PHY2054 F21
Charge by induction
2.1 Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The charged rod is then removed.
c. The spheres are separated.
Afterward, what are the charges on the spheres 1 and 2?
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2.2 Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are initially
neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The charged rod is then removed.
c. The spheres are separated.
Afterward, what are the charges on the spheres 1 and 2?
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2.3 Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The spheres are separated.
c. The charged rod is then removed.
Afterward, what are the charges on the spheres 1 and 2?
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2.4 In the situation below, metal spheres are initially charged as shown. Spheres 1 and 2 are touched
together and then separated. Then spheres 2 and3 are touched together and separated.
What is the charge on Sphere 1? Sphere 2? Sphere 3?
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2.5 In the situation below, metal spheres are initially charged as shown. Spheres 1, 2 and 3 are touched
together and then separated.
What is the charge on Sphere 1? Sphere 2? Sphere 3?
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2.6 In the situation below, metal spheres are initially charged as shown. Spheres 1, 2 and 3 are touched
together and then separated. What is the charge on Sphere 1? Sphere 2? Sphere 3?
Problems on Efield in parallel plates
2.7 Two parallel circular metal plates that are 3 cm apart and 5cm in diameter carry equal but opposite
charges uniformly spread out over their facing surfaces. What is the total charge Q on the positive plate is
the electric field between the plates has a magnitude of 27x10 3 N/C?
2.8 Two parallel rectangular metal plates that are 2 cm apart and 10cm in length and 4cm in width carry
equal but opposite charges uniformly spread out over their facing surfaces. What is the magnitude of the
electric field between the plates in N/C if the charge on the negative plate is -12nC?
2.9 Two parallel square metal plates that are 3 cm apart and 11cm on each side carry equal but opposite
charges uniformly spread out over their facing surfaces. What is the magnitude of the electric field
between the plates in N/C if there are 7.6x1010 excess electrons on the negative plate?
Problems using Fnet , Fgrav and Felec
2.10 What is the magnitude and direction of the vertical electric force that will balance the weight of a
charged liquid drop of mass 2.1 g with an excess of 13 electron? What is the magnitude and direction of
the electric field present to create the electric force you determined?
2.11 Consider a situation in which a small positively charged sphere is suspended in the air due to an
electric field. The electric field is directed vertically upward and its magnitude is 23000N/C. The charge
on the sphere is 2nC. What is the mass of the sphere?
2.12 Consider a situation in which a small positively charged sphere is suspended in the air due to an
electric field. The electric field is directed vertically upward and its magnitude is17689N/C. The mass of
the sphere is 0.05g. What is the charge of the sphere?
2.13 Consider a situation in which a small charged sphere is suspended due to the electric field of two
parallel plates placed above and below the sphere. The mass of the sphere is 0.035g. If the top plate is
negatively charged, what is the magnitude of the electric force on the sphere?
2.14 Consider a situation in which a small charged sphere is suspended due to the electric field of two
parallel plates placed above and below the sphere. The mass of the sphere is 0.0125g. The charge on the
sphere is 6nC. What is the area of the plate if the charge on the positive plate is Q = 15 C?
