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WORKSHEET ON ELECTROSTATICS, 2017

1. If a charge of q=5μc is moved from a point with 25 v potential to a point with 125 v potential , what is
the increase in potential energy ?
A) 5 x10-4 J B) 2 x10-5 J C) 1.25 x10-4J D) 6.25 x10-4J
2. Total potential energy of three equal charges of charge q placed at three corners of equilateral triangle
of side length l is given by ,
A) Kq2/l B) 2Kq2/l C) 3Kq2/l D) 3Kq2/2l
3. A particle of mass 2 x 10-4kg and charge 8 x 10-6C is released in a region where there is a constant
electric field of 250 N/C. what is the acceleration of the particle due to the electric field?
A) 5 m/s2 B)10 m/s2 C)15 m/s2 D)20 m/s2
4. One of the following statements is NOT characteristics of electric field?
A) An electric field is the region around a charged object where another charged object will experience
a force.
B) Lines of electric field have direction which moves away from negative& towards positive.
C) The direction of the electric field is the direction of force acting on a small positive charge.
D) Lines of electric flux do not cross over each other.
5. By what factor does the electric potential energy change if the distance between
two point charges is tripled? A) 1/3 B) 3 C) 1/9
D) 9
6. Which one of the following statements is false about electric charge?
A) Charge is conserved C) charge is not quantized
B) The force between charges varies as the inverse square of their separation
D) Like charges repel and unlike charges attract
7. Which of the following statements best describes what happens when a glass rod
is rubbed with silk?
A) Electrons are removed from the rod B) protons are removed
from the silk
C) The silk is charged positively D) the silk remains neutral
8. How many electrons must be added to a spherical conductor of radius 0.1 m to
produce an eclectic field of 3.6 x 10-3 N/C just above the surface ?
A) 5 x 103 B) 5 x 10 4 C)2.5 x 10 3 D)
2.5 x 10 4

9. The equipotential surfaces of a single positive charges are :

A) Concentric spheres C) directed anti parallel to the electric field
B) Parallel rays D) Parallel to the electric field lines at every point of the surface
10. which of the following statements is NOT true about an electric field generated by a positive charge of
magnitude Q?
A) The further away from Q the weaker is the strength of the electric field
B) The strength of the electric field depends on the magnitude of the charge Q
C) The strength of the electric field generated by Q does not depend on spatial locations
D) The electric field is directed away from the originator charge Q.
11. The intensity of the electric field / E /due to a point charge at a point
A) Obeys the inverse square law
 B) is independent of the charge that generates the field
C) Depends on the test charge at the point of interest
D) is inversely proportional to the distance from the charge.

12. Which one of the following is true about an electric flux of a point charge + Q?
A) The electric flux at a distance d is half the flux at a distance 2d from +Q
B) The electric flux at a distance d has the same magnitude as the flux at a distance 2d
C) The electric flux at a distance d is twice the flux at a distance 2d from +Q
D) The electric flux does not depend on the magnitude of +Q
13. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) The electric field strength due to two point charges of equal magnitude and the same sign is
zero only at a point on the line joining the two charges.
B) If a point charges of mass m is released from rest in a uniform electric field, it will move along
a line of force with uniform speed.
C) The variation of the strength of the electric field due to an electric dipole is inversely
proportional with the square of the distance from its center of mass.
D) An electric dipole moment P in a uniform external electric field E is in stable equilibrium if P and E
are in opposite directions
14. Moving 2.5 x 10-6 C of charge from point A to point B in an electric field requires 6.3 x 10-4 J of work .
The potential difference between points A and B is approximately
A) 2.5 x 102 V C) 1.0 x 1014 V
B) 2.5 x 10-2 V D) 1.0 x 10-14 V
15. Points A and B are each a distance d from each of two equal and opposite charges as shown below. what
will be the work required to move a negative charge q from A to B?
qQ
A) Zero C) A
4 πdε o
qQ qQ
B) 2 D) +QQ d +Q d
4 πε o d 4 πε o (4 d ¿¿ 2)¿

d d
B

16. If the Coulomb force between two like charges Q 1 and Q2 separated by a
distance r is equal to Fo. what Would be the new force of repulsion if the magnitude
of the charge Q1 is doubled and that of Q2 is halved?(provided the distance of
separation remains the same.)
A) Fo/3 B) Fo/2 C) Fo D) 2Fo
17. Three point charges lie along the x-axis as shown in Figure

a) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the total electrostatic force exerted on Q1.
b) Suppose the charge Q2 can be moved left or right along the line connecting the charges Q1 and Q3.
Determine the distance from Q3 where Q2 experiences a net electrostatic force of zero.
18. Figure below shows three point charges that lie in the x-y plane in a vacuum.

Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net electrostatic force on Q .

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19. A small point charge of mass 80 g and charge of +0.600 μC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A
charge of - 0.900 μC is held 15.0 cm away from the first charge and directly to the right of it, so the wire
makes an angle ϴ to the vertical as shown in Figure

20. Two point charges, Q1= 3.0 C and Q2= 5.0 C, are placed 12 cm and 30 cm from the point P respectively
as shown in Figure

Determine
a) the magnitude and direction of the electric field intensity at P,
b) the net electric force exerted on q0= +1 C if it is placed at P,
c) the distance of a point from Q1 where the electric field intensity is zero.
21. Two point charges, Q1= - 2.0 nC and Q2= +3.2 nC, are placed 3.0 cm apart as shown in Figure
 Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric field intensity at point M.

22. Figure below shows an electron entering charged parallel plates with a speed of 5.45 x 106 m/s.. The
electric field produces by the parallel plates has deflected the electron downward by a distance of 0.618
cm at the point where the electron exits. Determine
a) the magnitude of the electric field,
b) the speed of the electron when it exits the parallel plates.
(Given e=1.60 x 10-19 C and me=9.11 x 10-31 kg)

23. A test charge q0 =+2.3 μC is placed 20 cm from a point charge Q. A work done of - 25 joule is required
in bringing the test charge q0 to a distance 15 cm from the charge Q.

Determine

a) the potential difference between point 15 cm and 20 cm from the point charge, Q,
b) the value of charge Q,
c) the magnitude of the electric field strength at point 10 cm from the charge Q.
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WORKSHEET ON CURRENT ELECTRICITY, 2017

1. What is the definition of electric current?

A) The flow of electric charge C) The amount of resistance in a circuit
B ) The energy used by a circuit D) The voltage across a resistor
2. Which of the following describes current density?
A) The total charge flowing per unit time B) Charge per unit area per unit time
C) Resistance per unit length D) Voltage per unit length
3. Drift velocity is primarily determined by:
A) The number of free electrons B) The temperature of the material
C) The applied voltage D) All of the above
4. A material with high conductivity has:
A) High resistivity B) Low resistivity
C) High current D) Low charge carriers
5. What is the SI unit of current density?
A) Ampere (A) B) Ohm (Ω) C) Siemens (S) D) Ampere per square meter (A/m²)
6. What does the term "one ohm" mean?
A) The resistance when one ampere of current flows with one volt across it
B) The voltage required to produce one ampere of current
C) The power dissipated in a circuit
D) The current flowing through a circuit
7. How does a potentiometer work?
A) By measuring voltage drop across a resistor
B) By comparing unknown voltage with a known voltage
C) By limiting current flow in a circuit
D) By converting AC to DC
8. What is the main use of a Wheatstone bridge?
A) To measure current B) To measure resistance
C) To measure voltage D) To measure power
9. When converting a galvanometer to a voltmeter, what component is primarily added?
A) A shunt resistor B) A series resistor C) A battery D) A capacitor
10. What is Kirchhoff's first law about?
A) The sum of voltages in a closed loop B) The conservation of current at a junction
C) The relationship between power and resistance D) The behavior of capacitors in series
11. How do you calculate the current from a cell with an emf of 1.5 V and internal resistance
of 0.5 Ω connected to a 2.5 Ω resistor?
A) Use Ohm's Law B) Apply Kirchhoff's laws
C) Use the power formula D) Calculate using the formula for series circuits
12. When resistors are connected in parallel, which property of the material is changed?
 A) The length B) The thickness C) The resistivity D) The current

13. When do you get a brighter light: connecting bulbs in series or in parallel?
A) Series B) Parallel C) Both D) Neither
14. Why are heating coils like those in an electric kettle made of materials with large resistivity?
A) To reduce heat generation B) To increase heat generation
C) To minimize energy loss D) To ensure durability
15. How does the resistivity of conductors depend on temperature?
A) Increases with temperature B) Decreases with temperature
C) Remains constant D) Depends on the material type
16. Why does the temperature dependence of resistivity differ for conductors, semiconductors, and
superconductors?
A) Due to different material properties B) Based on application
C) Related to voltage D) None of the above
17. What is the difference between EMF and terminal voltage?
A) EMF is always greater B) Terminal voltage is always zero
B) EMF includes internal resistance D) They are the same
18. If you want to store a large amount of energy in a capacitor bank, would you connect capacitors in series or
parallel? A) Series B) Parallel C) Both D) None of the above
19. which one of the following changes to parallel plate capacitor would not increase
energy stored in the
capacitor at a fixed voltage across the plates?
A) Increasing the area of the plates . C) Decreasing the charges on
the plates.
B) Increasing the dielectric constant D) increasing the distance
between the plates.

WORK OUT ( solve by showing the necessary steps)

1. A wire carries a current of 5 A. How much charge passes through a cross-section of the wire in 10 seconds?
2. A wire has a cross-sectional area of 2 mm2 and carries a current of 3 A. What is the current density?
3. In a copper wire, the number density of free electrons is 8.5×1028 m−3. If the current is 3A and the cross-
sectional area is 1 mm2, calculate the drift velocity.
4. A material has a resistivity of 2×10−6 Ω m. What is its conductivity?
5. A silver wire 2.6 mm in diameter transfers a charge of 420 C in 80 min. Silver contains 5.8 x 1028 free
electrons per cubic meter. Determine
a. the current in the wire.
b. the magnitude of the drift velocity in the wire.
c. the current density in the wire
6. A high voltage transmission line with a diameter of 2.00 cm and a length of 200 km carries a steady current
of 1000 A. If the conductor is copper wire with a free charge density of 8.49 x 1028 electrons m-3, find the
time taken by one electron to travel the full length of the line.
7. What diameter must an aluminum wire have if its resistance is to be same as that of an equal length of
copper wire with diameter 2.20 mm. (Given ρ(aluminum) is 2.75x10-8 Ω m and ρ(copper) is 1.72x10-8 Ω m)
8. A wire 4.00 m long and 6.00 mm in diameter has a resistance of 15 mΩ. A potential difference of 23.0 V is
applied between the end. Determine
a. the current in the wire.
b. the current density.
c. the resistivity of the wire material.
9. A 5.00 m length of 2.0 mm diameter wire carries a 750 mA current when 22.0 mV is applied to its end. If
the drift velocity of the electron has been measured to be 1.7 x 10-5 m s-1, determine
a. the resistance of the wire.
b. the resistivity of the wire.
c. the current density.
d. the electric field inside the wire.
e. the number of free electrons per volume.
f. the conductivity of the wire. (Given me = 9.11 x10-31 kg)
10. For the circuit shown in figure below
a. Find the equivalent resistance between points x and y in figure below.
b. A potential difference of 24.0 V is applied between points x and y. Calculate the current in each
resistor.

11. For the circuits shown below. Calculate the currents I

12. Calculate the currents I1, I2 and I3. Neglect the internal resistance in each battery.
13. For the circuit shown below. Given ε1=8V, R2=2 Ω, R3=3 Ω, R1 =1 Ω and I = 3 A. Ignore the
internal resistance in each battery. Calculate
a. the currents I1 and I2.
b. the e.m.f. ε2.

14. Cells A and B and center-zero galvanometer G are connected to a uniform wire OS using jockeys X and Y
as shown in figure below. The length of the uniform wire OS is 1.00 m and its resistance is 12 Ω.
When OY is 75.0 cm, the galvanometer does not show any deflection when OX= 50.0 cm. If Y touches the
end S of the wire, OX = 62.5 cm when the galvanometer is balanced. The e.m.f. of the cell B is 1.0 V.
Calculate
a. the potential difference across OY when OY = 75.0 cm.
b. the potential difference across OY when Y touches S and the galvanometer is balanced.
c. the internal resistance of the cell A.
d. the e.m.f. of cell A.
15. An unknown length of platinum wire 0.920 mm in diameter is placed as the unknown resistance in a
Wheatstone bridge as shown in figure below. Resistors R1 and R2 have resistance of 38.0 Ω and 46.0 Ω
respectively. Balance is achieved when the switch closed and R3 is 3.48 Ω. Find the length of the
platinum wire if its resistivity is 10.6 x 10-8 Ω m.

16. A galvanometer has an internal resistance of 30 Ω and deflects full scale for a 50 µA current. Describe how
to use this galvanometer to make
a. an ammeter to read currents up to 30 A.
b. a voltmeter to give a full scale deflection of 1000 V.

17. The effective capacitance of two capacitors, when connected in parallel is 32μF
and when Connected in series is 6 μF. What are the values of the two capacitors in
μF?
18. what is the voltage in V across the 2 μF capacitor (see the figure below) 2
μF

6 μF

4μF

12 V

19. In the figure below, each capacitor has a capacitance of 2 μF . What is the equivalent
capacitance of the arrangement?

20. Three capacitors of capacitances 8μF , 12 μF and 24 μF are connected (a) in

series and then (b) in
parallel. What is the ratio of the equivalent capacitance in case (a) to that in case
(b)?
21.
MEMHIR AKALEWOD SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS GRADE 11 WORKSHEET on Electrostatics
and Current Electricity. Each question addresses key concepts in the respective topics.

Electrostatics

1. Potential Energy Calculation

If a charge of q=5 μCq = 5 \, \mu Cq=5μC is moved from a point with a 25 V potential to a point with a
125 V potential, what is the increase in potential energy?
A) 5×10−4 J5 \times 10^{-4} \, J5×10−4J
B) 2×10−5 J2 \times 10^{-5} \, J2×10−5J
C) 1.25×10−4 J1.25 \times 10^{-4} \, J1.25×10−4J
D) 6.25×10−4 J6.25 \times 10^{-4} \, J6.25×10−4J
2. Electric Field Characteristics
Which one of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of electric fields?
A) An electric field is the region around a charged object.
B) Lines of electric field move away from negative and toward positive charges.
C) The direction of the electric field is that of force on a small positive charge.
D) Lines of electric flux do not cross.

3. Work and Potential Difference

Moving 2.5×10−6 C2.5 \times 10^{-6} \, C2.5×10−6C of charge from point A to point B requires
6.3×10−4 J6.3 \times 10^{-4} \, J6.3×10−4J of work. What is the potential difference between points A
and B?
A) 2.5×102 V2.5 \times 10^{2} \, V2.5×102V
B) 2.5×10−2 V2.5 \times 10^{-2} \, V2.5×10−2V
 C) 1.0×1014 V1.0 \times 10^{14} \, V1.0×1014V
D) 1.0×10−14 V1.0 \times 10^{-14} \, V1.0×10−14V
4. Electric Field Intensity Calculation
Calculate the magnitude and direction of the total electrostatic force exerted on Q1Q_1Q1 when three
point charges are placed along the x-axis.
5. Test Charge Movement
A test charge q0=+2.3 μCq_0 = +2.3 \, \mu Cq0=+2.3μC is placed 20 cm from a point charge QQQ. If
the work done in moving q0q_0q0 to a distance of 15 cm from QQQ is -25 Joules, determine the value
of charge QQQ.

Current Electricity

1. Definition of Electric Current

What is the definition of electric current?
A) The flow of electric charge
B) The energy used by a circuit
C) The amount of resistance in a circuit
D) The voltage across a resistor
2. Current Density
Which of the following describes current density?
A) The total charge flowing per unit time
B) Charge per unit area per unit time
C) Resistance per unit length
D) Voltage per unit length
3. Kirchhoff's First Law
What is Kirchhoff's first law about?
A) The sum of voltages in a closed loop
B) The conservation of current at a junction
C) The relationship between power and resistance
D) The behavior of capacitors in series
4. Resistivity and Temperature
How does the resistivity of conductors depend on temperature?
A) Increases with temperature
B) Decreases with temperature
C) Remains constant
D) Depends on the material type
5. Capacitance Calculation
What is the effective capacitance of two capacitors when connected in parallel resulting in 32μF and in
series resulting in 6μF? Determine the values of the two capacitors.
Here are some concept questions similar to the ones above but with different answers:

Electrostatics

1. Potential Energy Calculation

If a charge of q=3 μCq = 3 \, \mu Cq=3μC is moved from a point with a 50 V potential to a point with a
150 V potential, what is the increase in potential energy?
A) 4.5×10−4 J4.5 \times 10^{-4} \, J4.5×10−4J
B) 1.2×10−4 J1.2 \times 10^{-4} \, J1.2×10−4J
C) 2.4×10−4 J2.4 \times 10^{-4} \, J2.4×10−4J
D) 3.0×10−4 J3.0 \times 10^{-4} \, J3.0×10−4J
2. Electric Field Characteristics
Which one of the following statements is true about electric fields?
A) Electric fields exist only in vacuum.
B) Lines of electric field can cross each other.
C) Electric fields exert forces on charged objects.
D) Electric field strength is the same at all points.
3. Work and Potential Difference
Moving 1.0×10−6 C1.0 \times 10^{-6} \, C1.0×10−6C of charge from point A to point B requires
4.0×10−3 J4.0 \times 10^{-3} \, J4.0×10−3J of work. What is the potential difference between points A
and B?
A) 4.0×103 V4.0 \times 10^{3} \, V4.0×103V
B) 2.0×102 V2.0 \times 10^{2} \, V2.0×102V
C) 4.0×10−3 V4.0 \times 10^{-3} \, V4.0×10−3V
D) 5.0×10−3 V5.0 \times 10^{-3} \, V5.0×10−3V
4. Electric Field Intensity Calculation
Calculate the magnitude of the net electrostatic force on Q2Q_2Q2 when three point charges are
positioned in a triangular formation.
5. Test Charge Movement
A test charge q0=+1.5 μCq_0 = +1.5 \, \mu Cq0=+1.5μC is placed 30 cm from a point charge QQQ. If
the work done in moving q0q_0q0 to a distance of 25 cm from QQQ is -15 Joules, determine the value
of charge QQQ.
Current Electricity

1. Definition of Electric Current

How is electric current defined?
A) The rate at which charge flows through a conductor
B) The potential difference across a circuit
C) The energy consumed by electrical devices
D) The resistance of a circuit component
2. Current Density
What does current density represent?
A) The flow of charge per unit time
B) Charge per unit area flowing per unit time
C) Total resistance in a circuit
D) Voltage drop per unit length
3. Kirchhoff's First Law
Kirchhoff's first law states that:
A) The sum of voltages around a closed loop is zero.
B) The total current entering a junction equals the total current leaving.
C) Power in a circuit is conserved.
D) The current is directly proportional to the voltage.
4. Resistivity and Temperature
How does the resistivity of semiconductors typically change with temperature?
A) It increases with temperature.
B) It decreases with temperature.
C) It remains constant.
D) It depends on the type of semiconductor.
5. Capacitance Calculation
If two capacitors have a combined capacitance of 12μF in parallel and 3μF in series, what are the values
of the individual capacitors?