Foundation in Science

Academic Year 2021-2022 (Year 1 Semester 1)

Study Intake: 202111

FINAL EXAMINATION

Duration: 3 hours

FIS1144
PHYSICS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: TOTAL MARKS: 100

1. There are FIVE (5) questions in the examination paper.

2. Answer ALL the questions. Take a photo of your answer and paste on the question
paper given (add additional pages after the last page of the question paper). Convert to
pdf and submit online.

3. All answers to a new question should start on a new page. All answers must be clearly
and correctly numbered.

4. Non-programmable electronic calculator may be used.

5. No books, dictionaries, notes, or any other written materials are allowed in this
examination.

6. Candidates who break the university’s examination rules and regulations, or commit
any malpractice, will be DISQUALIFIED from the examination.

7. You are required to write your name and sign the Declaration Form that will be given to
you before the examination.

[This paper contains FIVE (5) questions printed on EIGHT (8) pages, including the
cover page]
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Question SQ
TOTAL
No. 1 2 3 4 5
1st Marker
2nd Marker
Final Marks

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Structured Questions (100 marks)

Answer All questions.

1. (a) An airplane is flying with a velocity of 90.0 m/s at an angle of 23.0˚ above
the horizontal. When the plane is 114 m directly above a dog that is
standing on level ground, a suitcase drops out of the luggage
compartment. You can ignore air resistance. Determine the;
i. horizontal distance of the suitcase from the dog.
(5 marks)

ii. angle of impact.

(5 marks)

(b) A mass of 0.2 kg is rotated horizontally at the end of a string of 1.3 m long
with a linear speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the frequency in rpm.
(4 marks)

(c) A pendulum is swinging in a horizontal circle at an angle of 40˚ with

respect to the y-axis. The mass of the pendulum bob is 0.03 kg. The
radius of the circle is 0.2 m. Determine the linear velocity of the pendulum.
(6 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

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2. (a) Compare between elastic and inelastic collisions in term of momentum

and kinetic energy conservation.
(4 marks)

(b) A 20 kg crate initially at rest is pulled over a smooth, horizontal surface by

a 40 N force acting at 45˚ above the horizontal. The crate is displaced by
6 m. Determine the final momentum of the crate.
(6 marks)

(c) A projectile proton with a speed of 500 m/s collides elastically with a target
proton initially at rest. Both protons then move along perpendicular paths,
with the projectile proton path at 60˚ from the original direction. Calculate
the velocity of both protons immediately after the collision.
(10 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

3. (a) A 2 kg wooden block is pushed against a spring with negligible mass and
force constant k = 500 N/m, compressing it by 0.2 m. When the block is
released, it moves along a frictionless, horizontal surface and then up a
frictionless incline with slope of 35˚. Calculate the;

i. distance travelled by the block up the incline before starting to slide

back down.
(4 marks)

ii. velocity of the block along horizontal surface.

(3 marks)

(b) A 0.1 kg rock is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 20 m/s.
The air drag on the rock is negligible. Calculate the maximum height
reached by the rock above the launching level.
(3 marks)

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(c) A block of 10 kg ice initially at rest slides down a frictionless ramp at angle
50˚ while an ice worker pulls on the block (via a rope) with a force FT that
has a magnitude of 50 N and is directed up the ramp as shown in Figure 1
below. The block slides through distance d = 0.50 m along the ramp. By
using the work theorem, determine the final velocity of the block.

Figure 1
(10 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

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4. (a) A charge, with charge of -15 µC is placed at origin and point charge
with charge of +10 µC is placed at x = -2 m in a vacuum. A third
charge, = +30 µC is placed at x = + 1.5 m.

i. Illustrate the direction of electric forces that act on charge .

(5 marks)

ii. Determine the net electric force acts on charge .

(7 marks)

iii. Determine the magnitude and direction of electric force on due to .

(3 marks)

(b) Two large flat parallel plates, 0.05 m apart, have a potential difference of
100 V applied to them. An electron is fired towards the negative plate.
Calculate the deceleration of the electron.
(5 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

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5. (a) An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of

100 V. It then enters the magnetic field of strength 1.5 T perpendicularly.

i. Explain the path of the electron when it enter the magnetic field.
(4 marks)

ii. Calculate the radius of the circular path makes by the electron.
(6 marks)

(b) A proton is moving with constant velocity enters an electric field which is
perpendicular to a magnetic field and the proton is not deflected through
the fields as shown in Figure 2 below.

Positive plate
Proton’s path X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
Negative plate
Figure 2

If the magnetic field strength, B is 4.0 x 10-3 T and the electric field
strength, E is 6.5x102 V/m, calculate the velocity of the proton.
(4 marks)

(c) An electron is entering uniform magnetic field with a magnitude of 0.002 T

at an angle of 35 to the field. The speed of the electron is 2500 m/s.
Calculate the time taken for the electron to complete one circle.
(6 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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Formulae sheet

Table of constant
Gravitational acceleration near the Earth surface, g = 9.8 ms-2
Mass of proton = 1.673x10-27 kg
Mass of electron = 9.11x10-31 kg
Permittivity of free space, εo = 8.85 × 10-12 N-1 m-2 C2
The elementary charge = 1.602 x 10-19 C

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