What is the potential difference between points A and B if 10 J of work are done by the electric field to move a particle with a net charge of + 4.0 C from point A to point B?
0.4 V
2.5 V
14 V
40 V
some other value
The potential difference between two electrical terminals is 2.0x106 volts. The magnitude of the work done electrically on an electron that moves from one terminal to the other is ___ J.
3.2x10-13
8.0x10-26
1.25x1025
8.0x10-13
some other value
If an electron passes from point a to point b, there being a difference in electric potential of 100 volts between the two points, the magnitude of the work done on the electron by the electric field in the space is ___.
6.25x1020 eV
100 eV
1.60x10-17 eV
1.60x10-19 eV
some other value
The two plates of an idealized, very large parallel plate capacitor are oppositely charged. What is the relationship among the strengths of the electric field at the locations A, B and C?
Greater at A than at B
Greater at B than at C
Equal at A and C, but less at B
Equal at all three locations.
The electric potential difference between points a and b is + 10 volts. (The language of Physics is very specific here. The electric potential at point a relative to infinity, or any other point, is greater than the electric potential at point b relative to the same reference point.)
A proton is initially at rest at point b. The work required of you to move this proton to point a and it still be at rest is ___ eV.
+ 10
- 10
some other value
The electric potential difference between points a and b is + 10 volts. (The language of Physics is very specific here. The electric potential at point a relative to infinity, or any other point, is greater than the electric potential at point b relative to the same reference point.)
A proton is initially at rest at point a. The work required of you to move this proton to point b and it still be at rest is ___ eV.
+ 10
- 10
some other value
The electric potential difference between points a and b is + 10 volts. (The language of Physics is very specific here. The electric potential at point a relative to infinity, or any other point, is greater than the electric potential at point b relative to the same reference point.)
An electron is initially at rest at point b. The work required of you to move this electron to point a and it still be at rest is ___ eV.
+ 10
- 10
some other value
The electric potential difference between points a and b is + 10 volts. (The language of Physics is very specific here. The electric potential at point a relative to infinity, or any other point, is greater than the electric potential at point b relative to the same reference point.)
An electron is initially at rest at point a. The work required of you to move this electron to point b and it still be at rest is ___ eV.
+ 10
- 10
some other value
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
The electric potential difference between points p3 and p4 is ___ the electric potential difference between points p4 and p10 .
equal to
less than
more than
incomparable, without additional information, with
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
The work required to move a small charge q* (> 0) from point p4 to point p2 is ___ the work required to move the same charge from point p6 to point p2 .
equal to
less than
more than
incomparable, without additional information
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
The electric potential at point p2 (relative to infinity) is ___ the electric potential at point p5 (relative to infinity).
equal to
less than
more than
incomparable, without additional information
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
If the work required to move a small charge q' (> 0) from point p10 to point p3 is Wo , the work required to move a charge 2 q' from point p10 to point p3 is Wo x ___.
1
2
1/2
3
1/3
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
The potential difference between points p5 and p1 is ___.
a negative number
a positive number
zero
. . . gosh. There is no way to tell.
Consider the electric potential in the space around a single point charge q1 (> 0). The figure at the right shows such a point charge and locates and labels several points in the space around it. The points labeled p1 , p2 and p3 are on a circle of radius Ro centered on the point charge. Points p4 , p5 and p6 are all a distance 2 Ro from the point charge and the points labeled p7 , p8 , p9 and p10 are a distance 3 Ro from the point charge. The points p1 , p3 , p4 and p10 lie along a straight line containing the point charge.
If the magnitude of the charge q1 was increased slightly, the difference in electric potential between points p3 and p8 would ___.
increase
decrease
remain constant
be impossible to predict
In the figure at the right two point particles have net charges q1 = 2 qo (> 0) and q2 = - qo . The points labeled p1 through p5 lie along the same line as the particles and are equidistant from each other and/or the nearer particle.
Of the labeled points, the electric potential is greatest at the point labeled ___.
p5
p4
p3
p2
p1
In the figure at the right two point particles have net charges q1 = 2 qo (> 0) and q2 = - qo . The points labeled p1 through p5 lie along the same line as the particles and are equidistant from each other and/or the nearer particle.
The work required to bring a small charge q* (> 0) from infinity and place it at the point labeled p3 is ___ the work required to bring the same charge from infinity and place it at the point labeled p2 .
more than
less than
equal to
incomparable with
In the figure at the right two point particles have net charges q1 = 2 qo (> 0) and q2 = - qo . The points labeled p1 through p5 lie along the same line as the particles and are equidistant from each other and/or the nearer particle.
The magnitude of the electric potential difference between pairs of labeled points is greatest for the pair of points ___.
p1 and p2
p1 and p3
p1 and p4
p1 and p5
p2 and p3
p2 and p4
A potential difference Vo is applied to a capacitor with capacitance Co . The charge separated on the capacitor is then qo , and the energy stored in the capacitor is Eo . If the potential difference across the capacitor is increased to 2 Vo , . . .
. . . the charge separated on the capacitor will be qo x ___.
1
2
1/2
3
1/3
A potential difference Vo is applied to a capacitor with capacitance Co . The charge separated on the capacitor is then qo , and the energy stored in the capacitor is Eo . If the potential difference across the capacitor is increased to 2 Vo , . . .
. . . the energy stored in the capacitor will be Eo x ___.
1
2
1/2
3
1/3
4
A potential difference Vo is applied to a capacitor with capacitance Co . The charge separated on the capacitor is then qo , and the energy stored in the capacitor is Eo .
If this same potential difference was applied to a second capacitor with capacitance C2 (< Co ), the charge separated on this second capacitor would be ___ qo .
equal to
less than
more than
incomparable with
A potential difference Vo is applied to a capacitor with capacitance Co . The charge separated on the capacitor is then qo , and the energy stored in the capacitor is Eo .
If this same potential difference was applied to a second capacitor with capacitance C2 = 2 Co , the energy stored in this second capacitor would be E = Eo x ___.
1
2
3
4
5