/s
D) 1.4 ×\times 106 m/s
E) 6.5 ×\times 104 m/s
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45
A proton is moving in an electric field.The direction of the acceleration of the proton is

A) in the direction the proton is moving.
B) opposite the direction the proton is moving.
C) perpendicular to the direction the proton is moving.
D) in the direction of the electric field.
E) opposite the direction of the electric field.
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46
A thin metallic spherical shell of radius 50 cm has a total charge of 4.0 μ \mu C placed on it.At the center of the shell is placed a point charge of 2.00 μ \mu C.What is the electric field at a distance of 90 cm from the center of the spherical shell?

A) 4.4 ×\times 104 N/C outward
B) 2.7 ×\times 103 N/C inward
C) 6.7 ×\times 104 N/C outward
D) 8.8 ×\times 104 N/C outward
E) 6.7 ×\times 104 N/C inward
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What is the magnitude of the acceleration of an electron when in an electric field of 7.0 ×\times 104 N/C?

A) 3.0 ×\times 108 m/s2
B) 1.2 ×\times 1016 m/s2
C) 7.7 ×\times 1034 m/s2
D) 8.6 ×\times 1020.00 m/s2
E) 7.0 ×\times 104 m/s2
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A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the magnitude of the electric field 2.00 m from the center of the sphere?

A) 2.3 ×\times 104 N/C
B) 1.1 ×\times 104 N/C
C) 1.4 ×\times 103 N/C
D) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C
E) 0
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For a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium,which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) the electric field inside the conductor is zero
B) the charge distributes itself uniformly throughout the conductor
C) the electric field at the surface of the conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor
D) the greatest concentrations of charge on the surface are in the regions of highest curvature
E) more than one of these statements about a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is false
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50
A thin metallic spherical shell of radius 50 cm has a total charge of 4.0 μ \mu C placed on it.At the center of the shell is placed a point charge of 2.00 μ \mu C.What is the electric field at a distance of 30.0 cm from the center of the spherical shell?

A) 6.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
B) 2.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
C) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C inward
D) 4.0 ×\times 105 N/C outward
E) 0.0
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51
A conducting sphere of radius 10.0 cm holds a net charge of 4.4 μ \mu C.What is the surface charge density?

A) 0.0
B) 3.5 ×\times 10-5 C/m2
C) 1.1 ×\times 10-5 C/m2
D) 2.2 ×\times 10-4 C/m2
E) 5.6 ×\times 10-3 C/m2
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52
If more field lines leave a closed surface than enter that surface,then

A) a net positive charge is contained inside the surface.
B) a net negative charge is contained inside the surface.
C) an error has been made since the number of field lines entering a surface must equal those leaving the surface.
D) an operating electron gun is inside the surface.
E) there must be a charge on the surface.
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53
An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.If the electrons start from rest,how long does it take for the electrons to traverse the gun?

A) 1.1 ns
B) 1.1 μ \mu s
C) 2.2 ns
D) 2.2 μ \mu s
E) 4.4 ns
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54
An electron gun sends electrons through a region with an electric field of 1.5 ×\times 104 N/C for a distance of 2.5 cm.What is the acceleration of the electrons while in this electric field?

A) 1.4 ×\times 108 m/s2
B) 2.6 ×\times 1011 m/s2
C) 1.4 ×\times 1012 m/s2
D) 2.6 ×\times 1015 m/s2
E) 3.0 ×\times 108 m/s2
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55
A 1.65 nC charge experiences an acceleration of 6.33 ×\times 107 m/s2 in an electric field.What is the magnitude of the electric field?

A) 3.84 ×\times 1016 N/C
B) 1.65 ×\times 10-9 N/C
C) 14.9 N/C
D) 2.67 ×\times 10-19 N/C
E) there isn't enough information in the problem to solve this
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56
A long linear charge distribution of charge density 1.35 nC/m is surrounded by a concentric cylindrical surface of length 1.60 m and radius 23.6 cm.What is the magnitude of the electric field at the curved surface of the cylinder?

A) 436 N/C
B) 103 N/C
C) 51.5 N/C
D) 135 N/C
E) 0.0
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57
A thin metallic shell of radius 40 cm has a charge of -25 nC on it.At the center of the sphere is a point charge of 35 nC.What is the electric field 50 cm from the center of the shell?

A) 400 N/C outward
B) 560 N/C outward
C) 360 N/C outward
D) 360 N/C inward
E) 560 N/C inward
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58
A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the electric field 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere?

A) 4.5 ×\times 106 N/C inward
B) 4.5 ×\times 106 N/C outward
C) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C inward
D) 2.3 ×\times 106 N/C outward
E) 0
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59
An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,how long does it take to traverse the plates?

A) 2.00 μ \mu s
B) 2.00 ns
C) 1.70 ns
D) 1.80 ns
E) 1.50 μ \mu s
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60
An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 ×\times 107 m/s,what angle will its new velocity make with the direction of the original velocity?

A) 14 ^{\circ}
B) 8.0 ^{\circ}
C) 5.5 ^{\circ}
D) 4.6 ^{\circ}
E) 1.4 ^{\circ}
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61
The electric field between two charged conducting plates is

A) Zero
B) Strongest near the negative plate
C) Strongest near the positive plate
D) Uniform
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62
Electrons are collected by removing them from the atoms in a sample of water vapor (H2O,molecular mass 18u).If every hydrogen atom has lost an electron in the process,what is the mass of the sample if a charge of exactly 1.0 C was collected?

A) 62 μ \mu g
B) 370 μ \mu g
C) 93 μ \mu g
D) 180 μ \mu g
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63
The symbols ρ\rho , λ\lambda ,and σ\sigma are used to represent,respectively,the charge density per unit

A) length,volume,and area.
B) volume,length,and area.
C) area,volume,and length.
D) volume,area,and length.
E) area,length,and volume.
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64
We find from Gauss's law that the flux through a closed surface

A) is proportional to the net charge enclosed.
B) is inversely proportional to the net charge enclosed.
C) is proportional to the square root of the charge enclosed.
D) is zero.
E) is less the larger the closed surface.
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65
A spherical conducting shell has a uniform surface charge density of 1.5 ×\times 10-7 C/m2.What is its radius if the electric field 1.5 m from its center is 17 N/C outward?

A) 3.9 cm
B) 4.7 cm
C) 3.2 cm
D) 9.5 cm
E) 6.4 cm
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66
Electric field lines symbolize

A) The force a positive charge would experience at the location of the line
B) The path a positive charge would take if released at rest on one of the lines
C) The distribution of electric charges in space
D) Boundaries between regions of positive and negative charge
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67
A cylinder contains a charge Q.The flux through the curved side of the container is 3 π\pi kQ.What is the flux through the ends of the cylinder?

A) 3 π\pi kQ
B) 5 π\pi kQ
C) 9 π\pi kQ
D) π\pi kQ
E) 0.0
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68
A horizontally-projected beam of protons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 V/m upward.If the beam enters the region at a height of 3.7 cm above the lower plate,at what height above the lower plate is the beam when it exits? The proton mass is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg.

A) 4.4 cm
B) 3.0 cm
C) 5.1 cm
D) 2.3 cm
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69
A long linear charge distribution of charge density 1.35 nC/m is surrounded by a concentric cylindrical surface of length 1.60 m and radius 23.6 cm.What is the electric flux through the surface of the cylinder?

A) 0.00
B) 160 N·m2/C
C) 244 N·m2/C
D) 280 N·m2/C
E) 316 N·m2/C
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70
An electric dipole is surrounded by a closed surface with the surface nearer to the negative end of the dipole than the positive end.The flux through the surface is

A) positive.
B) negative.
C) proportional to the negative charge.
D) inversely proportional to the positive charge.
E) zero.
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71
Each atom in a sample of lithium (Z = 3,atomic mass 6.941 u)has one electron removed.If exactly 1.0 mC was collected in this way,what is the mass of the lithium sample?

A) 0.024 μ \mu g
B) 0.010 μ \mu g
C) 0.031 μ \mu g
D) 0.072 μ \mu g
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72
Each atom in a sample of lithium (Z = 3,atomic mass 6.941 u)has all of its electrons removed.If exactly 1.0 C was collected in this way,what is the mass of the lithium sample?

A) 0.010 μ \mu g
B) 0.024 μ \mu g
C) 0.031 μ \mu g
D) 0.072 μ \mu g
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73
A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 μ \mu C of charge uniformly distributed over its surface.What is the electric flux through an area of 1.00 m2 of a spherical surface concentric with the shell of charge but having a radius of 1.00 m?

A) 5.6 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
B) 4.5 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
C) 1.8 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
D) 2.3 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
E) 0
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74
A set of charged spheres carries -1.5 mC and each has mass 15 μ \mu g.What vertical electric field in the laboratory would cause these spheres to continue in a straight line if they were projected horizontally into the electric-field region?

A) -98 μ \mu V/m
B) 10 mV/m
C) -10 mV/m
D) 98 μ \mu V/m
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75
A horizontally-projected beam of electrons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 mV/m upward.If the beam enters the region at a height of 3.7 cm above the lower plate,at what height above the lower plate is the beam when it exits? The electron mass is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.

A) 0.9 cm
B) 2.3 cm
C) 5.1 cm
D) 4.6 cm
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76
A horizontally-projected beam of protons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates separated by 7.4 cm,and 12 cm long,between which there is an electric field of 7.2 mV/m upward.If the beam enters the region at exactly midway vertically between the plates,and exits the region 7.2 microns closer to the lower plate,where relative to the lower plate would a beam of electrons - injected into the region at the same location - exit? The proton mass is 1.67 ×\times 10-27 kg and that of the electron is 9.11 ×\times 10-31 kg.

A) 0.9 cm
B) 5.1 cm
C) 2.3 cm
D) 4.6 cm
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77
Each atom in a 7.0 microgram piece of calcium (A = 40,Z = 20)has one electron removed.What is the total charge collected in this way?

A) 34 mC
B) 670 mC
C) 17 mC
D) 60 mC
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78
What is the total electric flux through a closed surface containing a 2.0 μ \mu C charge?

A) 1.8 ×\times 104 N·m2/C
B) 2.3 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
C) 1.4 ×\times 105 N·m2/C
D) 4.5 ×\times 103 N·m2/C
E) 0
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79
Each atom in a mole of water vapor (H2O)has one electron removed.What is the total charge of the ionized gas?

A) 96 kC
B) 290 kC
C) 600 kC
D) 190 kC
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80
A horizontally-projected beam of electrons travelling at 55 km/s travels between two parallel plates between which there is an electric field.The beam travels exactly horizontally the whole time it is between the plates.What does this imply about the electric field between the plates?

A) It is 0.
B) It is 56 pV/m upward.
C) It is 56 pV/m downward.
D) It doesn't imply anything in particular.
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