General Instructions

1. Make sure the following information are found at the TOP of your answer sheet:
FULL NAME
COURSE
DATE TODAY
SUBJECT
2. COPY THE QUESTIONS before answering. Only HANDWRITTEN answers are accepted. Write
legibly and avoid erasures.
3. Write the page number at the BOTTOM RIGHT portion of the answer sheet.
4. Review your answers before submitting.

Reminders:
1. To maximize and profit from this learning experience, please work independently.
2. If you have questions, ask me, NOT your classmate/s.
3. Cheating from this exam will merit an automatic 0/50 score for both the source and the receiver of
the answer.
4. Late submissions are NOT accepted.
PART 1. IDENTIFICATION + JUSTIFICATION

Read each item carefully provide what is asked. (1 point)

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, justify the answer you made for each number. DO NOT copy and paste answers
from the lectures or references. (2 points)

Example:
Question: How many seconds are there in one hour?
Answer: There are 3600 seconds in one hour.
JUSTIFICATION: One hour has 60 minutes and each minute has 60 seconds. Therefore,
60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 3600 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠
𝑥 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 = 1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
Exam Proper

1. True or false? Objects acquire a net positive charge by gaining protons.

Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

2. True or false? A zero electric field anywhere between a positively charged particle and a negatively
charged particle cannot exist.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

3. True or false? Two charged particles q1 and q2 separated by a distance r exert forces on each other
of magnitude F1on2 = F2on1 = ma/r where m is the mass of the particle and a is the acceleration.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

4. True or false? The kinetic energy of an object can be negative only if the object moves in the
opposite direction.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

5. True or false? Charge moves easily through or along insulators.

Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

6. Positive work is done on a 3-kg glass when a toddler holds it and walks a certain distance 2.0 m.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

7. True or false? The SI unit of capacitance is farad. One farad is equal to 1Nm 2/V.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

8. True or false? A Gaussian surface is a physical surface that has the same symmetry as the electric
field.
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

9. If an object reduces its speed by half, by how much will its kinetic energy decrease?
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):

10. What is the electric flux in a Gaussian surface containing 1 electron and 1 proton?
Answer (1 point):
JUSTIFICATION (2 points):
PART 2. PROBLEM SOLVING

Show your complete solution for each item. Whenever applicable, start with a Diagram, then list the Given
quantities, write the Working Equation(s), then proceed with your stepwise solution, complete with units.
Enclose your final answer in a BOX.

1. A 30-kg rock is on top of a 50-m cliff. How much of its potential energy is lost when it falls and
reaches 20 m above the ground? (5 points)

2. By how much will the electric field change if the charge was doubled and the distance of the test charge
was increased by 4 times? (5 points)

3. Two electrons are placed at the bottom two corners of a square and two protons at its top two corners.
Solve for the net electric field and the electric potential at the center of the square. One side of the
square measures 5 m. (10 points)

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