Static Electricity Unit Exam Practice Questions

 

1. The diagram below shows some of the lines of electrical force around a positive point charge.

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The strength of the electric field is
greatest at point A greatest at point B greatest at point C equal at points A, B, and C

2. Two charged spheres are shown in the diagram below. Which polarities will produce the electric field shown ?

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A and B both negative A and B both positive A positive and B negative A negative and B positive

3. As shown in the diagram below, a charged rod is held near, but not touching, a neutral electroscope.

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The charge on the knob is
+ and leaves + + and leaves - - and leaves + - and the leaves -

4. The diagram below represents two small identical charged spheres located 2.00 meters apart.

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The force between these spheres is
1.80 x 10-2 N 3.60 x 10-2 N 4.50 x 10-2 N 9.00 x 10-2 N

5. How many electrons are contained in a charge of  8.0 x 10-19 C ?
5 2 8 4

6. After a neutral object loses 2 electrons, it will have a net charge of
-2 elementary charges +2 elementary charges -3.2 x 10-19 elementary charges
+3.2 x 10-19 elementary charges

7. What is the amount of energy gained by a proton accelerated through a potential difference of 50 V ?
1 eV 10 eV 50 eV 100 eV

8. How much work is done in moving 6 electrons through a potential difference of 2.0 V ?
6.0 eV 2.0 eV 3.0 eV 12 eV

9. The Millikan oil drop experiment showed the existence of
an elementary charge a photon an atomic nucleus an atom

10. A charge of 100. elementary charges is equivalent to
1.60 x 10-21 C 1.60 x 10-17 C 6.25 x 10-16 C 6.25 x 1020 C

11. If 6.0 J of work is done to move 2.0 C of charge between two points, what is the potential difference
between these two points ?
6.0 V 0.33 V 3.0 V 12 V

12. In the diagram below, a cloth is brought near, but does not touch a neutral electroscope.

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The electroscope leaves separate.What charge, if any, does the cloth have ?
positive negative unknown no charge


13. Which electric charge is possible ?
8.0 x 10-20 C 2.4 x 10-19 C 3.2 x 10-19 C 6.32 x 10-18 C

14. As the distance between two point charges is tripled, the electostatic force between the charges will become
1/9 as great 1/3 as great 3 times as great 9 times as great

15. When an object is brought near the knob of a positively charged electroscope, the leaves initially diverge.
The charge on the object
must be zero must be positive must be negative cannot be determined

16. The electronvolt is a unit of
charge energy potential difference current

17. After two neutral solids, A and B, were rubbed together, solid A acquired a net negative charge.
Solid B, therefore, experienced a net
loss of protons increase of protons loss of electrons increase of electrons

18. If it takes 12 J of energy to move 2.0 C of charge through a lamp filament, the potential difference across
the filament is
6.0 V 10 V 14 V 24 V

19. If the charge on each of two positively charged objects is halved, the electrostatic force between the
objects will
decreased to 1/2 decrease to 1/4 decrease to 1/16 remain the same

20. An object with +10 elementary charges is grounded and becomes neutral. What is the best explanation
for this occurrence ?
The object gained 10 electrons from the ground The object lost 10 electrons to the ground
The object gained 10 protons from the ground The object lost 10 protons to the ground

21. The diagram below shows two identical metal spheres. Sphere A has a charge of +12 C. Sphere B is neutral.

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When spheres A and B are in contact, the total charge of the system is
neutral +6 C +12 C +24 C

22. Two identical metal spheres with charges of -2 elementary charges and +6 elementary charges come in
contact and then are separated. What is the charge left on both spheres ?
-2 elementary charges +2 elementary charges -4 elementary charges +4 elementary charges

23. What is the energy gained by an electron through a potential difference of 100 V ?
100 eV 100 J 100 C 100 V

24. If a negative rod is brought near the knob of an uncharged electroscope, the leaves will become
positive and diverge negative and diverge positive and fall negative and fall

25. An electron is between two oppositely charges parallel metal plates. As the electron moves from the
negative plate to the positive plate, the electron's potential energy
decreases increases remains the same

26. What is the magnitude of the electric force acting on an electron located in an electric field with an
intensity of 5.0 x 103 N/C ?
3.2 x 10-23 N 8.0 x 10-16 N 5.0 x 103 N 3.2 x 1022 N

27. Most metals are good electrical conductors because
their molecules are close together they have high melting points
they have many intermolecular spaces they have a large number of free electrons

28. An alpha particle with a charge of +2 elementary charges is accelerated in a vacuum through a
potential difference of 10,000 V. What is the energy acquired by the particle ?
3.2 x 10-15 eV 2.0 eV 20,000 eV 40,000 eV

29. A charged particle is placed in an electric field E. If the charge on the particle is doubled, the
force exerted on the particle by the field E is
unchanged doubled halved quadrupled

30. An elementary charge is accelerated by a potential difference of 9.0 V. The total energy acquired
by the charge is
9.0 eV 12 eV 3.0 eV 27 eV

31. What happens to the electric field intensity between two oppositely charged parallel plates as you
move from the positive to the negative plate ?
it decreases it increases remains the same

32. Identical spheres A and B, charged as shown in the diagram below, are brought in contact and then separated.

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What is the charge that remains on sphere A ?
0 C +0.02 C -0.02 C -0.04 C

33. In the diagram below a neutral pith ball is suspended on a string. A positively charged rod approaches the ball.

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The ball will first move toward
A B C D

34. Two large metal plates are charged to a potential difference of 100 V.

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How much work is needed to move 1 C of negative charge from point A to point B ?
1 J 100 J 1 eV 100 eV

35. Four electric charges, A, B, C, D are arranged as shown.

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The electric force will be least between charges
A and B A and C A and D B and D