Chapter 23

Electric Fields
Multiple Choice
1.

Each of two small non-conducting spheres is charged positively, the combined charge
being 40 C. If each sphere is repelled from the other by a force having a magnitude of
2.0 N when the two spheres are 50 cm apart, determine the charge on the sphere having
the smaller charge.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

2.

A particle (charge = +40 C) is located on the x axis at the point x = 20 cm, and a second
particle (charge = 50 C) is placed on the x axis at x = +30 cm. What is the magnitude of
the total electrostatic force on a third particle (charge = 4.0 C) placed at the origin
(x = 0)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3.

1.4 C
1.1 C
2.0 C
3.3 C
17 C

41 N
16 N
56 N
35 N
72 N

In the figure, if Q = 30 C, q = 5.0 C, and d = 30 cm, what is the magnitude of the

electrostatic force on q?
d
Q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

2d
q

2Q

15 N
23 N
zero
7.5 N
38 N

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4.

A charge of +80 C is placed on the x axis at x = 0. A second charge of 50 C is placed on

the x axis at x = 50 cm. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on a third charge
of 4.0 C placed on the x axis at x = 30 cm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

5.

Three point charges are positioned on the x axis. If the charges and corresponding
positions are +32 C at x = 0, +20 C at x = 40 cm, and 60 C at x = 60 cm, what is the
magnitude of the electrostatic force on the +32-C charge?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

6.

54 m/s2
90 m/s2
72 m/s2
65 m/s2
36 m/s2

A point charge Q is placed on the x axis at x = 2.0 m. A second point charge, Q, is placed
at x = 3.0 m. If Q = 40 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on a 30-C
charge placed at the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

8.

84 N
12 N
36 N
50 N
48 N

A particle (m = 50 g, q = 5.0 C) is released from rest when it is 50 cm from a second

particle (Q = 20 C). Determine the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the 50-g
particle.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

7.

13 N
77 N
39 N
25 N
45 N

7.2 N
3.9 N
1.5 N
14 N
8.1 N

A point charge Q is placed on the x axis at x = 2.0 m. A second point charge, Q, is placed
at x = 1.0 m. If Q = 60 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on a 40-C
charge placed at the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

16 N
27 N
32 N
11 N
3.0 N

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9.

A point charge Q is placed on the x axis at the origin. An identical point charge is placed
on the x axis at x = 1.0 m and another at x = +1.0 m. If Q = 40 C, what is the magnitude
of the electrostatic force on the charge at x = +1.0 m?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

10.

29 N
14 N
11 N
18 N
7.0 N

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 36 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
a
Q1

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
11.

b
q

Q2

5.0 N
4.4 N
3.8 N
5.7 N
0.60 N

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 30 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
a
Q1

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.

b
Q2

1.4 N
1.0 N
1.7 N
2.0 N
0.50 N

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 40 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
a
q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

b
Q1

1.8
2.3
2.7
3.0
4.2

Q2

N
N
N
N
N

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13.

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 24 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
Q1
a
90

Q2

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
14.

2.7 N
1.9 N
2.3 N
1.5 N
0.52 N

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 32 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
Q1
a
b
q
a

Q2

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
15.

1.6 N
1.3 N
1.9 N
2.2 N
0.04 N

If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 40 nC, Q2 = 80 nC, and q = 12 nC in the figure, what is the
magnitude of the total electric force on q?
b

Q1
90

a
Q2

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

0.78
0.68
0.58
0.88
0.62

N
N
N
N
N

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16.

A particle (charge = +50 C) is placed on the y axis at the point y = +40 cm, and a second
particle (charge = 20 C) is placed at the origin (x = y = 0). What is the direction of the
total electrostatic force on a third particle with respect to the +x-axis (charge = 5.0 C)
placed on the x axis at the point x = +30 cm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

17.

69 N
40 N
80 N
57 N
20 N

Identical point charges Q are placed at two of the vertices of an equilateral triangle
(length of each side = 50 cm). A third charge, 2Q, is placed at the third vertex. If
Q = 20 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on either of the positive
charges?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

20.

80 N
40 N
69 N
57 N
75 N

Three point charges, two positive and one negative, each having a magnitude of 20 C are
placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle (30 cm on a side). What is the magnitude
of the electrostatic force on one of the positive charges?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

19.

33
57
53
127
63

Three point charges, two positive and one negative, each having a magnitude of 20 C are
placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle (30 cm on a side). What is the magnitude
of the electrostatic force on the negative charge?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

18.

76 N
56 N
39 N
25 N
29 N

A point charge Q is placed at the origin. A second charge, 2Q, is placed on the x axis at
x = 3.0 m. If Q = 50 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on a third point
charge, Q, placed on the y axis at y = +4.0 m?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

2.5
3.0
3.7
4.4
1.8

N
N
N
N
N

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21.

Three identical point charges Q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
(length of each side = 2.0 m). If Q = 60 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic
force on any one of the charges?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

22.

Identical point charges Q are placed at each of the four corners of a 3.0 m 4.0 m
rectangle. If Q = 40 C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on any one of the
charges?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

23.

3.0
2.4
1.8
3.7
2.0

N
N
N
N
N

A point charge (5.0 C) is placed on the x axis at x = 4.0 cm, and a second charge (+5.0 C)
is placed on the x axis at x = 4.0 cm. What is the magnitude of the electric force on a
third charge (+2.5 C) placed on the y axis at y = 3.0 cm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

24.

25 N
19 N
14 N
22 N
16 N

90 N
45 N
54 N
72 N
36 N

If Q = 25 C, q = 10 C, and L = 40 cm in the figure, what is the magnitude of the

electrostatic force on q?
q
L

+Q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

90

28 N
22 N
20 N
14 N
10 N

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25.

If Q = 20 C and L = 60 cm, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on any one of
the charges shown?
L

+Q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
26.

+Q

25 N
19 N
15 N
9.1 N
14 N

If a = 60 cm, b = 80 cm, Q = 4.0 nC, and q = 1.5 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric
field at point P shown?
b

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
27.

68 N/C
72 N/C
77 N/C
82 N/C
120 N/C

If a = 60 cm, b = 80 cm, Q = 6.0 nC, and q = 4.0 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric
field at point P shown?
Q

90
q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

35 N/C
42 N/C
52 N/C
64 N/C
104 N/C

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28.

If a = 60 cm, b = 80 cm, Q = 6.0 nC, and q = 6.0 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric
field at point P in the figure?
P

90
Q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
29.

65 N/C
55 N/C
60 N/C
52 N/C
67 N/C

If a = 60 cm, b = 80 cm, Q = 6.0 nC, and q = 3.0 nC in the figure, what is the magnitude of
the electric field at point P?
Q

90

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
30.

71 N/C
56 N/C
60 N/C
53 N/C
67 N/C

Two particles, having oppositely signed charges of +12 nC, are placed at two of the
vertices of an equilateral triangle (length of each side = 2.0 m). What is the magnitude
of the electric field at the third vertex of the triangle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

27 N/C
36 N/C
45 N/C
54 N/C
14 N/C

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31.

If Q = 16 nC, a = 3.0 m, and b = 4.0 m, what is the magnitude of the electric field at point P
shown?
Q

P
a
90

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
32.

33 N/C
31 N/C
24 N/C
19 N/C
13 N/C

If Q = 80 nC, a = 3.0 m, and b = 4.0 m in the figure, what is the magnitude of the electric
field at point P?
2Q

a
Q

90

2Q

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
33.

A +2.0-nC point charge is placed at one corner of a square (1.5 m on a side), and a 3.0-nC
charge is placed on a corner diagonally away from the first charge. What is the
magnitude of the electric field at either of the two unoccupied corners?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

34.

45 N/C
70 N/C
29 N/C
47 N/C
92 N/C

20 N/C
14 N/C
4.0 N/C
12 N/C
8.0 N/C

A +15-nC point charge is placed on the x axis at x = 1.5 m, and a 20-nC charge is placed on
the y axis at y = 2.0m. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

105 N/C
15 N/C
75 N/C
45 N/C
60 N/C

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35.

A +20-nC point charge is placed on the x axis at x = 2.0 m, and a 25-nC point charge is
placed on the y axis at y = 3.0 m. What is the direction of the electric field at the
origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

36.

A charge Q is placed on the x axis at x = +4.0 m. A second charge q is located at the origin.
If Q = +75 nC and q = 8.0 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric field on the y axis at
y = +3.0 m?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

37.

5.3 cm
5.7 cm
4.9 cm
6.0 cm
+6.0 cm

A charge of 80 nC is uniformly distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 2.0 m.

Determine the magnitude of the electric field at a point on the x axis with x = 8.0 m.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

39.

19 N/C
23 N/C
32 N/C
35 N/C
21 N/C

A 40-C charge is positioned on the x axis at x = 4.0 cm. To produce a net electric field of
zero at the origin where should a 60-C charge be placed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

38.

209
61
29
241
151

30 N/C
15 N/C
48 N/C
90 N/C
60 N/C

A charge (uniform linear density = 9.0 nC/m) is distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to
x = 3.0 m. Determine the magnitude of the electric field at a point on the x axis with
x = 4.0 m.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

81 N/C
74 N/C
61 N/C
88 N/C
20 N/C

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40.

A charge of 25 nC is uniformly distributed along a circular arc (radius = 2.0 m) that is

subtended by a 90-degree angle. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center
of the circle along which the arc lies?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

41.

62 N/C
56 N/C
50 N/C
44 N/C
25 N/C

A uniformly charged rod (length = 2.0 m, charge per unit length = 3.0 nC/m) is bent to form
a semicircle. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of the circle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

44.

16 N/C
13 N/C
19 N/C
26 N/C
5.0 N/C

A uniformly charged rod (length = 2.0 m, charge per unit length = 5.0 nC/m) is bent to form
one quadrant of a circle. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of the
circle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

43.

81 N/C
61 N/C
71 N/C
51 N/C
25 N/C

Charge of uniform density 4.0 nC/m is distributed along the x axis from x = 2.0 m to
x = +3.0 m. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the point x = +5.0 m on the
x axis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

42.

11

64 N/C
133 N/C
48 N/C
85 N/C
34 N/C

A 16-nC charge is distributed uniformly along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 4 m. Which of

the following integrals is correct for the magnitude (in N/C) of the electric field at
x = +10 m on the x axis?
4

36 dx

a.
(10 x)2
0

4 154 dx
b.
(10 x)2
0

36 dx

c.
x2
0

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154 dx

d.
x2
6

e.

none of these

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45.

13

A uniform linear charge of 2.0 nC/m is distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 3 m.
Which of the following integrals is correct for the y component of the electric field at
y = 4 m on the y axis?
3

72 dx

a.
(16 + x 2)3/2
0

3 18 dx
b.
(16 + x 2)3/2
0

72 dx

c.
16 + x2
0

0 18 dx
d.
16 + x2
3

e.
46.

none of these

A 12-nC charge is distributed uniformly along the y axis from y = 0 to y = 4 m. Which of

the following integrals is correct for the x component of the electric field at x = 2 m on the
x axis?
4

216 dy

a.
(4 + y 2 ) 3/2
0

4 54 d y
b.
(4 + y 2 )3/2
0

108 d y

c.
4 + y2
0

4 27 d y
d.
4 + y2
0

e.
47.

none of these

A uniform linear charge of 3.0 nC/m is distributed along the y axis from y = 3 to y = 2m.
Which of the following integrals is correct for the magnitude of the electric field at
y = 4 m on the y axis?
2

27 d y

a.
(4
y) 2
3
2 27 d y
b.
16 + y 2
3

135 dy

c.
(4
y) 2
3
2 135 dy
d.
16 + y 2
3

e.

none of these

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48.

A uniform linear charge of 2.0 nC/m is distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 3 m.
Which of the following integrals is correct for the x component of the electric field at
y = 2 m on the y axis?
3

18x dx

a.
(4 + x 2)3/2
0

3 18 dx
b.
(2 + x)2
0

18 dx

c.
4 + x2
0

3 18x dx
d.
(2 + x)3
0

e.
49.

A rod (length = 2.0 m) is uniformly charged and has a total charge of 40 nC. What is the
magnitude of the electric field at a point which lies along the axis of the rod and is 3.0 m
from the center of the rod?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

50.

40 N/C
45 N/C
24 N/C
90 N/C
36 N/C

A charge of 50 nC is uniformly distributed along the y axis from y = 3.0 m to y = 5.0 m.

What is the magnitude of the electric field at the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

51.

none of these

18 N/C
50 N/C
30 N/C
15 N/C
90 N/C

A linear charge of uniform density equal to 8.0 nC/m is distributed along the x axis from
x = 2.0 m to x = 3.0 m. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the point x = 6.0 m on
the x axis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

60 N/C
10 N/C
26 N/C
15 N/C
45 N/C

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52.

15

A 24-nC charge is distributed uniformly along the x axis from x = 2 m to x = 6 m. Which

of the following integrals is correct for the magnitude (in N/C) of the electric field at
x = +8 m on the x axis?
6

54 dx

a.
(8 x) 2
2

6 216 dx
b.
(8 x)2
2

54 dx

c.
x2
2

6 216 dx
d.
x2
2

e.
53.

none of these

A uniform linear charge density of 7.0 nC/m is distributed along the y axis from y = 2 m to
y = 5 m. Which of the following integrals is correct for the magnitude (in N/C) of the
electric field at y = 0 on the y axis?
5

63 d y

a.
y2
2

5 21 d y
b.
y2
2

63 d y

c.
(5 y) 2
2

5 21 d y
d.
(5 y) 2
2

e.
54.

A uniform linear charge of 2.0 nC/m is distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 3 m.
What is the x component of the electric field at y = 2 m on the y axis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

55.

none of these

5.0 N/C
4.0 N/C
5.7 N/C
6.2 N/C
9.0 N/C

A particle (mass = 4.0 g, charge = 80 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric
field is uniform and is given by Ex = 2.5 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0. If the velocity of the particle at
t = 0 is given by vx = 80 m/s, vy = vz = 0, what is the speed of the particle at t = 2.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

40 m/s
20 m/s
60 m/s
80 m/s
180 m/s

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56.

A particle (mass = 5.0 g, charge = 40 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric
field is uniform and is given by Ex = 2.5 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0. If the velocity of the particle at
t = 0 is given by vy = 50 m/s, vx = vz = 0, what is the speed of the particle at t = 2.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

57.

A particle (mass = 5.0 g, charge = 40 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric
field is uniform and is given by Ex = 5.5 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0. If the position and velocity of
the particle at t = 0 are given by x = y = 0 and vx = 50 m/s, vy = vz = 0, what is the distance
from the origin to the particle at t = 2.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

58.

60 m
54 m
69 m
78 m
3.2 m

An electron enters a region of uniform electric field (E = 50 N/C) with an initial velocity
of 40 km/s directed the same as the electric field. What is the speed of the electron 1.5 ns
after entering this region?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

60.

60 m
28 m
44 m
12 m
88 m

A particle (mass = 5.0 g, charge = 40 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric
field is uniform and is given by Ex = 2.3 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0. If the position and velocity of
the particle at t = 0 are given by x = y = 0 and vz = 20 m/s, vx = vy = 0, what is the distance
from the origin to the particle at t = 2.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

59.

81 m/s
72 m/s
64 m/s
89 m/s
25 m/s

53 km/s
27 km/s
18 km/s
62 km/s
42 km/s

A particle (q = 3.0 mC, m = 20 g) has a speed of 20 m/s when it enters a region where the
electric field has a constant magnitude of 80 N/C and a direction which is the same as
the velocity of the particle. What is the speed of the particle 3.0 s after it enters this
region?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

68 m/s
44 m/s
56 m/s
80 m/s
36 m/s

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61.

A particle (q = 4.0 mC, m = 50 g) has a velocity of 25 m/s in the positive x direction when
it first enters a region where the electric field is uniform (60 N/C in the positive y
direction). What is the speed of the particle 5.0 s after it enters this region?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

62.

60 m/s
20 m/s
45 m/s
40 m/s
70 m/s

A particle (m = 20 mg, q = 5.0 C) moves in a uniform electric field of 60 N/C in the

positive x direction. At t = 0, the particle is moving 25 m/s in the positive x direction and
is passing through the origin. How far is the particle from the origin at t = 2.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

65.

1.2 1020 m/s2

1.5 1020 m/s2
1.0 1020 m/s2
1.8 1020 m/s2
2.0 1020 m/s2

The velocity of a particle (m = 10 mg, q = 4.0 C) at t = 0 is 20 m/s in the positive x

direction. If the particle moves in a uniform electric field of 20 N/C in the positive x
direction, what is the particle's speed at t = 5.0 s?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

64.

49 m/s
35 m/s
32 m/s
44 m/s
24 m/s

A charge of 50 C is placed on the y axis at y = 3.0 cm and a 77-C charge is placed on the
x axis at x = 4.0 cm. If both charges are held fixed, what is the magnitude of the initial
acceleration of an electron released from rest at the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

63.

17

80 m
20 m
58 m
10 m
30 m

A particle (m = 20 mg, q = 5.0 C) moves in a uniform electric field of 60 N/C in the

positive x direction. At t = 0, the particle is moving 30 m/s in the positive x direction and
is passing through the origin. Determine the maximum distance beyond x = 0 the particle
travels in the positive x direction.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

25 m
20 m
15 m
30 m
60 m

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Conceptual Problems
66.

The electron gun in a television tube is to accelerate electrons (mass 9.1 1031 kg, charge
1.6 1019 C) from rest to 3.0 107 m/s within a distance of 2.0 cm. What electric field is
required?

67.

An alpha particle (charge = +2e) is sent at high speed toward a gold nucleus (charge
+79e). What is the electrical force acting on the alpha particle when it is at a distance of
2 1014 m away from the gold nucleus? (e = 1.6 1019 C)

68.

A proton moving at 3 104 m/s is projected at an angle of 30 above a horizontal plane. If

an electric field of 400 N/C is acting down, how long does it take the proton to return to
the horizontal plane? (HINT: Ignore gravity) [mPROTON = 1.67 1027 kg,
qPROTON = +1.6 1019 C]

69.

Imagine for a minute that the moon is held in its orbit about the Earth by electrical
forces rather than by gravitation. What is the necessary electrical charge Q that would
be on the earth and +Q that would be on the moon to hold the moon in a circular orbit of
27.3 days? The Earth-moon distance is 384,000 km and the mass of the moon is
7.35 1022 kg.

70.

Electric field lines in the space surrounding a charge distribution show:

a . the directions of the forces that exist in space at all times.
b. only the directions in which static charges would accelerate when at points on those
lines
c. only the directions in which moving charges would accelerate when at points on those
lines.
d. the directions in which either static or moving charges would accelerate when
passing through points on those lines.
e. the paths static or moving charges would take.

71.

When a positive charge q is placed in the field created by two other charges Q1 and Q2,
each a distance a away from q, the acceleration of q is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

72.

in the direction of the charge Q1 or Q2 of smaller magnitude.

in the direction of the charge Q1 or Q2 of greater magnitude.
in the direction of the negative charge if Q1 and Q2 are of opposite sign.
in the direction of the positive charge if Q1 and Q2 are of opposite sign.
in a direction determined by the vector sum of the electric fields of Q1 and Q2.

Two charged particles, Q1 and Q2, are a distance r apart. Q2 = 5Q1. Compare the forces
they exert on each other. F1 is the force Q2 exerts on Q1. F2 is the force Q1 exerts on Q2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

F2 = 5F1.
F2 = 5F1.
F 2 = F 1.
F2 = F1.
5F2 = F1.

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73.

Rubber rods charged by rubbing with cat fur repel each other. Glass rods charged by
rubbing with silk repel each other. A rubber rod and a glass rod charged respectively as
above attract each other. A possible explanation is that:
Any two rubber rods charged this way have opposite charges on them.
Any two glass rods charged this way have opposite charges on them.
A rubber rod and a glass rod charged this way have opposite charges on them.
All rubber rods always have an excess of positive charge on them.
All glass rods always have an excess of negative charge on them.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
74.

Which one of the diagrams below is not a possible electric field configuration for a region
of space which does not contain any charges?

75.

19

A positively charged particle is moving in the +y-direction when it enters a region with
a uniform electric field pointing in the +x-direction. Which of the diagrams below shows
its path while it is in the region where the electric field exists. The region with the field
is the region between the plates bounding each figure. The field lines always point to the
right. The x-direction is to the right; the y-direction is up.

q
b

q
d

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76.

A negatively charged particle is moving in the +x-direction when it enters a region with
a uniform electric field pointing in the +x-direction. Which graph gives its position as a
function of time correctly? (Its initial position is x = 0 at t = 0.)
x

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1.

Answer: a

2.

Answer: c

3.

Answer: d

4.

Answer: b

5.

Answer: b

6.

Answer: c

7.

Answer: c

8.

Answer: b

9.

Answer: d

10.

Answer: c

11.

Answer: b

12.

Answer: a

13.

Answer: d

14.

Answer: b

15.

Answer: c

16.

Answer: b

17.

Answer: c

18.

Answer: b

19.

Answer: d

20.

Answer: b

21.

Answer: c

22.

Answer: b

23.

Answer: d

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24.

Answer: c

25.

Answer: d

26.

Answer: a

27.

Answer: a

28.

Answer: d

29.

Answer: d

30.

Answer: a

31.

Answer: c

32.

Answer: d

33.

Answer: b

34.

Answer: c

35.

Answer: a

36.

Answer: b

37.

Answer: c

38.

Answer: b

39.

Answer: c

40.

Answer: d

41.

Answer: b

42.

Answer: c

43.

Answer: d

44.

Answer: a

45.

Answer: a

46.

Answer: b

47.

Answer: a

48.

Answer: a

49.

Answer: b

50.

Answer: c

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51.

Answer: d

52.

Answer: a

53.

Answer: a

54.

Answer: b

55.

Answer: b

56.

Answer: c

57.

Answer: d

58.

Answer: b

59.

Answer: b

60.

Answer: c

61.

Answer: b

62.

Answer: a

63.

Answer: b

64.

Answer: b

65.

Answer: d

66.

Answer: 128,000 N/C

67.

Answer: 91 N

68.

Answer: 7.8 107 s

69.

Answer: Q = 5.73 1013 C

70.

Answer: d

71.

Answer: e

72.

Answer: d

73.

Answer: c

74.

Answer: d

75.

Answer: d

76.

Answer: c

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