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Name Electrostaties Practice Problems 1. How does a charge of a proton compare to the charge of an electron? : 2. What makes a material a good conduction (or poor insulator)? 3. Draw one negatively charged particle and the electtie field around it. 4, Draw one positively charged particle and the electric field around it, 5, What would cause the leaves of an electroscope to diverge? 6. A positively charged piece of plastic is brought near another piece of plastic placed in a stirrup which is free to turn, There is a force of attraction. What could be true about the piece of plastic hanging in the stirrup? 7. Ittakes 25 J of work to move a3.0 C charge in a particular electric field, and it takes 12.5 J of ‘work to move a 1.5 C charge in the same field. Which charge gained more potential energy? ‘Which charge experienced a greater increase in electric potential? held .189 cm apart. Calculate the electric force of attraction between the two particles. What kind 8. You have isolated two charges: one that is 2.1 x 10 C and another that is -5.2 x 10° C. They are of force do they experienee-how do you know?

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