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?