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Tutorial Questions (PHY 121)
1. Of the charge Q initially on a tiny sphere, a portion q is to be transferred to a second, nearby
sphere. Both spheres can be treated as particles. For what value of q/Q will the electrostatic
force between the two spheres be maximized?
2. Identical isolated conducting spheres 1 and 2 have equal charges and are separated by a
distance that is large compared with their diameters (Fig a). The electrostatic force acting
on sphere 2 due to sphere 1 is 𝐹⃗ . Suppose now that a third identical sphere 3, having an
insulating handle and initially neutral, is touched first to sphere 1 (Fig b), then to sphere 2
(Fig c), and finally removed (Fig d). The electrostatic force that now acts on sphere 2 has
magnitude F’. What is the ratio F’/F?
3. What must be the distance between point charge q1 = 26.0 mC and point charge q2 = -47.0
mC for the electrostatic force between them to have a magnitude of 5.70 N?
4. A particle of charge +3.00 X 10-6 C is 12.0 cm distant from a second particle of charge -
-1.50 X 10-6 C. Calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic force between the particles.
5. Two equally charged particles are held 3.2 X 10-3 m apart and then released from rest. The
initial acceleration of the first particle is observed to be 7.0 m/s2 and that of the second to
be 9.0 m/s2. If the mass of the first particle is 6.3 X 10-7 kg, what are (a) the mass of the
second particle and (b) the magnitude of the charge of each particle?
6. In the Fig. below, three charged particles lie on an x axis. Particles 1 and 2 are fixed in
place. Particle 3 is free to move, but the net electrostatic force on it from particles 1 and 2
happens to be zero. If L23 = L12, what is the ratio q1/q2?
7. In Fig. below, four particles form a square. The charges are q1 = q4 = Q and q2 = q3 = q.
(a) What is Q/q if the net electrostatic force on particles 1 and 4 is zero? (b) Is there any
value of q that makes the net electrostatic force on each of the four particles zero? Explain.
8. In the Fig. below, the electric field lines on the left have twice the separation of those on
the right. (a) If the magnitude of the field at A is 40 N/C, what is the magnitude of the force
on a proton at A? (b) What is the magnitude of the field at B?

9. Two particles are attached to an x axis: particle 1 of charge -2.00 x 10-7 C at x = 6.00 cm,
particle 2 of charge +2.00 x 10-7 C at x = 21.0 cm. Midway between the particles, what is
their net electric field in unit-vector notation?
10. What is the magnitude of a point charge whose electric field 50 cm away has the magnitude
2.0 N/C?
11. In the Fig., the four particles form a square of edge length a = 5.00 cm and have charges
q1 = +10.0 nC, q2 = -20.0 nC, q3 = +20.0 nC, and q4 = -10.0 nC. In unit-vector notation,
what net electric field do the particles produce at the square’s center?
12. A particular 12 V car battery can send a total charge of 84A.h (ampere-hours) through a
circuit, from one terminal to the other. (a) How many coulombs of charge does this
represent? (b) If this entire charge undergoes a change in electric potential of 12 V, how
much energy is involved?
13. The electric potential difference between the ground and a cloud in a particular
thunderstorm is 1.2 x 109 V. In the unit electron-volts, what is the magnitude of the change
in the electric potential energy of an electron that moves between the ground and the cloud?
14. Much of the material making up Saturn’s rings is in the form of tiny dust grains having
radii on the order of 10-6 m. These grains are located in a region containing a dilute ionized
gas, and they pick up excess electrons. As an approximation, suppose each grain is
spherical, with radius R = 1.0 x 10-6 m. How many electrons would one grain have to pick
up to have a potential of -400 V on its surface (taking V = 0 at infinity)?
15. Two large, parallel, conducting plates are 12 cm apart and have charges of equal magnitude
and opposite sign on their facing surfaces. An electrostatic force of 3.9 x 10-15 N acts on an
electron placed anywhere between the two plates. (Neglect fringing.) (a) Find the electric
field at the position of the electron. (b) What is the potential difference between the plates?
16. The two metal objects in the Fig. have net charges of +70 pC and -70 pC, which result in a
20 V potential difference between them. (a) What is the capacitance of the system? (b) If
the charges are changed to +200 pC and -200 pC, what does the capacitance become? (c)
What does the potential difference become?
17. The capacitor in the Fig. has a capacitance of 25 mF and is initially uncharged. The
battery provides a potential difference of 120 V. After switch S is closed, how much
charge will pass through it?
18. A parallel-plate capacitor has circular plates of 8.20 cm radius and 1.30 mm separation.
(a) Calculate the capacitance. (b) Find the charge for a potential difference of 120 V.
19. The plates of a spherical capacitor have radii 38.0 mm and 40.0 mm. (a) Calculate the
capacitance. (b) What must be the plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor with the same
plate separation and capacitance?
20. What is the capacitance of a drop that results when two mercury spheres, each of radius R
= 2.00 mm,merge?

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Tutorial Questions (PHY 121)

1. Of the charge Q initially on a tiny sphere, a portion q is to be transferred to a second, nearby

force between the two spheres be maximized?

magnitude F’. What is the ratio F’/F?

mC for the electrostatic force between them to have a magnitude of 5.70 N?

happens to be zero. If L23 = L12, what is the ratio q1/q2?

on a proton at A? (b) What is the magnitude of the field at B?

their net electric field in unit-vector notation?

much energy is involved?

up to have a potential of -400 V on its surface (taking V = 0 at infinity)?

What does the potential difference become?

charge will pass through it?

plate separation and capacitance?

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