Applied Physics & Astronomy Department

College of Sciences
University of Sharjah

Course Name Physics (2)

Course ID 1430117

Semester Fall 2016 – 2017

Exam Final Exam Date 22/12/2016

Place Time 4:30 pm– 6:30 pm
Instructor

Student’s name: ID: Section:

Part I Part II Total

MCQs Q1 Q2 Q3
Mark Assigned 24 6 6 4 40
Mark Obtained

Please read the following instructions carefully:

a) The exam is made up of two parts covering 8 pages:
Part I: 16 MCQs (1.5 points each)
Part II: 3 Long Answer Questions .
c) Sharing Calculators is NOT allowed.
d) Indicate your MCQ answers clearly using a pen.
d) Mobiles must be turned off and put away!

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 Part I Multiple Choice Questions
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1. A charged particle 𝑞 = 3.2 × 10−19 𝐶 has a speed of 1.0 × 10 m/s and enters a
uniform magnetic field of 0.20 T. The radius of the circular orbit of the particle is
0.020 m. What is the mass of this particle?

a) 6.4 × 10−28 𝑘𝑔
b) 9.0 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔
c) 6.2 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔
d) 12.8 × 10−28 𝑘𝑔

2. At a distance D from a very long (essentially infinite) uniform line of charge, the
electric field strength is 1000 N/C. At what distance from the line will the field
strength to be 2000 N/C? .

a) 𝐷/2
b) 2 𝐷
c) D/√2
d) √2 𝐷

3. Thirteen resistors are connected across points A and B as shown in the figure. What is
the equivalent resistance between A and B in the figure?.

a) 10 Ω
b) 8 Ω
c) 6 Ω
d) 4 Ω

4. A charge 𝑞 = 2.26 × 10−20 C traveling north with speed 5.0 × 105 m/s enters a region where
the Earth's magnetic field has the magnitude 4.0 × 10−4 T and is directed downward at 45°
below horizontal. What is the magnitude of the force that the Earth's magnetic field exerts on the
electron?.

a) 3.2 × 10−19 𝑁 b) 2.3 × 10−18 𝑁 c) 2.3 × 10−19 𝑁 d) 3.2 × 10−18 𝑁

5. Two charges lie along the x-axis as shown in figure. Ift he electric field at point A is
zero. What is charge Q1?

a) −32 μC
b) 32 μC
c) 16 𝜇𝐶

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6. A spherical shell of radius 9.0 cm carries a uniform surface charge density σ = 9.0
nC/m2. What is the electric field at r = 4.0 cm ?.

a) 0.13 kN/C
b) 0.32 kN/C
c) 0.75 kN/C
d) zero

7. Two charges 𝑞1 = +6.6 𝑛𝐶 and 𝑞2 = −3.3 𝑛𝐶 are at rest a distance of 66 cm apart. How
much work must be done to move the charges slowly to a separation of 33 cm?.

a) −3.0 × 10−7 𝐽
b) 8.9 × 10−7 𝐽
c) 3.0 × 10−7 𝐽
d) −8.9 × 10−7 𝐽

8. If the area of the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is doubled, the capacitance is

a) not changed.
b) doubled.
c) halved.
d) increased by a factor of 4.

9. Three capacitors 2 μF, 4 μF and 8 μF are connected in parallel across a 120 V source. The
charge on the 4 μF capacitor is

a) 2.4 × 10−4 𝐶
b) 9.6 × 10−4 𝐶
c) 2.1 × 10−4 𝐶
d) 4.8 × 10−4 𝐶

10. When you insert a piece of paper (κ = 3.7) into the air between the plates of a capacitor,
the capacitance
a) increases.
b) decreases.
c) does not change.
d) could increase, decrease, or not change depending on the dielectric
constant of the paper.

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11. A charge q = 2.00 μC is placed at the origin in a region where there is already a
uniform electric field = (100 N/C) î. What is the flux of the net electric field
through a Gaussian sphere of radius R=10 cm centered at the origin.

a) 5.52 × 105 N ∙ m2/C

b) 1.13 × 105 N ∙ m2/C
c) 2.26 × 105 N ∙ m2/C
d) zero.

12. What is the current through the circuit in the figure?

a) +0.83 A
b) –0.67 A
c) +0.50 A
d) +0.55 A

13. A resistor carries a current I. The power dissipated in the resistor is P. What is the power
dissipated if the same resistor carries current 3I?
a) P
b) 3P
c) P/3
d) 9P

14. A long straight wire parallel to the y axis carries a current of 6.3 A in the positive y
direction. There is a uniform magnetic field = 1.5 T along x-axis . The force per unit length
on the wire is:
a) 6.3 N/m
b) 9.5 N/m
c) –6.3 N/m
d) -9.5 N/m

15. A circular current loop lies in the xy plane and has radius R = 10 cm. The loop has 20 turns
and carries a current I = 4 A. A magnetic field of strength 0.3 T is applied at an angle of θ
= 30° to the loop. The potential energy of the magnetic dipole is
a) 0.163 J
b) 0.544 J
c) 0.314 J
d) 0.653 J

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16. If we move a positive charge to a positive plate, then potential energy of charge is

a) decreased
b) increased
c) remains constant
d) none of above

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 PART II Long Answer Questions

Problem 1 [8pts]:

Three resistors and three batteries are connected as shown in the circuit below.

a) Write the junction rule at node a.

b) Write the loops equations.

c) Find the currents 𝑖1 , 𝑖2 and 𝑖3 .

d) What is the potential difference between points a and b.

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Problem 2 [6 pts]
A charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field and follows the circular path shown in the
figure.

a) Is the particle positively or negatively charged?. Why?.

b) The particle’s speed is 𝑣 = 140 𝑚/𝑠, the magnitude of the magnetic field is 𝐵 =
0.48 𝑇 and the radius of the path is 960 𝑚𝑚. Determine the mass of the particle,
given that its charge has a magnitude of 8.2 × 10−4 𝐶.

c) Find the time for the particle to reach the point P.

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Problem 3[6pts]:

A small ball of mass 𝑚 = 1.5 𝑚𝑔 and charge 𝑞 = 2 × 10−8 𝐶 hangs from an insulating
thread that makes an angle 𝜃 with the vertical, uniformly charged non-conducting sheet with
surface charge 𝜎 = 2.31 𝜇𝐶/𝑚2

a) Find the magnitude and direction the electric force exerted on the charge q .

b) Calculate the angle 𝜃.

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