Electricity Tutorial

1. What is meant by the statement ‘charge is quantized’?

2. The electron in the hydrogen atom is about 1Å (10-10 m) from the centre of the nucleus. Find
the force the nucleus exerts on it.
3. A point charge of q is to be placed on a line between two charges (+4 x 10-6 C and +3 x 10-6 C)
which are separated by a distance of 50 cm. Where should the charge be place so that the
force on it will be zero?
4. Find the force on the 3 μC charge in the diagram below.

+3 μC -2 μC
20 cm

20 cm

+4 μC

5. Find the electric field at point P for the situation depicted below.

2 μC 2 μC

37˚ 37˚
30 cm 30 cm

40 cm

-5 μC