Previous Exams Questions Ch21-Ch22
Q1. Two particles have charges Q and −Q (equal magnitude and opposite sign). For a
net force of zero to be exerted on a third charge. It must be placed:
A) midway between Q and –Q
B) on the perpendicular bisector of the line joining Q and −Q, but not on that line
itself
C) on the line joining Q and −Q, to the side of Q opposite −Q
D) on the line joining Q and −Q, to the side of −Q opposite Q
E) at none of these places (there is no place)
Q2. An electron traveling north enters a region where the electric field is uniform and
points north. The electron:
A) speeds up
B) slows down
C) veers east
D) veers west
E) continues with the same speed in the same direction
Q3. Positive charge +Q is uniformly distributed on the upper half of a semicircular rod
and negative charge –Q is uniformly distributed on the lower half. What is the
direction of the electric field at point P, the center of the semicircle?
A) ↑
B) ↓
C) ←
D) →
E) c
Q4. An electric dipole is released from rest in a uniform electric field with the orientation
shown. The net torque and the net force respectively on the dipole are:
A) counterclockwise & non-zero
B) clockwise & non-zero
C) zero & zero
D) counterclockwise & zero
E) clockwise & zero
Q5. An isolated charged point particle produces an electric field with magnitude E at a
point 2m away. At a point 1m from the particle the magnitude of the field is:
A) E
B) 2E
C) 4E
D) E/2
E) E/4
Q6. Two identical charges,2.0 m apart, exert forces of magnitude 4.0 N on each other.
The value of either charge is:
A) 1.8 × 10−9 C
B) 2.1 × 10−5 C
C) 4.2 × 10−5 C
D) 1.9 × 10−5 C
E) 3.8 × 10−5 C
Q7. A 200 N/C electric field is in the positive x direction. The force on an electron in this
field is:
A) 200 N in the positive x direction
B) 200 N in the negative x direction
C) 3.2 × 10−17 N in the positive x direction
D) 3.2 × 10−17 N in the negative x direction
E) 0
Q8. Two point particles, one with charge +8 × 10−9 C and the other with charge −2 ×
10−9 C, are separated by 4m. The electric field in N/C midway between them is:
A) 9 × 109
B) 13, 500
C) 135, 000
D) 36 × 10−9
E) 22.5
Q9. A point charge q placed at the origin produces an electric field E = (5.3i – 8.7j) N/C at
the point P in the figure below. Find E at the point A on the x-axis with x-coordinate
XA = 2.5 m
Q10. The point charge q1 = +3 nC, q2 = -15 nC and an unknown q3 are placed on the x-axis
as shown in the figure below. The point P is at x = 30 cm. the net electric field at P is E
= -90i N/C. find the charge q3
Q11. Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure (a)
Calculate the electric field at the position of the 2.00-μC charge due to the 7.00-μC and
–4.00-μC charges. (b) Use your answer to part (a) to determine the force on the 2.00-
μC charge.
Q12. Consider a circle of radius r = 1m. four charges are placed at the following positions
on the circumferences: 4nc at (-1,0) m, -4nc at (1,0) m, 3nc at (0,-1) m, and -3nc at
(0, 1) m. determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the origin
(center of the circle)
[Link] torque exerted on an electric dipole in the presence of electric field is always:
a) parallel to the field and perpendicular to the dipole moment
b) perpendicular to both the field and dipole moment
c) parallel to both the field and dipole moment
d) parallel to the dipole moment and perpendicular to the field.
[Link] charges placed on a spherical conductor, will
a) spread a little from where it was placed but not over the whole sphere
b) spread uniformly throughout the volume of the conductor
c) remain where it was placed.
d) spread uniformly over the surface of the sphere.
Q15. The figure below shows five equal charges with same mass and different velocities in a
uniform electric field 𝐸𝐸�⃗ . Rank the magnitude of the acceleration of the five charges due to the
field, greatest first.
a) 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐 > 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 > 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒
b) 𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒 > 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 > 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐 > 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 > 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
c) 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐 = 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 = 𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒
d) 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒 > 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 > 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐
Q16. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4.5 x 10-9C.m is in a 250 N/C electric field. If the
electric field points along the positive x-axis, and the dipole moment vector points at angle 37°
below the negative x-axis, what is the potential energy?
a) -6.8 × 10-8 J
b) -9.0 × 10-7 J
c) 6.8 × 10-8 J
d) 9.0 × 10-7 J
Q17. Two small spheres, each with mass m = 5.0 g and charge q, are suspended from a point by
threads of length L = 0.30 m. What is the charge on each sphere if the threads make an angle
θ = 20° with the vertical?
a) 7.9 × 10-7 C
b) 2.9 × 10-7 C
c) 7.5 × 10-2 C
d) 6.3 × 10-13 C
e) 1.8 × 10-7 C
Q18. Particle 1 with charge 𝑞𝑞1 = 1 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛, and particle 2, with a charge q2, are on the x axis, with
particle 1 at x = a with and particle 2 at x = –2a. For the net force on a third charged particle at
the origin to be zero, the chargeq2 must be equal to
a) 2 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
b) 4 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
c) −2 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
d) −4 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
