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    The document summarizes a 150 question, 2 hour general physics exam covering fundamental physics content and knowledge. It provides 17 multiple choice questions sampling topics like mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, thermodynamics, and circuits. The questions assess understanding of concepts like equilibrium, radioactive decay, work function, momentum, refraction, buoyancy, circuit analysis, and nuclear reactions. Diagrams are included to illustrate some of the physics situations described in the questions.

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    General Physics Exam Performance on this exam should give a good indication of the test takers grasp of fundamental

    physics content and knowledge.

    150 questions, 2 hours MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A block of mass is hung by ropes as shown in figure 1 below. The system is in equilibrium. The point represents the knot, the junction of the three ropes. Which of the following statements is true concerning the magnitudes of the three forces in equilibrium? A) B) 2 C) D) E)

    Figure 1

    2) What process is illustrated by the following reaction? Th Ra He A) beta decay B) gamma decay C) alpha decay D) neutrino emission E) positron emission
    1

    3) The work function for a particular metal is 3.0 eV. Which one of the following best describes the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation needed to eject electrons from this metal? A) 310 nm or greater B) 310 nm or smaller C) 620 nm or greater D) 620 nm or smaller E) 800 nm or greater 4) Consider two displacement vectors with magnitudes 8.0 m and 6.0 m. Which of the following is FALSE concerning the magnitude of the resultant displacement? A) It must be 14 m B) It could be zero depending on how the displacements are oriented C) No conclusions can be reached without knowing the directions of the displacements D) A and B only E) A, B, and C 5) Consider two objects of masses and moving with different speeds in opposite directions. The coefficient of kinetic friction of the surface in which they are moving is 0.4. The two objects collide. Which of the following statements is necessarily TRUE concerning this scenario following the collision? A) Total mechanical energy is conserved B) Total momentum is conserved C) The two objects stick together and move with a speed that is smaller than either of the two objects prior to the collision D) Both B and C E) None of the above 6) An electron traveling horizontally enters a region where a uniform magnetic field is directed into the plane of the paper as shown in figure 2 below. Which phrase most accurately describes the motion of the electron once it has entered the field? A) upward, parabolic B) upward, circular C) upward, straight line D) downward, parabolic E) downward, circular

    Figure 2

    7) Two positive charges Q and 2Q are separated by a distance R. If the charge Q experiences a force of magnitude F when the separation is R, what is the magnitude of the force on the charge 2Q when the separation is 2R? A) F/4 B) F/2 C) F D) 2F E) 4F 8) Determine the shortest length of pipe, open at both ends, that will resonate at 256 Hz. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. A) 0.33 m B) 0.67 m C) 0.99 m D) 1.32 m E) 1.67 m 9) Under which conditions would you expect real gases to approach ideal behavior? A) low temperatures and low pressure B) high temperature and low pressure C) low temperature and high pressure D) high temperature and high pressure E) high temperature and high density

    Figure 3

    10) The figure shown above shows the path of a portion of a ray of light as it passes through three different materials. The figure is drawn to scale. What can be concluded concerning the refractive indices of these three materials? A) B) C) D) E) Questions 11 and 12 pertain to the situation described below When a block of volume 1.00 10 m is hung from a spring scale as shown in figure A. The scale reads 10 N. When the same block is then placed in an unknown liquid, it floats with 2/3 of its volume submerged as suggested in figure B.

    11) Determine the mass of the block A) 1.02 kg B) 2.02 kg C) 3.02 kg D) 4.04 kg E) 9.80 kg 12) Determine the density of the unknown liquid A) 1.5 10 kg/m B) 3.0 10 kg/m C) 4.6 10 kg/m D) 6.1 10 kg/m E) 1.5 10 kg/m Questions 13-15 pertain to the statement and diagram shown below: Four resistors and a 6 V battery are arranged as shown in the circuit diagram

    13) Determine the equivalent resistance for this circuit A) 5 B) 12 C) 29 D) 50 E) 120 14) The smallest current passes through which resistor(s)? A) The 10 resistor B) The 20 resistor C) The 30 resistor D) The 60 resistor E) It is the same and the smallest for the 30 and 60 resistors 15) The largest potential difference is across which resistor(s)? A) The 10 resistor B) The 20 resistor C) The 30 resistor D) The 60 resistor E) It is the same and the largest for the 30 and 60 resistors 16) Which of the following is not necessarily conserved during nuclear reactions? A) electric charge B) number of protons C) linear momentum D) angular momentum E) number of protons + neutrons Questions 17 and18 pertain to the situation described below: A small cart of mass M travels along a straight, horizontal track. As suggested in the figure to the right, the track then bends into a vertical circle of radius R.

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