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General Physics II (Phys 193-LO1) Final Exam (30 Points)

Fall 2010-2011 - Time allowed: 2 hrs
Part A (Q1-Q10)- Conceptual Questions ( write justifications-1.5 points each)
Part B (Q11-Q15)- Calculational Questions (show detailed calculations-3 points each)
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Part A: MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question and
write your justifications.

1) If a charge is located at the center of a spherical volume and the electric flux through the surface of
the sphere is o, what is the flux through the surface if the radius of the sphere doubles?
A) 0.500

B)

C) 5 o

D) 8 o

E) 0.125

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FIGURE 23-1

2) Fig. 23-1 shows equipotentials surrounding a pair of charges QA and QB. The value of the
potential half-way between the charges is indicated. Which of the statements below applies to the
charges?
A) The two charges have opposite signs and different magnitudes.
B) The two charges have the same sign and equal magnitudes.
C) The two charges have opposite signs and equal magnitudes.
D) The two charges have the same sign but different magnitudes.
E) Nothing can be said about the charges.

2)

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3) Three capacitors C1, C2 , and C3 are connected to a battery as shown in Fig. 24-3. The three
capacitors have equal capacitances. Which capacitor stores the most potential energy?
A) C1

B) C2

C) C3

D) C2 or C3. They store the same amount of energy

E) All three capacitors store the same amount of energy.
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3)

FIGURE 25-1

4) Fig. 25-1 shows an electric charge of unknown polarity moving inside a conducting wire. If the
electric field in the conductor is oriented as shown, what is the sign of the charge?
A) The charge could be either positive or negative.
B) positive
C) The charge should be equal to zero.
D) negative
E) More information is needed to answer the question.

4)

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5) A rectangular coil, with corners labeled ABCD, of length L and width w is placed in a magnetic
field B as shown in Fig. 27-5. If there is no current flowing through the coil, what is the force acting
on section AB of the coil?
A) 0 N
B) ILB sin
C) ILB cos
D) ILB
E) None of the other answers is correct.
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FIGURE 28-1

6) Fig. 28-1 above shows two long wires carrying equal currents I1 and I2 flowing in opposite
directions. Which of the arrows labeled A to D correctly represents the direction of the magnetic
field due to the wires at a point located at an equal distance d from each wire?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) The magnetic field is equal to zero at that point.

6)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7) According to Lenz's law, the direction of an induced current in a conductor will be that which tends 7)
to produce which of the following effects?
A) produce a greater heating effect
B) oppose the effect which produces it
C) produce the smallest voltage
D) enhance the effect which produces it
E) produce the greatest voltage
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8) A coil lies flat on a level table top in a region where the magnetic field vector points straight up.
8)
The magnetic field suddenly grows stronger. When viewed from above, what is the direction of the
induced current in this coil as the field increases?
A) counterclockwise
B) clockwise
C) counterclockwise initially, then clockwise before stopping
D) clockwise initially, then counterclockwise before stopping
E) There is no induced current in this coil.
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9) A pure inductor is connected to an ac power supply. In this circuit, the current

A) leads the voltage by 45.
B) leads the voltage by 90.
C) lags the voltage by 45.
D) is in phase with the voltage.
E) lags the voltage by 90.

9)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10) If an electromagnetic wave has its magnetic field oscillating in the vertical direction, the direction of 10)
oscillation of the electric field is
A) vertical.
B) east-west.
C) north-south.
D) circular.
E) horizontal.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part B: Calculational. Give a detailed answer to each of the following quiestions.

11) The magnetic field of a plane progressive electromagnetic wave in a vacuum is given by Bz = Bocos(ky What is the corresponding expression for the electric field?

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t).

12) A coil with a self-inductance of 6.0 H is connected to a dc source through a switch. As soon as the switch is
closed at t = 0 s, the rate of change of current is 2.0 A/s. What is the emf induced in this coil at t = 0 s?

FIGURE 29-12

13) A conducting rod whose length is 25 cm is placed on a U-shaped metal wire that has a resistance R of 8 as
shown in Fig. 29-12. The wire and the rod are in the plane of the paper. A constant magnetic field of strength
0.4 T is applied perpendicular and into the paper. An applied force moves the rod to the right with a constant
speed of 6 m/s.
(a) What is the magnitude of the induced emf in the wire?
(b) What is the magnitude and direction of the induced current in the wire?

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14) A platinum wire is used to determine the melting point of indium. The resistance of the platinum wire is 2.000
at 20C and increases to 3.072 as indium starts to melt. What is the melting point of indium? (The
temperature coefficient of resistivity for platinum is 3.9 10-3 /C.)

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FIGURE 23-6

15) Four equal point charges of magnitude 6.00 C and of varying signs are placed at the corners of a square 2.00 m
on each side, as shown in Fig. 23-6. What is the electric potential at the center of this square due to these
charges?

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