Using Coulomb's Law

Practice Questions

AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism › Using Coulomb's Law

Questions
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1

Two capacitors are in parallel, with capacitance values of and . What is their equivalent capacitance?

2

Two point charges, and are separated by a distance .

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The values of the charges are:

The distance is 4.0cm. The point lies 1.5cm away from on a line connecting the centers of the two charges.

What is the magnitude and direction of the net electric field at point due to the two charges?

3

You are standing on top of a very large positively charged metal plate with a surface charge of .

Assuming that the plate is infinitely large and your mass is , how much charge does your body need to have in order for you to float?

4

What is the electric force between two charges, and , located apart?

5

A point charge of exerts a force of on another charge with . How far apart are the two charges?

6

What is the magnitude of the electric field at a field point from a point charge of ?

7

Two positive point charges of and are place at a distance away from each other, as shown below. If a positive test charge, , is placed in between, at what distance away from will this test charge experience zero net force?

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8

We have a point charge of . Determine the electric field at a distance of away from that charge.

9

A proton moves in a straight line for a distance of . Along this path, the electric field is uniform with a value of . Find the force on the proton.

The charge of a proton is .

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