PC1432 Physics IIE

(Semester II: AY 2011-12, 2th March 2012)

Term Test

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INSTRUCTIONS 1. This is a closed book test. 2. This paper contains 20 multiple choice questions. 3. Answer ALL questions. Marks will NOT be deducted for wrong answers. 4. Each of the questions or incomplete statements is followed by the suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then shade the corresponding bubble on the answer sheet. 5. Only the answer sheet will be collected at the end of the test. 6. Use 2B pencil only. Using any other type of pencil or pen may result in answers unrecognizable by the machine. 7. Programmable or graphics calculator is NOT allowed to be used in the examination. 8. Take the acceleration due to gravity, g D 9:8 m/s2 .

1. ANS: c 2. ANS: b 3. ANS: a 4. ANS: b 5. A current passes through a wire of nonuniform cross-section. Which of the following quantities are independent of the cross section? i) the charge crossing in a given time interval ii) drift speed iii) current density iv) free-electron density a) i, ii b) ii, iii c) ii, iv d) i, iii e) i, iv ANS: e 6. In the circuit, the battery has emf E D 50 V and negligible internal resistance.

The four resistors have resistances of R1 D 14 , R2 D 21 , R3 D 30 Calculate the rate at which heat is being generated in the resistor R4 . A) 35.5 W B) 37.0 W C) 38.5 W D) 39.5 W E) 41.0 W ANS: C 2

, and R4 D 14

7. A beam of electrons is traveling along the axis midway between two parallel plates at a speed of 1:6 106 m/s. The plates are separated by 1.6 cm and are 3.0 cm long.
3.0 cm e 24
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What is the potential difference between the plates if the beam of electrons, upon leaving the region between the plates, is deected 24 from the axis? A) 3.1 V B) 3.3 V C) 3.5 V D) 3.7 V E) 3.9 V ANS: C 8. Referring to Figure 1, what is the charge, in C, on capacitor C4 , given that C1 D 1 C2 D 2 F, C3 D 3 F, C4 D 4 F, C5 D 5 F, and V D 2 V? F,

A C3 C1 C2 C5 C4 V

Figure 1

a) b) c) d) e)

21 5 23 5 24 5 26 5 27 5

ANS: c 3

9. Given that E1 D 4 V, E2 D 16 V, E3 D 6 V, R1 D 4 current I2 in the circuit is closest to

, R2 D 8

, and R3 D 10

, the

a) -1.11 A b) 0.23 A c) 1.11 A d) 0.13 A e) -0.89 A ANS: d 10. A battery has an internal resistance of 1.20 and its open-circuit terminal voltage is 1.50 V. When a cylindrical wire 2.10 mm in diameter and 245 m long is connected across the terminals of this battery, the current in the circuit is 0.472 A. What is the resistivity of the material from which the wire is made? A) 2:40 B) 2:80 C) 3:20 D) 3:40 E) 3:60 ANS: B 11. A thin rod stretches along the z-axis from z D d to z D d as shown. 10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8

m m m m m

-d

Let be the linear charge density (charge per unit length) on the rod and the points P1 D .0; 0; 2d / and P2 D .x; 0; 0/. Find the coordinate x such that the potential at P1 is equal to that at P2 . (Note that P1 and P2 lie on the respective z- and x-axes.) 0 d p 3d p 2d 2d Z p 1 2 C c2 dx D ln x C x Hint: p x2 C c2 ANS: c 12. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric eld E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total ux for the entire surface of the cylinder is given by a) b) c) d) e) 2 R2 E R2 LE 2 2 R2 =.EL/ 0 2 R2 E=L a) b) c) d) e)

ANS: d 13. Twenty seven (27) drops of water of the same size are equally and similarly charged. They are then united to form a bigger drop. By what factor will the electrical potential change? a) b) c) d) e) 3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 9 times

ANS: e 5

14. A light bulb is connected in the circuit with the switch S open.

All the connecting leads have no appreciable resistance and the battery has no internal resistance. When we close the switch, which statements below accurately describe the behavior of the circuit? i) The brightness of the bulb will increase. ii) The brightness of the bulb will decrease. iii) The brightness of the bulb will not change. iv) The potential drop across R2 will not change. v) The potential drop across R2 will decrease. a) i, iii b) ii, iii c) i, iv d) ii, v e) i, v ANS: e 15. Two identical rings, each of radius r, are co-axially placed. The distance between their centers is r. Same charge Q is placed on each ring. The work done in moving a test charge q0 from the center of one ring to that of the other is a) c) d) e)
1 4
0

2q0 Q r

b) 0
1 4 1 4 1 4
0 0 0

p . 2p1/q0 Q 2r p p2q0 Q . 2 1/r 2q p 0Q . 2 1/r

ANS: b

16. Equal but opposite charges Q are placed on the plates of an air-lled parallel-plate capacitor. The plates are then pulled apart to twice their original separation. Which of the following statements about this capacitor are true? i) The energy stored in the capacitor has doubled. ii) The electric eld between the plates has increased. iii) The potential difference across the plates has doubled. iv) The energy density in the capacitor has increased. v) The capacitance has doubled. a) ii, v b) i, iii c) iii, v d) i, iv e) ii, iii ANS: b 17. Which of the following statements about Gausss law are correct? i) If a Gaussian surface is completely inside an electrostatic conductor, the electric eld must always be zero at all points on that surface. ii) Gausss law is valid only for symmetric charge distributions, such as spheres and cylinders. iii) Only charge enclosed within a Gaussian surface can produce an electric eld at points on that surface iv) If there is no charge inside of a Gaussian surface, the electric eld must be zero at points of that surface. v) The electric ux passing through a Gaussian surface depends only on the amount of charge inside that surface, not on its size or shape. a) i, ii b) i, iii c) iii, iv d) i, v e) ii, v ANS: d

18. A network of 6 identical capacitors, each of value C , is mades as shown. Equivalent capacitance between points A and B is

a) C =4 b) 2C c) C =3 d) 3C e) 4C =3 ANS: e 19. Electrical energy stored in the following network is

1 .C1 C C2 C C3 /V 2 2 .C1 C2 C C2 C3 C C3 C1 /V 2 b) 2.C2 C C3 / a) c) d) e) C1 C2 C3 V 2 2.C1 C C2 C C3 /

.C1 C2 C C2 C C3 C C3 C1 /V 2 2.C1 C C2 C C3 /

.C1 C2 C C2 C C3 C C3 C1 /V 2 2.C1 C C3 /

ANS: b

20. A system consists of two metallic spheres of radii r1 and r2 connected by a thin wire and a switch S as shown. The two spheres are far apart. Initially S is open and spheres carry charges q1 and q2 respectively.

If the switch is closed, the potential of the system is a) b) c) d) e) q1 q2 4 0 r1 r2 q1 C q2 4 0 .r1 C r2 / 1 q1 q2 C 4 0 r1 r2 q1 C q2 p 4 0 r1 r2 q1 C q2 p 2 0 r1 r2

ANS: b