Question 1

Switch S in in the figure is closed at time t = 0, to begin charging an initially uncharged

capacitor of capacitance C = 18.2 μF through a resistor of resistance R = 22.3 Ω. At
what time (in ms) is the potential across the capacitor equal to that across the resistor?

Number *1 Units
The number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%

Question 2

The figure shows the circuit of a flashing lamp, like those attached to barrels at highway
construction sites. The fluorescent lamp L (of negligible capacitance) is connected in
parallel across the capacitor C of an RC circuit. There is a current through the lamp only
when the potential difference across it reaches the breakdown voltage VL; then the
capacitor discharges completely through the lamp and the lamp flashes briefly. For a
lamp with breakdown voltage VL = 71.4 V, wired to a 92.7 V ideal battery and a 0.156
mF capacitor, what resistance R is needed for 3 flashes per second?

Number *1 Units

The number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%

Question 3

Figure 28-22 shows three situations in which a positively charged particle moves at
velocity through a uniform magnetic field and experiences a magnetic force . In each
situation, determine whether the orientations of the vectors are physically reasonable.
 (a)

Yes

No

(b)

Yes

No

(c)

Yes

No

Question 4

Figure 28-27 shows the path of an electron that passes through two regions containing
uniform magnetic fields of magnitudes B1 and B2. Its path in each region is a half-circle.

Which field is stronger?

What is the direction of each field?

Is the time spent by the electron in the region greater than, less than, or the same

as the time spent in the region ?

Equal to

Greater than

Less than

Question 5

A proton traveling at 21.2° with respect to the direction of a magnetic field of strength
3.57 mT experiences a magnetic force of 9.28 x 10-17 N. Calculate (a) the proton's
speed and (b) its kinetic energy (in eV).

(a) Number *1 Units

(b) Number *2 Units

*1 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%

*2 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%

Question 6

An electron moves through a uniform magnetic field given by = Bx +(3.77 Bx) .

At a particular instant, the electron has velocity = (1.73 +3.07 ) m/s and the

magnetic force acting on it is (3.27 × 10-19) N. Find Bx.

Number *1 Units
The number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%

Question 7

An alpha particle (q = +2e, m = 4.00 u) travels in a circular path of radius 5.14 cm in a

uniform magnetic field with B = 1.38 T. Calculate (a) its speed, (b) its period of
revolution, (c) its kinetic energy (in eV), and (d) the potential difference (in V) through
which it would have to be accelerated to achieve this energy.

(a) Number *1 Units

(b) Number *2 Units

(c) Number *3 Units

(d) Number *4 Units

*1 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
*2
- the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
*3 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
*4 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
Question 8

A certain commercial mass spectrometer (Fig. 28-12) is used to separate uranium ions
of mass 3.92 x 10-25 kg and charge 3.20 x 10-19 C from related species. The ions are
accelerated through a potential difference of 92.4 kV and then pass into a uniform
magnetic field, where they are bent in a path of radius 0.772 m. After traveling through
180° and passing through a slit of width 1.46 mm and height 0.972 cm, they are
collected in a cup. (a) What is the magnitude of the (perpendicular) magnetic field in
the separator? If the machine is used to separate out 1.36 mg of material per hour,
calculate (b) the current (in A) of the desired ions in the machine and (c) the thermal
energy (in J) produced in the cup in 1.18 h.

(a) Number *1 Units

(b) Number *2 Units

(c) Number *3 Units

*1 - the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
*2
- the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%
*3
- the number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-5%