Electric Force, Field, and Potential
What does the law of conservation of electric charge state?
The total charge in the universe is constant.
Charge can be created but not destroyed.
Charge can be destroyed but not created.
The total charge in an open system is always constant.
Two identical metal spheres have charges of +4q and -2q, respectively. They are brought into contact and then separated. What is the final charge on each sphere?
+3q and -3q
+q and +q
+2q and 0
+6q and -2q
Two point charges, and , are separated by a distance . If both charges are doubled, and the distance between them is also doubled, what happens to the electric force between them according to Coulomb's Law?
The force is doubled.
The force is quadrupled.
The force remains the same.
The force is halved.
Three charges are arranged in an equilateral triangle. Charges and are positive, and is negative. What is the direction of the net electric force on ?
The direction is towards the midpoint of the line connecting and .
The direction is away from the midpoint of the line connecting and .
The direction is parallel to the line connecting and .
The net force is zero.
A uniformly charged ring of radius R has a total charge Q. What is the electric field at a point on the axis of the ring, a distance x from the center?
E = kQx / (x^2 + R^2)^(3/2)
E = kQ / x^2
E = 0
E = kQx / R^2
What is the relationship between electric potential and electric potential energy?
Electric potential is the electric potential energy per unit charge.
Electric potential energy is the electric potential per unit charge.
Electric potential and electric potential energy are the same thing.
Electric potential is the rate of change of electric potential energy.
A charge of +3 C is moved from a point with an electric potential of 10 V to a point with an electric potential of 30 V. How much work is done by the electric field?
60 J
-60 J
90 J
-90 J

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Two point charges, one positive and one negative, are separated by a certain distance. Which of the following statements is true regarding the electric force between them?
The force is repulsive and acts along the line joining the charges.
The force is attractive and acts along the line joining the charges.
The force is repulsive and acts perpendicular to the line joining the charges.
The force is attractive and acts perpendicular to the line joining the charges.
What is the definition of an electric field?
The force per unit mass at a point in space.
The force per unit charge at a point in space.
The energy per unit charge at a point in space.
The energy per unit mass at a point in space.
Two points, A and B, are in a uniform electric field of magnitude 100 N/C. Point A is 0.2 m away from point B in the direction of the field. What is the electric potential difference between points A and B?
20 V
-20 V
500 V
-500 V