PHY 102 TMA 3 SOLUTIONS


1) The force due to a field is at a _____ angles to the equipotential surface at that point
30o
Right angles✓✓✓
Parallel
None of the above

2) The surface containing points of equivalent potential is called
 Quadrupole
 Isometric
Electric intensity
Equipotential✓✓✓

3) The potential of electric dipole varies as
1/r
1/r2✓✓✓
r2
r3

4) Which one is a scalar quantity
 deceleration
 velocity
 Electric Potential✓✓✓
 acceleration

5) Which type of potential have real significance
Absolute potential
None of the above
Potential at infinity
Potential difference✓✓✓

6) The work done in taking a unit positive charge from one point to another in electric field is ____ of the path chosen between the two points
 independent✓✓✓
dependent
proportional

7) Potential gradient is measured in
c/m
All of the above
V/m2
V/m✓✓✓

8) Negative potential energy corresponds to
Attractive forces✓✓✓
Minimum forces
Equal forces
Repulsive force

9) If q1 and q2 are positive, their potntial energy is
Negative
Positive✓✓✓
Small
Large

10) The field of electric dipole varies as
 r-3✓✓✓
r-1
r-4
r-5 

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