Exam 15: Electric Forces and Electric Fields

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A charge Q accumulates on the hollow metallic dome,of radius R,of a Van de Graaff generator.A probe measures the electric field strength at various points outside the sphere surface.If the probe is initially at a distance 3R from the sphere's center and then is moved to 4R,by what factor will the electric field reading change?

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A proton initially moves left to right long the x axis at a speed of 9.00 × 103 m/s.It moves into an electric field,which points in the negative x direction,and travels a distance of 0.900 m before coming to rest.What acceleration magnitude does the proton experience? ​

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In x-ray machines,electrons are subjected to electric fields as great as 6 × 105 N/C.Find an electron's acceleration in this field.(me = 9.11 × 10−31 kg,e = 1.6 × 10−19 C)

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If a charge +Q is placed inside a hollow isolated conductor that is originally neutral and the charge does not touch that conductor at any time:

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Two charges,+Q and −Q,are located two meters apart and there is a point along the line that is equidistant from the two charges as indicated.Which vector best represents the direction of the electric field at that point? Two charges,+Q and −Q,are located two meters apart and there is a point along the line that is equidistant from the two charges as indicated.Which vector best represents the direction of the electric field at that point?

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I wish to use a positively charged rod to charge a ball by induction.Which statement is correct?

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When a glass rod is rubbed with silk,which of the following statements best describes what happens?

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The electric field of a point charge has an inverse ________ behavior.

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A repelling force must occur between two charged objects under which conditions?

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The electric field in a cathode ray tube is supposed to accelerate electrons from 0 to 4.8 × 107 m/s in a distance of 5.00 cm.What electric field is required? (me = 9.11 × 10−31 kg and e = 1.60 × 10−19 C) ​

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A spherical volume of space has an electric field of intensity 140 N/C directed radially outward from it surface of radius 0.7 m.What is the net charge enclosed within this surface? ​

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The combination of two separated point charges of opposite sign but equal magnitude is called an electric:

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A charge Q accumulates on the hollow metallic dome,of radius R,of a Van de Graaff generator.A probe measures the electric field strength at various points outside the sphere surface.By what factor will the electric field value at the 2R distance be changed if the charge value were increased to (9/4)Q?

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The number of electric field lines passing through a unit cross sectional area is indicative of:

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The average distance of the electron from the proton in the hydrogen atom is 0.5 × 10−10 m.What is the electric field from the proton's charge at the location of the electron? (ke = 8.99 × 109 N⋅m2/C2,e = 1.6 × 10−19 C) ​

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A proton moving at 3.0 × 104 m/s is projected at an angle of 30° above a horizontal plane.If an electric field of 400 N/C is acting down,how long does it take the proton to return to the horizontal plane? (Hint: Ignore gravity.mproton = 1.67 × 10−27 kg,qproton = 1.6 × 10−19 C)

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Who was the first to determine the electron's charge?

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In a thundercloud there may be an electric charge of +50 C near the top of the cloud and −50 C near the bottom of the cloud.These charges are separated by about 4 km.What is the electric force between these two sets of charges? (ke = 8.99 × 109 N·m2/C2) ​

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The electric field at the surface of a positively charged conductor has a direction characterized by which of the following?

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Which of the following best characterizes electrical conductors?

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