Grade: 10 ( ) Teacher: Mansour Mahmoud

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Quiz 1: Electrostatics

Exercise 1: (4pts)

Given three identical metallic spheres A, B, and C. the sphere A is neutral, whereas sphere B has a charge
qB=4x10-8 C, and sphere C has a charge qC. Given: K = 9 x 109(Nm2/C2), e = 1.6x 10-19C

1) The spheres A and B are put in contact and then separated.

a) Calculate, at electric equilibrium, the new charge of the spheres A and B.
b) What is the direction of flow of electrons between A and B?
c) Calculate the number of transferred electrons.
d) Calculate the electrostatic force between the 2 spheres knowing that the distance between them is 4cm.
e) Represent the force of repulsion between the 2 spheres A and B.
2) After the contact between A and B, sphere A is put in contact with sphere C. we observe then no electric
interaction between A and C. calculate qC

Exercise 2 :( 3pts) Electroscope

A positively charged rod is approached near a neutral electroscope as shown in
the adjacent figure. We observe that the leaves separate from each other. (A)
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1. Determine the direction of motion of the electrons in the electroscope.
2. Indicate the sign of the charge on the leaves and on the knob.
3. Name the type electrification between the charged rod and the
electroscope.
4. Specify the behavior of the leaves before and after charging the
electroscope.

Exercise 3 :( 3pts)

A group of students rubs a neutral plastic rod against a neutral piece of fur, 109 of electrons transfer from the
surface of the fur to the surface of the plastic rod. (e =1.6x10-19C)

1. What do we mean by “A neutral plastic rod”?

2. Name the method of electrification that is followed.
3. After rubbing, which body carries positively charged and which one carries negatively charged? Justify.

4. a. Determine the charge (Q1) carried by the plastic rod after rubbing.
b. By applying law of conservation of the electric charges, determine the charge 𝑄2 carried by the piece of
fur after rubbing.

5. The two charged bodies touch each other again. Indicate the direction of the flow of electrons between the
two bodies.