University of the Philippines

College of Science

Physics 72
Set A
Final Exam
First Semester, AY 20152016

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Final Exam First Semester, AY 20152016 Physics 72

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the letter of the best answer to each of the following questions.
Use Mongol 2 pencil only to shade your answer to the exam. To change your answer, neatly
erase your old answer and shade the new one. Take all the given variables to be positive. No
computational devices allowed (e.g. calculators, mobile phones). Any form of cheating in ex-
aminations or any act of dishonesty in relation to studies, such as plagiarism, shall be subject
to disciplinary action. Following instructions is part of the exam.

Useful formulas:
Surface Area Volume Volume element
4
Sphere (radius = r) 4r2 3 r
3
4r2 dr
Cylinder (radius = r, height = h) 2r2 + 2rh r2 h 2rh dr

Useful constants:
e 1.60 1019 C sin(/3) = cos(/6) = 3/2
me 9.1 1031 kg cos(/3) = sin(/6) = 1/2

0 8.854 1012 C2 /Nm2 sin(/4) = cos(/4) = 2/2
k 9 109 Nm2 /C2
0 4 107 Tm/A
c 3 108 m/s

1. diPole McCartney. An electric dipole is immersed in a

uniform electric field as shown. Which of the following
statements is TRUE regarding the dipoles motion?
A. Rotate clockwise
B. Rotate counterclockwise
C. Does not move, stable equilibrium
D. Does not move, unstable equilibrium

2. what a qt! A negative test charge is placed a distance r from a positive charge q. Which of
the following statements is/are TRUE regarding the electric field of q, E, and the electric
force, Ft , on the negative test charge?
I. Ft is in the same direction as E.
II. Ft and E are in opposite directions.
III. At r, |E| |Ft |.

A. I only C. I and III

B. II only D. II and III

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3. Moligoyong arrow! Shown are the electric

field lines due to three point charges X, Y, and
Z. Which of the following statements is TRUE
about the direction of the electric field vector at
point P and the nature of the charges?
A. , all positive
B. , all negative
C. , all negative
D. , all positive

For the next three items, consider a solid conduct-

ing sphere, with charge 2Q and radius R, en-
closed in a rectangular conductor, with charge +Q,
as shown.
4. Liberte. What is the electric flux through the
spherical Gaussian surface with radius r < R
located inside the conducting sphere?

Qr3 2Q
A. C.
0 R3 0
2Qr3
B. D. zero
0 R3

5. Egalit
e. What is the magnitude of the electric field on this Gaussian surface?

A. zero Q Qr Qr
B. C. D.
40 r2 40 R3 20 R3

6. Fraternite. What is the net charge on the outer surface of the rectangular conductor?

A. +2Q B. +Q C. Q D. 3Q

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7. May potential! The potential at a point P due to a unit positive charge is found to be V0 . If
the distance between the charge and the point is tripled, what is the new potential at point
P?

A. 3V V V D. 9V
B. C.
3 9

8. Sore Eyes. Consider the following electric configuration with the equipotential (dashed
lines) and electric field lines (solid lines) shown. Which of the labelled points has the
highest electric field magnitude?

9. Thou Shall DRIFT. What is the magnitude of the drift velocity of the electrons in a current
carrying wire with current density J = 8.0 106 A/m2 and free electron density n =
5.0 1028 m3 . (The charge of an electron is e.)

A. 1.6 1019 m/s C. 1.0 103 m/s

B. 2.5 1025 m/s D. 5.0 1025 m/s

10. Step Current. Consider the circuit shown. What is the current
passing through the 8- resistor?
A. 3/8 A
B. 1 A
C. 3 A
D. 24 A

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For the next three items, consider the capacitor circuit shown. All capacitors in
the circuit have the same capacitance C.
11. Tor-Capa ba? Tor na! What is the effective capacitance of the circuit?

A. 2C C
C.
2
B. 4C D. C

12. Dark Energy. How much electric energy is stored in each of the capacitors?

CV 2 CV 2 C. CV 2 D. 2CV 2
A. B.
4 2

13. Darkelectric. If a dielectric with = 2 is inserted in all the capacitors, what is the new
effective capacitance of the circuit?

A. C B. 2C C. 4C D. 8C

For the next two items, consider the circuit shown. Each re-
sistor has the same resistance R = 1.0 .
14. Req. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?

7 6
A. C.
2 7
7 2
B. D.
6 7
15. Aywan. Which of the following is TRUE about the current passing through the resistors
when an ideal 6.0-V battery is connected to the circuit?

A. I1 > I2 > I3 C. I1 > I2 = I3

B. I1 < I4 = I5 D. I1 = I4 = I5

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16. EhEmF. If the resistors in the given circuit has R =

1.0 , what is the value of the emf 2 ?

A. 6 V C. 2 V
B. 11 V D. 7 V

17. CyclOtrOn. An electron beam traveling at v enters a

region with uniform magnetic field as shown and trav-
els a distance of s while in the field. The beam exits
the region with a direction perpendicular to its original
direction. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
me v me v
A. C.
se se
me v me v
B. D.
2se 2se

18. Flat. A closed half-cylinder of radius a = 2 cm and

height h = 5 cm is immersed in a region with uniform
magnetic field B = (0.5 T) as shown in the figure.
What is the magnetic flux on the curved surface of the
cylinder?

A. 5 104 Wb C. 1 103 Wb
B. +5 104 Wb D. +1 103 Wb

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19. ALin? Consider two current-carrying loops on the xy-

plane as shown. Loop 1 is in a magnetic field along the
, while Loop 2 is in a magnetic field along
k .Which of
the following statements is/are TRUE?
I. The torque in Loop 1 is at its maximum value.
II. The potential energy for Loop 2 is at its minimum.
III. Loop 2 is in an unstable equilibrium.

A. I only C. I and III only

B. II only D. II and III only

20. Wire-in-a-wire-in-a-wire. Consider the cross section of three insulated coaxial wires with
the indicated currents as shown. What is the relationship of the magnetic field magnitudes
at points X, Y, and Z?

A. BX < BY < BZ C. BY < BZ < BX

B. BZ < BY < BX D. BZ < BX < BY

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For the next two items, consider a circular conductor with radius R placed between two in-
finitely long, parallel conductors, as shown. Each conductor carries a current I in the indicated
directions.

21. 101. What is the net magnetic field at the center of the circular conductor?

0 I 0 I 0 I
A. , out of the page C. , out of the page
2R 2R 2R
0 I 0 I 0 I
B. , into the page D. , into the page
2R 2R 2R

22. One-on-One. If the circular conductor is removed, what is the magnitude of the force per
unit length experienced by the left straight conductor due to the right straight conductor?

0 I 2 0 I 2 0 I 2 0 I 2
A. B. C. D.
8R 4R 2R R

23. Field. A copper wire with length 0.50 m moves perpendicularly through a 0.60-T magnetic
field at a speed of 2.0 m/s. What is the motional emf?

A. 1.20 V B. 0.60 V C. 0.30 V D. 0.15 V

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24. Induced emf. A circular wire loop of radius 2.0 m has its plane oriented perpendicular to
a spatially uniform magnetic field that is changing at a constant rate of 2.0 T/s. What is the
magnitude of the induced emf in the loop?

A. 2 V B. 4 V C. 6 V D. 8 V

25. Lenzones. A square loop with side length s is partially im-

mersed in a magnetic field B pointing into the page as shown,
with only half of it in the region with the magnetic field. In
which direction should the loop move so that there is a clock-
wise current induced in the loop ?

A. up C. right
B. left D. down

26. Half-half. A fully-charged capacitor with C = 25 mF is connected in series to a 10-H

inductor. After how many seconds does the energy from the capacitor transfer completely
to the inductor? Assume that the resistance in the circuit is negligible.

1 1
A. s B. s C. s D. s
4 8 4 8

27. ULIT. What is the energy stored in a 10-mH inductor connected to a circuit with a steady
current of 0.2 A?

A. 400 J B. 40 J C. 20 J D. 200 J

28. Crude Audio Filter. An AC signal consists of a superposition of frequencies 200 Hz,
800 Hz, and 1200 Hz. Each frequency component has the same voltage amplitude 1 V. The
signal is then fed to a capacitor C = 10 F. Which of the following statements regarding
the system is TRUE?
I. The 200 Hz signal will cause the largest peak current through the capacitor.
II. The average power dissipated by the capacitor is zero.
III. The impedance of the circuit is independent of the frequency of the signal.

A. II only C. II and III only

B. I only D. I and II only

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29. Riding the LRC. What is the impedance of a series LRC circuit with zero inductance,
5
capacitance C = nF, resistance R = 900 , and angular frequency = 2 106 rad/s?
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A. 600 B. 1200 C. 1300 D. 1500

30. Pairwise. Which of the following pairs of phasor diagrams correctly illlustrates the current
and voltage across a given circuit element?

31. EMposible. Which of the following statements is/are ALWAYS TRUE?

I. A time-varying electric field can be a source of magnetic fields.
II. A time-varying magnetic field can be a source of electric fields.
III. An electromagnetic wave can be produced by an accelerating charge.

A. III only C. I and III only

B. I and II only D. I, II and III

32. EMplication. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. The higher the frequency of an EM wave, the longer its wavelength.
B. The net magnetic flux through any closed surface is always zero.
C. In an EM wave, the electric field and magnetic field are always perpendicular to
each other.
D. The direction of propagation of an EM wave is always perpendicular to the mag-
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33. Beatipul! As white light strikes an air-glass interface, green light ( = 530 nm) is re-
fracted, as shown. Which of the following rays best depicts the trajectory of red light
( = 650 nm)?

34. Pol-pol. Unpolarized light of intensity I0 is incident on two consecutive polarizers whose
axes are 60 with respect to each other. What is the final intensity of the transmitted light?

I0 I0 3I0 3I0
A. B. C. D.
4 8 4 8

35. Salamat, Snell. Light, starting from air, is incident on

a slab of glass at an angle of 45 from the normal. The
transmitted light forms an angle of 60 from the inter-
face. What is the index of refraction of the glass?
p
A. 2/3 C. 2

B. 1 D. 3

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For the next three items, consider a thin lens and snow globe aligned along the same optical
axis as shown below (grid interval is 5 cm). Elsa is 15 cm in front of the converging lens, whose
focal length has a magnitude of 10 cm. The spherical snow globe, whose radius is 10 cm, is
placed 20 cm behind the lens.

36. imahe ni elsa. Where is the Elsas image formed by the lens alone?

A. 6 cm in front of the lens C. 15 cm behind the lens

B. 7.5 cm behind the lens D. 30 cm behind the lens

37. Nyebe hindi olaf. Which of the following best describes the image formed by the lens
alone?

A. real and inverted C. virtual and inverted

B. real and upright D. virtual and upright

38. Pasko na! The index of refraction inside the snow globe is 1.5. Where is Elsas final image
formed by the lens AND the snow globe? Ignore the effects of the snow globes thin glass
casing.
A. At the snow globes center
B. 20 cm to the left of the snow globes center
C. 5 cm to the left of the snow globes center
D. 5 cm to the right of the snow globes center

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For the next two items, consider a 500-nm laser incident on two slits separated by a distance
d. The resulting interference pattern is projected on a screen 1.00 m away.
39. Liwanag sa Dilim. If successive bright fringes were observed 1.00 mm and 2.00 mm away
from the center, what is the separation distance d between the two slits?

A. 0.250 mm C. 1.00 mm
B. 0.500 mm D. 2.00 mm

40. Darkness into Light. Which of the following would decrease the spacing of the dark
fringes?
I. Increasing the wavelength of incident light
II. Increasing the slit separation
III. Decreasing the slit-to-screen distance

A. I only C. II and III only

B. I and II only D. I, II and III

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