Electrostatics
Which of the following statements is true regarding the interaction between electric charges?
Like charges attract each other.
Opposite charges repel each other.
Neutral objects only attract positive charges.
Like charges repel, and opposite charges attract.
A neutral metal sphere is charged by bringing a positively charged rod near it and then momentarily grounding the sphere. What is the final charge on the sphere?
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Impossible to determine
Two point charges, and , are separated by a distance . If the magnitude of the charges are and , and the separation distance is , what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them? (Assume )
0.27 N
0.54 N
0.81 N
1.08 N
Three identical charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length . What is the magnitude of the net force on one of the charges?
A positively charged rod is used to charge a neutral metallic sphere by induction. Subsequently, a negative charge is brought near the sphere. What will happen?
The sphere will be repelled.
The sphere will be attracted.
There will be no interaction.
The sphere will become neutral.
A sphere with a charge of +8e is brought into contact with an identical sphere with a charge of -4e. After the spheres touch and are then separated, what is the charge on each sphere?
+8e and -4e
+6e and -6e
+2e and +2e
-2e and -2e
Three charges are arranged in a line. Charge is at , charge is at , and charge is at . What is the net force on charge ?
0.9 N
1.8 N
2.7 N
3.6 N

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Which of the following materials is best classified as a conductor?
Rubber
Plastic
Glass
Copper
A neutral electroscope is charged through induction using a positively charged rod. Then the electroscope is grounded. What is the charge of the electroscope after the positively charged rod is removed?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
It depends on the grounding time.
A charged particle with charge +q and mass m is placed in an electric field created by two other fixed charges. What is the acceleration of the particle at the instant it is released, if the net electrostatic force on it is F?
F/q
Fq/m
F/m
q/F