Quiz for:
Understanding Coulomb's Law and Charge

Question 1

What unit is used for measuring electric force in Coulomb's Law?

Question 2

Which unit transformation is correct for 1 microcoulomb?

Question 3

What is the value of the proportionality constant k in Coulomb's Law?

Question 4

What is the permittivity of free space (ε0)?

Question 5

What is the net electric force on a charge when static equilibrium is reached?

Question 6

In an electric charge system, how is the direction of force of attraction between opposite charges?

Question 7

What is the charge of a proton?

Question 8

Describe the effect on force when one of two charges is doubled.

Question 9

Calculate the net charge of a sphere with 4.3 x 10^21 protons and 6.8 x 10^21 electrons.

Question 10

According to Coulomb's Law, the force between two point charges is inversely proportional to what?

Question 11

What happens to the electric force if the distance between two charges is doubled?

Question 12

If two charges are both doubled, what happens to the force between them?

Question 13

What is the result of converting -70 microcoulombs to number of electrons?

Question 14

Which of the following statements about charge is true?

Question 15

In the context of electric charges, like charges will: