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Quiz - Electric Fields

The document contains a quiz on electric fields and forces. It includes 6 multiple choice questions about Coulomb's law, the electric field produced by an alpha particle, how the electric field changes with distance from a point charge and charge magnitude, the direction of the electric field from two equal but opposite charges, calculating electric field from force experienced by a charge, and calculating the net electric field between two positive charges.

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Quiz - Electric Fields

The document contains a quiz on electric fields and forces. It includes 6 multiple choice questions about Coulomb's law, the electric field produced by an alpha particle, how the electric field changes with distance from a point charge and charge magnitude, the direction of the electric field from two equal but opposite charges, calculating electric field from force experienced by a charge, and calculating the net electric field between two positive charges.

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Quiz: Electric Fields & Forces Name:__________________

Use the following information to answer the next question.

1. The slope of the graph represents

a. Coulomb’s law

b. the distance between two parallel charged plates

c. the magnitude of the charge on a particle in an electric field

d. the potential difference between two points in an electric field

2. The intensity and direction of the electric field produced by an alpha particle at a
distance of 5.0x10-11 m from the particle is

a. 5.8x1011 N/C, toward the alpha particle

b. 5.8x1011 N/C, away from the alpha particle

c. 1.2x1012 N/C, toward the alpha particle

d. 1.2x1012 N/C, away from the alpha particle


3. The magnitude of an electric field at a distance x from a point charge Q is
8.3x10-4N/C. If the distance is increased to 3x and the charge is reduced to Q/4, then
the magnitude of the electric field will be

a. 1.9x10-3 N/C

b. 3.7x10-4 N/C

c. 6.9x10-5 N/C

d. 2.3x10-5 N/C

Use the following information to answer the next question.

Two point charges of equal magnitude, +Q and –Q, are each


placed at an equal distance, x, from point P, as shown below.

4. The direction of the resultant electric field at point P is


5. At a particular point, a negative charge of 7.5µC experiences an electric force of
0.038N, south. What is the electric field at that point?

a. 5.1x103 N/C, north

b. 5.1x103 N/C, south

c. 1.8x106 N/C, north

d. 1.8x106 N/C, south

6. Calculate the net electric field strength at point P found between two charges that
have a charge of +3.00C and +4.20C, as shown in the diagram.

4.80 cm 2.50 cm
P

q = +3.00 C q = +4.20 C

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