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Physics 102 Midterm Examination, March 13, 2002 Problem 1, Page 2
Problem 1. Miscellany
a) (6 pts) Point charges q1 = +1.0 C, and q2 = -1.0 C, are placed at the corners of
a square as shown in the gure below. The square has sides of length a = 1 m. Find
the electric eld, E (both magnitude and direction) at point O.
The electric eld, E1 due to charge q1 acts in the y^ direction and the eld
E2 due to charge q2 acts in the +^x direction. The magnitudes of the two
elds are identical: jE1 j = jE2 j. Therefore, the resultant eld acts along a
direction which is due southeast of O . The magnitude of the resultant eld,
p
jEj = 2jE1j = 1:27 104 N/C .
b) (6 pts) The gure below shows two circuits A and B. The rms value of the generator
voltage is the same in both cases. In which circuit does the generator supply more
rms current at (i)high frequencies? (ii) low frequencies? Give a brief explanation.
d) (7 pts) In the circuit below, C1 = 12 F, C2 = C3 = 6 F. All the capacitors are
fully charged. Find the charge stored in C2 .
a) (8 pts) The electron exits the capacitor at point B. Find the velocity (both magni-
tude and direction) of the electron at B.
Let x^ the direction of the incoming electron and y^, the direction perpendicular
to it (and in the plane of the paper). Since the electric eld is along the y^ direc-
tion, the x component of the velocity remains unchanged. The y component
of the velocity can be computed in various ways.qFor instance, from kinematics,
vy2 = 2ay , and a =
e
. Then, one gets vy = 2m ed
= 3.7 106 m/s . Hence,
m 0 q 0
the magnitude of the velocity is vx2 + vy2 = 7.9 106 m/s , The direction of
the velocity is given by tan = vvxy , i.e., = 28Æ , south of east.
Let I1 the current
owing from the positive terminal of the V1 = 15V battery,
and I2 , the current
owing from the positive terminal of the V2 = 9V battery.
If I be the current
owing downwards through the resistance R in the middle,
Kirchho's junction rule requires I1 + I2 = I . Kirchho's loop rules require
V1 IR I1 R = 0 and V2 IR I2 R = 0. The solutions to this system of
linear equations are I1 = :07A; I2 = :01A; I = :08A:
Physics 102 Midterm Examination, March 13, 2002 Problem 5, Page 8
Problem 5.
A long thin copper rod of mass m = 0.06 kg and length L = 4.0 m is suspended by a
massless rope as shown. A current I1 = 44 A
ows along the rod from right to left.
The rod is placed in a region of uniform magnetic eld, B = 0.002 T, which points
out of the plane of the paper.
The second rod is in equilibrium because the force it experiences from the net
magnetic eld, Btot , counteracts the force of gravity. The net magnetic eld
Btot is the resultant of the eld produced by the current in the rst rod, I1
and the external magnetic eld B . It is easy to see that Btot = B +
2r .
0 I1
a) (10 pts) Plot the induced emf as a function of time and indicate the direction of the
induced current in the loop. Assume that the loop enters the region of the magnetic
eld at time t=0 sec.
When the loop enters/leaves the region of the magnetic eld, there will be
an induced emf in accordance with Faraday's law. When the loop is entirely
inside the region, the induced emf vanishes, since there is no change in the
ux
through the loop. From the dimensions of the loop, its speed, and the width
of the eld region, we see that there will be an induced emf between t = 0 sec
and t = 2 sec (when the loop is entering the eld region) and between t = 3 sec
and t = 5 sec (when the loop is leaving the eld region). Note that the current
owing through the loop is (counter)clockwise when the loop (enters)leaves the
eld region, as can be inferred from Lenz's law. The magnitude of the induced
emf is given by Faraday's law, E = ddt = BW v = 4 mV.
Physics 102 Midterm Examination, March 13, 2002 Problem 6, Page 10
emf (mV)
4.0 ( CW Current )
1 2 3 4 5
0
t (seconds)
( CCW Current )
-4.0
b) (5 pts) Determine the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the student
on the loop when it is moving out of the region of the magnetic eld with uniform
speed (v=5.0 cm/s).
A clockwise current I = E =R = 0:05A
ows through the loop as it leaves the
eld region. The net force on the loop due to the magnetic eld B , is given by
F = IW B , and acts to the left, consistent with Lenz's law. (Note that the forces
acting on the longer sides, L, of the loop cancel out.) Therefore, the student has
to exert a force to the right and its magnitude is again F = IW B = 0:004N .
Aliter: This problem can also be solved from energy considerations. Since the
power dissipated in the loop is equal to the rate at which the student does work,
E 2=R = F v, from which we get, F = Rv E 2 = 0:004N .