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Electric Forces and Fields
Due: 7:00pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
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For Items 7, 8, 12, 14, and 18, please submit your answers online, and also submit written work showing
how you solved these problems. Put your written solutions in the homework box on the second floor of the
Physics Building by the same due date and time as for the online assignment.
Item 1
Learning Goal: To understand the electric force between charged and uncharged conductors and
insulators.
When a test charge is brought near a charged object, we know from Coulomb's law that it will experience a net
force (either attractive or repulsive, depending on the nature of the object's charge). A test charge may also
experience an electric force when brought near a neutral object. Any attraction of a neutral insulator or neutral
conductor to a test charge must occur through induced polarization. In an insulator, the electrons are bound to
their molecules. Though they cannot move freely throughout the insulator, they can shift slightly, creating a
rather weak net attraction to a test charge that is brought close to the insulator's surface. In a conductor, free
electrons will accumulate on the surface of the conductor nearest the positive test charge. This will create a
strong attractive force if the test charge is placed very close to the conductor's surface.
Consider three plastic balls (A, B, and C), each
carrying a uniformly distributed unknown charge
(which may be zero), and an uncharged copper
ball (D). A positive test charge (T) experiences
the forces shown in the figure when brought very
near to the individual balls. The test charge T is
strongly attracted to A, strongly repelled from B,
weakly attracted to C, and strongly attracted to
D.
Assume throughout this problem that the balls are
brought very close together.
Part A
What is the nature of the force between balls A and B?
Hint A.1 What is the net charge on ball A?
Hint not displayed
Hint A.2 What is the net charge on ball B?
Hint not displayed
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ANSWER:strongly attractive
strongly repulsive
weakly attractive
neither attractive nor repulsive
Correct
Part B
What is the nature of the force between balls A and C?
Hint B.1 What is the charge on ball C?
Recall that ball C is composed of insulating material, which means that it can be polarized, but
the charges inside are otherwise not free to move around inside the ball. Since the test charge
experiences only a weak force due to ball C, what must be the nature of the net charge on ball
C?
ANSWER:positive
negative
zero
Correct
ANSWER:strongly attractive
strongly repulsive
weakly attractive
neither attractive nor repulsive
Correct
Recall that ball C is composed of insulating material, which can be polarized in the presence of
an external charged object such as ball A. Once polarized, there will be a weak attraction
between balls A and C, because the positive and negative charges in ball C are at slightly
different average distances from ball A.
Part C
What is the nature of the force between balls A and D?
Hint C.1 What are the surface charges on ball D?
Hint not displayed
ANSWER:attractive
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repulsive
neither attractive nor repulsive
Correct
Part D
What is the nature of the force between balls D and C?
ANSWER:attractive
repulsive
neither attractive nor repulsive
Correct
Because the test charge T is neither strongly attracted to nor repelled from ball C, ball C must
have zero net charge. Since ball D also has zero net charge, there will not be any force
between the two balls.
Item 2
This problem explores the behavior of charge on realistic (i.e. non-ideal) insulators. We take as an
example a long insulating rod suspended by insulating wires. Assume that the rod is initially
electrically neutral. For convenience, we will refer to the left end of the rod as end A, and the right
end of the rod as end B . In the answer
options for this problem, "weakly
attracted/repelled" means "attracted/repelled
with a force of magnitude similar to that which
would exist between two balls, one of which is
charged, and the other acquires a small
induced charge". An attractive/repulsive force
greater than this should be classified as
"strongly attracted/repelled".
Part A
A small metal ball is given a negative charge, then brought near (i.e., within a few millimeters) to
end A of the rod. What happens to end A of the rod when the ball approaches it closely this first
time?
Hint A.1 What is an insulator?
Hint not displayed
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Hint A.2 Charge at end A
Hint not displayed
Select the expected behavior.
ANSWER:strongly repelled
strongly attracted
weakly attracted
weakly repelled
neither attracted nor repelled
Correct
Currently, you can think of this in the following way: When the sphere is brought near the rod,
a positive charge is induced at end A (and correspondingly, end B acquires a negative induced
charge). This means that some charge must have flowed from A to B. Since charge flow is
inhibited in an insulator, the induced charges are typically small. Later you will learn how to
model insulators more accurately and formulate a slightly more accurate argument.
Now consider what happens when the small metal ball is repeatedly given a negative charge and
then brought into contact with end A of the rod
Part B
After several contacts with the charged ball, how is the charge on the rod arranged?
Hint B.1 What is an insulator?
An insulator is a material which does not allow charge/current to flow easily through it.
Select the best description.
ANSWER:positive charge on end B and negative charge on end A
negative charge spread evenly on both ends
negative charge on end A with end B remaining almost neutral
positive charge on end A with end B remaining almost neutral
none of the above
Correct
When the sphere is touched to end A, some of its negative charge will be deposited there.
However, since charge cannot flow easily through an insulator, most of this charge will just sit
at end A and will not distribute itself over the rod, as it would if the rod was a conductor.
Part C
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How does end A of the rod react when the ball approaches it after it has already made several
contacts with the rod, such that a fairly large charge has been deposited at end A?
Select the expected behavior.
ANSWER:strongly repelled
strongly attracted
weakly attracted
weakly repelled
neither attracted nor repelled
Correct
More on insulators
You may have learnt that any material is made of atoms, which in turn consist of a nucleus and
electrons. In the atoms of some materials, some of the electrons are "bound" to the nucleus
very weakly, which leaves them free to move around the volume of the material. Such
electrons are called "free" electrons, and such materials are called conductors, because the
charge (i.e. electrons) can move around easily. In insulators, all the electrons in the atom are
bound quite tightly to the nucleus, i.e. there are no free electrons available to move through the
insulator.
Item 3
This problem explores the behavior of charge on conductors. We take as an example a long
conducting rod suspended by insulating strings. Assume that the rod is initially electrically neutral. For
convenience we will refer to the left end of the rod as end A, and the right end of the rod as end B. In
the answer options for this problem, "strongly attracted/repelled" means "attracted/repelled with a
force of magnitude similar to that which would exist between two charged balls.
Part A
A small metal ball is given a negative charge, then brought near (i.e., within about 1/10 the length of
the rod) to end A of the rod . What happens
to end A of the rod when the ball
approaches it closely this first time?
Hint A.1 The key property of conductors
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Hint not displayed
Hint A.2 How much charge moves to end A?
Hint not displayed
ANSWER:It is strongly repelled.
It is strongly attracted.
It is weakly attracted.
It is weakly repelled.
It is neither attracted nor repelled.
Correct
This charge is said to be "induced" by the presence of the electric field of the charged ball: It
is not transferred by the ball.
Now consider what happens when the small metal ball is repeatedly given a negative charge and
then brought into contact with end A of the rod.
Part B
After a great many contacts with the charged ball, how is the charge on the rod arranged (when the
charged ball is far away)?
ANSWER:There is positive charge on end B and negative charge on end A.
There is negative charge spread evenly on both ends.
There is negative charge on end A with end B remaining neutral.
There is positive charge on end A with end B remaining neutral.
Correct
Part C
How does end A of the rod react when the charged ball approaches it after a great many previous
contacts with end A? Assume that the phrase "a great many" means that the total charge on the
rod dominates any charge movement induced by the near presence of the charged ball.
ANSWER:It is strongly repelled.
It is strongly attracted.
It is weakly attracted.
It is weakly repelled.
It is neither attracted nor repelled.
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Correct
Part D
How does end B of the rod react when the charged ball approaches it after a great many previous
contacts with end A?
Hint D.1 The rod is a conductor
Hint not displayed
ANSWER:It is strongly repelled.
It is strongly attracted.
It is weakly attracted.
It is weakly repelled.
It is neither attracted nor repelled.
Correct
Item 4
Learning Goal: To understand interactions between a grounded conductor and a charged ball that
is repeatedly brought into contact with it.
This problem explores the behavior of charge on grounded conductors. We take as an example a
long conducting rod suspended by conducting wires that are connected to ground. Assume that the
rod is initially electrically neutral. For convenience, we will refer to the left end of the rod as end A,
and the right end of the rod as end B . In the
answer options for this problem, "strongly
attracted/repelled" means "attracted/repelled
with a force of magnitude similar to that which
would exist between two charged balls."
Part A
A small metal ball is given a negative charge, then brought near (i.e., within about 1/10 the length of
the rod) to end A of the rod. What happens to end A of the rod when the ball approaches it closely
this first time?
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Hint A.1 The key property of conductors
Hint not displayed
Hint A.2 How much charge moves to end A?
Hint not displayed
Select the expected behavior.
ANSWER:strongly repelled
strongly attracted
weakly attracted
weakly repelled
neither attracted nor repelled
Correct
Now consider what happens when the small metal ball is repeatedly given a negative charge and
then brought into contact with end A of the rod.
Part B
After a great many contacts with the charged ball, how is any charge on the rod arranged (when
the charged ball is far away)?
Hint B.1 The rod is grounded
Hint not displayed
Select the best description.
ANSWER:positive charge on end B and negative charge on end A
negative charge spread evenly on both
negative charge on end A with end B remaining neutral
both ends neutral
positive charge spread evenly on both
Correct
Part C
How does end A of the rod react when the (re)charged ball approaches it after a great many
previous contacts with end A?
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Hint C.1 The rod is a grounded conductor
Hint not displayed
Select the expected behavior.
ANSWER:strongly repelled
strongly attracted
weakly attracted
weakly repelled
neither attracted nor repelled
Correct
Part D
How does end B of the rod react when the charged ball approaches it after a great many previous
contacts with end A?
Hint D.1 The rod is a grounded conductor
Hint not displayed
Select the expected behavior.
ANSWER:strongly repelled
strongly attracted
weakly attracted
weakly repelled
neither attracted nor repelled
Correct
Item 5
Learning Goal: To practice Problem-Solving Strategy 21.1 Coulomb's Law.
Three charged particles are placed at each of three corners of an equilateral triangle whose sides
are of length 2.1 . Two of the particles have a negative charge: = -8.8 and = -17.6 .
The remaining particle has a positive charge, = 8.0 . What is the net electric force acting on
particle 3 due to particle 1 and particle 2?
Problem-Solving Strategy: Coulomb's law
IDENTIFY the relevant concepts:
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Coulomb’s law comes into play whenever you need to know the electric force acting between
charged particles.
SET UP the problem using the following steps:
Make a drawing showing the locations of the charged particles, and label each particle with its
charge.
If three or more particles are present and they do not all lie on the same line, set up an xy
coordinate system.
Often you will need to find the electric force on just one particle. If so, identify that particle.
EXECUTE the solution as follows:
For each particle that exerts a force on the particle of interest, calculate the magnitude of that force
using .
Sketch a free-body diagram showing the electric force vectors acting on the particle(s) of interest
due to each of the other particles. Recall that the force exerted by particle 1 on particle 2 points
from particle 2 toward particle 1 if the two charges have opposite signs, but points from particle 2
directly away from particle 1 if the charges have the same sign.
Calculate the total electric force on the particle(s) of interest. Recall that the electric force, like any
force, is a vector.
As always, using consistent units is essential. If you are given non-SI units, don’t forget to convert!
If there is a continuous distribution of charge along a line or over a surface, divide the total charge
distribution into infinitesimal pieces, use Coulomb’s law for each piece, and then integrate to find the
vector sum.
In many situations, the charge distribution will be symmetrical. Whenever possible, exploit any
symmetries to simplify the problem-solving process.
EVALUATE your answer:
Check whether your numerical results are reasonable, and confirm that the direction of the net electric force
agrees with the principle that like charges repel and opposite charges attract.
IDENTIFY the relevant concepts
To determine the angle of the force vector on a single charged particle, you will need to calculate
the vector sum of all the forces on that particle due to the presence of other charged particles. To
do this, you will need to use Coulomb's law.
SET UP the problem using the following steps
Part A
Identify the most appropriate xy coordinate system.
ANSWER:
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Correct
You are asked to find the net force acting on particle 3. Centering the xy coordinate system on
particle 3 will make this easier.
EXECUTE the solution as follows
Part B
Find the net force acting on particle 3 due to the presence of the other two particles. Report
you answer as a magnitude and a direction measured from the positive x axis.
Hint B.1 How to approach the problem
Hint not displayed
Hint B.2 Draw a free-body diagram
Hint not displayed
Hint B.3 Calculate the force on particle 3 due to particle 1
Hint not displayed
Hint B.4 Calculate the component forces on particle 3 due to particle 1
Hint not displayed
Hint B.5 How to calculate the component forces on particle 3 due to particle 2
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Hint not displayed
Hint B.6 How to determine the magnitude and direction of a vector from its components
Hint not displayed
Express the magnitude in newtons and the direction in degrees to three significant figures.
ANSWER: , = 3.80×10−3,19.1
Answer Requested ,
EVALUATE your answer
Part C
Assume that particle 3 is no longer fixed to a corner of the triangle and is now allowed to move. In
what direction would particle 3 move the instant after being released?
Draw the velocity vector for particle 3 below. The orientation of your vector will be graded,
but not its length.
ANSWER:
View
Correct
Specifically, from Newton's 2nd law, , you know that a mass accelerates in the same direction
as the net force acting upon it. Therefore, at the instant after being released, particle 3 accelerates in
the same direction as . Moreover, since particle 3 starts from rest, its velocity at that instant will be
. In other words, the initial direction of particle 3 is the same direction as its acceleration, and
therefore the same direction as the applied net force.
Let us interpret this result in terms of electric forces. In general, like charges repel and unlike
charges attract. If particle 3 were free to move, it would move toward the negative charges
and . If and were the same size, particle 3 would start to move toward them along a
direction equidistant from each charge, that is, at an angle of from the positive x axis.
Instead, , so particle 3 will be more strongly attracted toward particle 2 and will
move off in a direction less than .
Item 6
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Two small aluminum spheres, each of mass 0.0250 kilograms, are separated by 80.0 centimeters.
Part A
How many electrons does each sphere contain? (The atomic mass of aluminum is 26.982 grams
per mole, and its atomic number is 13.)
Hint A.1 The definition of mole and atomic number
Hint not displayed
Hint A.2 How many electrons per mole of aluminum?
Hint not displayed
Hint A.3 How many electrons per kilogram of aluminum?
Hint not displayed
Express your answer numerically.
ANSWER: 7.25×1024
Correct
Part B
How many electrons would have to be removed from one sphere and added to the other to cause
an attractive force between the spheres of magnitude (roughly one ton)? Assume
that the spheres may be treated as point charges.
Hint B.1 How to approach the problem
Hint not displayed
Hint B.2 Find the relationship between the charges of the spheres
Hint not displayed
Express your answer numerically.
ANSWER: 5.27×1015
Correct
Part C
What fraction of all the electrons in one of the spheres does this represent?
Express your answer numerically.
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ANSWER: 7.26×10−10
Correct
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Item 7
Two small plastic spheres are given positive electrical charges. When they are a distance of 14.5
apart, the repulsive force between them has a magnitude of 0.250 .
Part A
What is the charge on each sphere if the two charges are equal?
ANSWER: = 7.65×10−7
Correct
Part B
What is the charge on first sphere if it has four times the charge of the other?
ANSWER: = 1.53×10−6
Correct
Part C
What is the charge on the second sphere?
ANSWER: = 3.82×10−7
Correct
Submit written work for the following problem.
Item 8
Four identical charges are placed at the corners of a square of side .
Part A
Find the magnitude total force exerted on one charge by the other three charges.
Express your answer in terms of the variables Q, L and appropriate constants.
ANSWER:
=
Answer Requested
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Item 9
Learning Goal: To understand Coulomb's law, electric fields, and the connection between the
electric field and the electric force.
Coulomb's law gives the electrostatic force acting between two charges. The magnitude of the
force between two charges and depends on the product of the charges and the square of the
distance between the charges:
,
where . The direction of the force is along the line connecting
the two charges. If the charges have the same sign, the force will be repulsive. If the charges have
opposite signs, the force will be attractive. In other words, opposite charges attract and like charges
repel.
Because the charges are not in contact with each other, there must be an intermediate mechanism to cause the
force. This mechanism is the electric field. The electric field at any location is equal to the force per unit charge
experienced by a charge placed at that location. In other words, if a charge experiences a force , the
electric field at that point is
.
The electric field vector has the same direction as the force vector on a positive charge and the opposite
direction to that of the force vector on a negative charge.
An electric field can be created by a single charge or a distribution of charges. The electric field a distance
from a point charge has magnitude
.
The electric field points away from positive charges and toward negative charges. A distribution of charges
creates an electric field that can be found by taking the vector sum of the fields created by individual point
charges. Note that if a charge is placed in an electric field created by , will not significantly affect the
electric field if it is small compared to .
Imagine an isolated positive point charge with a charge (many times larger than the charge on a single
electron).
Part A
There is a single electron at a distance from the point charge. On which of the following quantities
does the force on the electron depend?
Check all that apply.
ANSWER:the distance between the positive charge and the electron
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the charge on the electron
the mass of the electron
the charge of the positive charge
the mass of the positive charge
the radius of the positive charge
the radius of the electron
Correct
According to Coulomb's law, the force between two particles depends on the charge on each
of them and the distance between them.
Part B
For the same situation as in Part A, on which of the following quantities does the electric field at the
electron's position depend?
Check all that apply.
ANSWER:the distance between the positive charge and the electron
the charge on the electron
the mass of the electron
the charge of the positive charge
the mass of the positive charge
the radius of the positive charge
the radius of the electron
Correct
The electrostatic force cannot exist unless two charges are present. The electric field, on the
other hand, can be created by only one charge. The value of the electric field depends only on
the charge producing the electric field and the distance from that charge.
Part C
If the total positive charge is = 1.62×10−6 , what is the magnitude of the electric field caused
by this charge at point P, a distance = 1.53 from the charge?
Enter your answer numerically in
newtons per coulomb.
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ANSWER: = 6220
Correct
Part D
What is the direction of the electric field at point P?
Enter the letter of the vector that
represents the direction of .
ANSWER: G
Correct
Part E
Now find the magnitude of the force on an electron placed at point P. Recall that the charge on an
electron has magnitude .
Hint E.1 Determine how to approach the problem
Hint not displayed
Enter your answer numerically in newtons.
ANSWER: = 9.95×10−16
Correct
Part F
What is the direction of the force on an electron placed at point P?
Enter the letter of the vector that
represents the direction of .
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ANSWER: C
Correct
Item 10
Learning Goal: To understand the nature of electric fields and how to draw field lines.
Electric field lines are a tool used to visualize electric fields. A field line is drawn beginning at a
positive charge and ending at a negative charge. Field lines may also appear from the edge of a
picture or disappear at the edge of the picture. Such lines are said to begin or end at infinity. The
field lines are directed so that the electric field at any point is tangent to the field line at that point.
The figure shows two different ways to
visualize an electric field. On the left, vectors
are drawn at various points to show the
direction and magnitude of the electric field.
On the right, electric field lines depict the
same situation. Notice that, as stated above,
the electric field lines are drawn such that
their tangents point in the same direction as
the electric field vectors on the left. Because
of the nature of electric fields, field lines
never cross. Also, the vectors shrink as you
move away from the charge, and the electric
field lines spread out as you move away
from the charge. The spacing between
electric field lines indicates the strength of
the electric field, just as the length of vectors indicates the strength of the electric field. The greater
the spacing between field lines, the weaker the electric field. Although the advantage of field lines
over field vectors may not be apparent in the case of a single charge, electric field lines present a
much less cluttered and more intuitive picture of more complicated charge arrangements.
Part A
Which of the following figures correctly
depicts the field lines from an infinite
uniformly negatively charged sheet? Note
that the sheet is being viewed edge-on in all
pictures.
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Hint A.1 Description of the field
Hint not displayed
ANSWER:A
B
C
D
Correct
Part B
In the diagram from part A , what is wrong
with figure B? (Pick only those statements
that apply to figure B.)
Check all that apply.
ANSWER:Field lines cannot cross each other.
The field lines should be parallel because of the sheet's symmetry.
The field lines should spread apart as they leave the sheet to indicate
the weakening of the field with distance.
The field lines should always end on negative charges or at infinity.
Correct
Part C
Which of the following figures shows the
correct electric field lines for an electric
dipole?
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ANSWER:A
B
C
D
Correct
This applet shows two charges. You can alter the charge on each independently or alter the
distance between them. You should try to get a feeling for how altering the charges or the
distance affects the field lines.
Part D
In the diagram from part C , what is wrong
with figure D? (Pick only those statements
that apply to figure D.)
Check all that apply.
ANSWER:Field lines cannot cross each other.
The field lines should turn sharply as you move from one charge to the
other.
The field lines should be smooth curves.
The field lines should always end on negative charges or at infinity.
Correct
In even relatively simple setups as in
the figure, electric field lines are quite
helpful for understanding the field
qualitatively (understanding the general
direction in which a certain charge will
move from a specific position,
identifying locations where the field is
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roughly zero or where the field points a
specific direction, etc.). A good figure
with electric field lines can help you to
organize your thoughts as well as check
your calculations to see whether they
make sense.
Part E
In the figure , the electric field lines are
shown for a system of two point charges,
and . Which of the following could
represent the magnitudes and signs of
and ?
In the following, take to be a positive
quantity.
ANSWER:,
,
,
,
,
Correct
Very far from the two charges, the system looks like a single charge with value
. At large enough distances, the field lines will be indistinguishable from the
field lines due to a single point charge .
Item 11
Two point charges are placed on the x axis.
The first charge, = 8.00 , is placed a
distance 16.0 from the origin along the
positive x axis; the second charge, = 6.00
, is placed a distance 9.00 from the
origin along the negative x axis.
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Part A
Calculate the electric field at point A, located at coordinates (0 , 12.0 ).
Hint A.1 How to approach the problem
Hint not displayed
Hint A.2 Calculate the distance from each charge to point A
Hint not displayed
Hint A.3 Determine the directions of the electric fields
Hint not displayed
Hint A.4 Calculate the components of
Hint not displayed
Hint A.5 Calculate the components of
Hint not displayed
Give the x and y components of the electric field as an ordered pair. Express your answer
in newtons per coulomb to three significant figures.
ANSWER: = 0,0.300
Correct
Part B
An unknown additional charge is now placed at point B, located at coordinates (0 , 15.0 ).
Find the magnitude and sign of needed to make the total electric field at point A equal to zero.
Hint B.1 How to approach the problem
Hint not displayed
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Hint B.2 Determine the sign of the charge
Hint not displayed
Hint B.3 Calculating the magnitude of the new charge
Hint not displayed
Express your answer in nanocoulombs to three significant figures.
ANSWER: =
0.300
Correct
Submit written work for the following problem.
Item 12
A point charge is placed at each corner of a square with side length . The charges all have the
same magnitude . Two of the charges are positive and two are negative, as shown in the following
figure.
Part A
What is the direction of the net electric field at the center of the square?
ANSWER:rightward direction
leftward direction
downward direction
upward direction
Correct
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Part B
What is the magnitude of the net electric field at the center of the square due to the four charges in
terms of and ?
Express your answer in terms of the variables , , and appropriate constants.
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Item 13
A charged wire of negligible thickness has length
units and has a linear charge density .
Consider the electric field at the point , a
distance above the midpoint of the wire.
Part A
The field points along one of the primary axes. Which one?
Hint A.1 Consider opposite ends of the wire
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ANSWER:
Correct
Part B
What is the magnitude of the electric field at point ? Throughout this part, express your
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answers in terms of the constant , defined by .
Hint B.1 How to approach the problem
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Hint B.2 Find the field due to an infinitesimal segment
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Hint B.3 A necessary integral
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Express your answer in terms of , , , and .
ANSWER:
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Correct
Submit written work for the following problem.
Item 14
Positive charge is uniformly distributed around a semicircle of radius .
Part A
Find the magnitude of the electric field at the center of curvature P.
Express your answer in terms of the given quantities and appropriate constants.
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ANSWER:
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Correct
Part B
What is the direction of the electric field at the center of curvature P.
ANSWER:downward
upward
Correct
Item 15
Frequently in physics, one makes simplifying approximations. A common one in electricity is the notion
of infinite charged sheets. This approximation is useful when a problem deals with points whose
distance from a finite charged sheet is small compared to the size of the sheet. In this problem, you
will look at the electric field from two finite sheets and compare it to the results for infinite sheets to
get a better idea of when this approximation is valid.
Consider two thin disks, of negligible thickness, of radius oriented perpendicular to the x axis
such that the x axis runs through the center of each disk. The disk centered at has positive
charge density , and the disk centered at
has negative charge density ,
where the charge density is charge per unit
area.
Part A
What is the magnitude of the electric field at the point on the x axis with x coordinate ?
Hint A.1 How to approach the problem
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Hint A.2 The magnitude of the electric field due to a single disk
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Hint A.3 Determine the general form of the electric field between the disks
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Express your answer in terms of , , , and the permittivity of free space .
ANSWER:
=
Correct
Notice that as approaches , this expression approaches , the result for two infinite
sheets. Also, note that the minimum value of the electric field, which corresponds in this case
to the greatest deviation from the result for two infinite sheets, occurs halfway between the
disks (i.e., at ).
Part B
For what value of the ratio of plate radius to separation between the plates does the electric
field at the point on the x axis differ by 1 percent from the result for infinite sheets?
Hint B.1 Percent difference
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Express your answer to two significant figures.
ANSWER: = 50
Correct
As mentioned above, this is the point on the x axis where the deviation from the result for two infinite
sheets is greatest. A common component of electrical circuits called a capacitor is usually made from
two thin charged sheets that are separated by a small distance. In such a capacitor, the ratio is far
greater than 50. Based on your result, you can see that the infinite sheet approximation is quite good for
a capacitor.
This applet shows the electric field lines from a pair of finite plates (viewed edge-on). You can adjust the
surface charge density. You can also move the test charge around and increase or decrease its charge
to see what sort of force it would experience. Notice that the deviation from uniform electric field only
becomes noticeable near the edges of the capacitor plates.
Item 16
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Each of the four parts of this problem depicts a motion diagram for a charged particle moving through
a region of uniform electric field. For each part, draw a vector representing the direction of the
electric field.
Part A
Hint A.1 Relationship between electric field and electric force
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Hint A.2 Determining the direction of the electric field
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Draw a vector representing the direction of the electric field. The orientation of the vector
will be graded. The location and length of the vector will not be graded.
ANSWER:
View
Correct
The motion diagram shows that the particle's acceleration points to the right. Because the
particle has positive charge, the electric field should point to the right.
Part B
Hint B.1 Relationship between electric field and electric force
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Hint B.2 Determining the direction of the electric field
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Draw a vector representing the direction of the electric field. The orientation of the vector
will be graded. The location and length of the vector will not be graded.
ANSWER:
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The motion diagram shows that the particle's acceleration points to the right. Because the
particle has negative charge, the electric field should point to the left.
Part C
Hint C.1 Relationship between electric field and electric force
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Hint C.2 Determining the direction of the electric field
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Draw a vector representing the direction of the electric field. The orientation of the vector
will be graded. The location and length of the vector will not be graded.
ANSWER:
View
Correct
Part D
Hint D.1 Relationship between electric field and electric force
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Hint D.2 Determining the direction of the electric field
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Draw a vector representing the direction of the electric field. The orientation of the vector
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will be graded. The location and length of the vector will not be graded.
ANSWER:
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Correct
Item 17
An charge with mass and charge is emitted from the origin, . A large, flat screen
is located at . There is a target on the screen at y position , where . In this problem,
you will examine two different ways that the charge might hit the target. Ignore gravity in this
problem.
Part A
Assume that the charge is emitted with velocity in the positive x direction. Between the origin
and the screen, the charge travels through a constant electric field pointing in the positive y
direction. What should the magnitude of the electric field be if the charge is to hit the target on
the screen?
Hint A.1 How to approach the problem
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Hint A.2 Find the equation of motion in the x direction
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Hint A.3 Find the equation of motion in the y direction
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Hint A.4 Combine Your Results
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Hint A.5 Find
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Express your answer in terms of , , , , and .
ANSWER:
=
Correct
Part B
Now assume that the charge is emitted with velocity in the positive y direction. Between the
origin and the screen, the charge travels through a constant electric field pointing in the positive x
direction. What should the magnitude of the electric field be if the charge is to hit the target on
the screen?
Hint B.1 How to approach the problem
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Hint B.2 Find the equation of motion in the y direction
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Hint B.3 Find the equation of motion in the x direction
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Hint B.4 Combine your results
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Hint B.5 Find
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Express your answer in terms of , , , , and .
ANSWER:
=
Correct
The equations of motion for this part are identical to the equations of motion for the previous
part, with and interchanged. Thus it is no surprise that the answers to the two parts are
also identical, with and interchanged.
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Submit written work for the following problem.
Item 18
A uniform electric field exists in the region between two oppositely charged plane parallel plates. A
proton is released from rest at the surface of the positively charged plate and strikes the surface of
the opposite plate, 1.54 distant from the first, in a time interval of 1.46×10−6 .
Part A
Find the magnitude of the electric field.
ANSWER: = Answer not displayed
Part B
Find the speed of the proton when it strikes the negatively charged plate.
ANSWER: = Answer not displayed
Score Summary:
Your score on this assignment is 71%.
You received 127.73 out of a possible total of 180 points.
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