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Tutotial 1 Electrocstatic (Q)
Tutotial 1 Electrocstatic (Q)
Tutotial 1 Electrocstatic (Q)
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b) Sketch the force diagram and apply Coulombs law for a system of point charges.
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b) Define and use electric field strength, E
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c) Sketch the electric field lines of isolated point charge, two point charges and
uniformly charged parallel plates.
d) Sketch the electric field strength diagram and determine electric field strength, E
for a system of charges.
c) Use V
VAB = VA VB
W
VAB BA
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e) Use E
for uniform electric field.
d
f) Deduce the change in potential energy, U between two points in an electric field,
U qV
g) Calculate potential energy of a system of point charges,
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TUTORIAL 16
(ELECTROSTATIC)
SECTION A
1.
2.
Which diagram best represents the electric field around a negatively charged
particle?
A
3.
At a distance R away from a point charge, the electric field has a strength of E and
the electric potential is V. At a point R/2 away from the same point charge which
of the following is true?
Electric field strength
A
4E
B
2E
C
2E
D
4E
4.
Electric potential
4V
2V
4V
2V
A proton accelerates from rest in a uniform electric field of 640 N/C . At some
later time, its speed is 1.20x106 m s-1.Calculate the acceleration of the proton.
A.
B.
C.
D.
61.32 Gm s-2
31.30 Gm s-2
20.42 Gm s-2
22.67 Gm s-2
5.
SECTION B
6.
20 cm
q2
15 cm
q1
q3
FIGURE 1
(b) Three point charges, q1 = +3.0 C, q2 = -4.0 C and q3 = 7.0 C are
placed 20 cm and 15 cm apart on a straight line in air as shown in
FIGURE 1. What is the magnitude and direction of the nett electrostatic
force acting on charge q1
( Ans: 5.7 N to the right)
7.
8.
9.
10.
FIGURE 2
A beam of electrons enters the uniform electric field between two parallel plates
as shown in FIGURE 2.
(a) Sketch the path of the electron beam in the electric field, and after emerging
from the electric field.
(b) Explain the shape of the path
11.
+200 V
15 mm
e
-200 V
FIGURE 3
12.
+80 V
20 mm
1.5x107 m
s-1
0V
60 mm
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4 shows a section of the deflection system of a cathode ray oscilloscope.
An electron travelling at a speed of 1.5 x 107 m s-1 enter the space between two
parallel metal plates 60 mm long. The electric field between the plates is 4.0x103
V m-1 .
(a) Copy the figure and sketch the path of the electron in between plates, and
after emerging from the space between the plates.
(b) Calculate the vertical component of velocity as it leaves the region between
the plates.
(Ans; 2.81 10 6 m s-1)
13.
14.
(a)
(b)
(a)
Explain
(i)
why electric field strength is a vector quantity which has
magnitude and direction.
(ii)
electric potential is a scalar which has only magnitude.
(b)
15.
(a)
(b)
+q
a
-3q
+2q
FIGURE 5
Three point charges of +q, +2q and -3q are arranged as shown in FIGURE 5.
Calculate the electric potential energy of the system of three charges.
kq 2
(Ans: 7.59
J)
a