Electrostatics: Basic Concepts
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What branch of physics deals with stationary electric charges?

  • Electromagnetism
  • Electrostatics (correct)
  • Electrodynamics
  • Electrokinematics

    • What is the SI unit of electric charge?

  • Ohm
  • Coulomb (correct)
  • Volt
  • Ampere

    • What happens to the force between two charged particles when the distance between them is doubled?

  • It becomes half
  • It becomes one-fourth (correct)
  • It remains the same
  • It becomes double

    • What is the fundamental principle behind electrostatics?

    <p>The study of the behavior of electric charges at rest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the force of attraction or repulsion and the distance between two charged particles?

    <p>The force decreases as the square of the distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor determines the direction of the electric field created by a positive charge?

    <p>The presence of other charges in the vicinity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the force experienced by a charge of $-2, \text{nC}$ placed in an electric field of intensity $10, \text{N/C}$?

    <p>$-20, \text{N}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the electric field strength between two parallel plates if the distance between them is increased?

    <p>It decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a positive charge experiences a force directed to the right in an electric field, what can be said about the direction of the electric field?

    <p>It is directed to the left</p> Signup and view all the answers

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