Questions from Modern Physics


Q: Two point charges q1 = +2.40 nC and q2

Two point charges q1 = +2.40 nC and q2 = -6.50 nC are 0.100 m apart. Point A is midway between them; point B is 0.080 m from q1 and 0.060 m from q2 (Fig. E23.19). Take the electric potential to be zer...

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Q: (a). An electron is to be accelerated from 3.

(a). An electron is to be accelerated from 3.00 × 106 m/s to 8.00 × 106 m/s. Through what potential difference must the electron pass to accomplish this? (b). Through what potential difference must t...

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Q: Two copper wires with different diameters are joined end to end.

Two copper wires with different diameters are joined end to end. If a current flows in the wire combination, what happens to electrons when they move from the larger-diameter wire into the smaller-dia...

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Q: At a certain distance from a point charge, the potential and

At a certain distance from a point charge, the potential and electric-field magnitude due to that charge are 4.98 V and 16.2 V/m, respectively. (Take V = 0 at infinity.) (a). What is the distance to...

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Q: A uniform electric field has magnitude E and is directed in the

A uniform electric field has magnitude E and is directed in the negative x-direction. The potential difference between point a (at x = 0.60 m) and point b (at x = 0.90 m) is 240 V. (a). Which point, a...

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Q: For each of the following arrangements of two point charges, find

For each of the following arrangements of two point charges, find all the points along the line passing through both charges for which the electric potential V is zero (take V = 0 infinitely far from...

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Q: An object with charge q = -6.00 × 10

An object with charge q = -6.00 × 10-9 C is placed in a region of uniform electric field and is released from rest at point A. After the charge has moved to point B, 0.500 m to the right, it has kinet...

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Q: A particle with charge +4.20 nC is in a

A particle with charge +4.20 nC is in a uniform electric field

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Q: A uniformly charged, thin ring has radius 15.0 cm

A uniformly charged, thin ring has radius 15.0 cm and total charge +24.0 nC. An electron is placed on the ring’s axis a distance 30.0 cm from the center of the ring and is constrained to stay on the a...

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Q: A solid conducting sphere has net positive charge and radius R =

A solid conducting sphere has net positive charge and radius R = 0.400 m. At a point 1.20 m from the center of the sphere, the electric potential due to the charge on the sphere is 24.0 V. Assume that...

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