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

1) Two identical small charged spheres are a certain distance apart, and each one initially 1)
experiences an electrostatic force of magnitude F due to the other. With time, charge
gradually leaks off of both spheres. When each of the spheres has lost half its initial
charge, the magnitude of the electrostatic force will be
A) 1/16 F. B) 1/8 F. C) 1/2 F. D) 1/4 F.

2) When two point charges are a distance d part, the electric force that each one feels from 2)
the other has magnitude F. In order to make this force twice as strong, the distance
would have to be changed to
A) d/2. B) d/4. C) 2d. D) 2d. E) d/ 2.

3) A point charge Q is located a short distance from a point charge 3Q, and no other 3)
charges are present. If the electrical force on Q is F, what is the electrical force on 3Q?
A) F/3 B) 3F C) F/ 3 D) 3F E) F

4) A positive point charge Q is fixed on a very large horizontal frictionless tabletop. A 4)

second positive point charge q is released from rest near the stationary charge and is
free to move. Which statement best describes the motion of q after it is released?
A) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its speed will decrease.
B) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its speed will keep increasing.
C) Its speed will be greatest just after it is released.
D) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its acceleration will keep increasing.
E) Its acceleration is zero just after it is released.

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5) One very small uniformly charged plastic ball is located directly above another such 5)
charge in a test tube as shown in the figure. The balls are in equilibrium a distance d
apart. If the charge on each ball is doubled, the distance between the balls in the test tube
would become

A) 4d. B) 8d. C) 2d. D) 2d.

6) The figure shows two unequal point charges, q and Q, of opposite sign. Charge Q has 6)
greater magnitude than charge q. In which of the regions X, Y, Z will there be a point at
which the net electric field due to these two charges is zero?

A) only regions X and Z

B) only region Y
C) only region Z
D) only region X
E) all three regions

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7) Two point charges Q 1 and Q 2 of equal magnitudes and opposite signs are positioned as 7)
shown in the figure. Which of the arrows best represents the net electric field at point P
due to these two charges?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) The field is equal to zero at point P.

8) Four equal negative point charges are located at the corners of a square, their positions 8)
in the xy-plane being (1, 1), (-1, 1), (-1, -1), (1, -1). The electric field on the x-axis at (1,
0) points in the same direction as
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
A) i. B) j. C) k. D) -j. E) -i.

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9) Three equal negative point charges are placed at three of the corners of a square of side 9)
d as shown in the figure. Which of the arrows represents the direction of the net electric
field at the center of the square?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) The field is equal to zero at point P.

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10) The figure shows three electric charges labeled Q 1, Q 2, Q 3, and some electric field 10)
lines in the region surrounding the charges. What are the signs of the three charges?

A) Q 1 is positive, Q 2 is positive, Q 3 is negative.

B) Q 1 is positive, Q 2 is negative, Q 3 is positive.
C) Q 1 is negative, Q 2 is positive, Q 3 is negative.
D) All three charges are negative.
E) All three charges are positive.

11) Two large, flat, horizontally oriented plates are parallel to each other, a distance d apart. 11)
Half way between the two plates the electric field has magnitude E. If the separation of
the plates is reduced to d/2 what is the magnitude of the electric field half way between
the plates?
A) 4E B) E C) 0 D) E/2 E) 2E

12) Two very large parallel sheets a distance d apart have their centers directly opposite 12)
each other. The sheets carry equal but opposite uniform surface charge densities. A
point charge that is placed near the middle of the sheets a distance d/2 from each of
them feels an electrical force F due to the sheets. If this charge is now moved closer to
one of the sheets so that it is a distance d/4 from that sheet, what force will feel?
A) 2F B) F/4 C) 4F D) F/2 E) F

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13) An electron is initially moving to the right when it enters a uniform electric field directed 13)
upwards. Which trajectory shown below will the electron follow?

A) trajectory W B) trajectory X C) trajectory Y D) trajectory Z

14) A piece of plastic has a net charge of +2.00 C. How many more protons than electrons 14)
does this piece of plastic have? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
A) 2.50 × 1013 B) 2.50 × 1019 C) 1.25 × 1013 D) 1.25 × 1019

15) A 1.0-C point charge is 15 m from a second point charge, and the electric force on one 15)
of them due to the other is 1.0 N. What is the magnitude of the second charge?
(k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)
A) 1.0 C B) 10 nC C) 25 nC D) 25 C E) 0.025 C

16) Two identical small conducting spheres are separated by 0.60 m. The spheres carry 16)
different amounts of charge and each sphere experiences an attractive electric force of
10.8N. The total charge on the two spheres is -24 C. The two spheres are now
connected by a slender conducting wire, which is then removed. The electric force on
each sphere is closest to
A) 5.4 N, attractive.
B) zero.
C) 3.6 N, attractive.
D) 3.6 N, repulsive.
E) 5.4 N, repulsive.

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 17) A +7.00 C point charge and -9.00 C point charge are placed along the x-axis at x = 17)
0.000 cm and x = 40.0 cm, respectively. Where must a third charge, q, be placed along
the x-axis so that it does not experience any net electric force due to the other two
charges?
A) -0.200 B) 2.99 m C) 0.187 m D) -2.99 m E) -0.187
m m

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

18) In the figure, charge q1 = 3.1 × 10-6 C is placed at the origin and charge 18)

q2 = -8.7 × 10-6 C is placed on the x-axis, at x = -0.20 m. Where along the

x-axis can a third charge Q = -8.3 µC be placed such that the resultant force on
this third charge is zero?

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

19) The figure shows two tiny 5.0-g spheres suspended from two very thin 1.0-m-long 19)
threads. The spheres repel each other after being charged to +91 nC and hang at rest as
shown. What is the angle ? (k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

A) 12° B) 4.1° C) 8.2° D) 16°

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20) In the figure Q = 5.8 nC and all other quantities are accurate to 2 significant figures. 20)
What is the magnitude of the force on the charge Q? (k = 1/4 0 =
8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

A) 1.2 × 10-3 N B) 1.8 × 10-3 N C) 9.0 × 10-4 N D) 1.0 × 10-3 N

21) In the figure, a small spherical insulator of mass 6.00 × 10-2 kg and charge +0.400 C 21)
is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A charge of -0.220 C is held 0.290 m away
from the sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an angle with the
vertical, as shown. What is the angle ? (k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

A) 0.917° B) 1.70° C) 1.50° D) 1.30° E) 1.10°

22) A small glass bead has been charged to 8.0 nC. What is the magnitude of the electric 22)
field 2.0 cm from the center of the bead? (k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)
A) 3.6 × 103 N/C B) 1.8 × 105 N/C
C) 1.4 × 10-3 N/C D) 3.6 × 10-6 N/C

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23) A metal sphere of radius 10 cm carries a charge of +2.0 C uniformly distributed over 23)
its surface. What is the magnitude of the electric field due to this sphere at a point 5.0
cm outside the sphere's surface? (k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)
A) 8.0 × 107 N/C
B) 4.0 × 105 N/C
C) 8.0 × 105 N/C
D) 4.0 × 107 N/C
E) 4.2 × 106 N/C

24) Two point charges, Q 1 = -1.0 C and Q 2 = + 4.0 C, are placed as shown in the figure. 24)
(k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2) The y component of the electric field, at the origin
O, is closest to

A) 7.1 × 10-3 N/C.

B) 6.0 × 10-3 N/C.
C) -3.8 × 10-3 N/C.
D) 3.8 × 10-3 N/C.
E) -6.0 × 10-3 N/C.

25) A very long wire carries a uniform linear charge density of 7.0 nC/m. What is the 25)
electric field strength 16.0 m from the center of the wire at a point on the wire's
perpendicular bisector? ( 0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2)
A) 7.9 N/C B) 3.9 N/C C) 0.031 N/C D) 0.49 N/C

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26) In the figure, a ring 0.71 m in radius carries a charge of + 580 nC uniformly distributed 26)
over it. A point charge Q is placed at the center of the ring. The electric field is equal to
zero at field point P, which is on the axis of the ring, and 0.73 m from its center.
( 0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2) The point charge Q is closest to

A) -210. B) -420. C) 210. D) 300. E) -300.

27) Two flat 4.0 cm × 4.0 cm electrodes carrying equal but opposite charges are spaced 2.0 27)
mm apart with their midpoints opposite each other. Between the electrodes but not near
their edges, the electric field strength is 2.5 × 106 N/C. What is the magnitude of the
charge on each electrode? ( 0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2)
A) 16 nC B) 18 nC C) 30 nC D) 35 nC

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28) A pair of charged conducting plates produces a uniform field of 12,000 N/C, directed to 28)
the right, between the plates. The separation of the plates is 40 mm. An electron is
projected from plate A, directly toward plate B, with an initial velocity of
vo = 2.0 × 107 m/s, as shown in the figure. (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C, 0 =
8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2, m el = 9.11 × 10-31 kg) The velocity of the electron as it
strikes plate B is closest to

A) 1.8 × 107 m/s.

B) 1.2 × 107 m/s.
C) 2.4 × 107 m/s.
D) 1.5 × 107 m/s.
E) 2.1 × 107 m/s.

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 29) A pair of charged conducting plates produces a uniform field of 12,000 N/C, directed to 29)
the right, between the plates. The separation of the plates is 40 mm. An electron is
projected from plate A, directly toward plate B, with an initial velocity of
v0 = 1.0 × 107 m/s, as shown in the figure. (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C,

0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2, m el = 9.11 × 10-31 kg) The distance of closest approach
of the electron to plate B is nearest to

A) 20 mm. B) 24 mm. C) 18 mm. D) 16 mm. E) 22 mm.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

30) In the figure, a proton is projected horizontally midway between two parallel 30)
plates that are separated by 0.50 cm. The electrical field due to the plates has
magnitude 610,000 N/C between the plates away from the edges. If the plates
are 5.60 cm long, find the minimum speed of the proton if it just misses the
lower plate as it emerges from the field. (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C,

0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N • m2, m el = 9.11 × 10-31 kg)

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

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31) An initially-stationary electric dipole of dipole moment p = (5.00 × 10-10 C • m) i 31)
^ ^
placed in an electric field E = (2.00 × 106 N/C) i + (2.00 × 106 N/C) j. What is the
magnitude of the maximum torque that the electric field exerts on the dipole?
A) 1.00 × 10-3 N • m
B) 2.00 × 10-3 N • m
C) 1.40 × 10-3 N • m
D) 2.80 × 10-3 N • m
E) 0.00 N m

32) An electric dipole consists of charges ±5.00 µC separated by 1.20 mm. It is placed in a 32)
vertical electric field of magnitude 525 N/C oriented as shown in the figure. The
magnitude of the net torque this field exerts on the dipole is closest to

A) 1.01 × 10-6 N • m.
B) 1.21 × 10-6 N • m.
C) 2.02 × 10-6 N • m.
D) 2.41 × 10-6 N • m.
E) 3.15 × 10-6 N • m.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 21

1) D
2) E
3) E
4) B
5) D
6) D
7) A
8) E
9) C
10) B
11) B
12) E
13) D
14) C
15) C
16) D
17) D
18) 0.30 m
19) B
20) B
21) A
22) B
23) C
24) B
25) A
26) A
27) D
28) D
29) D
30) 6.06 × 106 m/s
31) A
32) C

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