COULOMB

1. Suppose three point charges are arranged as shown in fig. 16.11. A charge q1 =
+1.2µ C is located at the origin o fan (x.y) coordinate system; a second charge q2 =
-0.6µ C is located at (1.20m, 0.50m) and the third charge q3 =+0.20µ C is located at
(1.20m, 0). What is the force on q3 due to the other two charges?

2. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric force on charge q2 due to charges
q1 and q3 in problem 1.

3. Two small metal spheres are 25.0 cm apart. The spheres have equal amounts of
negative charge and repel each other with a force of 0.036 N. What is the charge on
each sphere?

4. Three point charges are fixed in place in a right triangle q1=+0.80µ C, q2=+1.0µ C,
q3=-0.60µ C. What is the electric force on the -0.60-µ C charge due to the other two
charges?

5. Three point charges are fixed in place in a right triangle q1=+0.80µ C, q2=+1.0µ C,
q3=-0.60µ C. What is the electric force on the +1.0µ C due to the other two charges?

10 cm
8 cm
Problems 4 and 5.

ELECTRIC FIELD

1. A small sphere of mass 5.10g is hanging vertically from an insulating thread that is
12.0 cm long. By charging some nearby flat metal plates, the sphere is subjected to a
horizontal electric field of magnitude 7.20 x 105 N/C. As a result, the sphere is
displaced 6.00 cm horizontally in the direction of the electric field. A) What is the
angle θ that the thread makes with the vertical? B) What is the tension in the thread?
C) What is the charge on the sphere?

2. Two point charges are located on the x-axis. Charge q1 = +0.60µ C is located at
x=0; charge q2 = -0.50µ C is located at x=0.40m. Point p is located at x=1.20m. What
is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at point p due to the two charges?

3. Two point charges, q1 =+20.0 nC and q2= +10.0 nC, are located on the x-axis at x=0
and x=1.00m, respectively. Where on the x-axis is the electric field equal to zero?
4. Two tiny objects with equal charge of 7.00µ C are placed at two corners of a
square with sides of 0.300m, as shown. Where World you place a third small object
with the same charge so that the electric field is zero ate the corner of the square
labeled A?

5. What are the magnitude and direction of the electric field midway between two
point charges, -15 µ C and +12 µ C, that are 8.0 cm apart?

OHM

1. A 30.0 m long extension cord is made from two #19 gauge copper wires. (One wire
carries current to an appliance, while the other wire carries current from it.) What is
the resistance of each wire at 20.0°C? the diameter of #19 gauge wire is 0.912 mm. b)
If the copper wire is to be replaced by an aluminum wire of the same length, what is
the minimum diameter so that the new wire has a resistance no grater than the old?

2. The nichrome heating element of a toaster has a resistance of 12.0 Ω when it is

red-hot (1200ºC). What is the resistance of the element at room temperature (20ºC)?
Ignore changes an the length or diameter of the element due to temperature.

3. A 12 Ω resistor has a potential difference of 16V across it. What current flows
through the resistor?

4. A copper wire and an aluminum wire of the same length have the same resistance.
What is the ratio of the diameter of the copper wire to the aluminum one?

5. The resistance of a conductor is 19.8 Ω at 15.0ºC and 25.0 Ω at 85.0ºC. What is

the temperature coefficient of resistance of the material?
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PARALLEL

1. a) Find the equivalent resistance for the two resistors in Fig. 18.23 if R1 = 20.0Ω
and R2 = 40.0 Ω . b) What is the ratio of the current through R1 to the current through
R2?

18.38. a) Find the equivalent capacitance between points A and B for the three
capacitors in parallel. B) What is the charge on the 6.0 µ F capacitor if a 44.0V emf is
connected to the terminals A and B for a long time?

18.40. a) What is the resistance between points A and B? b) A 276 V emf is

connected to the terminals A and B. What is the current in the 12 Ω resistor?

SERIES

18.36. Suppose a collection of five batteries is connected as shown. A) What is the

equivalent emf of the collection? Treat them as ideal sources of emf. B) What is the
current through the resistor if its value is 3.2Ω ?

18.37. Suppose four batteries are connected in series as shown. A) What is the
equivalent emf of the set of four batteries? Treat them as ideal sources of emf. B) If
the current in the circuit is 0.40 A, what is the value of the resistor R?

18.9. A flashlight is powered by two batteries in series. Each has an emf of 1.50V and
an internal resistance of 0.10 Ω . The batteries are connected to the light bulb by wires
of total resistance 0.40 Ω . At normal operating temperature, the resistance of the
filament is 9.70 Ω . A) Calculate the power dissipated by the bulb- that is, the rate at
which energy in the form of heat and light flows away from it. B) Calculate the power
dissipated by the wires and the net power supplied by the batteries. C) A secnd
flashlight uses four such batteries in series and the same resistance wires. A bulb of
resistance 42.1 Ω (at operating temperature) dissipates approximately the same power
as the bulb in the first flashlight. Verify that the power dissipated is nearly the same
and calculate the power dissipated by the wires and the net power supplied by the
batteries.