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Fundamentals of Electric Charge Quiz

Explore fundamentals of electric charge in this electrostatics quiz. Test your understanding of charge, electric force, field, and more!

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#1

What is the fundamental property of electric charge?

Mass
Volume
Color
Charge
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#2

Which particle is associated with a negative electric charge?

Proton
Electron
Neutron
Photon
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#3

What is the net charge on a neutral atom?

Positive charge
Negative charge
Zero charge
Depends on the atom
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#4

What is the term for the phenomenon where a material allows electric charges to flow through it easily?

Insulation
Conduction
Resistivity
Capacitance
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#5

What is the charge of a proton?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Depends on the context
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#6

What is the SI unit of electric charge?

Coulomb
Ampere
Ohm
Volt
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#7

Two like charges ______ each other, while two unlike charges ______ each other.

Attract, attract
Attract, repel
Repel, repel
Repel, attract
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#8

What is the principle of conservation of charge?

Charge cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred
Charge can be created or destroyed at will
Charge can be partially created or destroyed
Charge can be converted into energy
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#9

What happens when an insulator is rubbed with a cloth?

It loses all its charge
It gains a positive charge
It gains a negative charge
It remains neutral
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#10

Which law states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them?

Ohm's Law
Gauss's Law
Coulomb's Law
Faraday's Law
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#11

What is the formula to calculate the electric force between two charges?

F = ma
F = q1 * q2 / r^2
F = k * q1 * q2 / r
F = k * q1 / r^2
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#12

What is the electric field strength at a point in space?

The amount of charge at that point
The potential energy at that point
The force per unit charge at that point
The voltage at that point
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#13

What is the electric potential at a point in space?

The amount of charge at that point
The force per unit charge at that point
The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to that point
The voltage at that point
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#14

What is the electric potential difference between two points in an electric field?

The amount of charge at each point
The work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to the other
The force per unit charge at each point
The voltage at each point
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#15

What is the electric field strength inside a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium?

Zero
Constant
Variable
Depends on the charge distribution
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