Electromagnetics

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What size resistor should be connected across the terminals of a battery to produce a current of ?

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Three equal charges are at three of the corners of a square of side d. A fourth charge of equal magnitude is at the center of the square as shown in Figure above. Which of the arrows shown represents the net force acting on the charge at the center of the square?

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A charged particle traveling along the +x axis enters an electric field directed vertically upward along the +y-axis. If the charged particle experiences a force downward because of this field, what is the sign of the charge on this particle?

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An x-ray machine emits electromagnetic photons carrying a frequency of . What is the approximate energy carried by each photon?

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A charged particle traveling along the +x axis enters an electric field directed vertically upward along the +y-axis. If the charged particle experiences a force downward because of this field, what is the sign of the charge on this particle?

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Suppose that a magnetic field is oriented such that it is pointing directly to the left, as in the picture shown below. If a positively charged particle were to begin traveling through this magnetic field to the right, in which direction would the particle's trajectory begin to curve?

Magnetic field

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A single string of wire has a resistance of . If the wire is connected to a power source, what is the strength of the magnetic field away from the wire?

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A conductor is placed in an electric field under electrostatic conditions. Which of the following statements is correct for this situation?

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An x-ray machine emits electromagnetic photons carrying a frequency of . What is the approximate energy carried by each photon?

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Figure 1

Three equal charges are at three of the corners of a square of side d. A fourth charge of equal magnitude is at the center of the square as shown in Figure above. Which of the arrows shown represents the net force acting on the charge at the center of the square?

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