Question: 1. Q1 = -0.10C is located at the origin. Q2 = +0.10 is located on the positive x axis at x = 1.0m.Which of the

1. Q1 = -0.10µC is located at the origin. Q2 = +0.10µ is located on the positive x axis at x = 1.0m.Which of the following is true of the force on Q1 due to Q2?

(a) It is attractive and directed in the +x direction.

(b) It is attractive and directed in the -x direction.

(c) It is repulsive and directed in the +x direction.

(d) It is repulsive and directed in the -x direction.

2. Swap the positions of Q1 and Q2 of MisConceptual Question 1. Which of the following is true of the force on Q1 due to Q2?

(a) It does not change.

(b) It changes from attractive to repulsive.

(c) It changes from repulsive to attractive.

(d) It changes from the +x direction to the -x direction.

(e) It changes from the -x direction to the +x direction.

3. Fred the lightning bug has a mass m and a charge +q Jane, his lightning-bug wife, has a mass of 3/4m and a charge -2q. Because they have charges of opposite sign, they are attracted to each other. Which is attracted more to the other, and by how much?

(a) Fred, twice as much.

(b) Jane, twice as much.

(c) Fred four times as much.

(d) Jane, four times as much.

(e) They are attracted to each other by the same amount.

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