Electric Field, Capacitors & Electrolysis
  • 1. What is the SI unit of the electric field strength?
A) Joules per metre (J/m)
B) Newton per metre (N/m)
C) Newton per Coulombs ( N/C)
D) Watts per metre ( W/m)
  • 2. What is the direction of an electric field line around a positive point charge?
A) Sideways
B) Centre
C) Radially inwards
D) Radially outward
  • 3. What is the direction of an electric field line around a negative point charge?
A) Radially inwards
B) Sideways
C) Centre
D) Radially outward
  • 4. 8.What is the force F on a charge q placed in an electric field E?
A) F = mE
B) F= KQ2/r2
C) F = qE
D) F = KQ/r
  • 5. What is the relationship between electric field E and potential gradient V/d?
A) E = dV/dr
B) E = -dV/dr
C) E = -dF/dr
D) E = -dr/dV
  • 6. What is a capacitor?
A) For generating alternating current
B) A device for generating current
C) A device used to store electrical energy in an electric field.
D) Dynamos
  • 7. What is the SI unit of capacitance?
A) Farad
B) Newton
C) Joules
D) Ampere
  • 8. What happens to capacitance if the distance between plates is increased?
A) It is doubled
B) It is constant
C) It decreases
D) It increases
  • 9. In a series circuit, capacitors share the same:
A) Energy
B) Voltage
C) Force
D) Charge
  • 10. What is the equivalent capacitance of two 10μF capacitors in series?
A) 7μF
B) 12μF
C) 5μF
D) 6μF
  • 11. In electrolysis, what is the electrode connected to the positive terminal called?
A) Non electrolyte
B) Electrolyte
C) Cathode
D) Anode
  • 12. What are cations?
A) Neutral ions
B) Negatively charged ions
C) Positively charged ions
  • 13. What are anions?
A) Negatively charged ions
B) Neutral ions
C) Positively charged ions
  • 14. The capacitance of a capacitor is defined as the ratio of:
A) Charge on both plates to the potential difference
B) Charge on one plate to the potential difference between the plates
C) Potential difference to the charge on both plates
D) Potential difference to the charge on one plate
  • 15. Three capacitors of 2 μF, 3 μF, and 6 μF are connected in series. What is the equivalent capacitance?
A) 1 μF
B) 11 μF
C) 0.5 μF
D) 36 μF
  • 16. Three capacitors of 2 μF, 3 μF, and 6 μF are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent capacitance?
A) 36 μF
B) 1 μF
C) 11 μF
D) 0.5 μF
  • 17. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is directly proportional to:
A) The area of the plates
B) The potential difference across the plates
C) The distance between the plates
D) The charge on the plates
  • 18. If the charge on a 2 μF capacitor is 10 μC, what is the potential difference across it?
A) 20 V
B) 12 V
C) 5 V
D) 0.2 V
  • 19. In a parallel circuit of capacitors, which quantity is the same for all capacitors?
A) Capacitance
B) Voltage
C) Energy stored
D) Charge
  • 20. A capacitor blocks which type of current?
A) Alternating current
B) Direct current
C) Neither
D) Both
  • 21. A capacitor allows which type of current to pass through it?
A) Both
B) Neither
C) Alternating current
D) Direct current
  • 22. A charge of 5 μC is placed in an electric field of 200 N/C. What is the force on the charge?
A) 1 × 10⁻⁴ N
B) 4 × 10⁻³ N
C) 2 × 10⁻³ N
D) 1 × 10⁻³ N
  • 23. Calculate the electric field at a distance of 3 m from a point charge of 2 μC. (k = 9 × 10⁹ N·m²/C²)
A) 1.5 × 10³ N/C
B) 2 × 10³ N/C
C) 18 × 10³ N/C
D) 6 × 10³ N/C
  • 24. Calculate the electric field at a distance of 2 m from a point charge of 4 μC. (k = 9 × 10⁹ N·m²/C²)
A) 18 × 10³ N/C
B) 9 × 10³ N/C
C) 9 × 10⁶ N/C
D) 4.5 × 10³ N/C
  • 25. The electric field E due to a point charge Q at a distance r is given by
A) E = kQ²/r²
B) E = kQ/r
C) E = kQ²/r
D) E = kQ/r²
  • 26. . The electric field intensity (E) at a point is defined as:
A) The potential per unit charge
B) The charge per unit force
C) The force per unit charge
D) The work done per unit charge
  • 27. Electric field lines
A) Intersect each other
B) Start from negative charge and end at positive charge
C) Form closed loops
D) Start from positive charge and end at negative charge
  • 28. An electric dipole consists of
A) A single charge
B) Two equal positive charges
C) Two equal negative charges
D) Two equal and opposite charges separated by a small distance
  • 29. The work done in moving a charge q through a potential difference V is
A) W = q/V
B) W = q²V
C) W = V/q
D) W = qV
  • 30. The electric potential at a distance r from a point charge Q is
A) kQ²/r²
B) kQ²/r
C) kQ/r
D) kQ/r²
  • 31. Calculate the electric potential at a distance of 2 m from a point charge of 3 μC. (k = 9 × 10⁹ N·m²/C²)
A) 13.5 × 10³ V
B) 27× 10³ V
C) 9 × 10³ V
D) 4.5 × 10³ V
  • 32. Electrolysis is defined as
A) The melting of a substance by electric current
B) The production of electricity from a chemical reaction
C) The heating of a substance by electric current
D) The chemical decomposition of a compound by passing an electric current through it
  • 33. The process of electrolysis takes place in a device called
A) Galvanic cell
B) Daniel Cell
C) Electrolytic cell
D) Voltaic cell
  • 34. In an electrolytic cell, the electrode connected to the positive terminal of the battery is called
A) Salt bridge
B) Electrolyte
C) Anode
D) Cathode
  • 35. In an electrolytic cell, the electrode connected to the negative terminal of the battery is called
A) Cathode
B) Anode
C) Electrolyte
D) Salt bridge
  • 36. During electrolysis, oxidation occurs at the
A) Anode
B) Neither electrode
C) Both electrode
D) Cathode
  • 37. During electrolysis, reduction occurs at the
A) Neither
B) Cathode
C) Anode
D) Both
  • 38. The substance that conducts electricity in an electrolytic cell is called
A) Electrode
B) Electrolyte
C) Conductor
D) Insulator
  • 39. Which of the following is a strong electrolyte
A) Sodium Chloride solution
B) Sugar solution
C) Acetic acid
D) Carbonic acid
  • 40. Which of the following is a non-electrolyte?
A) Sugar solution
B) Carbonic acid
C) Copper sulphate
D) Hydrochloric acid
  • 41. Faraday's First Law of Electrolysis states that the mass of substance deposited or liberated at an electrode is
A) Directly proportional to the square of the charge passed
B) Directly proportional to the quantity of charge passed
C) Independent of the charge passed
D) Inversely proportional to the quantity of charge passed
  • 42. Faraday's Second Law of Electrolysis states that when the same quantity of charge is passed through different electrolytes, the masses of substances deposited are
A) Proportional to their chemical equivalent weights
B) Proportional to their atomic numbers
C) Inversely proportional to their chemical equivalent weights
D) Equal
  • 43. The relationship between charge (Q), current (I), and time (t) is
A) Q = I²t
B) Q = It
C) Q = I/t
D) Q = t/I
  • 44. Calculate the quantity of charge when a current of 2 A flows for 5 minutes.
A) 600 C
B) 300 C
C) 10 C
D) 120 C
  • 45. Calculate the quantity of charge when a current of 0.5 A flows for 2 hours.
A) 1800 C
B) 900 C
C) 7200 C
D) 3600 C
  • 46. The electrochemical equivalent (Z) of a substance is defined as
A) The mass deposited by 1 Coulomb of charge
B) The mass deposited by 1 Faraday of charge
C) The mass deposited by 1 Ampere of current
D) The charge required to deposit 1 gram of substance
  • 47. During the electrolysis of water, hydrogen gas is liberated at the
A) Both electrodes
B) Anode
C) Neither electrodes
D) Cathode
  • 48. During the electrolysis of water, oxygen gas is liberated at the
A) Neither electrodes
B) Anode
C) Both electrodes
D) Cathode
  • 49. Electroplating is an application of electrolysis where
A) A non-metal is deposited on another metal
B) A metal is deposited on another metal
C) A gas is deposited on another metal
D) A metal is removed on another metal
  • 50. Calculate the mass of copper deposited when 9650 C of charge is passed through copper sulphate solution. (Equivalent weight of Cu = 31.75, F = 96500 C/mol)
A) 3.175 g
B) 9.525 g
C) 1.588 g
D) 6.350 g
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