Quick Quiz 25

Chapter 25
Electric Potential
Quick Quiz 25.1
In the figure below, two points A and B are located within a

region in which there is an electric field. The potential
difference ∆V = VB – VA is
(a) positive
(b) negative
(c) zero
Quick Quiz 25.1
Answer: (b). When moving straight from A to B, E and ds in

Equation 25.3 both point toward the right. Thus, the dot
product E · ds is positive and ∆V is negative.
Quick Quiz 25.2
In this figure, a negative charge is placed at A and then

moved to B. The change in potential energy of the charge–
field system for this process is
(a) positive
(b) negative
(c) zero
Quick Quiz 25.2
Answer: (a). From Equation 25.3, ∆U = q0 ∆V, so if a

negative test charge is moved through a negative potential
difference, the potential energy is positive. Work must be
done to move the charge in the direction opposite to the
electric force on it.
Quick Quiz 25.3
The labeled points of the figure below are on a series of

equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field. Rank
(from greatest to least) the work done by the electric field on
a positively charged particle that moves along the following
transitions.
(a) A -> B, B -> C, C -> D, D -> E
(b) A -> B, D -> E, B -> C, C -> D
(c) B -> C, C -> D, A -> B, D -> E
(d) D -> E, C -> D, B -> C, A -> B
Quick Quiz 25.3
Answer: (c). Moving from B to C decreases the electric

potential by 2 V, so the electric field performs 2 J of work on
each coulomb of positive charge that moves. Moving from C
to D decreases the electric potential by 1 V, so 1 J of work is
done by the field. It takes no work to move the charge from
A to B because the electric potential does not change.
Moving from D to E increases the electric potential by 1 V,
and thus the field does –1 J of work per unit of positive
charge that moves.
Quick Quiz 25.4
For the equipotential surfaces in this figure, what is the

approximate direction of the electric field?
(a) Out of the page
(b) Into the page
(c) Toward the right edge
of the page
(d) Toward the left edge of
the page
(e) Toward the top of the
page
(f) Toward the bottom of
the page
Quick Quiz 25.4
Answer: (f). The electric field points in the direction of

decreasing electric potential.
Quick Quiz 25.5a
A spherical balloon contains a positively charged object at

its center. As the balloon is inflated to a greater volume
while the charged object remains at the center, the electric
potential at the surface of the balloon will
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remain the same.
Quick Quiz 25.5a
Answer: (b). The electric potential is inversely proportional

to the radius (see Eq. 25.11).
Quick Quiz 25.5b
Recall that the spherical balloon from part a) contains a

positively charged object at its center. As the balloon is
inflated to a greater volume while the charged object
remains at the center, the electric flux through the surface of
the balloon will
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remain the same.
Quick Quiz 25.5b
Answer: (c). Because the same number of field lines passes

through a closed surface of any shape or size, the electric
flux through the surface remains constant.
Quick Quiz 25.6
In Figure 25.10a, take q1 to be a negative source charge and

q2 to be the test charge. If q2 is initially positive and is
changed to a charge of the same magnitude but negative, the
potential at the position of q2 due to q1
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains the same
Quick Quiz 25.6
Answer: (c). The potential is established only by the source

charge and is independent of the test charge.
Quick Quiz 25.7
Consider the situation in question 6 again. When q2 is

changed from positive to negative, the potential energy of
the two-charge system
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains the same
Quick Quiz 25.7
Answer: (a). The potential energy of the two-charge system

is initially negative, due to the products of charges of
opposite sign in Equation 25.13. When the sign of q2 is
changed, both charges are negative, and the potential energy
of the system is positive.
Quick Quiz 25.8
In a certain region of space, the electric potential is zero

everywhere along the x axis. From this we can conclude that
the x component of the electric field in this region is
(a) zero
(b) in the x direction
(c) in the –x direction.
Quick Quiz 25.8
Answer: (a). If the potential is constant (zero in this case), its

derivative along this direction is zero.
Quick Quiz 25.9
In a certain region of space, the electric field is zero. From

this we can conclude that the electric potential in this region
is
(a) zero
(b) constant
(c) positive
(d) negative
Quick Quiz 25.9
Answer: (b). If the electric field is zero, there is no change in

the electric potential and it must be constant. This constant
value could be zero but does not have to be zero.
Quick Quiz 25.10
Consider starting at the center of the left-hand sphere (sphere 1, of radius
a) in the figure below and moving to the far right of the diagram, passing
through the
center of the
right-hand
sphere (sphere
2, of radius c)
along the way.
The centers of
the spheres are
a distance b
apart. Draw a
graph of the
electric
potential
as a function
of position
relative to the center of the left-hand sphere.
Quick Quiz 25.10
Answer: The graph would look like the sketch below. Notice
the flat plateaus at each conductor, representing the constant
electric potential inside a solid conductor.

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Chapter 25

In the figure below, two points A and B are located within a

Answer: (b). When moving straight from A to B, E and ds in

In this figure, a negative charge is placed at A and then

Answer: (a). From Equation 25.3, ∆U = q0 ∆V, so if a

The labeled points of the figure below are on a series of

Answer: (c). Moving from B to C decreases the electric

For the equipotential surfaces in this figure, what is the

Answer: (f). The electric field points in the direction of

A spherical balloon contains a positively charged object at

Answer: (b). The electric potential is inversely proportional

Recall that the spherical balloon from part a) contains a

Answer: (c). Because the same number of field lines passes

In Figure 25.10a, take q1 to be a negative source charge and

Answer: (c). The potential is established only by the source

Consider the situation in question 6 again. When q2 is

Answer: (a). The potential energy of the two-charge system

In a certain region of space, the electric potential is zero

Answer: (a). If the potential is constant (zero in this case), its

In a certain region of space, the electric field is zero. From

Answer: (b). If the electric field is zero, there is no change in

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