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If the magnitudes of the charges are doubled and their separation is also doubled, then what happens to the electrical force between these two charges? A) It is quadrupled B) It changes by a factor of 3 C) It is doubled D) It remains the same E) It changes by a factor of 8 1D 2. 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? A) It remains the same B) It is doubled C) It is quadrupled D) None of the other choices is correct E) It changes by a factor of 8 2C 3. 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 Figure. Which of the arrows shown represents the net force acting on the charge at the center of the square? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) None of them 3B

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5. Three identical point charges Q of magnitude +6.0 C each are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle of L = 2 m as shown in Figure. The magnitude of resultant force acting on the upper charge Q (at point P) is given by A) 0.075 N B) 0.094 N C) 0.140 N D) 0.162 N E) 0.266 N 5C

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6. Two point charges of magnitudes +8 C, and +10 C are placed along the x-axis at x = 0 cm and x = 100 cm, respectively. Where must a third charge be placed along the x-axis so that it does not experience any net force because of the other two charges? A) 47 cm B) 9 cm C) 4 cm D) 91 cm E) 24 cm 6A

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7. Three equal point charges of varying signs are placed on three of the corners of a square of side d as shown in Figure 19-17. Which of the arrows shown represents the direction of the net electric field at the vacant corner of the square? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) none of them 7B

8. Two point charges of +30 C and -9 C are separated by a distance of 20.0 cm. What is the intensity of electric field E midway between these two charges? A) 35.106 N/C directed towards the negative charge B) 35.106 N/C directed towards the positive charge C) 18.8.106 N/C directed towards the negative charge D) 18.8.106 N/C directed towards the positive charge E) 2.7*107 N/C directed towards the negative charge 8A a 9. A proton is placed in an electric field of intensity 500 N/C. What is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of this proton due to this field? A) 4.8.109 m/s2 B) 4.8.1010 m/s2 C) 3.2.1010 m/s2 D) 9.8.1010 m/s2 E) 7.4.1010 m/s2 9B

10. 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? A) upward B) to the right C) downward D) to the left E) No force is acting because the electron has negative charge 11. Two point charges of +7 C and +10 C are placed inside a cube of edge length 0.1 m. The net electric flux due to these charges is given by A) 3.4.105 Nm2/C B) 1.1.106 Nm2/C C) 7.9.105 Nm2/C D) 9.6.105 Nm2/C E) 1.9.106 Nm2/C 11E

12. Gaussian surfaces A and B enclose the same positive charge +Q. The area of Gaussian surface A is three times larger than that of Gaussian surface B. The flux of electric field through Gaussian surface A is A) 3 times larger B) times larger C) the same D) times smaller E) 3 times smaller 12C 13. A charged particle with charge +q = 7 C is initially at rest. It is accelerated through a potential difference of 300V. What is the kinetic energy of this particle after acceleration period? A) 2.10-8 J B) 3.41 J C) 5.107 J D) 0.9 mJ E) 2.1 mJ 13E a 14. The two charges of magnitude 2 C and 3 C are placed at the corners of the base of an equilateral triangle, as shown in Figure. What is the electric potential at the vertex, P, of the triangle due to these charges? A) 2.2.105 V B) 4.7.105 V C) 7.6.105 V D) 1.2.106 V E) .106 V 14A 2.4

15. Two point charges of magnitude +4.0 nC and -4.0 nC are placed as shown in Figure . What is the potential difference between points A and B? A) 0 V B) 48 V C) 72 V D) 96 V E) 120 V 15D

16. Two equal point charges of magnitude 4.0 C are situated along the x-axis at x1 = -2.0 m and x2= 2.0 m . What is the electric potential energy of this system of charges? A) 18.103 J B) 2.2.103 J C) 9 J D) 3.6.10-2 J E) 9.0.10-3 J 16D a 17. When a dielectric material is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor the capacitance increases by a factor of 4. What is the dielectric constant of the material introduced between the plates? A) 1.41 B) 1.73 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4 17E 18. The potential difference between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is 24V and the electric field between the plates has a strength of 3000V/m. If the plate area is 40.0 cm2, what is the capacitance of this capacitor? A) 6.6 nF B) 4.4 nF C) 1.48 pF D) 4.4 pF E) 0.012 pF 18D

19. A particle of charge q = 3.1 C is fixed at point P, and a second particle of mass m = 20 mg (milligrams) and the same charge q = 3.1 C is initially held a distance r1 = 0.9 mm from P. The second particle is then released. Determine its speed when it is a distance r2 = 2.5 mm from P. A) 6.10-9 m/s B) 1.9.10-3 m/s C) 0.83 m/s D) 516 m/s E) 2480 m/s 19E a 20. A plastic rod having a uniformly distributed charge q = 3.1 nC has been bent into a circular arc of

radius R = 20cm and central angle 1200. With V = 0 at infinity, what is the electric potential at P, the center of the curvature of the rod? A) 46.4 V B) 139 V C) 292 V D) 418 V E) 1224 V 20B a 21 A 20 F capacitor A is charged to potential 120 V then connected (closing switch S) to 16 F capacitor B and 12 F capacitor C (see fig). Both capacitors B and C were discharged initially. What is the final potential across the three capacitors? A) 30 V B) 50 V C) 70 V D) 90 V E) 110 V

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