Physics II Problems
Physics II Problems
Physics II Problems
BRIDGING PROBLEM
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Problems
. , .. , ... : Problems of increasing difculty. CP: Cumulative problems incorporating material from earlier chapters. CALC: Problems
requiring calculus. BIO: Biosciences problems.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Q22.1 A rubber balloon has a single point charge in its interior.
Does the electric ux through the balloon depend on whether or
not it is fully inated? Explain your reasoning.
Q22.2 Suppose that in Fig. 22.15 both charges were positive. What
would be the uxes through each of the four surfaces in the
example?
Q22.3 In Fig. 22.15, suppose a third point charge were placed outside the purple Gaussian surface C. Would this affect the electric
ux through any of the surfaces A, B, C, or D in the gure? Why or
why not?
Q22.4 A certain region of space bounded by an imaginary closed
surface contains no charge. Is the electric eld always zero everywhere on the surface? If not, under what circumstances is it zero
on the surface?
Q22.5 A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a point charge q. If
the point charge is moved from the center of the sphere to a point
away from the center, does the electric eld at a point on the surface change? Does the total ux through the Gaussian surface
change? Explain.
Q22.6 You nd a sealed box on your doorstep. You suspect that the
box contains several charged metal spheres packed in insulating
material. How can you determine the total net charge inside the
box without opening the box? Or isnt this possible?
Q22.7 A solid copper sphere has a net positive charge. The charge
is distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere, and the
electric eld inside the sphere is zero. Then a negative point charge
outside the sphere is brought close to the surface of the sphere. Is
all the net charge on the sphere still on its surface? If so, is this
charge still distributed uniformly over the surface? If it is not uniform, how is it distributed? Is the electric eld inside the sphere
still zero? In each case justify your answers.
Q22.8 If the electric eld of a point charge were proportional to
1>r 3 instead of 1>r 2, would Gausss law still be valid? Explain
your reasoning. (Hint: Consider a spherical Gaussian surface centered on a single point charge.)
Q22.9 In a conductor, one or more electrons from each atom are
free to roam throughout the volume of the conductor. Does this
contradict the statement that any excess charge on a solid conductor must reside on its surface? Why or why not?