1. Two objects A and B are separated by a distance $r$. The mass of A is much larger than that of B.

Which of the following is correct about magnitude and direction of the gravitational force exerted by A on B compared to that exerted by B on A?

2. Planet $A$ has a gravitational field strength $g$ at its surface. Planet $B$ has twice the density and twice the radius of planet $A$.

What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of $B$?

3. An astronaut in a space station orbiting the earth experiences weightlessness.

The following are three statements about the astronaut and the space station:

• I.  The astronaut experiences no gravitational force.
• II.  The centripetal acceleration of the space station is equivalent to the gravitational field strength at that location
• III.  Both the astronaut and the space station have the same acceleration.

Which of these statements is correct?

4. Which of the following is correct about the gravitational field strength at a point near a planet?

5. Planet $X$ has radius $R$ and density $\rho$. The gravitational field strength at the surface of Planet $X$ is $g$.

What is the ratio of the gravitational field strength at the surface of planet Y, which has radius 0.25$R$ and density 3$\rho$, to that at the surface of Planet X?

6. The diagram below shows a circuit connected to an iron rod $XY$. The connecting wires are flexible. The rod is placed in a magnetic field directed perpendicularly into the page as shown.

In what direction will the resultant force act on the rod when the current is switched on in the circuit?

7. A satellite of mass $m$ is in an orbit at a height $h$ from the surface of a planet of mass $M$. The centripetal force acting on the satellite is $F$ and the linear speed is $v$.

What is the new centripetal force and linear orbital speed when it is moved to a new orbit at $2h$ from the surface of the planet?

8. A satellite is in a circular orbit of radius $R$ around a planet of mass $M$. Which of the following graphs represents the relationship between the centripetal acceleration of the satellite and its orbital radius?

A.				B.
C.				D.

9. Satellite $A$ of mass $M$ orbits a planet with an orbital speed $v$ and orbital radius $R$. Another satellite $B$ with mass $3M$ orbits the same planet with the same orbital speed.

10. A hydrogen nucleus is held stationary in a uniform vertical electric field, represented by the arrows. Which of the paths shown would require the largest work to be done on the hydrogen nucleus?

11. A charged particle is moving horizontally when it enters an electric field between two parallel plates. The path followed by the particle when it passes through the plates is shown. Assume gravitational effects to be negligible.

Which statements are correct about the charged particle?

• I. The particle is positively charged.
• II. A magnetic field in a direction into the page could cause the charged particles to move horizontally without deflection.
• III. A magnetic field in a direction out of the page could cause the charged particles to move horizontally without deflection.

12. A point charge is moved between two parallel plates separated by a distance of $5cm$. The potential difference between the points is $50V$.

What is the average electric field E?

13. Estimate the speed of an alpha particle that has accelerated from rest in a uniform electric field E=50NC^−1 over a distance of 2.0m.

14. A plastic rod carrying a uniformly distributed positive charge is bent into a quarter-circle. What is the direction of the electric field at point $P$?

15. A charge of $X$ and a charge of $20nC$ are held at a fixed distance.

A point where the electric field is zero can only be found in region 1. Which of the following statements is true about the charge on $X$?

16. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the gravitational field strength of a planet with distance $r$ from the surface of a planet?

A.			B.
C.			D.

17. The gravitational field strength on the surface of the moon is gE/6​​. Two objects of different masses $m$ and $2m$ are released with zero speed on the moon from heights of $h$ and $2h$, respectively, where $h$ is small compared to the radius of the moon.

What are the magnitudes of the accelerations of these objects right after release?

18. Two stars of equal mass $M$ are shown in the diagram, distance $d$ apart. A planet is equidistant from the two stars, with distance d/2​ across the midpoint of the line joining the stars as shown.

What is the resultant gravitational field strength at the position of the planet due to the two stars?

19. A satellite $X$ is in a circular orbit of radius $R$ with a period $T$ around Earth.

What will be the orbital radius of satellite Y, travelling in a circular orbit with a period of 8$T$ around Earth?

20. A proton and another object with charge +e exert electrical and gravitational forces on one another. To the nearest order of magnitude, what mass must the object have to be so that the net force acting on it is zero?

21. Two positive charges q1​ and q2​ are separated by a distance $d$. A third positive charge $q$ is placed at a distance d/4 from q1​ so that the charge $q$ is in equilibrium.

What is the ratio q1/q2​​?

22. The centers of three masses lie on the same line. The centers of the masses are separated as shown.

The net gravitational force on m2​ is zero when the value of $d$ is one third of $x$. What is the ratio m1/m3​​?

23. Two charges, separated by a large distance, are shown below, along with the electric field lines around each charge.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• I.  The charge $q$ is positive.
• II.  The charge $q$ is equal in magnitude to $+Q$.
• III.  The electric field magnitude near the charge $q$ is greater than the magnitude of the field near the charge $+Q$.

24. A conductor carrying electric current out of the plane of the paper is placed between two magnets as shown in the diagram.

At which location is the magnitude of the resultant magnetic field strength largest due to the conductor and the magnets?

25. Two point charges are separated by a distance $r$ as shown.