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Chapter 3 –Electric Field, Potential and DC Circuit

Deadline: No submission, solutions released on 12/20


Name: Student ID: Session ID (1001 or 1002):

1. The drawing shows a ray of light traveling from point


A to point B, a distance of 4.60 m in a material that
has an index of refraction n1. At point B, the light
encounters a different substance whose index of
refraction is n2 = 1.63. The light strikes the interface at
the critical angle of θc = 48.1°. How much time does it
take for the light to travel from A to B?

2. A film of oil lies on wet pavement. The refractive index of the oil exceeds that of the water.
The film has the minimum nonzero thickness such that it appears dark due to destructive
interference when viewed in red light (wavelength = 640.0 nm in vacuum). Assuming that the
visible spectrum extends from 380 to 750 nm, for which visible wavelength(s) in vacuum will
the film appear bright due to constructive interference?

3. The central bright fringe in a single-slit diffraction pattern has a width that equals the distance
between the screen and the slit. Find the ratio λ/W of the wavelength λ of the light to the width
W of the slit.

4. There are four charges, each with a magnitude of 3.0 μC. Two are positive and two are negative.
The charges are fixed to the corners of a 0.45-m square, one to a corner, in such a way that the
net force on any charge is directed toward the center of the square. Find the magnitude of the
net electrostatic force experienced by any charge.

5. The drawing shows an electron entering the lower left side of a parallel plate capacitor and
exiting at the upper right side. The initial speed of the electron is 6.00 ×106 m/s. The capacitor
is 2.00 cm long, and its plates are separated by 0.150 cm. Assume that the electric field between
the plates is uniform everywhere and find its magnitude.
6. What is the magnitude of electric field at location P, which has a distance of r above an
infinitely large plate with uniform density of charge 𝜆 (charge of the plate in a unit area)?

7. We have discussed in lecture that the electric potential at a point near an infinitely long straight
line with evenly distributed charges can only take locations 1 m away as reference and be
𝜆
calculated by 𝑉 = − 2𝜋𝜀 ln 𝑟. Here 𝜆 is the density of charge (charge taken by unit length of
0

the line), and 𝑟 is the distance of the point to this line. If right below the point, another point
charge Q with charge q is added (see the drawing), what should be the new relationship between
V and r?

8. Capacitor A and capacitor B both have the same voltage across their plates. However, the
energy of capacitor A can melt m kilograms of ice at 0 °C, while the energy of capacitor B can
boil away the same amount of water at 100 °C. The capacitance of capacitor A is 9.3 μF. What
is the capacitance of capacitor B?

9. Two cylindrical rods, one copper and the other iron, are identical in lengths and cross-sectional
areas. They are joined end to end to form one long rod. A 9.0-V battery is connected across the
free ends of the copper-iron rod. What is the voltage between the ends of the copper rod?
10. To save on heating costs, the owner of a greenhouse keeps 675 kg of water around in barrels.
During a winter day, the water is heated by the sun to 12.0 ℃. During the night the water
freezes into ice at 0 ℃ in nine hours. Suppose the night lasts for 9 hours. What is the minimum
ampere rating of an electric heating system (240 V) that would make water temperature back
to 12.0 ℃ through the night?

11. A 90.0-Ω and a 40.0-Ω resistor are connected in parallel. When this combination is connected
across a battery, the current delivered by the battery is 0.294 A. When the 40.0-Ω resistor is
disconnected, the current from the battery drops to 0.116 A. Determine (a) the emf and (b) the
internal resistance of the battery

12. None of the resistors in the circuit shown in the drawing is connected in series or in parallel
with one another. Find (a) the current I5 and the resistances (b) R2 and (c) R3

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