Grade 11 Electrostatics Worksheet
A comprehensive worksheet for Grade 11 Physics students covering fundamental concepts of electrostatics, including charge, Coulomb's Law, electric fields, and methods of charging.
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Grade 11 Electrostatics Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
1. Which of the following statements about electric charge is true?
Electric charge is created or destroyed during charging.
The elementary charge is the charge of a neutron.
Like charges attract, and opposite charges repel.
Electric charge is quantized, meaning it exists in discrete units.
2. Coulomb's Law describes the force between two point charges. How does this force change if the distance between the charges is doubled?
The force is halved.
The force is doubled.
The force is quartered.
The force is quadrupled.
3. The process of charging an object by bringing it near another charged object without direct contact is called .
4. A material that allows electric charge to move freely through it is known as a(n) .
5. The unit of electric charge is the .
6. An object with an equal number of protons and electrons is considered electrically neutral.
True
False
7. The electric field lines around a positive point charge point inwards towards the charge.
True
False
8. Describe the three main ways an object can become charged.
9. State Coulomb's Law and explain the meaning of each variable in the formula.
10. Observe the electroscope below. If a negatively charged rod is brought near the cap of the electroscope (without touching), describe what happens to the leaves and explain why.
