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#33

The electric field inside a conductor is

A) Zero

B) Constant

C) Proportional to distance

D) Inversely proportional to distance

Answer:   A
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#34

The electric potential inside a conductor is

A) Zero

B) Constant

C) Proportional to distance

D) Inversely proportional to distance

Answer:   B
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#35

The charge on a conductor resides

A) Inside the conductor

B) On the surface

C) Both inside and on the surface

D) Neither inside nor on the surface

Answer:   B
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#36

The electric field at the surface of a conductor is

A) Zero

B) $\frac{\sigma}{\epsilon_{0}}$

C) $\frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_{0}}$

D) $\frac{2\sigma}{\epsilon_{0}}$

Answer:   B
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#37

The capacitance of a spherical capacitor is

A) $4\pi\epsilon_{0}\frac{ab}{b-a}$

B) $4\pi\epsilon_{0}\frac{b-a}{ab}$

C) $4\pi\epsilon_{0}(b-a)$

D) $4\pi\epsilon_{0}ab$

Answer:   A
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#38

The capacitance of an isolated sphere of radius R is

A) $4\pi\epsilon_{0}R$

B) $\frac{4\pi\epsilon_{0}}{R}$

C) $\frac{R}{4\pi\epsilon_{0}}$

D) $\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_{0}R}$

Answer:   A
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#39

The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in series is

A) $C_{1}+C_{2}$

B) $\frac{C_{1}C_{2}}{C_{1}+C_{2}}$

C) $\frac{C_{1}+C_{2}}{C_{1}C_{2}}$

D) $C_{1}C_{2}$

Answer:   B
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#40

The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in parallel is

A) $C_{1}+C_{2}$

B) $\frac{C_{1}C_{2}}{C_{1}+C_{2}}$

C) $\frac{C_{1}+C_{2}}{C_{1}C_{2}}$

D) $C_{1}C_{2}$

Answer:   A
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