Recit 01: Chapter 21

Lecturer: Blancas Date: August 18, 2016

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer to each of the following questions. Use PEN-
CIL only to shade your final answer in the provided answer sheet. To change your answer, erase
neatly your old answer and shade the new one.
1. Charged object. Which of the following statements is ALWAYS TRUE?
A. A positively charged object only contains protons.
B. An electrically neutral object contains no charges.
C. A positively charged object is an object that has an excess of electrons.
D. A negatively charged object is an object that has an excess of electrons.

2. Grounded polarization. Consider the figure shown. At electrostatic

equilibrium, all the wires are removed simultaneously with the charged
sphere still in place. If spheres X and Y have initially no net charges,
what will be the charge of spheres X and Y, respectively?

A. −6Q, zero B. −3Q, −3Q C. zero, zero D. −6Q, +6Q

3. Dragon Ball Z. A metallic ball X, a glass ball Y, and a plastic ball Z are initially set up so
that they do not have any electrical interaction with each other. Only glass ball Y is wiped
rigorously by a silk cloth. After the said wiping, the following interactions happen when two
of the given balls are bought near each other:
I. Balls X and Y repel each other.
II. Balls Y and Z attract each other.
III. Balls X and Z attract each other.
Which of the following can be the charge of ball Z?

A. Negative or neutral C. Positive or neutral

B. Negative only D. Positive only

→
−
4. Saan? A +2q point charge at (−a, 0) produces an electric field E 1 at point P.
Where must a +q point charge be located along the x-axis so that the magni-
→
− →
−
tude of its electric field E 2 at point P is equal to that of E 1 ?
√
A. ( 2a, 0) C. (a/2, 0)
B. (a, 0) D. (0, 0)
5. Identical Spheres. Two metallic spheres X and Y, and a rubber sphere Z have the same radii.
Initially, spheres X and Z contain charges −2Q and +3Q, respectively. Spheres Y and Z
 are made in contact with each other, and then spheres X and Y be the next. After the two
consecutive contacts, the final charge of sphere Y is +3Q/2. What is the initial charge of
sphere Y?
A. +7Q B. +5Q C. −Q D. −3Q

6. Two Point Charges. Two point charges are located at (−a, 0) and (a, 0) with charges −q and
+q respectively. What is the electric field at point P?
√ √
kq 2 kq 2
A. − ı̂ C. + ı̂
2a2 2a2
√ √
kq 2 kq 2
B. − 2 ı̂ D. + 2 ı̂
a a

7. Wand. A magic wand of length L and uniform charge density −λ is arranged as shown in the
figure. What is the electric field at point P?
 
kλL kλ  a + L/2 
A. + ı̂ C. + ln  ı̂
(a + L/2) (a − L/2) a a − L/2 
 
kλL kλ  a + L/2 
B. − ı̂ D. − ln  ı̂
(a + L/2) (a − L/2) a a − L/2 

8. Kahit gaano kalakas. Particles X, Y and Z, each with charge

+q, −2q and +Q, respectively, are located in the Cartesian co-
ordinates as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude of +Q
charge so that particle X has no net electric force?

A. 8q B. 4q C. 2q D. q

9. Bagtas. A particle with charge +Q enters to the region of uniform electric field
with an initial velocity →
−v 0 downwards as shown in the figure. What is the path
of the particle in that region if all the electric field lines are pointing to the right?

A. Parabolic opening to the left C. Parabolic opening upward

B. Parabolic opening to the right D. Straight line downward

10. Electric Field. Given the charges +Q and −2Q, which of the following diagrams shows a
correct representation of the electric field lines?