Physics 5054 · O Level · Electrical charge

Electrical charge — practice question

Fig. 5.1 illustrates a way of making sandpaper with static electricity. Glue is sprayed onto paper that is moving. The sticky paper then travels between two metal plates. One plate is positive and the other is negative. An electric field exists between the plates.
(a)[2]

On Fig. 5.2, draw the electric field between the two metal plates. Show the direction in which the electric field acts.

(b(i))[1]

Explain, using ideas about charge movement, why the upper layer of sand becomes positively charged.

(b(ii))[1]

State why the upper layer of sand moves towards the sticky paper.

(c)[2]

The potential difference between the hand and the metal is $2000\,\text{V}$ and the transferred charge is $4.0 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{C}$. Calculate the energy transferred when the spark crosses the air gap from the metal to his hand.

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