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The document contains a series of physics problems and their solutions related to electric charge, electric fields, electric potential, capacitors, and electric potential energy. Key calculations include the charge of a rod, electric field strength, electric flux, and energy stored in capacitors. The problems range from easy to moderate difficulty, with specific numerical answers provided for each scenario.

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The document contains a series of physics problems and their solutions related to electric charge, electric fields, electric potential, capacitors, and electric potential energy. Key calculations include the charge of a rod, electric field strength, electric flux, and energy stored in capacitors. The problems range from easy to moderate difficulty, with specific numerical answers provided for each scenario.

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Easy

1. If a neutral rod gains 5000 electrons, what is the electric charge of the rod?
Ans. -8x10-16C

2. How many electrons are needed to form a charge of -6.00 × 10-19 C?


Ans. 3.75 electrons

3. A force of 100 N is directed south on a 50 × 10-8 C point charge. What is the electric
field at this point?
Ans. 2x109 N/C south
4. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a point 2 m directly above a
particle having an electric charge of 3.0 × 10-4 C.
Ans. 674250 N/C

5. Two small conducting spheres A and B have charges -20 nC and +10 nC
respectively. They are separated by a distance of 0.05 m. What is the magnitude of the
electric force between the two spheres? Is the force attractive or repulsive?
Note. 1nC = 1x10-9C
Ans. -7.19x10-4 N

6. A point charge of 5.0 × 10-8 C is placed at the center of a spherical surface with a
radius of 0.30 m. Calculate the electric flux through the spherical surface.
Ans. 5.6x103 Nm2/C2
7. Find the electric potential at a distance of 10 cm from a 5.00 pC charge.
Note. 1pC = 1x10-12C
Ans. 0.45 V

8. A capacitor has a charge of 2 μC and a voltage of 5 V. Calculate its capacitance.


Note. 1μC = 1x10-6C
9. Two parallel plate capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in parallel. Capacitor C1 has
a capacitance of 3 μF and capacitor C2 has a capacitance of 4 μF. The parallel
combination is connected to a 9 V battery. Find the total capacitance of the
combination, the charge on each capacitor, and the total charge stored in the system.
Note. 1μC = 1x10-6C
Ans. Ctotal = 7μF
Q1 = 27x10-6C
Q2 = 36x10-6C
Qtotal = 63μF
10. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in series. Capacitor C1 has a capacitance
of 2 μF and capacitor C2 has a capacitance of 5 μF. The series combination is
connected to a 12 V battery. Find the equivalent capacitance, the charge on each
capacitor, and the voltage across each capacitor.
Note. 1μC = 1x10-6C
Ans. Ctotal = 1.43μF
Q = 1.72x10-5C
V1 = 8.58V
V2 = 3.43V
Moderate
1. A plastic rod has a charge of −8×10−6C. How many excess electrons are present on
the rod?
Ans. 5×1013 electrons.

2. Two charges, +3.00×10−6C and -3.00×10−6C, are placed 0.10 m apart. Find the
electric field at a point midway between the two charges.
Ans. 0
3. Calculate the electric potential energy of a system of three charges: 2.00×10 −6,
−3.00×10−6 and 1.00×10−6C placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with side
length 0.20 m.
Ans. U1 = −0.27 J
U2 = 0.09 J.
U3 = 0.135 J
Utotal = −0.315 J.
4. A spherical conducting shell has an inner radius of 0.05 m and an outer radius of 0.10
m. If a charge of 5.00×10−9 C is placed at the center of the shell, what is the electric field
at a distance of 0.15 m from the center?
Ans. E=2000 N/C.

5. Calculate the electric potential at a point 0.25 m away from a dipole consisting of
charges +2.00×10−6C and −2.00×10−6C separated by 0.05 m.
Ans. V=1440 V.
6. Two capacitors, 5.0μF and 10.0μF, are connected in parallel to a 12V battery. Find
the total capacitance, charge on each capacitor, and voltage across each capacitor for
both configurations.
Ans. Ctotal = 15μF.
Qtotal = 180×10−6 C.
7. Find the work required to bring a charge of 5.00×10−6C from infinity to a point 0.10 m
away from a fixed charge of 8.00×10−6C.
Ans. W=3.6 J.
8. Three-point charges are arranged in a straight line. q1=2.00×10−6C is placed at the
origin, q2=−3.00×10−6 C is placed at 0.05 m, and q3=4.00×10−6C is placed at 0.10 m.
Find the net force on q2.
Ans. F1 = 21.6 N (attractive towards q1.)
F2 = 43.2 N (repulsive away from q3).
Fnet = 21.6 N (towards q3).
9. A 6.00 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 12 V. Calculate the energy
stored in the capacitor.
Ans. U=0.432mJ.
10. Find the electric potential difference between two points A and B that are 0.10 m
apart in a uniform electric field of 500 N/C directed from A to B.
Ans. V=50V.

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