ELECTROSTATICS

1. How many electrons does it take to make 1.00 C of charge?

a) 1.60 · 10-19

b) 6.60 · 10-19

c) 3.20 · 10-16

d) 6.24 · 10-18

e) 6.66 · 10-17

2. You place two charges a distance r apart. Then you double each charge and double the distance
between the charges. How does the force between the two charges change?

a) The new force is twice as large.

b) The new force is half as large.

c) The new force is four times as large. d) The new force is four times smaller.

e) The new force is the same.

3. Assuming that the lengths of the vectors in the figure below are proportional to the magnitudes of
the forces they represent, what do they indicate about the magnitudes of the charges q1 and q2?
(Hint: The distance between x1 and x2 is the same as the distance between x2 and x3.)

a) q1<q2

b) q1=q2

c) q1>q2

d) The answer cannot be determined from the information given in the figure

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4. A positive point charge +q is placed at point P, to the right of two charges q1 and q2, as shown in
the figure. The net electrostatic force on the positive charge + q is found to be zero. Identify each of
the following statements as true or false.

a) Charge q2 must have the opposite sign from q1 and be smaller in magnitude.

b) The magnitude of charge q1 must be smaller than the magnitude of charge q2.

c) Charges q1 and q2 must have the same sign.

d) If q1 is negative, then q2 must be positive.

e) Either q1 or q2 must be positive.

5. Consider three charges placed along the x-axis, as shown in the figure.

The values of the charges are q1 = –8.10 µC, q2= 2.16 µC, and q3 = 2.16 pC. The distance between q1
and q2 is d1= 1.71 m. The distance between q1 and q3 is d2= 2.62 m. What is the magnitude of the
total electrostatic force exerted on q3 by q1 and q2?

a) 2.77 · 10–8N

b) 7.92 · 10–6N

c) 1.44 · 10–5N

d) 2.22 · 10–4N

e) 6.71 · 10–2 N

6. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

(i) The total charge in an isolated system is always conserved.

(ii) Objects can be charged directly by contact or indirectly by induction.

7. Consider four charges placed at the corners of a square with side length 1.25 m, as shown

in figure below:

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What are the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force on q4 resulting from the other three
charges?

a. (0.0916N, -47.7˚)

b) (0.0906N, -47.7˚)

c) (0.0388N, -67.7˚)

d) (0.0916N, 47.7˚)

8. When a metal plate is given a positive charge, which of the following is taking place?

a) Protons (positive charges) are transferred to the plate from another object.

b) Electrons (negative charges) are transferred from the plate to another object.

c) Electrons (negative charges) are transferred from the plate to another object, and protons
(positive charges) are also transferred to the plate from another object.

d) It depends on whether the object conveying the charge is a conductor or an insulator.

9. A charge Q1 is positioned on the x-axis at x = a. Where should a charge Q2= –4Q1 be placed to
produce a net electrostatic force of zero on a third charge, Q3= Q1, located at the origin?

a) at the origin

b) at x = 2 a

c) at x = –2a

d) at x = – a

10. Which of the following situations produces the largest net force on the charge Q?

a) Charge Q = 1 C is 1 m from a charge of –2 C.

b) Charge Q = 1 C is 0.5 m from a charge of –1 C.

c) Charge Q = 1 C is halfway between a charge of –1 C and a charge of 1 C that are 2 m apart.

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d) Charge Q = 1 C is halfway between two charges of –2 C that are 2 m apart.

e) Charge Q = 1 C is a distance of 2 m from a charge of –4 C.

11. A metal plate is connected by a conductor to a ground through a switch. The switch is initially
closed. A charge +Q is brought close to the plate without touching it, and then the switch is opened.
After the switch is opened, the charge +Q is removed. What is the charge on the plate then?

a) The plate is uncharged.

b) The plate is positively charged.

c) The plate is negatively charged.

d) The plate could be either positively or negatively charged, depending on the charge it had
before + Q was brought near.

ELECTRIC FIELDS AND GAUSS’S LAW

12. A small positively charged object could be placed in a uniform electric field at position A or
position B in the figure. How do the electric forces on the object at the two positions compare?

a) The magnitude of the electric force on the object is greater at position A.

b) The magnitude of the electric force on the object is greater at position B.

c) There is no electric force on the object at either position A or position B.

d) The electric force on the object at position A has the same magnitude as the force on the object
at position B but is in the opposite direction.

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e) The electric force on the object at position A is the same nonzero electric force as that on the
object at position B.

13. A small positively charged object is placed at rest in a uniform electric field as shown in the
figure. When the object is released, it will

a) not move.

b) begin to move with a constant speed.

c) begin to move with a constant acceleration.

d) begin to move with an increasing acceleration.

e) move back and forth in simple harmonic motion.

14. An electric dipole with dipole moment of magnitude p = 1.40 · 10–12 C m is placed in a uniform
electric field of magnitude E = 498 N/C (Figure a).

At some instant (in time) the angle between the electric dipole and the electric field is Ɵ = 14.5°.
What are the Cartesian components of the torque on the dipole?

1.85x10-10 Nm

b) 1.75x10-10 Nm

c) 1.65x10-10 Nm

d) 1.95x10-10 Nm

e) 1.55x10-10 Nm

15. Indicate whether each of the fol-lowing statements about electric field lines is true or false.

a) Electric field lines point inward toward negative charges.

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b) Electric field lines make circles around positive charges.

c) Electric field lines may cross.

d) Electric field lines point outward from positive charges.

e) A positive point charge released from rest will initially accelerate along the tangent to the
electric field line at that point.

16. The figure shows a two-dimensional view of electric field lines due to two opposite charges.
What is the direction of the electric field at the five points A, B, C, D, and E? At which of the five
points is the magnitude of the electric field the largest?

ANSWER: The direction of the electric field is downward at points A, C, and E and upward at points
B and D. (There is an electric field at point E, even though there is no line drawn there; the field lines
are only sample representations of the electric field, which also exists between the field lines.) The
field is largest in magnitude at point E, which can be inferred from the fact that it is located where
the field lines have the highest density.

17. A hollow, conducting sphere is initially uncharged. A positive charge, + q1, is placed inside the
sphere, as shown in the figure. Then, a second positive charge, +q2, is placed near the sphere but
outside it. Which of the following statements describes the net electric force on each charge?

a) There is a net electric force on + q2 but not on +q1.

b) There is a net electric force on + q1 but not on +q2.

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c) Both charges are acted on by a net electric force with the same magnitude and in the same
direction.

d) Both charges are acted on by a net electric force with the same magnitude but in opposite
directions.

e) There is no net electric force on either charge.

18. Consider a sphere of radius R with charge q uniformly distributed throughout the volume of the
sphere. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a point 2R away from the center of the
sphere?

ANSWER:

19. To be able to calculate the electric field created by a known distribution of charge using Gauss’s
Law, which of the following must be true?

a) The charge distribution must be in a nonconducting medium.

b) The charge distribution must be in a conducting medium.

c) The charge distribution must have spherical or cylindrical symmetry.

d) The charge distribution must be uniform.

e) The charge distribution must have a high degree of symmetry that allows assumptions about
the symmetry of its electric field to be made.

20. An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges situated a very small distance from
each other. When the dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, which of the following statements is
true?

a) The dipole will not experience any net force from the electric field; since the charges are equal
and have opposite signs, the individual effects will cancel out.

b) There will be no net force and no net torque acting on the dipole.

c) There will be a net force but no net torque acting on the dipole.

d) There will be no net force, but there will (in general) be a net torque acting on dipole.

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21. A point charge, + Q, is located on the x-axis at x = a, and a second point charge, –Q, is located on
the x-axis at x = – a. A Gaussian surface with radius r = 2 a is centered at the origin. The flux through
this Gaussian surface is?

a) Zero.

b) Greater than zero.

c) less than zero.

d) None of the above.

22. A charge of +2 q is placed at the center of an uncharged conducting shell. What will be the
charges on the inner and outer surfaces of the shell, respectively?

a) –2q, +2 q

b) –q, +q

c) –2q, –2 q

d) –2q, +4 q

23. The electric flux through a spherical Gaussian surface of radius R centered on a charge Q is 1200
N/(C m2). What is the electric flux through a cubic Gaussian surface of side R centered on the same
charge Q?

a) less than 1200 N/(C m2)

b) more than 1200 N/(C m2)

c) equal to 1200 N/(C m2)

d) cannot be determined from the information given.

24. Which of the following statements is (are) true?

a) There will be no change in the charge on the inner surface of a hollow conducting sphere if
additional charge is placed on the outer surface.

b) There will be some change in the charge on the inner surface of a hollow conducting sphere if
additional charge is placed on the outer surface.

c) There will be no change in the charge on the inner surface of a hollow conducting sphere if
additional charge is placed at the center of the sphere.

d) There will be some change in the charge on the inner surface of a hollow conducting sphere if
additional charge is placed at the center of the sphere.

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 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

25. An electron is positioned and then released on the x -axis, where the electric potential has the
value –20 V. Which of the following statements describes the subsequent motion of the electron?

a) The electron will move to the left (negative x-direction) because it is negatively charged.

b) The electron will move to the right (positive x-direction) because it is negatively charged.

c) The electron will move to the left (negative x-direction) because the electric potential is negative.

d) The electron will move to the right (positive x-direction) because the electric potential is
negative.

e) Not enough information is given to predict the motion of the electron.

26. What is the electric potential 45.5 cm away from a point charge of 12.5 pC?

a) 0.247 V

b) 1.45 V

c) 4.22 V

d) 10.2 V

e) 25.7 V

27. Suppose an electric potential is described by V ( x, y, z ) = –(5 x2 + y + z ) in volts. Which of the

following expressions describes the associated electric field, in units of volts per meter?

a) E = 5 ˆx + 2 ˆy + 2 ˆz

b) E = 10x ˆx

c) E = 5 x ˆx + 2 ˆy

d) E = 10x ˆx + ˆy + ˆz

e) E = 0

28. A positive charge is released and moves along an electric field line. This charge moves to a
position of

a) lower potential and lower potential energy.

b) lower potential and higher potential energy.

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c) higher potential and lower potential energy.

d) higher potential and higher potential energy.

29. What would be the consequence of setting the potential at +100 V at infinity, rather than taking
it to be zero there?

a) Nothing; the field and the potential would have the same values at every finite point.

b) The electric potential would become infinite at every finite point, and the electric field could
not be defined.

c) The electric potential everywhere would be 100 V higher, and the electric field would be the
same.

d) It would depend on the situation. For example, the potential due to a positive point charge
would drop off more slowly with distance, so the magnitude of the electric field would be less.

30. The amount of work done to move a positive point charge q on an equipotential surface of 1000
V relative to that on an equipotential surface of 10 V is

a) the same.

b) less.

c) more.

d) dependent on the distance the charge moves.

31. A solid conducting sphere of radius R is centered about the origin of an xyz-coordinate system. A
total charge Q is distributed uniformly on the surface of the sphere. Assuming, as usual, that the
electric potential is zero at an infinite distance, what is the electric potential at the center of the
conducting sphere?

32. Which of the following angles between an electric dipole moment and an applied electric field
will result in the most stable state?

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33. A negatively charged particle revolves in a clockwise direction around a positively charged
sphere. The work done on the negatively charged particle by the electric field of the sphere is?

a) positive.

b) negative.

c) zero.

CAPACITORS

33. The figure shows a charged capacitor. What is the net charge on the capacitor?

34. Suppose you charge a parallel plate capacitor using a battery and then remove the battery,
isolating the capacitor and leaving it charged. You then move the plates of the capacitor farther
apart. The potential difference between the plates will

a) increase.

b) decrease.

c) stay the same.

d) not be determinable.

35. Suppose you have a parallel plate capacitor with area A and plate separation d, but space
constraints on a circuit board force you to reduce the area of the capacitor by a factor of 2. What do
you have to do to compensate and retain the same value of the capacitance?

a) reduce d by a factor of 2

b) increase d by a factor of 2

c) reduce d by a factor of 4

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d) increase d by a factor of 4

36. If the inner and outer radii of a spherical capacitor are increased by a factor of 2, what happens
to the capacitance?

a) It is reduced by a factor of 4.

b) It is reduced by a factor of 2.

c) It stays the same.

d) It is increased by a factor of 2.

e) It is increased by a factor of 4.

37. Consider the circuit shown in (Figure a), a complicated-looking arrangement of five capacitors
with a battery. What is the combined capacitance of this set of five capacitors? If each
capacitor has a capacitance of 5 nF, what is the equivalent capacitance of the arrangement?

a) 9.75nF b) 10.75nF c) 8.75nF d) 7.75nF

38. From (Fig.a above) If the potential difference of the battery is 12 V, what is the charge on C1
capacitor?

a) 15nC

b) 20nC

c) 25nC

d) 30nC

39. How much energy is stored in the 180-µF capacitor of a camera flash unit charged to 300.0 V?

a) 1.22 J

b) 8.10 J

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c) 45.0 J

d) 115 J

e) 300 J

40. Suppose you charge a parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric between the plates using a battery
and then remove the battery, isolating the capacitor and leaving it charged. You then remove the
dielectric from between the plates. The potential difference between the plates will

a) increase.

b) decrease.

c) stay the same.

d) not be determinable.

41. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C has plates of area A with distance d between them.
When the capacitor is connected to a battery of potential difference V, it has a charge of magnitude
Q on its plates. While the capacitor is connected to the battery, the distance between the plates is
decreased by a factor of 3. The magnitude of the charge on the plates and the capacitance are then

42. The distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is reduced by half and the area of
the plates is doubled. What happens to the capacitance?

a) It remains unchanged.

b) It doubles.

c) It quadruples.

d) It is reduced by half.

43. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are connected in a circuit as shown in the figure. Initially
the space between the plates of each capacitor is filled with air. Which of the following changes will
double the total amount of charge stored on both capacitors with the same applied potential
difference?

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a) Fill the space between the plates of C1with glass (dielectric constant of 4) and leave C2 as is.

b) Fill the space between the plates of C1 with Teflon (dielectric constant of 2) and leave C2 as is.

c) Fill the space between the plates of both C1 and C2 with Teflon (dielectric constant of 2).

d) Fill the space between the plates of both C1 and C2 with glass (dielectric constant of 4)

44. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery for charging. After some time, while the
battery is still connected to the capacitor, the distance between the capacitor plates is doubled.
Which of the following is (are) true?

a) The electric field between the plates is halved.

b) The potential difference of the battery is halved.

c) The capacitance doubles.

d) The potential difference across the plates does not change.

e) The charge on the plates does not change.

CURRENT AND REISTANCE

45. A typical rechargeable AA battery is rated at 700 mAh. How long can this battery provide a
current of 100 µA ?

46.

47. If the current through a resistor is increased by a factor of 2, how does this affect the power that
is dissipated?

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a) It decreases by a factor of 4.

b) It increases by a factor of 2.

c) It decreases by a factor of 8.

d) It increases by a factor of 4.

48. You make a parallel combination of resistors consisting of resistor A having a very large
resistance and resistor B having a very small resistance. The equivalent resistance for this
combination will be:

a) slightly greater than the resistance of the resistor A.

b) slightly less than the resistance of the resistor A.

c) slightly greater than the resistance of the resistor B.

d) slightly less than the resistance of the resistor B.

49. Two cylindrical wires, 1 and 2, made of the same material, have the same resistance. If the
length of wire 2 is twice that of wire 1, what is the ratio of their cross-sectional areas, A1 and A2?

50. Which of the following wires has the largest current flowing through it?

a) a 1-m-long copper wire of diameter 1 mm connected to a 10-V battery

b) a 0.5-m-long copper wire of diameter 0.5 mm connectedto a 5-V battery

c) a 2-m-long copper wire of diameter 2 mm connected to a 20-V battery

d) a 1-m-long copper wire of diameter 0.5 mm connected to a 5-V battery

e) All of the wires have the same current flowing through them.

DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS

51. For the junction shown in the figure, which equation correctly expresses the sum of the
currents?

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52. In the multiloop circuit shown in the figure, V1 = 6.00 V, V2 = 12.0 V, R1 = 10.0 ohms , and R2=
12.0 ohms . What is the magnitude of current i2?

a) 0.500 A

b) 0.750 A

c) 1.00 A

d) 1.25 A

e) 1.50 A

53. To discharge a capacitor in an RC circuit very quickly, what should the values of the resistance
and the capacitance be?

a) Both should be as large as possible.

b) Resistance should be as large as possible, and capacitance as small as possible.

c) Resistance should be as small as possible, and capacitance as large as possible.

d) Both should be as small as possible.

54. A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series. If a second identical capacitor is connected in
series in the same circuit, the time constant for the circuit will

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a) decrease.

b) increase.

c) stay the same.

55. A circuit consists of a source of emf, a resistor, and a capacitor, all connected in series. The
capacitor is fully charged. How much current is flowing through it?

a) i = V/R

b) zero

c) neither (a) nor (b)

56. Which of the following has the same unit as the electromotive force (emf )?

a) current

b) electric potential

c) electric field

d) electric power

e) none of the above

MAGNETISM

57. In what direction will the electron in Figure below be deflected as it enters the constant
magnetic field?

a) into the page

b) out of the page

c) up

d) down

e) no deflection

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58. An isolated segment of wire of length = 4.50 m carries a current of magnitude i = 35.0 A at an
angle = 50.3° with respect to a constant magnetic field with magnitude B = 6.70 · 10–2T (see the
figure). What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on the wire?

a) 2.66 N

b) 3.86 N

c) 5.60 N

d) 8.12 N

e) 11.8 N

59. A magnetic field is oriented in a certain direction in a horizontal plane. An electron moves in a
certain direction in the horizontal plane. For this situation, there

a) is one possible direction for the magnetic force on the electron.

b) are two possible directions for the magnetic force on the electron.

c) are infinite possible directions for the magnetic force on the electron.

60. Which of the following has the largest cyclotron frequency?

a) an electron with speed v in a magnetic field with magnitude B

b) an electron with speed 2v in a magnetic field with magnitude B

c) an electron with speed v/2 in a magnetic field with magnitude B

d) an electron with speed 2 v in a magnetic field with magnitude B/2

e) an electron with speed v/2 in a magnetic field with magnitude 2B

61. In which direction does a magnetic force act on an electron that is moving in the positive x-
direction in a magnetic field pointing in the positive z-direction?

a) the positive y-direction

b) the negative y-direction

c) the negative x-direction

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d) any direction in the xy –plane

62. A charged particle is moving in a constant magnetic field. State whether each of the following
statements concerning the magnetic force exerted on the particle is true or false? (Assume that the
magnetic field is not parallel or antiparallel to the velocity.)

a) It does no work on the particle.

b) It may increase the speed of the particle.

c) It may change the velocity of the particle.

d) It can act only on the particle while the particle is in motion.

e) It does not change the kinetic energy of the particle.

MAGNETIC FIELDS OF MOVING CHARGES

63. A wire is carrying a current, iin, into the page as shown in the figure below. In which
direction does the magnetic field point at points P and Q?

a) to the right at P and upward (toward the top of the page) at Q

b) upward at P and to the right at Q
c) downward at P and to the right at Q
d) upward at P and to the left at Q

64. Assume that a lightning bolt can be modeled as a long, straight line of current. If 15.0 C
of charge passes by a point in 1.50·10–3s, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field at a
perpendicular distance 26.0 m from the lightning bolt?
a) 7.69x10–5T

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b) 9.22x10–3 T
c) 4.21x10–2 T
d) 1.11x10–1 T
e) 2.22x102T

65.

66.

67. A wire is carrying a current, i, in the positive y-direction, as shown in the figure. The wire
is located in a uniform magnetic field, B, oriented in such a way that the magnetic force on
the wire is maximized. The magnetic force acting on the wire, FB, is in the negative x-
direction. What is the direction of the magnetic field?

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a) the positive x-direction
b) the negative x-direction
c) the negative y-direction
d) the positive z-direction
e) the negative z-direction
68. Two identical wire loops carry the same current, i, as shown in the figure. What is the
direction of the magnetic field at point P?

a) upward (toward the top of the page)

b) toward the right
c) downward
d) toward the left
e) The magnetic field at point P is zero

69. Two solenoids have the same length, but solenoid 1 has 15 times the number of turns,
19 the radius, and 7 times the current of solenoid 2. Calculate the ratio of the magnetic field
inside solenoid 1 to the magnetic field inside solenoid 2.
a) 105
b) 123
c) 144
d) 168
e) 197

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70. Two long, straight wires are parallel to each other. The wires carry currents of different
magnitudes. If the amount of current flowing in each wire is doubled, the magnitude of the
force between the wires will be
a) twice the magnitude of the original force.
b) four times the magnitude of the original force.
c) the same as the magnitude of the original force.
d) half of the magnitude of the original force.

71. The number of turns in a solenoid is doubled, and its length is halved. How does its
magnetic field change?
a) it doubles
b) it is halved
c) it quadruples
d) it remains unchanged

72. The magnetic force cannot do work on a charged particle since the force is always
perpendicular to the velocity. How then can magnets pick up nails? Consider two parallel
current-carrying wires. The magnetic fields cause attractive forces between the wires, so it
appears that the magnetic field due to one wire is doing work on the other wire. How is this
explained?
a) The magnetic force can do no work on isolated charges; this says nothing about the
work it can do on charges confined in a conductor.
b) Since only an electric field can do work on charges, it is actually the electric fields doing
the work here.
c) This apparent work is due to another type of force.

73. Two long, straight wires have currents flowing in them in the same direction as shown in
the figure. The force between the wires is

a) attractive.
b) repulsive.
c) zero.
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74. A long wire carries a current, i, as shown in the figure. A square loop moves in the same
plane as the wire as indicated. In which cases will the loop have an induced current?

a) cases 1 and 2
b) cases 1 and 3
c) cases 2 and 3
d) None of the loops will have an induced current.
e) All of the loops will have an induced current.

75. A generator is operated by rotating a coil of N turns in a constant magnetic field of

magnitude B at a frequency f. The resistance of the coil is R, and the cross-sectional area of
the coil is A. Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.
a) The average induced potential difference doubles if the frequency, f, is doubled.
b) The average induced potential difference doubles if the resistance, R, is doubled.
c) The average induced potential difference doubles if the magnetic field magnitude, B, is
doubled.
d) The average induced potential difference doubles if the area, A, is doubled.

76. Consider a long solenoid with a circular cross section of radius r = 8.10 cm and n = 2.00
x104 turns/m. The solenoid has length l = 0.540 m and is carrying a current of magnitude i =
4.04 x 10–3A. How much energy is stored in the magnetic field of the solenoid?

a) 2.11 x 10–7 J
b) 8.91 x 10–6 J
c) 4.55 x 10–5 J

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d) 6.66 x 10–3 J
e) 4.55 x 10–1 J

76. A solenoid with 200 turns and a cross-sectional area of 60 cm2 has a magnetic field of
0.60 T along its axis. If the field is confined within the solenoid and changes at a rate of
0.20T/s, the magnitude of the induced potential difference in the solenoid will be
a) 0.0020 V.
b) 0.02 V.
c) 0.001 V.
d) 0.24 V.

77. Which of the following will induce a current in a loop of wire in a uniform magnetic
field?
a) decreasing the strength of the field
b) rotating the loop about an axis parallel to the field
c) moving the loop within the field
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

78. Faraday’s Law of Induction states

a) that a potential difference is induced in a loop when there is a change in the magnetic
flux through the loop.
b) that the current induced in a loop by a changing magnetic field produces a magnetic
field that opposes this change in magnetic field.
c) that a changing magnetic field induces an electric field.
d) that the inductance of a device is a measure of its opposition to changes in current
flowing through it.
e) that magnetic flux is the product of the average magnetic field and the area
perpendicular to it that it penetrates.

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79. A conducting ring is moving from left to right through a uniform magnetic field, as
shown in the figure. In which regions is there an induced current in the ring?

a) regions B and D
b) regions B, C, and D
c) region C
d) regions A through E

80. Which of the following statements regarding self induction is correct?

a) Self-induction occurs only when a direct current is flowing through a circuit.
b) Self-induction occurs only when an alternating current is flowing through a circuit.
c) Self-induction occurs when either a direct current or an alternating current is flowing
through a circuit.
d) Self-induction occurs when either a direct current or an alternating current is flowing
through a circuit as long as the current is varying.

ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS AND CURRENTS

81. Figure a shows that the charge on the capacitor in an LC circuit is largest when the
current is zero. What about the potential difference across the capacitor?

a) The potential difference across the capacitor is largest when the current is the largest.
b) The potential difference across the capacitor is largest when the charge is the largest.

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c) The potential difference across the capacitor does not change.

82. A circuit containing a capacitor (Figure) has a source of time-varying emf that provides a
voltage given by vC = VC sinѡt. What is the current, iC, through the capacitor when the
potential difference across it is largest (vC = Vmax)?

a) iC= 0

b) iC = + Imax

c) iC = – Imax

83. Consider a circuit with a source of time-varying emf given by Vemf = 120sin [(337 rad/s) t]
V and a capacitor with capacitance C = 5.00 µF. What is the current in the circuit at t=1.00s?
a) 0.226 A
b) 0.451 A
c) 0.555 A
d) 0.750 A
e) 1.25 A

84. A circuit like that shown in Figure a containing a capacitor, an inductor, and a resistor
connected in series with a source of time-varying emf has Vemf = Vm sin ѡ t. At a point in
time when Vemf is increasing, how is the current in the circuit behaving?

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a) The current is increasing.
b) The current is decreasing.
c) The current is not changing.
d) The current may be increasing or decreasing.

85. Consider a series RLC circuit like the one shown in Figure a. above. The circuit is driven at
an angular frequency ѡ by the time-varying emf. The resonant angular frequency is ѡ0.
Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.

a) If ѡ = ѡ0 , the voltage and the current are in phase.

b) If ѡ < ѡ0, the voltage lags behind the current.

c) If > 0, then XC > XL .

86. Consider a series RLC circuit like the one shown in Figure a above. Decide whether each
of the following statements is true or false.
a) The current through the resistor is the same as the current through the inductor at all
times.
b) In an ideal scenario energy is dissipated in the resistor but not in the capacitor or in the
inductor.
c) The voltage drop across the resistor is the same as the voltage drop across the inductor
at all times.

87. A time-varying source of emf supplies Vm= 115.0 V at f = 60.0 Hz in a series RLC circuit
with R = 374 , L = 0.310 H, and C = 5.50 µF. What is the impedance of this circuit?
a) 321 ohms
b) 523 ohms
c) 622 ohms
d) 831 ohms
e) 975 ohms

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88. A 200 Ὡ resistor, a 40.0-mH inductor and a 3.0 µF capacitor are connected in series with
a time-varying source of emf that provides 10.0 V at a frequency of 1000 Hz. What is the
impedance of the circuit?
a) 200 Ὡ
b) 228 Ὡ
c) 342 Ὡ
d) 282 Ὡ

89. Which statement about the phase relation between the electric and magnetic fields in
an LC circuit is correct?
a) When one field is at its maximum, the other is also, and the same for the minimum
values.
b) When one field is at maximum strength, the other is at minimum (zero) strength.
c) The phase relation, in general, depends on the values of L and C.

90. The phase constant, Ø , between the voltage and the current in an AC circuit depends on
the _______.
a) inductive reactance
b) capacitive reactance
c) resistance
d) all of the above

91. In the RLC circuit in the figure, R = 60 Ὡ, L = 3 mH, C = 4 mF, and the source of time-
varying emf has a peak voltage of 120 V. What should the angular frequency, ѡ, be to
produce the largest current in the resistor?

a) 4.2 rad/s
b) 8.3 rad/s

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c) 204 rad/s
d) 289 rad/s
e) 5000 rad/s
f) 20,000 rad/s

92. A standard North American wall socket plug is labeled 110 V. This label indicates the
______ value of the voltage.
a) average
b) maximum
c) root-mean-square (rms)
d) instantaneous

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

1. In electrostatic equilibrium, the excess electric charge on an irregularly shaped conductor

is
(a) uniformly distributed throughout the volume.
(b) confined to the surfaces and is uniformly dis tributed.
(c) entirely on the surfaces, but is not uniformly distributed.
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(d) dispersed throughout the volume of the object, but is not uniformly distributed.

2. The electric field at a point in space is a measure of

(a) the total charge on an object at that point.
(b) the electric force on any charged object at that point.
(c) the charge-to-mass ratio of an object at that point.
(d) the electric force per unit mass on a point charge at that point.
(e) the electric force per unit charge on a point charge at that point.

3. Two charged particles attract each other with a force of magnitude F acting on each. If
the charge of one is dou-bled and the distance separating the particles is also doubled, the
force acting on each of the two particles has magnitude
(a) F /2
(b) F /4
(c) F
(d) 2 F
(e) 4 F
(f) None of the above.

4. A charged insulator and an uncharged metal object near one another

(a) exert no electric force on one another.
(b) repel one another electrically.
(c) attract one another electrically.
(d) attract or repel, depending on whether the charge is positive or negative.

5. A tiny charged pellet of mass m is suspended at rest by the electric field between two
horizontal, charged metallic plates. The lower plate has a positive charge and the upper
plate has a negative charge. Which statement in the answers here is not true?

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(a) The electric field between the plates points vertically upward.
(b) The pellet is negatively charged.
(c) The magnitude of the electric force on the pellet is equal to mg.
(d) If the magnitude of charge on the plates is increased, the pellet begins to move upward.

6. Which of these statements comparing electric and gravitational forces is correct?

(a) The direction of the electric force exerted by one point particle on another is always the
same as the direction of the gravitational force exerted by that particle on the other.
(b) The electric and gravitational forces exerted by two particles on one another are
inversely proportional to the separation of the particles.
(c) The electric force exerted by one planet on another is typically stronger than the
gravitational force exerted by that same planet on the other.
(d) none of the above

7. In the figure, which best represents the field lines due to two point charges with opposite
charges?

8. In the figure, put points 1–4 in order of increasing field strength.

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