22 Electric Fields

OCR Physics A Answers to practice questions

Question Answer Marks
1 (a) Force per unit positive charge. 1

1 (b) (i) The direction is different. 1

1 (b) (ii) 1
E  or distance is doubled; therefore E decreases by a factor of 4. 1
r2
5
electric field strength = 2.0 × 10 N C
–1 1
1 (c) (i) Qq
F= 1
4 π ε0 r 2
1.6  10–19  1.6  10–19
 
FE = 2 1
4π ε0  5.0  10–11
–8
1
FE = 9.2 × 10 N
1 (c) (ii) 6.67  10–11  1.67  10–27  9.11 10–31
5.0  10 
FG = 1
–11 2
–47
FG = 4.06 × 10 N
–8
9.2  10
ratio =
4.06  10– 47 1
39
ratio = 2.3 × 10
–10
1 (c) (iii) (1) wavelength = 2.0 × 10 m 1
h
λ=
mv
6.63  10–34 1
p=
2.0  10–10
–24 –1
p = 3.3 × 10 kg m s 1
1 (c) (iii) (2) –24
3.32  10
v= 1
9.11 10– 31
6 –1
= 3.64 × 10 m s
1 –31 6 2 1
Ek = × 9.11 × 10 × (3.64 ×10 )
2
–18
Ek = 6.0 × 10 J 1

Or
1 p2
Ek = 1
2 m

Ek =
1
×

3.32  10– 24 2
1
2 9.11 10– 31
–18 1
Ek = 6.0 × 10 J
2 (a) electric field strength = force per unit positive charge 1
2 (b) (i) V
E=
d
6 V
3.0 × 10 = 1
1.3  10– 3
V = 3900 V 1
2 (b) (ii) (1) Q = It
–9 –2
Q = 2.7 × 10 × 4.0 × 10 1
–10
charge = 1.08 × 10 C 1

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2 (b) (ii) (2) –10
1.08  10
number =
1.6  10–19 1
8
number = 6.75 × 10
2 (b) (iii) energy = VQ
–10
energy = 3900 × 1.08 × 10 1
–7
energy = 4.2 × 10 J 1
3 (a) Qo = CV 1
–11 3
= 1.2 × 10 × 5.0 × 10 1
–8
= 6.0 × 10 C 1
15 –11
3 (b) (i) RC = 1.2 × 10 × 1.2 × 10
4
= 1.44 × 10 s 1
3 (b) (ii) V
I=
R
5000
=
1.2  1015 1
–12
= 4.17 × 10 A
3 (b) (iii) Q
t= o
I
6  10–8
= 1
4.17  10–12
4
= 1.44 × 10 s 1
3 (b) (iv) Q 1
Q= o
e
Q = 0.37Qo, so Q lost 0.63Qo 1
3 (c) (i) Capacitors in parallel come to same voltage 1
so Q stored is proportional to C of capacitor. 1
3 –3
Capacitors in ratio 10 so only 10 Qo left on plates. 1
3 (c) (ii) Q
V=
C
6.0  10–8
=
1.2  10– 8 1
6.0  10–11
or V =
1.2  10–11
–3 –3
or only 10 Q left so 10 V left; 1
= 5.0 V
4 (a) Correct direction of field (from positive to negative). 1
Electric field lines are straight and equally spaced. 1
4 (b) (i) ε A
C = 0 and Q = VC 1
d
Qd
ε0 =
VA
14.0  10–9  0.020
= 1
4000 81 10– 4
= 8.64 × 10
–12
Fm
–1 1

fractional uncertainty in ε0 = fractional uncertainty in Q 1

0 .5 –12 –12 –1
absolute uncertainty in ε0 = × 8.64 × 10 = 0.31 × 10 F m
14.0 1
–12 –1
ε0 = (8.64 ± 0.31) × 10 F m

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–12 –1
4 (b) (ii) The accepted value is 8.85 × 10 F m lies within the range of the 1
–12 –1
experimental value; (8.33 to 8.95) × 10 F m . Hence the experimental 1
value is accurate.
4 (c) The permittivity of the material between the plates increases, hence the 1
charge stored is greater. 1
5 (a) Electric potential is the work done per unit positive charge in bringing a 1
charge from infinity to the point in space.
5 (b) Q 1
V=
4 π ε0 r
Therefore the charge Q is proportional to the (surface) potential V and the 1
radius r of the sphere.
5 (c) (i) A graph of Q against r plotted on axes of suitable scales. 2
A straight line of best fit drawn. 1
–7 –1
5 (c) (ii) gradient = 2.2 × 10 C m (allow  5 %) 1
Q = 4πε0Vr 1
gradient = 4πε0V 1
2.2  10–7
ε0 =
4π  2000 1
–12 –1
= 8.75 × 10 F m

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