Chapter 15 questions Flashcards
A suspended object A is attracted to a neutral wall. It is also attracted to a positively charged object B. What do we know about the charge of A?
It is negatively charged
Object A has a charge of 2 microcoulombs and object B has a charge of 6 microcoulombs. What do we know about the relationship between Fab and Fba?
Fab = -Fba
‘equal and opposite’
A test charge of three microcoulombs is at point P where the electric field due to other charges is directed to the right and has a magnitude of 4E6 N/C. If the test charge is replaced with a charge of negative three microcoulombs, what happens to the electric field at point P?
the field remains the same
A circular ring of charge of radius b has total charge q uniformly distributed around it. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of the ring?
ZERO - all charges cancel out
A free electron and a free proton are placed in an identical electrical field. What do we know about their behavior? (2 statements)
the magnitude of the acceleration of the electron is greater than that of the proton (F=ma OR a=F/m)
The electric force on the proton is equal in magnitude to the electric force on the electron, but in the opposite direction
What do we know about the magnitude of an electric field based on the field lines?
field lines that are close together = stronger electric field
field lines that are farther apart = weaker electric field
Calculate the magnitude of the flux of a constant electric field of 5 N/C in the z direction through a rectangle with area 4m^2 in the xy plane
PHI=EAcos(theta)
PHI= 20 Nm^2/C
Calculate the magnitude of the flux of a constant electric field of 5 N/C tilted 60 degrees away from the positive z direction through a rectangle with area 4m^2 in the xy plane
PHI = EAcos(theta)
PHI = 10 Nm^2/C
When calculating flux, do positive and negative charges cancel out when tallying them up?
YES
For a closed surface through which flux is zero, there are two statements which must be true. What are they?
the net charge inside the surface is zero
the number of electric field lines entering the surface is equal to the number that leaves the surface
A glass object receives a positive charge by rubbing it with a silk cloth. In the rubbing process, have protons been added to the object or have electrons been removed from it?
electrons have been removed
The fundamental charge is e = 1.60E-19 C. Is it possible to transfer electric charge to an object so its net charge is 9.5 times the fundamental electric charge e?
no, charge is quantized
All protons have a charge of +e. True or false?
true
True or false? Electrons in a conductor have a charge of -e while electrons in an insulator have no charge.
False
The net charge is always zero _____ the surface of an isolated conductor
inside