Electrostatics is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Technical Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which particle carries a NEGATIVE electric charge?
Electron
Proton
Neutron
Nucleus
Answer: Electron — The electron carries a negative electric charge, while the proton carries a positive charge.
Easy
2. An object has an equal number of protons and electrons. What is its net charge?
Neutral (no net charge)
Positive
Negative
Undefined
Answer: Neutral (no net charge) — An object with an equal number of protons and electrons is neutral, since the positive and negative charges exactly cancel out.
Medium
3. Give ONE term for an object that has fewer electrons than protons, described as "electron deficient".
Answer: positively charged — An object that is electron deficient (has fewer electrons than protons) is positively charged.
