Point X is midway between the plates.
Which of the following is the
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electric field strength at point X?
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A. 50 V m–1 upwards
TOPIC: electric filed Worksheet B. 50 V m–1 downwards
C. 100 V m–1 upwards
D. 100 V m–1 downwards
1. At distance d from a point charge of magnitude q the potential is V.
4. Point charges of +q and –q are placed at X and Y respectively.
Which of the following is the potential at a distance 4d from a point
When another charge is
charge of magnitude 2q?
placed at Z, the resultant
A. V/4
force on the charge at X
B. V/2 is zero. Distance XY
C. V equals distance YZ.
Which of the following is the charge placed at Z?
D. 2V
2. The diagram shows equipotential A. q/4
lines about a point charge. B. q/2
Which of the following diagrams C. 2q
shows a possible combination of D. 4q
electric field lines and polarity of point charge to produce this 5. In an electron deflection tube, electrons are released by passing a current
through a metal filament. What is the name of the process that releases
pattern?
the electrons?
A. electron diffraction
B. ionisation
C. photoelectric effect
D. thermionic emission
3. The diagram shows a 6. Some spiders may be seen suddenly moving up into the air, even when
there is no wind. This happens when they let out strands of web. The
potential difference applied
spiders are pulled upwards as the electrically charged strands of web
across two conducting interact with the Earth’s electric field. The average strength of the Earth’s
parallel plates. electric field is 120 V m–1 downwards.
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(a) State, with a reason, the polarity of the charge on the strands of web. 8.
(1) 9.
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separated by distance d.
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What is the charge on the oil drop?
(b) A spider moves upwards after letting out a strand of web. A. md/V
Determine the initial upwards acceleration of the spider. B. mV/d
–6
mass of spider = 3.00 × 10 kg C. mgd/V
–7
total magnitude of charge on a strand of web = 3.00 × 10 C (5) D. mgV/d
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....................................................................................................................... another point object with charge +2Q the force between them is F. The
charges are increased to +2Q and +4Q and the distance is increased to
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2d. Which of the following gives the new force?
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C. F
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D. 2F
(c) The Earth has an electric field because charge is distributed over its 10. Point charges of 2μC and 3μC are placed 1.2m apart as shown.
surface. Determine the quantity of charge on 1 m2 of the Earth’s surface
which would cause an electric field of 120 V m–1. You should assume
that the charge is distributed evenly. radius of Earth = 6400 km (3)
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7. Two equal positive charges are placed at Y and Z.
Point X is equidistant from Y and Z. Which of the following shows the
direction of the electric field at point X?
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(ii) For a particular oil droplet, the terminal velocity was measured to be
5.35 × 10−4 m s−1. Calculate the radius of this oil droplet.
η = 1.86 × 10−5 Pa s ρ = 904 kg m−3 (2)
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11. In 1909 Robert Millikan carried out experiments to determine the
magnitude of the charge on an electron. His experiments involved the ………………………………………………………………………………………
motion of small, electrically charged droplets of oil between two charged ………………………………………………………………………………………
metal plates. Some students carried out a similar experiment in a school
laboratory. (iii) A potential difference (p.d.) was
(a) The terminal velocity v of an oil applied across the plates and
droplet was measured as it fell a adjusted until a charged oil droplet
known distance in air when the was stationary between them
plates were uncharged. Stokes’ law
was then used to determine the Calculate the charge on the oil
radius r of the oil droplet. Upthrust droplet. mass of oil droplet = 3.03 ×
was ignored. (3) 10−14 kg
p.d. = 9910 V separation of plates = 1.60 cm (4)
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……………………………………………………………………………………… (b) The students repeated the experiment for a large number of oil
………………………………………………………………………………………. droplets. The graph shows the number of oil droplets with each
measured charge.
The teacher states that charge can only be transfered in integer
multiples of 1.6 × 10−19 C. Explain the extent to which the
students’ results support this statement. (3)
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(c) In 1909 Millikan concluded that the charge on the electron was
1.592 × 10−19 C whereas the accepted value today is 1.602 ×
10−19 C. This was because the value for the viscosity of air used
by Millikan was incorrect. Deduce whether the value for the
viscosity used by Millikan was too large or too small. (3)
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12. A point positive charge and a point negative charge are placed 8.0
cm apart at X and Y, as shown.
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(a) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field strength midway (c) The charges at X and Y are replaced by charges of twice the magnitude.
between X and Y. charge at X = + 2.5 × 10–7 C charge at Y = –
2.5 × 10–7 C (3)
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C and D are points between the charges. Determine the magnitude of
………………………………………………………………………………………. the potential difference between points C and D. charge at X = +5.0 ×
10–7 C charge at Y = –5.0 × 10–7 C (4)
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(b) The diagram below represents the
electric field for this combination of ………………………………………………………………………………………
charges. ………………………………………………………………………………………
(i) Add dashed lines to the electric field
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diagram to show equipotentials for
this combination of charges
13. The diagram shows two metal plates with a potential difference V across
them. The path of an electron travelling between the plates is shown.
(ii) A textbook states, “An electric field
line shows the path a free positive test charge follows”. Discuss the
accuracy of this statement for free positive test charges placed at
point A and at point B. (4)
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The electron is deviated through an angle θ. Which row of the table
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shows changes that will cause θ to decrease?
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