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The two ancient effects that seemed like 'action-at-a-distance' are the lodestone effect (magnetism) and the amber effect (electrostatics).

The amber effect is the observation that amber, when rubbed vigorously against a cloth, attracts small objects.

Electrostatics is the study of electric charges at rest.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grounding is the process of providing a path for electric charge to flow to or from the earth, effectively neutralizing the charged object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Like charges repel, and unlike charges attract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Polarization is the separation of charge within an object, creating a positive and a negative region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rubbing two different materials together creates friction, which transfers electrons from one material to the other. The material that loses electrons becomes positively charged, and the material that gains electrons becomes negatively charged.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Charging by conduction involves direct contact between a charged object and a neutral object. During contact, charge flows from the charged object to the neutral object, resulting in both objects sharing the same charge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Charging by induction involves polarizing a neutral object by bringing a charged object close to it without direct contact. The neutral object's charges are then redistributed, and the object can be grounded to remove excess charge, leaving it with a charge opposite to that of the inducing object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An electroscope is a device used to detect and measure static electric charges. It typically consists of a metal rod with two thin metal leaves attached at one end. When a charged object touches the electroscope, the charge distributes throughout the metal, causing the leaves to repel each other and diverge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conductors allow electrons to move freely throughout the material, while insulators restrict electron movement. In conductors, electrons are loosely bound to atoms, making them easily transferable. In insulators, electrons are tightly bound to atoms, hindering their movement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semiconductors have properties between conductors and insulators. They can conduct electricity under certain conditions, such as exposure to light or heat. In semiconductors, electrons' ability to move is controlled by external factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Superconductors exhibit zero electrical resistance below a critical temperature. This means that current can flow through them indefinitely with no loss of energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coulomb's Law describes the force between two point charges. It states that the force is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The coulomb (C) is the standard unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI). A proton has a charge of +1.60 x 10⁻¹⁹ C, and an electron has a charge of -1.60 x 10⁻¹⁹ C. A coulomb represents a large amount of charge, equivalent to the charge of 6.25 x 10¹⁸ electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A torsion balance is a delicate instrument used to measure small forces, including electrostatic forces. It consists of a horizontal rod suspended by a thin wire. Attached to the rod are small charged spheres. When a second charged object is brought near, the spheres experience a force, causing the rod to twist. The amount of twist is proportional to the force between the charges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An electric field is a region of space around a charged object where another charged object would experience a force. The strength of the electric field is directly proportional to the magnitude of the source charge and inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The direction of an electric field is defined as the direction of the force that would be exerted on a positive test charge placed at that point in the field.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electric field lines can intersect each other in a complex field configuration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Voltage is the electric potential difference between two points. It represents the amount of work done per unit charge in moving a positive test charge from one point to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Equipotential lines are imaginary lines that connect points in an electric field that have the same electrical potential energy. This means that no work is required to move a charge along an equipotential line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a Faraday's Ice Pail experiment, a charged object is lowered into a hollow metal container (ice pail). As the object enters the pail, charge is induced on the inner surface of the pail, and the opposite charge appears on the outer surface. The total charge on the pail remains neutral. If the charged object is then allowed to touch the inner surface of the pail, all the charge from the object is transferred to the pail, leaving the object with a neutral charge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Charged conductors have several key properties: 1) Electric field lines meet the surface of a charged conductor at 90 degrees to the surface. 2) Charge concentrates at sharp points on a conductor. 3) There is no charge and no electric field inside a charged solid conductor; all the charge resides on the outside of the conductor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a uniform electric field, the voltage difference between two points is directly proportional to the electric field strength and the distance between the points. The relationship is expressed as: ΔV = Ed, where E is the electric field strength, d is the distance between the points, and ΔV is the voltage difference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parallel plates create a uniform electric field, allowing particles to experience a constant force and acceleration. This makes them ideal for accelerating charged particles in applications such as CRTs, electron microscopes, and X-ray tubes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An electron-volt (eV) is a unit of energy defined as the energy gained by an electron when it is accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt. It is a smaller unit of energy than the joule (J), making it more convenient for describing the energy changes of atomic and subatomic particles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The work-energy theorem states that the work done on an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy. In the context of electric potential energy, the work done in moving a charged particle against an electric field is equal to the change in its electric potential energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both gravitational force and electrostatic force follow an inverse square law, meaning that the force decreases with the square of the distance between the interacting objects. For example, if the distance between two objects is doubled, the force between them is reduced to one-fourth of its original value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gravitational field strength (g) represents the force per unit mass exerted on an object due to gravity. Electric field strength (E) represents the force per unit charge exerted on an object due to an electric field.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The assumption of point charges in Coulomb's law simplifies the calculation of electrostatic forces by treating charges as concentrated at a single point, ignoring their size and shape. This allows for a more manageable mathematical calculation of the force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To calculate the electric field strength at a specific point in space due to multiple charges, follow these steps: 1) Calculate the electric field strength due to each individual charge using Coulomb's law. 2) Determine the direction of each individual electric field. 3) Vectorially sum the electric fields due to all the charges. The resultant vector represents the net electric field strength at that point.</p> Signup and view all the answers