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SL - Fields

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank Fields (all topics)

DP IB SL Physics Quiz

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1. 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?

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2. 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.

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3. Two positive charges of magnitude  and  respectively are placed 9cm apart. A third charge is introduced between the two charges as shown below;

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At what separation, X, from the 2C charge is the electric field strength equal to zero?

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

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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

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5. 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 ?

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6. In the following diagram, the size of the charges is small compared to the distance R.

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What is the direction of the force on the charge in the center?

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7. Two positive charges  and  are separated by a distance . A third positive charge  is placed at a distance d/4 from  so that the charge  is in equilibrium.

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What is the ratio q1/q2?

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8. Four fixed charged point particles are at the vertices of a rectangle. Which arrow represents the net electric field at the center of the rectangle?

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9. An object of mass m and charge  is dropped vertically between two parallel plates,  and . A magnetic field  can be created perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The electric field between plates is .

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Which of the following is correct about the magnitude of magnetic and electric fields when the object falls vertically at a constant velocity v?

E B
A. mg/q mg/qv
B. mv 0
C. m/qv
D. mg/q 0

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

A. B.
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C. D.
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11. 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?

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12. Planet  has radius  and density . The gravitational field strength at the surface of Planet  is .

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

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13. Two charges separated by a distance  are placed in a medium with permittivity . The charges are then moved to air so that they have the same force between them as that in the medium.

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14.

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An alpha particle of mass m and charge , is accelerated through a potential difference  into a magnetic field of flux density  that is at right angles to the direction of motion. Which of the sketches below best describes the relationship between the radius of path  and the potential difference of the accelerating field?

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A. B.
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C. D.
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15. A charge of  and a charge of  are held at a fixed distance.

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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 ?

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16. Two sections of current-carrying wires,  and , that lie in the plane of the paper, are shown below. The arrow in wire  shows the direction of conventional current. Which response gives possible directions of current in wire  and electromagnetic force acting on ?

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Conventional current in Y Force acting on 
A.
B.
C.
D.

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17. A wire is carrying a current I is placed in a region of uniform magnetic field . The magnitude of the magnetic field is , and its direction is into the page. The force acting on the wire is , as shown in the diagram.

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The wire, carrying the same current I, is now placed with the orientation shown into another region of uniform magnetic field B. The magnitude of the magnetic field is , and its direction is out of the page.

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What is the correct direction and magnitude of the force acting on the wire in field ?

Direction Magnitude
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B. PH0051CB
C. PH0051CC
D. PH0051CD

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18. Satellite  of mass  orbits a planet with an orbital speed  and orbital radius . Another satellite  with mass  orbits the same planet with the same orbital speed.

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19. The diagram shows the gravitational field between two masses m1 and .

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Which of the following is correct?

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

 

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21. Which of the following correctly lists the fundamental forces in decreasing order of strength?

 

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

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

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23. A source of radiation is near a magnetic field that is directed into the page. A sheet of paper is placed in the path of the radiation before it enters the magnetic field.

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The gamma radiation is not deflected when entering the magnetic field. Which of the following is correct about the other type of radiation that penetrates the paper sheet and the direction of its deflected path in the magnetic field?

 

 

Type of radiation Direction of deflected path
A. α Upwards
B. α Downwards
C. β^− Upwards
D. β^− Downwards

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24. 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?

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25. A positive and a negative charge of equal magnitude are located on the same horizontal line.

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What is the direction of the net electric field at the point marked X, equidistant from the two charges?

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