Level M Physics Weekly Exam Material

Level M Grade 11

From: December 11 15

Week: 2
Exam Timetable:
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

AMS &
HW
Material AMS:

41013

1.
a) What is the magnitude of the electromagnetic force on a stationary charge?
b) X is in a field. In each of the following cases check whether a force is exerted on X and give
its direction. X is
1. an electric charge moving with respect to a magnetic field.
2. a north pole moving with respect to a magnetic field.
3. a mass moving with respect to a gravitational field.
4. an electric charge moving with respect to an electric field.
5. an electric charge not moving with respect to a magnetic field.
6. a south pole not moving with respect to a magnetic field.
7. a mass not moving with respect to a gravitational field.
8. an electric charge not moving with respect to an electric field.

2. A current-carrying wire is inserted in a uniform magnetic field B. When is the force on the
wire maximum and when is it a minimum?

3. Explain what happens when a wire, which is not connected to any electric generator, is made
to move in a magnetic field perpendicularly to the field.

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4. If the ends of the wire above are connected to the two terminals of a micro-ammeter, the
micro-ammeter registers a current. How do you interpret this?

5. What is the difference between pulling a wire outside a magnetic field at constant speed v and
pulling it through a distance in a magnetic field?
The suspended wire in points 3 and 4 can be swung to and fro as a pendulum. With the circuit
completed through the microammeter, displace the pendulum by a fixed angle and release it from
rest. Compare how long it takes for the oscillations to lose energy in (a) the presence and (b) the
absence of the magnet. How does this give evidence that mechanical work is needed to induce a
current?

6. Given a wire and a magnetic field, what is needed to induce a current? What happens if both
magnet and wire are moved in the same direction and velocity?

7. A 50-turn coil (solenoid) is connected to a galvanometer.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

What happens if a north pole of a magnet is inserted through the coil?

What happens if the magnet stays stationary within the coil?
What happens if the north pole is pulled out of the coil?
What happens if the south pole of the magnet is inserted through the coil?
Is the induced e.m.f. dependent on the rate of motion of the magnet? In what way?
In what way is the induced e.m.f. affected if the coil is replaced with another one that has
double the number of turns? Explain.

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8. Name two ways to increase the magnetic flux through a coil of fixed area placed in a magnetic
field.

9. Which of the following attempts will produce an induced current?

a) A rigid conducting loop is held perpendicular to a uniform field and moved about rapidly in a
plane perpendicular to the field without leaving the field.
b) A rigid conducting loop is held perpendicular to a uniform field and moved about rapidly in a
direction parallel to the field.
c) A rigid conducting loop is rapidly rotated in a uniform field from a position in which it is
perpendicular to the field to a position in which it is parallel to the field.
d) A rigid conducting loop is held perpendicular to the field between the poles of a U-shaped
electromagnet while somebody rapidly adjusts the current in the coil of the electromagnet using a
variable resistor.
e) A non-rigid conducting loop shaped like a noose is held in a plane perpendicular to a uniform
field and rapidly tightened so as to reduce its area.

10. State and interpret Faradays Law.

11. State Lenzs Law.

12. What is an alternating current? How can an alternating current be induced?

13. What happens to the flux when a loop rotating in a magnetic field is parallel to the field?
What happens to the current?

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14.
(a)
If rectangular loop is rotated in a uniform magnetic field, at what position of the coil does
the induced current change sense in the loop?
(b)
A coil rotates in a magnetic field with a frequency of 50 Hz (i.e. it makes 50 complete
revolutions per second).
1.
For how many distinct time intervals does the current go in a certain sense (for example
ABCD) in one second?
2.

For how many distinct time intervals does it go in the other sense (DCBA) per second?

3. How many times does it change its direction per second?

15.
a) If a coil is rotated in a uniform magnetic field, what is the equation for the current I in terms of
the time t?
b) Sketch the graph of the current versus the time. Name two times at which the current has a
maximum value, two times at which the current is zero, and two times at which the current has a
minimum value. What is the shape of this graph?
c) Is the current periodic? Does it change its sense? How many times per period does a current
change its direction? How many times per period does the current reach a maximum absolute
value?
d) An alternating current of frequency 50 Hz is used to ring an electric bell. Every time the
current is on, a "hammer" of iron is pulled by an electromagnet and it strikes the bell, and every
time the current is zero the hammer of iron is released. How many times per second does the
bell ring?

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16. What is the relationship between the peak value and the r.m.s. value of a sinusoidal
alternating current?
In the U.K. the alternating current has a voltage of 240V. What is the peak value of the mains
voltage in the U.K.?

17. Describe the principle of the alternating current generator. How is the current taken out of the
rotating coil?

18.
a) What modifications must be done to an AC generator to transform it into a DC generator?
b) What happens to the induced emf then?

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Material HW:

PMH23 WRCC

1. Describe the principle of a transformer. Why is a laminated core used?

Reference: Physics Course Book Level MS, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.
Solution:
To reduce the undesirable eddy currents in the iron core, the core should be laminated. Having a
much higher resistance than a solid iron core, a laminated core resists the flow of current and
reduces these undesirable eddy currents as shown in the diagram.

2. Describe the principle of a transformer. Why is a laminated core used?

Reference: Physics M Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.3
Solution:

The alternating current in the primary coil produces a variable magnetic field.

The magnetic field is led by the ferromagnetic path (the soft iron core) from inside the
primary coil to inside the secondary coil, with only a small (ideally none) decrease in
strength.

The variable magnetic field in the secondary coil induces an alternating current in the
secondary coil (of the same frequency as the one in the primary coil).
A laminated core is used in order to have less energy loss by eddy currents in it.

3. An ideal transformer is connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. The primary windings have

4800 turns and the secondary windings have 2000 turns.
Calculate the output voltage from the transformer.
Reference: Physics M Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.3
Solution:
V2 N 2
V
2000

2
V2 100 V
V1 N1
240 4800

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4. An ideal transformer is connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. The primary windings have
4800 turns and the secondary windings have 2000 turns.
What is the output frequency?
Reference: Physics M Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.3
Solution:
Output frequency is the same as the input frequency, i.e. 50 Hz.

5. A transformer is to step down 240 V to 12.0 V. Calculate the transformation ratio.

Reference: Physics M Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.3
Solution:
N 2 V2 12.0 1

0.05
N1 V1 240 20

6. An ideal transformer is connected to a 120 V a.c. mains supply. The primary coil has 960
turns. Calculate the number of turns needed on the secondary coil to produce an output of 6 V.
Reference: Physics M Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.3
Solution:
Vin / Vout = Np / Ns
<==> 120 / 6 = 960 / Ns
<==> Ns = 960 6 / 120 = 48 turns

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7. A transformer is to step down 240 V to 12 V. Calculate the transformation ratio.
Reference: Physics Course Book Level MS, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.
Solution:
N s Vout

;
N p Vin

Ns
12

0.05
N p 240

8. An ideal transformer is used to operate at normal brightness a 12 V, 48 W lamp from a 240 V

supply. Calculate the current in the primary of the transformer.
Reference: Physics Course Book Level MS, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.
Solution:
Pin Pout ;
P
;
I in
U in
48
I in
0.2 A
240

9. A transformer is to step down 240 V to 12 V. Calculate the transformation ratio.

Reference: Physics Course Book Level MS, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.
Solution:
N s Vout

;
N p Vin

Ns
12

0.05
N p 240

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10. A transformer is to step down 240 V to 12 V. Calculate the transformation ratio.
Reference: Physics Course Book Level MS, Chapter 4, Section 4.3.
Solution:
N s Vout

;
N p Vin

Ns
12

0.05
N p 240

11. What is a formula to be used in law of voltages?

12. How much heat is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 kg of a substance of a specific
heat capacity 300 J/kg.C by 10 C?
Reference:

Physics M Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.5, Exercise 1.18.

Solution:
m = 5.0 kg
c = 300 J/kg.C
T = 10C = 10 K
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature by 10 is:
Q = mcT = 5.0 300 10 = 15000 J = 15 kJ

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13. Explain how to distinguish experimentally between positively charged, negatively
charged and electrically neutral bodies.
Reference: Physics M Part 1, Chapter 2, Section 2.7, Exercise 2.18.
Solution:
Bring the body with the unknown charge near the cap of an uncharged electroscope.

If the leaf doesnt diverge, than the body is neutral (and the problem is finished).

If the leaf diverges, than the body is charged and we have to find the sign of that
charge. For this,
1.
Electrify the electroscope with a charge of a known sign. (Suppose you give it a
negative charge.)
2.
Bring the charged body near to the metal cap of the electroscope.
a.
If the leaf diverges more, then the object is negatively charged
(the same type of charge as on the electroscope).
b.
If the divergence of the leaf decreases, then the object is
positively charged (opposite charge to that on the electroscope).

14. A hair dryer draws a 9.1 A current.

What is the dryers power rating?
Reference:

Physics M Part 1, Chapter 2, Section 2.10, Exercise 2.35(c).

Solution:

P l V 9.1110 1.0kW or P

w 2.1102

1.0kW
t
3.5 60

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15. A 75 W light bulb is connected across a 110 V household line. If the bulb remains lit for
1.75 h, how much work will be done?
Reference: Physics M Part 1, Chapter 2, Section 2.19, Example 2.16.
Solution:

W P t 75 1.75 60 60 4.7 102 kJ

16. An electric bulb is connected to a 1.5 V cell. An ammeter records the current in the cell
to be 0.25 A and a voltmeter records the potential difference across the cell to be 1.0 V.
How much power has the bulb?
Reference:

Physics M Part 1, Chapter 2, Section 2.19, Exercise 2.49(e).

Solution:

P VI 0.25 W

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