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SQA Advanced Higher Physics Area 3 Electromagnetism overview quiz quiz

17questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. How does Coulomb's law differ from Newton's law of gravitation?

  2. What is the electric field strength defined as?

  3. What field strength exists between two parallel plates a distance d apart at potential difference V?

  4. What kinetic energy does a charge Q gain when accelerated through a potential difference V?

  5. What is the force on a straight conductor of length L carrying current I at right angles to a field B?

  6. What is the force on a charge q moving at speed v at right angles to a field B?

  7. What did Millikan's oil-drop experiment show?

  8. What is the energy stored on a capacitor of capacitance C charged to voltage V?

  9. What is the time constant of a resistor-capacitor circuit?

  10. What does a fully charged capacitor do to a steady direct current?

  11. What is the back emf of an inductor proportional to?

  12. What does Lenz's law state about an induced emf?

  13. What is the energy stored in an inductor carrying current I?

  14. How does an inductor's opposition to a.c. change with frequency?

  15. What is the structure of an electromagnetic wave?

  16. How did Maxwell unify electricity and magnetism?

  17. What does the relationship for the speed of light in free space depend on?