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Question 1
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

In a region where there is a non-uniform but radially symmetric electric field E(r)=kr3E(r) = \frac{k}{r^3}E(r)=r3k​ directed outward from a point source, what is the work done by this field moving a charge qqq along a circular path centered around that point source?

Question 2
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

When comparing two points A and B within an electrostatic field, which quantity represents their difference in electrical energy per unit charge?

Question 3
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

If two charges are separated by vacuum and experience a force FFF due to their interaction when separated by distance r0r_0r0​, what will be their interaction force if they are now separated by distance 2r02r_02r0​?

Question 4
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

A particle moves along an equipotential line due to an external force FFF acting tangentially to its path – what work WextW_{ext}Wext​ is done by FFF when moving between two points on this line separated by distance ddd?

Question 5
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

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?

Question 6
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What direction does the electric field vector point in around a positive point charge?

Question 7
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What shape of Gaussian surface would simplify finding the electrical field strength due to an infinitely long line of uniform linear charge density?

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Question 8
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

If an electron is released from rest at point P in an electric potential field V(x,y,z)=6xy−9z2+8V(x,y,z)=6xy -9z^2+8V(x,y,z)=6xy−9z2+8 volts, what initial acceleration does it experience?

Question 9
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What happens to the electric potential energy of a positive test charge as it moves closer to a negative source charge?

Question 10
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

When two charges are separated by vacuum, how does an electric field between them affect one of those charges?