PHYSICS 12

NAME: ______________
Electrostatics Assignment
1. Three point charges are arranged as shown e!ow.
"hat are the #agnit$de and direction o% the e!ectric
%orce on the &1' (C charge d$e to the other two point
charges)
2. An e!ectron tra*e!!ing at 1.+ , 1-
.
#/s enters the region
etween two charged para!!e! p!ates as shown. "hat
*o!tage app!ied to the second p!ate wo$!d res$!t in the
e!ectron 0$st reaching this p!ate 1vf 2 - at second p!ate3
and what is the direction o% the e!ectric %ie!d etween the
p!ates)
4. A proton initia!!5 he!d at rest 2.- # awa5 %ro# a
%i,ed 2' (C charge is re!eased. The proton
acce!erates to the right as shown. "hat is the
speed o% the proton when it is 6.- # awa5 %ro#
the 2' (C charge)
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+. A s#a!! sphere ha*ing a charge o% 2.4 (C is s$spended %ro# a
thread hanging etween two charged p!ates as shown.
"hat is the #ass o% the s#a!! sphere)
'. 8$ring an e!ectrostatics e,peri#ent to in*estigate Co$!o#9s :aw; a positi*e point charge; q1; is #o*ed
grad$a!!5 c!oser to a 1- (C charge that is %i,ed to a ta!e top.
The e!ectrostatic %orce; Fq; e,perienced 5 q1 at se*era! separation distances; r; %ro# the 1- (C %i,ed
charge is recorded.
It is possi!e to $se s$ch data 1Fq and r3 to create a !inear graph and otain a s!ope.
In the o, on the graph e!ow write the %$nction 1inc!$de $nits3 o% the separation distance; r; that #$st
e $sed on the hori<onta! a,is to prod$ce a !inear re!ation %ro# this data.
E,p!ain how 5o$ can $se the s!ope o% this graph to deter#ine the $n=nown charge; q1.
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