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TOPNOTCH EDUCATIONAL CONSULT

INSTRUCTIONS: TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR


i. Attempt ALL questions in SECTION A COURSE: PHYSICS 102 (IJMB)
ii. Attempt any THREE (3) from SECTION B
Useful Constants:
Charge of an electron: 𝑞𝑒 = −1.6 × 10−19 𝐶 Mass of an electron: 𝑚𝑒 = 9.11 × 10−31𝑘𝑔
Coulomb's constant: 𝑘 = 9 × 109 𝑁𝑚2 /𝐶 2 Gravitational constant: 𝐺 = 6.674 × 10−11 𝑁𝑚2 /𝑘𝑔2
Permittivity of free space: 𝜀𝑜 = 8.85 × 10−12 𝐹/𝑚

SECTION A
1. Describe field lines. State any three properties of electric field lines
2. What is electrification? State the methods of electrification
3. a) State one example each of conductor, insulator and two examples of semi-conductor
b) State the three applications of electroscope in detecting charges
4. A charge of 1𝜇𝐶 on a small sphere of mass 1𝜇𝑔 is placed in a uniform electric field of 3𝑁𝐶 −1 . Calculate the
acceleration produced by this field
5. A charge of 2 𝜇𝐶 is placed at a point in space. Calculate the electric field intensity at a point 0.5m away.

SECTION B
6. a) Define electric field intensity. Highlight the relationship between electric field intensity and electrostatic
force?
b) Derive the expression for the electric field intensity at a point due to a point charge 𝑞 separated by a
distance 𝑟.
c) Two charges 𝑞1 = +4𝜇𝐶 and 𝑞2 = −6𝜇𝐶 are separated by a distance of 3 𝑚 in a vacuum.
i. Find the magnitude of the force between them using Coulomb’s law. ii. State whether the force is
attractive or repulsive iii. Evaluate the work required to move charge 𝑞1 at potential of 200mV
7. a) i. Briefly explain the concept of charging by friction. Give an example
ii. Consider three isolated electric charges A, B and C. When they are brought close to each other, the electric
charges A and B attract each other and B and C repel each other. Determine the possible charges of A, B and
C. What would happen when A and C are brought close together?
b) A glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth. The glass rod acquires a charge of +19.2 × 10−19 𝐶
i. What is the magnitude of negative charge acquired by the silk? ii. Determine the number of electrons lost
by glass rod
c) Compute the force of attraction between sodium and chlorine ions in salt molecules if each ion carries one
electron charge and the separation is 2.8 × 10−10 𝑚?
8. a) Describe the phenomenon of electrostatic induction. Discuss its applications in real-life situations, such as
in the working of a lightning conductor.
b) Calculate the work done in moving a charge of 2μC from a point at a potential of 200 V to another point at
a potential of 150 V.
c) Two electrons are separated by a distance of 𝑟 = 1.0𝑛𝑚.
i. Calculate the magnitude of the electric force between the two electrons.
𝐺𝑀𝑚
ii. Calculate the magnitude of the gravitational force between the two electrons. (Hint: 𝐹 = 2 )
𝑟
iii. Find the ratio of the electric to gravitational force
iv. Interpret what this ratio signifies about the relative strengths of the electric and gravitational forces.
9. a) i. Define the term electrostatics and state the law of conservation of charges
ii. State the three characteristics of electric charges
iii. State the mathematical expression for the coulomb’s law of electrostatics between two charges
(𝑞1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞2 ) situated in vacuum
b) Starting from coulomb’s law, show that the electric potential at a distance ‘𝑟’ from a point charge 𝑞 is given
𝑞
by: 𝑉 = 4𝜋𝜀 𝑟. Also, define the underlined term
𝑜
c) Calculate the potential on the plates when an electron is placed between parallel plates separated by 2𝑐𝑚
and it is accelerated at 5 × 1014 𝑚/𝑠 2

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