University of Venda UNIVERSITY OF VENDA DEGREE/DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014 SUBJECT PHYSICS CODE : PHY 1624 PAPER : ELECTRICITY AND MAG) DURATION : TWOHOURS MARKS 5 100 EXAMINERS DR. MALUTA NE. DR. TINARWO D INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES Answer ALL the three questions. Any physical principle on which any answer is based must be clearly stated to earn full ‘marks for that answer. Where mathematical answers are required, the working must be clearly shown. Unless otherwise stated all symbols retain their usual meanings. The use of a non-programmable pocket calculator is permissible. This paper consists of S pages and 3 questions.QUESTION 1 18. 19. Briefly explain the meaning of the following terms and give an example: 1.11 Conductor. Q) 1.1.2 Insulator. Calculate the total charge of 85.0 kg of electrons? © State Coulomb’s law in words and write its equation. (e)) Two positive charges, Qi = 10 uC and Q: = 15,1C, are 5 meter apart. Determine the electric force between them? (6) Obtain the expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long wire ca a linear charge density (2), as illustrated in figure below State Gauss’s law in words and write its equation @) What do you understand by the term ‘electric flux 2 Write a vector expression for the electric flux through any arbitrary Gaussian surface and define all the terms involved O} Determine the electric flux through a sphere of radius 2.0 m containing a charge of +5 Cat its centre? Soulomb’s law and Gauss’s law (8) [40]QUESTION 2 Define electric potential. 2) 2. A proton is released from rest in a uniform electric field of magnitude 8.0 x10* Vim". The proton travels a distance of 0.5 m in the direction of E as illustrated in figure bellow 2.1.1. Find the change in electric potential between points A and B. ey Find the change in potential energy of the proton-field system as a result of this displacement. @) 2.1.3. What is the reason for the electric field to point in the direction of B? (3) 23 A Copper has a resistivity of 1.710 © m, and a wire of diameter 1.5 mm and 20 mis connected across a potential difference of 70 V. Caleulate: The resistance of the wire (e)) The current flowing through the wire e The power dissipated in the wire @) 2.3, Define electric current Q) 24. A battery has an emf of 5.60 V and an internal resistance of 0.25. It is connected to a load resistance of 5.0 © 2.4.1. What is the terminal voltage of the battery? 2.4.2. How much power is, 2421 Delivered to the load resistor 2 24.22 Dissipated inside the battery 6) 2.4.23. Produced in total by the battery”? @) [30]QUESTION 3 3 2 4 Define capacitance @ A parallel plate capacitor has plates with dimensions 5 em by 6 cm are separated by 3 mm, The plates are connected across a 50 V battery. Find 3.2.1. The capacitance 4 ‘The magnitude of charge on each plate @ 3.2.3. The energy stored in the capacitor @ State and define 3.3.1. Faraday’s Law and @ 3.3.2. Magnetic flux 2) Define the following terms 3.4.1. Magnetization Q) 3.4.2 Diamagnetic materials 2 3.4.3. Paramagnetic materials Q) Particle A with charge q and mass ma and particle B with charge 2q and mass imp, are accelerated from rest by a potential difference AV and subsequently deflected by a uniform magnetic field into semicircular paths. The radii of the trajectories by particle A and B are R and 3R, respectively. The direction of the magnetic field is perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. What is their mass ratio? (8) [30]Physical Constants Magnetic permeability Permittivty of free space Velocity of light Elementary charge Avogadro's number Resistivity of copper Resistivity of iron Electron mass Proton mass Gravitational constant 1.60%10"C N, = 6-0210" atoms/mol Dogger = 17X10 Q-m Pron =10%10% Q-m m, =9.109x10""kg m, =1.672«10 G = 6.67410" N- m7 /kg’ tke RRA END OF PAPER * #4 HORE