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001 10.0 points
A particle of mass 2.88 1026 kg and charge
9e is observed to have an instantaneous acceleration of 1.4 1012 m/s2 . What is the
magnitude of the electric field at the particles location? (e = 1.6 1019 C)
Answer in units of N/C
002 10.0 points
A hollow sphere of radius 2 cm has a charge
of Q = 4 nC spread uniformly over its
surface. The center of the ball is at ~rs =
h5, 0, 0i cm. A point charge of charge q =
7.5 nC is located at ~rp = h6, 0, 0i cm. What is
the magnitude of the net electric field at the
point A = (0, 8, 0),cm?
Answer in units of N/C
003 10.0 points
A dipole is located at the origin and is
composed of charged particles with charge
+2e and 2e, separated by a distance s =
2 1010 m along the y-axis. The +2e charge
is on the +y axis. Calculate the force on a
proton at a location A = h0, 0, 3 108 i m
due to the dipole. (e = 1.6 1019 C)

A very thin spherical plastic shell of radius

R = 13 cm carries a uniformly distributed
negative charge of Q = 11 nC on its outer
surface. An uncharged solid metal block is
placed nearby. The block is w = 11 cm thick
and is 11 cm away from the surface of the
sphere. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at the exact center of the conductor
generated only by the polarization of the conductor. In other words, do not include the
electric field generated by the sphere.
Answer in units of N/C
005

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1. h0, 0, 3.41 1015 i N

2. h0, 6.82 1015 , 0i N
3. h0, 0, 3.41 1015 i N
4. h0, 0, 6.82 10

15

iN

5. h0, 6.82 1015 , 0i N

Two small, negatively charged plastic

spheres are placed near a neutral iron block
as shown above. Which arrow best indicates
the the direction of the net electric field at
location A?

6. h0, 3.41 1015 , 0i N

1. g

7. h0, 3.41 1015 , 0i N

2. j

8. h0, 0, 6.82 1015 i N

3. b

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4. c
5. h
6. e
7. a
8. f

Determine the the magnitude of the electric

field at the origin generated by the rod.
Answer in units of N/C

9. d
006 10.0 points
The electric field at a location C points north
and has a magnitude of 6 105 N/C. Where
should you place a proton and an electron
(charge |q| = 1.61019 C), at equal distances
from C, to produce this field?
Answer in units of m

009 10.0 points

Consider a square with side a. Four charges
q, +q, +q, and q are placed at the corners
A, B, C, and D, respectively
A
B

+
O

007 10.0 points

Consider the algebraic analysis for the electric
field of a uniformly charged ring, at a location
on the axis of the ring. The ring has radius
R and total charge Q. We need to divide the
ring into pieces Q. Which of the following
is the correct expression for Q?
Q
R
2
Q

2.
2
Q
3.

R2
Q
4.
R
2R

1.

5. none of these
6.

2R

008 10.0 points

Consider a thin plastic rod bent into a semicircular arc of radius R = 51 cm with a uniformly distributed charge of Q = 30 nC.

+
D
C
What is the magnitude of the electric field
at the center O?
1 kq

3 2 a2
1 kq
=
2 a2
kq
=3 2 2
a
kq
= 2
a
1 kq
=
4 2 a2
kq
=4 2 2
a
kq
=3 2
a
kq
= 2 2
a
kq
=2 2 2
a
1 kq
=
2 2 a2

1. EO =
2. EO
3. EO
4. EO
5. EO
6. EO
7. EO
8. EO
9. EO
10. EO

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010 10.0 points
A line of charge starts at x = x0 , where x0
is positive, and extends along the x-axis to
positive infinity.
If the linear charge density is given by
= 0 x0 /x, where 0 is a constant, find
the electric field at the origin. (Here denotes
the unit vector in the positive x direction.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

k 0
()
2 x0
k 0
()
2 x20
k 0
()
x0
k 0
()
x0
k 20
()
2 x0
k 0
()
2 x0

When this is all four steps are done, it is

found out that
1. Ball Y is negative and ball X is positive.
2. Ball Y is positive and ball X is negative.
3. Balls Y and X are both negative.
4. Balls Y and X are both positive.
5. Balls Y and X are still uncharged.

011 10.0 points

1) Two uncharged metal balls, X and Y,
stand on glass rods and are touching.
X

2) A third ball, carrying a negative charge, is

brought near the first two.

012 10.0 points

An electron moves at 1.5 106 m/s into a
uniform electric field of magnitude 990 N/C.
The
charge
on
an
19
electron is 1.60218 10
C and the mass
of an electron is 9.10939 1031 kg .
The field is parallel to the electrons velocity
and acts to decelerate the electron.
How far does the electron travel before it is
brought to rest?
Answer in units of cm
013 10.0 points
Consider the setup shown in the figure.

3) Then the first two balls are separated from

each other,

4) and the third ball is finally removed.

Determine the force exerted by -Q on the

dipole. Choose the correct expression for the
force. + sign is along the positive x-direction.
1. k

qsQ
z3

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2. + k
3. + k
4. k
5. + k
6. + k
7. k
8. k

qsQ
z2
qsQ
z3
qsQ
z2
2qsQ
z3
2qsQ
z2
2qsQ
z2
2qsQ
z3

014 10.0 points

The electric field at a location C points north
and its magnitude is 1.2456 106 N/C. To
produce this field, a proton and an electron
are placed at equal distances from C and opposite each other with respect to C. Find the
distance between each charge and C in units
of m.
Answer in units of m
015 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Suppose you want to create an electric field
= h2, 2, 0i N/C at the origin located at
h0, 0, 0i. Where would you place an electron
to create this field? Denote the coordinate
vector of the electron by ~r = r r
Determine r
1.

h1, 1, 0i

2. 2 h1, 1, 0i
3.

h1, 1, 0i
2

4. h1, 1, 0i
5.

h1, 1, 0i

6. 2 h1, 1, 0i
7.

h1, 1, 0i
2

8. h1, 1, 0i
016 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude r (in units of m).
1. 2.26 105 m
2. 1.13 106 m
3. 0.00226 m
4. 2.26 107 m
5. 0.000452 m
6. 0.000226 m
7. 2.26 106 m
8. 0.000678 m
017 10.0 points
Consider the experiment using two tapes The
setup is shown in figure 1. The Tapes A and
B are oppositely charged. The electric attractive force lifts it up to the location shown with
a separation d. Following the approximation
of the text, the attractive force is estimated as
the attraction between two point charges QA
and QB separated by distance d. The upward
pull on the lower tape due to the electric attraction is balanced by the weight of the lower
tape.

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Now consider a new case where the lower
tape is replaced by a new tape that weighs 2
times as much as the original tape, and the
charges are the same as before. Assuming
the same approximation is still valid , which
expression gives the new separation distance
d so that the lower tape is again lifted?
d
1. d =
3
d
2. d =
.
3

3. d = 2 d
4. d = 2 d
5. d =

d
2

6. d = 3 d

7. d = 3 d
d
8. d =
2
018 10.0 points
A lightweight metal ball hangs from a thread,
to the right of an plastic rod. (See Figure 1.)
Both are initially uncharged.

a similar experiment with a conducting metal

rod. You touch the left end of the rod with
a charged metal object, depositing the same
excess electrons to the left end. You then
remove the object.
Statement I : Consider two cases below:
(i). There are polarized dipoles inside of
the rod.
(ii). There are electrons at the surface.
Ia. (i) is applicable for the insulator. (ii) is
applicable for the conductor.
Ib. (ii) is applicable for the insulator. (i) is
applicable for the conductor.
Statement II : Compare the attraction between the rod and the ball
IIa. The insulator rod has more attraction.
IIb. The conductor rod has more attraction.
Statement III :
IIIa. The induced dipole moment for a conductor occurs over a macroscopic length scale.
IIIb. The induced dipole moment for a conductor occurs over an atomic length scale.
1. Ib, IIa, IIIa
2. Ib, IIb, IIIb
3. Ib, IIb, IIIa
4. Ib, IIa, IIIb
5. Ia, IIb, IIIb
6. Ia, IIa, IIIa
7. Ia, IIa, IIIb
8. Ia, IIb, IIIa

The plastic (insulator) case: You rub the

left end of the plastic rod with wool, depositing charged molecular fragments whose total
negative charge is that of 1 109 electrons.
The metal (conductor) case: You perform

019 10.0 points

Two large, thin, charged plastic circular
plates each of radius R are placed a short
distance s apart; s is much smaller than the
dimensions of a plate. The right-hand plate
has a positive charge of +Q evenly distributed
over its inner surface (Q is a positive number).

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The left-hand plate has a negative charge of
2Q evenly distributed over its inner surface.
A very thin plastic spherical shell of radius
r is placed midway between the plates (and
shown in cross section). It has a uniformly
distributed positive charge of +q. You can ignore the contributions to the electric field due
to the polarization of the thin plastic shell
and the thin plastic plates.

4. Ic, IIb
5. Ib, IIc
6. Ic, IIc
7. Ia, IIa
8. Ic, IIa
9. Ib, IIa
020 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A plastic hollow sphere, which is uniformly

charged with negative charge on its surface, is
placed near the center of a horizontal plastic
rod, which is uniformly charged with negative
charge. What is the direction of the electric
field vector at P due to the charges on the
plastic sphere alone?

Without the plastic sphere, the electric field

at A would be
Ia) the same
Ib) smaller
Ic) larger
Rank the electric field magnitudes at A,B
and C.
IIa) EA > EB > EC
IIb) EC > EB > EA
IIc) EB > EC > EA
1. Ib, IIb
2. Ia, IIb
3. Ia, IIc

1. direction 7
2. Zero magnitude
3. direction 2
4. direction 3

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5. direction 5
6. direction 8
7. direction 4
8. direction 1
9. direction 6
021 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is direction of the resultant field vector
contributed by the rod plus the sphere?

the electric field on the axis of a uniformly

charged disk of total charge Q and radius R?


Z
1
Q
z
1. Ez =
d
2
2
R
(R + z 2 )3/2
0 40


Z 2
1
Q
z
2. Ez =
d
2
40 R
(R2 + z 2 )3/2
0
3. Ez =
4. Ez =
5. Ez =
6. Ez =
7. Ez =
8. Ez =

1. Zero magnitude
2. direction 5
3. direction 7
4. direction 2
5. direction 4
6. direction 6
7. direction 1
8. direction 3
9. direction 8
022 10.0 points
Which is the correct integral formulation for

 
1
Q
z
r dr
2 (R2 + z 2 )3/2
0 20
 
Z
Q
z
1
d
2 (R2 + z 2 )3/2
0 40


Z R
Q
z
1
r dr
2
2
R
(r + z 2 )3/2
0 20
 
Z R
Q
z
1
r dr
2 (r 2 + z 2 )3/2
0 20
 
Z 2
1
Q
z
d
2
40 2 (R + z 2 )3/2
0


Z R
Q
z
1
r dr
R2 (R2 + z 2 )3/2
0 20
Z