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Problem 1MC:
The charge on an electron a. is 1 C b. depends on the electrons mass c. depends on the electrons...Problem 2MC:
A positive electric charge a. attracts other positive charges b. repels other positive charges c....Problem 3MC:
A positively charged rod is brought near an isolated metal ball. Which of the sketches in Fig. 6-49...Problem 4MC:
Protons and electrons have different masses. When they are the same distance apart, the electric...Problem 5MC:
Coulombs law for the force between electric charges belongs in the same general category as a. the...Problem 6MC:
The electric force between a proton and an electron a. is weaker than the gravitational force...Problem 7MC:
An atom consists of a a. uniform distribution of positive charge in which electrons are embedded b....Problem 9MC:
An object has a positive electric charge whenever a. it has an excess of electrons b. it has a...Problem 10MC:
A solid conductor is one a. whose electrons are firmly bound in place b. whose electrons are free to...Problem 12MC:
Match each of the electrical qualities listed below with the appropriate unit from the list on the...Problem 13MC:
Electric power is equal to a. (current)(voltage) b. current/voltage c. voltage/current d....Problem 14MC:
The electric energy lost when a current passes through a resistance a. becomes magnetic energy b....Problem 15MC:
When a magnetized bar of iron is strongly heated, its magnetization a. becomes weaker b. becomes...Problem 16MC:
All magnetic fields originate in a. iron atoms b. permanent magnets c. stationary electric charges...Problem 17MC:
The force on an electron that moves in a curved path must be a. gravitational b. electrical c....Problem 18MC:
Magnetic field lines provide a convenient way to visualize a magnetic field. Which of the following...Problem 19MC:
In a drawing of magnetic field lines, the weaker the field is, the a. closer together the field...Problem 28MC:
A generator is said to generate electricity. What it actually does is act as a source of a. electric...Problem 31MC:
If 105 electrons are added to a neutral object, its charge will be a. 1.6 1024 C b. 1.6 1014 C c....Problem 32MC:
A positive and a negative charge are initially 4 cm apart. When they are moved closer together so...Problem 33MC:
The force between two charges of 3 109 C that are 5 cm apart is a. 1.8 1016 N b. 3.6 1015 N c....Problem 34MC:
Five joules of work are needed to shift 10 C of charge from one place to another. The potential...Problem 35MC:
When the voltage across a certain resistance is V, the power delivered is P. If the voltage is...Problem 36MC:
The voltage needed to produce a current of 5 A in a resistance of 40 is a. 0.125 V b. 5 V c. 8 V d....Problem 37MC:
The resistance of a lightbulb that draws a current of 2 A when connected to a 12-V battery is a....Problem 39MC:
A cars storage battery is being charged at a rate of 75 W. If the potential difference across the...Problem 40MC:
A 120-V, 1-kW electric heater is mistakenly connected to a 240-V power line that has a 15-A fuse....Problem 41MC:
A 240-V, 1-kW electric heater is mistakenly connected to a 120-V power line that has a 15-A fuse....Problem 1E:
What reasons might there be for the universal belief among scientists that there are only two kinds...Problem 2E:
Electricity was once thought to be a weightless fluid, an excess of which was positive and a...Problem 3E:
A plastic ball has a charge of +1012 C. (a) Does the ball have more electrons or fewer electrons...Problem 4E:
Why does the production of electricity by friction always yield equal amounts of positive and...Problem 7E:
Find the total charge of 1 g of protons.Problem 8E:
Is there any distance at which the gravitational force between two electrons is greater than the...Problem 9E:
When two objects attract each other electrically, must both of them be charged? When two objects...Problem 10E:
How do we know that the force holding the earth in its orbit about the sun is not an electric force,...Problem 11E:
A hydrogen molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms whose nuclei are single protons. Find the force...Problem 12E:
A charge of +2 107 C is 10 cm from a charge of 6 106 C. Find the magnitude and direction of the...Problem 13E:
A charge of +3 109 C is 50 cm from a charge of 5 109 C. Find the magnitude and direction of the...Problem 14E:
Two charges repel each other with a force of 0.1 N when they are 5 cm apart. Find the forces between...Problem 15E:
Two charges originally 80 mm apart are brought together until the force between them is 16 times...Problem 16E:
Two small spheres are given identical positive charges. When they are 1 cm apart, the repulsive...Problem 17E:
(a) A metal sphere with a charge of +1 105 C is 10 cm from another metal sphere with a charge of 2 ...Problem 18E:
Suppose the force between the earth and the moon were electric rather than gravitational, with the...Problem 20E:
How is the movement of electricity through air different from its movement through a copper wire?Problem 22E:
Why do you think bending a wire does not affect its electrical resistance, even though a bent pipe...Problem 23E:
What basic aspect of superconductivity has prevented its large-scale application thus far?Problem 24E:
Sensitive instruments can detect the passage of as few as 60 electrons/s. To what current does this...Problem 25E:
(a) The capacity of a battery is usually quoted in ampere-hours. Of what is this quantity a unit?...Problem 26E:
The energy stored in a certain 12-V battery is 3 MJ. (a) How much charge was transferred from one of...Problem 27E:
The potential difference between a cloud and the ground is 4 MV. A charge of 200 C is transferred in...Problem 28E:
(a) A person can be electrocuted while taking a bath if he or she touches a poorly insulated light...Problem 32E:
A fuse prevents more than a certain amount of current from flowing in a particular circuit. What...Problem 33E:
Should a fuse be connected in series or in parallel with the circuit it is meant to protect? Why?Problem 34E:
Heavy users of electric power, such as large electric stoves and clothes dryers, are sometimes...Problem 35E:
How are the terminals of a set of batteries connected when the batteries are in series? In parallel?...Problem 37E:
(a) If a 75-W lightbulb is connected to a 120-V power line, how much current flows through it? (b)...Problem 45E:
A 1.35-V mercury cell with a capacity of 1.5 A h is used to power a cardiac pacemaker. (a) If the...Problem 50E:
A current flows west through a power line. Find the directions of the magnetic field above and below...Problem 53E:
Two parallel wires carry currents in the same direction. Do they attract each other, repel each...Problem 55E:
A current-carrying wire is in a magnetic field. What angle should the wire make with the direction...Problem 64E:
Given a coil of wire and a small lightbulb, how can you tell whether the current in another coil is...Sample Solutions for this Textbook
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