Electrostatics
In a region where there is a non-uniform but radially symmetric electric field directed outward from a point source, what is the work done by this field moving a charge along a circular path centered around that point source?
Zero
When comparing two points A and B within an electrostatic field, which quantity represents their difference in electrical energy per unit charge?
Their cross product with respect to local magnetic fields ().
The divergence times distance squared between them ().
The dot product between their position vectors and the local electrical field intensity ().
The difference in their electrical potentials ().
If two charges are separated by vacuum and experience a force due to their interaction when separated by distance , what will be their interaction force if they are now separated by distance ?
2F
4F
A particle moves along an equipotential line due to an external force acting tangentially to its path – what work is done by when moving between two points on this line separated by distance ?
, where is the particle's charge.
, with being the potential difference between two points.
If the distance between two parallel plates with equal but opposite charges is doubled, what happens to the strength of the uniform electric field between them?
It halves.
It quadruples.
It remains unchanged.
It doubles.
What direction does the electric field vector point in around a positive point charge?
Toward the point charge.
Away from the point charge.
It has no specific direction and is random.
In a circular path around the point charge.
What shape of Gaussian surface would simplify finding the electrical field strength due to an infinitely long line of uniform linear charge density?
A cylindrical surface coaxial with the line charge
A spherical shell centered around any point along length of line charge
An elliptical cylinder with major axis along direction perpendicular to line charge
A square loop perpendicular to and centered on the line charge

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If an electron is released from rest at point P in an electric potential field volts, what initial acceleration does it experience?
What happens to the electric potential energy of a positive test charge as it moves closer to a negative source charge?
It decreases.
It oscillates between high and low values.
It remains constant.
It increases.
When two charges are separated by vacuum, how does an electric field between them affect one of those charges?
It exerts an electrical force on it.
It increases its mass.
It nullifies gravitational forces on it.
It changes its color spectrum emission.