Physics chapter 19 and 20

• Two uncharged metal spheres, #1 and #2,

are mounted on insulating support rods. A
third metal sphere, carrying a positive
charge, is then placed near #2. Now a
copper wire is momentarily connected
between #1 and #2 and then removed.
Finally, sphere #3 is removed. In this final
state Sphere 1 carries + charge sphere 2
carries - charge
• A negatively-charged rod is brought close
to (but does not touch) two neutral
spheres that are in contact with each other
but insulated from the ground. If the two
spheres are then separated, what kind of
charge will be on the spheres The sphere
near the charged rod becomes + and the
other becomes -
• Two tiny beads are 25 cm apart with no
other charges or fields present. Bead A
carries 10 µC of charge and bead B carries 1
µC. Which one of the following statements
is true about the magnitudes of the electric
forces on these beads?The force on A is
exactly equal to the force on B
• A hydrogen nucleus, which has a charge +e,
is situated to the left of a carbon nucleus,
which has a charge +6e. Which statement
is true?The electrical force experienced by
the hydrogen nucleus is to the left, and the
magnitude is = to the force exerted on the
carbon nucleus
• A small charged plastic ball is vertically
above another charged small ball in a
frictionless 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 equilibrium distance
between the balls in the test tube would
become 2d
• Two identical small charged spheres are a
certain distance apart, and each one
 initially experiences an electrostatic force
of magnitude F due to the other. With
time, charge gradually diminishes on both
spheres by leaking off. When each of the
spheres has lost half its initial charge, what
will be the magnitude of the electrostatic
force on each one?1/4 F
• Two point charges, Q1 and Q2, are
separated by a distance R. If the
magnitudes of both charges are doubled
and their separation is also doubled, what
happens to the electrical force that each
charge exerts on the other one?it remains
the same
• Two point charges, Q1 and Q2, are
separated by a distance R. If the
magnitudes of both charges are halved and
their separation is also halved, what
happens to the electrical force that each
charge exerts on the other one?it remains
the same
• By what method will a positively charged
rod produce a negative charge on a
conducting sphere that is placed on an
insulating surface?by means of induction
• Four point charges of equal magnitude and
sign are arranged on the corners of the
square of side d as shown in the figure.
Which of the arrows shown represents the
net force acting on the charge at the upper
right hand corner of the square?D (arrow
that points out of box)
• Three equal charges are at three of the
corners of a square of side d. A fourth
charge of equal magnitude is at the center
of the square as shown in the figure. Which
of the arrows shown represents the net
force acting on the charge at the center of
the square?B (arrow that points to corner
with no charge)
• Four equal charges are located at the
corners of a square of side d. If the
 magnitude of each charge is doubled, then
what happens to the resultant force on
each charge?It is quadrupled.
• The charge on the proton is the same as
the charge on the electron, but of the
opposite sign.
• When the distance between the two
charges is doubled, the force between
them is reduced by a factor of 4
• When atom A loses an electron to atom
B,atom A becomes a positive ion and atom
B becomes a negative ion.
• Two objects, A and B, are rubbed together.
As a result, object A acquires an excess
negative charge while object B becomes
positively charged. In comparison to their
masses before the charging process, you
can say that the mass of A increased and
that of B decreased.
• The main difference between conductors
and insulators is in terms of valence or
conduction electrons
• Several electrons are placed on a hollow
conducting sphere. They become uniformly
distributed on the sphere's outer surface.
• Electrical and gravitational forces follow
similar equations with one main
difference:Gravitational forces are always
attractive but electrical forces can be
attractive or repulsive.
• An electron traveling along the +x-axis
enters an electric field that is directed
vertically down, i.e., along the negative y-
axis. What will be the direction of the
electric force acting on the electron after
entering the electric field?upward
• A disk with a radius of R is oriented with its
normal unit vector at an angle θ with
respect to a uniform electric field. Which of
the following would result in an increase in
 the electric flux through the disk?An
increase in the magnitude of the electric
field An increase in area.
• A conductor is placed in an electric field
under electrostatic conditions. Which of
the following statements is correct for this
situation?All valence electrons go to the
surface of the conductor.The electric field is
zero inside the conductor.The electric field
on the surface of the conductor is
perpendicular to the surface.
• A pair of charged conducting plates
produces a uniform field of 12,000 N/C,
directed to 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 speed of v0 =
2.0 × 107 m/s. What is the speed of the
electron as it strikes plate B? (Answer:
1.5x107 m/s)
• Is the electric force conservative or non-
conservative?-conservative
• What type of potential energy is associate
with the electric force?-electric potential
energy
• As a proton moves in the direction the
electric field lines...it is moving from high
potential to low potential and losing
electric potential energy.
• Two protons are released from rest, with
only the electrostatic force acting. Which
of the following statements is NOT true
about them as they move apart? Their
electric potential energy keeps increasing.
• If it takes 88.3 J of work to move 0.721 C of
charge from a positive plate to a negative
plate, what is the potential
difference(voltage) between the plates?V =
122 v
• Two parallel oppositely charged plates are
5.1 cm apart.The potential difference, in
volts, between the plates is 44.6 v.Find the
electric field strength between them.E =
8.7 x 10 2 N / C