PHYSICS 2

Problem Set 1

1. If a metal sphere has an excess of 7.0·106 electrons, what is its net charge?

2. Magnesium is mineral that is important for normal bone structure in the body. Calculate
the net charge of the magnesium in terms of coulombs
a. Upon losing one electron
b. Upon losing two electrons

3. Calculate the net charge of the following elementary particles or atoms.

a. Hydrogen atom
b. Deuterium ion
c. Tritium ion
d. Ca2+
e. Li+
f. F-
g. 1.50 moles of electron
h. 0.50 moles of proton

4. If a metal sphere carrying a net charge of 12 elementary charges and is brought into
contact with an identical metal sphere with no net charge, what will be the charge on each
conductor after they are separated?

5. Explain how an electroscope can be used as a tool to detect small charges.

6. Discuss the difference of charging by conduction and charging by conduction in terms of

charge movement.

7. Four protons and two neutrons in a nucleus are separated from a single electron by a
distance of 1.2·10-6 m. Find the electrostatic force between the nucleus and the electron.
Is this force attractive or repulsive?

8. The centers of two small charged particles are separated by a distance of 1.50·10-4
meters. The charges on the particles are -6.10·10-19 coulombs and +4.80·10-19 coulombs,
respectively.
a. Calculate the size of the electrostatic force between the particles.
b. Is this force attractive or repulsive?
c. Graph the relationship between the magnitude of the electrostatic force and the
amount of charge.
d. Graph the relationship between the magnitude of the electrostatic force and the
distance between the centers of the particles.

9. The two protons and two neutrons of an alpha particle is held together by strong nuclear
force while the electrostatic force is pulling the protons apart. The distance between the
two protons is 2.00·10-15 m.
a. Calculate the magnitude of this force of repulsion.
b. If the alpha particle attracted an electron at a distance of 1.30·10-6 m, what is the
electrostatic force exerted by the nucleus to the electron?
10. If you wish to lose weight, you may rub a balloon on your head. If you charge the balloon
to a charge of q = -1.50 ·10-6 C, how much mass did you lose? The mass of an electron is
9.11·10-31 kg.

11. Two oppositely charged parallel metal plates, 1.5 centimeter apart, exert a force with a
magnitude of 3.50·10-15 N on an electron placed between the plates. Calculate the
magnitude of the electric field strength between the plates.

12. Conductors A, B, and C are arranged horizontally and in line with each where conductor
B is in the middle of conductors A and C. If Conductors A and C are positively charged
while Conductor B is negatively charged, draw the configuration of the resulting electric
field from these three conductors.

13. In an electric field, 0.50 J of work is required to bring 0.40 coulombs of charge from point
A to point B. What is the potential difference between points A and B?

14. A charge of 2.25·10-3 C is moved through an electric potential of 12.5 volts in an electric
field. How much work, in electron-volts, was required to move this charge?

15. A potential difference of 3.50 volts exists between two points, A and B, within an electric
field. What is the magnitude of charge that requires 2.00·10-2 joules of work to move it
from A to B?