Electric Charges and Electric Force
Which of the following statements is true regarding electric charges?
Like charges attract each other.
Opposite charges repel each other.
Neutrons carry a net positive charge.
Protons and electrons have opposite charges.
Four charges are placed at the corners of a square with side length . Two charges are and two are , arranged such that no two adjacent charges have the same sign. What is the electric field at the center of the square?
Zero
Three charges are arranged as follows: A charge is at (0,0), a charge is at (a,0), and a charge is at (a/2, a/2). What is the direction of the net electrostatic force on the charge at the origin?
Along the positive x-axis
Along the negative x-axis
Along the positive y-axis
The net force is zero
Which of the following best describes the electric field?
The electric field is the force experienced by any charge.
The electric field is the region around a charge where an electric force would be exerted on other charges.
The electric field is the energy stored in a charge.
The electric field is the speed of a charge.
Two point charges, and , are separated by a distance of 3 m. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them? (Assume )
1.2 N
0.012 N
0.12 N
12 N
Two identical conducting spheres have charges of and . They are brought into contact and then separated. What is the final charge on each sphere?
+4q on each sphere
+2q on each sphere
-2q on each sphere
+3q and -3q
Two metal spheres of different sizes have initial charges. Sphere A has a charge of +5Q, and Sphere B has a charge of -3Q. The spheres are brought into contact and then separated. What is the final charge on each sphere?
Sphere A: +4Q, Sphere B: -2Q
Sphere A: +Q, Sphere B: +Q
Sphere A: +2Q, Sphere B: +2Q
Sphere A: +5Q, Sphere B: -3Q

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A proton (charge +e) is released from rest in a uniform electric field E. Describe the subsequent motion of the proton.
It will remain at rest.
It will move with constant velocity.
It will move with constant acceleration in the direction of E.
It will move with constant acceleration opposite to the direction of E.
A test charge of experiences a force of 0.04 N in a certain electric field. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the location of the test charge?
2 \times 10^4 N/C
2 N/C
8 \times 10^{-8} N/C
8 N/C
A charge of is placed in an electric field of 200 N/C. What is the magnitude of the electric force experienced by the charge?
10^{-3} N
1 N
0.001 N
0.0001 N