Term Two Physics Test - March 2012

Numerical Answers

Section A ( 10 pts each - total 40 pts) 1) a) F = 2.40 x 10-12 b) Work done = 7.50 x 106 eV 2) a) drawing where first ray bends toward normal, and ray leaving glass bends away from normal. 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) b) g = 3.97 x 10-7 m a) slit width = 2.37 x 10-4 m b) at small angles, sin tan a) these are the 4th and 5th harmonics b) L = 4.34 x 10-1 m Radius = 2.37 x 10-3 m b) Period = 2.98 x 10-9 s This is a proof involving integration Photons have Energy E = 16.0 eV Photons have frequency f = 6.16 x 1014 Hz Speed of particle is v = 2.96 x 108 m/s Half life t = 189 s

Section B ( do 2 of the four questions 40 pts each - total 80 pts) Question 1 A) a) Freq. of 2nd harmonic f2 = 149.1 Hz c) verticle velocity, v = -0.851 m/s B) a) is a proof b) i) k = 6.98 rad/m ii) = 936.8 rad/s d) distance between nodes, d = 0.450 m c) each neutron has v = 1.25 x 108 m/s

b) is a graph c) escape velocity vesc = 1.12 x 104 m/s b) Sr 94 is more stable than Xe 140

C) a) Q = 184.7 MeV

D) a) Einsteins postulates b) i) t = 1.40 x 10-5 s ii) p = 3.52 x 10-21 kgm/s iii) = 1.88 x 10-13 m c) Work Function = 5.38 eV Question 2 A) a) n2 = 1.31 b) i) 2 = 17.4 deg ii) 3 = 23.1 deg b) resultant force F = 1.52 x 10-3 N c) t = 5.50 x 10-11 s c) = 60.1 degrees up from bottom line of

B) a) draw a diagram diagram.

C) a) define transverse wave

b) sound level(F only) = 83.8 dB

c) sound level(Both) = 86.3 dB

D) a) i) Q = 17.4 MeV ii) Energy is released c) BE/nucleon = 8.78 MeV per nucleon.

b) i) Half life t = 2.77 s ii) A = 4.31 kBq

Question 3 A) a) draw a figure b) 3 = 1.09 deg d) Spectrum width = 3.80 x 10-3 m B) a) Electric Field at x = 7.64 x 106 N/C C) a) i)define nuclear binding energy d) boat is 2.61 x 103 years old D) a) prove E = pc b) i) photons Energy e = 12.8 eV ii) photon rests at n= 4 d) DeB = 3.81 x 10-10 m c) minimum uncertainty x 1.55 x 10-4 m c) inter-fringe spacing y = 6.33 x 10-3 m

b) Electric Potential Vx = 7.57 x 105 V ii) define fission b) BE of Ni 63 = 552.1 MeV

c) i) beta decay releases a e-1 (write reaction) ii) alpha decay releases a He-2 particle (write reaction)

Question 4 A) a) v = 2.30 x 107 m/s b) a = 3.16 x 1015 m/s2 upward c) between plates t = 1.73 x 10-9 s d) total deflection of electron from straight on path, d = 28.6 x 10-3 m B) a) draw diagram b) Magnetic Field at P is 4.77 x 10-6 T, to the right, parallel to horizontal line between wires c) New wire feels F/l = 2.39 x 10-5 N/m, directed downward C) a) Photoelectric Equation and explanation of terms c) DeB = 1.02 x 10-9 m d) p 2.59 x 10-26 kgm/s b) electron vmax = 7.09 x 105 m/s

D) a) i) Define fusion ii) define control rods b) Q = 5.70 Mev c) A = 3.76 x 10 8 Bq