Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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a. 1.1 N/C
Chapter 24 MCQ
1. Two charges of 15 pC and 40 pC are inside a cube b. 4.5 N/C
with sides that are of 0.40-m length. Determine the net c. 1.4 N/C
d. 5.6 N/C
electric flux through the surface of the cube.
2
e. 0.50 N/C
a. +2.8 N m /C
b. 1.1 N m2/C
Three originally uncharged infinite parallel planes are
c. +1.1 N m2/C
arranged as shown. Then the upper plate has surface
d. 2.8 N m2/C
charge density placed on it while the lower plate
e. 0.47 N m2/C
receives surface charge density . The net charge
induced on the center plate is
2. The total electric flux through a closed cylindrical
(length = 1.2 m, diameter = 0.20 m) surface is equal to
5.0 N m2/C. Determine the net charge within the
cylinder.
a. 62 pC
b. 53 pC
c. 44 pC
d. 71 pC
a. 0.
e. 16 pC
b. /2.
c.
3. Charges q and Q are placed on the x axis at x = 0 and x +/2.
= 2.0 m, respectively. If q = 40 pC and Q = +30 pC, d. .
e. +.
determine the net flux through a spherical surface
(radius = 1.0 m) centered on the origin.
a. 9.6 N m2/C
A constant electric field
is present
b. 6.8 N m2/C
throughout a region of space that includes the plane
c. 8.5 N m2/C
bounded by the x and y axes and the lines x = 30 cm
d. 4.5 N m2/C
and y = 50 cm. The electric flux through the plane's
e. 1.1 N m2/C
surface, in N m2/C, is
4. Charge of uniform surface density (0.20 nC/m2) is
distributed over the entire xy plane. Determine the
magnitude of the electric field at any point having z =
2.0 m.
a. 17 N/C
b. 11 N/C
c. 23 N/C
d. 28 N/C
e. 40 N/C

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

0.
0.25.
25.
50.
100.

Chapter 29 MCQ

An electron has a velocity of 6.0 106 m/s in the

positive x direction at a point where the magnetic field
has the components Bx = 3.0 T, By = 1.5 T, and Bz = 2.0
T. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the
5. Charge of uniform density (40 pC/m2) is distributed on electron at this point?
a spherical surface (radius = 1.0 cm), and a second
a. 2.1 1018 m/s2
concentric spherical surface (radius = 3.0 cm) carries ab. 1.6 1018 m/s2
uniform charge density of 60 pC/m2. What is the
c. 2.6 1018 m/s2
magnitude of the electric field at a point 2.0 cm from
d. 3.2 1018 m/s2
the center of the two surfaces?

A particle (mass = 2.0 mg, charge = 6.0 C) moves in

the positive direction along the x axis with a velocity
2. A particle (q = 5.0 nC, m = 3.0 g) moves in a region of 3.0 km/s. It enters a magnetic field of (
where the magnetic field has components Bx = 2.0 mT,
) mT. What is the acceleration of the
By = 3.0 mT, and Bz = 4.0 mT. At an instant when the
particle?
speed of the particle is 5.0 km/s and the direction of its
velocity is 120 relative to the magnetic field, what is
the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle?
a. 33 m/s2
b. 17 m/s2
c. 39 m/s2
d. 25 m/s2
e. 45 m/s2
e. 3.7 1018 m/s2

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3. A particle (q = 4.0 C, m = 5.0 mg) moves in a

uniform magnetic field with a velocity having a
magnitude of 2.0 km/s and a direction that is 50 away
from that of the magnetic field. The particle is
observed to have an acceleration with a magnitude of
5.8 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
a. 5.3 mT
b. 4.9 mT
c. 5.1 mT
d. 4.7 mT
e. 3.6 mT

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4. An electron moving in the positive x direction

experiences a magnetic force in the positive z
direction. If Bx = 0, what is the direction of the
magnetic field?
a. negative y direction
b. positive y direction
c. negative z direction
d. positive z direction
e. negative x direction

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5. A 2.0-C charge moves with a velocity of (

) m/s and experiences a magnetic
force of (
) N. The x component of the
magnetic field is equal to zero. Determine the y
component of the magnetic field.
a. 3.0 T
b. +3.0 T
c. +5.0 T
d. 5.0 T
e. +6.0 T

a. (36 27 ) m/s2
b. (36 + 27 ) m/s2
c. (24 + 18 ) m/s2
d. (24 18 ) m/s2
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2.

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4.

e. (24 27 ) m/s2
One long wire carries a current of 30 A along the entire
1- Y= 0.05 cos(9.9t) from MCQ sheets previous
x axis. A second long wire carries a current of 40 A
year
perpendicular to the xy plane and passes through the A body of mass 5.0 kg is suspended by a spring which
point (0, 4, 0) m. What is the magnitude of the
stretches 10 cm when the mass is attached. It is then
resulting magnetic field at the point y = 2.0 m on the y displaced downward an additional 5.0 cm and
axis?
released. Its position as a function of time is
a. 4.0 T
approximately
a. y = 0.10 sin 9.9t
b. 5.0 T
b. y = 0.10 cos 9.9t
c. 3.0 T
c. y = 0.10 cos (9.9t + .1)
d. 7.0 T
d. y = 0.10 sin (9.9t + 5)
e. 1.0 T
e. y = 0.05 cos 9.9t
Two long parallel wires each carry a current of 5.0 A
directed to the east. The two wires are separated by 8.0 A body oscillates with simple harmonic motion along
cm. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at a the x axis. Its displacement varies with time according
to the equation x = 5.0 cos (t). The magnitude of the
point that is 5.0 cm from each of the wires?
acceleration (in m/s2) of the body at t = 1.0 s is
a. 72 T
approximately
b. 48 T
a. 3.5
c. 24 T
b. 49
d. 96 T
c. 14
e. 32 T
d. 43
e. 4.3
A 2.0-cm length of wire centered on the origin carries
a 20-A current directed in the positive y direction.
A body oscillates with simple harmonic motion along
Determine the magnetic field at the point x = 5.0 m on the x axis. Its displacement varies with time according
the x-axis.
to the equation x = 5 sin (t + /3). The phase (in rad)
a. 1.6 nT in the negative z direction
of the motion at t = 2 s is
b. 1.6 nT in the positive z direction
a. 7/3
c. 2.4 nT in the negative z direction
b. /3
d. 2.4 nT in the negative z direction
c.
e. None of the above
d. 5/3
Each of two long straight parallel wires separated by a e. 2
distance of 16 cm carries a current of 20 A in the same
4- (-8) from MCQ sheets previous year
direction. What is the magnitude of the resulting
magnetic field at a point that is 10 cm from each wire? A body oscillates with simple harmonic motion along
the x axis. Its displacement varies with time according
a. 57 T
to the equation x = 5.0 sin (t + /3). The velocity (in
b. 80 T
m/s) of the body at t = 1.0 s is
c. 64 T
a.
+7.9
d. 48 T
b. 7.9
e. 40 T
c. 14
Chapter 15 MCQ

d. +14
e. 5.0
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5. The motion of a particle connected to a spring is

described by x = 10 sin (t). At what time (in s) is the
potential energy equal to the kinetic energy?

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b.
c.
d.
e.

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0.25
0.50
0.79
1.0

Chapter 18 MCQ
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1. Two harmonic waves are described by

What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?

a. 8.0 m
b. 4.3 m
c. 6.0 m
d. 3.2 m
e. 3.0 m
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2. Two harmonic waves are described by

What is the frequency (in Hz) of the resultant wave?

a. 300
b. 48
c. 8
d. 0.8
e. 150
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Two harmonic waves are described by

What is the phase (in rad) of the resultant wave when

x = t = 0?
a. 3
b. 0
c. 2
d. 1
e. 4
The path difference between two waves is 5m. If the
wavelength of the waves emitted by the two sources is
4m, what is the phase difference (in degrees)?
a. 90
b. 400
c. 1.57
d. 7.85
e. 15
Two harmonic waves are described by

3. Two harmonic waves are described by

What is the wavelength of the resultant wave?

a. 3 m
b. 2 m
c. 1 m
d. 4 m
e. 6 m

What is the magnitude of the speed (in m/s) of the two

traveling waves?
a. 16
b. 4.0
c. 8.0
d. 0.25
e. 2.0
Two harmonic waves are described by

From the choices given, determine the smallest

positive value of x (in cm) corresponding to a node of
the resultant standing wave.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3
0.25
0
6
1.5

a. 27
b. 21
1. A laser beam ( = 694 nm) is incident on two slits
0.100 mm apart. Approximately how far apart (in m) c. 24
will the bright interference fringes be on the screen d. 18
e. 14
5.00 m from the double slits?
a. 3.47 103
For small angle approximations
b. 3.47 102
a. the angle must be 10 or less
c. 3.47 104
b. the angle must be 10 radians or less
d. 3.47 106
c. the angle must be 1 or less
e. 3.47 105
d. the angle must be 1 radian or less
e. the angle must be 45 or less
2. Estimate the distance (in cm) between the central
bright region and the third dark fringe on a screen 5.00 Two slits separated by 0.10 mm are illuminated with
m from two double slits 0.500 mm apart illuminated green light ( = 540 nm). Calculate the distance (in
by 500-nm light.
cm) from the central bright-region to the fifth bright
a. 3.47
band if the screen is 1.0 m away.
b. 2.15
a. 2.3
c. 1.75
b. 2.5
d. 1.50
c. 2.7
e. 1.25
d. 2.1
e. 2.0
3. Light is incident on a double-slit. The fourth bright
band has an angular distance of 7.0 from the central
maximum. What is the distance between the slits (in
m)? (Assume the frequency of the light is 5.4 1014
Hz.)

Chapter 37 MCQ

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