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Electric Charges and Electric Force

Question 1
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following statements is true regarding electric charges?

Question 2
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Four charges are placed at the corners of a square with side length aaa. Two charges are +q+q+q and two are −q-q−q, arranged such that no two adjacent charges have the same sign. What is the electric field at the center of the square?

Question 3
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Three charges are arranged as follows: A charge +q+q+q is at (0,0), a charge −q-q−q is at (a,0), and a charge +2q+2q+2q is at (a/2, a3\sqrt{3}3​/2). What is the direction of the net electrostatic force on the charge at the origin?

Question 4
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Which of the following best describes the electric field?

Question 5
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two point charges, q1=+3μCq_1 = +3 \mu Cq1​=+3μC and q2=−4μCq_2 = -4 \mu Cq2​=−4μC, are separated by a distance of 3 m. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them? (Assume k=9×109Nm2/C2k = 9 \times 10^9 Nm^2/C^2k=9×109Nm2/C2)

Question 6
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two identical conducting spheres have charges of +6q+6q+6q and −2q-2q−2q. They are brought into contact and then separated. What is the final charge on each sphere?

Question 7
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

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?

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Question 8
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

A proton (charge +e) is released from rest in a uniform electric field E. Describe the subsequent motion of the proton.

Question 9
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

A test charge of +2μC+2 \mu C+2μC 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?

Question 10
Physics 1APConcept Practice
1 mark

A charge of +5μC+5 \mu C+5μC is placed in an electric field of 200 N/C. What is the magnitude of the electric force experienced by the charge?