Objective Question 1

A free electron and a free proton are released in

identical electric fields. How do the magnitudes of the
electric force exerted on the two particles compare?
1. It is millions of times greater for the electron.
2. It is thousands of times greater for the electron.
3. They are equal.
4. It is thousands of times smaller for the electron.
5. It is millions of times smaller for the electron.
 Objective Question 1
A free electron and a free proton are released in
identical electric fields. How do the magnitudes of the
electric force exerted on the two particles compare?
1. It is millions of times greater for the electron.
2. It is thousands of times greater for the electron.
3. They are equal.
4. It is thousands of times smaller for the electron.
5. It is millions of times smaller for the electron.
 Objective Question 2
A free electron and a free proton are released in
identical electric fields. Compare the magnitudes of
their accelerations.
1. It is millions of times greater for the electron.
2. It is thousands of times greater for the electron.
3. They are equal.
4. It is thousands of times smaller for the electron.
5. It is millions of times smaller for the electron.
 Objective Question 2
A free electron and a free proton are released in
identical electric fields. Compare the magnitudes of
their accelerations.
1. It is millions of times greater for the electron.
2. It is thousands of times greater for the electron.
3. They are equal.
4. It is thousands of times smaller for the electron.
5. It is millions of times smaller for the electron.
 Objective Question 3
A very small ball has a mass of 5.00 × 10-3 kg and a
charge of 4.00 µC. What magnitude electric field
directed upward will balance the weight of the ball so
that the ball is suspended motionless above the
ground?
1. 8.21 × 102 N/C
2. 1.22 × 104 N/C
3. 2.00 × 1022 N/C
4. 5.11 × 106 N/C
5. 3.72 × 103 N/C
 Objective Question 3
A very small ball has a mass of 5.00 × 10-3 kg and a
charge of 4.00 µC. What magnitude electric field
directed upward will balance the weight of the ball so
that the ball is suspended motionless above the
ground?
1. 8.21 × 102 N/C
2. 1.22 × 104 N/C
3. 2.00 × 1022 N/C
4. 5.11 × 106 N/C
5. 3.72 × 103 N/C
 Objective Question 4
An electron with a speed of 3.00 × 106 m/s moves into
a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.00 × 103 N/C.
The field lines are parallel to the electron’s velocity
and pointing in the same direction as the velocity. How
far does the electron travel before it is brought to rest?
1. 2.56 cm
2. 5.12 cm
3. 11.2 cm
4. 3.34 m
5. 4.24 m
 Objective Question 4
An electron with a speed of 3.00 × 106 m/s moves into
a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.00 × 103 N/C.
The field lines are parallel to the electron’s velocity
and pointing in the same direction as the velocity. How
far does the electron travel before it is brought to rest?
1. 2.56 cm
2. 5.12 cm
3. 11.2 cm
4. 3.34 m
5. 4.24 m
 Objective Question 5
A charge of 4.00 nC is located at (0, 1.00) m. What is
the x component of the electric field due to the charge
at (4.00, 2.00) m?
1. 1.15 N/C
2. 0.864 N/C
3. 1.44 N/C
4. 1.15 N/C
5. 0.864 N/C
 Objective Question 5
A charge of 4.00 nC is located at (0, 1.00) m. What is
the x component of the electric field due to the charge
at (4.00, 2.00) m?
1. 1.15 N/C
2. 0.864 N/C
3. 1.44 N/C
4. 1.15 N/C
5. 0.864 N/C
 Objective Question 6
A circular ring of charge with radius b has total charge
q uniformly distributed around it. What is the
magnitude of the electric field at the center of the ring?
1. 0
2. keq/b2
3. keq2/b2
4. keq2/b
5. none of those answers
 Objective Question 6
A circular ring of charge with radius b has total charge
q uniformly distributed around it. What is the
magnitude of the electric field at the center of the ring?
1. 0
2. keq/b2
3. keq2/b2
4. keq2/b
5. none of those answers
 Objective Question 7
Estimate the magnitude of the electric field due to the
proton in a hydrogen atom at a distance of 5.29 × 1011
m, the expected position of the electron in the atom.
1. 1011 N/C
2. 108 N/C
3. 1014 N/C
4. 106 N/C
5. 1012 N/C
 Objective Question 7
Estimate the magnitude of the electric field due to the
proton in a hydrogen atom at a distance of 5.29 × 1011
m, the expected position of the electron in the atom.
1. 1011 N/C
2. 108 N/C
3. 1014 N/C
4. 106 N/C
5. 1012 N/C
 Objective Question 8
Three charged particles are arranged on corners of a square as
shown in the figure, with charge Q on both the particle at the
upper left corner and the particle at the lower right corner and with
charge +2Q on the particle at the lower left corner. What is the
direction of the electric field at the upper right corner, which is a
point in empty space?

1. It is upward and to the right (a).

2. It is straight to the right (b).
3. It is straight downward (c).
4. It is downward and to the left (d).
5. It is perpendicular to the plane of the picture and outward (e).
 Objective Question 8
Three charged particles are arranged on corners of a square as
shown in the figure, with charge Q on both the particle at the
upper left corner and the particle at the lower right corner and with
charge +2Q on the particle at the lower left corner. What is the
direction of the electric field at the upper right corner, which is a
point in empty space?

1. It is upward and to the right (a).

2. It is straight to the right (b).
3. It is straight downward (c).
4. It is downward and to the left (d).
5. It is perpendicular to the plane of the picture and outward (e).
 Objective Question 9
Three charged particles are arranged on corners of a
square as shown in the figure, with charge Q on both
the particle at the upper left corner and the particle at the
lower right corner and with charge +2Q on the particle at
the lower left corner. Suppose the +2Q charge at the
lower left corner is removed. Then the magnitude of the
field at the upper right corner:
1. becomes larger.
2. becomes smaller.
3. stays the same.
4. changes unpredictably.
 Objective Question 9
Three charged particles are arranged on corners of a
square as shown in the figure, with charge Q on both
the particle at the upper left corner and the particle at the
lower right corner and with charge +2Q on the particle at
the lower left corner. Suppose the +2Q charge at the
lower left corner is removed. Then the magnitude of the
field at the upper right corner:
1. becomes larger.
2. becomes smaller.
3. stays the same.
4. changes unpredictably.
 Objective Question 10
An object with negative charge is placed in a region of
space where the electric field is directed vertically
upward. What is the direction of the electric force
exerted on this charge?
1. It is up.
2. It is down.
3. There is no force.
4. The force can be in any direction.
 Objective Question 10
An object with negative charge is placed in a region of
space where the electric field is directed vertically
upward. What is the direction of the electric force
exerted on this charge?
1. It is up.
2. It is down.
3. There is no force.
4. The force can be in any direction.
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 Objective Question 12
The diagrams below show two uniformly charged spheres. The
charge on the right sphere is 3 times as large as the charge on the
left sphere. Which force diagram best represents the magnitudes
and directions of the electric forces on the two spheres?
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 Objective Question 12
The diagrams below show two uniformly charged spheres. The
charge on the right sphere is 3 times as large as the charge on the
left sphere. Which force diagram best represents the magnitudes
and directions of the electric forces on the two spheres?
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 Objective Question 12
Discussion:
According to Newton's third law, the force exerted
on the left sphere by the right one must be equal in
magnitude and opposite in direction to the force
exerted on the right sphere by the left. Therefore, of
the listed answers, only (4) can be valid.
Remember that the electrostatic force of one
charged object acting on another depends on the
product of their charges, so the force of a large
charge acting on a small will be the same as the
force on a small charge acting on a large one.
 Objective Question 13
The diagrams below show two uniformly charged spheres. The charge on the
right sphere is 3 times as large as the charge on the left sphere. Each arrow
represents the electric field at the center of one sphere created by the other.
Which choice best represents the magnitudes and directions of the electric
field vectors created by one sphere at the location of the other sphere?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 Objective Question 13
The diagrams below show two uniformly charged spheres. The charge on the
right sphere is 3 times as large as the charge on the left sphere. Each arrow
represents the electric field at the center of one sphere created by the other.
Which choice best represents the magnitudes and directions of the electric
field vectors created by one sphere at the location of the other sphere?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 Objective Question 13
Discussion:
According to Coulomb's law, the electric field created by a
charged object is proportional to the amount of charge on it.
In this situation, the field at the center of each sphere is
created by the other sphere. The sphere with the smaller
charge will therefore have a larger electric field acting on it,
so (5) is the only possible answer.

Be careful not to confuse electric fields with the electric

forces they cause. Electric fields depend only on the charge
creating them, whereas electric forces depend on the charge
being acted upon as well.