Solutions for College Physics Volume 1 (Chs. 1-16); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for College Physics (10th Edition)
Problem 1CQ:
Bits of paper are attracted to an electrified comb or rod even though they have no net charge. How...Problem 2CQ:
When you walk across a nylon rug and then touch a large metal object, you may get a spark and a...Problem 3CQ:
What similarities does the electric force have to the gravitational force? What are the most...Problem 4CQ:
In a common physics demonstration, a rubber rod is first rubbed vigorously on silk or fur. It is...Problem 5CQ:
A gold leaf electroscope, which is often used in physics demonstrations, consists of a metal tube...Problem 7CQ:
Suppose you have a hollow spherical conductor. Is it possible for the net charge on the sphere to be...Problem 8CQ:
If an electric dipole is placed in a uniform electro field, what is the net force on it? Will the...Problem 9CQ:
Why do electric field lines point away from positive charges and toward negative charges?Problem 10CQ:
A lightning rod is a pointed copper rod mounted on top of a building and welded to a heavy copper...Problem 11CQ:
A rubber balloon has a single point charge in its interior. Does the electric flux through the...Problem 12CQ:
Explain how the electric force plays an important role in understanding each of the following: (a)...Problem 1MCP:
Just after two identical point charges are released when they are a distance D apart in outer space,...Problem 2MCP:
If the electric field is E at a distance d from a point charge, its magnitude will be 2E at a...Problem 3MCP:
Two unequal point charges are separated as shown in Figure 17.39. The electric field due to this...Problem 4MCP:
A spherical balloon contains a charge +Q uniformly distributed over its surface. When it has a...Problem 5MCP:
An electron is moving horizontally in a laboratory when a uniform electric field is suddenly turned...Problem 6MCP:
Point P in Figure 17.40 is equidistant from two point charges Q of equal magnitude. If a negative...Problem 7MCP:
A hollow conductor carries a net charge of +3Q. A small charge of 2Q is placed inside the cavity in...Problem 8MCP:
Three equal point charges are held in place as shown in Figure 17.41. If F1 is the force on q due to...Problem 9MCP:
An electric field of magnitude E is measured at a distance R from a point charge Q. If the charge is...Problem 10MCP:
A very small ball containing a charge Q hangs from a light string between two vertical charged...Problem 11MCP:
A point charge Q at the center of a sphere of radius R produces an electric flux of E coming out of...Problem 12MCP:
Two charged small spheres are a distance R apart and exert an electrostatic force F on each other....Problem 1P:
A positively charged glass rod is brought close to a neutral sphere that is supported on a...Problem 2P:
A positively charged rubber rod is moved close to a neutral copper ball that is resting on a...Problem 3P:
Two iron spheres contain excess charge, one positive and the other negative, (a) Show how the...Problem 4P:
Electrical storms. During an electrical storm, clouds can build up very large amounts of charge, and...Problem 5P:
In ordinary laboratory circuits, charges in the C and nC range are common. How many excess electrons...Problem 6P:
BIO Signal propagation in neurons. Neurons are components of the nervous system of the body that...Problem 7P:
Particles in a gold ring. You have a pure (24-karat) gold ring with mass 17.7 g. Gold has an atomic...Problem 8P:
Two equal point charges of +3.00 106 C are placed 0.200 m apart. What are the magnitude and...Problem 9P:
The repulsive force between two electrons has a magnitude of 4.00 N. (a) What is the distance...Problem 10P:
A negative charge of 0.550 C exerts an upward 0.200 N force on an unknown charge 0.300 m directly...Problem 11P:
Forces in an atom. The particles in the nucleus of an atom are approximately 1016 m apart, while the...Problem 12P:
(a) What is the total negative charge, in coulombs, of all the electrons in a small 1.00 g sphere of...Problem 13P:
As you walk across a synthetic-fiber rug on a cold, dry winter day, you pick up an excess charge of...Problem 14P:
Two small plastic spheres are given positive electric charges. When they are 15.0 cm apart, the...Problem 15P:
An astronaut holds two small aluminum spheres, each having mass 0.0250 kg, 80.0 cm apart. Each...Problem 16P:
Two small spheres spaced 20.0 cm apart have equal charge. How many excess electrons must be present...Problem 17P:
A 1 kg sphere having a charge of +5 C is placed on a scale, which measures its weight in newtons. A...Problem 18P:
If a proton and an electron are released when they are 2.0 1010 m apart (typical atomic distances),...Problem 19P:
Three point charges are arranged on a line. Charge q3 = +5.00 nC and is at the origin. Charge q2 =...Problem 20P:
If two electrons are each 1.50 x 1010 m from a proton, as shown in Figure 17.44, find the magnitude...Problem 21P:
Two point charges are located on the y axis as follows: charge q1 = 1.50 nC at y = 0.600 m, and...Problem 22P:
Two point charges are placed on the x axis as follows: Charge q1 = +4.00 nC is located at x = 0.200...Problem 23P:
Three charges are at the corners of an isosceles triangle as shown in Figure 17.45. The 5.00 C...Problem 24P:
BIO Base pairing in DNA, I. The two sides of the DNA double helix are connected by pairs of bases...Problem 25P:
BIO Base pairing in DNA, II. Refer to the previous problem. Figure 17.47 shows the bonding of the...Problem 26P:
Surface tension. Surface tension is the force that causes the surface of water (and other liquids)...Problem 27P:
Consider the charges in Figure 17.49. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on q2 =...Problem 28P:
Two unequal charges repel each other with a force F. If both charges are doubled in magnitude, what...Problem 29P:
In an experiment in space, one proton is held fixed and another proton is released from rest a...Problem 30P:
A charge +Q is located at the origin and a second charge,+4Q, is at distance d on the x axis. Where...Problem 31P:
A small object carrying a charge of 8.00 nC is acted upon by a downward force of 20.0 nN when placed...Problem 32P:
(a) What must the charge (sign and magnitude) of a 1.45 g particle be for it to remain balanced...Problem 33P:
A uniform electric field exists in the region between two oppositely charged plane parallel plates....Problem 34P:
A particle has a charge of 3.00 nC. (a) Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field due...Problem 35P:
The electric field caused by a certain point charge has a magnitude of 6.50 x 103 N/C at a distance...Problem 36P:
At a distance of 16 m from a charged particle, the electric field has a magnitude of 100 N/C. (a) At...Problem 37P:
Electric fields in the atom. (a) Within the nucleus. What strength of electric field does a proton...Problem 38P:
A proton is traveling horizontally to the right at 4.50 106 m/s. (a) Find the magnitude and...Problem 39P:
Two point charges are separated by 25.0 cm (see Figure 17.50). Find the net electric field these...Problem 40P:
A point charge of 4.00 nC is at the origin, and a second point charge of +6.00 nC is on the x axis...Problem 41P:
In a rectangular coordinate system, a positive point charge q = 6.00 nC is placed at the point x =...Problem 42P:
Two particles having charges of +0.500 nC and +8 00 nC are separated by a distance of 1.20 m. (a) At...Problem 43P:
Three negative point charges lie along a line as shown in Figure 17.51. Find the magnitude and...Problem 44P:
Torque and force on a dipole. An electric dipole is in a uniform external electric field E as shown...Problem 45P:
(a) An electron is moving east in a uniform electric field of 1.50 N/C directed to the west. At...Problem 46P:
A +20 nC point charge is placed at the origin, and a +5 nC charge is placed on the x axis at x = 1...Problem 47P:
For the dipole shown in Figure 17.53, show that the electric field at points on the x axis points...Problem 48P:
Figure 17.54shows some of the electric field lines due to three point charges arranged along the...Problem 49P:
A proton and an electron are separated as shown in Figure 17.55. Points A, B, and C lie on the...Problem 50P:
Sketch electric field lines in the vicinity of two charges. Q and 4Q, located a small distance apart...Problem 51P:
Two point charges Q and +q (where q is positive) produce the net electric field shown at point P in...Problem 52P:
Two very large parallel sheets of the same size carry equal magnitudes of charge spread uniformly...Problem 53P:
(a) A closed surface encloses a net charge of 2.50 C. What is the net electric flux through the...Problem 54P:
Figure 17.58 shows cross sections of five closed surfaces S1, S2, and so on. Find the net electric...Problem 55P:
A point charge 8.00 nC is at the center of a cube with sides of length 0.200 m. What is the electric...Problem 56P:
A charged paint is spread in a very thin uniform layer over the surface of a plastic sphere of...Problem 57P:
(a) How many excess electrons must be distributed uniformly within the volume of an isolated plastic...Problem 58P:
An electric dipole consists of charges q and q separated by a distance 3R. The dipole lies on the...Problem 59P:
A total charge of magnitude Q is distributed uniformly within a thick spherical shell of inner...Problem 60P:
During a violent electrical storm, a car is struck by a falling high-voltage wire that puts an...Problem 61P:
A neutral conductor completely encloses a hole inside of it. You observe that the outer surface of...Problem 62P:
An irregular neutral conductor has a hollow cavity inside of it and is insulated from its...Problem 63GP:
Three point charges are arranged along the x axis. Charge q1 = 4.50 nC is located at x = 0.200 m,...Problem 64GP:
An electron is released from rest in a uniform electric field. The electron accelerates vertically...Problem 65GP:
A charge q1 = +5.00 nC is placed at the origin of an x-y coordinate system, and a charge q2 = 2.00...Problem 66GP:
A charge of 3.00 nC is placed at the origin of an x-y coordinate system, and a charge of 2.00 nC is...Problem 67GP:
Point charges of 3.00 nC are situated at each of three corners of a square whose side is 0.200 m....Problem 68GP:
An electron is projected with an initial speed u0 = 5.00 106 m/s into the uniform field between the...Problem 69GP:
A small 12.3 g plastic ball is tied to a very light 28.6 cm string that is attached to the vertical...Problem 70GP:
A 5.00 nC point charge is on the x axis at x = 1.20 m. A second point charge Q is on the x axis at...Problem 72GP:
A 9.60 C point charge is at the center of a cube with sides of length 0.500 m. (a) What is the...Problem 73GP:
Two point charges q1 and q2 are held 4.00 cm apart. An electron released at a point that is...Problem 74GP:
An early model of the hydrogen atom viewed it as an electron orbiting a proton in a circular path...Problem 75PP:
Consider a bee with the mean electric charge found in the experiment. This charge represents roughly...Problem 76PP:
What is the best explanation for the observation that the electric charge on the stem became...Problem 77PP:
After one bee left a flower with a positive charge, that bee flew away and another bee with the same...Problem 78PP:
In a follow-up experiment, a charge of +40 pC was placed at the center of an artificial flower at...Problem 79PP:
Space radiation shielding. One of the hazards facing humans in space is space radiation: high-energy...Problem 80PP:
What is the magnitude of just outside the surface of such a sphere? A. 0 B. 106N/C C. 107N/C D....Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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