Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) How many electrons are necessary to produce 1.0 C of negative charge? (e = 1.60 10-19 C)
A) 6.3 109
B) 6.0 1023
C) 1.6 109
D) 6.3 1018
E) 1.6 1019

1)

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

2)

3) The electric field at point P due to a point charge Q a distance R away from P has magnitude E. In
order to double the magnitude of the field at P, you could
A) double the distance to 2R.
B) reduce the distance to R/4.
C) double the charge to 2Q and at the same time reduce the distance to R/2.
D) reduce the distance to R/2.
E) double the charge to 2Q.

3)

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

4)

5) The electron-volt is a unit of

A) electric field.
B) charge.
C) electric force.
D) energy.
E) electric potential.

5)

6) A region of space contains a uniform electric field, directed toward the right, as shown in the
figure. Which statement about this situation is correct?

6)

A) The potentials at points A and B are equal, and the potential at point C is higher than the
potential at point A.
B) The potential at point A is the highest, the potential at point B is the second highest, and the
potential at point C is the lowest.
C) The potential at all three locations is the same.
D) The potential at points A and B are equal, and the potential at point C is lower than the
potential at point A.
7) If a quantity you calculated has units of A s, what is that quantity?
A) charge
B) capacitance
C) potential
D) resistance
E) resistivity

7)

8) For the graph shown in the figure, what physical quantity does the slope of the graph represent for
ohmic material?

8)

A) 1/(resistivity)
B) 1/(resistance)
C) power
D) resistance
E) resistivity
9) Four unequal resistors are connected in series with each other. Which one of the following
statements is correct about this combination?
A) The equivalent resistance is equal to average of the four resistances.
B) The equivalent resistance is less than that of the largest resistor.
C) The equivalent resistance is equal to that of any one of the resistors.
D) The equivalent resistance is less than that of the smallest resistor.
E) The equivalent resistance is more than the largest resistance.

9)

10) Kirchhoff's loop rule is a statement of

A) the law of conservation of momentum.
B) the law of conservation of charge.
C) Newton's second law.
D) the law of conservation of angular momentum.
E) the law of conservation of energy.

10)

11) An ideal parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of C. If the area of the plates is doubled and the
distance between the plates is halved, what is the new capacitance?
A) C/2
B) 2C
C) 4C
D) C/4

11)

12) Two tiny particles carrying like charges of the same magnitude are 1.0 mm apart. If the electric
force on one of them is 5.0 N, what is the magnitude of the charge on each of these particles?(k =
1/4 0 = 9.0 109 N m2 /C2 )
A) 4.5 104 C
B) 2.4 10-2 C
C) 2.4 10-8 C
D) 2.4 10-5 C

12)

13) As shown in the figure, three charges are at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The charge Q is
6.7 nC, and all the other quantities are accurate to two significant figures. What is the magnitude of
the net electric force on the charge Q due to the other two charges? (k = 1/4 0 = 9.0 109 N
m 2 /C2 )

13)

A) 1.4 10-3 N

B) 2.1 10-3 N

C) 1.0 10-3 N

D) 1.2 10-3 N

14) The electric field at a point 2.8 cm from a small object points toward the object with a strength of
180,000 N/C. What is the object's charge q? (k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 109 N m2 /C2 )

14)

15) The potential difference between the plates of an ideal air-filled parallel-plate capacitor with a
plate separation of 6.0 cm is 60 V. What is the strength of the electric field between the plates of this
capacitor?
A) 60 V/m
B) 2000 V/m
C) 3600 V/m
D) 500 V/m
E) 1000 V/m

15)

16) What current is flowing in a wire if 0.67 C of charge pass a point in the wire in 0.30 s?
A) 0.20 A
B) 2.2 A
C) 0.67 A
D) 0.30 A

16)

17) A light bulb operating at 110 V draws 1.40 A of current. What is its resistance?
A) 12.7
B) 109
C) 154
D) 78.6

17)

A) -16 nC

B) +17 nC

C) -17 nC

D) +16 nC

18) What is the equivalent resistance in the circuit shown in the figure?

A) 80

B) 35

C) 55

18)

D) 50

19) Three resistors with resistances of 2.0 , 6.0 , and 12 are connected across an ideal dc voltage
source V as shown in the figure. If the total current through the circuit is I = 2.0 A, what is the
applied voltage V?

A) 6.0 V

B) 2.0 V

C) 2.7 V

D) 1.5 V

E) 3.0 V

20) A battery has an emf = 78.0 V and an internal resistance r = 4.0 , as shown in the figure. A
current of 4.7 A is drawn from the battery when a resistor R is connected across the terminals a and
b. The power dissipated by the resistor R is closest to

A) 320 W.

B) 340 W.

C) 370 W.

D) 280 W.

21) In the circuit shown in the figure, R1 = 10 , R2 = 12 , R3 = 20

batteries are both ideal. What is the current through R1 ?

A) 0.18 A

B) 0.13 A

C) 0.60 A

19)

20)

E) 300 W.

, V 1 = 1.0 V, V 2 = 7.0 V, and the

D) 0.80 A

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Answer Key
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1) D
2) B
3) E
4) B
5) D
6) D
7) A
8) D
9) E
10) E
11) C
12) C
13) B
14) A
15) E
16) B
17) D
18) D
19) C
20) D
21) C