SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN RAJA PEREMPUAN,

IPOH

PHYSICS

PRA U2

UJIAN BULAN FEBRUARI TAHUN 2015

FEBRUARY
1 jam
NAMA : ____________________________

KELAS : PRA U2 AV

Values of constants
(Nilai Pemalar)

A 4.3 x 10 -12 N
1.

Section A
( 15 marks )
-2
4.3Answer
x 10 -6 Nall questions
C 4.3
10section
N
in xthis

4.3 N

The charge on the uranium nucleus is 1.5 x 10 -17 C and the charge on the alpha particle is
3.2 x 10 -19 C. What is the electrostatic force between a uranium nucleus and an alpha
particle seperated by 1.0 x 10 -12 m?

2.

A point charge +q in between two stationary charges + 3Q and Q is shown in the

diargam below

If the point charge +q is in equilibrium, the ratios of distance x to distance y is

A
3.

1
1/3
B
C
D
3
3
3 a cube side L enclosing a charge q is shown in the
A Gaussian surface in the formof
diagram below

4.

The diagram shows three point charges +q,+q and q at the vertices X, Y and Z respectively
of an equilateral triangle. the electric field strength at the centroid O of the triangle is in the
direction of

5.

Which of the following statements is true about equipotential surfaces?

A
6.

OS chargesBare placedOT
C of a rectangles
OY as shown
D in the OZ
Two point
at the corners
figure below.
The lengths of sides of the rectangle are 5.0 cm and 15.0 cm

A
The charge density is uniform
B No work is done in moving a charge along an equipotential surface
C The electric field at any point on the equipotential surface is zero
D There is no electric potential difference between two nearby equipotential surfces

Determine the electric potential at corner X

A
7.

+ 6.0 x B
+ 4.6 x C
-2.4 x 10 D
-7.8 x 10
4
5
5
5
10 the
V electric field strength
10 Vbetween a pair of parallel
V
Initially,
plates is E. The V
seperation of
the plates is doubled and the potential difference between the plates is increased by a factor
of four. What is the new electric field strength between two plates?
E

2E

4E

8E

8.A An isolated hollow conducting sphere of radius R is positively charged.Which of the

following is the graph of electric field intensity, E against distance, x from the center of the
sphere?

The diagram (a) below shows three identical capacitors which are connected in series to the
voltage supply V. The three capacitors are then connected in parallel to the same dc source
as shown in diagram (b)

What is ratio of the total energy stored by the capacitor in (a) to the total energy stored by
the capacitor in (b) ?
A
10

1:9
B
1:3
C
3:1
D
9:1
The space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor needs to be completely filled by a
dielectric material to increase its capacitance.Which of the following will give the highest
capacitance?

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An air-filled capacitor is connected to a battery. A dielectric slab is then inserted into the
space between the two capacitor plates. Which of the following is correct after the dielectric
is inserted?

A
Energy stored in the capacitor decreases
B
Electric
field
between
the
plates
increases
13 The diagram below shows an electron moving at constant speed through a region in a
C Charge
flows electric
from thefield
battery
uniform
E. to the capacitor
D Potential difference between the plates changed

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15
A

Two capacitors of 3 F and 6 F , are connected in series across a potential

difference of 120 V. The potential difference across the 3 F capacitor is
40 V

60 V

80 V

100 V

Write your objective answers in the table below.

1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8
9
10

11
12
13
14
15
Section B ( 15 marks)
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Answer all questions

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(a) Define electric field strength

(b)

[1 m]

Referring to figure 1 above, determine the magnitude and direction of electric field at
point P
[6 m]
17.

(a) Define the capacitance of a capacitor.

[1 m]

(b) An air filled capacitor consists of two parallel plates each with an area of 200 cm2 ,
seperated by a distance of 0.4 cm.
(i) calculate the capacitance of the capacitor

[3 m]

(ii) If a voltage source of 500 V is connected to the capacitor, calculate the total charge and
the energy stored in the capacitor.

[4 m]

Section C ( 30 marks)
Answer only two questions in this section
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a) State Coulombs Law

[1 m]

b) the figure below show three point charges, Q1, Q2, Q3 lying on a straight line
where Q1= -30

C and Q3= -70

If the net force acting on Q2 is zero, find the value of y.

[ 4m]

(c) Two charges, Q1= - 37 nC and Q2 = +16nC, are placed at the vertices of a
right- angle triangle as shown in the figure below

[ 4m]

( d) Find the electric potential at P

[ 2m]

(e) Calculate the work done in bringing a charge of -30 nC from infinity to
point P

[4m]

(f) by using Gausss law, derive an expression for a electric field strength for an
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isolated charge, Q.
(a)Statetwofunctionsofthedielectricinacapacitor.[2m]
(b)TwopurecapacitorsofcapacitanceC1=5.0 FandC2=10.0 Fareconnected
inseriestoa10.0Vbattery.
(i)DeriveanexpressionfortheeffectivecapacitanceCTofthecircuitandcalculatethe
valueofCT.[4m]
(ii)Calculatethetotalenergystoredinthecircuit.[2m]
(c)Thecircuitbelowshowsacapacitorof400 Fbeingchargedthrougharesistorof
80k byasourceof12V

Theswitchisclosedattimet=0.
(i)Findthetimeconstantforthecircuit[1m]
(ii)Findtheenergystoredinthecapacitorwhenitisfullycharged[2m]
(iii)Findthepotentialdifferenceacrosstheresistorafter2.0s[2m]
(iv)Whatisthecurrentinthecircuitaftertwotimeconstants?[2m]

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