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CollegeofArtsandSciences

DepartmentofMathematics,Statistics,andPhysics
PhysicsProgram

GeneralPhysicsforEngineeringII
PHYS193
Spring2013

23rdMarch2013

EXAM1

Instructor:Dr.A.ShalabyandDr.D.Abdulmalik

StudentName:

StudentID:

100

Sectionnumber:

Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefullybeforeyoustartanswering

1. Make sure that you have 7 pages including two parts, A and B. Part A consists of 10 multiple choice
questions.
2. Calculatorsarepermittedbutnoelectronicdictionariesormobilephones.
3. Allyourworkmustbedoneonyourexampaper;noloosepapersareallowed.
4. Thisisatimedexam(120min).Donotspendtoomuchtimeonanyparticularquestion.

UsefulFormulae

UsefulConstants

k=9.0109N.m2/C2

0=8.851012C2/N.m2

g=9.8m/s2

e=1.601019C

me=9.11031kg

mp=1.6710 kg
1eV=1.601019J

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Best Wishes

PartA.Pleasechoosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementor
answersthequestionandindicateyourchoiceusingpeninthespaceprovided.

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MakesurethatonlyONEofthealternativesischosenforeachquestion.Twoanswerstoonequestion
willresultinlossofthemarkofthatquestion.Justifyyourchoicewheneverpossible.

1. Three equal charges are at three of the corners of a square of side d. A fourth charge of equal
magnitude is at the center of the square as shown in the figure. Which of the arrows shown
representsthenetforceactingonthechargeatthecenterofthesquare?

1.______
A A
B B
C C
D D
E Noneoftheabove

2. Two charges Q1 and Q2 of equal magnitudes and opposite signs are positioned as shown in the
figure.WhichoftheshownarrowsrepresentscorrectlytheelectricfieldatpointP? 2.______
A) A

B) B
C) C
D) D
E) ThefieldisequaltozeroatpointP.

3. Twolarge,flat,horizontallyorientedplatesareparalleltoeachother,adistancedapart.Halfway
between the two plates the electric field has a magnitude E. If the separation of the plates is
reducedtod/2whatisthemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldhalfwaybetweentheplates? 3.______
A) 4E
B) E/2
C) 0
D) 2E
E) E

4. An electric dipole of dipole moment P


5 10 C. m i is placed in an electric field E
2

10 N/C i

10 N/C j.Whatisthetorqueexperiencedbythedipole?

4.______

A) 2.00103N.m
B) 1.40103N.m
C) 2.80103N.m
D) 0N.m
E) 1.00103N.m

5. Thefigurebelowshowstwoelectricchargesofequalmagnitudesandoppositesigns.Electricfield
linessurroundingthechargesarealsoshown.Whichoftheshownarrowscorrectlyrepresentsthe
electricfieldvectoratpointP?

5.______

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) TheelectricfieldiszeroatpointP.

6. Ifachargeislocatedatthecenterofasphericalvolumeandtheelectricfluxthroughthesurfaceof
thesphereis0,whatisthefluxthroughthesurfaceiftheradiusofthespheredoubles? 6.______
A) 0.1250
B) 0
C) 50
D) 80
E) 0.5000

7. If an electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 500 V between two parallel plates
separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The change in the kinetic energy of the electron during this
motionis

7. ______
A) 100eV
B) 2000eV
C) 250eV
D) 500eV
E) 1000eV

8. Three negative chargesofequalmagnitudes arepositioned along the xaxis atx=a, x= 0, and


x = +a respectively. The charge located at x = 0 is moved away along the yaxis to a position
(x,y)=(0,+a).Howdoesthepotentialenergyofthemovedchargechangeasaresult? 8.______
A) Thepotentialenergyincreases.
B) Thepotentialenergymayincreaseordecreasedependingonthemagnitudeofthecharge.
C) Thepotentialenergydecreases.
D) Thepotentialenergystaysthesame.
E) Moreinformationisneededtoanswerthisquestion.

9. TheelectricpotentialofachargedistributionisgivenbyV(x)=3x2y2+yz32z3x,wherex,y,z
aremeasuredinmetersandVismeasuredinvolts.Calculatethemagnitudeoftheelectricfield
vectorattheposition(x,y,z)=(1.0,1.0,1.0).


9.______
A) 4.3V/m
B) 2.0V/m
C) 9.1V/m
D) 8.6V/m
E) 74V/m

10. AnegativechargeismovedfrompointAtopointBalonganequipotentialsurface.Whichofthe
followingstatementsistrueforthiscase?

10.______
A) ThenegativechargeperformsworkinmovingfrompointAtopointB.
B) WorkisrequiredtomovethenegativechargefrompointAtopointB.
C) WorkisbothrequiredandperformedinmovingthenegativechargefrompointAtopointB.
D) NoworkisrequiredtomovethenegativechargefrompointAtopointB.
E) Notenoughinformationisgiventomakeastatementabouttheworkinvolved.

PartB.Pleasesolvethefollowingproblemsusingpenandshowingallthesteps
ofyourworkinaclearorganizedway.

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1. Twopointchargesofmagnitude+4.0Cand4.0C
areplacedasshowninthefigure.
a. WhatisthepotentialdifferencebetweenpointsA
andB(VAVB)?
b. WhatistheelectricfieldatpointA(magnitude
anddirection)?

2. A nonconducting sphere of radius r2 contains a concentric spherical cavity of radius r1. The
materialbetweenther1andr2carriesauniformchargedensity(C/m3).
a. UseGaussslawtofindtheelectricfieldEasafunctionofthedistancerfromthecentrefor
(i)r>r2and(ii)r1<r<r2.
b. Usetheexpressionsoftheelectricfieldyoufoundin(a)todeterminetheelectricpotentialVas
afunctionofthedistancerfromthecentreinthesameregions; (i)r>r2and (ii)r1<r<r2.
TakeV=0atr=.

MCQ
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

B
A
E
E
A
B
D
C
D
D

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