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PHY 102 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (GENERAL PHYSICS II)
ELECTROSTATICS
1. Compute the force that exists between two protons in a nucleus of iron if they are separated by 4 × 10−15 m and what type of
force is it? (a)140N /attractive (b)14N /repulsive (c)14N /attractive (d)140N /repulsive
2. The dipole moment of an electric dipole is where 2a is the separation of the two charges and q is the magnitude of their
charge (a) 2q 2a aq
a (b) q (c) 2 (d) 2aq
3. Two equal and opposite charges of magnitude 2.0 × 10−7 C are 15cm apart. What is the magnitude and direction of the
electric field midway between the charges. (a)6.4 × 105 N/C towards negative charge (b)6.4 × 105 N/C towards positive charge
(c)6.4 × 10−5 N/C towards negative charge (d) 6.4 × 10−5 N/C towards positive charge
4. Two point charges of magnitudes 2.0 × 10−7 C and 8.5 × 10−8 C are 2cm apart. What electric field does each produce at the site
of the other?
5. Calculate the electric field at a distance 0.2m from the positive charge, along the line of a dipole moment of 0.04Cm and separation
20cm.
6. Calculate the electric field at a distance r = 5cm from a line of charge with charge density λ = 2.7 × 10−7 C/m
7. In a rectangular coordinate system a charge of 25 × 10−9 C is placed at the origin of coordinates and a charge of 25 × 10−9 C is
placed at the point x = 5m, y = 0. Determine a the force between the charges, stating whether it is attractive or repulsive, and
(b) the electric field intensity at the point x = 2.5m, y = 0
8. Two charges q1 and q2 lying on the x-axis are separated by distance 15.0cm. A charge q3 is placed 300 West of North and at
10.0cm from q1 . If q1 = −1.0 × 10−6 C, q2 = 3.0 × 10−6 C and q3 = 2.0 × 10−6 C, find the x-component of the resultant force on
q1 (k = 9.0 × 109 N m2 C −2 ). Hence find the resultant force.
9. Two charges q1 = 1.0 × 10−6 C and q2 = 2.0 × 10−6 C are separated by 10cm at what distance from q1 in the distance between
q1 and q2 is the electric field zero.
10. Calculate the electric field at a distance of 320cm from an infinitely long wire carrying a charge of 8.3C/m
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11. A dipole is made up of two charges each of magnitude 5µC separated by a distance of 2cm. Given that k = 4πε0
= 9×109 N m2 C −2 .
Calculate (a) the field at a point 2m away and equidistant from both charges, and (b) the dipole moment.
12. Two protons in the nucleus are 10−13 cm apart. Determine the mutual electric potential energy between them. The charge on a
proton is 1.6 × 10−19 C and k = 9 × 109 N m2 C −2
13. Determine the electric potential at a point midway between two charges q1 = 2.0 × 10−6 C and q2 = −5.0 × 10−6 C which are
separated by 0.400m.
14. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor of area 5m2 are separated by 2cm. If the plates are maintained at a potential difference
of 105 volts. Determine the capacitance and charge on each plate (ε0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C 2 /N m2 )
15. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 5mm apart and 2m2 in area. The plates are in vacuum. A potential difference of
1000V is applied across the capacitor. Compute the charge on each plate and the energy stored in the capacitor.
16. Three capacitors of capacitances 1µF , 2µF and 2µF are each charged to 250V and then connected in series. Find (i) the overall
potential difference across the capacitors (ii) the charge on each capacitor, and (iii) the energy stored in the combination.
17. Three 2µF capacitors are connected in series. Three other 1µF capacitors are connected in parallel. The two combinations are
now connected in series. Determine the new equivalent capacitance.
18. How many 1.0µF capacitors would be connected in parallel in order to store a charge of 10−2 C with a potential difference of
500V across the capacitors?
19. Two capacitors of 10µF and 5µF are connected in series with a 4µF capacitor. If all are connected to a 100V source, find the
charge on the 5µF capacitor. (A) 3.2 × 10−4 C (B) 2.1 × 10−4 C (C) 1.1 × 10−4 C (D) none - No 14, 2013/2014
20. The parallel plates of an air filled capacitor are everywhere 1.0mm apart. What must the plate area be (in m2 ) if the capacitor
is to be 1.0F (A) 1.1 × 106 (B) 1.1 × 107 (C) 1.1 × 108 (D) 1.1 × 105 - No 11, 2013/2014
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