1.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.CQ.001.

[3500843]
(a) Describe the motion of a proton after it is released from rest in a uniform electric
field.

(b) Describe the changes (if any) in its kinetic energy and the electric potential energy
associated with the proton.

2.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.CQ.003. [3500753]

A parallel-plate capacitor is charged by a battery, and the battery is then disconnected
from the capacitor. Because the charges on the capacitor plates are opposite in sign,
they attract each other. Hence, it takes positive work to increase the plate separation.
Show that the external work done when the plate separation is increased leads to an
increase in the energy stored in the capacitor.

3.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.QQ.001. [3500860]

If an electron is released from rest in a uniform electric field, the electric potential
energy of the charge-field system does what?

increases decreases remains the same

4.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.QQ.003. [3500878]

The figure below is a graph of an electric potential as a function of position. If a
positively charged particle is placed at point A, what will its subsequent motion be?

go to the right remain at point A go to the left oscillate around point B

5.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.QQ.004. [3500911]
If a negatively charged particle is placed at point B in the figure below and given a
very small kick to the right, what will its subsequent motion be?

It will go to the right and not return. It will remain at point B. It will oscillate

around point B. It will go to the left.

6.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.MC.001. [3500775]

A proton is released at the origin in a constant electric field of 850 N/C acting in the
positive x-direction. Find the change in the electric potential energy associated with the
proton after it travels to x = 2.5 m.

3.4 10-16 J -2.5 10-16 J -3.4 10-16 J -1.6 10-19 J 2.5 10-16 J

7.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.MC.002. [3500790]

An electron in an x-ray machine is accelerated through a potential difference of
1.00 104 V before it hits the target. What is the kinetic energy of the electron in
electron volts?

6.25 1022 eV 1.00 104 eV 1.60 10-19 eV 1.60 10-22 eV

1.60 10-15 eV

8.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.MC.003. [3500850]

The electric potential at x = 3.0 m is 120 V, and the electric potential at x = 5.0 m is
190 V. What is the electric field in this region, assuming it's constant?

-140 N/C -35 N/C 75 N/C 140 N/C 35 N/C

9.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.MC.005. [3501027]

If three unequal capacitors, initially uncharged, are connected in series across a
battery, which of the following statements is true?
The largest voltage appears across the capacitor with the largest capacitance. The

capacitor with the largest capacitance has the greatest charge. The equivalent

capacitance is greater than any of the individual capacitances. The capacitor with

the smallest capacitance has the smallest charge. The largest voltage appears
across the capacitor with the smallest capacitance.

10.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.MC.008. [3500695]

A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery. What happens to the stored energy
if the plate separation is doubled while the capacitor remains connected to the battery?

It remains the same. It is doubled. It decreases by a factor of 2. It

decreases by a factor of 4. It increases by a factor of 4.

11.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.P.015.MI.SA. [3500977]

This question has several parts that must be completed sequentially. If you skip a part
of the question, you will not receive any points for the skipped part, and you will not
be able to come back to the skipped part.

Tutorial Exercise
Two point charges Q1 = +4.55 nC and
Q2 = 1.65 nC
are separated by 40.0 cm.
(a) What is the electric potential at a point midway between the charges?

(b) What is the potential energy of the pair of charges? What is the significance of the
algebraic sign of your answer?

12.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.P.033. [3500877]

Given a 1.75 F capacitor, a 6.50 F capacitor, and a 15.00 V battery, find the charge
on each capacitor if you connect them in the following ways.
(a) in series across the battery
C

(b) in parallel across the battery

1.75 F capacitor C
6.50 F capacitor C
13.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.P.054. [3500787]
When a potential difference of 176 V is applied to the plates of an air-filled parallel-
plate capacitor, the plates carry a surface charge density of 2.60 10-10 C/cm2. What
is the spacing between the plates?

mm
14.-Question DetailsSerCP9 16.P.059.MI.SA. [3500722]
This question has several parts that must be completed sequentially. If you skip a part
of the question, you will not receive any points for the skipped part, and you will not
be able to come back to the skipped part.

Tutorial Exercise
A parallel-plate capacitor is constructed using a dielectric material whose dielectric
constant is 3.15 and whose dielectric strength is 1.50 108 V/m. The desired
capacitance is 0.350 F, and the capacitor must withstand a maximum potential
difference of 4.00 kV. Find the minimum area of the capacitor plates.

This question has several parts that must be completed sequentially. If you skip a part
of the question, you will not receive any points for the skipped part, and you will not
be able to come back to the skipped part.

Tutorial Exercise
A parallel-plate capacitor is constructed using a dielectric material whose dielectric
constant is 3.65 and whose dielectric strength is 3.10 108 V/m. The desired
capacitance is 0.450 F, and the capacitor must withstand a maximum potential
difference of 4.00 kV. Find the minimum area of the capacitor plates.

Step 1
We will solve two simple simultaneous equations, combining distance in terms of
dielectric strength with the capacitance requirement to find the minimum area of the
plates. The dielectric strength is given by
Emax =

Vmax
d
= 3.10 108 V/m,

where d is the distance between the plates. Solving for this distance, we have
d=

Vmax
3.10 108 V/m
.

We also need to satisfy the following equation for the capacitance with known dielectric
constant . We have
C=

0A
d
,
where A is the plate area. Substituting the expression above for the distance and
solving for the area, we have the following.

Cd
A =
0

=
CVmax
0Emax

0.45
106 F

4000
V
=

3.65

8.85 1012 F/m

 3.1
108 V/m

=
0.18
m2.