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at which point, a, b, or c, is the magnitude of the electric field the greatest?

 

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The figure shows equipotential lines in a region of space. The equipotential lines are spaced by the same difference in potential, and several of the potentials are given.

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(1) At which point, a, b, or c, is the magnitude of the electric field the greatest?
   (a) a
   (b) b
   (c) c

(2) The direction of the electric field at point b is closest to which direction?

   (a) Right

   (b) Up

   (c) Left

   (d) Down

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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1. Consider two regions of space containing a static electric field, region A and region B. In region A the equipotential lines are more closely spaced than those in region B. What can be said about the relative strength of the electric field in the two regions?

A) The electric field in region A is stronger than in the region B

B) The electric field in region A is weaker than in the region B

C) The electric field strength is unrelated to the spacing of the equipotential lines

D) The electric field is directly proportional to the value of the potential in a given region of space. Therefore, more information is required to answer the above question.

E)Both C and D

2 .Equipotential lines are always _______ to electric field lines.

A)parallel

B)perpendicular

C)at a45 degree angle

D)None of the above

3. In the presence of a static electric field, a conducting surface contains

A) no charge

B) contains a charge

C) is an equipotential

D) Both A and C

E) Both B and C

F) None of the above

The dashed lines in the diagram represent cross-sections of equipotential surfaces drawn in 1 V increments.

1. What is the work W_AB done by the electric force to move a 1 C charge from A to B?
2. What is the work W_AD done by the electric force to move a 1 C charge from A to D?
3. The magnitude of the electric field at point C is
a) greater than the magnitude of the electric field at point B.
b) less than the magnitude of the electric field at point B.
c) equal to the magnitude of the electric field at point B.
d) unknown because of the value of the electric potential at point C is unknown.

Which of the following statements are true?

a) electric field lines are orthogonal to equipotential lines
b) the electric field vanishes inside a conductor
c) the work done by the electric field on a charge transportedbetween two points at the same potential is zero
d) A. & B.
e) A.,B., & C.

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