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Applied Physics BS 101

The Electric Field


Problem 1: An object having a net charge of 24µC is placed in a uniform electric field of 610
N/C directed vertically. What is the mass of this object if it “floats’’ in the field?
Ans.: 1.49g

Problem 2: Two point charges are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x=-a. The
second is an unknown charge located at x=3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the
origin has a magnitude of 2/ . What are the two possible values of the unknown charge?
Ans.: (a) q=-9Q if field is towards right and q=+27Q if if field is towards left.

Problem 3: Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in Figure.
(a) Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the location of charge q.
(b) What is the resultant force on q?

   
Ans.:   3.06   5.06 ,   3.06   5.06 
   

Problem 4: An electron and a proton are each placed at rest in an electric field of 520 N/C.
Calculate the speed of each particle 48.0 ns after being released.
Ans.: Electron; 4.39  10 /, Proton; 2.39  10 /

Problem 5: A proton accelerates from rest in a uniform electric field of 640 N/C. At some later
time, its speed is 1.2  10 / (nonrelativistic, because v is much less than the speed of light).
(a) Find the acceleration of the proton. (b) How long does it take the proton to reach this speed?
(c) How far has it moved in this time? (d) What is its kinetic energy at this time?
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Ans.:  6.14  , ( 1.95  10)* , + 11.7, - 1.2  10)!* .
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Problem 6: A dipole with charge 6.0µC and separation 4.0 mm is immersed in an E-field of
strength 3.0  10 N/C. Calculate the maximum torque.
Ans.: 1  72  10) 2

Problem 7: A dipole with charge 6.0µC and separation 4.0 mm is immersed in an E-field of
strength 3.0  10 N/C.. Take the original position θ0 = 70, and the final position θ1 = 20° and
calculate the work performed on the dipole and the energy stored in the system.
Ans.: 3  40.046.
Problem 8: A small, 2g plastic ball is suspended by a 20.cm-long string in a uniform electric
field as shown in Figure. If the ball is in equilibrium when the string makes a 15.0° angle with
the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball?

Ans.: 5  5.25μ7

Problem 9: If x >> a for electrical quadrupole shown below, show that electric field at point P is
given by
325

289" : ;

Problem 10: If z >> d for electrical quadrupole shown below, show that electric field at point P
is given by
325-

489" < ;

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