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Electric Fields Better Multiple Choice Review
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The law of electric charges states that opposite charges

a. attract each other, similar charges attract neutral objects, and charged objects repel one
another
b. repel each other, similar charges attract neutral objects, and charged objects attract one
another
c. attract neutral objects, similar charges repel each other, and charged objects attract one
another
d. attract each other, similar charges repel one another, and charged objects attract some
neutral objects
e. attract neutral objects, similar charges attract each other, and charged objects repel one
another
____ 2. Which subatomic particles are electrically charged?
a. neutrons only d. electrons and neutrons
b. electrons and protons e. protons only
c. protons and neutrons
____ 3. Two charged spheres are 5.00 cm apart. One sphere has a charge of and the other sphere has a
charge of . Assuming k = , the electric force between the two spheres is
a. 1.44  101 N d. 2.88  10–4 N
b. 4.44  10–20 N e. 4.44  10–18 N
c. 2.25  1019 N
____ 4. The electrostatic force between two point charges is . If the distance between the charges is tripled
but the size of the charges remains the same, the force between them will be
a. N d. N
b. N e. N
c. N
____ 5. Two charged spheres are 15.00 cm apart. One sphere has a charge of and the other sphere has a
charge of . Assuming k = , the electric force between the two spheres is
a. N d. N
b. N e. N
c. N
____ 6. The electrostatic force between two point charges is . If the distance between them is doubled and
the size of the charge remains the same, the force between them will be
a. N d. N
b. N e. N
c. N
____ 7. Two isolated spheres, A and B, are 2 m apart. Sphere A has charge q and sphere B has charge 2q. The
electrostatic force on sphere A is
a. the same as on sphere B d. four times that on sphere B
b. two times that on sphere B e. not enough information
c. half that on sphere B
____ 8. Which of the following diagrams represents the field of force around a negative point charge?
a. d.
b. e.
c.
____ 9. Which of the following diagrams best illustrates the electric field in the area around two identical charges?
a. d.
b. e.
c.
____ 10. The diagram below shows two point charges, B and C, and the electric field lines in the region around them.
Which one of the following statements is true?

a. A negative point charge placed at point A will move toward the left.
b. The charges on both B and C are negative.
c. The charges on both B and C are positive.
d. The electric field is strongest nearest point B.
e. A negative point charge placed at point A will move toward the right.
____ 11. Which of the following diagrams most accurately depicts the field between two oppositely charged plates?
a. d.
b. e.
c.
____ 12. The electric field 0.50 m from a small sphere with a positive charge of 7.2  10–5 C is
a. 2.6  106 N/C [inward] d. 2.9  10–4 N/C [inward]
b. 2.9  10 N/C [outward]
–4
e. 2.6  106 N/C [outward]
c. 1.3  106 N/C [outward]
____ 13. The magnitude of the electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is 4.7  104 N/C. If the
charge on each plate were to increase by a factor of three, the magnitude of the electric field would
a. increase by a factor of nine d. decrease by a factor of three
b. increase by a factor of three e. not be affected
c. decrease by a factor of nine
____ 14. If two parallel plates are separated by a distance of 5.0 cm and the electric potential between the plates is 20.0
V, the magnitude of would be
a. 10.0 V·m d. 400.0 V/m
b. 0.050 m/V e. 0.25 m/V
c. 4.0 V/m
____ 15. The electric field intensity between two parallel plates is 300.0 N/C. The plates are connected to a battery
with an electric potential difference of 12.0 V. The separation of the plates is
a. 25.0 m d. 4.0  10–7 m
b. 3600.0 m e. 0.040 m
c. 2.3  1011 m
____ 16. If two parallel plates are 15 cm apart and have a field intensity of 1.2  102 N/C, the potential difference
between the plates would be
a. 18 V d. 1800 V
b. 1.3  10–1 V e. 7.2  1012 V
c. 2.2  105 V
____ 17. The charge on a small sphere with an excess of 2.4  1012 electrons is
a. 1.5  1031 C d. 3.8  1031 C
b. 3.8  10 C
–7
e. 1.5  10–7 C
c. 2.2  1022 C
____ 18. The number of electrons that must be removed from a sphere to give it a charge of 9.2  10–5 C is
a. 1.7  1015 d. 8.3  105
b. 9.8  10 13
e. 1.7  10–15
c. 5.8  10 14
____ 19. The charge, in coulombs, required to suspend a 1.7  10–13-kg oil drop in an electric field with intensity 2.5 
105 N/C is
a. 6.8  10–24 C d. 6.7  10–18 C
b. 4.3  10–13 C e. 1.1  10–45 C
c. 6.1  10–14 C
____ 20. Three spheres are equal distances apart as shown below. Spheres X and Y are held in fixed positions but
sphere Z is free to move. Which path will sphere Z follow?
a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
Electric Fields Better Multiple Choice Review
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.1

STA: EG1.01
2. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.1
STA: EG1.01
3. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.2
STA: EG1.03
STA: EG1.03
5. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.2
STA: EG1.03
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.2
STA: EG1.03
STA: EG1.03
8. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.3
STA: EG1.04
9. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.3
STA: EG1.04
10. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.3
STA: EG1.04
11. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.3
STA: EG1.06
12. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.3
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06
15. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.4
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06
18. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: C OBJ: 7.5
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06
STA: EG1.06

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____ 1. The law of electric charges states that opposite charges

Which one of the following statements is true?

1. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.1

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