douglas (jed3339) – Homework 03 – yao – (54790) 1

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Multiple-choice questions may continue on d 9
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001 10.0 points d
Helium-neon laser light of wavelength 7. =3
a
789.1 nm is sent through a 0.18 mm wide d 7
single slit. 8. =
a 2
What is the width of the central maximum
on a screen 0.84 m from the slit? d
9. =6
Answer in units of mm. a
d
10. =4
002 10.0 points a
003 10.0 points
Consider the setup of double-slit experi- A binary star system in the constellation
ment in the schematic drawing below. One of Orion has an angular separation between the
the double-slit interference minima is located two stars of 9.97 × 10−6 rad.
at the first single-slit diffraction minimum. If the wavelength is 753 nm, what is the
smallest diameter a telescope can have and
just resolve the two stars?
Answer in units of cm.

004 10.0 points

What are the approximate dimensions of
y

the smallest object on Earth that astronauts

S1 can resolve by eye when they are orbiting
θ 236 km above the Earth? Assume 566 nm
light in the eye and a pupil diameter of
d

2.5 mm.
viewing screen

S2
Answer in units of m.
a

005 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

L A strong lightning bolt transfers an electric
d charge of about 34 C to Earth (or vice versa).
Determine the ratio ; i.e., the slit sepa- How many electrons are transferred? Avo-
a
ration d compared to the slit width a. Use gadro’s number is 6.022 × 1023 /mol, and the
a small angle approximation; e.g., sin θ ≈ elemental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C.
tan θ ≈ θ and cos θ ≈ 1 .
006 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
d
1. =2 If each water molecule donates one electron,
a how much water is ionized in the lightning?
d One mole of water has a mass of 18.2 g/mol.
2. =5
a Answer in units of g.
d 5
3. =
a 2 007 10.0 points
d 11 Two identical positive charges exert a repul-
4. = sive force of 6.1 × 10−9 N when separated by
a 2
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a distance 3.5 × 10−10 m. 6. Ff = Fi

Calculate the charge of each. The Coulomb
3
constant is 8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 . 7. Ff = Fi
Answer in units of C. 16
3
8. Ff = Fi
008 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points 4
Object A and object B are initially uncharged 1
9. Ff = Fi
and separated by a distance of 2 meters. Sup- 4
pose 10,000 electrons are removed from object
011 10.0 points
A and placed on object B, creating an electric
A particle with charge −7 µC is located on
force between A and B.
the x-axis at the point −4 cm , and a second
The electric force is
particle with charge −3 µC is placed on the
x-axis at −10 cm .
1. repulsive.

−3 µC

−7 µC
−7 µC
2. attractive.

3. zero.
009 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
An additional 10,000 electrons are removed
from A and placed on B.
By what factor does the electric force
change?
−10 −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10
x → (cm)
What is the magnitude of the total elec-
trostatic force on a third particle with charge
−7 µC placed on the x-axis at −2 cm ? The
Coulomb constant is 8.9875 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N.

010 10.0 points 012 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

Two identical conducting spheres, A and B,
carry equal charge. They are stationary and Three point charges are placed at the ver-
are separated by a distance much larger than tices of an equilateral triangle as shown.
their diameters. A third identical conducting +q
sphere, C, is uncharged. Sphere C is first ̂
touched to A, then to B, and finally removed
(to a far away distance). ı̂
a

If before the sphere C is introduced the

electrostatic force between A and B is Fi , 60◦
how does Ff , the electrostatic force between
A and B after C is removed, compare to Fi ? −q +q
What is the magnitude of the electric force
1 on the charge at the bottom left-hand vertex
1. Ff = Fi
2 of the triangle due to the other two charges?
2. Ff = 0 Fi 2
~k = 1 kq
1. kF
1 2 a2
3. Ff = Fi 2
16 ~ k = √3 k q
2. kF
1 2 a2
4. Ff = Fi
8 2
~ k = √1 k q
3. kF
3 2 a2
5. Ff = Fi
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~k = k q2 Two small spheres carry electric charges of

4. kF equal magnitudes. There are equally spaced
a2
√ 2 points (a , b , and c) which lie along the same
~k = 2 kq
5. kF line.
a2
√ 2 + +
~k = 3 kq
6. kF a b c
2 a2
2 What is the direction of the net electric field
~ k = √2 k q
7. kF at each point due to these charges?
3 a2
√ 2
~k = 3 kq
8. kF
1.
a2
√ 2
+ +
a c
~k = 2 kq
9. kF
b
3 a2
2.
~k = √ 1 k q2
10. kF + +
2 3 a2 a b c
013 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
3.
What is the direction of the electric force on
the charge at the bottom left-hand vertex of + +
the triangle due to the other two charges? a b c
4.
1.
+ +
2. a b c
5.
3.
+ +
a b c
4. 6.

+ +
5. a b c
7.
6.
+ +
a b c
7. 8.
8. + +
a b c
014 10.0 points 9.
A test charge experiences a force of
1.39 × 10−8 N at a point where the electric + +
field intensity is 0.000126 N/C. a b c
What is the size of the test charge? 10.
Answer in units of C.
+ +
a b c
015 10.0 points
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016 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Two positive charges of 5.19 µC each are
578 cm apart.
Find the electric field midway between
them. The value of the Coulomb constant
is 8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
1. E = 0 N/C
4
9. E = 65019.8 N/C
10. E = 78637.2 N/C
018 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A small 2.66 g plastic ball is suspended by a
18.5 cm long string at an angle of 14.2◦ in a
uniform electric field of 1920 N/C, as shown.

2. E = 60524.8 N/C
14.2◦
1920 N/C
3. E = 31313.7 N/C
18.5 cm
4. E = 36835.9 N/C

5. E = 14125.1 N/C
2.66 g
6. E = 11169.7 N/C
Is the ball’s charge positive or negative?
7. E = 39323.7 N/C
1. Negative
8. E = 62916.5 N/C
2. Positive
9. E = 61547.3 N/C
3. Unable to determine
10. E = 21853.6 N/C
019 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
017 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
If the ball is in equilibrium when the string
What is the magnitude of the electric field if
makes a 14.2◦ angle with the vertical, what is
one charge is positive and the other negative,
the net charge on the ball? The acceleration
both of magnitude 5.19 µC?
due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 , and the Coulomb
constant is 8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
1. E = 11169.7 N/C
Answer in units of µC.
2. E = 0 N/C
020 10.0 points
Consider the setup shown in the figure.
3. E = 40655.8 N/C

4. E = 60274.9 N/C

5. E = 59191.9 N/C

6. E = 16477.7 N/C

7. E = 41194.1 N/C

8. E = 53947 N/C
Determine the force the dipole exerts on -Q.
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Choose the correct expression for the force. + √ kq
7. EO = 3 2 2
sign is along the positive x-direction. a
kq
2qsQ 8. EO = 2
1. + k a
z3
1 kq
qsQ 9. EO = √
2. − k 2 a2
z2 √ kq
2qsQ 10. EO = 2 2
3. − k a
z3
qsQ 022 10.0 points
4. − k A circular ring made of an insulating material
z3
2qsQ is cut in half. One half is given a charge
5. − k −q uniformly distributed along its arc. The
z2
other half is given a charge +q also uniformly
2qsQ
6. + k distributed along its arc. The two halves are
z2 then rejoined with insulation at the junctions
qsQ J, as shown.
7. + k y
z3
qsQ −q − − − −−
8. + k
z2 −− −
− −
− −
021 10.0 points − −
Consider a square with side a. Four charges − −
−q, +q, +q, and −q are placed at the corners − − x
J + + J
qe
A, B, C, and D, respectively + +
A B + +
− + + +
+ +
++ + +
+q ++++
a
O If there is no change in the charge distri-
butions, what is the direction of the net elec-
− +
D C trostatic force on an electron located at the
center of the circle?
What is the magnitude of the electric field
at the center O? 1. To the right
1 kq
1. EO = √ 2. Toward the top of the page
4 2 a2
1 kq
2. EO = √ 3. To the left
3 2 a2
kq 4. Toward the bottom of the page
3. EO = 3 2
a
√ kq 5. Into the page
4. EO = 2 2
a2
√ kq 023 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
5. EO = 4 2 An electron traveling at 5 × 106 m/s enters a
a2
1 kq 0.09 m region with a uniform electric field of
6. EO = √ 122 N/C , as in the figure.
2 2 a2
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0.09 m
̂
−−−−−−−−−
ı̂
5 × 106 m/s

+++++++++
Find the magnitude of the acceleration of
the electron while in the electric field. The
mass of an electron is 9.109 × 10−31 kg and
the fundamental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C .
Answer in units of m/s2 .

024 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points

Find the time it takes the electron to travel
through the region of the electric field, assum-
ing it doesn’t hit the side walls.
Answer in units of s.

025 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points

What is the magnitude of the vertical dis-
placement ∆y of the electron while it is in the
electric field?
Answer in units of m.