National University – Ho Chi Minh City QUIZ OF PHYSICS A1

University of Technology TEST 5

Department of Engineering Physics

Student’s name: Student ID:

MCQ ANSWER SHEET :

Choose for each question only one correct answer and darken corresponding circle
in the following answer sheet.
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
1 O x O O 6 x O O O 11 O O O x 16 x o O O
2 O x O O 7 O O O x 12 x O O O 17 x O O O
3 O O x O 8 O O O x 13 o x o O 18 x O O O
4 x O O O 9 x O O O 14 x O O o 19 x O O O
5 X O O O 10 O O x o 15 x O O O 20 o O O x

1. Three point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle as

shown in Figure P23.7. Calculate the resultant electric force on the 7.10-6C
charge.

A. 2i  6 j N
 

B.  0.7i  0.4 j  N
C.  0.2i  0.66 j N
 

D.  7i  4 j N
 
 2. Two small beads having positive charges 3q and q are fixed at the opposite
ends of a horizontal, insulating rod, extending from the origin to the point x =
d. As shown in Figure P23.10, a third small charged bead is free to slide on the
rod. At what position is the third bead in equilibrium?

A. 0.63d
B. 0.4d
C. 0.37d
D. 0.5d

* Situation for questions 3, 4.

In the Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom, an electron moves in a circular orbit about a
proton, where the radius of the orbit is 0.529 * 10-10 m.
3. Find the electric force.
A. 16.10 8 N
B. 8.10 8 N
C. 4.10 8 N
 D. 0

4. If this force causes the centripetal acceleration of the electron, what is the
speed of the electron?
A. 2.5.10 6 m / s
B. 3.10 6 m / s
C. 2.10 6 m / s
D. 3.5.10 6 m / s

5. The potential in a region between x = 0 and x = 6.00 m is V = a + bx, where a

= 10.0 V and b = -7.00 V/m. Determine the magnitude and direction of the
electric field at x = 0, 3.00 m, and 6.00 m.

A. 7N/C in the  x direction

B. 10N/C in the  x direction
C. 11N/C in the  x direction
D. 32N/C in the  x direction

* Situation for questions 6, 7.

Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in Figure P23.21.
6. Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the location of
charge q.
kq  kq 
A. 3 2
i 5 2 j
a a
kq  kq 
B. 3 2 i  5 2 j
a a
kq  kq 
C. 2 2 i  5 2 j
a a
kq  kq 
D. 3 2 i  4 2 j
a a

7. What is the resultant force on q?

kq 2  kq 2 
A. 3 i  5 j
a2 a2
kq 2  kq 2 
B. 3 2 i  5 2 j
a a
kq 2  kq 2 
C. 2 2 i  5 2 j
a a
kq 2  kq 2 
D. 3 2 i  4 2 j
a a

8. A uniformly charged insulating rod of length 14.0 cm is bent into the shape of
a semicircle as shown in Figure P23.33. The rod has a total charge of -7.5*10-6
C. Find the magnitude of the electric field at O, the center of the semicircle.
 A. 21.10 7 N / C
B. 22.10 7 N / C
C. 12.10 7 N / C
D. - 2.10 7 N / C

9. Three equal positive charges q are at the corners of an equilateral triangle of

side a as shown in Figure P23.41. What is the magnitude of the electric field at
P due to the two charges at the base?

kq 2
A. 2
a
 kq
B. 2
a
kq 2
C. 1.7 2
a
kq
D. 1.7
a2

10. A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is suspended by a 20.0-cm-long string in a uniform

electric field as shown in Figure P23.54. If the ball is in equilibrium when the
string makes a 15.0° angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball?

A. 5.3C
 B. 5.3C
C. 5.3nC
D. 0

11. Four identical point charges (q = +10.0*10-6 C) are located on the corners of a
rectangle as shown in Figure P23.57. The dimensions of the rectangle are
L=60.0cm and W =15.0 cm. Calculate the magnitude of the resultant electric
force exerted on the charge at the lower left corner by the other three charges.

A. 25N
B. 23N
C. 41N
D. 45N
12. Two small spheres, each of mass 2.00 g, are suspended by light strings 10.0
cm in length (Fig. P23.62). A uniform electric field is applied in the x
direction. The spheres have charges equal to -5.00*10-8 C and +5.00*10-8C.
Determine the electric field that enables the spheres to be in equilibrium at an
angle   100 .

A. 0
B. 44 * 10 5 kN / C
C. 44 * 10 5 N / C
D. 4.4 * 10 5 N / C
13. A line of positive charge is formed into a semicircle of radius R =
60.0cm as shown in Figure P23.63. The charge per unit length along
the semicircle is described by the expression   0 cos . The total
charge on the semicircle is 12.0*10-6 C. Calculate the total force on a
charge of 3.00*10-6 C placed at the center of curvature.

A. 0.7N downward the y axis.

B. 0.7N upward the y axis.
C. 0.7N along the x axis.
D. 0.
14. Consider a closed triangular box resting within a horizontal electric field of
magnitude E = 7.80 * 104 N/C as shown in Figure P24.4. Calculate the electric
flux through the bottom of the box.
A. -107N/C
B. 0
C. 117Nm2/C
D. -117Nm2/C
 15. A non conducting wall carries a uniform charge density of 8.60 *10-6 C/cm2.
What is the electric field 7.00 cm in front of the wall?
A. 4.86.109 N / C
B. 8.10 9 N / C
C. 8.5.10 9 N / C
D. 0

16. A solid plastic sphere of radius 10.0 cm has charge with uniform density
throughout its volume. The electric field 5.00 cm from the center is 86.0 kN/C
radially inward. Find the magnitude of the electric field 15.0 cm from the
center.

A. 7.6.10 4 N / C

B. 4.6.10 4 N / C

C. 2.6.10 4 N / C

D. 0.

* Situation for questions 17, 18.

Two point charges, Q1 = +5.00 nC and Q2 = -3.00 nC, are separated by 35.0 cm.

17. What is the potential energy of the pair?

A. -4.10-7J

B. 4.10-7J

C. 2.10-7J

D. 0.

18. What is the electric potential at a point midway between the charges?

A. 103V

B. 45V

C. 67V

D. 0.

19. At a certain distance from a point charge, the magnitude of the electric field is
500 V/m and the electric potential is -3.00 kV. What is the distance to the
charge?

A. 6m

B. 4m

C. 8m

D. 0.
20. Calculate the electric potential at point P on the axis of the annulus shown in
Figure P25.46, which has a uniform charge density  .


A. 2k x 2  b 2  x 2  a 2 

B. 2k x 2  b 2  x 2  a 2 
C. 2k x 2  b 2

D. 2k x 2  a 2