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Name: ________________________________________ Class: 6 PUF 2

DIAGNOSTIC TEST 1 MAY/2023

Answer ALL questions.

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Section A

1. Three charged particles are arranged in a straight line is shown in the diagram below.

What is the electrostatic force acting on Q3, due to the other two charges?

A. 12.5 N in the negative-x direction


B. 12.5 N in the positive-x direction
C. 27.5 N in the negative-x direction
D. 27.5 N in the positive-x direction

2. The electric field strength is the


A. Work done to bring a proton at a point
B. Electrostatic force that acts on a proton placed at a point
C. Electrostatic force that acts on a unit of positive charge at a point
D. Work done to bring a unit of positive charge from infinity to a point.

3. A dust particle of mass 2.0 x 10-18 kg carries a charge of -1.60 x 10-19 C. It is placed in a
uniform downward electric field strength of 200 NC-1 and a uniform gravitational field
strength of 9.81 Nkg-1. What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force of the dust
particle?
A. 1.24 x 10-17 N, upwards
B. 1.24 x 10-17 N, downwards
C. 5.16 x 10-17, upwards
D. 5.16 x 10-17, downwards

4. The work done to bring a positive charge of 1.6 x 10-19 C from infinity to a point P in an
electric field is 8.0 x 10-16 J. What is the electric potential at P?

A. – 5.0 x 103 V
B. – 2.5 x 103 V
C. 2.5 x 103 V
D. 5.0 x 103 V
5. A proton enters a uniform electric field at X and moves in a parabolic path to Y as shown in
the diagram below

If the electric field strength is 500 Vm-1. What is the change in the kinetic energy of the
proton?

A. -3.2 x 10-17 J
B. -2.4 x 10-17 J
C. + 2.4 x 10-17 J
D. +3.2 x 10-17 J

6. The capacitance of a variable capacitor can be varied from 250 μF to 3750 μF . The
capacitance of the capacitor is set at 2000 μF , and is connected to a power source of 12 V.
The power source is then removed. What is the maximum potential difference achieved if
the capacitance of the capacitor is varied again?

A. 6.4 V
B. 12 V
C. 23 V
D. 96 V

7. Three capacitors of equal capacitance C can be arranged so as to obtain the minimum


capacitance or the maximum capacitance. If the minimum capacitance is P and the
P
maximum capacitance is Q, the ratio of is
Q

1
A.
9
B. 9
1
C. 2
C
D. C2
8. A parallel plate capacitor is fully charged. When an insulator is inserted into the space
between the plates of the capacitor, the energy stored in the capacitor decreases by 73.0%.
What is the value of the dielectric constant of the insulator?

A. 1.37
B. 1.88
C. 3.70
D. 13.7

9. A circuit consists of a resistor, a capacitor, a battery and a switch connected in series. When
the switch is closed, the variation of current I with time t, is shown in the graph below.

If the e.m.f of the battery is 10V, what is the capacitance of the capacitor?
A. 75 mF
B. 100 mF
C. 200 mF
D. 1300 mF

10. The potential difference across a capacitor of 2200 µF decreases to 25 % from its initial value
in time, T, when the capacitor is discharged through a resistor of 25 kΩ. What is the value of
T?
A. 14 s
B. 16 s
C. 41 s
D. 76 s
Section B

1. The figure below shows two point charges Q1 = 2 µC and Q2 = 3 µC located at 4 cm and 5 cm
respectively from a point P.

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the resultant electric field intensity at P produced by the two
charges. [5 Marks]

(b) Determine the force acting on a point charge Q = 2 µC at P by the resultant electric field
in (a). [2 Marks]
2. (a) Sketch diagrams to show the electric field lines of
(i) An isolated positive point charge [1 Mark]

(ii) An isolated negative point charge [1 Mark]

(b) The figure below shows a point charge B of -2 µC is located nearby a point charge A of

+3µC.

(i) Sketch the resultant electric field lines for these two point charges A and B.

[1 Mark]

(ii) If AB is 10 cm apart, determine the resultant electric field strength at the mid-

point of AB. [4 Marks]


3. The figure below shows two parallel metal plates A and B connected to a 10V battery. The
separation between the plates is 4.0 cm.

(a) Sketch the electric field between the plates. [1 Mark]

(b) Calculate the electric field strength between the plates. [2 Marks]

(c) If an electron is placed at M, the midpoint between the plates, determine the magnitude
of the force acted upon the electron. [2 Marks]

(d) If the electron is released at rest at M,

(i) state which of the plates will be hit by the electron [1 Mark]

(ii) calculate the speed of the electron when it reaches the plate from (i) [2 Marks]
4.

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