Methods of Charging Objects - Friction, Conduction, and Induction

Learn about the three main methods of charging objects: by friction, by conduction (contact), and by induction. Understand how electrons transfer between materials and how objects become positively or negatively charged.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Can conductors be charged by friction?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. It is not possible to charge conductor at all
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether the given statement is True or False :
It is possible to charge objects without ever touching the object to be charged to the one used to charge it. 
  1. True
  2. False
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rubber has greater electron affinity than fur. A rubber object is charged by friction with animal fur. The rubber object is than used to charge an object A by the method of contact. Then object A will be charged

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. neutral
  4. none of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An object A is charged by friction using animal furs. Animal fur has greater electron affinity than object A. What would be charge of object A?

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. neutral
  4. none of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which depicts charging by conduction?

  1. When we to touch an uncharged conductor with a charged conductor, the charged conductor shares the current with uncharged conductor
  2. When we to touch an uncharged conductor with a charged conductor, the charged conductor shares the charge with uncharged conductor
  3. When we to touch an uncharged conductor with a charged conductor, the charged conductor shares the mass with uncharged conductor
  4. None of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A neutral metal sphere is touched to a negatively charged metal rod. As a result the sphere will be_____ and the metal rod will be ________ . Fill in the gaps

  1. Positively charged
  2. Negatively charged
  3. Neutral
  4. None
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 Identify how the electrical energy is conducted through a material.

  1. free electrons impacting and transferring energy to each other
  2. the conductivity of the atoms in the material
  3. an energetic electron passing all the way through the material
  4. free electrons dissipating energy through friction
  5. atoms that hold on tightly to their electrons
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two identical conducting balls having positive charges $q _1$ and $q _2$ are separated by a distance r. If they are made to touch each other and then separated to the same distance, the force between them will be

  1. less than before
  2. same as before
  3. more than before
  4. zero
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An uncharged insulated conductor A is brought near a charged insulated conductor B. Then for charge and potential of B :

  1. both will remain constant
  2. both will change
  3. the charge will remain constant, but potential will decrease
  4. the charge will remain constant, but potential will increase
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A positively charged rod is brought near an uncharged conductor. If the rod is suddenly withdrawn, the charge left on the conductor will be :

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. zero
  4. cannot say
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A positive point charge $Q$ is brought near an isolated metal cube. Then :

  1. the cube becomes negatively charged
  2. the cube becomes positively charged
  3. the interior becomes positively charged and the surface becomes negatively charged
  4. the interior remains charge free and the surface gets nonuniform charge distribution
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A positively charged rod is brought near an uncharged conductor. If the rod is then suddenly withdrawn, the charge left on the conductor will be

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. zero
  4. not sure
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 A conducting wire is connected between two conducting spheres of equal size have a charge of -3C and +1C respectively. Find out the new charge on each sphere ? 

  1. -4C
  2. +4C
  3. -1C
  4. +1C
  5. Zero
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a charged aluminum plate is touched to a neutral metal sphere then neutral metal sphere gets charged up. This happens due to which method of charging ?

  1. Charging by conduction
  2. Charging by induction
  3. Charging by friction
  4. None
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is known as charging by induction method?

  1. charge created through influence of charged object and not by contact
  2. charge created through contact of charged object and not by influence
  3. charge not generated
  4. None
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Saran wrap has a larger electron affinity then Nylon. If Nylon is rubbed againest Saran wrap which would end up with the excess negative charge?

  1. Saran Wrap
  2. Nylon
  3. Both
  4. None
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False :

Charging by conduction includes contact of charged object with the neutral object.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A conducting sphere with radius 4.0 cm has a net positive charge on it. The sphere is then connected with a metal wire to a second, uncharged, sphere of radius 1.0 cm.
Which statement below BEST describes the flow of electrons when the metal wire connects the two spheres?

  1. Electrons flow from the 4.0-cm radius sphere to the 1.0-cm radius sphere, leaving the 4.0-cm radius sphere with a net charge of zero.
  2. Electrons flow from the 1.0-cm radius sphere to the 4.0-cm radius sphere, until both spheres have the same net positive charge.
  3. Electrons flow from the 4.0-cm radius sphere to the 1.0-cm radius sphere until both spheres have the same net positive charge.
  4. Electrons flow from the 1.0-cm radius sphere to the 4.0-cm radius sphere until the surfaces of both spheres are at the same electric potential.
  5. Electrons do not flow along the wire, because the system is already in equilibrium.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 Which of the following charging methods result in charging an object opposite to the charge on the object used to charge it?

  1. charging by friction
  2. charging by contact
  3. charging by induction
  4. both A and C
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A solid sphere of radius R has a charge Q distributed in its volume with a charge density, $\rho ={ kr }^{ a }$, where k and a are constants and r is the distance from its centre. If the electric field at $r=\dfrac { R }{ 2 } $ is $\dfrac { 1 }{ 8 } $ times that at r=R, then the value of a is 

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 7
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The linear charge density of a thin metallic rod varies with the distance $'x'$ from one end as $\lambda  = {\lambda _0}{x^2}\left( {0 \leqslant x \leqslant l} \right).$ The total charge on the rod is:

  1. $\dfrac{{{\lambda _0}{l^3}}}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac{{{\lambda _0}{l^4}}}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac{{2{\lambda _0}{l^3}}}{3}$
  4. $\dfrac{{{\lambda _0}{l}}}{2}$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A hollow metal sphere, Sphere A, sits on an insulating stand. Sphere A has a diameter of 4 inches, and a net charge of magnitude $Q _0$. A second hollow metal sphere, Sphere B, also sits on an insulating stand, but has a diameter of 8 inches and zero net charge. The two spheres are brought close so that they touch, then they are separated.
In terms of $Q _0$, what is the final charge on Sphere A?

  1. $\cfrac{Q _0}{5}$
  2. $\cfrac{Q _0}{4}$
  3. $\cfrac{Q _0}{2}$
  4. $Q _0$
  5. $4Q _0$