Version 001 – HW#2 - Gauss’s Law – hester – (WV2020APPhysC02) 1

This print-out should have 36 questions. 003 10.0 points

Multiple-choice questions may continue on A cubic box of side a, oriented as shown, con-
the next column or page – find all choices tains an unknown charge. The vertically di-
before answering. rected electric field has a uniform magnitude
E at the top surface and 2 E at the bottom
001 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points surface.
A closed surface with dimensions a = b =
0.283 m and c = 0.2547 m is located as in E
the figure. The electric field throughout the
region is nonuniform and defined by E ~ =
2
(α + β x )ı̂ where x is in meters, α = 5 N/C,
and β = 6 N/(C · m2 ).
a
y E
a

2E
a
How much charge Q is inside the box?
x E
1. Qencl = 2
ǫ0 a2
b
z 2. insufficient information
c
What is the magnitude of the net charge 3. Qencl = 2 ǫ0 E a2
enclosed by the surface?
1. 2.36441 x 10− 12 4. Qencl = 0
2. 9.31549 x 10− 12
3. 2.84701 x 10− 13 5. Qencl = 3 ǫ0 E a2
4. 1.33812 x 10− 13
5. 2.13227 x 10− 11 6. Qencl = 6 ǫ0 E a2
6. 8.89378 x 10− 13
7. 9.53309 x 10− 12 E
7. Qencl =
8. 2.06776 x 10− 12 ǫ0 a2
9. 1.64317 x 10− 12 1
8. Qencl = ǫ0 E a2
10. 2.02258 x 10− 11 2
Answer in units of C. 9. Qencl = ǫ0 E a2
002 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points E
10. Qencl = 3
What is the sign of the charge enclosed in the ǫ0 a2
surface?
004 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
1. Positive Consider a uniformly charged sphere (an
insulating sphere of radius R) and a spherical
R
2. Cannot be determined Gaussian surface with radius concentric to
2
the sphere. The total charge in the sphere is
3. Negative Q.
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net charge of −3 q . Since the two cylinders are
R conductors, the charge flows to the surfaces
of the cylinders. The charge on the surface of
the sphere is Q1 , on the inner surface of the
p shell is Q2 and on the outer surface Q3 .
R Q2
2 −3 q
What is the total flux flowing through the
4 π R3 Q3
Gaussian surface? Vsphere = and −8 q
3
Asphere = 4 π R2 .
Q
1. Φ =
ǫ0
2Q
2. Φ =
ǫ0
Q
3. Φ =
4 ǫ0 Which choice best represents the charge
Q distribution in electrostatic equilibrium?
4. Φ =
8 ǫ0
4Q 1. Q1 = 8 q Q2 = −8 q Q3 = 5 q
5. Φ =
ǫ0
2. Q1 = −2 q Q2 = 2 q Q3 = 6 q
Q
6. Φ =
2 ǫ0 3. Q1 = −9 q Q2 = 9 q Q3 = −1 q
005 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the magnitude of the electric field 4. Q1 = 8 q Q2 = −8 q Q3 = 2 q
~ at R ?
kEk
2 5. Q1 = 9 q Q2 = −9 q Q3 = 1 q
2
~ = ke Q
1. kEk 6. Q1 = 5 q Q2 = −5 q Q3 = 2 q
2 R2
~ = ke Q
2. kEk 7. Q1 = 9 q Q2 = −9 q Q3 = 7 q
R2
2
~ = 2 ke Q
3. kEk
8. Q1 = −7 q Q2 = 7 q Q3 = −2 q
R2
9. Q1 = −8 q Q2 = 8 q Q3 = −11 q
~ = 2 ke Q
4. kEk
R2
2 10. Q1 = −9 q Q2 = 9 q Q3 = −2 q
~ = ke Q
5. kEk
R2 007 10.0 points
~ = ke Q
6. kEk Two large, parallel, insulating plates are
2 R2 charged uniformly throughout the plates.
Each plate has the same amount and sign
006 10.0 points
of charge per unit area +σ.
Consider two long, isolated, concentric, con-
What is the magnitude of the resultant elec-
ducting cylinders. The inner conductor has a
tric field E?
net charge of −8 q . The outer conductor has a
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σ 2. Φt = E π a2 , Φs = 2 E π a 2 , Φb = 0
1. zero between the plates, outside
ǫ0
2σ 3. Φt = E π a2 , Φs = 0 , Φb = 0
2. zero between the plates, outside
ǫ0
σ σ 4. Φt = E π a2 , Φs = 0 , Φb = E π a 2
3. between the plates, outside
2 ǫ0 2 ǫ0
σ 5. Φt = 0 , Φs = E π a 2 , Φb = E π a 2
4. everywhere
ǫ0
σ 009 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points
5. zero between the plates, outside
2 ǫ0 What is the amount of charge Q enclosed in
2σ the pill-box?
6. between the plates, zero outside
ǫ0
2σ 2σ 1. Q = σsurf π a2
7. between the plates, outside
ǫ0 ǫ0
2. Q = 0
8. zero everywhere
σ 3. Q = −2 σsurf π a2
9. between the plates, zero outside
ǫ0
σ 4. Q = 2 σsurf π a2
10. between the plates, zero outside
2 ǫ0
5. Q = −σsurf π a2
008 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
Consider a uniformly charged conducting 010 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points
plate with an infinite extent, with surface What is the electric field E above the con-
charge density σsurf . We introduce a Gaus- ducting plate? Let the upward direction (the
sian surface as a cylindrical pillbox of radius a, ~ be the positive direction.
direction of E),
half-way submerged into the surface. The fig-
ure below shows a chunk of the infinite plate σsurf
1. E = −
and the pillbox configuration. 2ǫ0
top σsurf
a 2. E =−
ǫ0
~
E
side 2 σsurf
3. E =
ǫ0
σsurf σsurf
4. E =
ǫ0
2 σsurf
5. E =−
ǫ0
σsurf
6. E =
2ǫ0
~ inside k = 0
kE bottom 011 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A long coaxial cable consists of an inner cylin-
drical conductor with radius R1 and an outer
What are the electric fluxes through the top cylindrical conductor shell with inner radius
area, through the side area, and through the R2 and outer radius R3 as shown. The ca-
bottom area, respectively? E ≡ kEk.~ ble extends out perpendicular to the plane
shown. The charge on the inner conductor
1. Φt = 0 , Φs = 0 , Φb = E π a 2 per unit length along the cable is λ and the
corresponding charge on the outer conductor
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per unit length is −λ (same magnitude but λ R1
3. E =
opposite in sign) and λ > 0. 3 π ǫ0 r2 2
λ
−λ 4. E =
2 π ǫ0 r2
R2 λ
5. E = √
2 π ǫ0 r2
b R3
λ 6. E = 0
R1 λ
7. E =
2 π ǫ0 R1
2λ
8. E = √
Find the magnitude of the electric field at 3 π ǫ0 r2
the point a distance r1 from the axis of the λ2 R1
9. E =
inner conductor, where R1 < r1 < R2 . 4 π ǫ0 r2 2
λ R1 10. None of these
1. E =
4 π ǫ0 r1 2
013 (part 1 of 8) 10.0 points
λ2 R1 A −8 µC charge is held above the hollow
2. E =
4 π ǫ0 r1 2 conductor.
3. None of these
λ R1 q
4. E =
3 π ǫ0 r1 2
2λ
5. E = √
3 π ǫ0 r1
λ
6. E =
2 π ǫ0 R1
7. E = 0
Find the charge on the inside of the hollow
λ conductor when the charge is above the gap.
8. E = √
3 π ǫ0 r1 Answer in units of µC.
λ
9. E = √ 014 (part 2 of 8) 10.0 points
2 π ǫ0 r1
λ Find the charge on the outside of the hollow
10. E = conductor.
2 π ǫ0 r1
Answer in units of µC.
012 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude of the electric field at the 015 (part 3 of 8) 10.0 points
point a distance r2 from the axis of the inner Carefully lower the charge into the hollow
conductor, where R3 < r2 . conductor without touching the conductor.
λ
1. E = √
3 π ǫ0 r2
λ R1
2. E =
4 π ǫ0 r2 2
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conductor when they touch.
1. -5
2. -2
3. -12
4. -8
5. -11
6. -3
7. -9
Find the charge on the outside of the hollow 8. -10
conductor with the charge centered inside the 9. -4
hollow conductor. 10. -6
1. -12 Answer in units of µC.
2. -1
3. -9 018 (part 6 of 8) 10.0 points
4. -11 Find the charge on the inside of the hollow
5. -3 conductor when they touch.
6. -2 Answer in units of µC.
7. -4
8. -7 019 (part 7 of 8) 10.0 points
9. -8 Now remove the charge.
10. -5
Answer in units of µC.

016 (part 4 of 8) 10.0 points

Find the charge on the inside of the hollow
conductor in the second figure.
1. 2
2. 5
3. 4
4. 1
5. 11 Find the charge on the outside of the hol-
6. 3 low conductor when the charge is above the
7. 9 conductor.
8. 10 1. -11
9. 7 2. -6
10. 8 3. -8
Answer in units of µC. 4. -5
5. -2
017 (part 5 of 8) 10.0 points 6. -7
Drop the charge into the hollow conductor. 7. -10
8. -1
9. -3
10. -12
Answer in units of µC.

020 (part 8 of 8) 10.0 points

Find the charge on the inside of the hollow
conductor when the charge has been removed.
Find the charge on the outside of the hollow Answer in units of µC.
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dimensions of the plate, such that edge effects
021 10.0 points can be ignored.
Pictured below is a distribution of 6 point
charges and their surrounding electric field. ~ = Q
1. kEk
2 ǫ0 A
+Q Gaussian surface ~ = ǫ0 Q A
2. kEk

~ = Q
3. kEk
-Q +Q -Q +Q 4 ǫ0 A
~ = Q
4. kEk
-Q 4 π ǫ0 a
~ = 4 π ǫ0 a Q
5. kEk
What is the total electric flux through the
closed Gaussian surface shown? ~ = ǫ0 Q a2
6. kEk

1. 0 ~ = 2 ǫ0 Q A
7. kEk
6Q
2. ~ = Q
8. kEk
ǫ0 ǫ0 A
2Q ~ = 4 π ǫ0 a2 Q
3. 9. kEk
ǫ0
−6 Q ~ = Q
4. 10. kEk
ǫ0 4 π ǫ0 a2
−Q 023 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
5.
ǫ0 A solid conducting sphere of radius R1 and
−2 Q total charge q1 is enclosed by a conducting
6.
ǫ0 shell with an inner radius R2 and outer radius
Q R3 and total charge q2 .
7.
ǫ0
022 10.0 points q2 S
A uniformly charged conducting plate with
area A has a total charge Q which is positive.
Consider a cross-sectional view of the plane q1
and the electric field lines due to the charge R1
O
on the plane.
+Q R2
A
E + E
+ R3 C
+
+
+
+
+ P
+ Find the electric field at A. OA = a and
+
+ OC = c.
+
k q2
Find the magnitude of the field at point P , 1. EP =
a2
which is a distance a from the plate. Assume k q1
that a is very small when compared to the 2. EP =
a
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k (q1 + q2 ) q2
3. EP = 2. σ =
a 4 π R22 ǫ0
q1
4. EP = 0 3. σ =
4 π R12
q2 − q1
k (q1 + q2 ) 4. σ =
5. EP = 4 π R32
a2 q1
q2 5. σ =
6. EP = 4 π R12 ǫ0
k a2
q1 + q2
k q1 6. σ =
7. EP = 4 π R32 ǫ0
R12 q2
k q1 7. σ =
8. EP = 4 π R32 ǫ0
R1 q2
q1 8. σ =
9. EP = 4 π R22
k a2 q2 − q1
k q1 9. σ =
10. EP = 4 π R32 ǫ0
a2 q2
10. σ =
024 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points 4 π R32
Find the total flux emanating through the 026 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
Gaussian surface S through the point C. Consider an uncharged, conducting hollow
spherical shell. The electric field on the inside
−q2
1. ΦS = surface of the spherical shell is measured to be
ǫ0 directed toward the inner shell wall and varies
q1 + q2 in magnitude over the spherical shell’s inside
2. ΦS =
ǫ0 c surface. It is known that the only charge in
q2 − q1 the hollow cavity inside the spherical shell is
3. ΦS =
ǫ0 a point charge with magnitude q.
q1 − q2 What is the sign of the charge q?
4. ΦS =
ǫ0
q1 q2 1. negative
5. ΦS =
ǫ0 c
q1 2. zero
6. ΦS =
ǫ0
−(q1 + q2 ) 3. cannot be determined
7. ΦS =
ǫ0
q1 + q2 4. positive
8. ΦS =
ǫ0
−q1 027 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points
9. ΦS = What can you say about the position of the
ǫ0 charge?
q2
10. ΦS =
ǫ0 1. The charge is in the center of the spherical
025 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points shell.
Find the surface charge density on the outer
surface of the shell. 2. The charge is outside of the spherical
shell.
q1 + q2
1. σ =
4 π R32
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3. A point charge cannot create a charge dis- center point O. There is a thick conducting
tribution on the inside surface of the spherical spherical shell carrying a charge of 7 q with
shell which varies in magnitude. inner radius R2 and outer radius R2′ centered
at O. A larger thin concentric spherical shell
4. The charge is zero, so position doesn’t (with negligible thickness) has radius R3 and
matter. charge 5 q.

5. The charge is inside the spherical shell 5q

but not at the center of the spherical shell.
7q
028 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points
What is the net electric flux through the
spherical shell? R2
q 2q
1. Φ = R2′
ǫ0
R3 B
2q
2. Φ = A
ǫ0
q
3. Φ =
2 ǫ0
q
4. Φ =
2
What is the electric field at A, where OA =
5. Φ = 2 q a > R3 ?
q
6. Φ = 0 1. EA = 3
π ǫ0 a2
7. Φ = q 19 q
2. EA =
4 π ǫ0 a2
029 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points 9 q
What can you say about the charge distribu- 3. EA =
2 π ǫ0 a2
tion on the outside surface of the spherical
shell? 23 q
4. EA =
4 π ǫ0 a2
1. The charge distribution is zero. q
5. EA =4
π ǫ0 a2
2. The charge distribution is positive and is 13 q
uniform. 6. EA =
4 π ǫ0 a2
3. The charge distribution is positive and is 7 q
7. EA =
not uniform. 2 π ǫ0 a2
17 q
4. The charge distribution is negative and is 8. EA =
4 π ǫ0 a2
uniform. q
9. EA =4
π ǫ0 a2
5. The charge distribution is negative and is
not uniform. 031 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the outgoing electric flux ΦB through
030 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points a spherical Gaussian surface centered at O
A point charge 2 q > 0 is placed at the with radius b, where OB = b and R2′ < b <
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s
R3 ? 2 π m ǫ0 R2
6. T =
14 q

b
 | qλ |
1. ΦB = + 1 q
ǫ0 R2′ 7. T = 2 π m ǫ0 R4 | q λ |
14 q
2. ΦB = s
ǫ0 (2 π)3 m ǫ0 R2
2q 8. T =
3. ΦB = 2 | qλ |
ǫ0 q
9q 9. T = (2 π)3 m ǫ0 R4 | q λ |
4. ΦB =
ǫ0 s
"  # (2 π)3 m ǫ0 R4
2q b
2 10. T =
5. ΦB = +1 | qλ |
ǫ0 R2′
" 
2
# 033 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
14 q b Consider a solid insulating sphere of radius
6. ΦB = ′ +1
ǫ0 R b with nonuniform charge density ρ = a r,
" 2 # where a is a constant.
2
9q b
7. ΦB = +1
ǫ0 R2′ b
2q

b
 dr
8. ΦB = + 1
ǫ0 R2′ b r
  O
9q b
9. ΦB = +1
ǫ0 R2′
032 10.0 points
An infinite line charge λ is located along the Find the charge contained within the radius
z-axis. A particle of mass m that carries a r < b as in the figure. The volume element dV
charge q whose sign is opposite to that of λ is for a spherical shell of radius r and thickness
in a circular orbit in the xy plane about the dr is equal to 4 π r 2 dr.
line charge.
Obtain an expression for the period T of r3
1. Qr =
the orbit in terms of m, q, R, and λ, where R πa
is the radius of the orbit. a r2
2. Qr =
s π
π m ǫ0 R
1. T = a r3
| qλ | 3. Qr =
s π
(2 π)3 m ǫ0 R2 a r4
2. T = 4. Qr =
| qλ | π
s
π m ǫ0 R2 5. Qr = π a r 3
3. T =
| qλ |
s 6. Qr = π a r 4
2 π m ǫ0 R
4. T =
| qλ | r4
7. Qr =
πa
s
(2 π)3 m ǫ0 R4
5. T = 8. Qr = π a r 2
2 | qλ |

9. Qr = 0
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aπ
10. Qr =
r2
034 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points R
If a = 7 × 10−6 C/m4 and b = 1 m, find E at
r = 0.6 m. The permittivity of a vacuum is 2.8 cm
8.8542 × 10−12 C2 /N · m2 .
1. 60988
2. 71152.7
3. 69176.2
4. 83011.5 What is the magnitude of the electric field
5. 42352.8 inside the insulator at a distance 2.8 cm < R
6. 1.44564 x 105 from the axis? The permittivity of free space
7. 50823.3 is 8.8542 × 10−12 C2 /N · m2 and the volume
8. 14117.6 of a cylinder with radius r and length ℓ is
9. 90352.6 V = π r2 ℓ .
10. 35294 1. 2642.81
Answer in units of N/C. 2. 1541.64
3. 2337.87
035 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points 4. 1609.41
Find the charge Qb contained within the ra- 5. 2032.93
dius r, when r > b. 6. 1694.11
7. 790.585
1. Qb = π a b3 8. 2117.64
9. 2145.87
a b4 10. 3004.22
2. Qb =
π Answer in units of N/C.
π b2
3. Qb =
a
πa
4. Qb = 4
b
5. Qb = π a b4

a b3
6. Qb =
π
a b2
7. Qb =
π
8. Qb = 0

π b3
9. Qb =
a
10. Qb = π a b2

036 10.0 points

Consider a long, uniformly charged, cylindri-
cal insulator of radius R with charge density
1.9 µC/m3 .