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Phys 1260 Exam 1
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1. Just as gravity is the study of a wide range of gravi- C) electrical interactions.
tational interactions, electricity is the study of a wide
range of
A) electrical charges.
B) electrical forces.
C) electrical interactions.
D) [none of these]
2. Electrostatics is a branch of electricity that focuses on C) both of these when sta-
A) electrical charge. tic.
B) electrical force.
C) both of these when static.
D) [none of these]
3. In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons A) electrons that surround
in the nucleus is equal to the number of the nucleus.
A) electrons that surround the nucleus.
B) neutrons in the nucleus.
C) both electrons and neutrons.
D) [none of these]
4. The pair of protons in the nucleus of a helium atom A) attract a pair of orbiting
A) attract a pair of orbiting electrons. electrons.
B) repel orbiting electrons.
C) [both of these]
D) [neither of these]
5. Two protons attract each other gravitationally and re- B) electrical.
pel each other electrically. The stronger of these two
forces is
A) gravitation.
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B) electrical.
C) [neither of these]
6. The unit of electric charge, the coulomb, is the charge B) specific large number of
on a electrons.
A) single electron.
B) specific large number of electrons.
C) neutron.
D) specific number of neutrons.
E) quark.
7. When the distance between two charges is halved, the D) quadruples.
electrical force between them
A) is reduced by 1/4.
B) halves.
C) doubles.
D) quadruples.
E) [none of these]
8. The electrical force between electric charges depends C) [both of these]
only on their
A) magnitude (strength of charge).
B) separation distance.
C) [both of these]
D) [neither of these]
9. The electrical force on a 2-C charge is 60 N. The electric B) 30 N/C.
field where the charge is located is
A) 20 N/C.
B) 30 N/C.
C) 60 N/C.
D) 120 N/C.
E) 240 N/C.
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Phys 1260 Exam 1
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1. Just as gravity is the study of a wide range of gravi- C) electrical interactions.
tational interactions, electricity is the study of a wide
range of
A) electrical charges.
B) electrical forces.
C) electrical interactions.
D) [none of these]
2. Electrostatics is a branch of electricity that focuses on C) both of these when sta-
A) electrical charge. tic.
B) electrical force.
C) both of these when static.
D) [none of these]
3. In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons A) electrons that surround
in the nucleus is equal to the number of the nucleus.
A) electrons that surround the nucleus.
B) neutrons in the nucleus.
C) both electrons and neutrons.
D) [none of these]
4. The pair of protons in the nucleus of a helium atom A) attract a pair of orbiting
A) attract a pair of orbiting electrons. electrons.
B) repel orbiting electrons.
C) [both of these]
D) [neither of these]
5. Two protons attract each other gravitationally and re- B) electrical.
pel each other electrically. The stronger of these two
forces is
A) gravitation.
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B) electrical.
C) [neither of these]
6. The unit of electric charge, the coulomb, is the charge B) specific large number of
on a electrons.
A) single electron.
B) specific large number of electrons.
C) neutron.
D) specific number of neutrons.
E) quark.
7. When the distance between two charges is halved, the D) quadruples.
electrical force between them
A) is reduced by 1/4.
B) halves.
C) doubles.
D) quadruples.
E) [none of these]
8. The electrical force between electric charges depends C) [both of these]
only on their
A) magnitude (strength of charge).
B) separation distance.
C) [both of these]
D) [neither of these]
9. The electrical force on a 2-C charge is 60 N. The electric B) 30 N/C.
field where the charge is located is
A) 20 N/C.
B) 30 N/C.
C) 60 N/C.
D) 120 N/C.
E) 240 N/C.
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