Revision for final exam

1. The magnitude of the force between two charges of 1.0 C each which are 1.0 meter apart
is:

a. 9 x 10-9 N b. 9 x 109 N c. 1.1 x 1010 N d. 1.1 x 10-10 N

2. One object has a charge of -5 C and the other has a charge of +2.0 C. The magnitude of
force exerted between these two charged objects separated by a distance of 0.6 m is:

a. -1.5x 10-11 N b. 2.5x 10-11 N c. 2.5x 1011 N d. -7.5x 10-10 N

3. If each of the charges doubles, the force:

a.Quadruples b.Doubles c.Stays the same d.Reduced by half

4. If the distance doubles, the force:

a.Reduced by half b.Reduced by ¼ c.Stays the same d.Quadruples

5. If the distance is reduced by half, the force:

a.Quadruples b.Doubles c.Triples d.Reduces by half

6. Electrostatic force F is directly proportional to:

a.r2 b.q1 c.q2 d.both q1 and q2

7. When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship

____________ proportional

a.decreases; directly

b.decreases; inversely
 c.increases; inversely

d.increases; directly

8. Coulomb is the unit of:

a. Field strength

b. Charge

c. Permittivity

d. Force

9. Coulomb law is used in:

a. Magnetostatics

b. Maxwell theory

c. Electrostatics

d. Electromagnetics

10. The magnitude of force between 2 C and -1 C separated by a distance 1m is:

a. 18 x 106 N

b. -18 x 109 N

c. 8 x 109 N

d. 18 x 109 N

11. Two charges 1 C and -4 C exist in air, the direction of the force of charge 1 on charge 2
is:

a. Away from 1 C

b. From 1 C to -4 C

c. From -4 C to 1 C

12. Coulomb law is an implication of:

a. Ampere law
 c. Gauss law

d. Biot Savart law

d. Lenz law

13. A charge of 2 x 10-7 C is acted upon by a force of 0.1 N. the distance to another charge
of 4.5 x 10-7 C is:

a. 0.03 m

b. 0.05 m

c. 0.07 m

d. 0.08 m

14. How many protons or electrons does one coulomb of charge represent?

a. 4.3 x 108 b. 6.24 x 10-18 c. 6.24 x 1018 d. 9 x 109

15. The unit used to measure each charge in Coulomb's law is:

a. Volts b. Coulombs c. Newtons

16. Coulombs Law equation is:

a. F=K x q12/r2 b. F = K x q1 x q2 / r2 c. F=q1 x q2/r2

17. Coulomb's law is used to find:

a. Mass of two objects together b. Coulombs in an object

c. Distance between objects d. Force Between objects

18. In the figure below, P is a point near a negatively charged sphere. Which direction best
represents the direction of the electric field at point P?

P
 a. Right b. Left c. Up d. Down

19. Which quantity and unit are correctly paired?

a. Electric field strength and N/C b. Electricity and Coulombs

c. Electrostatic force and electrons d. Electric field strength and E

20. Which of the following statements is false about electric field lines?

a. Electric field lines cannot cross

b. Electric field lines point away from positive charge

c. Electric field lines are always straight lines

d. Electric field lines show how a proton would move in an electric field

21. At which point is the electric field the strongest?

a. A b. B c. C d. D
22. Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is
apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.

a. ++ b. +- c. -+ d. - -

23. What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity at a point where a proton
experiences an electrostatic force of magnitude 2.30 x 10-25 N?

a. 1.44 x 10-6 N/C b. 3.68 x 106 N/C c. 1.44 x 1044 N/C d. 3.68 x 10-44 N/C

24. What happens when two like charges are placed near each other?

a. They repel each other.

b. They attract each other.

c. They form an electromagnetic wave.

d. Nothing happens.

25. Two charged objects exert forces on each other. The magnitudes of both forces will
increase if which of these happens?

a. The objects are moved farther apart.

b. The charge on one of them is decreased.

c. The charges on both of them are decreased.

d. The objects are brought closer together.

26. Which of the following is not a type of energy source?

a. generator b. rheostat c. battery d. solar cell

27. The conductance of an 8 ohm resistance is:

a. 12.5 mS b. 8 mS c. 125 mS d. 12 S

28. Current flows in a circuit when

a. a switch is closed b. a switch is opened

c. the switch is either open or closed d. there is no voltage

29. The unit of electrical charge is the:

a. joule b. volt c. watts d. coulomb

30. Eight-tenths coulomb passes a point in 4 s. The current in amperes is:

a. 2 A b. 0.2 A c. 1.6 A d. 16 A

31. An ohmmeter is an instrument for measuring:

a. current b. voltage c. wattage d. resistance

32. When the current is 2.5 A, how many coulombs pass a point in 0.2 s?

a. 5 C b. 0.5 C c. 1.25 C d. 12.5 C

33. A material that does not allow current under normal conditions is a(n)

a. insulator b. semiconductor c. conductor d. valence

34. Materials with lots of free electrons are called

a. conductors b. semiconductors c. insulators d. filters