Phy  214        Quiz 13           February 8, 2008

 

1. The magnitude of the electric field associated with a large plate having a charge s per unit area is s/2eo. The electric field lines are as shown below. If two such plates, one with charge s per unit area, the other - s per unit area, are placed parallel to one another the magnitude of the composite electric field is

 

 

a. s/eo between the plates, zero outside

 

b. s/eo between the plates, ±s/2eo outside

 

c. zero both between and outside the plates

 

d. ±s/2eo both between and outside the plates

 

e. none of the above
2. A metallic cube is given a net charge +Q.

 

How are the free charges distributed?

 

 

1. Uniformly throughout the cube's volume.

 

2. Uniformly distributed along the surface.

 

3. Along the surface, but concentrated at the

   centers of the faces.

 

4. Along the surface, but concentrated at the

   corners.

 

5. Along the surface, but concentrated at the edges.