Republic of the Philippines

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Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

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GENERALPHYSICS 2
2nd Semester - Module 1
ELECTRIC CHARGES AND
ELECTRIC FIELDS

AL-KYENDI G. INDASAN

GRADE 12 MENDELEEV

REGIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Activity 1: GETTING RECHARGED!
Direction: This is to check what you have learned about electric charges and electric
fields. Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. Two unlike charges
A. attract each other C. neutralize each other
B. repel each other D. have no effect on each other
2. Which of the following is not a process of charging?
A. Induction B. Friction C. Conduction D. Convection
3. Material A is positively charged. When brought near to material B, they attract.
Which of the following is true?
A. Material B is negatively charged C. Material B is uncharged
B. Material B is positively charged D. Both are uncharged
4. Material B has become positively charged after rubbing it with Material A. Which
of the
following statements is correct?
A. Material B loses protons C. Material A loses proton
B. Material B gains electrons D. Material A gains electron
5. What will happen when two unlike charges are brought together? They will
A. repel each other C. attract each other
B. neutralize each other D. no effect on each other
6. If you comb your hair and the comb becomes positively charged, then your hair
becomes .
A. positively charged C. uncharged
B. negatively charged D. discharged

For No. 7 & No. 8 study the given Triboelectric series, where moving up means
positive and moving down means negative.

7. Which of the following pairs has the strongest electrical force Melgi
of attraction? Xatzki
A. Welcru and Lokfu C. Xatzki and Melgi Lofku
B. Zysmu and Melgi D. Kharmi and Xatzki Khamri
8. Which of the following would have a negative net charge when Welcru
rubbed with Kharmi? Zysmu
A. Lokfu B. Welcru C. Xatzki D. Melgi
9. A negatively charged rod is brought near a metal can that rests on a wooden box.
You touch the opposite side of the can momentarily with your finger. If you remove
your finger before removing the rod, what will happen to the can?
A. It will be discharged C. It will become negatively charged
B. it will become positively charged D. Its charge will remain as it was
10. Which of the following can be attracted by a positively charged object?
A. Another positively charged object C. A neutral object
B. Any object D. No other object

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 What’s New
Activity 2: WATER BENDING
Direction: This activity will help you acquire real-life concepts of static electricity.
Materials You Need: 3 Styrofoam cups (you can also use 2 paper cups and an inflated
balloon) and a toothpick. Also, this experiment will also require water and someone with
dry and clean hair.
1. Prepare the set-up by pushing the toothpick at the bottom side of the cups. Leave the
toothpick to produce a gentle drop of water after filling the cup. Hold the cup directly
over the second cup. Fill the cup (with a toothpick) with water and check if it is leaking
steadily.
2. Observe the flow of water from the top cup to the cup below. What are your
observations? THE WATER IS MOVING CONSTANTLY AND IS
FLOWING STABLE.
3. Rub the third cup on someone with dry hair several times. (This process will help
you in acquiring electrical charges).
Hold the cup (rubbed against dry hair) near the water stream without getting the cup
wet. What happened to the water flow? THE WATER TENDS TO BENT
TOWARDS THE CUP LIKE A ARC LIKE STREAM Then, slowly move the cup
away from the stream and observe. Did you observe changes? YES If yes, describe
the change. THE WATER WENT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL FLOWING
STABLE STATE.

4. Try other objects (such as balloon, paper cup or any material) aside from the
Styrofoam cup and rub it on a dry and clear hair. What objects have you tried?
STAINLESS MUG Which of the objects have changed the flow of water?

JUST LIKE THE CUP, THE WATER TENDS TO GET ATTRACTED TO THE
MUG AS I RUBBED IT.

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 What’s More
Activity 3: QUALITATIVE PROBLEMS
Direction: Solve the following problems as directed. You may show your solution on a separate
sheet of paper

(1) Two spheres of equal mass and equal charge are separated at a distance r.

(a) Derive an expression for the quantity of charge that must be on each sphere so
that the spheres are in an equilibrium where attractive and repulsive forces are
balanced.

qn (Charges) = F k (constant)

r2(distance)
(b) How would doubling the distance between spheres affect the expression for the
value of q from the previous problem. Explain.

If we doubled the distance between the sphere the values of q will

decrease doubled since it inversely proportional to it.

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(2) How would you draw the electric field lines given the test charges below:

Coulomb’s law and Newton’s law of gravitation are similar in structure. Can Gauss’s law be
applied to gravitational fields? YES If so, what changes areneeded? WE JUST NEED TO
CONVERT ELECTRIC FIELD (E) INTO g or GRAVITATIONAL FIELD AND ADD Menc FOR TOTAL MASS IN
THE SURFACE AND G FOR GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT

Direction: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. You may also consult your
Physics teacher.
Three charged spheres are at the positions shown in the figure. FOR POINT B TO C:
Find the net electrostatic force at sphere B.
C =√A2 + B2
GIVEN: F ( AB ) F = k x (q1xq2) / r2 C = √ 9cm + 16cm
Q1 = 4.5 µC F = 9x10^9 Nm2/C2 x (4.5 x 8.2) µC / 0.16 m C = 5cm
Q2 = 8.2µC F = 9x10^9 Nm2/C2 x 230.625
R = 4 cm F = 2.0754 x 10 ^ 10 N NET FORCE:

F(AB) + F(CB)
GIVEN: F ( CB ) F = k x (q1xq2) / r2
Q1 = 6.0 µC F = 9x10^9 Nm2/C2 x (6.0 x 8.2) µC / 0.25 m 2.0754 x 10 ^ 10 N
Q2 = 8.2µC F = 9x10^9 Nm2/C2 x 196.8 +
R = 5 cm F =1.7712 x 10 ^ 12 N 1.7712 x 10 ^ 12 N

= 1.791954 x 10^ 12 N
(b) Find the net electric field at (4,-3)
4 cm
4.5µC 8.2 µC
A B
3 cm

+ POINT D (4,-3)
6.0µC C
E NET FIELD
FOR (DC): FOR (DB):

E = k (Q) / r^2 E = k (Q) / r^2

E= 9X10^9 (6.0) / 0.4m^2 E= 9X10^9 (8.2) / 0.3m^2

E1= 3.375 x 10 ^ 11 N/C E2= 8.2 x 10 ^ 10 N/C CD = 3.375 x 10 ^ 11 N/C

NET ELECTRIC FIELD FOR (4,-3)

FINAL ANSWER:
Enet = E 1 ^2 + E 2 ^2
Enet = 3.363044341 x 10 ^ 13
= (8.2 x 10 ^ 10 N/C)^2 + (3.375 x 10 ^ 11 N/C)^2
=6.724 x 10 ^ 21N/C ^ 2 + 1.139 x 10 ^ 27 N/C ^ 2
= 1.131006724 x 10 ^ 27
= 3.363044341 x 10 ^ 13
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 What I Can Do
Activity 5. BUILDING CONCEPT MAP
Direction: Create a concept map out from the things you have learned from this module.
You can use words, terms, phrases, or formulas in connecting these concepts. Refer to
the scoring guide below:

Mueller’s Classroom Concept Rubric

Legible (easy to read) No (0-1) Yes (2)

Accurate (concepts Many inaccuracies A few inaccuracies No inaacuracies (5)

were used (0-2) (3-4)
accurately)
Complete (sufficient Limited use of Some use of concepts Sufficient number
number of relevant concepts (3-4) of concepts
concepts (0-2) (5)
and relationships)
Sophisticated Little or none Few meaningful Some Meaningful
(finding meaningful (0-1) connections meaningful and original
connections made (2-4) connections insights
between relevant made (5-7) demonstrated
concepts) (8)

ELECTRIC FIELDS ELECTRIC CHARGES

CONDUCTION

INDUCTION
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
CHARGES CHARGES

ELECTRIC FLUX COULOMB’S LAW

ELECTROSTATIC
FORCES

DISTANCE

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 Assessment
Direction: Write the letter of your choice in the space provided.

1.The diagram below shows the behavior of the electroscope before and after a
positively charged rod is placed near the electroscope knob. This tells us that the
movement of electrons is from .

a.rod to leaves c.knob to leaves, then back to knob

b.leaves to knob d.leaves to knob, then back to leaves

2.A glass rod was positively charged when rubbed with a silk cloth. The net
positive charge is accumulated because the glass rod
a.loses protons c.gains electrons
b.loses electrons d.loses electrons

3.Gravitational forces and electric forces are both

a.forces with attractive and repulsive behaviors
b.indirectly proportional to the square root of separation between bodies
c.directly proportional to the product of the masses and charges
d.decreasing when the distance between two bodies is decreasing
B 4.At which point is the electric field strength strongest?

5.Three spheres were brought together. When Spheres A and B are brought
together, they attract. When spheres B and C are brought together, they also
repel. Which of the following is true?
a.Spheres A & C have same signs c.Spheres A & C have opposite signs
b.Spheres B & C have same signs d.Spheres A & B have similar signs

6.The first object has a charge of +3nC, and the second object has a charge of 6
nC. Which is true about the electric forces between these objects?
a.F1on2 = 2F2on1 b.3F1on2 = 6F2on1 c.-6F1on2 =2F2on1 d.F1on2=F2on1

For Nos. 7 to 9, refer to the diagram below:

7. A positively charged rod was brought near to a metallic plate; what is the type
of charge induced along the side facing the rod?
a.positive b.negative c.netural d.depends on number of charges

8.If the positively charged rod was touched on the neutral metallic plate, what is
the charge of the plate?
a.same b.negative c.positive d.depends on number of charges

9.After the positively charged rod is placed near the plate, a grounded wire was
attached. What is the charge of the plate after the wire is removed?
a.negative c.neutral
b.positive d.depends on number of charges
10.The electric flux through the surface at the right is
a.zero c.positive η
b.negative d.unknown
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11.A test charge produced an electric field, E, at point 3 m away
from the charge. The point where the field is half its original values is located at
a.1.5 m from the charge c.4.5 m from the charge
b.6 m from the charge d.at the point of charge

12.The electric field of a body is directly related to its

a.momentum b.kinetic energy c.potential energy d.charge it carries

13.Charge q1 (26.0 µC) and q2 (-47.0 µC) experienced an electrostatic force of 5.70
N between them at a distance of _
a.1.39 m b.1.93 m c.2.14 x 10 -19 d.1.464 x 10 -8

14.How many electrons have been removed from a positively charged particle if it
has a net charge of 5 x 10-9 C?
a.5 x 10 -9 electrons c.1 x 10 -8 electrons
b.2.5 x 10 electrons
-9 d.incomplete information

15.A sphere of radius 0.05 m has a charge of 2.0 nC. The charge is said to be
located at the center of the sphere. The magnitude of electric field inside the
surface is
a.zero c.thrice the original value
b.twice the original value d.half the original value