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Physics Worksheet – Chapter 1 Electrostatics
1.2 More about electric fields
Given: charge of an electron = -1.6 × 10-19 C, e0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2 N-1 m-2, g = 9.81 m s-2

1. Find the electric field strength at (a) A and (b) B due to charge Q1, where Q1 = 2 × 10-8 C.
(a) At A
Q1
E=
4pe 0 r 2
(2 ´ 10-8 )
E=
4pe 0 (0.1) 2
E = 17983.60939 = 18000 N C-1 Towards the left
(b) At B
Q1
E=
4pe 0 r 2
(2 ´ 10-8 )
E=
4pe 0 (0.2) 2
E = 4495.902347 = 4500 N C-1 Towards the right
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(a) due to Q1, where Q1 = 2 × 10-8 C. < -

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4000 A B
E= =/ 4000 Nc
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4pe 0 r 2
(2 ´ 10-8 )
E=
4pe 0 (0.1) 2
E = 17983.60939 = 18000 N C-1
Towards the left
(b) due to Q1 and Q3, where Q3 = -4 × 10-8 C.

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3. Find the electric field strength at Q1 due to charges Q2 (3 × 10-8 C) and Q3 (-4 × 10-8 C).
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4. In a hydrogen atom, an electron moves around the proton in a circular orbit of radius 5.29 x 10-11 m. Find
the electric field strength due to the proton at the position of the electron.

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e
E=
4pe 0 r 2 charge of proton ( + ve ! )
.

1.6 ´ 10-19
E=
4pe 0 (5.29 ´ 10-11 ) 2
E = 5.141093518 ´ 1011 = 5.14 ´ 1011 N C-1 Away from the centre
( upward x )

5. In the diagram, the charges of Q2 and Q3 are 3 × 10-8 C and -4 × 10-8 C respectively.
(a) (i) Label the electric field at X due to Q2.
(ii) Label the electric field at X due to Q3.
(b) Label the resultant electric field in dotted line.
(c) Find the magnitude of the electric field at X due to Q2 and Q3. E3
X
Q3
E3 =
4pe 0 r32
E2
-8
-4 ´ 10 E23
E3 =
4pe 0 (0.9) 2
E3 = -444.039738 = -444 N C-1

Q2
E2 =
4pe 0 r2 2 E232 = E22 + E32
3 ´ 10-8 E232 = 30002 + ( -444)2
E2 =
4pe 0 (0.3) 2 E23 = 3029.981541 = 3030 N C-1
E2 = 2997.268231 = 3000 N C-1
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6. (a) In the diagram,
am .

¢
EAB
(i) label the electric field at X due to QA.
(ii) label the electric field at X due to QB.
÷ EB
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(iii) label the resultant electric field in dotted line.

(b) Find the electric field at X due to QA and QB.

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