2023, Question 4 · Short answer paragraph argument · 10 points · about 20 minutes
Charged particles at triangle vertices
Evaluate electric field and potential claims and complete energy bar charts for adding charges to a system.
This paper allotted 90 minutes to four questions worth 10, 12, 12, and 10 points. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 95 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
Lessons this question draws on
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2023 exam. It starts on page 15 of the PDF.
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2 Write your answer
Answer each part the way you would on the exam, in full sentences, with your work shown. Your writing saves as you type.
3 Score it
Score your answer against College Board's scoring guidelines, one point at a time. Give yourself a point only when your answer says what the guideline asks for.
Scoring guidelines (PDF, page 10) What the exam readers saw (Chief Reader report)
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