VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING & PHYSICS

DIPLOMA:
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
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SUBJECT : PHYSICS 2 SEMESTER TEST 1

SUBJECT CODE : APHYT2A
DATE : 23 AUGUST 2019
DURATION : 90 MINUTES
EXAMINER : Mr F Mmethi
MODERATOR : Mr M L Mbandezi
MARKS :
TOTAL MARKS : 55
FULL MARKS : 50

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Question can be answered in any order, ensuring that they are clearly numbered.
3. Non-Programmable calculators may be used.

This question paper consists of 6- typed pages, Including Front page and information sheet.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE BEFORE PERMISSION IS GRANTED

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Question 1 – Multiple Choice [5x2 = 10]

Choose the most correct answer. (Example 1.0. A)

1.1 If the rms voltage drop across a 15kΩ resistor is 16V, the peak current through the resistor
is?
A. 10mA
B. 1.5mA
C. 1mA
D. 15mA
E. 1.07mA

1.2 Equivalent capacitance of system of capacitors shown below in the figure is

A. C/2
B. 3C
C. 2C
D. C/3
E. None of the above

1.3 A Transformer
A. Steps up or down DC voltages and current
B. Changes DC to AC
C. Changes AC to DC
D. Steps up or down AC voltages and current
E. None of the above

1.4 Which one of the following units are equivalent to those of motional emf?
A. T.m/s
B. V.m2/s
C. J/s
D. Kg.m2/(C.s2)
E. T.m

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1.5 Which one of the following graphs illustrates how capacitive reactance varies with
frequency?
XC XC XC

A. C. E.
f (Hz) f (Hz) f (Hz)
XC XC

B. D.
f (Hz) f (Hz)

Question 2 [12]
2.1 Define, state or explain each of the following in words.
(a) Kirchhoff’s loop rule [2]
(b) Time constant of a capacitor. [2]
(c)
2.2 Three resistors and two batteries are connected as shown in the circuit diagram below. (Hint:
RA = 0.01 Ω, RB = 0.950 Ω, RH = 0.05 Ω and VA=VB=12V). Calculate the:
(a) Currents IA, IB and IH. [6]
(b) Power delivered at the resistor RH. [2]

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Question 3 [15]
3.1 The RC circuit below consists of a resistor, battery and two capacitors, C 1 and C2, with
capacitances of 20 µF and 60 µF, respectively. Initially, the capacitors are uncharged and then
the switch is closed at t = 0 s. What is the total charge on C1 two time constants after the
switch is closed? [5]

3.2 The drawing shows two long thin wires that carry currents in the opposite y direction. The
two wires are parallel to the y-axis. The 50 A wire is on the –x-axis and is 5 m from the y-axis.
The 40 A wire is on the +x-axis and is 4 m from the y-axis. What is the magnitude of the
magnetic field at the origin (O)? [5]

3.3 Particle 1 and particle 2 have masses m = 2.3 × 10-8 kg and m1 = 3.9 × 10-8 kg with equal charge.
The two particles accelerate from rest through the same electric potential difference and
enter a uniform magnetic field as shown in the diagram. If the radius of the circular path of
particle 1 is r =15 cm, what is the radius of the circular path for particle 2? [5]

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Question 4 [18]
4.1 Define Lenz’s law (in words). [2]

4.2 The plot shows the emf of a generator output as a function of time t. The coil in the device
has a cross-sectional area per turn of 0.020 m2 and 150 turns. Calculate the magnitude of the
magnetic field. [6]

4.3 A transformer has 330 and 25 turns in the primary and secondary coils, respectively.
Determine the minimum current in the primary coil when a current of 11 A flows in the
secondary circuit. [3]

4.4 The impedance and the phase angle of the bioelectric experiment are Z  4.50  10 2  and
φ=– 9.80°, respectively. The experiment is set up in series with resistor R, capacitor C and an
inductor L with zero inductance. Calculate the

(a) resistance (R). [5]

(b) capacitive reactance(XC). [2]

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INFORMATION AND FORMULAE SHEET CONSTANTS
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9,8 m.s-2
Avogardo’s Number NA = 6,022 x1023 mol-1
Boltzmann’s constant k = 1,38 x 10-23 J.K-1
Universal gas constant R = 8,314 J.K-1.mol-1
Permeability of free space 0 = 4 x 10-7 T.m-1.A-1
Charge of an electron e = 1,6 x 10-19 C
Mass of an electron me = 9,11 x 10-31 kg

FORMULA SHEET
q  CV
 0 A E  vBL
C
d   BA cos 
U  12 CV 2
ΔΦ
C p  C1  C 2  ... E  -N
Δt
1

1

1
 ... E  NAB  sin ωt
C s C1 C 2 V E
V  IR I
R
V0 I0 V2 N S VS I P
VRMS  ; I RMS  P  IV  I 2 R   
2 2 R N P VP I S
 
t
 1
q  q 0 1  e RC 
 XC 
  2fC

t
X L  2fL
q  q0 e RC

Z  R 2  X L  X c 
2
F  qv 0 B sin 
F  IBL sin  XL  XC
tan  
mv R
r
qB P  IV cos 
 er 2  2 1
Atriangle  base  height
m    B
 2V  2
  NIAB sin  Asquare  length  width
 I Acircle   (radius ) 2
B 0
2R
 I
B 0
2R
B  n 0 I

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Question1 [2 x5 = 10]
1.1. B 1.2. C 1.3. D 1.4. D 1.5 D

Question 2 [20]
2.1
(a)The algebraic sum of changes if potential around any closed circuit loop must be zero.
(b) time it takes a capacitor to charge to/ lose 63,2% of its maximum charge. 
2.2 (a) V  12V  0,01I A  0.05 I H  0  (1) big loop
V  12V  0.950 I B  0.05 I H  0  (2) right loop
IH  IA  IB  (3)
Sub (3) into (1)
12V  0,01I A  0.05I A  I B   0
1200V  6 I A5 I B  0 (4)
Sub (3) into (2)
12V  0,95 I B  0.05I A  I B   0
12V  0.05 I A  I B (5)
Sub (5) into (4)
1200V  6 I A512V  0.05 I A   0
1140V  5.75 I A
198.26 A  I A 
I B  2.09 A 
I H  200.35 A 
(b) P  I 2 RH P  200.64 0.05  2012.82W 
2

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Question 3 [15]

3.1 q(C1 )  CV  q C1   20  10 6  120  2.4  10 3 C 


q 2t   qC1  1  e  t
RC

q2t   q  1  e 
2 RC
RC
C1

q2t   2.4 10 1  e 

3 2

q2t   2.08 103 C 

3.2 Borigin  B50 A  B40 A 

0 I  I
Borigin   0 
2r 2r
0  I I
Borigin  
2 
r r


4  10 7  50 40 
Borigin    
2  5 4 


4  107
Bo ri g in  20
2
Borigin  4.00  10 6 T 

 er 2  2  er 2  2
3.3 m    B and m   1 B
 2V  1
 2V 
   

m  e  2 m  e  2
  B and 21   B 
 2V   2V 
2
r r1

m1 m
2
 2 
r1 r

r12 m1 m1
   r1  r 
r2 m m
3.9  10 8 k g
 r1  15  10 2 m   r1  19.53 102 m 
2.3  108 k g

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Question 4 [18]

4.1 The induced emf resulting a changing magnetic flux has polarity that leads to an
induced current whose direction is such that the induced magnetic field opposes
the original flux change. 

4.2   NAB sin t  max occurs when sin t  1

Then  max  NAB 
 max 28
B   B 
NA  150 0.020  2  1  
  0.42  
 B  0.624T 
Ns
4.3 I p  Is  I p 
25
11  I p  0.83 A 
Np 330

4.4 (a) Z  
R2  X L  X C 
2

XL  0  Z  R 2  X C2 

 XC
tan  
R
tan   tan  9.80   0.173 
 XC
 0.173  thus X C  0.173R
R

Then Z  R 2  X C2 Z  R 2  0.173R  
2

Z  R 1 0.173
2

Z 4.50 10 2 
R   R  

1  0.173 2  1  0.173 2 

R  443 
(b) X C  0.173443  76.6 