Electric Force, Field, and Potential
A positive test charge is placed in an electric field. In which direction will the electric force act on the charge?
In the same direction as the electric field.
In the opposite direction to the electric field.
Perpendicular to the electric field.
The electric force will be zero.
A test charge experiences a force of in a certain electric field. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the location of the test charge?
Two positive point charges, each with a charge of +q, are placed a distance d apart. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the midpoint between the two charges?
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Electric field lines are used to visualize electric fields. What does the direction of the electric field lines indicate?
The direction a negative test charge would move.
The direction a positive test charge would move.
The magnitude of the electric field.
The path of an electron.
In a vector field map, how is the strength of the electric field represented by the field lines?
The strength is indicated by the color of the field lines.
The strength is indicated by the spacing between the field lines; closer lines mean a stronger field.
The strength is indicated by the length of the field lines.
The strength is uniform regardless of the spacing.
Which of the following best describes a conductor in terms of electron mobility?
Electrons are tightly bound and cannot move freely.
Electrons can move freely throughout the material.
Electrons move only in one direction.
Electrons are not present in the material.
A solid metal sphere has a net positive charge. Where does the excess charge reside when the sphere is in electrostatic equilibrium?
Uniformly throughout the volume of the sphere.
Uniformly on the surface of the sphere.
Mostly in the center of the sphere.
Mostly on the bottom of the sphere.

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A charged, hollow conducting sphere has a charge +Q and radius R. What is the magnitude of the electric field inside the sphere (r < R)?
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How does the electric field inside a conductor differ from the electric field inside an insulator?
The electric field is always zero inside both conductors and insulators.
The electric field is zero inside a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium, but it can be non-zero inside an insulator.
The electric field is always non-zero inside a conductor, but it is always zero inside an insulator.
The electric field is the same inside both materials.
A hollow conductor is placed in an external electric field. What happens to the electric field inside the conductor?
The electric field inside remains the same as the external field.
The electric field inside becomes stronger than the external field.
The electric field inside becomes zero due to charge redistribution on the conductor's surface.
The electric field inside oscillates with time.