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PHYSICS 72
SET A

First Semester 2011-2012 First Long Examination

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INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best answer and shade the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. To change your answer, cross-out and sign your original answer and then shade your new answer. No computational devices allowed (e.g. calculators, mobile phones). Following instructions is part of the exam. Useful formulas: Area Sphere (radius = r)
4 r
2

Volume
4 3

r
2

sin cos tan

0 0 1 0

/6
1 2
3 2

/3
3 2

/4
2 2 2 2

/2 1 0

Cylinder (radius =r, 2 rh height = h) Useful constants: e -1.60 x 10-19 C me 9.1 x 10-31 kg o 8.854 x 10-12 C2/Nm2 k 8.988 x 109 Nm2/C2 1.

r h

1 2
3

1 3

Charge! A positive test charge Q is exactly between two other positive charges of equal charges q located at -a and a as shown in the figure. Which of the following best describes the state of motion of Q? A. net acceleration is towards the negative x-axis. B. net acceleration is towards the positive x-axis. C. x = 0 is an unstable equilibrium point. D. x = 0 is a stable equilibrium point. E. x = 0 is not an equilibrium point. Charge again! A positively charged glass rod is brought near but not touching an initially neutral conductor. The conductor was then grounded and was allowed to reach equilibrium after which the connection to the ground was removed. If the glass rod is allowed to go free, in what direction will the force on the rod due to the conductor be pointing to? A. towards the conductor B. away from the conductor C. there will be no net force on the glass rod D. towards the ground E. upwards Sphere. A positively charged rod is placed momentarily but not touching near an isolated sphere. The far side of the sphere is then connected to the ground. At static equilibrium, the connection of the sphere to the ground is removed. If the sphere has zero excess charge after the rod is removed, what can you say about the sphere? A. The sphere is conducting and has initial negative excess charges. B. The sphere is conducting and has initial negative excess charges. C. The sphere is conducting and has an initial zero excess charge. D. The sphere is insulating and has initial negative excess charges. E. The sphere is insulating and has an initial zero excess charge.

2.

3.

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Conservation of Charge. Consider three spheres 1, 2 and 3 with initial charges of +5Q, +6Q and -2Q, respectively. The three spheres have equal dimensions. Spheres 1 and 3 are conducting while sphere 2 is insulating. If the three spheres are made to touch momentarily with each other, what are the final charges of each sphere at electrostatic equilibrium?

A. B. C. D. E. 5.

Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere

1: 1: 1: 1: 1:

+3Q, +5Q, +8Q, +5Q, +7Q,

Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere

2: 2: 2: 2: 2:

+3Q, +4Q, +0Q, +6Q, +5Q,

Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere Sphere

3: 3: 3: 3: 3:

+3Q 0Q +1Q -2Q -3Q

(+,-) Kyub. Eight point charges are placed at the eight corners of an imaginary cube with side length a as shown in the figure. If a negative point charge is placed at the center of the cube, what is the magnitude and direction of the net electric force it experiences? A. 16kQ2/3a2, +y-axis B. 16kQ2/3a2, -y-axis C. 16kQ2/2a2, +y-axis D. 16kQ2/2a2, -y-axis E. Zero Field Lines. Consider three point charges 1, 2 and 3 with equal magnitudes of charge. Their electric field lines are shown in the figure. What is the sign of each charge? A. Q1: +, Q2: +, Q3: + B. Q1: +, Q2: +, Q3: C. Q1: -, Q2: -, Q3: + D. Q1: -, Q2: -, Q3: E. Q1: +, Q2: -, Q3: +

6.

For the next two items, consider 16 point charges placed at equal distances from the center of a circle as shown in the figure. Negative point charges are placed at the 3 oclock and 6 oclock positions of the circle. 7. Net E-field. What is the direction of the net electric field at the center of the circle? A

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Net Force. If a negative point charge is placed at the center of the circle, what is the direction of the net force it experiences? C

9.

Potential Energy. A dipole with charges q and -q, of equal mass m, separated by a distance d is initially at rest as shown. At t = 0, a uniform electric field E = E0i is turned on. The dipole moment makes an initial angle of 60 degrees from the x-axis. What is the angular speed of the dipole when the dipole moment is along the x-axis? (Hint: The moment of inertia of a point of mass m r away from the pivot is mr2.) A. 2 [E0q/(md)]1/2 B. [2 E0q/(md)]1/2 C. [E0q/(md)]1/2 D. [E0q/(md)]1/2 E. [E0q/(md)]1/2

10. Cube in a sphere. A Gaussian cube of side s is placed inside a uniformly charged insulating sphere of radius 2s and charge Q. What is the electric flux on the Gaussian cube? A. 3Q/(32o) B. C. D. E. 32Q/(3o) 3Q/(32o) 32Q/(3o) Zero

11. Piliin kung alin. Which Gaussian surface at the right has the largest net electric flux? Each charge has the same charge magnitude. A. Oval B. Triangle C. Diamond D. Rectangle E. Star

+ + + + + +

12. Charges on Conductors. A Q charge is placed inside the cavity of an uncharged hollow metal sphere. The outer surface of the metal sphere is grounded by connecting a conducting wire between it and the earth. What is the excess charge induced on the inner surface of the metal sphere? A. Q B. - Q -Q C. Zero D. 2Q E. 2Q

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13. Gaussip. Which of the following statements regarding Gauss Law is/are correct? I. Gauss Law is applicable to symmetric charge distributions only II. The electric flux of a closed surface is equal to the net charge enclosed III. Gauss Law is applicable to discrete charge distributions A. B. C. D. E. I only II only III only I and II II and III

For the next two numbers, consider an infinitely long cylinder X1 with linear charge density and radius R, and point charge X2 having charge Q separated by a distance 2a as shown below. Point P is at the midpoint of the two.

X1

P a a

X2

14. Gausss surface. What is (are) the simplest Gaussian surface(s) that can be used to manually calculate the electric field at Point P? A. One cylinder coaxial to X1 B. One sphere centered at X1 C. A sphere centered at X1 and X2 D. A cylinder coaxial to X1 and a sphere centered at X2 E. A sphere centered at X1 and a cylinder centered at X2 15. Electric A. B. C. D. E. Field. What is the net electric field at Point P? [/(20a) Q/(40a2)] i [/(20a) + Q/(40a2)] i [/(20a) Q/(40a2)] (-i) [/(20a) Q/(160a2)] i [/(20a) + Q/(160a2)] (-i)

For the next two numbers, consider the figure shown below. A solid conductor of radius R initially has zero net charge. Four non-concentric cavities were then made inside the solid conductor. Each cavity has a net charge accordingly enumerated in the figure below.
R

+Q

+Q

+Q

-Q

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16. Charges on Conductors. What is the net charge on the outer surface of the solid conductor? A. 2Q B. 3Q C. Zero D. 2Q E. 3Q 17. Electric Field on Conductors. What is the electric field E at the center of the conductor? A. 2 kQ i
R
2

B. C. D. E.

3 kQ R
2

Zero
2 kQ R
2

i i

3 kQ R
2

18. Application of Gausss Law on Conductors. Two concentric metal spheres are placed on the left and right side of point P. The two concentric metal spheres on the left of point P have an inner solid sphere of charge -2Q and a neutral outer hollow sphere. The two concentric metal spheres on the right of point P on the other hand have an inner solid sphere of charge +2Q and an outer hollow sphere of charge +4Q. What is the electric field E at point P which is 2R away from the origin of the left and right concentric spheres? A. -kQ/(2R2) i B. -2kQ/R2 i R R C. Zero 2 P D. kQ/(2R ) i -2Q +2Q r r E. 2kQ/R2 i 2R 2R
+4Q

19. Positive. A single point charge q is located as shown in figure A, and the electric potential at point P is V0 (with V = 0 at infinity). A second charge q = +q is placed equidistant from P as shown in figure B. What is the new electric potential at point P? P P A. 4V0 B. 2V0 + + q C. (2)1/2V0 q q D. V0/2 E. Zero Figure A Figure B

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20. Cybertron. In planet Cybertron, the electric potential of some configuration is given by the expression V(r) = (W/r)-Lr, where W and L are constants. What is the corresponding electric field vector of this potential? A. [(W/r2) - L] r B. [W- (L/r2)] r C. [(W/r2) + L] r D. [W+ (L/r2)] r E. Zero 21. Why Ex? Two positive charges are placed on the yaxis at the position y = +a and y = -a as shown. These two charges are held fixed and stationary. What is the potential at a point on the x-axis (a,0)? A. 2kQ/a B. (2)1/2kQ/a C. kQ/a2 D. 2kQ/a2 E. (2)1/2kQ/a2 22. Metal Spheres. Two charged metal spheres are supported on an insulating stand and are connected by a conducting wire as shown in the figure on the right. Sphere 1 has radius R1 and Sphere 2 has radius R2. At electrostatic equilibrium, which of the following statements on their respective charges is correct? A. Q1 = Q2 B. Q1 = Q2/2 C. Q1 = Q2/4 D. Q1 = 2Q2 E. Q1 = 4Q2 23. Work. Two charges are situated at two corners of an equilateral triangle of side L as shown in the figure on the right. How much work does it take to bring in another charge +q from infinity and place at the third corner? A. kq2/L B. 2kq2/L C. 2kq2/L D. 5kq2/L E. -5kq2/L 24. Potential and Work. Consider an electron moving along one of the five paths shown below. Rank the paths according to the work done by the electric field from least to greatest. A. 1, 4, 2, 3 B. 1, 2, 4, 3 C. 4, 2, 1, 3 D. 3, 4, 2, 1 E. 3, 1, 2, 4

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25. Potential Gradient. A plot of the electric potential as a function of x is shown at the right. Which of the following choices below best represents the corresponding Electric field versus position plot? C

For the next two numbers, the diagram below shows lines of equipotential in a region of space that contains an electric field.

26. E fields. Which statement about the magnitude of the electric fields in regions A and B is TRUE? A. |EA| > |EB| B. |EA| |EB| C. |EA| = |EB| D. |EA| < |EB| E. |EA| |EB| 27. Electron. An electron is placed somewhere on the 0-V line. Which of the following statement best describes what will happen to the electron? A. It will move vertically on the line. B. It will move to the +4-V line. C. It will move toward the -4-V line. D. It will remain stationary. E. It will move in a circular path.

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For the next two numbers, consider three air-core parallel-plate capacitors labeled HP, HG and RW with different plate separation and circular area (of varying radius). Plate separation d d 2d the three Radius R 2R R capacitors according to increasing

HP HG RW

28. Capacitus Maxima. Rank capacitance. A. RW < HG < HP B. RW < HP < HG C. HG < HP < RW D. HP < HG < RW E. HP < RW < HG

29. Reducto plato. How will the charge stored in capacitor HG (if connected to a constant battery) change if its plate separation is halved? A. Doubled B. Halved C. Remain the same D. Quadrupled E. Quartered For the next four numbers, consider four capacitors labeled GRY, SLY, HUF and RAV arranged in a circuit as shown below. All capacitors have equal capacitances equal to 1 F. A constant 15-V battery is connected across points A and B. 30. Chargius Accio. Determine the charge stored in SLY. A. 6 C B. 5 C C. 4 C D. 4 C E. 2 C 31. Huffle bluff. Determine the voltage across and the charge stored in HUF, if the voltage across RAV is increased to 4-V. A. 8 V; 8 C B. 4 V; 4 C C. 2 V; 2 C D. 4 V; 2 C E. 2 V; 4 C

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32. Densitatem fieldus. If the capacitance and the charge stored in RAV are both doubled, what will happen to the electric field and electric energy density in HUF? A. Electric field increases; energy density increases B. Electric field decreases; energy density decreases C. Electric field increases; energy density remains the same D. Electric field decreases; energy density remains the same E. Electric field remains the same; energy density remains the same 33. reduCe. If the potential difference of a capacitor is reduced by one-half, what happens to the energy stored in that capacitor? A. reduced to one-half B. reduced to one-quarter C. increased by a factor of 2 D. increased by a factor of 4 E. not changed 34. Change. A capacitor is connected to a battery as shown in the figure. When a dielectric is inserted between the plates of the capacitor, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Only the capacitance changes. B. Only the voltage across the capacitor changes. C. Only the charge on the capacitor changes. D. Both the capacitance and the voltage change. E. Both the capacitance and the charge change. 35. Remove. The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is 24 F when the plates are separated by a material of dielectric constant 2.0. If this material is removed, leaving air between the plates and the separation between the plates is tripled, what will be the new capacitance? A. unchanged B. 1400 F C. 16 F D. 1400 F E. 4 F 36. Twins. Two identical capacitors A and B are connected across a battery, as shown. If mica ( = 5.4) is inserted in B, which of the following will occur? A. Both capacitors will retain the same charge. B. B will have the larger charge. C. A will have the larger charge. D. The potential difference across B will increase. E. The potential difference across A will increase.

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37. Cross Sect. The cross sections of three copper wires having the same length are shown to scale below. How are the resistances of each wire related? A. RA < RB < RC B. RA < RC < RB C. RB < RA < RC D. RB < RC < RA A B C E. RC < RB < RA 38. Ohmic? Which of the following I-V curves best describes a metallic conductor?

Answer: B 39. Tau. An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a battery as shown. If = 15 V, C = 20 F, and R = 4.0 105 , what will be an approximate time constant of the circuit? A. 10 s B. 8.0 s C. 19 s D. 4.0 s E. 2.5 s 40. exponential. The figure shows a simple RC circuit consisting of a 10-F capacitor in series with a resistor. Initially, the switch is open. The capacitor has been charged and the potential difference between its plates is 100 V. At t = 0, the switch is closed. The capacitor then discharges exponentially so that 2.0 s after the switch is closed, the potential difference between the capacitor plates is approximately 37 V. What is the value of the resistance R? A. 1.0 105 B. 2.0 105 C. 5.0 105 D. 2.0 106 E. 0.5 10-5 41. Expecto Dissipatum. Two ohmic resistors R1 and R2 are connected in series across a battery with resistor R1 = 2R2. Compare the power dissipated (P) in each resistor. A. RR1 = RR2 B. RR1 = 2RR2 C. RR1 = (1/2) RR2 D. RR1 = 4RR2 E. RR1 = (1/4) RR2

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For the next two numbers, consider the figure shown below. The network of resistors shown having R1 = 2 , R2 = 6 , R3 = 3 and R4 = 1 is connected to a 10-V battery. The source of emf has negligible internal resistance.
+

= 10V
R2 = 6 R4 = 1 d

R1= 2

R3 = 3

42. Resistors in Series and Parallel. Which of the following relationships is true about the potential difference across each resistor? A. Vab = Vbc > Vcd B. Vab = Vbc < Vcd C. Vab = Vbc = Vcd D. Vab > Vbc = Vcd E. Vab < Vbc = Vcd 43. Resistors and R3? A. I2 B. I2 C. I2 D. I3 E. I3 in Series and Parallel. What can be deduced about the current in R2 = = = = = 2I3 3I3 I3 2I2 3I2

For the next two numbers, consider the circuit of 1- resistors as shown below. 44. Kirchhoffs rules. From the diagram, what is the value of I2? A. 1 A B. 2 A C. 3 A D. 4 A E. None of the above 45. Emf. What is the emf value 1? A. 9 V B. 10 V C. 11 V D. 12 V E. None of the above

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