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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Figure 23.1a 1)

Q1 = +69 nC Q2 = -98 nC

Point charges, Q1 = +69 nC and Q2 = -98 nC, are placed as shown. In Figure 23.1a, an external force
transports an electron from point A to point B. The work done by the external force is closest to:
A) -670 eV B) -1000 eV C) +840 eV D) +1000 eV E) +670 eV

Figure 23.4

Two large conducting parallel plates A and B are separated by 2.4 m. A uniform field of 1500 V/m, in the positive
x-direction, is produced by charges on the plates. The center plane at x = 0.0 m is an equipotential surface on which V = 0.
An electron is projected from x= 0.0 m, with an initial kinetic energy K = 300 eV, in the positive x-direction, as shown.
2) In Figure 23.4, the kinetic energy of the electron as it reaches plate A is closest to: 2)
A) -2.4 x 10 -16 J
B) +3.4 x 10-16 J
C) -3.4 x 10-16 J
D) -2.9 x 10-16 J
E) +2.4 x 10-16 J

3) In Figure 23.4, the x-coordinate, at which the electric potential is V = +600 V, is closest to: 3)
A) -0.4 m B) +0.6 m C) -0.6 m D) +0.2 m E) +0.4 m

4) In Figure 23.4, at a certain point the electron stops momentarily and it reverses its motion. The 4)
electric potential at that point is closest to:
A) -600 V B) +600 V C) -300 V D) -900 V E) +300 V

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 5) A proton with speed 1.5 x 105 m/s falls through a potential difference of 100 volts, gaining speed. 5)
What is the speed reached?
A) 4.56 x 105 m/s
B) 1.55 x 106 m/s
C) 3.55 x 105 m/s
D) 8.80 x 105 m/s
E) 2.04 x 105 m/s

Figure 23.5

6) In Figure 23.5, three conducting spheres of radii 1 meter, 2 meters and 3 meters are connected by 6)
wires 50 meters long, as shown here. A charge of 4 x 10-4 coulombs is initially placed on the large
sphere. Determine the charge on the large sphere in equilibrium.
A) 0.67 x 10-4 coulomb
B) 2.57 x 10-4 coulomb
C) Zero
D) 2.0 x 10-4 coulomb
E) 1.33 x 10-4 coulomb

Figure 23.6

7) In Figure 23.6, a charged particle is accelerated through a potential of 15,000 volts, after which it 7)
passes between two deflecting plates. What voltage must be applied to these plates to deflect the
particle through an angle of 10°?
A) 882 V B) 520 V C) 642 V D) 63 V E) 112 V

Situation 23.1
Two long conducting cylindrical shells are coaxial and have radii of 20 mm and 80 mm. The electric potential of the inner
conductor, with respect to the outer conductor, is +600 V.
8) In Situation 23.1, an electron is released from rest at the surface of the outer conductor. The speed of 8)
the electron as it reaches the inner conductor is closest to:
A) 1.9 x 107 m/s
B) 1.3 x 107 m/s
C) 1.5 x 107 m/s
D) 1.1 x 107 m/s
E) 1.7 x 107 m/s

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 Figure 23.4

Two large conducting parallel plates A and B are separated by 2.4 m. A uniform field of 1500 V/m, in the positive
x-direction, is produced by charges on the plates. The center plane at x = 0.0 m is an equipotential surface on which V = 0.
An electron is projected from x= 0.0 m, with an initial kinetic energy K = 300 eV, in the positive x-direction, as shown.
9) In Figure 23.4, the initial velocity of the electron at x = 0.0 m is closest to: 9)
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A) 9 x 10 m/s
B) 7 x 106 m/s
C) 1.2 x 107 m/s
D) 6 x 106 m/s
E) 1.0 x 107 m/s

10) Figure 23.3 10)

+9 µC -9 µC
5 cm

-9 µC +9 µC

In Figure 23.3, four charges are placed at the corners of a square of side 5 cm. What is the
electrostatic energy of this system?
A) -75 J B) -38 J C) -29 J D) -58 J E) -68 J

11) Figure 23.2a 11)

q = +530 nC
Q = -690 nC

A charge Q = -690 nC is uniformly distributed on a ring of 2.4 m radius. A charge q = +530 nC is

placed at the center of the ring. Points A and B are located on the axis of the ring, as shown. In
Figure 23.2a, the work done by an external force that transports an electron from B to A is closest to:
A) 640 eV B) 350 eV C) -640 eV D) -150 eV E) 150 eV

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Answer Key
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1) D
2) B
3) A
4) C
5) E
6) D
7) A
8) C
9) E
10) B
11) C