1- A metal sphere is insulated electrically and is given a charge.

If 25 electrons are added to the

sphere in giving a charge, how many Coulombs are added to the sphere?
A) - 4.0 10-18 C
B) - 4.0 10-20 C
C) - 40 C
D) - 25 C
Answer: A
2- An asteroid of mass 58,000 kg carrying a negative charge of 15.0 C is 180 m from a second
asteroid of mass 52,000 kg carrying a negative charge of 11.0 C . What is the net force the asteroids
exert upon each other? (G = 6.673 10-11 Nm2/kg2 and k = 9.0 109 Nm2/C2.)
A) 0.0062 N
B) 0.000040 N
C) 570,000 N
D) 510,000 N
Answer: A
3- The electric field 2.8 cm from a small object points toward the object with a strength of 180,000
N/C. What is the object's charge?
A) + 16 nC
B) - 17 nC
C) - 16 nC
D) + 17 nC
Answer: C
4- Two equally charged spheres of mass 1.0 g are placed 2.0 cm apart. When released, they begin to
accelerate at 414 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the charge on each sphere?
A) 120 nC
B) 95 nC
C) 140 nC
D) 75 nC
Answer: C
5- X and Y are two uncharged metal spheres on insulating stands, and are in contact with each other. A
positively charged rod R is brought close to X as shown in figure 1.

Sphere Y is now moved away from X (figure 2).

The final charge states of X and Y, respectively, are
A) neutral and neutral.
B) positive and neutral.
C) neutral and positive.
D) negative and positive.
Answer: D
6- A 3.0 C point charge and a 9.0 C point charge are initially infinitely far apart. How much work
does it take to bring the 3.0 C point charge to x = 3.0 mm, y = 0.0 mm, and the 9.0 C point charge
to x = -3.0 mm, y = 0.0 mm? (The value of k is 9.0 109 Nm2/C2.)
A) 41 J
B) 81 J
C) 27 J

D) 6.8 J
Answer: A
7- A proton with speed 1.5 105 m/s falls through a potential difference of 100 volts, gaining speed.
What is the speed reached?
A) 4.56 105 m/s
B) 2.04 105 m/s
C) 3.55 105 m/s
D) 8.80 105 m/s
E) 1.55 106 m/s
Answer: B
8- In the figure below the charge in the middle is Q = -3.1 nC. For what charge q 1 will charge q2 be in
static equilibrium?

A) 6.2 nC
B) 3.1 nC
C) 25 nC
D) 12 nC
Answer: D
9- A pair of charged conducting plates produces a uniform field of 12,000 N/C, directed to the right,
between the plates. The separation of the plates is 40 mm. In the figure, an electron is projected from
plate A, directly toward plate B, with an initial velocity of v o = 2.0 107 m/s. The velocity of the
electron as it strikes plate B is closest to:
A) 1.2 107 m/s
B) 1.5 107 m/s
C) 1.8 107 m/s
D) 2.1 107 m/s
E) 2.4 107 m/s
Answer: B
10- The electrical force between two objects depends on
A) the distance between the two objects.
B) the charge of the two objects.
C) the mass of the two objects.
D) All of the above
E) Two of the above
Answer: E
11- A positive test charge q is released near a positive fixed charge Q.

As q moves away from Q, it will move with

A) constant velocity.
B) constant acceleration.
C) increasing acceleration.
D) decreasing acceleration.

Answer: D