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Which of the following is not true for both gravitational and electric forces?

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Section 1

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Which of the following is not true for both gravitational and electric forces?

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forces are either attractive or repulsive

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Which sentence best describes electrical conductors?

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Electrical conductors have electric charges that move freely

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If the potential difference across a pair of batteries used to power a flashlight is 6.0 V, what is the potential difference across the flashlight bulb?

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6.0 V

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What happens when the switch is closed int he circuit shown above?

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The lamp goes out because the battery terminals connect to each other

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When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and becomes positively charged

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electrons are removed from rod

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The figure shown above demonstrates charging by

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polarization

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Both insulators and conductors can be charged by

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contact

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In the diagram shown above, the circles represent small balls that have electric charges

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Ball 4 may has a positive charge

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A surface charge can be produced on insulators by

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induction

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If the charge is tripled for two identical charges maintained at a constant separation, the electric force between them will be changed by what factor?

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9

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Which is the most correct statement regarding the drawing of electric field lines?

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electric field lines can start on a charge of either polarity

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Charge is most easily transferred in

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conductors

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Electric field strength depends on

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charge and distance

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Two point charges initially 2 cm apart, are moved to a distance of 10 cm apart. By what factor does the resulting electric force between the change?

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1/25

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Conductors can be charge by what while insulators cannot

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contact

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Electric charge is

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conserved

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What occurs when two charges are moved closer together?

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The force between charged increases

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A circuit has a continuos path through which charge can flow from a voltage source to a device that uses electrical energy. What is the name of this type of circuit?

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A closed circuit

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Which statement is the most correct regarding electric insulators?

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Charges within electric insulators do not readily move

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What happens when a rubber rod is rubbed with a piece of fur, giving it a negative charge?

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Electrons are added to the rod

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How does the potential difference across the bulb in a flashlight compare with the terminal voltage of the batteries used to power the flashlight?

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c. The potential difference is equal to the terminal voltage

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An attracting force occurs between two charge objects when the charges are of

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unlike signs

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The process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object and then grounding the conductor is called

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induction

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If a positively charged glass rod is used to change a metal bar by induction, the charge on the bar

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must be positive

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A repelling force occurs between two charged objects when the charges of of

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like signs

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If the potential difference across the bulb in a camping lantern is 9.0 V, what is the potential difference across the battery used to power it?

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9.0 V

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Resultant force on a charge is the what sum of the individual forces on that charge?

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vector

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