1. 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 $B$?

2. A current-carrying wire is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic force per unit length on the wire is F/L. The length of the wire, the magnitude of the magnetic field strength, and the current of the wire are all doubled. Which of the following is the magnetic force per unit length on the wire after these changes?

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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​​?

6. An object of mass $m$ and charge $q$ is dropped vertically between two parallel plates, $K$ and $L$. A magnetic field $B$ can be created perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The electric field between plates is $E$.

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

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 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?

9. 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 $+Q$.

10. 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?

11. 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.

12. 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?

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

14. The diagram shows the gravitational field between two masses m1 and m2​.

Which of the following is correct?

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

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

17. Two positive charges of magnitude $2C$ and $8C$ respectively are placed 9cm apart. A third charge is introduced between the two charges as shown below;

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

18. 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?

19. 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?

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

21. 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?

22. A beam of electrons enters a uniform electric field, as shown.

What effect does this field have on the horizontal and vertical components of the electrons' velocity?

23. 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.

24. A wire is carrying a current $I$ is placed in a region of uniform magnetic field B1​. The magnitude of the magnetic field is $B$, and its direction is into the page. The force acting on the wire is $F$, as shown in the diagram.

The wire, carrying the same current $I$, is now placed with the orientation shown into another region of uniform magnetic field B2​. The magnitude of the magnetic field is $B$, and its direction is out of the page.

What is the correct direction and magnitude of the force acting on the wire in field B2​?

	Direction	Magnitude
A.		$F$
B.		$F$
C.		$F\sin \theta$
D.		$F\sin \theta$

25. 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?