TUTORIAL 1

(MFT 00804)
1. Identify the following particles as being charged or uncharged. If charged, indicate
whether they are charged positively or negatively.

2. TRUE or FALSE: An object which is positively charged contains all protons and no
electrons.
3. TRUE or FALSE: An object which is negatively charged contains all electrons and no
protons.
4. TRUE or FALSE: An object which is electrically neutral contains only neutrons.
5. Determine the quantity and type of charge on an object which has 3.62 x 1012 more
protons than electrons.
6. 8.25749 x 1017 protons and 5.26 x 1014 electrons; the charge on this object is
___________ Coulombs
7. 3.12 x 1014 protons and 4.5488 x 1016 electrons; the charge on this object is
___________ Coulombs
8. 2.6325 x 1015 protons and 2.6325 x 1015 electrons; the charge on this object is
___________ Coulombs
9. 2.40277 x 1019 protons and 9.88 x 1016 electrons; the charge on this object is
___________ Coulombs
10. The amount of charge carried by a lightning bold is estimated at -10.0 Coulombs.
Calculate the quantity of excess electrons carried by the lighyning bolt.
11. Two objects are charged as shown in Figure below. Object X will (attract/repel/not
affect) object Y.

12. Two objects are shown in Figure below. One is neutral and the other is negative.
Object X will (attract/repel/not affect) object Y.
13. You shuffle across a carpeted floor on a dry day and the carpet acquires a net positive
charge. Will you have deficiency or an excess of electrons? If the charge the carpet
acquired has a magnitude of 2.15 nC, how many electrons were transferred?
14. Two particles with charges of +4.52 µC and -9.04 µC attract each other with a force
of 0.0784 N. Determine the separation distance between the two particles.
15. Determine the net force on charge B in configuration shown below.