Topic 17: Electric Force and Electric Fields

Two very large, flat plates are parallel to each other. Plate A, located at y = 1.0 cm, is along the xz-plane and carries a uniform surface charge density -1.00 μC/m2. Plate B is located at y = -1.0 cm and carries a uniform surface charge density +2.00 μC/m2. What is the electric field vector at the point having x, y, z coordinates (-0.50 cm, 0.00 cm, 0.00 cm)? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) (+1.13 × 10^5 N/C) î B) (-2.83 × 10^5 N/C) j C) (+1.19 × 10^5 N/C) j D) (+1.69 × 10^5 N/C) j E) (-1.19 × 10^5 N/C) j

A) (+1.13 × 10^5 N/C) î

At a distance of 4.3 cm from the center of a very long uniformly charged wire, the electric field has magnitude 2000 N/C and is directed toward the wire. What is the charge on a 1.0 cm length of wire near the center? ( ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) -0.048 nC B) -0.052 nC C) -0.044 nC D) -0.056 nC

A) -0.048 nC

The electric field 1.5 cm from a very small charged object points toward the object with a magnitude of 180,000 N/C. What is the charge on the object? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 10^9 N · m2/C2) A) -4.5 nC B) +4.5 nC C) -5.0 nC D) +5.0 nC

A) -4.5 nC

An electric dipole is made of two charges of equal magnitudes and opposite signs. The positive charge, q = 1.0 μC, is located at the point (x, y, z) = (0.00 cm, 1.0 cm, 0.00 cm), while the negative charge is located at the point (x, y, z) = (0.00 cm, -1.0 cm, 0.00 cm). How much work will be done by an electric field E = (3.0 × 106 N/C) î to bring the dipole to its stable equilibrium position? A) 0.060 J B) 0.030 J C) 0.00 J D) 0.020 J E) 0.12 J

A) 0.060 J

A dipole with a positive charge of 2.0 μC and a negative charge of -2.0 μC is centered at the origin and oriented along the x-axis with the positive charge located to the right of the origin. The charge separation is 0.0010 m. Find the electric field due to this dipole at the point x=4.0m,y=0.0m.(k=1/4πε0 =8.99×10^9N·m2/C2) A) 0.56 î N/C B) -0.56 î N/C C) 0.28 î N/C D) -0.28 î N/C

A) 0.56 î N/C

A small sphere with a mass of 441 g is moving upward along the vertical +y-axis when it encounters an electric field of 5.00 N/C ^i. If, due to this field, the sphere suddenly acquires a horizontal acceleration of 13.0 m/s2 î, what is the charge that it carries? A) 1.15 C B) ‐1.15 C C) 1150 C D) ‐1150 C

A) 1.15 C

Two small insulating spheres are attached to silk threads and aligned vertically as shown in the figure. These spheres have equal masses of 40 g, and carry charges q1 and q2 of equal magnitude 2.0 μC but opposite sign. The spheres are brought into the positions shown in the figure, with a vertical separation of 15 cm between them. Note that you cannot neglect gravity. (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N · m2/C2) The tension in the lower thread is closest to A) 1.2 N. B) 1.4 N. C) 1.6 N. D) 1.8 N. E) 2.0 N.

A) 1.2 N.

A piece of plastic has a net charge of +2.00 μC. How many more protons than electrons does this piece of plastic have? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C) A) 1.25 × 10^13 B) 1.25 × 10^19 C) 2.50 × 10^13 D) 2.50 × 10^19

A) 1.25 × 10^13

A small glass bead has been charged to 8.0 nC. What is the magnitude of the electric field 2.0 cm from the center of the bead? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 10^9 N · m2/C2) A) 1.8 × 10^5 N/C B) 3.6 × 10^3 N/C C) 1.4 × 10^-3 N/C D) 3.6 × 10^-6 N/C

A) 1.8 × 10^5 N/C

What is the minimum magnitude of an electric field that balances the weight of a plastic sphere of mass that has been charged to -3.0 nC? A) 2.1 × 10^7 N/C B) 2.4 × 10^6 N/C C) 4.5 × 10^6 N/C D) 6.4 × 10^6 N/C

A) 2.1 × 10^7 N/C

Two point charges of +20.0 μC and -8.00 μC are separated by a distance of 20.0 cm. What is the magnitude of electric field due to these charges at a point midway between them? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 10^9 N · m2/C2) A) 25.2 × 10^6 N/C directed toward the negative charge B) 25.2 × 10^6 N/C directed toward the positive charge C) 25.2 × 10^5 N/C directed toward the negative charge D) 25.2 × 10^5 N/C directed toward the positive charge E) 25.2 × 10^4 N/C directed toward the negative charge

A) 25.2 × 10^6 N/C directed toward the negative charge

The electric field strength in the space between two closely spaced parallel disks is 1.0 × 105 N/C. This field is the result of transferring 3.9 × 109 electrons from one disk to the other. What is the diameter of the disks? (e = 1.60 × 10^-19 C, ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) 3.0 cm B) 1.5 cm C) 4.5 cm D) 6.0 cm

A) 3.0 cm

Two flat 4.0 cm × 4.0 cm electrodes carrying equal but opposite charges are spaced 2.0 mm apart with their midpoints opposite each other. Between the electrodes but not near their edges, the electric field strength is 2.5 × 106 N/C. What is the magnitude of the charge on each electrode? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) 35 nC B) 18 nC C) 16 nC D) 30 nC

A) 35 nC

A very long wire carries a uniform linear charge density of 7.0 nC/m. What is the electric field strength 16.0 m from the center of the wire at a point on the wireʹs perpendicular bisector? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) 7.9 N/C B) 3.9 N/C C) 0.49 N/C D) 0.031 N/C

A) 7.9 N/C

Two point charges Q1 and Q2 of equal magnitudes and opposite signs are positioned as shown in the figure. Which of the arrows best represents the net electric field at point P due to these two charges? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) The field is equal to zero at point P.

A) A

A 3.0-μC positive point charge is located at the origin and a 2.0 μC positive point charge is located at x = 0.00 m, y = 1.0 m. Find the coordinates of the point where the net electric field strength due to these charges is zero. A) x = 0.00 m, y = 0.55 m B)x=0.00 m,y=0.67m C)x=0.00 m,y=1.5m D)x=0.00 m,y=0.60m

A) x = 0.00 m, y = 0.55 m

In the figure, a ring 0.71 m in radius carries a charge of + 580 nC uniformly distributed over it. A point charge Q is placed at the center of the ring. The electric field is equal to zero at field point P, which is on the axis of the ring, and 0.73 m from its center. (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) The point charge Q is closest to A) ‐210 B) ‐300 C) ‐420 D) 210 E) 300

A) ‐210

One very small uniformly charged plastic ball is located directly above another such charge in a 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 distance between the balls in the test tube would become A) √2d. B) 2d. C) 4d. D) 8d.

B) 2d.

A metal sphere of radius 10 cm carries a charge of +2.0 μC uniformly distributed over its surface. What is the magnitude of the electric field due to this sphere at a point 5.0 cm outside the sphereʹs surface? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 10^9 N · m2/C2) A) 4.0 × 10^5 N/C B) 8.0 × 10^5 N/C C) 4.2 × 10^6 N/C D) 4.0 × 10^7 N/C E) 8.0 × 10^7 N/C

B) 8.0 × 10^5 N/C

The figure shows two unequal point charges, q and Q, of opposite sign. Charge Q has greater magnitude than charge q. In which of the regions X, Y, Z will there be a point at which the net electric field due to these two charges is zero? A) only regions X and Z B) only region X C) only region Y D) only region Z E) all three regions

B) only region X

Four equal negative point charges are located at the corners of a square, their positions in the xy‐plane being (1, 1), (‐1, 1), (‐1, ‐1), (1, ‐1). The electric field on the x‐axis at (1, 0) points in the same direction as A) ˆj B) î C) -î D) ˆk E) -ˆj

C) -î

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 leaks off of both spheres. When each of the spheres has lost half its initial charge, the magnitude of the electrostatic force will be A) 1/16 F. B) 1/8 F. C) 1/4 F. D) 1/2 F.

C) 1/4 F.

A thin, circular disk of radius 30.0 cm is oriented in the yz-plane with its center at the origin. The disk carries a total charge of +3.00 μC distributed uniformly over its surface. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field due to the disk at the point x = 15.0 cm along the x-axis. (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) 9.95 × 10^5 N/C B) 4.98 × 10^5 N/C C) 3.31 × 10^5 N/C D) 2.49 × 10^5 N/C E) 1.99 × 10^5 N/C

C) 3.31 × 10^5 N/C

An atomic nucleus has a charge of +40e. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 1.0 m from the center of the nucleus? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N · m2/C2, e = 1.60 × 10^-19 C) A) 5.4 × 10^-8 N/C B) 5.6 × 10^-8 N/C C) 5.8 × 10^-8 N/C D) 6.0 × 10^-8 N/C E) 6.2 × 10^-8 N/C

C) 5.8 × 10^-8 N/C

A proton is placed in an electric field of intensity 700 N/C. What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of this proton due to this field? (mproton = 1.67 × 10^-27 kg, e = 1.60 × 10^-19 C) A) 6.71 × 10^9 m/s2 opposite to the electric field B) 6.71 × 10^10 m/s2 opposite to the electric field C) 6.71 × 10^10 m/s2 in the direction of the electric field D) 67.1 × 10^10 m/s2 opposite to the electric field E) 67.1 × 10^10 m/s2 in the direction of the electric field

C) 6.71 × 10^10 m/s2 in the direction of the electric field

Three equal negative point charges are placed at three of the corners of a square of side d as shown in the figure. Which of the arrows represents the direction of the net electric field at the center of the square? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) The field is equal to zero at point P.

C) C

Two large, flat, horizontally oriented plates are parallel to each other, a distance d apart. Half way between the two plates the electric field has magnitude E. If the separation of the plates is reduced to d/2 what is the magnitude of the electric field half way between the plates? A) 4E B) 2E C) E D) 0 E) E/2

C) E

A point charge Q is located a short distance from a point charge 3Q, and no other charges are present. If the electrical force on Q is F, what is the electrical force on 3Q? A) F/3 B)F/ 3 C) F D) 3F E) 3F

C) F

Two very large parallel sheets a distance d apart have their centers directly opposite each other. The sheets carry equal but opposite uniform surface charge densities. A point charge that is placed near the middle of the sheets a distance d/2 from each of them feels an electrical force F due to the sheets. If this charge is now moved closer to one of the sheets so that it is a distance d/4 from that sheet, what force will feel? A) 4F B) 2F C) F D) F/2 E) F/4

C) F

When two point charges are a distance d part, the electric force that each one feels from the other has magnitude F. In order to make this force twice as strong, the distance would have to be changed to A) 2d. B) 2d. C)d/ 2 D) d/2. E) d/4.

C)d/ 2

A long, thin rod parallel to the y-axis is located at x = ‐1.0 cm and carries a uniform linear charge density of +1.0 nC/m. A second long, thin rod parallel to the z-axis is located at x = +1.0 cm and carries a uniform linear charge density of ‐1.0 nC/m. What is the net electric field due to these rods at the origin? ( ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) (‐3.6 × 10^3 N/C) î B) (1.8 × 10^3 N/C) j C) (‐1.8 × 10^3 N/C) k D) (3.6 × 10^3 N/C) î E) zero

D) (3.6 × 10^3 N/C) î

A +7.00 μC point charge and -9.00 μC point charge are placed along the x-axis at x = 0.000 cm and x = 40.0 cm, respectively. Where must a third charge, q, be placed along the x-axis so that it does not experience any net electric force due to the other two charges? A) -0.200 m B) 2.99 m C) -0.187 m D) -2.99 m E) 0.187 m

D) -2.99 m

Two identical small conducting spheres are separated by 0.60 m. The spheres carry different amounts of charge and each sphere experiences an attractive electric force of 10.8N. The total charge on the two spheres is ‐24 μC. The two spheres are now connected by a slender conducting wire, which is then removed. The electric force on each sphere is closest to A) zero. B) 3.6 N, attractive. C) 5.4 N, attractive. D) 3.6 N, repulsive. E) 5.4 N, repulsive.

D) 3.6 N, repulsive.

X and Y are two uncharged metal spheres on insulating stands, and are in contact with each other. A positively charged rod R is brought close to X as shown in Figure (a). Sphere Y is now moved away from X, as in Figure (b). What are the final charge states of X and Y? A) Both X and Y are neutral. B) X is positive and Y is neutral. C) X is neutral and Y is positive. D) X is negative and Y is positive. E) Both X and Y are negative.

D) X is negative and Y is positive.

An electron is initially moving to the right when it enters a uniform electric field directed upwards. Which trajectory shown below will the electron follow? A) trajectory W B) trajectory X C) trajectory Y D) trajectory Z

D) trajectory Z

When two point charges are 2.0 cm apart, each one experiences a 1.0-N electric force due to the other charge. If they are moved to a new separation of 8.0 cm, the electric force on each of them is closest to A) 1.0 N. B) 4.0 N. C) 16 N. D) 0.25 N. E) 0.063 N.

E) 0.063 N.

An initially-stationary electric dipole of dipole moment p = (5.00 × 10-10 C · m)î placed in an electric field E = (2.00 × 10^6 N/C) ^i + (2.00 × 10^6 N/C) j . What is the magnitude of the maximum torque that the electric field exerts on the dipole? A) 2.00 × 10^-3 N · m B) 1.40 × 10^-3 N · m C) 2.80 × 10^-3 N · m D) 0.00 N · m E) 1.00 × 10^-3 N · m

E) 1.00 × 10^-3 N · m

A 1.0-C point charge is 15 m from a second point charge, and the electric force on one of them due to the other is 1.0 N. What is the magnitude of the second charge? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N · m2/C2) A) 25 C B) 1.0 C C) 10 nC D) 0.025 C E) 25 nC

E) 25 nC

An electric field is set up between two parallel plates, each of area 2.0 m 2, by putting 1.0 μC of charge on one plate and -1.0 μC of charge on the other. The plates are separated by 4.0 mm with their centers opposite each other, and the charges are distributed uniformly over the surface of the plates. What is the magnitude of the electric field between the plates at a distance of 1.0 mm from the positive plate, but not near the edges of the plates? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10^-12 C2/N · m2) A) 4.2 × 10^4 N/C B) 1.4 × 10^4 N/C C) 3.1 × 10^4 N/C D) 0.00 N/C E) 5.6 × 10^4 N/C

E) 5.6 × 10^4 N/C

A positive point charge Q is fixed on a very large horizontal frictionless tabletop. A second positive point charge q is released from rest near the stationary charge and is free to move. Which statement best describes the motion of q after it is released? A) Its speed will be greatest just after it is released. B) Its acceleration is zero just after it is released. C) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its acceleration will keep increasing. D) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its speed will decrease. E) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its speed will keep increasing.

E) As it moves farther and farther from Q, its speed will keep increasing.