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The document contains a series of questions about electrical forces and Coulomb's law. It asks the reader to determine things like the charge on objects based on their interactions, calculate the force between two charged objects given their charges and distance, and determine the number of electrons that need to be added or removed to achieve a certain force or charge. It tests the reader's understanding of concepts like how electrostatic force relates to charge and distance between objects.

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Electrostatic and Coloumb

The document contains a series of questions about electrical forces and Coulomb's law. It asks the reader to determine things like the charge on objects based on their interactions, calculate the force between two charged objects given their charges and distance, and determine the number of electrons that need to be added or removed to achieve a certain force or charge. It tests the reader's understanding of concepts like how electrostatic force relates to charge and distance between objects.

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TEMPAT BELAJAR INFINITE

Rukan Taman Meruya Blok M no. 75


Meruya Ilir Jakarta Barat (021) 587-3955

1.  Electrical forces ____.


a. can cause objects to only attract each other
b. can cause objects to only repel each other
c. can cause objects to attract or repel each other
d. have no effect on objects

2. On two occasions, the following charge interactions between balloons A, B and C are
observed. In each case, it is known that balloon B is charged negatively. Based on
these observations, what can you conclusively confirm about the charge on balloon A
and C for each situation
3. Upon entering the room, you observe two balloons suspended from the ceiling. You
notice that instead of hanging straight down vertically, the balloons seems to be
repelling each other. You can conclusively say ...

a. both balloons have a negative charge.


b. both balloons have a positive charge.
c. one balloon is charge positively and the other negatively.
d. both balloons are charged with the same type of charge.

4. Jean Yuss is investigating the charge on several objects and makes the
following findings.
Object C Object D Object E Object F
attracts B repels C attracts D attracts A
repels F
Jean knows that object A is negatively charged and object B is electrically
neutral. What can Jean Yuss definitively conclude about the charge on objects
C, D, E, and F? Explain.

5. Two objects are charged as shown at the right. Object X will ____ object Y.

a. attract b. repel c. not affect

6. Which statement best explains why a rubber rod becomes negatively charged
when rubbed with fur?
a. The rubber that the rod is made of is a better insulator than fur.
b. The fur is a better insulator than the rubber.
c. Molecules in the rubber rod have a stronger attraction for electrons than
the molecules in the fur.
d. Molecules in the fur have a stronger attraction for electrons than the
molecules in the rubber rod.
Answer: C
During a charging by rubbing (or by friction) process, the material that
becomes negatively charged does so because it simply likes electrons
more than the material with which it is rubbed. The conductive abilities of
the two materials has nothing to do with the subsequent result of the
rubbing process

7. A physics teacher rubs a glass object and a felt cloth together and the glass
becomes positively charged. Which of the following statements are true?
Circle all that apply.
a. The glass gained protons during the rubbing process.
b. The felt became charged negatively during this rubbing process.
c. Charge is created during the rubbing process; it is grabbed by the more
charge-hungry object.
d. If the glass acquired a charge of +5 units, then the felt acquires a charge
of -5 units.
e. This event violates the law of conservation of charge.
f. Electrons are transferred from glass to felt; protons are transferred from
felt to glass.
g. Once charged in this manner, the glass object and the felt cloth should
attract each other.
h. In general, glass materials must have a greater affinity for electrons than
felt materials.
Answers: B, D, G
For A: protons are not transferred in electrostatics.
For C: charge is neither created nor destroyed (ever).
For E: electrons are simply transferred, consistent with the law of
conservation of charge.
For F: protons are not transferred in electrostatic experiments (the
electrons are transferred).
For H: If glass transfers electrons to felt, then the felt must be more
electron-hungry.

8. During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became
positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes
positively charged is that ...
a. the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
b. the plastic strip acquired extra protons during the charging process.
c. protons were created as the result of the charging process.
d. the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process.
Answer: D
When two different materials are rubbed together, there is a transfer of
electrons from one material to the other material. This causes one object
to become positively charged (the electron loser) and the other object to
become negatively charged (the electron gainer)
9. The Q in Coulomb's law equation stands for the _____.
a. mass of a charged object b. # of excess electrons on the object
c. the current of a charged object d. the distance between charged objects
e. charge of a charged object
Answer: E
In the equation Felect = k • Q1 • Q2 / d2 , the symbol Felect represents the
electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between objects 1 and 2. The
symbol k is Coulomb's law constant (9 x 109 N • m2 /
C2), Q1 and Q2 represent the quantity of charge on object 1 and object 2,
and d represents the separation distance between the objects' centers.
10. The symbol d in Coulomb's law equation represents the distance from
___.

Answer: G
In the equation Felect = k • Q1 • Q2 / d2 , the symbol Felect represents the
electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between objects 1 and 2. The
symbol k is Coulomb's law constant (9 x 109 N • m2/
C2), Q1 and Q2 represent the quantity of charge on object 1 and object 2,
and d represents the separation distance between the objects' centers.
11.  Joann has rubbed a balloon with wool to give it a charge of -1.0 x 10-
6
 C. She then acquires a plastic golf tube with a charge of +4.0 x 10-6 C
localized at a given position. She holds the location of charge on the plastic
golf tube a distance of 50.0 cm above the balloon. Determine the electrical
force of attraction between the golf tube and the balloon
Answer: 0.144 N
Step 1: Identify known values in variable form.

Q1 = -1.0 x 10^-6 C and Q2 = +4.0 x 10-6 C

d = 50.0 cm = 0.50 m.

Step 2: Identify requested information

F = ???

Step 3: Substitute and solve.


(See example B on the Tutorial page for sample algebra.)
12. At what distance of separation must two 1.00-microCoulomb charges be
positioned in order for the repulsive force between them to be equivalent to the
weight (on Earth) of a 1.00-kg mass?
Answer: 0.030 m or 3.0 cm
Step 1: Identify known values in variable form.
Q1 = 1.0 x 10-6 C and Q2 = 1.0 x 10-6 C
Felect = Fgrav = mg = 1.0 • 9.8 m/s/s = 9.8 N
Step 2: Identify requested information
d = ???
Step 3: Substitute and solve. (See example C on the Tutorial page
for sample algebra.)
13. Two charged objects have a repulsive force of 0.080 N. If the distance
separating the objects is tripled, then what is the new force?
Answer: 0.00889 N
Explanation: The electrostatic force is inversely related to the
square of the separation distance. So if d is three times larger, then
F is nine times smaller - that is, one-ninth the original value. One-
ninth of 0.080 N is 0.00889 N.
14. Two charged objects have a repulsive force of 0.080 N. If the distance
separating the objects is halved, then what is the new force?
Answer: 0.320 N
Explanation: The electrostatic force is inversely related to the
square of the separation distance. So if d is two times smaller, then
F is four times larger. Four times 0.080 N is 0.320 N
15. Two charges, one is 5 C and another is unknown but force between them is
6.75x10^13 N and they are separated by 10 cm
16. If the electrical force of repulsion between two 1-C charges is 10 N, how far
apart are they? [30000 m]
17. A total charge of 7.50 x 10⁻⁶ C is distributed on two different small metal
spheres. When the spheres are 6.00 cm apart, they each feel a repulsive force of 20.0
N. How much charge is on each sphere? [1.067 micro coulomb and ]
18. 13. How many electrons must be removed from each of two 5.0-kg copper
spheres to make the electronic force of repulsion between them equal in magnitude to
the gravitational attraction between them? [2.675*10^9]
19. 3. Calculate the force between charges of 5.0 x 10 8 C and 1.0 x 10 7 C if they
are 5.0 cm apart.
20. 4. What is the magnitude of the force a 1.5 x 10 6 C charge exerts on a 3.2 x
10 4 C charge located 1.5 m away?
21. 5. Two spheres; 4.0 cm apart, attract each other with a force of 1.2 x 10 9 N.
Determine the magnitude of the charge on each, if one has twice the charge (of the
opposite sign) as the other.
22. 6. Two equal charges of magnitude 1.1 x 10 7 C experience an electrostatic
force of 4.2 x 10 4 N. How far apart are the centers of the two charges?
23. 7. How many electrons must be removed from a neutral, isolated conducting
sphere to give it a positive charge of 8.0 x 10 8 C?
24. 8. What will be the force of electric repulsion between two small spheres
placed 1.0 m apart, if each has a deficit of 108 electrons?

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