PHYS 2140-080

MIDTERM EXAM #1

Date: 09/12/2007

Note: 1) Write your answer to multiple choice questions on the answer sheet; 2) Write you deduce to the problems right under the problems. If space not enough use the back side. 1. Two particles, each with charge Q, and a third particle, with a charge q, are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle as shown. The total force on the particle with charge q is:

A) B) C) D) E)

Parrallel to the left side of the triangle Parrallel to the right side of the triangle Parrallel to the bottom side of the triangle perpendicular to the bottom side of the triangle perpendicular to the left side of the triangle

2. As used in the definition of electric field, a "test charge": A) has zero charge B) has charge of magnitude 1 C C) has charge of magnitude 1.6 10-19 C D) must be an electron E) none of the above, electric field does not depend on "test charge" 3. Choose the INCORRECT statement: A) Gauss' law can be derived from Coulomb's law B) Gauss' law states that the net number of lines crossing any closed surface in an outward direction is proportional to the net charge enclosed within the surface C) Coulomb's law can be derived from Gauss' law and symmetry D) Gauss' law applies to a closed surface of any shape E) According to Gauss' law, if a closed surface encloses no charge, then the electric field must vanish everywhere on the surface

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4. An electron moves from point i to point f, in the direction of a uniform electric field. During this placement:

A) the work done by the field is positive and the potential energy of the electron-field system increases B) the work done by the field is negative and the potential energy of the electron-field system increases C) the work done by the field is positive and the potential energy of the electron-field system decreases D) the work done by the field is negative and the potential energy of the electron-field system decreases E) the work done by the field is positive and the potential energy of the electron-field system does not change

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Answer Key
1. 2. 3. 4. D E E B

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