PHYS 2212 Test 2

Fall 2015

Name(print) Lab Section

Greco (N & P), Darnton (Q)

Day 12-3pm 3-6pm 6-9pm
Monday N01 P01 N02 Q01 Q01 P02
Tuesday N03 P03 Q03 P04
Wednesday N05 P05 Q05 P06 N04 Q04
Thursday N06 Q07 N07 Q06 P07

Instructions

Read all problems carefully before attempting to solve them.

Your work must be legible, and the organization must be clear.

You must show all work, including correct vector notation.

Correct answers without adequate explanation will be counted wrong.

Incorrect work or explanations mixed in with correct work will be counted wrong. Cross out anything you
do not want us to grade

Make explanations correct but brief. You do not need to write a lot of prose.

Include diagrams!
ab (8103 )(5106 )
Show what goes into a calculation, not just the final number, e.g.: cd = (2105 )(4104 )
= 5 104

Give standard SI units with your results.

Unless specifically asked to derive a result, you may start from the formulas given on the formula
sheet, including equations corresponding to the fundamental concepts. If a formula you need is not
given, you must derive it.

If you cannot do some portion of a problem, invent a symbol for the quantity you can not calculate
(explain that you are doing this), and use it to do the rest of the problem.

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Problem Score Grader

Problem 1 (25 pts)
Problem 2 (25 pts)
Problem 3 (25 pts)
Problem 4 (25 pts)
Problem 1 (25 Points)

The following program is intended to calculate and display the electric and magnetic field at a specific observation
location for a moving proton. Complete the program below by filling in the missing VPython code.

GlowScript 1.1 VPython

mzofp = 1e-7
k = 9e9
q = 1.6e-19
proton = sphere(pos=vector(-1e-10,0,0), radius=3e-12, color=color.yellow)
proton.velocity = vector(2e5,0,0)
robs = vector(0,1e-10,0)

## Magnetic (B) and Electric (E) arrows for the observation location
#(a 4pts) Initialize two arrows (Ea and Ba) at the observation location

##Loop
dt = 1e-18
while proton.x<5e-10:
rate(100)
#(b 21pts) Calculate the electric and magnetic field vectors

# Update of the protons position

proton.pos = proton.pos + proton.velocity*deltat
Problem 2 (25 Points)

d2
An HF molecule in the gas phase has
an internuclear separation s. We can
consider the molecule to be composed
of two point charges, H+ and F , with 4
charges +e and e respectively (i.e.
and electric dipole).

(a 10pts) Calculate the potential dif-

ference V2 V1 , where locations 1 and d1
2 are shown on the diagram. The dis-
tances d1 and d2 are much larger than
the internuclear separation s. Make
sure the sign of your answer is correct.
s
Show all of your work.

1 2
F H d1

d2
(b 10pts) A proton is released from rest at location 2. Calculate the speed of the proton when it is very far (i.e.
r = ) from the dipole. Show all of your work.

(c 5pts) What is the potential difference V3 V4 ? Locations 3 and 4 are on a line extending through the midpoint
of the molecule. Show all of your work.
(extra credit 5pts) Calculate the potential difference V4 V1 , where locations 1 and 4 are shown on the diagram.
Problem 3 (25 Points)

A thin wire of length d carries conventional current I in the +

x direction as shown in the diagram. Location P is
in the xy plane at h0, h, 0i

(a 5pts) What is the direction of the magnetic field at location P? Briefly explain how you know this.

(b 5pts) A second, identical wire, of length d is connected to the first wire. This wire runs along the z-axis,
starting at z = d and ending at z = 0. A current I runs in the z direction and then along the first wire in the
+x direction. What is the direction of the magnetic field at location P? Briefly explain how you know this.
(c 15pts) Set up the integral, in-
cluding limits, for the magnitude of
the magnetic field contributed by the
first piece of wire at the location
P (shown again below). Do not carry
out the integral, just set it up fully in a
form such that the final result could be
obtained using a table of integrals (i.e.
WolframAlpha). There should be no
cross products remaining in your final
ansqwer. Indicate and label clearly on
the diagram any quantities you use in
your calculation.
Problem 4 (25 Points)

(a 5pts) Three different parallel plate capacitors are all maintained at the same potential V . Cap 1 has plates
with area A and separation d. Cap 2 has plates with area 2A and separation d. Cap 3 has plates with area 2A
and separation d. The space between the plates is vacuum for Cap 1 & 2. The space between the plates for Cap
3 is filled with an insulating material K. From smallest to largest, how would you order the charge Q1 , Q2 , and
Q3 for each of the capacitors? If a value is zero or two values are equal, say so explicitly.

(b 5pts) Two locations in space, A and B, are in a region of uniform electric field E ~ = h200, 250, 0i V/m.
Location A is at position h0.02, 0.03, 0i m and Location B is at position h0.05, 0.06, 0i m. What is the potential
difference VB VA ?
(c 5pts) Bellow are three separate cases of moving charge. For each case, circle the letters where the magnetic
field is pointing into the page.
(d 5pts) Three different current loops, all with the same current I, lie in the xy-plane as shown. For each loop, you
independently measure the magnetic field far above the center of each loop on the positive z-axis and obtain the
magnitudes B1 , B2 , and B3 respectively. From smallest to largest, how would you order these three measurements?
If a value is zero or two values are equal, say so explicitly.

(e 5pts) A coil is placed with its axis along the x axis. A bar magnet whose magnetic dipole moment is the same
as that of the coil is also placed on the x axis, oriented in the y direction as shown. Conventional current runs
in the +y direction in the upper wires of the coil (if you look at the coil from the location of the bar magnet,
conventional current runs counterclockwise).
~ magnet .
At the location marked , draw the magnetic field contributed by the bar magnet. Label this arrow B

At the location marked , halfway between the coil and the bar magnet, draw the magnetic field contributed
~ coil . Draw the arrows using the same scale (so if one vector has a larger
by the coil, and label this arrow B
magnitude than another, its arrow should be drawn longer than the other arrow).

At the location marked , draw the net magnetic field contributed by the coil and the bar magnet. Label
~ net . If this quantity is zero, say so explicitly.
this arrow B

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This page is for extra work, if needed.
 Things you must know

Relationship between electric field and electric force Conservation of charge

Electric field of a point charge The Superposition Principle
Relationship between magnetic field and magnetic force
Magnetic field of a moving point charge

Other Fundamental Concepts

d~v d~p d~p
~a = = F~net and m~a if v << c
dt dt Rf dt P
Uel = qV V = i E ~ d~l (Ex x + Ey y + Ez z)
~ n ~ n
R R
el = E dA
P mag = B dA
H
~ n qinside H
~ n
E dA = B dA = 0
0  
 dmag 
~ ~ ~ d~l = 0 P Iinside path
H H
|emf| = EN C dl =    B
 dt  
H
~ ~ P d R ~
B dl = 0 Iinside path + 0 En
dA
dt

Specific Results

~
 1 2qs 
~
 1 qs
Edipole,axis  (on axis, r s) Edipole,  (on axis, r s)
 
40 r 3 40 r 3

~ 
 1 Q ~ applied
Erod  = p (r from center) electric dipole moment p = qs, p~ = E
40 r r + (L/2)2
2

~ 
 1 2Q/L 
~
 1 qz
Erod  (if r L) Ering  = (z along axis)

40 r 40 (z + R2 )3/2
2
 Q/A  

~ z 
~
 Q/A h z i Q/A
Edisk  = 1 2 (z > 0 along axis) E 1 (if z R)
 
disk
20 (z + R2 )1/2 20 R 20
 
  Q/A   Q/A  s 
~ ~
Ecapacitor  (+Q and Q disks) Ef ringe  just outside capacitor
 
0 0 2R
~
B ~ = 0 I r (short wire) F~ = I~l B ~
4 r2
  LI 0 2I    
~ 0 ~  ~
Bwire  = (r L) Bwire  = B earth  tan
 
p
4 r r 2 + (L/2)2 4 r


~

0 2IR2 0 2IR2
 loop  =
B (on axis, z R) = IA = IR2

4 (z 2 + R2 )3/2 4 z 3
  2  
~ 0 ~ 0
Bdipole,axis  (on axis, r s) B  (on axis, r s)
 
3 dipole,
4 r 4 r 3


 
 E ~ rad 
~ rad = 1 q~a rad B
rad

~ 
E v = E Brad  =
40 c2 r c
i = nA
v I = |q| nA
v v = uE
I L
= |q| nu J= = E R=
A   A
Eapplied q 1 1
Edielectric = V = due to a point charge
K 40 rf ri
|V |
I= for an ohmic resistor (R independent of V ); power = IV
R
Q = C |V | K 12 mv 2 if v c
 mv 2
 
p  |~v |
 d~
circular motion: 
 = |~
p |
dt  R R

Math Help

~a ~b = hax , ay , az i hbx , by , bz i

= (ay bz az by )
x (ax bz az bx )
y + (ax by ay bx )
z

dx dx 1 dx 1
Z Z Z
= ln (a + x) + c 2
= +c 3
= +c
x+a (x + a) a+x (a + x) 2(a + x)2

a 2 a
Z Z Z
a dx = ax + c ax dx = x + c ax2 dx = x3 + c
2 3

Constant Symbol Approximate Value

Speed of light c 3 108 m/s
Gravitational constant G 6.7 1011 N m2 /kg2
Approx. grav field near Earths surface g 9.8 N/kg
Electron mass me 9 1031 kg
Proton mass mp 1.7 1027 kg
Neutron mass mn 1.7 1027 kg
1
Electric constant 9 109 N m2 /C2
40
Epsilon-zero 0 8.85 1012 (N m2 /C2 )1
0
Magnetic constant 1 107 T m/A
4
Mu-zero 0 4 107 T m/A
Proton charge e 1.6 1019 C
Electron volt 1 eV 1.6 1019 J
Avogadros number NA 6.02 1023 molecules/mole
Atomic radius Ra 1 1010 m
Proton radius Rp 1 1015 m
E to ionize air Eionize 3 106 V/m
BEarth (horizontal component) BEarth 2 105 T