SET 3 PHY 131

PART A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

B
D
C
A
A
B
A
C
D
D

PART B
No.
1

Scheme
a) F = k

Mark
A2

q1 q 2
r2

b)

1 = - 3 0 0 C

40

Eq1 = A1
Eq2 = A1

q2

q1

c) E q1 k

q1

r2
8.99x109 x300x106
=
(2x102 ) 2
= 6.74 x 109 N/C

Eq2 k

2 = 1 5 0 C

A1

q2

r2
8.99x109 x150x106
=
(3x102 ) 2
= 1.498 x109 N/C

A1

Ex = Eq1x + Eq2x

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= (-6.74 x 109 cos 40) (1.498 x 10 9 cos 40)

= -6.31 x 109 N/C
Ey = Eq1y + Eq2y
= (6.74 x 109 sin 40) + (1.498 x 109 sin 40)
= 5.295 x 109 N/C
Magnitude =

Ey & Ex = A1
F1

E x 2 E y2

= (6.31x109 ) 2 (5.295x109 ) 2
= 8.24 x 109 N/C

A1

E y

E x

Direction = tan-1

5.295x109
= tan
9
6.31x10
= 40 o ( 2nd quadrant)
-1

2.

A1

a) work done per unit charge in moving a positive test charge in

electric field from zero potential to a point
b) i)
Q
Q
VP k 1 2
r2 P
r1P
VP

F1

- 25 10- 6
- 10 10- 6

0.5
0.3

9.0 109

A1

VP - 3.9 105 V
VQ

A2

- 25 10- 6
- 10 10- 6

0.6
0.4

9.0 10
9

VP - 6.0 105 V
b) ii)
VPQ VQ VP

A1

VPQ - 2.1 105 V

A1

b) iii)
U q VQ VP

F1

U 10 10-6 2.1 105

U - 2.1 J

F1

M1
A1

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