PHYS 1260 Exam 1
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1. Just as "gravity" is the study of a wide range of gravita- C) electrical interactions
tional interactions, "electricity" is the study of a wide
range of A) electrical charges. B) electrical forces. C)
electrical interactions. D) none of the above
2. Electrostatics is a branch of electricity that focuses on C) both of these when sta-
A) electrical charge. B) electrical force. C) both of these tic
when static. D) none of the above
3. The force that binds atoms together to form mole- C) electrical
cules is A) gravitational. B) nuclear. C) electrical. D)
centripetal. E) none of the above
4. The fundamental force underlying all chemical reac- D) electrical
tions is A) gravitational. B) nuclear. C) centripetal. D)
electrical. E) none of the above
5. A fundamental rule of electricity is that A) like kinds C) both of these
of charges repel. B) unlike kinds of charges attract. C)
both of these D) neither of these
6. An electron and a proton A) attract each other. B) repel A) attract each other
each other. C) neither attract nor repel each other
7. The vast numbers of electrons in a coin don't fly off the B) they are attracted by an
surface because A) mutual repulsion is incomplete. B) equal number of protons
they are attracted by an equal number of protons. C)
they are strongly bonded to their atoms. D) all of the
above E) none of the above
8. To say that electric charge is conserved means that no D) net charge has been
case has ever been found where A) the total charge on created or destroyed
an object has changed. B) quantity of negative charge
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on an object exactly balances positive charge. C) the
total quantity of charge on an object has increased. D)
net charge has been created or destroyed. E) none of
the above
9. An electrically charged atom is an A) ion. B) isotope. C) A) ion
both of these D) neither of these
10. To become a positive ion, an atom must A) lose an A) lose an electron
electron. B) gain an electron. C) lose a proton. D) gain
a proton
11. It is said that electric charge is conserved, which means D) can be neither created
that electric charge A) may occur in an infinite variety nor destroyed
of quantities. B) is a whole number multiple of the
charge of one electron. C) will interact with neighbor-
ing electric charges. D) can be neither created nor
destroyed. E) is sometimes negative
12. The unit of electric charge, the coulomb, is the charge B) specific large number of
on a A) single electron. B) specific large number of electrons
electrons. C) neutron. D) specific number of neutrons.
E) quark
13. Two protons attract each other gravitationally and re- B) electrical
pel each other electrically. The stronger of these two
forces is A) gravitation. B) electrical. C) neither of these
14. A main difference between gravitational and electric B) repel or attract
forces is that electrical forces A) attract. B) repel or
attract. C) obey the inverse-square law. D) act over
shorter distances. E) are weaker
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1. Just as "gravity" is the study of a wide range of gravita- C) electrical interactions
tional interactions, "electricity" is the study of a wide
range of A) electrical charges. B) electrical forces. C)
electrical interactions. D) none of the above
2. Electrostatics is a branch of electricity that focuses on C) both of these when sta-
A) electrical charge. B) electrical force. C) both of these tic
when static. D) none of the above
3. The force that binds atoms together to form mole- C) electrical
cules is A) gravitational. B) nuclear. C) electrical. D)
centripetal. E) none of the above
4. The fundamental force underlying all chemical reac- D) electrical
tions is A) gravitational. B) nuclear. C) centripetal. D)
electrical. E) none of the above
5. A fundamental rule of electricity is that A) like kinds C) both of these
of charges repel. B) unlike kinds of charges attract. C)
both of these D) neither of these
6. An electron and a proton A) attract each other. B) repel A) attract each other
each other. C) neither attract nor repel each other
7. The vast numbers of electrons in a coin don't fly off the B) they are attracted by an
surface because A) mutual repulsion is incomplete. B) equal number of protons
they are attracted by an equal number of protons. C)
they are strongly bonded to their atoms. D) all of the
above E) none of the above
8. To say that electric charge is conserved means that no D) net charge has been
case has ever been found where A) the total charge on created or destroyed
an object has changed. B) quantity of negative charge
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on an object exactly balances positive charge. C) the
total quantity of charge on an object has increased. D)
net charge has been created or destroyed. E) none of
the above
9. An electrically charged atom is an A) ion. B) isotope. C) A) ion
both of these D) neither of these
10. To become a positive ion, an atom must A) lose an A) lose an electron
electron. B) gain an electron. C) lose a proton. D) gain
a proton
11. It is said that electric charge is conserved, which means D) can be neither created
that electric charge A) may occur in an infinite variety nor destroyed
of quantities. B) is a whole number multiple of the
charge of one electron. C) will interact with neighbor-
ing electric charges. D) can be neither created nor
destroyed. E) is sometimes negative
12. The unit of electric charge, the coulomb, is the charge B) specific large number of
on a A) single electron. B) specific large number of electrons
electrons. C) neutron. D) specific number of neutrons.
E) quark
13. Two protons attract each other gravitationally and re- B) electrical
pel each other electrically. The stronger of these two
forces is A) gravitation. B) electrical. C) neither of these
14. A main difference between gravitational and electric B) repel or attract
forces is that electrical forces A) attract. B) repel or
attract. C) obey the inverse-square law. D) act over
shorter distances. E) are weaker
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