Practice Statement (2.1) - Electrostatics

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Question 1.
Define electric charge.
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Think about the interaction of charged objects.
Question 2.
What are the two types of electric charges?
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Remember how they affect each other's movement.
3Question 3.
What does Coulomb's law pertain to?
- The motion of electric charges
- The force between electric charges
- Electric potential energy
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Consider what forces occur in electrostatics.
4Question 4.
Is electric charge conserved in a closed system?
- True
- False
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Remember the principle related to charge creation and annihilation.
Question 5.
Two charges, +2 μC and -6 μC, are placed 0.5 m apart. Calculate the force acting between them and indicate its nature (attractive or repulsive).
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First identify the charge types and signs before substituting into the formula.
Question 6.
Explain how a dipole interacts with an external electric field, including formulas for dipole moment and field.
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Remember that torque formula also plays a role here!

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