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The document discusses various concepts relating to electric fields and charges including: - Like charges repel while opposite charges attract. - Electric field strength depends on charge and distance. Cutting charges in half decreases force four times. - Electric charges exert a field force and in a neutral atom there are equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
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The document discusses various concepts relating to electric fields and charges including: - Like charges repel while opposite charges attract. - Electric field strength depends on charge and distance. Cutting charges in half decreases force four times. - Electric charges exert a field force and in a neutral atom there are equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
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In which way do electric fields interact?

A: like charges repel

A repulsive force exists between which two particles?

A: Two electrons

Which two particles are attracted to each other?

A: A proton and an electron

Electric Field strength depends on what?

A: charge and distance

How is the electric force between two charges affected when both of the charges are cut in

half?

A: decreases four times

Electric charges exert which kind of force?

A: a field force

In a neutral atom, there are more of which charge?

A: there are equal amounts of both charges

Electric field lines are _________________ to the electric field vector at any point.

A: tangent

According to Coulomb's Law, the amount of electric force depends on which two things?

A: the charge on each of the two particles and the distance between them

In an atom, what are the negative charges called and where are they found?

A: electrons are found outside the nucleus

The electric flux Φ through a surface____________.

A: is the amount of electric field piercing the surface

The area vector for a flat surface_____________.

A: is perpendicular to the surface and has a magnitude equal to the area of the surface.
A point particle with charge q is placed inside a cube but not at its center. The electric flux

through any one side of the cube______________.

A: is q/6ε0

A charge is sitting outside a closed surface. The net flux is__________.

A: zero because it passes through two surfaces

Which quantity and unit are correctly paired?

A: electric field strength and N/C

When is the flux on a surface zero?

A: When it is parallel to an electric field

A cylindrical wastepaper basket with a 0.15-m radius opening is in a uniform electric field of

300 N/C, perpendicular to the opening. The total flux sides and bottom is_______

A: 21 N×m2m2/C

The flux of the electric field (24 N/C)i + (30 N/C)j + (16 N/C)k through a 2.0 m2m2 portion

of the yz plane is____________.

A: 48 N × m2m2/C

Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.

A: Decreases

The direction of electric field lines shows the________________.

A: direction of the force on a test positive charge.

Electric field lines between two oppositely charged parallel metal plates will be __________.

A: straight lines, evenly spaced

As a proton moves in the direction the electric field lines_______

A: it is moving from high potential to low potential and losing electric potential energy.

If two negative charges are held close together and then released, the charges will _________.

A: accelerate away from each other


__________ is stored energy.

A: Potential Energy

The energy that is stored in a capacitor is in the form of ____________.

A: the electric field between its plates.

If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each

other?

A: They will push each other away.

Electric potential and electric potential energy are NOT the same.

A: True

Two parallel plates are oppositely charged. The right plate is negative and the left plate is

positive. In which direction does the electric field point?

A: to the right

During discharging a capacitor through a __________.

A: the current in the circuit decreases exponentially with time

How is the capacitance (C) of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the charge on the plates?

A: C is vanished when there are plates

How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the potential difference

across the capacitor?

A: C depend on the potential difference across the capacitor

The energy stored in the capacitor can be find by using this equation EXCEPT___________.

A: 1/2RC2

How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the area of each plate?

A: C is inversely proportional to the area A of each plate

When capacitors is arrange in series (3 capacitors), the equivalent capacitance C is_______.

A: C=QV1+QV2+QV3
When capacitors in parallel (3 capacitors), the equivalent capacitance is_____________.

A: C=C1+C2+C3

How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by filling the space between the

plates with an insulator?

A: C stable when the space between the plates is filled with an insulator, εr >1

How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the distance between the

plates?

A: C is partially proportional to the area A of each plate

During charging a capacitor through a __________.

A: the current in the circuit decreases exponentially with time

How do you calculate resistance?

A: Divide voltage by current

What are the units for resistance?

A: Ohms (Ω)

What is the resistance if the voltage is 10V and the current is 2A?

A: 5 Ω

How do you measure potential difference in a circuit?

A: Voltmeter

Resistance is measured in ______.

A: ohms.

What is the resistance if the current is 2A and the voltage is 10V?

A: 5 Ω

What is the definition of electrical current?

A: The rate of flow of charge

What electrical component measures current?


A: Ammeter

If the length of a wire increases, the resistance ____________.

A: increases

Which resistor will prevent the most current flow?

A: 1000 ohms

Resistivity is defined as _______

A: the resistance of a unit cross-sectional area per unit length of the material

The two types of current are ________

A: All of the above

A resistor of 5ohm is connected in series with two other resistors that is connected in

parrallel, each has 3ohm resistance. Calculate the effective resistance for this combination of

resistors.

A: 6.5ohm

A resistor of 5ohm is connected in series with two other resistors that is connected in

parallel, each has 3ohm resistance. Calculate the effective resistance for this combination of

resistors.

A: 6.5ohm

If current flow in a bulb is 1.5A. What is the charge flow in 5 minutes?

A: 4.5x10exp-2 C

Which equation defines Ohm's Law?

A: V=IR

What is the effective resistance for two resistors that each has 15ohm resistance and they

are connected in parallel?

A: 7.5ohm

1 ampere of current is defined as ______.


A: one coulomb of charge passing through the surface area in one second

Current is measured in ________

A: amps

Define electric current

A: the total charge, Q flowing through the area per unit time, t.

State Ohm's Law as ___________

A: the potential difference across a metallic conductor is proportional to the current flowing

through it if its temperature is constant.

When Magnets push away from each other they_________.

A: Repel

Which statement is true?

A: All Magnets have a North and South Pole

Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?

A: at the poles

All metals stick to magnets.

A: False

Most rocks are magnetic.

A: False

A north pole and a south pole will attract.

A: True

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

A: They will repel each other

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

A: they repel

The South end of a Magnet will


A: Repel to the South end of another Magnet

What subject is attracted to a magnet?

A: Iron

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