Final Exam Makeup
Final Exam Makeup
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Phys 1022 Makeup Final Exam 5/4/22
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Phys 1022 Makeup Final Exam 5/4/22
1. (8pts) An electron is 55 mm away from a current carrying wire with the velocity shown. The wire
is carrying 12 A of current into the page as shown.
a. Calculate the magnetic field generated by the wire at the electron’s location (magnitude
and direction).
b. Calculate the force that the wire exerts on the electron (magnitude and direction).
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2. (8 pts) The same electron is now placed near a charge of -12 C as shown.
a. Calculate the electric field generated by the -12 C charge at the electron’s location
(magnitude and direction).
b. Calculate that the force that the -12 C charge exerts on the electron (magnitude and
direction)
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4. (12 pts) An object of size 2 cm is placed 7 cm in front of a diverging lens whose focal length is 3
cm.
a. Sketch this situation (clearly labeling the focal point of the lens).
b. Locate the image using a ray diagram. State the properties of the image and in each
case, briefly explain how you determined the properties from the ray diagram.
c. Calculate the location of the image using the algebraic method. State the properties of
the image and in each case, briefly explain how you determined the properties from the
algebra.
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5. (8 pts) Some unpolarized light of intensity 10 W/m2 hits a series of three polarizers whose
polarization axes are in the directions shown (54°, 18°, and 36° as measured from the x axis).
b. Calculate the three corresponding electric fields E1, E2, and E3 (magnitude and direction)
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6. (6 pts) Explain briefly (about 1 paragraph) why and under what conditions radiation is
dangerous. What does the radiation actually do microscopically that makes it dangerous and
how can it do this? Is radiation always dangerous in this way?
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