Solutions

Indian National Physics Olympiad - 2010

Please note that equivalent methods/solutions may exist.
PART - A

1. (a) P~A = 80 î kg·m·s−1 , also acceptable P~A = 70 î kg·m·s−1 ;

P~B = −70 î kg·m·s−1

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(b) P~A = 20 î kg·m·s−1 ;
P~B = −10 î kg·m·s−1 , also acceptable P~B = −70/8 î kg·m·s−1
(c) Number of tosses by A = 1 ; Number of tosses by B = 1
(d) See Fig. (1).
x (in meters)

Motion of skater B 5

CS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
t (in seconds)

Motion of skater A
−5

Figure 1:

(e) See Fig. (2).

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x (in meters)

5 Coordinates (x,t)
P1 = (3.6,1.4)
P2 = (3.5,2.4)
P1 P2 P3 = (−3.9,3.8)
Motion of
Skater−B

t (in seconds)
0 5
1 2 3 4

Motion of
Skater−A
P3

−5

Figure 2:

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 243 243 243
2. (a) P1 = P0 ; P2 =
P0 ; P3 = P0
32 32 32
65 8 8
V1 = V0 ; V2 = V0 ; V3 = V0
27 27 27
585 9 9
T1 = T0 ; T1 = T0 ; T1 = T0
32 4 4
15
(b) Work done = P0 V0
4

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1899
(c) Heat supplied = P0 V0
64
(d) Entropy change in A2 + A3 = 0

3R 585 65
Entropy change in A1 = ln + R ln
2 32 27
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3. (a) AF = 4.76
0
(b) ∆D = −2.1

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(c) See Fig. (3). Note that all angles are expressed in degrees.

Crown Flint

7.6 5.2

3.9 3.1
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3.7

Figure 3:

mgR
4. (a) α =
I + mR2
r
2αH
(b) ω =
R
(c) K = mgH
~ = µ0 Qω î
′
(d) B for r < R
2π l
=0 for r > R
µ0 QR2 α ′
(e) E = for r ≥ R
4πlr
µ0 Qrα ′
= for r < R
4πl

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 (f) τem = QER
mgR
(g) α′ =
µ0 Q2 R2
I + mR2 +
4πl
mgH(I + mR2 )
(h) K ′ =
µ0 Q2 R2
I + mR2 +
4πl
2
B

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(i) K ′ − K = − πR2 l
2µ0
(j) Some possible interpretations are
i. It is the magnetic energy stored in shell.
magnetic energy = magnetic energy density(B 2 /2µ0 ) × Volume (πR2 l)
and/or
ii. It is the self inductance energy (1/2 Li2 ) of the system.
and/or
iii. Poynting
(2πRl)

5. (a) λk = 0.12 hr−1

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 vector argument
1
µ0
R
 can also show that
Ē × B̄dt = K − K =
′ −B πR2 l

(b) A = 3.70×104 s−1 , also acceptable A = 2.62×104 s−1 .

(c) 5.0 liters
2

2µ0
it is magnetic energy.

PART - B
1. b 11. e

2. e 12. e

3. d 13. b
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4. d 14. e

5. e 15. d

6. d 16. c

7. a 17. c

8. c 18. d

9. b 19. c

10. c 20. a