PHYSICS GRADE 11 UNIT 6 ELECTROSTATICS AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
1.Which quantity and unit are correctly paired?
A.electric field strength and N/C. B.electricity and Coulombs
C.electrostatic force and electrons. D.electric field strength and E
2.A neutral hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron. If you remove the electron, what will be
the leftover sign of the charge? A.negative. B.positive. C.zero D.neutral
3.What is the charge on a proton?
A.+8.99 × 10–⁹C. B.−8.99 × 10–⁹ C. C.+ 1.60 × 10–¹⁹ C. D.−1.60 × 10–¹⁹ C
4.True or false—Carbon is more conductive than pure water. A.true B.false
5.True or false—Two insulating objects are polarized. To cancel the polarization, it suffices to touch
them together. A.true. B.false
6.How is the charge of the proton related to the charge of the electron?
A. The magnitudes of charge of the proton and the electron are equal, but the charge of the proton is
positive, whereas the charge of the electron is negative.
B. The magnitudes of charge of the proton and the electron are unequal, but the charge of the proton is
positive, whereas the charge of the electron is negative.
C. The magnitudes of charge of the proton and the electron are equal, but the charge of the proton is
negative, whereas the charge of the electron is positive.
D. The magnitudes of charge of the proton and the electron are unequal, but the charge of the proton is
negative, whereas the charge of the electron is positive
7.If you double the distance between two point charges, by which factor does the force between the
particles change? A. 1/2. B.2. C.4. D. 1/4
8.The combined charge of all the electrons in a dime is hundreds of thousands of coulombs. Because like
charges repel, what keeps the dime from exploding?
A. The dime has an equal number of protons, with positive charge.
B. The dime has more protons than electrons, with positive charge.
C. The dime has fewer protons than electrons, with positive charge.
D. The dime is polarized, with electrons on one side and protons on the other side.
9. How can you quadruple the electrical force between two charged particles?
A. Increase the distance between the charges by a factor of two.
B. Increase the distance between the charges by a factor of four.
C. Increase the product of the charges by a factor of two
D. Increase the product of the charges by a factor of four.
10.An ion of iron contains 56 protons. How many electrons must it contain if its net charge is +5e?
A.five electrons. B.51 electrons C. 56 electrons D.61 electrons
11.An insulating rod carries +2.0nC of charge. After rubbing it with a material, you find it carries −3nC
of charge. How much charge was transferred to it?
A.−5nC. B. −3nC. C.−1nC. D. +2.0nC
12.The force between two charges is 4 × 10–9 N . If the magnitude of one charge is reduced by a factor
of two and the distance between the charges is reduced by a factor of two, what is the new force
between the charges?
A.2 × 10–⁹ N. B.4 × 10–⁹ N. C.6 × 10–⁹ N. D.8 × 10–⁹ N
13.An atomic nucleus contains 56 protons, for iron. Which force would this nucleus apply on an electron
at a distance of 10×10–¹² m?
A. 0.65 × 10–⁴ N. B.0.02 × 10–⁴ N. C.1.3 × 10–⁴ N. D.72.8 × 10–⁴ N
14.The electric field a distance of 10 km from a storm cloud is 1,000 N/C . What is the approximate
charge in the cloud? A0.0011 C. B.11 C. C.110 C. D.1,100 C
15. Which electric field would produce a 10 N force in the +x- direction on a charge of – 10 nC ?
A.− 1.0 × 10⁹ N/C. B.1.0 × 10⁹ N/C. C.1.0 × 10¹⁰ N/C D.1.0 × 10¹¹ N/C
16.A positive charge is located at x = 0 . When a negative charge is placed at x = 10 cm, what happens to
the electric field lines between the charges?
A. The electric field lines become denser between the charges.
B.The electric field lines become denser between the charges.
C.The electric field lines remains same between the charges.
D. The electric field lines will be zero between the charges.
17.True or false—Conservation of charge is like balancing a budget. A.true B.false
18.True or false—Although wood is an insulator, lightning can travel through a tree to reach Earth.
A.true. B.false
19.A small metal sphere with a net charge of 3.0 nC is touched to a second small metal sphere that is
initially neutral. The spheres are then placed 20 cm apart. What is the force between the spheres?A. .02
× 10−7 N. B.2.55 × 10−7 N. C.5.1 × 10−7 N. D.20.4 × 10−7 N
20. Point charges are located at each corner of a square with sides of 5.0 cm . The top-left charge is q1 =
8.0 nC The top right charge is q2 = 4.0 nC. The bottom-right charge is q3 = 4.0 nC. The bottom-left charge
is q4 = 8.0 nC. What is the electric field at the point midway between charges q2 and q3?
A (–2.1×104 N/C)x^ B.(2.3×104 N/C)x^ C. (4.1×104 N/C)x^ D.(4.6×104 N/C)x
21.A square grid has charges of Q = 10 nC are each corner. The sides of the square at 10 cm . How much
energy does it require to bring a q = 1.0 nC charge from very far away to the point at the center of this
square?
A. 1.3 × 10−6 J. B. 2.5 × 10−6 J. C.3.8 × 10−6 J. D.5.1 × 10−6 J
22. A 12 μF air-filled capacitor has 12 V across it. If the surface charge on each capacitor plate is σ = 7.2
mC / m2, what is the attractive force of one capacitor plate toward the other?
A. 0.81 × 105 N. B.0.81 × 106 N. C.1.2 × 105 N. D.1.2 × 106 N1.
23.Which equation describes conservation of charge?
A. qinitial = qfinal = constant. C.qinitial = qfinal = 0
B. qinitial − qfinal = 0. D. qinitial/qfinal = constant
24. An isolated system contains two objects with charges q1 and q2 . If object 1 loses half of its
charge, what is the final charge on object 2?
A. q22. B. 3q22. C.q2−q12. D. q2+q12
25. How many protons are needed to make 1 nC of charge? 1 nC = 10−9 C
A. 1.6 × 10−28. B.1.6 × 10−10. C.3 × 109. D. 6 × 109
26. In a physics lab, you charge up three metal spheres, two with +3nC and one with −5nC. When you
bring all three spheres together so that they all touch one another, what is the total charge on the three
spheres? A.+1nC. B.+3nC. C. +5nC. D. +6nC
27.Describe the force between two positive point charges that interact.
A. The force is attractive and acts along the line joining the two point charges.
B. The force is attractive and acts tangential to the line joining the two point charges.
C. The force is repulsive and acts along the line joining the two point charges.
D. The force is repulsive and acts tangential to the line joining the two point charges.
28. How does a conductor differ from an insulator?
A. Electric charges move easily in an insulator but not in a conducting material.
B. Electric charges move easily in a conductor but not in an insulator.
C. A conductor has a large number of electrons.
D. More charges are in an insulator than in a conductor.
29. True or false—Charging an object by polarization requires touching it with an object carrying excess
charge. A. true. B. false
30. A charge of −4 × 10−9 C is a distance of 3 cm from a charge of 3 × 10−9 C . What is the magnitude
and direction of the force between them?
A. 1.2 × 10−4 N, and the force is attractive. C. 1.2 × 1014 N, and the force is attractive
B. 6.74 × 1023 N, and the force is attractive. D. −ŷ, and the force is attractive
31. Two charges are repelled by a force of 2.0 N. If the distance between them triples, what is the force
between the charges?
A. 0.22 N. B.0.67 N. C. 2.0 N. D. 18.0 N
32. How are electrostatic force and charge related?
A. The force is proportional to the product of two charges.
B. The force is inversely proportional to the product of two charges.
C. The force is proportional to any one of the charges between which the force is acting.
D. The force is inversely proportional to any one of the charges between which the force is acting.
32. Why is Coulomb’s law called an inverse-square law?
A. because the force is proportional to the inverse of the distance squared between charges
B. because the force is proportional to the product of two charges
C. because the force is proportional to the inverse of the product of two charges
D. because the force is proportional to the distance squared between charges
33. What is the magnitude of the electric field from 20 cm from a point charge of q = 33 nC?
A.7.4 × 103 N/C. B. 1.48 × 103 N / C. C. 7.4 × 1012 N / C. D. 0
34.A −10 nC charge is at the origin. In which direction does the electric field from the charge point at x +
10 cm ?
A. The electric field points away from negative charges.
B. The electric field points toward negative charges.
C. The electric field points toward positive charges.
D. The electric field points away from positive charges.
35. When electric field lines get closer together, what does that tell you about the electric field?
A. The electric field is inversely proportional to the density of electric field lines.
B. The electric field is directly proportional to the density of electric field lines.
C. The electric field is not related to the density of electric field lines.
D. The electric field is inversely proportional to the square root of density of electric field lines
36. If five electric-field lines come out of a +5 nC charge, how many electric-field lines should come out
of a +20 nC charge?
A. 5 field lines. B. 10 field lines. C. 15 field lines. D. 20 field lines
37. What is the electric potential 10 cm from a −10 nC charge?
A. 9.0 × 102 V. B. 9.0 × 103 V. C. 9.0 × 104 V. D. 9.0 × 105 V
38. An electron accelerates from 0 to 10 × 104 m/s in an electric field. Through what potential difference
did the electron travel? The mass of an electron is 9.11 × 10–31 kg, and its charge is −1.60 × 10–19 C. A.
29 mV. B. 290 mV. C. 2,900 mV. D. 29 V
39. What is the voltage on a 35 μF with 25 nC of charge?
A. 8.75 × 10−13 V. B. 0.71 × 10−3 V. C. 1.4 × 10−3 V. D. 1.4 × 103 V
40. Which voltage is across a 100 μF capacitor that stores 10 J of energy?
A. −4.5 × 102 V. B. 4.5 × 102 V. C. ±4.5 × 102 V. D. ±9 × 102 V
41. With 12 V across a capacitor, it accepts 10 mC of charge. What is its capacitance?
A. 0.83 μF. B. 83 μF. C. 120 μF. D. 830 μF
42. A parallel-plate capacitor has an area of 10 cm2 and the plates are separated by 100 μm . If the
capacitor contains paper between the plates, what is its capacitance?
A. 3.3 × 10−10 F. B. 3.3 × 10−8 F. C. 3.3 × 10−6 F. D. 3.3 × 10−4 F
43. If the area of a parallel-plate capacitor doubles, how is the capacitance affected?
A. The capacitance will remain the same. C. The capacitance will double.
B. The capacitance will increase four times. D. The capacitance will increase eight times.
44. If you double the area of a parallel-plate capacitor and reduce the distance between the plates by a
factor of four, how is the capacitance affected?
A. It will increase by a factor of two. C. It will increase by a factor of four.
B. It will increase by a factor of six. D. It will increase by a factor of eight.
45.The speed of sound in a medium is independent of the
A.Temperature. B. Pressure. C. Density. D.Humidity
46.Dot product of electric field and vector area is called.
A. Electrical Potential. B. Electric Flux. C. Potential Gradient. D. Magnetic FieldPractice Problems
47.If you double the voltage across an ohmic resistor, how does the current through the resistor
change?
A. The current will double. C.The current will increase by half.
B. The current will decrease by half. D. The current will decrease by a factor of two.
48. The current through a 10Ω resistor is 0.025A. What is the voltage drop across the resistor?
A. 2.5mV. B. 0.25V. C. 2.5V. D. 0.25mV
49. What is electric current?
A. Electric current is the electric charge that is at rest.
B. Electric current is the electric charge that is moving.
C. Electric current is the electric charge that moves only from the positive terminal of a battery to the
negative terminal.
D. Electric current is the electric charge that moves only from a region of lower potential to higher
potential.
50. What is an ohmic material?
A. An ohmic material is a material that obeys Ohm’s law.
B. An ohmic material is a material that does not obey Ohm’s law.
C. An ohmic material is a material that has high resistance.
D. An ohmic material is a material that has low resistance.
51. What is the difference between direct current and alternating current?
A. Direct current flows continuously in every direction whereas alternating current flows in one
direction.
B. Direct current flows continuously in one direction whereas alternating current reverses its direction at
regular time intervals.
C. Both direct and alternating current flow in one direction; the magnitude of direct current is fixed
whereas the magnitude of alternating current changes at regular intervals of time.
D. Both direct and alternating current change their direction of flow; the magnitude of direct current is
fixed whereas the magnitude of alternating current changes at regular intervals of time.
52. Which one of the following is incorrect about Properties of charges
A. Two similarly charge bodies repel each other. B. Electric charge is always conserved
C. Electric charge is quantized. D. Like Charges attract and unlike charges repel each other
53. What are the similarities between Newton’s law of universal gravitation and Coulomb’s law?
A. Both are states force is directly proportional to the square of distance
B. Both states force is directly proportional to the product of two charges
C. Both are states force is directly proportional to the product of two mass
D. Both states force is inversely proportional to the square of distance
54. Which one of the following is wrong about Properties of electric Field lines
A. Electric field lines are always perpendicular to the surface of the charged body.
B. Electric field lines do not cross each other.
C. Electric field lines are always parallel to the surface of the charged body.
D. The closer the lines, the stronger the electric field.
55. What is the electric flux through a sphere that has a radius of 1m and carries a charge of
1μC at its center? ( Use k=9x109Nm²/c²)
A. 9x10³ Nm²/c B. 1.13 x10⁵ Nm²/c. C. 9x10⁵ Nm²/c. D. 1.13 x10³ Nm²/c
56. What is the electrostatic force acting on each of two tiny uniformly charged spheres in
vacuum if they both carry 1C of charge and they are separated by 1m?
A. 9x10⁹N B. 4.5x10⁹N C. 18x10⁹N D. 9x10⁶N
57. How many electrons are contained in 1C of charge?
A. 6.2 × 10¹⁸ e B. 1.6 × 10-¹⁹ e C. 2.6 × 10¹⁸e D. 1.2 × 10-¹⁸ e
58. If two equal point charges, each of 1C, were separated in air by a distance of 1km, what
would be the force between them? A. 9x10⁵N B. 9x10⁹N C.9x10³N D. 4.5x10³N
59. How much work is required to carry an electron from the positive terminal of a 12-V
battery to the negative terminal?
A. -1.9 × 10−¹⁸ J B. 3 × 10−⁹ J C. -1.9 × 10¹⁸ J D. 1.9 × 10−¹⁸ J
60. The following point charges are placed on the x-axis +2µC at x = 20 cm, −3µC at x = 30 cm, −4.0 µC at
x = 40 cm. What is the absolute potential on the axis at x = 0?
A. -36x10³V B. 9x10⁵V C. 3.6x10⁴V D. -9x10⁴V
61. Three capacitors (2µF, 5µF, and 7µF) are connected in series. What is their equivalent
capacitance? A. 14 µF B. 1.2 µF C. 3.5µF D. 7µF
62. A steady current of 0.5A flows through a wire. How much charge passes through the wire
in one minute? A. 50C B. 0.5C C. 30C. D. 15C
63. An electric heater uses 5A when connected across 110V. what its resistance?.
A. 550Ω B. 22 Ω C. 240 Ω. D. 11Ω
64. 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. Change C. positive D. negative.
65. A point charge +q is placed midway between two point charges +3q and –q separated by
a distance 2d. If Coulomb’s constant is k, the magnitude of the force on the charge +q is:
66. Kirchhoff’s loop rule for circuit analysis is an expression of which of the following?
A. Conservation of charge B. Conservation of energy C. Ampere's law D. Ohm's law
67. A capacitor of 12μF capacitance can be charged after it is connected between potential
differences 9V. How much electrical energy is used in charging the capacitor?
A. 1 x1 0-³J B. 54x1 0-⁴J C. 4.86x1 0-⁴J D. 9.72x1 0-⁴J
68. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 10μF. If the distance b/n the plates is
halved, keeping all other quantities constant, then what is the new capacitance of the
capacitor ? A. 0.2μF B. 5 μF C. 10 μF D. 20 μF
69. A parallel–plate capacitor has a capacitance Co. A second parallel–plate capacitor has
plates with twice the area and twice the separation. The capacitance of the second capacitor is most
nearly A. ¼Co B. Co C. 2Co D. 4Co
70. The capacitance of a parallel–plate capacitor can be increased by increasing which of the following?
A. The distance between the plates B. The charge on each plate
C. The area of the plates D. The potential difference across the plates
71. Two parallel conducting plates are connected to a constant voltage source. The magnitude of the
electric field between the plates is 2,000 N/C. If the voltage is doubled and the distance between the
plates is reduced to 1/5 the original distance, the magnitude of the new electric field is A. 800 N/C B.
1,600 N/C . C. 2,400 N/C. D. 20,000 N/C
BY FURAAD ABDELLA 2017 E.C