Solutions for College Physics Volume 1 (Chs. 1-16); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for College Physics (10th Edition)
Problem 2CQ:
Which way do electric field lines point, from high to low potential or from low to high? Explain...Problem 3CQ:
If the electric field is zero throughout a certain region of space, is the potential necessarily...Problem 4CQ:
The potential (relative to a point at infinity) midway between two charges of equal magnitude and...Problem 5CQ:
A capacitor is charged by being connected to a battery and is then disconnected from the battery The...Problem 6CQ:
A capacitor is charged by being connected to a battery of fixed potential and is kept connected to...Problem 7CQ:
Two parallel-plate capacitors, identical except that one has twice the plate separation of the...Problem 8CQ:
The two plates of a capacitor are given charges Q, and then they are immersed in a tank of benzene....Problem 9CQ:
Liquid dielectrics having polar molecules (such as water) have dielectric constants that decrease...Problem 10CQ:
To store the maximum amount of energy in a parallel-plate capacitor with a given battery (voltage...Problem 11CQ:
You have two capacitors and want to connect them across a voltage source (battery) to store the...Problem 12CQ:
You have three capacitors, not necessarily equal, that you can connect across a battery of fixed...Problem 1MCP:
A surface will be an equipotential surface if (there may be more than one correct choice) A. the...Problem 2MCP:
In Figure 18.31, point P is equidistant from both point charges. At that point (there may be more...Problem 3MCP:
For the capacitor network shown in Figure 18.32, a constant potential difference of 50 V is...Problem 4MCP:
Two charges are placed on the x axis. A charge of +q is placed at the point x = +L, and a charge of...Problem 5MCP:
Two point charges with charge +q are initially separated by a distance d. If you double the charge...Problem 6MCP:
If the potential (relative to infinity) due to a point charge is V at a distance R from this charge,...Problem 7MCP:
If the electric potential energy of two point charges is U when they are a distance d apart, their...Problem 8MCP:
An electron is released between the plates of a charged parallel-plate capacitor very close to the...Problem 9MCP:
The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are connected across a battery of fixed potential...Problem 10MCP:
When a certain capacitor carries charge of magnitude Q on each of its plates, it stores energy U. In...Problem 11MCP:
Two large metal plates carry equal and opposite charges spread over their surfaces, as shown in...Problem 12MCP:
The electric potential (relative to infinity) due to a single point charge Q is +400 V at a point...Problem 1P:
A charge of 28.0 nC is placed in a uniform electric field that is directed vertically upward and...Problem 2P:
Two very large charged parallel metal plates are 10.0 cm apart and produce a uniform electric field...Problem 3P:
How far from a 7.20 C point charge must a +2.30 C point charge be placed in order for the electric...Problem 4P:
A point charge q1 = +2 40 C is held stationary at the origin. A second point charge q2 = 4 30 C...Problem 5P:
Two stationary point charges of +3.00 nC and +2.00 nC are separated by a distance of 50.0 cm. An...Problem 6P:
A set of point charges is held in place at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 10.0 cm....Problem 7P:
Three equal 1.20 C point charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle whose sides...Problem 8P:
When two point charges are a distance R apart, their potential energy Is 2.0 J. How far (In terms of...Problem 9P:
Two large metal parallel plates carry opposite charges of equal magnitude. They are separated by...Problem 10P:
A potential difference of 4.75 kV is established between parallel plates in air. If the air becomes...Problem 11P:
BIO Axons. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system They contain long tubular structures...Problem 12P:
BIO Electrical sensitivity of sharks. Certain sharks can detect an electric field as weak as 1.0...Problem 13P:
A particle with a charge of +4 20 nC is in a uniform electric field E directed in the negative x...Problem 14P:
Two very large metal parallel plates are 20.0 cm apart and carry equal, but opposite, surface charge...Problem 15P:
A uniform electric field has magnitude E and is directed in die negative x direction. The potential...Problem 16P:
A point charge is sitting at the origin. The electric potential at the position x = 3 m, y = 5 m is...Problem 17P:
An electron is to be accelerated from 3.00 108 m/s to 8.00 108 m/s. Through what potential...Problem 18P:
A small particle has charge 5.00 C and mass 2.00 104 P moves from point A where the electric...Problem 19P:
Two point charges q1 = +2.40 nC and q2 = 6.50 nC are 0.100 m apart. Point A is midway between them;...Problem 20P:
A point charge Q = +4.00 C is held fixed al the origin. A second point charge q = +1.20 C with mass...Problem 21P:
Two protons are released from rest when they are 0.750 nm apart. (a) What is the maximum speed they...Problem 22P:
x-ray tube. An x-ray tube is an evacuated glass tube that produces electrons at one end and then...Problem 23P:
A parallel-plate capacitor having plates 6.0 cm apart is connected across the terminals of a 12 V...Problem 24P:
Two very large metal parallel plates that are 25 cm apart, oriented perpendicular to a sheet of...Problem 25P:
(a) A +5.00 C charge is located on a sheet of paper. (a) Draw to scale the curves where the...Problem 26P:
A +1.50 C point charge is sitting at the origin. (a) What is the radial distance between the 500 V...Problem 27P:
Dipole. A dipole is located on a sheet of paper. (a) In the plane of that paper, carefully sketch...Problem 28P:
(a) You find that if you place charges of 1.25 C on two separated metal objects, the potential...Problem 29P:
The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are 3.28 mm apart, and each has an area of 12.2 cm2. Each...Problem 30P:
The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are 2.50 mm apart, and each carries a charge of magnitude...Problem 31P:
A parallel-plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 500.0 pF and a charge of magnitude 0.200 C on...Problem 32P:
Suppose you were to design a 1 F parallel-plate capacitor that has a plate separation of 0.01 mm....Problem 33P:
A 10.0 F parallel-plate capacitor with circular plates is connected to a 12.0 V battery. (a) What is...Problem 34P:
A 10.0 F parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a 12.0 V battery. After the capacitor is fully...Problem 35P:
You make a capacitor by cutting the 15.0-cm-diameter bottoms out of two aluminum pie plates,...Problem 36P:
A 5.00 pF parallel-plate air-filled capacitor with circular plates is to be used in a circuit in...Problem 37P:
A disk-shaped parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance C. In terms of C, what would the...Problem 38P:
A parallel-plate capacitor C is charged up to a potential V0 with a charge of magnitude Q0 on each...Problem 39P:
For the system of capacitors shown in Figure 18.38, find the equivalent capacitance (a) between b...Problem 40P:
Electric eels. Electric eels and electric fish generate large potential differences that are used to...Problem 41P:
In Figure 18.39, C1 = 6.00 f, C2 = 3.00 F. and C3 = 5.00 F. The capacitor network is connected to an...Problem 42P:
You are working on an electronics pro.ect that requires a variety of capacitors, but you have only...Problem 43P:
In Figure 18 39, C1 = 3.00 F anri Vab = 120 V. The charge on capacitor C1 is 150 C. Calculate the...Problem 44P:
A 4.00 F and a 6.00 F capacitor are wired in parallel, and this combination is connected across a...Problem 45P:
In the circuit shown in Figure 18.40, the potential difference across ab is +24.0 V. Calculate (a)...Problem 46P:
In Figure 18.41 each capacitor has C = 4.00 f and Vab = +28.0 V Calculate (a) the charge on each...Problem 47P:
Figure 18.42 shows a system of four capacitors where the potential difference across ab is 50.0 V...Problem 48P:
For the system of capacitors shown in Figure 18.43, a potential difference of 25 V is maintained...Problem 49P:
How much charge does a 12 V battery have to supply to fully charge a 2.5 F capacitor and a 5.0 F...Problem 50P:
A 5.80 F parallel-plate air capacitor has a plate separation of 5.00 mm and is charged to a...Problem 51P:
(a) How much charge does a battery have to supply to a 5.0 f capacitor to create a potential...Problem 52P:
In the text, it was shown that the energy stored in a capacitor C charged to a potential V is U =...Problem 53P:
A parallel-plate vacuum capacitor has 8.38 J of energy stored in it. The separation between the...Problem 54P:
A 5.00 nF parallel-plate capacitor contains 25.0 J of stored energy. (a) What is the potential...Problem 55P:
For the capacitor network shown in Figure 18.44, the potential difference across ab is 36 V. Find...Problem 56P:
For the capacitor network shown in Figure 18.45, the potential difference across ab is 220 V. Find...Problem 57P:
For the capacitor network shown in Figure 18.46, the potential difference across ab is 12.0 V. Find...Problem 58P:
A parallel-plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 920 PF. The charge on each plate is 2.55 C (a)...Problem 59P:
Cell membranes. Cell membranes (the walled enclosure around a cell) are typically about 7.5 nm...Problem 60P:
A parallel-plate capacitor is to be constructed by using, as a dielectric, rubber with a dielectric...Problem 61P:
A 12.5 F capacitor is connected to a power supply that keeps a constant potential difference of 24.0...Problem 62P:
The paper dielectric in a paper-and-foil capacitor is 0.0800 mm thick. Its dielectric constant is...Problem 63P:
A constant potential difference of 12 V is maintained between the terminals of a 0.25 F,...Problem 64GP:
(a) If a spherical raindrop of radius 0.650 mm carries a charge of 1.20 C uniformly distributed over...Problem 65GP:
At a certain distance from a point charge, the potential and electric-field magnitude due to that...Problem 66GP:
Two oppositely charged identical insulating spheres, each 50.0 cm in diameter and carrying a uniform...Problem 67GP:
A positive point charge Q is placed at a position x0on the x axis. The potentialVis then measured at...Problem 68GP:
An alpha particle with a kinetic energy of 10.0 MeV makes a head-on collision with a gold nucleus at...Problem 69GP:
In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, a single electron revolves around a single proton In a...Problem 70GP:
A proton and an alpha particle are released from rest when they are 0.225 nm apart. The alpha...Problem 71GP:
A parallel-plate air capacitor is made from two plates 0.200 m square, spaced 0.800 cm apart It is...Problem 72GP:
In the previous problem, suppose the battery remains connected while the plates are pulled apart....Problem 73GP:
A capacitor consists of two parallel plates, each with an area of 16.0 cm2, separated by a distance...Problem 74GP:
Electronic flash units for cameras contain a capacitor for storing the energy used to produce the...Problem 75GP:
In Figure 18.49, each capacitance C1 is 6.9 F and each capacitance C2 is 4.6 F. (a) Compute the...Problem 77PP:
A helium ion (He++) that comes within about 10 fm of the center of the nucleus of an atom in the...Problem 78PP:
The maximum voltage at the center of a typical tandem electrostatic accelerator is 6.0 MV. If the...Problem 79PP:
How many moles of Na+ must move per unit area of membrane to change Vm from 70 mV to +30 mV, if we...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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