Final exam, Physics 1B, Electricity and Magnetism

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) In the circuit shown below, both capacitors are initially not charged and both switches, #1 and #2, are open.
Next, switch #1 is closed and a steady state is reached. Then, switch #1 is opened. Finally, switch #2 is closed
and another steady state is reached. What is the energy stored in the 6μF capacitor in this final steady state?

A) 2·10-4 J B) 3·10-4 J C) 1·10-4 J D) 8·10-5 J E) 2·10-5 J

2) A particle with a mass of 0.2 g is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1,200 V and gains a
speed of 3.5 m/s. What is the absolute value of the charge of the particle?
A) 0.6 μC B) 0.3 μC C) 1.0 μC D) 2.0 μC E) 1.7 μC

3) In the circuit below a potential difference of 12 V is applied between poitns a and b. What energy is stored in

the 3 μF capacitor?
A) 9.6·10-5 J B) 9.8·10-4 J C) 3.2·10-4 J D) 1.1·10-4 J E) 3.7·10-5 J

4) Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

A) If an electron, which is initially held 1.0 m above a negatively charged floor, is then moved to a distance
of 2.0 m above the floor, its potential energy decreases, whereas its potential increases.
B) For a collection of electric charges, smaller distance between the electric field lines corresponds to
smaller distance between equipotential surfaces.
C) For a parallel plate capacitor with circular plates, if the diameter of the plates and the distance between
the plates are both doubled, the capacitance remains unchanged.
D) Change in potential in a uniform electric field is proportional to the magnitude of the field and the
displacement along the field
E) For two electrons (with no other charges around), the position half -way between them has a zero
electric field, but a non-zero negative potential.

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5) Electric field with a magnitude of 1200 N/C is in the positive x-direction. A loop with a shape of a square
with a side of 40 cm is positioned in the yz-plane, such that the sides of the loop are parallel to the y- and
z-axis. A loop is then turned by 60 degrees around the y-axis. What is the absolute value of change of the
electic flux through the loop (in SI units)?
A) 48 B) 192 C) 480 D) 240 E) 96

6) Four small charged particles with charges of -6 μC, 3 μC, -6 μC, and 3 μC, respectively, are located in the
xy-plane at coordinates (0, 0.5), (0.5, 0.5), (0.5, 0), and (0, 0), respectively, where the coordinates are given in
meters. What is the y-axis component of the electric force (in SI units) acting on the particle located at (0,
0.5)?
A) -0.647 B) -0.189 C) 0.194 D) -0.324 E) 0.539

7) A charged particle with a charge of 3 mC moves horizontally at a speed of 4 m/s and enters a region of a 60
cm length (60 cm extension along the initial direction of motion of the particle) with an electric field of a
magnitude of 150 N/C, which is directed vertically up. There is no electric field outside of the region. After
the partice exits the region with the field, the vertical component of its velocity is 0.2 m/s. What is the mass of
the particle?
A) 1.29 kg B) 0.054 kg C) 0.98 kg D) 0.34 kg E) 2.77 kg

8) Two small particles with charges of 24 μC and 12 μC are 75 cm apart. A third small particle with a charge of
-6 μC is situated between them, 50 cm away from the 24 μC particle and 25 cm away from the 12 μC
particle. What is the magnitude of the electric force on the -6 μC particle in SI units?
A) 1.4 B) 4.6 C) 5.2 D) 1.1 E) 3.1

9) Which of the following is a WRONG statement?

A) At electrostatic equilibrium, the electric field inside a negatively charged metal ball is non -zero and is
directed towards the center of the ball.
B) A charged plastic rod would attract a stream of water slowly coming out of a faucet, whether the sign of
the charge of the rod is positive or negative.
C) Particle A has twice the charge and twice the mass of nearby Particle B and there are no other objects
around. Compared to the acceleration on Particle A, the acceleration of Particle B is twice as much.
D) When the distance between two charges is doubled, the electrical force between the charges is reduced
by a factor of four.
E) The electric field just below a negatively charged, horizonally positioned metal plate is directed
vertically up.

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10) In the circuit below all three light bulbs have identical resistances, which are constant, and the battery
supplies a constant voltage, ΔV. The power dissipated in Bulb A before the switch is closed is 40 W. What is
the power dissipated in Bulb C after the switch is closed?

A) 40 W B) 36 W C) 20 W D) 12 W E) 72 W

11) A power plant outputs a total power of 180 kW at a voltage of 15 kV and sends it to a consumer through a
power line. The power line dissipates 6 kW of energy. What is the resistance of the power line?
A) 10 Ω B) 163 Ω C) 76 Ω D) 42 Ω E) 3 Ω

12) There are two identical batteries, each with an emf of 1.5 V and an internal resistance of 0.25 Ω. When one
battery is connected to a certain resistor, the current in the circuit if 2.5 A. What would be the current if the
two batteries are connected in series and then connected to the same resistor?
A) 5.0 A B) 1.8 A C) 2.5 A D) 6.7 A E) 3.5 A

13) What is the equivalent resistance between points a and b?

A) 7.0 Ω B) 25 Ω C) 3.7 Ω D) 6.3 Ω E) 12.5 Ω

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14) Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A) When an initially charged capacitor with a capacitance C is discharged through a resistor R, the current
through the resistor is always proportional to the voltage of the capacitor.
B) The Kirchhoff junction rule is a consequence of the law of conservation of charge.
C) If two light bulbs rated at 40W and 60W, repectively, for a 110V power outlet are connected in parallel
and a voltage of 110V is applied across them, the 40W bulb will dissipate more power than the 60W
bulb.
D) When a capacitor with a capacitance C (initially uncharged) is charged with a battery through a resistor
with a resistance R, doubling of the value of R will cause doubling of the characteristic charging time.
E) When several resistors are connected in series, the resulting equivalent resistance is greater than the
resistance of any of the individual resistors.

15) For an RL-circuit with an 8 Ω resistor, 16 mH inductor, an a 12 V battery and a switch, calculate the current
1 ms after the switch is closed.

A) 1.5 A B) 0.2 A C) 2.3 A D) 0.6 A E) 1.8 A

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16) Consider the arrangement shown below and assume that R = 10 Ω, l = 0.8 m, and a magnetic field of 0.4 T is
directed perpendicularly into the page. At what speed should the bar move to produce a current of 0.3 A in
the resistor?

A) 1.7 m/s B) 9.4 m/s C) 4.3 m/s D) 16.4 m/s E) 12.9 m/s

17) A particle with a mass of 0.3 g and a charge of -2.5 μC is moving north with a speed of 80 m/s away from a
vertical wire. When the particle is at a distance of 70 cm from the wire, it experiences a magnetic force of 8 ×
10-10 N directed vertically down. What is the magnitude and direction of current in the wire?
A) 6 A, up B) 22 A, down C) 14 A, up D) 17 A, up E) 2 A, down

18) A particle with a charge of 8 μC and a mass of 4.2·10-6 kg moves with a speed of 18 m/s perpendicularly to
a magnetic field, making a full circle within 3 sec. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
A) 3.4 T B) 9.8 T C) 14.6 T D) 1.1 T E) 0.7 T

19) A short coil with 20 turns and sides of 20 cm and 40 cm has a resistance of 5 Ω and the end of its last turn is
electrically connected to the beginning of its first turn (the coil is short -connected). The coil is initially in a
region with a uniform magnetic field of 0.7 T, which is directed perpendicularly to the plane of the coil. Then
within 0.3 s the coil is moved to a region with no magnetic field. What is the average magnitude of current in
the coil during these 0.3 sec?
A) 0 B) 1.89 A C) 0.75 A D) 0.23 A E) 1.47 A

20) Two long parallel wires are 60 cm apart along the east -west line and are both oriented vertically. The current
in the western wire is 3A and is direcetd vertically up. The magentic field half -way between the wires is 4×
10-6 T and is directed south. What is the magnitude of the current in the second wire?
A) 2 A B) 14 A C) 9 A D) 6 A E) 17 A

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Answer Key
Testname: FINAL

1) D
2) C
3) A
4) C
5) E
6) B
7) D
8) C
9) A
10) B
11) D
12) E
13) C
14) C
15) D
16) B
17) C
18) D
19) C
20) C

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