bosak-barani (sb47383) HW 1 hoffmann (56295)

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001 10.0 points
There are two identical small metal spheres
with charges 48.2 C and 47.7034 C. The
distance between them is 9 cm. The spheres
are placed in contact then set at their original
distance.
Calculate the magnitude of the force between the two spheres at the final position. The value of the Coulomb constant
is 8.98755 109 N m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N.
002 10.0 points
Charge Q is on the y axis a distance a from
the origin and charge q is on the x axis a
distance d from the origin.
What is the value of d for which the x
component of the force on q is the greatest?
q
1. d =
2a
Q
q a

2. d =
Q 2
q
3. d = a
Q
4. d = a
5. d = 0
a
2
q a
7. d =
Q2

8. d = 2 a
6. d =

a
9. d =
2
003 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A strong lightning bolt transfers about
23.89 C to Earth.
How many electrons are transferred? The
elemental charge is 1.602 1019 C.
004 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points

The lightning bolt discharge lasts one millisecond.

What is the average current flowing from
the cloud to ground?
Answer in units of A.
005 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Note that N/C = V/m
Two charges are located on a horizontal
axis.
p
1.8 m
3 C

3 C
2m

2m

Determine the electric field at p on a

vertical axis as shown in the figure, where
up is positive. The Coulomb constant is
8.98755 109 N m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of V/m.
006 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find the vertical component of the electric
force on a 2.4 C charge placed at point p.
Answer in units of N.
007 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Two charged particles of equal magnitude
(Q and +Q) are fixed at opposite corners of
a square lying in a plane. A test charge q is
placed at a third corner.
Q

q
+Q
What is the direction of the force on the
test charge due to the two other charges?
1.
2.

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3.

the electric field at the origin. ( denotes the

unit vector in the positive x direction.)

4.
1.
5.

2.

6.

3.

7.

4.

8.

5.

008 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points

Let the side of the square be a.
What is the magnitude of the electric field
at the location of q due to the two charges
Q and +Q.
kQ
a2
kQ
2. 2
a

1. 2

kQ
a
kQ
5. 2 2
a
kQ
6. 3
a
kqQ
7. 2
a2
kQ
8. 2
a
kQ
9. 3 2
a
kQ
10. 2
a

6.

k 20
()
2 x0
k 0
()
2 x0
k 0
()
2 x0
k 0
()
2 x20
k 0
()
x0
k 0
()
x0

010 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A charged mass on the end of a light string
is attached to a point on a uniformly charged
vertical sheet (with areal charge density =
0.2 C/m2 ) of infinite extent.

95. 5

3. 0

009 10.0 points

A line of charge starts at x = x0 , where x0
is positive, and extends along the x-axis to
positive infinity.
If the linear charge density is given by =
0 x0 /x, where 0 is a positive constant, find

cm

4.

0.12 C
1g

Find the angle the thread makes with the

vertically charged sheet. The acceleration due
to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 and the permittivity of
free space is 8.854 1012 C2 /N m2 .
Answer in units of .
011 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find for an angle of 84 .
Answer in units of C/m2 .
012 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
A uniformly charged ring of radius 13.6 cm

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has a total charge of 61 C.
Find the magnitude of the electric field on
the axis of the ring at 0.74 cm from the center of the ring. The value of the Coulomb
constant is 8.98755 109 N m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N/C.
013 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
axis of the ring at 5.66 cm from the center of
the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.
014 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
axis of the ring at 43 cm from the center of
the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.
015 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
axis of the ring at 144.924 cm from the center
of the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.
016 10.0 points
An electron moves at 3.1 106 m/s into a
uniform electric field of magnitude 472 N/C.
The field is parallel to the electrons velocity
and acts to decelerate the electron.
How far does the electron travel before it is
brought to rest? The fundamental charge is
1.602 1019 C and the mass of an electron
is 9.109 1031 kg .
Answer in units of cm.
017 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
In the figure below, point P1 is on the perpendicular bisector of the dipole, and P2 is
along the axis of the dipole in the firection of
the dipole moment vector ~p. P1 and P2 are
both a distance 100 m from the center of the
dipole. The magnitude of each of the charges
is 3.4 C , with the direction of the dipole vector p
from the negative charge to the positive
charge.

P1 (0, 100 m)

(100 m, 0)
P2

1.3 m

~p
What is the magnitude of the electric field
at P1 ? The value of the Coulomb constant is
8.99 109 N m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N/C.
018 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points
~1
What is the direction of the electric field E
at P1 ?
1. In a direction perpendicular to both the
dipole vector p
and r
2. In a direction perpendicular to the dipole
vector; e.g., p
3. In the direction opposite to that of the
dipole vector; e.g., p
4. In the direction of r
5. In the direction of the dipole vector;
e.g., p

019 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points

What is the magnitude of the electric field at
P2 ?
Answer in units of N/C.
020 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points
~2
What is the direction of the electric field E
at P2 ?
1. In a direction perpendicular to both the
dipole vector p
and r
2. In a direction perpendicular to the dipole
vector; e.g., p
3. In the direction opposite to that of the
dipole vector; e.g., p

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4. In a direction perpendicular to r
5. In the direction of the dipole vector;
e.g., p
.