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1. Some materials can become strongly magnetized. Which of the following is believed to be the microscopic cause of
the macroscopic magnetic field in such materials?
(A) The fields from electrons orbiting the nucleus that behave like current loops.
(B) The fields of the individual electrons due to the property of electron spin.
(C) The fields caused by polarization of the atoms in an electric field.
(D) The fields caused by sharing of electrons in the bonds between atoms.
A rectangular circuit that is placed on a horizontal table is represented in the top-view figure above. The circuit consists of
a battery with potential difference , an open switch, a resistor of resistance , and a capacitor of capacitance that
are all connected in series. The switch is closed at .
2. A small, unmagnetized iron disk is placed at the center of the circuit when the switch is closed. Which of the
following correctly describes the interaction, if any, between the circuit and the iron disk after the switch is closed?
(A) The magnetic monopoles in the iron disk combine into magnetic dipoles.
(B) The electrons in the iron disk move to the edge of the iron disk closest to the battery.
The magnetic domains in the iron disk become aligned with the magnetic field created by the wires in the
(C)
circuit.
(D) There is no interaction because the iron disk is not directly connected to the circuit.
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3. A student wants to determine the direction of the magnetic field close to one particular straight, horizontal section of
wire in the circuit. The capacitor is removed from the circuit so there is a steady current in the wire. The student
uses a device that emits a visible beam of electrons and plans to observe the initial deflection of the beam to
determine the direction of the magnetic field. How should the student position the beam of electrons so that the
beam is immediately deflected by magnetic field of the wire?
(A) The beam should be horizontal and positioned parallel to and next to the horizontal wire.
(B) The beam should be horizontal and positioned perpendicular to and above the horizontal wire.
(C) The beam should be positioned vertically upward (out of the page) and next to the horizontal wire.
(D) The beam can be positioned in any direction and position to make the necessary observations.
4. What is the direction of the magnetic force exerted on the wire on the left side of the circuit due to the wire on the
right side of the circuit after the switch is closed and current flows through the circuit?
(A) To the right
(B) To the left
(C) Upward (out of the page)
(D) Downward (into the page)
5. Two wires in the same circuit are very close to each other and oriented parallel to one another, with currents
traveling in the same direction. Each wire exerts a force on the other wire. Which of the following correctly
describes the fundamental cause of these macroscopic forces?
The moving charges in each wire create magnetic fields that exert forces on the moving charges in the other
(A)
wire.
(B) The charges in each wire create electric fields that exert forces on the charges in the other wire.
(C) The atoms in each wire create gravitational fields that exert forces on the atoms in the other wire.
(D) The wires become magnetized by Earth’s magnetic field and exert magnetic forces on each other.
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7.
The figure above shows a bar magnet with two metal paper clips hanging from it. Which of the following explains
why the bottom paper clip is attracted to the top paper clip?
(A) The top clip becomes a permanent magnet as soon as it touches the bar magnet.
The magnetic field of the bar magnet flows through the top paper clip like a current, holding the bottom
(B)
paper clip in place.
The top paper clip’s magnetic domains are temporarily aligned, making the clip magnetic while it touches the
(C)
bar magnet.
The magnetic field of the bar magnet extends into the region of the bottom paper clip and holds the clip in
(D)
place.
8. A charged object with a net charge of moves perpendicularly to a uniform magnetic field with magnitude
. The force exerted on the object by the magnetic field is . What is the magnitude of the velocity of the
object?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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9. Magnetic domains and are located near either end of a bar magnet. Which of the following statements about
the forces exerted by each domain on the other is true?
(A) The domains do not exert forces on each other because an object cannot exert a net force on itself.
(B) Because the domains in a bar magnet are aligned, the domains both exert a force in the same direction.
(C) Because the domains are a Newton’s third law force pair, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other.
The relative magnitudes and directions of the forces cannot be determined without knowing the material that
(D)
the bar magnet is made of.
10. A student has a small disc of unmagnetized iron and places it close to the north pole of a magnet. In the figures
below, the arrows represent the alignment of the magnetic fields of domains in the disc. Which of the figures best
represents the alignment of the domains before and after the disc is placed near the magnet?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
11. A compass is placed above a current-carrying wire so that the compass needle completely lines up along the
magnetic field created by the wire. How will the compass needle be aligned?
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12.
The figure above on the left shows two particles of equal and opposite charge that form an electric dipole. The
figure on the right shows a bar magnet, which is a magnetic dipole. At which corresponding pair of labeled points
do the associated fields (electric or magnetic) point in opposite directions?
(A) and
(B) and
(C) and
(D) None; the field is similar at all corresponding pairs of points.
13.
A rectangular loop of copper wire is attached to a cart by an insulating rod. The cart is moving at constant speed
when it enters a region containing a uniform magnetic field that is perpendicular to the plane of the loop and
directed into the page, as shown above. Frictional losses are negligible. Which of the following correctly describes
the speed of the cart as it moves into, through, and out of the field?
(A) The speed remains constant.
(B) The speed continually decreases.
The speed decreases as the cart enters the field and increases as it leaves the field but is constant while it is
(C)
completely inside the field.
The speed decreases as the cart enters and leaves the field but is constant while it is completely inside the
(D)
field.
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14.
A beam of identical positively charged ions moves from left to right between two parallel plates, as shown in the
figure on the left above. A wire is located below the plates and parallel to the ion beam. The distance between the
plates, the length of the plates, and the distance between the ion beam and the wire are known. A current I in the
wire deflects the ion beam from a straight path. The potential difference e across the plates is then adjusted to return
the beam to the straight path. The graph above plots the potential difference across the plates as a function of the
current in the wire. Which of the following can be determined from the slope of the graph? Select two answers.
(A) The mass of an ion in the beam if the charge on the ion is known
(B) The average speed of the ions in the beam
(C) The amount of charge on an ion in the beam if the mass of the ion is known
(D) The time an ion spends between the plates
15.
The figure above shows a uniform magnetic field directed into the page and two spheres that enter the field with
velocities in the plane of the page. Sphere has mass , charge , speed , and is moving to the right. Sphere
has mass , charge , speed , and is moving to the left. Which of the following correctly compares the
magnitudes of the magnetic forces on the spheres due to the field?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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16.
A student uses iron filings in the spaces between three bar magnets so that the student can create the sketch of the
magnetic field lines around the magnets, as shown above. Which of the indicated poles in the sketch are the
opposite of pole ? Select two answers.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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17.
A bar magnet moves toward the center of a loop of wire, as shown above. Which of the following statements
correctly describes the magnetic fields from the bar magnet and the loop as the magnet moves toward the loop?
(A) The bar magnet and the loop both create monopole fields.
(B) The bar magnet creates a monopole field and the loop creates a dipole field.
(C) The bar magnet creates a dipole field and the loop creates a monopole field.
(D) The bar magnet and the loop both create dipole fields.
18.
The figure shows magnetic field lines surrounding a bar magnet. Which of the following systems will produce field
lines most similar to the magnetic field lines of the bar magnet?
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The electric field surrounding a pair of particles with charges of the same magnitude, but one positive and the
(A)
other negative
(B) The electric field surrounding a pair of particles with positive charges of the same magnitude
(C) The gravitational field around two small, nearby spheres
(D) The gravitational field around a nonmagnetized bar of the same shape as the magnet
A sample of a radioactive substance is placed near a small screen with an opening that separates the sample from a region
of uniform magnetic field directed into the page, as shown above. The opening is small, so any decay products that pass
through are initially traveling horizontally toward the right. The half-life of the substance is minutes.
19. If some of the decay products are electrons, in what direction will the electrons entering the magnetic field initially
be deflected?
(A) Toward the top of the page
(B) Toward the bottom of the page
(C) Out of the page
(D) Into the page
20. A particle with charge , mass , and speed moves in a circular path of radius perpendicular to a uniform
magnetic field of magnitude . If a second particle with charge , mass , and speed was also moving
perpendicular to the field, the radius of its circular path would be
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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21.
A charged particle is in a region that contains both an electric and a magnetic field. The kinetic energy of the
particle is 9 mJ at point X and 11 mJ at point Y in the figure above. If the only forces present are electromagnetic,
what is the work done by the electric force on the particle as it moves from X to Y along the path shown?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
A rigid circular loop of wire contains a lightweight battery and a switch. The loop is suspended from the ceiling over a
desk by a light insulated string. Hanging within the loop on two other insulated strings is a plastic tray shaped like an
arrow onto which objects may be placed and secured. The switch is initially open, as shown in the figure above, and the
loop is initially at rest. There are initially no objects on the tray.
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22. When the switch is closed, current initially flows clockwise and the ring begins to turn. With the switch still closed,
the ring eventually comes to rest. In what direction will the arrow of the tray be pointing when the ring comes to
rest?
(A) North
(B) East
(C) South
(D) West
23. In an experiment, a sample of iron and a sample of glass are each initially in a region that does not contain a net
magnetic field. The iron sample is placed and secured on the tray inside the loop, and the switch on the loop is then
closed. The iron sample is left on the tray for a long time. The switch is then opened. In an identical experiment, the
glass sample is placed and secured on the tray. The switch is closed and then reopened after a long time. Which of
the following accurately represents the direction of the net magnetic field produced by each sample after the
experiments have been conducted?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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24.
A plastic bead with charge and mass is projected upward from the desk toward the ring. At the instant
shown in the figure above, the bead is traveling vertically upward directly toward the center of the ring when its
switch is closed. The dotted lines in the figure represent circular paths. Which of the following paths shows a
possible trajectory of the bead while it is still below the ring?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
25. A proton moving to the right in the plane of the page with speed enters a magnetic field of magnitude directed
toward the top of the page. What is the direction of the initial magnetic force that is exerted on the proton?
(A) Toward the top of the page
(B) Into the page
(C) Out of the page
(D) No direction, because there is no magnetic force on the proton
Two conducting plates of area A are separated by a distance d, as shown above. The upper plate has a net charge of +Q
and the lower plate has a net charge of -Q . Point P is located a distance s above the center of the lower plate and closer to
the lower plate than the upper plate. Assume the plate dimensions are very large compared to d and all gravitational forces
are negligible.
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26. Assume the magnitude of the electric field at point P is 5.0 × 104 N/C. What is the magnitude and direction of the
force on an electron at point P due to the electric field?
(A) 3.1 × 1023 N in the same direction as the electric field
(B) 3.1 × 1023 N in the direction opposite to the electric field
(C) 8.0 × 10-15 N in the same direction as the electric field
(D) 8.0 × 10-15 N in the direction opposite to the electric field
27.
A positively charged particle is moving horizontally when it enters the uniform electric field between two parallel
charged plates, as shown in the figure above. Which of the following correctly shows the x- and y-components of
the velocity v as a function of time t ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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28.
The system in the figure above consists of a conducting bar moving with negligible friction along a pair of
stationary parallel conducting rails that are connected to a light bulb, forming a circuit. The rails are slightly tilted
from horizontal, and the system is in a uniform magnetic field that is perpendicular to the plane of the rails and
pointing up. As the bar slides downward along the rails, a current is induced that causes the bulb to light. Which of
the following statements is true about the energy in the system or the forces exerted on the sliding bar?
The gravitational potential energy of the circuit-magnetic field-Earth system is converted only to kinetic
(A)
energy of the sliding bar.
The gravitational potential energy of the circuit-magnetic field-Earth system increases due to the work done
(B)
by the magnetic field on the moving bar.
The motion of the bar is determined by the magnetic force due to the induced current and a component of the
(C)
force of gravity, which are in the same direction.
The motion of the bar is determined by the magnetic force due to the induced current and a component of the
(D)
force of gravity, which are in opposite directions.
29. A student wants to use a beam of charged particles to investigate the direction of the magnetic field in a region
around a current-carrying wire. In what direction should the student initially point the beam so that data collected
from the experiment could be most easily analyzed, and why?
Parallel to the wire, because the motion of the charged particles will be limited to a single two-dimensional
(A)
plane
(B) Parallel to the wire, because the particles will be undeflected and the results will be easier to interpret
Perpendicular to the wire, because the motion of the charged particles will be limited to a single two-
(C)
dimensional plane
(D) Perpendicular to the wire, because the particles will be undeflected and the results will be easier to interpret
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30.
A negatively charged sphere of mass swings at the end of a light string in a magnetic field directed into the
plane of the page. The string makes an angle with the vertical, as shown above left. The tension in the string,
the magnetic force on the sphere, and the weight of the sphere are represented in the figure above on the
right. Which of the following is a correct equation for the horizontal acceleration of the sphere at the position
indicated in the figures above?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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31.
At the instant shown above, a sphere with charge is moving vertically downward parallel to a vertical wire
carrying an upward current . Which of the following indicate two forces that constitute an interacting force pair?
Select two answers.
(A) The rightward force on the sphere due to the wire and the downward force on the sphere due to Earth
(B) The rightward force on the sphere due to the wire and the leftward force on the wire due to the sphere
(C) The downward force on the sphere due to Earth and the upward force on the sphere due to air resistance
(D) The downward force on the sphere due to Earth and the upward force on Earth due to the sphere
32. A student is analyzing results from several experiments where electrons were projected at various orientations near
wires that could carry current. Which of the following, where the heavy line is the wire, shows a path for the
electrons that would correspond to an experiment where the electrons were projected parallel to a current-carrying
wire?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
33.
A rectangular loop of wire and a resistor are attached to a cart by an insulating rod. The cart is initially moving to
the right along a track with negligible friction at constant speed . There is a region of uniform magnetic field with
magnitude perpendicular to the plane of the loop and directed into the page as shown above. Current flowing
through the loop of wire generates a region of magnetic field within the wire loop. Which of the following
statements describes the changes, if any, in from the instant the center of the cart is over point until the
instant the center of the cart is over point ?
is initially zero when the center of the cart is over position . increases until the center of the
(A)
cart is over position .
is initially directed out of the page when the center of the cart is over position , is zero when it is
(B)
over position , and is directed into the page when the center of the cart is over position .
is initially directed into the page when the center of the cart is over position , is zero when it is over
(C)
position , and is directed out of the page when the center of the cart is over position .
(D) The magnitude of does not change as the center of the cart moves from position to position .
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34.
An electron moves horizontally toward a charged parallel-plate capacitor, as shown in the figure above. In which
direction should a magnetic field be generated in the region of the capacitor so that the electron can continue
traveling horizontally between the capacitor plates?
(A) Toward the positive plate
(B) Toward the negative plate
(C) Into the page
(D) Out of the page
35. A small rectangular object of unknown material is examined in the laboratory. Iron filings and a compass needle are
not attracted to the object. The object is suspended from a light string and is free to swing but does not align itself
with Earth’s magnetic field. A strong magnetic field is switched on perpendicular to the long axis of the object. The
object changes its orientation so that it partially aligns with the magnetic field. After the field is switched off, the
object and string eventually return to their original orientation. Once again, it is observed that iron filings and a
compass needle are not attracted to the object. The object most likely is exhibiting the property of
(A) ferromagnetism
(B) paramagnetism
(C) diamagnetism
(D) excess electric charge
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36.
A sphere with net charge hangs vertically from a spring scale, as shown above. There is a vertical wire to the
left of the sphere. The current in the wire can be switched on or off. Students want to determine the direction of the
current in the wire when it is switched on using only the apparatus shown above. Which of the following
measurements could be used to determine the direction of the current?
(A) With the current initially off, turn the current on and look for any change in the spring scale reading.
With the current initially off, turn the current on and look for any change in distance between the sphere and
(B)
the wire.
With the current on, move the apparatus with the charged sphere toward the wire and look for any change in
(C)
the spring scale reading.
With the current on, move the wire toward the charged sphere and look for any change in distance between
(D)
the sphere and the rod.
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A loop of wire is connected to an ammeter, as shown above, and held in place. The ammeter has a scale with zero in the
middle and a needle that moves away from zero in either direction to measure the magnitude and direction of any current
in the loop. A bar magnet is held above the center of the loop and released from rest.
37.
The bar magnet is removed, and the loop is placed in a region with a uniform constant magnetic field, as shown
above. The loop then undergoes simple harmonic motion, moving up and down vertically. Which of the following
statements correctly describes the resulting induced current, if any?
(A) The induced current is nonzero and constant.
(B) The induced current oscillates at the same frequency as the loop.
(C) The induced current oscillates at twice the frequency as the loop.
(D) The induced current is zero.
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38. Is there a force exerted by the magnet on the loop as the magnet falls through it? Why or why not?
(A) No. Because the loop is not magnetized, it will not be affected by the magnet.
(B) No. Because the loop is not moving, there are no forces on it.
Yes. Because the magnetic field due to current in the loop exerts a force on the magnet, the magnet also
(C)
exerts a force on the loop.
(D) Yes. Because gravity acts on the loop, the magnet must exert a force on the loop to keep it at rest.
39.
A student is investigating the direction of the force exerted on charged particles by a current-carrying wire. A beam
of positively charged particles, one of which is shown above, initially moves to the right with speed , above and
parallel to the wire. The current in the wire is turned on and is directed toward the left. Four labeled detectors are
arranged as shown in the diagram and can detect the particles. Which of the detectors is most likely to first detect
the particles?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
40. A magnetic force is exerted on a moving charged object. Which of the following statements must be true?
(A) The charged object is near a bar magnet.
(B) The charged object is near a current-carrying wire.
(C) The charged object is in a magnetic field.
(D) The charged object is in both an electric and a magnetic field.
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41.
A positively charged sphere is moving vertically downward in Earth’s gravitational field when it enters a region
with a uniform magnetic field directed horizontally into the page, as shown above. Which of the following paths
could the sphere follow in the region with the gravitational and magnetic fields?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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42.
An unmagnetized iron bar has a pivot through its center. The iron bar is held in place as the south pole of a bar
magnet is brought near one end of the iron bar, as shown in the figure. If the iron bar is released so it is free to rotate
about the pivot, in which direction, if any, will it rotate, and why?
The iron bar will rotate clockwise, because the magnetic domains in the iron bar will become aligned with
(A) the magnetic field from the bar magnet and the iron bar will behave like a bar magnet with a north pole on
the left.
The iron bar will rotate counterclockwise, because the magnetic domains in the iron bar will become aligned
(B) opposite to the magnetic field from the bar magnet and the iron bar will behave like a bar magnet with a
south pole on the left.
(C) The iron bar will not rotate, because it is unmagnetized.
The iron bar will not rotate, because the magnetic domains in the bar become randomly aligned and there is
(D)
no net magnetic moment.
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43.
A proton is initially in a region such that an electric field exerts a force of to the right on the
proton as it travels horizontally to the right. The proton has a speed of when it enters a region that
also contains a magnetic field with a magnitude of that is directed into the page, as shown above. What
is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the proton immediately after it enters the region with the
magnetic field?
(A) toward the top of the page
(B) toward the bottom of the page
(C) toward the top of the page and to the right
(D) toward the bottom of the page and to the right
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44.
A proton traveling horizontally with velocity enters a region with a uniform electric field of magnitude to the
right and a uniform magnetic field of magnitude into the page, as shown above. At the instant it enters the region,
what is the magnitude and direction of the proton’s acceleration?
(A) to the right
(B) upward
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45.
An initially neutral and non-polarized conducting rod is moving to the right at a constant speed through a large
region that has a uniform magnetic field, as shown above. Which of the following statements correctly describes the
motion of the particles within the rod and the resulting charge separation in the rod caused by this motion?
Positively charged particles within the rod moved downward, causing the bottom of the rod to have a positive
(A)
charge and the top to have a negative charge.
Negatively charged particles moved upward, causing the bottom of the rod to have a positive charge and the
(B)
top to have a negative charge.
Positively charged particles moved upward, causing the top of the rod to have a positive charge and the
(C)
bottom of the rod to have a negative charge.
Negatively charged particles moved downward, causing the top of the rod to have a positive charge and the
(D)
bottom of the rod to have a negative charge.
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46.
The figure above shows two bar magnets of different size and a point near one end of each magnet. For which
magnet is the strength of the magnetic field at point greater?
(A) Magnet 1
(B) Magnet 2
(C) Neither; the field strength is the same.
(D) It cannot be determined from the given information.
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47.
The figure shows the paths of three particles in a uniform magnetic field. Each particle has the same velocity when
it enters the field, and each path is in the plane of the page. One particle has a positive charge, one has a negative
charge, and one has no net charge. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
(A) Into the page
(B) Out of the page
(C) It cannot be determined without knowing the relative masses of the particles.
It cannot be determined without knowing which paths correspond to the positively and negatively charged
(D)
particles.
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48.
A small, negatively charged object is moving vertically upward parallel to a wire carrying a downward current, as
shown in the figure. Which of the following statements best describes the dominant force or forces exerted by the
wire on the object?
(A) Magnetic forces are the dominant forces.
(B) Electric forces are the dominant forces.
(C) Magnetic and electric forces are approximately equally dominant.
(D) Magnetic and gravitational forces are approximately equally dominant.
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49.
An electron is located above a wire with current , as shown above. The wire exerts a force of
on the electron. What are the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the electron?
(A) to the left and parallel to the wire
(B) to the right and parallel to the wire
(C) to the left and parallel to the wire
(D) to the right and parallel to the wire
50.
A positively charged particle is moving horizontally when it enters the uniform electric field between two parallel
charged plates, as shown in the figure above. Which of the following could show the x and y positions of the
particle as a function of time t ?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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