Electricity and Magnetism MCQs

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  • A. Silicon dioxide is a good
  • B. The current carriers in conductors are valence electrons
  • C. For conductors, the valence electron are strongly attracted to the nucleus
  • D. The valence electrons are located in the nucleus of an atom
  • Correct Answer: Option B

The energy stored in an electrostatic field or electromagnetic field is called

  • A. Electromagnetic energy
  • B. Kinetic energy
  • C. Potential energy
  • D. Rest energy
  • Correct Answer: Option C

What principle states that each electron in an atom must have a different set of quantum numbers?

  • A. Inclusion principle
  • B. Exclusion principle
  • C. Quantum principle
  • D. Electron principle
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Gases whose particles are charged are known as

  • A. Conductors
  • B. Insulators
  • C. Gaseous Conductors
  • D. Plasma
  • Correct Answer: Option D

Electron is a Greek word for

  • A. amber
  • B. Fire
  • C. Stone
  • D. Heat
  • Correct Answer: Option A

The evaporation of electrons from a heated surface is called

  • A. Radiation
  • B. Convection
  • C. Thermionic emission
  • D. Conduction
  • Correct Answer: Option C

Cobalt is an example of a _______ material.

  • A. Paramagnetic
  • B. Diamagnetic
  • C. Ferromagnetic
  • D. Non- magnetic
  • Correct Answer: Option C

Hydrogen is an example of a ________ material.

  • A. Paramagnetic
  • B. Diamagnetic
  • C. Ferromagnetic
  • D. Non- magnetic
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Hysteresis refers to the _______________ between flux density of the material and the magnetizing force applied.

  • A. Leading effect
  • B. Ratio
  • C. Equality
  • D. Lagging effect
  • Correct Answer: Option D

An atom or a group of atoms that carries a net electric charge.

  • A. Positive ion
  • B. Negative ion
  • C. Ion
  • D. Electron
  • Correct Answer: Option C