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Materials Science and Engineering (Final Examination)
Multiple Choice. Select the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter only on the
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1. Heat capacity is expressed as dQ/dT, the unit of heat capacity is.

a. J/mol- K
b. J/cal- K
c. Btu/lb- K
d. Btu/mol- C
2. Forms of electromagnetic radiation is
a. radio waves
b. x-rays
c. light
d. all of these
3. A suitable material for audio and TV transformers is
a. ferrite
b. Fe - 4% Si
c. Fe - 30% Si
d. very pure Fe
4. On Rockwells scale (scale for hardness), one Rockwell number is represented by penetration depth of
a. 0.0080 inch
b. 0.00080 inch
c. 0.000080 inch
d. none of the above
5. To form hard magnet materials it is usually alloyed with.
a. tungsten
b. tin
c. silicon
d. copper
6. Tesla or Webers per square metre (Wb/m ) are units of.
a. eddy current
b. impedance
c. reluctance
d. magnetic flux density
7. Are stress induced in a body as result due to temperature change?
a. shearing
b. thermal
c. compressive
d. electrical
8. Fiber Optics is.
a. communication over copper wires
c. communication over thin strands glass
b. communication over speaker wire
d. communication over lights
9. Which among of the following is an application of fiber optics?
a. military
b. Aerospace
c. Holography
d. all of these
10. The opposition that a ferromagnetic material shows to the establishment of a magnetic field is called:
a. retentivity
b. reluctance
c. coercive force
d. permeability
11. Ferromagnets are the most important class of magnetic materials. It consists of the following except.

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a. nickel
b. iron
c. cobalt
d. chromium
The magnetic induction or flux density in SI unit is tesla, also equivalent to.
a. Wb-m
b. Henry/m
c. amp-turn/m
d. Wb/m
An object that has a magnetic pole on one end and a second equal but opposite magnetic pole on the other is
called a:
a. dipole
b. inductor
c. capacitor
d. ferromagnetic
The response of a material due to the application of heat is.
a. electrical properties
c. optical properties
b. thermal properties
d. magnetic properties
The core of fiber optic cable is composed of.
a. copper wires
b. thin strands of glass
c. sound waves
d. thin strands of hair
Ductility is measured in terms of
a. Ultimate tensile strength
c. Modulus of toughness
b. Percentage elongation
d. Modulus of resilience
Soft magnetic materials are used in devices that are subjected to alternating magnetic fields and in which
energy losses must be low usually used in.

a. transformer
b. video tapes
c. credit cards
d. VCR
____ 18. Certain metallic materials possess a permanent magnetic moment in the absence of an external field, this
characteristics is due to.
a. flux density

b. electron in an atom

____ 19. The unit of magnetic permeability is

a. A m
b. Wb-m

c. ferromagnetism

d. magnetic field

c. H m
d. Wb-A-m
____ 20. In optical communications, it is a device which converts electrical and analog signals into linear modulating
light signals, then releases that data into the fiber optic cable is.
a. transmitter
b. encoder
c. decoder
d. converter

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Problem: Solve the problem correctly. Write your answer/solution on the separate sheets provided. Underline your final
answer.
21. Compute the density for iron at 700 C given that its room-temperature density, 20 C is 7.870 g/cm . Assume
that the volume coefficient of thermal expansion is v equal to 3

= 11.8 x 10

22. Determine the total extension of a copper wire 0.25 - in. in diameter, 180 - in. long when it is subjected to a
tensile force of 250 lb. Modulus of elasticity of the specimen is 110 GPa.

23. Visible light having a wavelength of 5 x 10 m appears green. Compute for the energy of photon of the green
light in electron volt (eV). 1 eV = 1.602 x 10 J

24. A coil of wire 0.25 m long and having 400 turns carries a current of 15 A. Compute the magnetic flux
generated by the coil if it is in vacuum expressed in tesla units.

25. A copper wire 49.2 ft long is cooled from 40 C to -9 C. How much change in length will it experience?
for copper = 17 x 10

C .

Materials Science and Engineering (Final Examination)

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A

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2. ANS: D

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3. ANS: A

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4. ANS: C

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5. ANS: A

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6. ANS: D

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7. ANS: B

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8. ANS: C

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9. ANS: D

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10. ANS: B

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11. ANS: D

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12. ANS: D

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13. ANS: A

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14. ANS: B

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15. ANS: B

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16. ANS: B

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17. ANS: A

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18. ANS: C

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19. ANS: C

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20. ANS: A

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PROBLEM
21. ANS:
=7.685 g/cm

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m = 7.870 at 20 C remains constants upon heating to 700 C

= m/v = 7.870/1.024

22. ANS:
=

= 0.0573 in

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E = 3.98 x 10
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J = 2.48 eV

24. ANS:
B = 3.0168 x 10

tesla

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25. ANS:

= - 0.041 ft
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