Problems related to charges, charging process & electroscope

1. If an object with a charge of +5C touches an object with a charge of -2C, and they are then

separated, what is the total charge of the two objects combined band what is the net charge

on each object?

2. A neutral metal sphere is touched by a negatively charged rod. What will be the charge on

the sphere after the rod is removed?

(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Neutral (d) Impossible to determine

3. Two identical metal spheres, one with a charge of +3Q and the other neutral, are brought into

contact and then separated. What is the charge on each sphere after separation?

4. Two objects are rubbed together. Object A gains 5 x 1012 electrons. What is the charge on

object B (in Coulombs)? (a) -8 x 10-7 C (b) +8 x 10-7 C (c) -5 x 1012 C (d) +5 x 1012 C

5. An object has a net charge of -4.8 x 10-18 C. How many excess electrons does it have?

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40

6. An object has a net charge of +8.0 x 10-18 C. How many electrons have been removed from

this object? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 100

7. A neutral object gains 5 x 1010 electrons. What is its final charge (in

Coulombs)? (a) +8.0 x 10-9 C (b) -8.0 x 10-9 C (c) +3.2 x 10-28 C (d) -3.2 x 10-28 C

8. An object has a deficit of 250 electrons. What is its charge (in Coulombs)?

(a) -4 x 10-17 C (b) +4 x 10-17 C (c) -1.6 x 10-19 C (d) 0 C

9. Two positive point charges repel each other with force 16 N when their separation

is 2 m. What force do they exert on each other when their separation is 1m?

A. 64N B. 32 N C. 8N D. 24 N

10. How much work is required to move a charge 6μC from a point where electric

potential is 12 V to a point at which the potential is 7V?

A. 30 × 10-5 J B. 3 × 10-5 J C. 3 ×105 J D. 30J

11. Which of the following is correct about charging process? When

A. two objects are charged by rubbing, they acquire similar & equal charges

B. two objects are charged by conduction , they acquire opposite & equal charges

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 C. two objects are charged by contact, they acquire similar & equal charges

D. a neutral object is in contact with a positively charged rod, it acquires

negative charge.

12. A boy observed that a pen rubbed on his dry hair attracted a nearby neutral piece of

paper. What is the cause of the attraction?

A. Electrostatic force B. Nuclear force

C. Gravitational force D. Magnetic force

13. Three identical metal spheres X, Y and Z are mounted on insulated stands. Initially

sphere X had a net charge Q, while spheres Y and Z were neutral. In an experiment

sphere X is touched to sphere Y and removed. Then sphere X is touched to sphere Z

and removed. What is the net charge on sphere X?

A. Q B. Q/2 C. Q/3 D. Q/4

14. Two electrons e- are 1cm apart. If one of the electrons is replaced by

proton e+, magnitude of the force become

A. Larger than before B. zero C. The same as before . D. Smaller than before

15. A pice of aluminum weighing 0.5N is suspended by a string in an electric field

directed vertically upward. If the change in the foil is 25μC, , what is the strength

the field that will reduce the tension of the string to zero?

A. 2 x 106 N/C B. 2 x 105N/C C. 5 x 106 N/C D. 5 x 105 N/C

Problems related to electric field

1. A charge of +4 μC experiences a force of 12 x 10⁻³ N in an electric field. What is the

magnitude of the electric field strength at that point?

(a) 3 N/C (b) 3 x 10³ N/C (c) 3 x 10⁻⁹ N/C (d) 48 x 10⁻⁹ N/C

2. A point charge of +8 nC is located at the origin. What is the magnitude of the electric field at

a point 2 meters away from the origin? (k = 9 x 10⁹ N⋅m²/C²)

(a) 18 N/C (b) 36 N/C (c) 4.5 N/C (d) 1.8 x 10⁻8 N/C

3. A charge of -2 nC is placed in an electric field of 500 N/C. What is the magnitude and

direction of the force on the test charge?

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 (a) 1 x 10⁻⁶ N, in the direction of the electric field

(b) 1 x 10⁻⁶ N, opposite to the direction of the electric field

(c) 2.5 x 10⁵ N, in the direction of the electric field

(d) 2.5 x 10⁵ N, opposite to the direction of the electric field

4. A charge of +3 x 10⁻⁶ C is in an electric field of 5 x 10² N/C. The force on the charge is:

(a) 1.5 x 10⁻³ N in the direction of the field (b) 1.5 x 10⁻³ N opposite to the direction of the field

(c) 1.5 x 10⁻⁹ N in the direction of the field (d) 1.5 x 10⁻⁹ N opposite to the direction of the field.

5. The electric field strength at a point is defined as:

(a) The force required to move a positive charge. (b) The potential energy per unit charge.

(c) The force per unit positive charge. (d) The work done in bringing a charge from infinity.

6. What are the units of electric field strength?

(a) Coulombs (C) (b) Volts (V) (c) Newtons per Coulomb (N/C) (d) Joules per Coulomb (J/C)

7. If a test charge of +2 μC experiences a force of 4 x 10⁻⁶ N in a certain electric field, what is

the magnitude electric field strength? a. 2 N/C b. 8 x 10⁻¹² N/C c. 0.5 N/C d. 2 x 10⁻¹² N/C

8. A point charge of -5 nC is placed at the origin. What is the direction of the electric field at a

point located at x = 2m on the x-axis?

(a) Towards the origin. (b) Away from the origin.

(c) Upwards (positive y-direction). (d) Downwards (negative y-direction).

9. What happens to the electric field strength if you double the magnitude of the point charge?

(a) It is halved. (b) It remains the same. (c) It is doubled. (d) It is quadrupled.

10. What happens to the electric field strength if you double the distance from the point charge?

(a) It is halved. (b) It is quartered. (c) It is doubled. (d) It is quadrupled.

11. The electric field lines are always directed:

(a) From negative charges to positive charges.

(b) Parallel to the direction of the force on a negative charge.

(c) From positive charges to negative charges.

(d) Perpendicular to the direction of the force on a positive charge.

12. Electric field lines never:

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 (a) Start on a positive charge. (b) End on a negative charge. (c) Cross each other. (d) Curve.

13. A small charged object is placed in a uniform electric field. Which of the following is true?

(a) The object will move with constant velocity.

(b) The object will move with constant acceleration.

(c) The object will remain at rest. (d) The object will oscillate back and forth.

14. If the distance 'r' from a point charge is tripled, the electric field strength will be:

(a) 3 times the original (b) 9 times the original (c) 1/3 of the original (d) 1/9 of the original

15. If the electric field strength at a distance of 1 meter from a point charge is E, what is the

electric field strength at a distance of 3 meters from the same point charge?

(a) 3E (b) E/3 (c) 9E (d) E/9

16. Two identical point charges, each with a charge of +Q, are placed a distance d apart. What is

the magnitude of the electric field at the midpoint between the two charges?

(a) 0 (b) kQ/d² (c) 2kQ/d² (d) 4kQ/d²

17. A point charge of 6 x 10-8 C is placed in a uniform electric field of 4 x 104 N/C. What is

the magnitude of the force on the charge?

(a) 1.5 x 10-12 N (b) 2.4 x 10-3 N (c) 2.4 x 1012 N (d) 6.7 x 1011 N

18. At what distance from a point charge of 7.2 µC would the electric field have a magnitude of

3.6 x 104 N/C? (a) 1.3 m (b) 2.4 m (c) 3.2 m (d) 4.1 m

19. A proton is accelerated in an uniform electric field of 200 N/C. Calculate the force on the

proton in the electric field. (proton charge: 1.6 x 10-19 C)

(a) 3.2 x 10-17 N (b) 3.2 x 1017 N (c) 8.0 x 10-22 N (d) 8.0 x 1022 N

20. The density of electric field lines in a region indicates:

(a) The magnitude of the electric potential.

(b) The direction of the electric field.

(c) The magnitude of the electric field strength.

(d) The type of charge (positive or negative).

21. Electric field lines around a single positive charge:

(a) Point radially inward towards the charge.

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 (b) Point radially outward away from the charge.

(c) Form closed loops around the charge.

(d) Are parallel and equally spaced.

22. If the electric field strength is doubled, the force on a test charge is:

(a) Halved (b) Unchanged (c) Doubled (d) Quadrupled.

23. Two point charges, +q and -q, are placed a short distance apart. The electric field at the

midpoint between them is:

(a) Zero (b) Directed from +q to -q (c) Directed from -q to +q

(d) Perpendicular to the line connecting the charges

24. If a charge is doubled, and the distance from it is doubled, what happens to the strength of

the electric field? (a) No change (b) Doubled (c) Halved (d) Quadrupled

25. 14. A charge of -3.0 x 10⁻⁶ C is placed in an electric field where the electric field is 450 N/C.

What is the magnitude of the force on the charge?

(a) 1.35 x 10⁻³ N (b) -1.35 x 10⁻³ N (c) 1.5 x 10⁻⁹ N (d) -1.5 x 10⁻⁹ N

26. A small object with a charge of 5 μC is placed in a uniform electric field of 2 x 10³ N/C.

What is the electric force on the object?(a. 1 x 10⁻² N b. 1 x 10⁻⁸ N c. 1 x 10⁻⁵ N d. 1 x 10⁻² N

27. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a point where a 2.0 μC charge experiences a

force of 4.0 x 10⁻³ N? a. 2 x 10³ N/C b. 8 x 10⁻⁹ N/C c. 2 x 10⁶ N/C d. 8 N/C

Problems related to electric current, Ohm's law & resistance

1. What is the definition of electric current?

(a) The rate of flow of energy (b) The rate of flow of voltage

(c) The rate of flow of electric charge (d) The opposition to the flow of electric charge

2. What are the units of electric current?

(a) Volts (V) (b) Ohms (Ω) (c) Amperes (A) (d) Watts (W)

3. If 12 Coulombs of charge pass a point in a circuit in 3 seconds, what is the current?

(a) 36 A (b) 4 A (c) 9 A (d) 15 A

4. Ohm's Law states that:

(a) Voltage = Current / Resistance (b) Current = Voltage x Resistance

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 (c) Voltage = Current x Resistance (d) Resistance = Voltage x Current

5. What are the units of electrical resistance?

(a) Amperes (A) (b) Volts (V) (c) Ohms (Ω) (d) Watts (W)

6. If a resistor has a voltage of 6V across it and a current of 2A flowing through it, what is its

resistance? (a) 3 Ω (b) 12 Ω (c) 4 Ω (d) 8 Ω

7. A 100 Ω resistor has a current of 0.5 A flowing through it. What is the voltage across the

resistor? (a) 50 V (b) 200 V (c) 0.005 V (d) 100.5 V

8. Which of the following factors affects the resistance of a wire?

(a) Length (b) Cross-sectional area (c) Material (d) All of the above

9. As the length of a wire increases, its resistance:

(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Stays the same (d) Becomes zero

10. As the cross-sectional area of a wire increases, its resistance:

(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Stays the same (d) Becomes infinite

11. A heating element has a resistance of 20 Ohms and is connected to a 120 V power source.

What current flows through the element? (a) 0.167 A (b) 6 A (c) 2400 A (d) 100 A

12. What is the resistance of a light bulb that draws 0.833 A of current when connected to a 120

V outlet? (a) 100 Ω (b) 144 Ω (c) 120 Ω (d) 150 Ω

13. If the current in a circuit is doubled and the voltage remains constant, what happens to the

resistance? (a) It doubles. (b) It halves. (c) It quadruples. (d) It remains the same.

14. If the voltage across a resistor is doubled and the resistance remains constant, what

happens to the current?

(a) It doubles. (b) It halves. (c) It quadruples. (d) It remains the same.

15. Three resistors with: R1 = 10 Ω, R2 = 20 Ω, R3 = 20 Ω and 40 V battery are connected in

parallel. What is the current through 10 Ω resistor ?

A. 2/3 A B. 2 A C. 4 A. D. 8 A

16. What is the resistance of a 10 m long copper wire with a cross-sectional area of 2 mm²?

(Resistivity of copper is 1.7 x 10^-8 Ωm)

(a) 8.5 x 10^-5 Ω (b) 8.5 x 10^-2 Ω (c) 8.5 x 10^-11 Ω (d) 8.5 x 10^-2 mΩ

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17. If you add a resistor in series to a circuit, what will happen to the total current?

(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Stay the same (d) Become zero

18. What is the current flowing through a series circuit with a 12 V source and three resistors: 2

Ω, 4 Ω, and 6 Ω? (a) 0.5 A (b) 1 A (c) 2 A (d) 3 A

19. A series circuit consists of a 9V battery and 3 resistors of 3 ohms, 6 ohms, and 9 ohms.

What is the current through the 6 ohm resistor? (a) 0.5 A (b) 1.5 A (c) 3 A (d) 6 A

20. If a device uses 5 A of current and has a resistance of 20 ohms, what voltage is required to

run the device? (a) 4 V (b) 10 V (c) 100 V (d) 200 V

21. What is the current if 10 Coulombs of charge pass through a conductor in 2 seconds?

(a) 20 A (b) 12 A (c) 5 A (d) 8 A

22. What will happen to the current in a circuit if the voltage is doubled and the resistance is

halved? (a) Remains the same (b) Doubled (c) Quadrupled (d) Halved

23. In a parallel circuit, if the voltage across one resistor is 5V, what is the voltage across the

other resistors? (a) Depends on resistance (b) 0 V (c) 5 V (d) 10 V

24. A 1.5 V battery supplies current to a 3 Ohm resistor. How much current does it supply?

(a) 4.5 A (b) 0.5 A (c) 2 A (d) 1 A

25. If you have two resistors with the same resistance value, how does their combined

resistance in series compare to their combined resistance in parallel?

(a) Series resistance is twice the parallel resistance. (c) They are the same.

(b) Parallel resistance is twice the series resistance. (d) They depend on the voltage.

26. A wire has a resistance of 5 ohms. A second wire of the same material has twice the length

and twice the cross-sectional area. What is the resistance of the second wire?

(a) 2.5 ohms (b) 5 ohms (c) 10 ohms (d) 20 ohms