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Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Two point charges, separated by 1.5 cm, have charge values of +2.0 and 4.0 C, respectively. What is the value of the mutual force between them? (ke = 8.99 109 Nm2/C2) a. 320 N b. 3.6 108 N c. 8.0 1012 N d. 3.1 103 N 2. Charge A and charge B are 3.00 m apart, and charge A is +2.00 C and charge B is +3.00 C. Charge C is located between them at a certain point and the force on charge C is zero. How far from charge A is charge C? a. 0.555 m b. 0.667 m c. 1.35 m d. 1.50 m 3. A 6.00 C charge is placed at the origin and a second charge is placed on the x-axis at x = 0.300 m. If the resulting force on the second charge is 6.40 N in the positive x-direction, what is the force on the charge at the origin? a. 6.40 N in the positive x-direction b. 6.40 N in the negative x-direction c. 0 N d. not able to be determined until the second charge is known 4. The average distance of the electron from the proton in the hydrogen atom is 0.51 1010 m. What is the electric field from the protons charge at the location of the electron? (ke = 8.99 109 Nm2/C2, e = 1.6 1019 C) a. 5.5 1011 N/C b. 1.0 106 N/C c. 3.2 102 N/C d. 8.8 108 N/C 5. A proton initially moves left to right long the x axis at a speed of 2.00 103 m/s. It moves into an electric field, which points in the negative x direction, and travels a distance of 0.200 m before coming to rest. If the proton's mass and charge are 1.67 1027 kg and 1.60 1019 C respectively, what is the magnitude of the electric field? a. 28.3 N/C b. 13.9 N/C c. 0.104 N/C d. 0.038 N/C 6. 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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Vector EA Vector EB Vector EC The electric field at that point is zero.

7. The electric field in a cathode ray tube is supposed to accelerate electrons from 0 to 1.60 107 m/s in a distance of 2.00 cm. What electric field is required? (me = 9.11 1031 kg and e = 1.60 1019 C) a. 9 110 N/C b. 18 200 N/C c. 36 400 N/C d. 72 800 N/C 8. Q1 has 50 electric field lines radiating outward and Q2 has 100 field lines converging inward. What is the ratio Q1/Q2? a. 2 b. 2 c. 1/2 d. 1/2 9. If an electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1 200 V, find its approximate velocity at the end of this process. (e = 1.6 1019 C; me = 9.1 1031 kg) a. 1.0 107 m/s b. 1.4 107 m/s c. 2.1 107 m/s d. 2.5 107 m/s

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____ 10. A uniform electric field, with a magnitude of 600 N/C, is directed parallel to the positive x-axis. If the potential at x = 3.0 m is 1 000 V, what is the potential at x = 1.0 m? a. 400 V b. 1 600 V c. 2 200 V d. 2 500 V ____ 11. An electron in a cathode ray tube is accelerated through a potential difference of 5.0 kV. What kinetic energy does the electron gain in the process? (e = 1.6 1019 C) a. 1.6 1016 J b. 8.0 1016 J c. 1.6 1022 J d. 8.0 1022 J

____ 12. An electron with velocity v = 1.0 106 m/s is sent between the plates of a capacitor where the electric field is E = 500 V/m. If the distance the electron travels through the field is 1.0 cm, how far is it deviated (Y) in its path when it emerges from the electric field? (me = 9.1 1031 kg, e = 1.6 1019 C)

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____ 13. Four identical 1-mF capacitors are connected together electrically. What is the greatest possible capacitance of the combination? a. 8 mF b. 4 mF c. 1 mF d. 1/4 mF ____ 14. A 10.0-F capacitor is attached to a 20-V power supply. How much energy is stored in the capacitor? a. 2.0 103 J b. 1.2 103 J c. 2.0 104 J d. 5.2 104 J ____ 15. The current in an electron beam in a cathode-ray tube is measured to be 70 A. How many electrons hit the screen in 5.0 s? (e = 1.6 1019 C) a. 2.2 1011 electrons b. 8.8 1013 electrons c. 2.2 1015 electrons d. 8.8 1018 electrons ____ 16. A flashlight bulb operating at a voltage of 4.5 V has a resistance of 8.0 . How many electrons pass through the bulb filament per second (e = 1.6 1019 C)? a. 3.7 1016 b. 1.8 1021 c. 9.4 1017 d. 3.5 1018 ____ 17. A metallic conductor has a resistivity of 18 106 m. What is the resistance of a piece that is 30 m long and has a uniform cross sectional area of 3.0 106 m2? a. 0.056 b. 180 c. 160 d. 90 ____ 18. A Nichrome wire has a radius of 0.50 mm and a resistivity of 1.5 106 m. If the wire carries a current of 0.50 A, what is the potential difference per unit length along this wire? a. 0.003 V/m

b. 0.95 V/m c. 1.6 V/m d. 1.9 V/m ____ 19. A 60-W light bulb is in a socket supplied with 120 V. What is the current in the bulb? a. 0.50 A b. 2.0 A c. 60 A d. 7 200 A ____ 20. The two ends of a 3.0- resistor are connected to a 9.0-V battery. What is the total power delivered by the battery to the circuit? a. 3.0 W b. 27 W c. 0.33 W d. 0.11 W ____ 21. When a 24.0- resistor is connected across a 12.0-V battery, a current of 482 mA flows. What is the internal resistance of the battery? a. 0.02 b. 0.9 c. 25.0 d. 49.8 ____ 22. Three resistors connected in parallel have individual values of 4.0, 6.0 and 10.0 , respectively. If this combination is connected in series with a 12-V battery and a 2.0- resistor, what is the current in the 10- resistor?

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____ 23. Household circuits are wired in ________. a. series b. parallel c. both series and parallel d. neither series nor parallel ____ 24. Using a capacitor and two different value resistors, which of the following combinations in an RC circuit would give the greatest time constant? a. the capacitor in series with both resistors in series with each other b. the capacitor in series with both resistors in parallel with each other c. the capacitor in series with the higher value resistor d. the capacitor in series with the lower value resistor

PT1 Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: TOP: ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.3 Coulombs Law C PTS: 1 DIF: 3 TOP: 15.3 Coulombs Law B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.3 Coulombs Law A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.4 The Electric Field C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.4 The Electric Field A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.4 The Electric Field C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.4 The Electric Field D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: 15.5 Electric Field Lines C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 16.1 Potential Difference and Electric Potential C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 16.1 Potential Difference and Electric Potential B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 16.1 Potential Difference and Electric Potential B PTS: 1 DIF: 3 16.1 Potential Difference and Electric Potential B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 16.7 The Parallel-Plate Capacitor | 16.8 Combinations of Capacitors A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 16.9 Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 TOP: 17.1 Electric Current D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 17.4 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohms Law B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 17.4 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohms Law B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 17.4 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohms Law A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 TOP: 17.6 Electrical Energy and Power B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 18.1 Sources of emf | 18.2 Resistors in Series | 18.3 Resistors in Parallel B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 18.1 Sources of emf | 18.2 Resistors in Series | 18.3 Resistors in Parallel A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 18.1 Sources of emf | 18.2 Resistors in Series | 18.3 Resistors in Parallel B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 18.6 Household Circuits | 18.7 Electrical Safety A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 TOP: Conceptual Questions