5.

1 exercises [15 marks]

1. The force acting between two point charges is F when the separation of [1 mark]
the charges is x. What is the force between the charges when the
separation is increased to 3x?
A. F3

B. F 2
3x

C. F9

D. F 2
9x

Markscheme
C

2. Three fixed charges, +Q, –Q and –2Q, are at the vertices of an equilateral [1 mark]
triangle. What is the resultant force on an electron at the centre of the
triangle?
 Markscheme
B

3. Two charges Q 1 and Q 2, each equal to 2 nC, are separated by a distance [1 mark]
3 m in a vacuum. What is the electric force on Q 2 and the electric field
due to Q 1 at the position of Q 2?

Markscheme
A

4. Positive charge is uniformly distributed on a semi-circular plastic rod. [1 mark]

What is the direction of the electric field strength at point S?

Markscheme
B
5. A –5µC charge and a +10µC charge are a fixed distance apart. [1 mark]

Where can the electric field be zero?

A. position I only
B. position II only
C. position III only
D. positions I, II and III

Markscheme
C

6. A +3 C charge and a −4 C charge are a distance x apart. P is a distance [1 mark]

x from the +3 C charge on the straight line joining the charges.

What is the magnitude of the electric field strength at P?

1
A.
π 0x 2
ε
1
B.
2 π ε 0x 2
1
C.
4 π ε 0x 2
1
D.
7 π ε 0x 2

Markscheme
B
7. A negatively charged particle in a uniform gravitational field is positioned [1 mark]
mid-way between two charged conducting plates.

The potential difference between the plates is adjusted until the particle is held at
rest relative to the plates.
What change will cause the particle to accelerate downwards relative to the
plates?

A. Decreasing the charge on the particle

B. Decreasing the separation of the plates
C. Increasing the length of the plates
D. Increasing the potential difference between the plates

Markscheme
A

8. A particle with a charge ne is accelerated through a potential difference [1 mark]

V.
What is the magnitude of the work done on the particle?
A. eV
B. neV
C. neV

D. enV

Markscheme
B
9. Two parallel plates are a distance apart with a potential difference [1 mark]
between them. A point charge moves from the negatively charged plate
to the positively charged plate. The charge gains kinetic energy W. The distance
between the plates is doubled and the potential difference between them is
halved. What is the kinetic energy gained by an identical charge moving between
these plates?
A. W
2
B. W
C. 2W
D. 4W

Markscheme
A

10. An ion of charge +Q moves vertically upwards through a small distance s [1 mark]
in a uniform vertical electric field. The electric field has a strength E and
its direction is shown in the diagram.

What is the electric potential difference between the initial and final position of the
ion?
EQ
A. s
B. EQs
C. Es
D. E
s

Markscheme
C
11. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 2.5 MV. What [1 mark]
is the change in kinetic energy of the electron?
A. 0.4μJ
B. 0.4 nJ
C. 0.4 pJ
D. 0.4 fJ

Markscheme
C

12. A metal wire has n free charge carriers per unit volume. The charge on [1 mark]
the carrier is q. What additional quantity is needed to determine the
current per unit area in the wire?
A. Cross-sectional area of the wire
B. Drift speed of charge carriers
C. Potential difference across the wire
D. Resistivity of the metal

Markscheme
B

13. A thin copper wire and a thick copper wire are connected in series to an [1 mark]
electric cell. Which quantity will be greater in the thin wire?
A. Current
B. Number of free charge carriers per unit volume
C. Net number of charge carriers crossing a section of a wire every second
D. Drift speed of the charge carriers

Markscheme
D
 14. Charge flows through a liquid. The charge flow is made up of positive and [1 mark]
negative ions. In one second 0.10 C of negative ions flow in one direction
and 0.10 C of positive ions flow in the opposite direction.
What is the magnitude of the electric current flowing through the liquid?
A. 0 A
B. 0.05 A
C. 0.10 A
D. 0.20 A

Markscheme
D

15. Electrons, each with a charge e, move with speed v along a metal wire. [1 mark]
The electric current in the wire is I.

Plane P is perpendicular to the wire. How many electrons pass through plane P in
each second?
A. e
I
ve
B.
I
I
C. ve

D. Ie

Markscheme
D

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