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Assignment 4
Due: 12:00pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Part A
Along which of the lines (A to H) in the figure should charge 2 be placed so that the free-body diagrams of charge 1 and charge 2 are consistent?
ANSWER:
Part B
Along which of the lines (A to H) in the figure should charge 3 be placed so that the free-body diagrams of charge 1, charge 2, and charge 3 are consistent?
ANSWER: D
Part C
Along which of the lines (A to H) in the figure should charge 2 be placed so that the free-body diagrams of charge 1 and charge 2 are consistent?
ANSWER: H
Part D
Along which lines (A to H) in the figure should charge 3 be placed so that the free-body diagrams of charge 1, charge 2, and charge 3 are consistent?
ANSWER: F
Part A
A glass marble is rubbed against a piece of silk. As a result the piece of fabric acquires extra electrons. What happens to the glass marble?
ANSWER: The marble has lost the same number of electrons acquired by the piece of silk.
The marble has acquired the same number of electrons acquired by the piece of silk.
The marble acquires a positive charge and repels the piece of silk.
The marble acquires a positive charge and attracts the piece of silk.
The marble acquires a negative charge and attracts the piece of silk.
The marble acquires a negative charge and repels the piece of silk.
This was a simple example of electrostatic interactions. When you rub a piece of glass against a piece of silk, the glass acquires a positive charge and the silk acquires a negative charge because some electrons were transferred from the glass to the silk in the rubbing
process. The silk acquires the same net charge as the glass, but with the opposite sign. This charge distribution causes the silk and the glass marble to be attracted to one another.
Part B
Two glass marbles (1 and 2), each supported by a nylon thread, are rubbed against a piece of silk and then are placed near a third glass marble (3), also supported by a similar thread. Assuming that marble 3 has not been in contact with the piece of fabric, which of the
following statements best describes the situation when the three marbles are brought together? Ignore the effects of polarization.
Most of the objects in everyday life are neutral; they acquire a nonzero net charge only if subjected to processes that involve a transfer of electrons. Rubbing a glass marble with a piece of silk is an example of such a process. Thus, both marbles 1 and 2 have a nonzero
electric charge. Marble 3, which hasn't been in contact with the fabric, remains neutral.
ANSWER: Marbles 1 and 2 attract each other, but no interaction occurs with marble 3.
Both marbles 1 and 2 attract marble 3.
The three marbles will repel each other.
Marbles 1 and 2 repel each other, but no interaction occurs with marble 3.
As you have seen here, electrostatic interactions occur between charged objects. Objects with like charges repel each other, whereas objects with opposite charges attract each other.
Part A
What is the charge of object A?
ANSWER:
Hint A.3 Find the sign of the charge
What is the sign of the charge that produces an electric field that points toward the charge?
ANSWER: positive
negative
Since the electric field produced by A at P points south toward A, the charge of A must be negative.
ANSWER: 1.11×10−9
−1.11×10−9
2.78×10−10
−2.78×10−10
5.75×1012
−5.75×1012
Part B
If a second object B with the same charge as A is placed at 0.250 south of A (so that objects A and B and point P follow a straight line), what is the magnitude of the total electric field produced by the two objects at P?
ANSWER:
C
Given a point charge , the magnitude of the electric field at a distance from the charge is given by
,
ANSWER:
=
ANSWER:
=
ANSWER: 40.0
50.0
30.0
10.0
Part A
For the charge distribution provided, indicate the region (A to E) along the horizontal axis where a point exists at which the net electric field is zero.
If no such region exists on the horizontal axis choose the last option (nowhere).
ANSWER: A
B
C
D
E
nowhere
Part B
For the charge distribution provided, indicate the region (A to E) along the horizontal axis where a point exists at which the net electric field is zero.
Hint B.2 Determine the regions where the electric fields could cancel
In which region(s) do the electric fields from the two source charges point in opposite directions?
List all the correct answers in alphabetical order.
ANSWER: BCD
Since the two charges produce fields that point in opposite directions in these regions, if the magnitude of the fields are equal, the net electric field will be zero.
Therefore, the point directly between the two charges is not the correct answer since the right charge dominates at this point. Check the other two possible regions.
If no such region exists on the horizontal axis choose the last option (nowhere).
ANSWER: A
B
C
D
E
nowhere
Part C
For the charge distribution provided, indicate the region (A to E) along the horizontal axis where a point exists at which the net electric field is zero.
Hint C.1 Zeros of the electric field
The net electric field can only be zero if the electric fields due to the two charges point in opposite directions and have equal magnitudes. Therefore, first determine the region(s) where the two constituent electric fields point in opposite directions. Then, in each region
determine whether a point exists where the fields have equal magnitude. If there is such a point, then select that region.
If no such region exists on the horizontal axis choose the last option (nowhere).
ANSWER: A
B
C
D
E
nowhere
Part D
For the charge distribution provided, indicate the region (A to E) along the horizontal axis where a point exists at which the net electric field is zero.
ANSWER: A
B
C
D
E
Nowhere along the finite x axis
Part A
Calculate the magnitude of the net electric field at the origin due to these two point charges.
Calculate , the x component of , the electric field at the origin created by , including its sign.
ANSWER:
=
Calculate , the y component of , the electric field at the origin created by , including its sign.
ANSWER:
=
Hint A.4 Calculate the magnitude of the field created by the first charge
Calculate , the magnitude of the electric field at the origin created by charge . Recall that magnitude is always nonnegative.
Hint A.4.1 Calculate the distance from the first charge to the origin
Calculate , the distance from the first charge, , to the origin.
ANSWER:
=
ANSWER:
=
Calculate , the x component of , the electric field at the origin created by , including its sign.
ANSWER:
=
Calculate the y component of , the electric field created at the origin by , including its sign.
ANSWER:
=
ANSWER:
Part B
What is the direction, relative to the negative x axis, of the net electric field at the origin due to these two point charges.
ANSWER:
= up from the negative x axis
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