1974 AP Physics C Examination (revised) with Key Copyright © 1974 by College Entrance Examinations Board and Educational Testing Service All rights reservedNod fair friction is neglected, a 1 kg projectile has an ‘escape speed of about 11 km/s at the surface of the Earth, If the mass of the projectile is doubled, the escape speed is (A) 22 kas (®) 11y2 kms (© 11 kms Or (©) 5.5 km/s No.2 ‘An unstable nucleus has mass M and is initially at Fest, It jects a particle of mass m with speed v. ‘The remaining nucleus recoils in the opposite direction with a speed Bo Bo Avo & =F © cn M+mvo BWvo o © ws No.3 AS a drag car moves from rest at time t = 0, its velocity varies as the square of the elapsed time according to the ‘equation v= bx”, where bis a constant, The expression for the distance traveled by the car from its position att=0is b3 ® M3 ® No.4 For a block of mass m to slide without friction up a rise of height h. the minimum initial speed of the block ust be. wy & » 2 (© yeh ©) 2yeh ©) 22h Nos ‘An ce skater stats a spin with kinetic energy Ft903 {As she pulls her arms in, het moment of inertia decreases © Lip, Her angular sped then becomes a 22 B22 Gay (A) 3 OF © (D) Ving ©) 309 No.6 A 8 -F : Jets] are neaneeee a in acne ee noe eens three-block system to accelerate. Assuming frictionless et ‘them. What is the net force experienced by block B ? F F 2F WO B®, O©F OF OF ‘A mass m on the end of a string moves in a citcle on a horizontal frictionless table as shown above. If the string is pulled through a hole in the table, the (A) angular momentum of m remains constant (B) angular momentum of m increases (C) angular momentum of m decreases (D) kinetic energy of m remains constant (B) kinetic energy of m decreases No.7No.8 ‘A cart of mass 5.0 kg is moving horizontally in a straight line at 6.0 m/s, In order to change its speed to 10.0 meters per second, the work done on the cart must be (A) 40 joules (B) 90 joules (D) 400 joules (E) 550 joules (© 160 joules No.9 / g ‘An automobile of mass m is proceeding around a highway curve of 20 meter radius, The surface of the roadway is horizontal, and the coefficient of friction between the tires and the roadway is 0.50. The ‘maximum speed with which the car can round the curve without slipping is (A) 4ms— @) 6 ms ©) 10ms ©) 12 ms © 8ms Questions 10 - 12 relate to five particles that start ‘at x=0 at t=0 and move in one dimension independently of one another, Graphs of the velocity, ‘of each particle versus time are shown below. nme ele ® No. 10 ‘Which particle is farthest from the origin at 2 seconds? AA ®B OC MD GE No. 11 Which particle moves with a constant nonzero acceleration? MA BB ©C MD GE No. 12 ‘Which particle isin its intial position at t = 2 seconds? MA BB OC OD GE No.13 AA flywheel rotating at 12 revolutions per second can be ‘brought to rest in 6.0 seconds. ‘The average angular acceleration during this time interval is equal in magnitude to (a) trade?) 2radls? (©) 4 ras? ©) snrads? —) rads? No. 14 2 A cart of mass 2m has a velocity vp before it strikes another cart of mass 3m at rest. The two carts couple and move off together with a velocity we @22 oe fev © No. 15 ‘When a certain rubber band to stretched a distance x itexerts a restoring force of magnitude F = ax + bx” The work done by an outside agent in changing the stretch from x= 0 to x= dis (A) @xtbx?}d — (B) at2bx (© atedNo. 16 ‘The potential energy of a body of mass m is given ty mgr, The fe acting on heb at position xis 2 3 a) mgx? kx gx? _ kx ay Bee we mee be cc) rae ae ) 2 6 © ~me+ px (D) ~mg+kx © mei No.17 ‘A block starting from rest slides down a frictionless inclined plane of length L. When the block has attained ‘one-half its final speed, the distance it has traveled along the plane is L L AMZ BwUyr- OF L x OF OF No. 18 Thomo cea ee follows: Bet heck conint ini ely nv hen it, The eon ining ayo acon Set ‘The forces produced by two springs as they are stretched are shown in the graph above. Spring I indicated by the dashed line is linear but spring 2 is not, The period of oscillation for a mass attached to spring 2 is (A) dependent on amplitude but never greater than for spring 1 (B) dependent on amplitude but never less than for spring 1 (© dependent on amplitude but always equal to that of spring I (D) independent of amplitude and never greater than for spring I (©) independent of amplitude and never less than. for spring 1 No. 20 A spaceship of mass m is returning to the Earth with its engine turned off. It can be assumed to move in the Earth's gravitational field only. In moving from a distance Ry toa distance Rp from the center of the Earth of mass Me, the increase in kinetic energy of the spaceship, where G to the universal gravitational constant, is @) Men RY 1 “ oxten( ts) © of | © omen: Ri 1 Ri-R ©) Meni 1? RIRD No. 21 ‘The path traced out by a particle on the rim of a wheel that rolls without slipping is a cycloid. The coordinates of the path can be written X= ORt-Rsinot y = R-Reosot where R and o are constants and t in time. The ‘magnitude of the acceleration of the particle is 2 Re? (© 2Ro? 2 2 ® ©) ViRo? © 3No, 22 ‘Aman palls a 20 kg crate up a frictionless 30° slope 5.0 mhigh. Ifthe crate is moved from rest atthe ‘bottom to rest at the top of the slope. the work done by the man is (A) +1000 joules (B) +500 joules (B) zero (B) -500 joules ®) -1000 joules No. 23 ——=0 AA spring which does not obey Hooke's law supplies a force of magnitude ax”, where x is measured downward from the equilibrium position of the ‘unloaded spring and o: is a constant. A mass m is attached to the end of the spring and is released from rest at x= 0, What is its maximum downward displacement? of ey of No. 24 A ball of mass m at one end of a string of length R rotates in a vertical circle just fast enough to keep the string from going stack when the ball is at the top of the circle. The balls speed when it is at the bottom of the circle is (A) V2eR BRC) VR () VR) 7K No. 25 | F (kg-ta/sec! 2 our 2 3 4 t {a0e.} ‘A force acting in a straight line on an object of mass 5.0 kilograms is plotted as a function of time in the ‘graph above. The change in the velocity of the object is (AO8ms — (B) 1.1 m/s © 16 ms (@)23ms — )40m/s No. 26 ‘Aball starts from rest atthe top of an inclined plane and rolls without slipping down the plane. The ratio of the angular velocity ofthe ball atthe end of the plane to its angular velocity as it passes the center point C of the plane equals A+ ®2 O88 OW ofNo. 27 Satelite ‘A small satellite isin an elliptical orbit around the Earth. The distances Ra and Rp, are the maximum and minimum distances, respectively, of the satellite from the Earth's center. Let L be the angular ‘momentum and K the kinetic energy ofthe satellite. A quantity with subscript A or B denotes the instantaneous value ofthe quantity atthe position A or B, respectively. Which of the following must he true? (A) Lp > La and Kp > Ka @) Ly > La and Kp = Ka (© be = La and Kp = Ka ©) Lp < La and Kp = Ka ©) Ly = La and Kp > Ka, ‘Abblock attached toa spring of negligible mass ‘undergoes simple harmonic motion on a frictionless surface, The potential energy ofthe system is zer0 at the equilibrium position and has a maximum value of 50 joules. When the displacement of the block is half the maximum value, its instantaneous kinetic energy is No. 28 (A) zero (B) 12.5 joules: (D) 375joules (El 50 joules (©) 25 joules ‘Questions 29-30 7 ‘A block slides down a frictionless incline as indicated in the figure above. Let y= 0, x=0, and t= 0 just as ‘the block is released from rest at the top of the incline. Let the positive sense for y be up and the positive sense for x be to the right No. 29 Which of the following graphs best represents the x component of the velocity of the block as a function of time? aw oF © wo = Tee ee “No. 30 ‘Which of the following graphs best represents the x component of the position of the block as a function owe KR No. 31 Suppose the force required to tow a canal barge is directly proportional to the speed. Ifit takes 3000 watts to tow the barge ata speed of 3.0 knn/h, what power is required to move the barge at a speed of 9.0 kn/h? (A) 6,000 wants (B) 14,000 watts, (© 18,000 watts (D) 24,000 watts, © 27,000 wats No. 32 When a thin sick of mass M and length Lis pivoted 2 about one end its moment of neta is 1 = MO ‘When the stick Is pivoted about its midpoint, its ‘moment of inertia is 2 2 2 Mu MU Mu Qaie Slege Oa 2 o ™ @m? 2 No. 33 A projectile has an initial velocity of magnitude vo ‘which makes an angle Go on with the horizontal. ‘Neglecting air friction, all of the following are true at point P, the highest point ofits trajectory, EXCEPT: (A) The time t required to reach Pis given by 8, roma () The horizontal displacement has been Vot 208, where tis the time required 1 reach P. (¥q sin8o)” 26 (D) The speed is vo c0s Go. ©) the acceleration is g (© Bmax = No. 34 ‘An object is suspended from a spring whose mass is negligible compared to that of the object. The abject is displaced slightly, andthe period of its motion is ‘observed to be T seconds. The spring is then cut in half and the object suspended from one of the halves. The object is displaced slightly, and its period is observed 10 ‘be T seconds, The ratio T'/T is O7 OF O1 OF w2 No.38 ‘A particle is acted upon by a net force F'= Foe™*. If the particle has velocity equal to zero at x = 0, then the ‘maximum kinetic energy that the particle can attain is Fo Fo (A) i? @) as (© kFy ©) (Ko)? © ke“ Na. 36 ‘A conducting sphere with a radius of 0,10 meter has 1.0°x 10° coulomb of charge deposited on it. The electric field just outside the surface of the sphere is (A) zero (B) 450 Vim (C) 900 Vim ©) 4,500 Vim E) 90,000 VimNo. 37 A distribution of charge is confined to a finite region of space. The difference in electric potential between any ‘two points P and Pz due to this charge distribution ‘depends only upon the (A) charges located atthe points P and Py (@) magnitude of atest charge moved from Py to P2 (© value ofthe electri field atP) and P2 (©) path taken by atest charge moved from P to Pz P © vale ofthe integral - f°? Boar eral fp No. 38 1 microfaré lokm ie < b CAs 3 cbme In the circuit shown above, the potential difference between points a and bis zero for a value of capacitance C of (A) 18 microfarad (B) 2/3 microfarad (© 2 microfarads (D) 3 microfarads (E) 9 microfarads No. 39 In a 30 minute interval, one kilowatt-hour of electrical ‘energy is dissipated in a resistance of 20 ohms by a current of ()10A — @) 141A OBA @M20A wa No. 40 R In the circuit above, all batteries are identical with emf € and all resistances are equal to R. The total power dissipated is & F/R ® eR (© 227/R ©) 1667/R ©) None of the above No. 41 ‘Two wires cross cach other perpendicularly so they do not actually touch but are close to each other, as shown above. Identical currents I exist in each wire in the directions indicated. There will be some points of zero magnetic field B in (A) region I only. B) region Il only (© regions I and IIT only (D) regions I and IV only ®© regions I and IV only‘A rectangular wire loop with length a and width b is in a uniform magnetic field an shown above, ‘The loop rotates around the axis O-O" with a constant angular velocity, Lethe time t= 0 when the loop is in the plane of the paper. The induced emf is (A) oabB (B) 2abB cos ot © PBeosot ©) 0968 00s ot © 20008 cos ot No. 43 30chme 12Ovalts 1 Oot 60ckme In the circuit above the voltmeter V draws negligible ‘current and the internal resistance of the battery is 1.0 ‘ohm. The reading of the voltmeter is (A) 105V @) Rov ®) 08Vv © B0Vv (cusy No. 44 ‘Two small spheres having charges of +2Q and ~Q are located 12 centimeters apart, The potential of points lying on a line joining the charges is best represented as a function of the distance x from the positive charge by which of the following? ow op—+ pen wm % + 7 wo oo om % sem.) 2 cr 1 (om)Questions 45~46 refer to five different charge A circular loop of wire is positioned half in and half out configurations on the xy-plane using two or four point of a square region of uniform magnetic field B which is charges of equal magnitude having signs as indicated directed into the page as indicated in the figure. A below. All charges are the same distance from the positive clockwise current will be induced inthe loop if origin. The electric potential infinitely far from the the ‘origin is defined to be zero (A) loop is transtated in the + x-direction (B) loop is translated in the + y-direction o 4 (© loop is translated in the - y-direction . (D) loop is transated in the - x-direction ote - (©) magnetic field strength is increased Questions 48-49 : 3 20 = ‘Two infinite parallel sheets of charge perpendicular to the x-axis have equal and opposite charge densities as shown above. The sheet that intersects x= -a has ‘uniform positive surface charge density; the sheet that intersects x= +a. has uniform negative surface charge No. 45 density In which configuration are both the electric field and. the electric potential at the origin equal to zero? AA BB OC MD ®E a Deo No. 46 {In which configuration is the value of the electric field at the origin equal to zero, but the electric potential at the origin not equal to zero? Owe: oe AMA BB OC MD ®E ” No.7 x eee xx (J ea ote xx x x vy none de No.8 ‘Which graph best represents the plot of electric field as Good a function of x? AA BB OC MD HENo. 49 ‘Which graph best represents the plot of electric potential as a function of x? MA ®B OC MD WE No. 50 ‘An insulated spherical conductor of radius ro carries a charge q. The electric potential du to this system ‘aries asa function of the distance from the center of the sphere in which ofthe following ways? (The potential is taken to be zero at r= 2.) ca @ : a wl ve eh, veh Ove + one P « vu ons G No. St A closed circular loop of wire of resistivity p is situated in a uniform magnetic field with the field perpendicular to the plane of the loop. When the field increases linearly with time, the current in the wire is I If the radius of the loop had been one-third as great, the current in the loop would have been wr @x ©1 OL wt Questions 52-54 relate othe following circuit R Sche 7 Lg shenrye No. $2 ‘The instantancous current immediately after the switch is closed is oa @ Sa 2A O34 @Ra No. 53 The instantancous rate of change of curent immediately after the switch is closed is WoAs Blas (© 2As O 3A © As No. 54 ‘The final current after the switch has been closed a Tong time is (A) 0A @ ea ©24 M34 RA No. 55 Ye ‘Suppose you are given a constant voltage source Vo and three resistors Ry, Rg, and R3 with Ry > Ro > R3. If you wish to heat water in a pail, which of the following ‘combinations of resistors will give the most rapid heating? ROR, Ry Re (An (Be «No. 56 “LL. ‘As shown in the diagram above, a charged particle having mass m and charge ~q is projected into the region between two parallel plates with a speed vo to the right. The potential difference between the plates is V and they are separated by a distance d. What is the net change in kinetic energy of the particle during the ‘time it takes the particle to traverse the distance d ? 2 vo wv (A) + 2 ®) d © +a © +av awe (E) None of the above No. 57 6 6 a ‘Two conducting spheres, one having twice the diameter of the other, are shown above. The smaller sphere initially has a charge +9, When the spheres are connected by a thin wire, which of the following is true? (A) 1 and 2 are both at the same potential (B) 2 has twice the potential of 1. (© 2 has half the potential of 1 (D) 1 and2 have equal charges. (E) All of the charge is dissipated. No. 58 {In the circuit shown above, the current in each battery is 0.04 ampere. What is the potential difference ‘between the points x and y ? @sV ®6V O4vV OM2V Pov No. 59 Xx WOK Kx x x x npn x x xx xfer x xox xl x xe he x eee ° ‘A positively charged particle moves inthe + x direction ‘in a region of uniform magnetic field B directed into ‘the page as shown above. The resultant force on the particle can be made equal to zero by the application of 2 uniform electric field in the (A) + direction (B) ~y direction (C) + x-direction ©) - x-irection (&) direction perpendicular to and our ofthe pageNo. 60 A square loop of conducting wire is moved with ‘constant speed v from a ficld-free region into a region ‘of uniform magnetic field and then out again into a field-fee region. Which of the following graphs best depicts the current I in the loop as a function of time 1? o : ! Ql : 4 _ © 1 7 1 V © i gZ No. 61 ‘The diagram above represents a galvanometer modified to’be used as an ammeter with a full-scale reading of 10.0 A. The meter movement or coil has a resistance Re of 20.09 and requies 1.0 mA for full-scale deflection, The shunt resistance Reh must be approximately (@ 20x10 a ®) 10x10 © 20x10 @ 202 © 20x10°2 No. 62 oh —, oa} i i. ba °F o9| 353040 Tama ¢ aseonde) ‘The graph above shows the current I in a circuit plotted asa function of time t while a capacitor with capacitance C is being charged in series with a resistor of resistance R. Which ofthe following can be ‘concluded? (A) The period of oscillation ofthe circuit is about 20 sec. ©) The time constant of the circuit is about 10 sec (©) R must be about 10° ohms. (D) C must be about 0.7 microfarad. ©) The product RC must be about 14 sec.No. 63 A point charge is placed at the center of an uncharged, spherical, conducting shell of radius R. The electric fields inside and outside the sphere are measured. The point charge is then moved off center a distance R/2 and the fields are measured again. What is the effect, ‘on the electric fields? (A) Changed neither inside nor outside (B) Changed inside but not changed outside (©) Not changed inside but changed outside (D) Changed inside and outside ‘© It cannot be determined without further information, No. 64 1.0) AA positive charge +Q located at the origin produces an clectic field Eg at point P(x = +1, y=0). A negative charge -20 is placed at such a point as to produce a net field of zero at point P. The second charge will be laced on the (A) xaxis where x> 1 (B) x-axis where 01 (©) xaxis where x>0 (D) x-axis where y>1 ) x-axis where y<0 No. 68 Riot ald A particle of charge +q and mass m to projected with velocity v along the +x-axis into a uniform magnetic field B, which is directed into the page as shown above. ‘The B field extends from x= 0 to x = co, If the particle enters the field at the point where and y = 0, it will emerge from the field with veloc at the point where x= 0 and my 2my. Ay ya BY By y= 42 =0 Myr By=+ Oy my 2m D) y=- 2 oe, Oy--5 Wy No. 66 A battery having emf ¢ and internal resistance ris connected toa load consisting of two parallel resistors cach having resistance R. At what value of R will the ‘ower dissipated in the load be a maximum? MO Ol Or Ox Ot No. 67 ‘The two plates ofa parallel-plate capacitor are a distance d apart and are mounted on insulating supports. A battery is connected across the capacitor to ‘charge it and is then disconnected. The distance ‘between the insulated plates to then increased to 2. If fringing ofthe field i stil negligible, which of the following quantities is doubled? (A) The capacitance of the capacitor B) The total charge on the capacitor (©) The surface density of the charge on the plates of the capacitor (D) The energy stored in the capacitor (©) The intensity ofthe electric field between the plates of the capacitorNo. 68 pet s * (iioge ‘An ideal inductor has a current I that varies as a function of time t, as shown above. Which of the following sketches represents the voltage V across the terminals ofthe inductor as a function of time t? Se Las A 1 2 cae wy Op ite ew a Fp iatlnes No. 69 Two long wires perpendicular to the plane of the paper ‘Pass through the paper at points A and B shown above. At point A the current is I ampere out of the paper and at point B the current is 2 amperes into the paper. At point P the direction of the net magnetic field forms ‘an angle with the +x direction of (A) 30°) 60° © 120° () 210° (&) 240° No.70 8 x x x x x x x x 4 tb x x x x x x x x x x x ‘Copper Strip Conductor fa copper stip is situated in a magnetic field and ‘electrons flow in the direction indicated by the arrow, as shown in the figure above, which ofthe following occurs? (A) A small potential difference arises between points a and b such that Va > Vi (B) A small potential difference arises between points a and b such that Va U>>nomomoOD sseaasae S823