St. Augustine Academy of Pampanga, Inc.

Floridablanca, Pampanga
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General Physics 2
Lab Activity (Take-Home Activity)
Name: _______________________________________________ Date:______________________
Grade & Section: _______________________________________ Score:_____________________

Rub the following items together and determine their charges and record what happens.

Item Charge after Item Charge after What happens when

Rubbing Rubbing
you bring balloon close to the
wall:

Balloon Hair

you bring balloon close to little

pieces of paper:

Balloon Hair

you bring balloon close to

salt/sugar:

Balloon Wool

you bring plastic ruler close to

little pieces of paper:

Plastic Ruler Cat’s Fur

you bring plastic rubber close to

salt/sugar:

Plastic Ruler Wool

Guide Questions:

1. What are charged subjects?

2. How do charged objects become postively charged objects? negatively charged objects?

3. In what way does law of electric charges can be applied in everyday activities?
 St. Augustine Academy of Pampanga, Inc.
Floridablanca, Pampanga
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General Physics 2
Quiz 1

Name: _______________________________________________ Date:______________________

Grade & Section: _______________________________________ Score:_____________________

I. IDENTIFICATION. Write the correct answer on the space provide before the number.
________________1. The outermost electrons in an atom.
________________2. It is equal to the atomic number of an element.
________________3. The neutrally charged particle.
________________4. It is the smallest unit of matter.
________________5. The flow of electric charges carried through a material such as wire or other conductors.
________________6. It is an invisible force that provides light, heat, sound, motion.
________________7. He invented the term “electricity”.
________________8. The invention of Alexander Graham Bell.
________________9. German physicist who learned how to calculated the electrical resistance of a circuit.
________________10. He discovered phonograph, a machine that could record and produce sound.

II. Modified TRUE OR FALSE. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct, and if not change the
underlined word/s to make it correct. Write your answer on the space provided.
___________11. Electricity came from Greek work elektra which means “amber”.
___________12. Ions that carries net negative charge is known to be a cation.
___________13. Conductors have at least 3-5 valence electrons in outer orbit.
___________14. Orbit number 4 has a maximum electron of 32.
___________15. Luigi Galvani coined the terms positive and negative charge.
___________16.Hans Oersted used electricity to separate compounds into their elements.
___________17. James Maxwell proposed that forces extended into empty space around a conductor.
___________18. Alessandro Volta isolated methane for the first time.
___________19. A charge is a measure of the extra positive or negative particles that an object has.
___________20. Onesti invented a primitive device that responded to radio waves; called coherent.

III. Answer the following briefly but precisely. (5 points each)

1. Define and differentiate the two kinds of electricity.

2. Illustrate and explain at least 5 components of an atom.

 St. Augustine Academy of Pampanga, Inc.
Floridablanca, Pampanga
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General Physics 2
Quiz 2

Name: _______________________________________________ Date:______________________

Grade & Section: _______________________________________ Score:_____________________
I. Read each item. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank.

_____1. What types of charges attract?

a. Positive and Positive c. Positive and Neutral
b. Negative and Neutral d. Positive and Negative
_____2. The buildup of charges on an object is called:
a. positive charge c. static charge
b. negative charge d. static discharge
_____3. Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by:
a. friction c. induction
b. conduction d. convection
_____4. What are the types of charges developed on the clouds during a Thunderstorm?
a. positive only c. both positive and negative
b. negative only d. none of the choices
_____5. A material in which electrons are not able to move easily:
a. resistor c. conductor
b. capacitor d. insulator

II. Consider the electric force between a pair of charged particles a certain distance apart. Encircle the best
answer.
6. If the charge of one of the particles is doubled, the force is-
(unchanged) (halved) (doubled) (quadrupled)
7. If, instead, the charge of both particles is doubled, the force is-
(unchanged) (halved) (doubled) (quadrupled)
8. If, instead, the distance between the particles is doubled, the force becomes-
(one fourth) (half) (double) (4 times)
9. if the distance between the particles is halved, the force becomes-
(one fourth) (half) (double) (4 times)
10. If the distance is halved and the charges of both particles are doubled, the force is ________ as great.
(one fourth) (half) (double) (4 times)

III. Solve the given problems. Show your complete solution and round off final answer to the nearest
hundredths.
11-15. Find the force between charges of +10.0 µC and -50.0 µC located 20.0 cm apart.

16-20. Two spheres have identical charges and are 75 cm apart. The force between them is +0.30 N. What is
the magnitude of the charge on each sphere?

21-25. A force of 3.24 x 10 -10

N exists between a +18 charge and another mystery particle. The ions are 2.53
x 10 -8
m apart. What is the charge of the mystery particle?

26-30. How far apart must two electrons (-1 C) be if the force between them is 1.0 x 10 -12
N?