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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 20 Objective Question

Question

Which of the following is/are correct about static electricity? It is a branch of physics concerned with: I. acceleration of electric charges II. stationary electric charges III. slow-moving electric charge
Options
A I only
B II only
Correct Answer
C II and III only
D I, II and III
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Electrostatics studies charges that are at rest (stationary). Statement I (accelerating charges) belongs to electrodynamics, not electrostatics. Statement III (slow-moving charge) is also not the definition of static electricity. Only statement II is correct.

Hint

Electrostatics studies charges that are at rest (stationary).

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