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Suppose you put positive charge on an insulated metal box
(actually, remove electrons from the box)....
Suppose you put positive charge on an insulated metal box
(actually, remove electrons from the box). Since it is a conductor,
the charges will rearrange.
- The greatest accumulation of charges will be
nowhere- the charges will
be uniformly distributedon the inside, in the
center of an edge on the outside, at
the cornerson the outside, in the
center of an edgeon the inside, at the
center of a sideon the inside, at the
cornerson the outside, at the
center of a side
- The electric field inside the box will be
greatest in the center of
the box zero
everywhere non-zero, the same
everywheregreatest near the center of
one of the edgesgreatest near the center of
one of the sidesgreatest near one of the
corners
2. Suppose identical metal spheres are insulated from their
surroundings and touching each other. A positive charge is brought
near,
but not touching
sphere A, and held near to sphere A as the two spheres are
separated. Now, the positive charge is removed. What charge will be
left on sphere A and sphere B, respectively?
A is
negative, B is positiveA is positive, B is
positive A in neutral, B is
neutralA is neutral, B is
positiveA is positive, B is
negativeA in negative, B is
neutralA is negative, B is
negativeA in positive, B is
neutralA is neutral, B is
negative
4. A pith ball is
a small ball covered with a conducting metal foil. Suppose pith
ball A is charged negatively.
-
First, pith ball A is brought near neutral pith ball
B.
-
Then, the two pith balls touch and are separated.
a)
Which is true of the charges on the two pith balls?
Before they touch they have
no effect on each other, after they touch they have no effect on
each otherBefore they touch they
repel, after they touch they
attract Before they touch they
attract, after they touch they have no effect on each
otherBefore they touch they
repel, after they touch they repelBefore they touch they
attract, after they touch they attractBefore they touch
they have no effect on each other, after they touch they
repelBefore they touch they have
no effect on each other, after they touch they
attractBefore they touch they
attract, after they touch they repelBefore they touch they
repel, after they touch they have no effect on each
other
b)
Before they touch, ball A is negative and ball B is positive. After
they touch
A is
neutral, B is positiveA is positive, B is
positive A is positive, B is
neutralA is negative, B is
positive A is negative, B is
negativeA is neutral, B is
neutralA is positive, B is
negativeA is negative, B is
neutralA is neutral, B is
negative
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appreciated! Thank you!