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PHYSICS 72
SET A

First Semester 2011-2012 Final Examination

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INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best answer and shade the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. To change your answer, cross-out and sign your original answer and then shade your new answer. No computational devices allowed (e.g. calculators, mobile phones). Following instructions is part of the exam. Useful formulas: Area Sphere (radius = r) Cylinder (radius =r, height = h)
4r
2

Volume
4 3

r
2

sin cos tan

0 0 1 0

/6
1 2
3 2

/3
3 2

/4
2 2 2 2

/2 1 0

2 rh

r h

1 2
3

Useful constants: e -1.60 x 10-19 C me 9.1 x 10-31 kg o 8.854 x 10-12 C2/Nm2 k 8.988 x 109 Nm2/C2 1.

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Charges at equilibrium. Consider three identical heart-shaped conductors (labeled B, Y and E) with net charges +q, -4q and +3q as shown in the figure. Determine the final charges on each conductor at electrostatic equilibrium if B is put in contact with Y, while Y is placed near, but not in contact with E. A. B: 0, Y: 0, E: 0 B. B: -4q, Y: +q, E: +3q C. B: +q, Y: -4q, E: +3q D. B: -3q, Y: -3q, E: +3q E. B: -3q/2, Y: -3q/2, E: +3q

B and Y are in contact, adding both charges results to -3q, dapat hati sila, so -3q/2 each. Walang mangyayari kay E, since not in contact.

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Force versus field. Consider a charge +Q placed at the origin which causes an electric field E = Eo j on a point charge q at point S. Determine the electric field and the electric force that it will cause if the charge q is moved at point T, which is equidistant from the origin as point S. A. E = Eo i; F = 0 B. E = Eo i; F = qEo i C. E = Eo i; F = -qEo i D. E = -Eo i; F = qEo i Pumunta E. E = -Eo i; F = -qEo i

lang naman ung -q charge sa xaxis. Para mahanap ung force, formula lang.

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Electric dipole. Consider two identical, but oppositely oriented, dipoles (labeled C and K) that are placed in a region of uniform electric field directed to the right. Compare the net force (F) and the net torque (T) acting on each dipole. A. FC = FK; TC = TK B. FC = FK; TC = -TK C. FC > FK; TC = TK D. FC > FK; TC = -TK Net force is always zero for a dipole immersed UNIFORM in electric field. Use right hand rule to know the net torque of each dipole. E. FC < FK; TC = TK Flux you. Consider the Gaussian surfaces SI, SI SII and SIII enclosing charges as shown at the right. If Q > 0, how are the electric fluxes 2Q through each surface related? A. I > II >III Gauss' Law lang pfouwz. B. III > II >I C. I = II >III D. I = II =III E. I > II =III SIII Q Q

4.

-Q

SII

For the next two numbers, consider a uniformly charged sphere with radius RS and volume charge density with a concentric cavity of radius RC. 5.

RC nEar. What is the electric field magnitude at a point a distance r < RC? A. Zero B. (RS3-RC3)/(30r2) RS C. (r3-RC3)/(30r2) D. (RS3-r3)/(30r2) E. RS3/(30r2) There are no charges located in the cavity of the given sphere. therE. What is the electric field magnitude at a point a distance r > RS? A. Zero A gaussian sphere r > Rs encloses the whole given sphere. B. (RS3-RC3)/(30r2) Tatanggalin mo lang ung bungal. C. (r3-RC3)/(30r2) 3 3 2 D. (RS -r )/(30r ) E. RS3/(30r2) Potential. Two charged metal spheres are connected by a wire. Sphere A is larger than sphere B. Which of the following is true about the magnitudes of the electric potential on each surface? A. VA > VB D. VA = VB B. VA VB E. It depends on the charges on the spheres. C. VA VB
Electric potential is not dependent on the size of the figure. It is only dependent on the charges it contains, since the two spheres are CONDUCTING and are IN CONTACT or connected, we can say that its potentials are equal.

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Electric Field. The electric potential in a region of space is given by V(x,y,z) = (10 V/m)x3 + (20 V/m)xy + (15 V/m)z2. What is the z-component of the electric field in this region? Math 55 principles, kunin lang ung NEGATIVE A. -(30 V/m)z k D. -(7.5 V/m)z j gradient nung function, since z-component lang ung kelangan, kunin lang ung NEGATIVE B. -(15 V/m)z i E. (30 V/m)z k derivative ng polynomial na may z. C. (15 V/m)z j P.E. Two positive point charges are separated by a distance R. If the distance between the charges is reduced to R/2, what happens to the total electric potential energy of the system? Use formula for two point charges: A. It is doubled. U = (kq1q2)/r B. It remains the same. C. It increases by a factor of 4. D. It is reduced to one-half of its original value. E. It is reduced to one-fourth of its original value.

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For the next two numbers, consider the circuit diagram shown below. The potential difference Vab is 12 V.
For parallel connections, simply add their capacitance, for series, reciprocalize(LOL) first then add, and then reciprocalize (LOL X2) again.

10. Equivalent Capacitance. What is the equivalent capacitance of the circuit? A. 1 F D. 4 F B. 1/3 F E. 4/3 F C. 3 F 11. Potential Energy. What is the total potential energy stored in the network of capacitors? Use formula for potential energy: A. 24 J D. 216 J U = 1/2(C)(V^2) B. 72 J E. 288 J C. 96 J 12. Dielectric. Consider an isolated parallel-plate capacitor with surface charge density || on each plate. Initially the two plates are separated by Teflon with dielectric constant K = 2. If we replace the Teflon with Mica of K = 4, which of the following statement/s will be TRUE? I. The electric field between the plates will double. -nope, dapat halved II. The electric field energy density will double. -nope, decrease by 1/4 its original III. The capacitance will double. A. B. C. I only. II only. III only. D. I and II. E. II and III.

this is based on the formula: u = 1/2(epsilon)(E^2) and E = Eo/K

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13. silindrho. Consider an ohmic conducting cylinder with ends connected to a voltage source V. What will happen to the resistivity of the cylinder through its ends if its all materials have their own resistivity, it never length is halved? changes if you change the material's dimensions, it A. Quartered D. Doubled only changes when temperature changes. B. Halved E. Quadrupled C. Remains the same For the next two numbers, consider the network shown in the right figure. Assume that the battery is ideal and is equal to 5 V. The following are the values of each resistor: R1 = 0.5 , R2 = 1 , R3 = 2 , R4 = 2 . 14. Resistance. What is the equivalent resistance of the network? A. 1 D. 19/6 B. 2 E. 11/2 DI KO SURE 'TO. Ginawa kong parallel ang R2 at R4, then R1, R3, pati ung result ng R2 and R4 ay C. 5/2
connected via series connection.

15. Current. What is the current passing through R2 if the current passing through R1 is 2 A? A. 2 A Apply Kirchoff's rules here: D. 8 A B. 4 A 5V - (2A)(.5ohms) - I(1ohms) = 0 E. 10 A I = 4A C. 6 A 16. Selectah. A velocity selector is shown in the figure. The electric field is -50 N/C i and the magnetic field is -25 T k. The charge of the particle is 1 C. What velocity will allow the charge to move out at the lower end of the selector? A. 2.5 m/s towards + y-axis B. 2.5 m/s towards - y-axis C. 2 m/s towards + y-axis D. 2 m/s towards - y-axis E. 0.5 m/s towards the - y-axis Di ko sure, pero meron sa Arciaga, formula ng selector: Vselect = E/B. As for direction, dapat pababa sya, as asked by the question. For the next two numbers, consider a wire loop parallel to an external uniform magnetic field as shown. The loop has radius r0 and is carrying a current I directed clockwise. 17. Force. What is the direction of the net magnetic force on the current loop? A. Into the page B. Out of the page C. Up the page D. Down the page E. Zero
Net magnetic force is always zero on a closed loop immersed in a UNIFORM magnetic field.

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18. Torque. What is the direction of the net torque on the current loop? A. Into the page Use torque = (mu) x(cross) B B. Out of the page mu is the direction of the current of C. Up the page D. Down the page case of the problem, dapat into the E. Zero

the loop, in the page. Use right-

hand rule.

19. 4 Protons. At an instant of time, four protons (I, II, III and IV) are located at the four corners of a square with side length s and are moving with equal speeds in different directions pointed to by the arrows as shown in the right figure. Which of the protons will produce the largest magnitude of magnetic field at point P located exactly at the center of the square? A. I Use the Inverse Square Law for magnetic fields: B. II something something... (qv x r(hat)) / r^2 , impt lang dito ung cross product, nagiging max lang ang cross product pag 90 deg ung angle. C. III D. IV E. All protons have equal magnitudes of magnetic field at point P. 20. Alternating. Consider six infinitely long wires carrying equal currents and equidistant with each other. The direction of the current for each wire is shown in the figure below. What is the direction of the net magnetic field at point P?

A. B. C. D. E.

look at the current carrying wire nearest point P. Pointing to the right Pointing to the left use right hand rule and biot-savart's law. Pointing downward Pointing upward No direction because the net magnetic field at point P is zero.
Ampere's Law, since the directions of the currents are equal and opposite, they will cancel each other.

21. Bubble. Consider two single loops of wire having different radii (r1 = r2) as shown in the figure. If the two wires carry equal currents but opposite in direction as shown by the arrows, what is the direction of the net magnetic field at point P located at the center of both wires? A. Out of the page B. Into the page C. Downward D. Upward E. No direction because the net magnetic field at point P is zero.

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22. Experiment. The north pole of a permanent bar magnet is pushed along the axis of a coil as shown below. The pointer of the sensitive voltmeter connected to the coil moves to the right and gives a maximum reading of 8 units. The experiment is repeated but on this occasion, the south pole of the magnet enters the coil at twice the previous speed. Which of the following gives the maximum deflection of the pointer of the voltmeter?

a x is o f c o il

Motional EMF. Use formula: dE = (v x B) dot dl or E = vbl E here is EMF not E. Field just to be clear. since doubled ang speed, doubled din ang reading, and since south ang pinasok, ibang direction naman.

A. B. C. D. E.

8 units to the right 8 units to the left 16 units to the right 16 units to the left There is no deflection.

23. Induced E. Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE about induced electric field? Yes I. It is not conservative. II. Its field lines do not form closed loops. Yes, since sinabi na non-conservative sya. III. It is parallel to the changing magnetic field that induces it. Nope, dapat antiparallel. A. I only B. II only D. I and III only C. III only E. I and II only 24. French TGV. Trains move through the earths magnetic field at rather high speeds. The typical value of the earths magnetic field is 0.5 x 10-4 T. The French TGV train reach speeds of up to 100 m/s moving on tracks about 2 m. At top speed moving perpendicular to the earths magnetic field, what potential difference is induced across the tracks as the wheels roll? A. 0.02 V D. 0.1 V B. 0.01 V E. 0 V C. 0.2 V
Motional EMF: dE = vblsin90 = 100(0.5x10^-4)(2m) = .01 again, E here is EMF, not E. Field.

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use V = L(dI/dt) L = V/ (dl/dt)

negative ang dI/dt mo, so decreasing V.

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25. Inductance. At a given instant, the current and self-induced emf in an inductor are directed as indicated in the right figure. If the magnitude of the induced emf is 3 V and the current decreases at a rate of 2 A/s, which of the following correctly describes the potential and inductance across points a and b? A. potential increases from a to b and the inductance is equal to -1.5 H. B. potential drops from a to b and the inductance is equal to -1.5 H. C. potential increases from a to b and the inductance is equal to 1.5 H. D. potential drops from a to b and the inductance is equal to 1.5 H. E. potential is unchanged from a to b and the inductance is -1.5 H. 26. R-L Circuits. The figure below shows three circuits with identical batteries, inductors, and resistors. Which of the following relationships correctly describes the time (t) for the current to reach 50% of its equilibrium value after the switches are closed? A. tB > tA < tC B. tB > tA > tC C. tB < tA > tC D. tB < tA < tC E. tB = tA = tC
Time constant = L/R, bigger R means lesser time.

27. R-L-C Circuit. Which among the following plots correctly describes the charge as a function of time of an R-L-C circuit with R = 4; L = 6H and C = 8F? Charge exponentially decays. so A ang sagot.

28. All low shall pass. In electronics, a current passing through a circuit is recorded as signals. A signal is filtered out if the current is not allowed to pass. Which circuit element is the most suitable series filter so that high frequency signals cannot pass through? other circuit elements do not A. Resistor D. Transformer function as 'current stoppers' B. Capacitor E. Antenna C. Inductor For the next two numbers: A series RLC circuit with resistance R, capacitance C, and inductance L is powered by an emf = 0 sin t where the frequency is below resonance. A dielectric slab is then inserted into the capacitor. 29. RLC. How does the impedance change? A. It increases. D. It changes from time to time. B. It decreases. E. It will continuously decrease. C. It is unchanged.

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30. Resonance. If the dielectric has a dielectric constant . How does the resonance frequency change after the slab is inserted? resonance frequency is independent of any A. It increases by a factor of dielectric. B. It decreases by a factor of C. It increases by a factor of 1/2. D. It decreases by a factor of 1/2. E. It is unchanged. For the next two numbers, consider a linearly-polarized wave with E = Eo cos[(6 m-1) z + (2c rad/s)t] i propagating in a medium with unknown refractive index. 31. SB. Determine the appropriate directions of the Poynting vector (S) and the oscillating magnetic field (B)? E = Eocos(kz + wt), + sign means, -z A. S: +i; B: +j D. S: +k; B: -j direction or -k ang Poynting, apply B. S: -i; B: -j E. S: -k; B: -j right hand rule para mahanap ang C. S: +k; B: +j direction ng B. 32. Index. What is the value of the mediums refractive index? given ka ng wave number, k = 6 = 2pi/lambda and w = 2c = 2pi(f) A. D. 3 manipulate para magamit sa formula ng v = lambda(f), v = c/3, B. 1 E. 4 refractive index, n = c/v = c/ (c/3) = 3 C. 2 33. Pressured. Light is normally incident on the cross sectional area of a heart-shaped surface whose dark-painted left half is 100% absorbing while the other half is 100% reflecting. Compare the total force (F) acting upon each surface. A. Fleft = Fright D. Fleft = 4 Fright B. Fleft = 2 Fright E. Fleft = Fright absorbing means only half radiation pressure, reflecting means twice C. Fleft = Fright
F(right), which is the reflective has 4 times rad. pressure than F(left)

rading pressure, so

34. Refraction. A parallel beam of light in air makes an angle of 30 with the surface of a glass plate. The angle between the refracted part of the beam and the surface of the glass is 60. What is the refractive index of the glass? A. B. C.

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D. E.

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snell's law: n1sin(theta1) = n2sin(theta2), n1 = 1.00 sin (60) = n2sin (30) n2 = sqrt(3) *remember that angles used in snell's law should be measured with respect to the NORMAL of the surface.

35. TIR. Which of the following statement/s is/are ALWAYS TRUE about the conditions for total internal reflection to occur? I. Only if the material in which the ray would travel is air. Nope, dapat higher, RI II. Only if the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle. Yes III. Only when a ray is incident on the interface with a second material whose index of refraction is smaller than that of the material in which the ray is traveling. Nope, again, dapat higher RI ang incident.

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36. Two Topics. A parallel beam of unpolarized light in air is incident at an angle of 60 from the normal on a plane glass surface. The reflected beam is completely linearly polarized. What is the refractive index of the glass? A. B. C.

D. E.

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Want to see my Brewster's Angle? tan(theta) = nglass/ nair tan 60 = nglass nglass = sqrt(3)

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37. Plane refracting surface. A dolphin named Flipper is held captive in one of the pools in Ocean Park. He is 8.0 m beneath the pools surface when he saw a small bird flying directly above him. If the birds actual height as measured from the pools surface is 6.0 m. How far from the pools surface does the bird appear to use object-image rel. with refractive the dolphin? (nair = 1, npool = 4/3) A. 4.5 m D. 10.6 m indices, and R = infinity for a plane B. 6.0 m E. 14.0 m surface. C. 8.0 m 38. Spherical Mirror. Kobe, who stands 66 (or 6 ft), looks at himself on a convex mirror with |R| = 2 ft. If Kobe is 3 ft away from the vertex of the mirror, what is the height of Kobes image formed by the convex mirror? A. B. C. 13/4 ft. 13/7 ft. 13/8 ft.
again use object-image rel. minus refractive indices, and f = - 1ft (definition) also use formula for magnification

D. 13/10 ft. E. Kobes image is infinitely tall.

39. Thin Lens. Consider two identical converging thin lenses 20 cm apart with focal length magnitude of 4 cm. If an object is placed 6 m to the left of the first lens, where is the final image located as measured from the first lens? (Note: figure is to scale) A. 5 cm D. 25 cm B. 8 cm E. 28 cm C. 12 cm

you can use ray diagrams since naka-scale naman or solve it using object image rel., note that the first image formed acts as second object for the final image.

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40. Path diff. Two coherent sources S1 and S2 with wavelength of 50 m were made to interfere at point P as shown in the figure. If the path traversed by S1 and S2 were 400 m and 225 m respectively, what can be said about the intensity of the interference pattern at point P? A. The intensity is at maximum. B. The intensity is at minimum. C. The intensity is 1/2 of its maximum value. D. The intensity is 1/4 of its maximum value. E. The intensity is 1/8 of its maximum value.

adding wavelengths results to 625 (mu)m, which is not an integral multiple of lambda, which is 50, actually, 625 divided by 50 results to multiple m + 1/2, therefore destructive interference.

41. Youngs double slit experiment. In a Youngs double slit experiment, the observed interference pattern is shown in the right figure. If the distance between the slit and the screen is decreased, which of the following will most likely be the observed new interference pattern in the screen? (Note: The broken line corresponds to the center of the interference pattern.)

y = mR(lambda) / d, R is decreased so y also decreases, B.

42. Anti-UV. If you want to coat a glass (n = 3/2) with a material with index of refraction of 6/5 so that UV light with wavelength of 300 nm will all be reflected, what should be the thickness of the coating? apply Phase shift principles here. A. 62.5 nm D. 150 nm B. 75 nm E. 300 nm C. 125 nm 43. Fringe width. Light of wavelength = 400 nm is used in a single slit diffraction setup with three slit width settings (a1 = 0.1 m, a2 = 10 m, a3 =100 m). Arrange the three in order of increasing width of the central bright fringe. A. a1 < a2 < a3 D. a3 < a2 < a1 B. a1 < a3 < a2 E. a3 < a1 < a2 C. a2 < a1 < a3
w = mR(lambda)/ a. higher a means lower width of central bright fringe, or CBM.

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44. Snake eyes. In a twoslit diffraction experiment in which each slit has width a and separated by a distance d = 4a, how many bright fringes can be counted remember this formula: inside the diffraction central maximum? 2d/a - 1 A. 3 D. 6 B. 4 E. 7 C. 5 45. Green lantern. Green light of wavelength = 540 nm is used in three diffraction experiments with varying number of slits (N1 = 2, N2 = 4, N3 = 6). Each slit is very narrow, and any two adjacent slits are separated by the same distance d. Arrange the slit numbers in order of increasing brightness of the principal Intensity of light increases as maxima. A. N1 < N2 < N3 D. N3 < N2 < N1 number of slit increases, as dictated B. N1 = N2 < N3 E. N3 = N1 < N2 by the formula: C. N1 = N2 = N3 Imax = N^2*Islit

REMOVAL EXAM 27 OCTOBER 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Room: NIP R201

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