Chapter 20 & 21 Questions

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? A) The electrical force experienced by the hydrogen nucleus is to the left, and the magnitude is equal to the force exerted on the carbon nucleus. B) The electrical force experienced by the hydrogen nucleus is to the left, and the magnitude is greater than the force exerted on the carbon nucleus. C) The electrical force experienced by the hydrogen nucleus is to the left, and the magnitude is less than the force exerted on the carbon nucleus. D) The electrical force experienced by the hydrogen nucleus is to the right, and the magnitude is equal to the force exerted on the carbon nucleus.

A) The electrical force experienced by the hydrogen nucleus is to the left, and the magnitude is

If the result of your calculation of a quantity has SI units of kg · m/(s2 · C), that quantity could be A) an electric field strength. B) a dielectric constant. C) an electric potential difference. D) a capacitance E) an electric potential energy.

A) an electric field strength.

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? A) 1/16 F B) 1/8 F C) 1/4 F D) 1/2 F E) 1/ F

C) 1/4 F

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? A) The force on A is 10 times the force on B. B) The force on B is 10 times the force on A. C) The force on A is exactly equal to the force on B. D) The force on A is 100 times the force on B. E) The force on B is 100 times the force on A.

C) The force on A is exactly equal to the force on B.

If the result of your calculation of a quantity has SI units kg · m2/(s2 · C), that quantity could be A) an electric field strength. B) a dielectric constant. C) an electric potential difference. D) a capacitance E) an electric potential energy

C) an electric potential difference.

As an electron moves in the direction the electric field lines A) it is moving from low potential to high potential and gaining electric potential energy. B) it is moving from low potential to high potential and losing electric potential energy. C) it is moving from high potential to low potential and gaining electric potential energy. D) it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy. E) both its electric potential and electric potential energy remain constant.

C) it is moving from high potential to low potential and gaining electric potential energy.

As a proton moves in the direction the electric field lines 7 A) it is moving from low potential to high potential and gaining electric potential energy. B) it is moving from low potential to high potential and losing electric potential energy. C) it is moving from high potential to low potential and gaining electric potential energy. D) it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy. E) both its electric potential and electric potential energy remain constant.

D) it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy.

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? A) It increases by a factor of 16. B) It increases by a factor of 8. C) It increases by a factor of 2. D) It increases by a factor of 4. E) It remains the same.

E) It remains the same.

As a proton moves in a direction perpendicular to the electric field lines A) it is moving from low potential to high potential and gaining electric potential energy. B) it is moving from low potential to high potential and losing electric potential energy. C) it is moving from high potential to low potential and gaining electric potential energy. D) it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy. E) both its electric potential and electric potential energy remain constant.

E) both its electric potential and electric potential energy remain constant.