AP Physics B

Electrostatics / Coulomb's Law Test of Timing PHYSICS B SECTION I Time15 minutes 9 Multiple-Choice Questions
Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.

(18 points) 1. When the distance between two charges is halved, the electrical force between them a) b) c) d) e) a) b) c) d) e) a) b) c) d) e) a) b) c) d) e) quadruples. doubles. halves. reduces to one fourth. remains the same. electrons were transferred from the comb onto your hair. electrons were transferred from your hair onto the comb. protons were transferred from the comb onto your hair. protons were transferred from your hair onto the comb. nothing happens because of electrostatic equilibrium. Touch it with a positively charged object. Touch it with a negatively charged object. Momentarily ground it with a positively charged object nearby. Momentarily ground it with a negatively charged object nearby. 3425000 micrometers Electrons will flow from the conductor onto the rubber rod. Electrons will flow from the rubber rod onto the conductor. Protons will flow from the conductor onto the rubber rod. Protons will flow from the rubber rod onto the conductor. Nothing will happen. Rubber is an inductor.

2. If you comb your hair and the comb becomes negatively charged

3. Which statement correctly describes how to charge something negatively by conduction?

4. If a neutral conductor is touched by a rubber rod with a negative charge on it, what will happen?

5. In a good insulator, electrons are usually a) b) c) d) e) a) b) c) d) e) free to move around. free to move around after an impurity has been added. semi-free to move around. tightly bound in place. available to move of friction is applied. the rod is positive and attracts electrons in the pith ball. the rod is negative and repels electrons in the pith ball, attracting the nearer protons. the rod is positive and repels electrons in the pith ball, attracting the nearer protons. the rod is negative and attracts electrons in the pith ball. the rod is positive and the pith ball is neutral.

6. The reason a pith ball will be attracted to a charged rubber rod is that

7. A positively charged metal ball was motionless on a flat table. two charged rods were brought up to the ball as shown in the diagram. in what compass direction did the ball move? a) b) c) d) e) northwest northeast southwest southeast the metal ball did not move.

8. A sphere of charge +Q is fixed in position. A smaller sphere of charge +q is placed near the larger sphere and released from rest. The small sphere will move away from the large sphere with a) b) c) d) e) decreasing velocity and decreasing acceleration decreasing velocity and increasing acceleration decreasing velocity and constant acceleration increasing velocity and decreasing acceleration increasing velocity and increasing acceleration

9. If the distance between two positive point charges is halved, then the strength of the electrostatic force between them will increased by a factor of a) b) c) d) e) 1/4 1/2 2 4 8

PHYSICS B SECTION II Time15 minutes 2 Free Response Questions

Directions: Answer all parts of the question, where each part is weighted differently. The parts within a question may not have equal weight.

1. (9 Points) In the figure shown, all four charges (+Q, +Q, q, and q) are situated at the corners of a square. The net electric force on each charge +Q is zero.

a) b)

Express the magnitude of q in terms of Q. Is the net electric force on each charge q also equal to zero? Justify your answer.

2. (9 Points)

Two point charges, q1 and q2, are placed 0.30 m apart on the x-axis, as shown in the figure above. Charge q1 has a value of 3.0 10 9 -3.- x 1 C. Charge q2 is positive. They are in equilibrium. a) b) If FE = 1.4 10 5 N, calculate the value of q2. How much work must be done by an external force to bring an electron from infinity to the point at which the two charges are? Explain your reasoning.