Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Physics Midterm 2 Exam Notes for Winter 2019, Exams of Physics

Detailed notes for the winter 2019 physics midterm 2 exam, covering topics such as electric potential, electric field, resistance, capacitance, and magnetic fields. Includes multiple-choice questions, problems, and bonus questions with solutions. Useful for university students preparing for exams, quizzes, and assignments.

Typology: Exams

2023/2024

Uploaded on 03/18/2024

selvana-sfen
selvana-sfen 🇺🇸

3 documents

1 / 10

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Name:
(E(
Student
ID:
__________________
ID:
A
Ph
212/222
Winter
2019
Midterm
2
Rules
Record
the
exam
ID
(e.g.
A,
B,
C)
on
your
Scantron
No
devices
except
for
standalone
calculators
allowed.
One
sheet
of
notes
allowed.
Scantrons
must
be
filled
in
with
pencil.
Remove
all
items
from
desk
except
for
allowed
materials.
You
are
not
allowed
to
leave
the
room
during
the
exam.
You
may
write
on
the
exam.
Make
sure
name
is
on
exam
and
Scantron.
Turn
in
Scantron
and
exam
when
finished.
pico-
(p)
=
1
0
1
2
milli-
(m)
=
10-3
nano-
(n)
=
10"
9
kilo-
(k)
=
10
3
micro-
(u)
=
10-6
centi-
(c)
=
10-2
Multiple
Choice
Identify
the
choice
that
best
answers
the
question.
The
points
for
each
multiple
choice
question
are
marked.
1.
(1
pt)
The
electric
potential
in
a
region
of
space
is
given
by
V(x)
=
50
V
+
(15
V/m)
x.
The
electric
field
in
this
region
is
,
-
a.
50
E=-a4l-
-Bv|w
-
b.
(15V/m)xi
c.
(50
V/m
+15
V/m)
i
d.
(15V/m)
7)
-(15
V/m)
i
2.
(1
pt)
If
the
potential
V
of
an
array
of
charges
vs.
the
distance
from
the
charges
is
as
shown
in
graph
1,
which
graph
shows
the
electric
field
E
as
a
function
of
distance
r?
a.
2
b.
3
e.
6
1
pf3
pf4
pf5
pf8
pf9
pfa

Partial preview of the text

Download Physics Midterm 2 Exam Notes for Winter 2019 and more Exams Physics in PDF only on Docsity!

Name: (E(^ Student^ ID:__________________^ ID: A

Ph 212/222 Winter 2019 Midterm 2

Rules

  • Record the exam ID (e.g. A, B, C) on your Scantron
  • No devices except for standalone calculators allowed.
  • One sheet of notes allowed.
  • Scantrons must be filled in with pencil.
  • Remove all items from desk except for allowed materials.
  • You are not allowed to leave the room during the exam.
  • You may write on the exam.
  • Make sure name is on exam and Scantron.
  • Turn in Scantron and exam when finished.

pico- (p) = 1012 milli- (m) = 10- nano- (n) = 10" 9 kilo- (k) = 103 micro- (u) = 10-6 centi- (c) = 10-

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best answers the question. The points for each multiple choice question are marked.

  1. (1 pt) The electric potential in a region of space is given by V(x) = 50 V + (15 V/m) x. The electric field in this region is , - a. 50 E=-a4l- -Bv|w - b. (15V/m)xi c. (50 V/m +15 V/m) i d. (15V/m) 7) -(15 V/m) i
  2. (1 pt) If the potential V of an array of charges vs. the distance from the charges is as shown in graph 1, which graph shows the electric field E as a function of distance r?

a. 2 b. 3

e. 6

Name:_______________________ ID: A

  1. (1 pt) A potential difference of 120 V produces a current of 8.0 A in the heating element of a toaster What is the resistance of this heating element while the toaster is carrying this current? a. 6.7 x 10-2 9 ) - । 12 66 is n v' । c. 0.96 kQ slaL d. 67 Q e. 30 g
  2. (1 pt) By what percentage does the resistance of a copper wire (a = 3.9 x 10-3/K) increase when its temperature increases from 20°C to 100°C?. , , , a. 11% (^) b b. 14% c. 23%

e. 57% 1^ K ‘Aa‘ mml

  1. (1 pt) A 12-V battery has an internal resistance of 0.20 Q. If the battery is being charged by a current of 30 A, the magnitude of the potential difference between its terminals is 18 V 6.0 V 42 V d. 0 e. 12 V

(1 pt) Three identical light bulbs are connected in parallel to a constant voltage power supply. Initially switch Si is closed and the other two switches open. When the other two switches, S and s, are closed the brightness of the first light bulb a is dimmer. (b.) is unchanged. c. is brighter. d. depends on how long the switches are on. e. Insufficient information to tell since V and R are not given.

  1. (1 pt) Which of the following statements is true concerning an ideal ammeter and an ideal voltmeter? a. both have infinite resistance b. both have zero resistance (©) the ammeter has zero resistance, and the voltmeter has infinite resistance d. the ammeter has infinite resistance, and the voltmeter has zero resistance e. both have equal, finite resistances

Name:

100 V

100> 100

(2 pt) In this circuit, the current through the 5-2 resistor is approximately a. b.

4 A

20 A

F /0•

Lu

go

40 A

8 A

d. e.

12 V

Problems. Points as marked. Put a square around answers.

  1. (4 pt) The power dissipated in the unknown resistor (7?) is

_ (o /

Name: ID: A

  1. BONUS (4 pt) A capacitor is constructed by placing a conducting sphere of radius a concentrically inside a thin conducting spherical shell of radius b. Derive an expression for the capacitance of this capacitor. Must show work for credit.

Pa(e Q cho} +GO

Sl-o‘ anc cWenGO spkse (w clo A reve.k

Cole Mi electvc R

610 cncloc lu S MSI 60 S< 5 L lecHic Celo

G/V

(9pwSS/CA—

UXSe

d

Geng lt^-

_g

ID: A

Name:________________________

nr. 1 1. ,. a velocity equal to 3.5x106m/s- 7.1x106 m/sk when it

  1. (4 pt) What is the force on an electron that has a +0 40 T $? is in a region with a magnetic field given by 0.80 T i J'
  2. A copper wire of length L = 6.0 m has a radius r=1.5 mm. When an electric le o—Es 0.25 V m is applied to the wire, the current is 1.5 A. (a) (3 pt) What is the resistivity of the wire?

(b) (2 pt) How much time does it take electrons to move from one end of the wire to the other? The

- / i§yro-° w

electron density of copper is 8.5 x 1028m3.

L-2e A-

Name: ID:^ A

  1. (2 pt) A capacitor is made with two strips of metal foil, each 2.5 cm wide by 50 cm long, with a 0.70-um thick strip of paper (k = 3.7) sandwiched between them. The capacitor is rolled up to save space. What is the capacitance of this device? (The permittivity of free space Eo = 8.85 x 10-12 F/m.)

a. b.

43 nF 0.16 uF C) 0.58 pF d. e.

v 0

7.3 uF

Initial

Eo

(2 pt) A charged capacitor has an initial electric field E o and potential difference Vo across its plates. Without connecting any source of emf, you insert a dielectric (k > 1) slab between the plates to produce an electric field E d and a potential difference Vd across the capacitor. The pair of statements that best represents the relationships between the electric fields and potential differences is a. Ea-Eo;V-Vo -ekc2Lu-9 s up -LeMeAl., b. Ed Eo; Va> Vo - oKLues q elchc 4.(0 FpPGed e. Ea>Eok=V— 41/ pl.les. d. Ed<Eo;Va>Vo Ael) o g) Ea<Eo;Va<V <mk VsE° Volsoeer-

  1. (2 pt) The switch S is initially at position a for a long time. It is then switched to position b. Describe what happens to the light bulb as a function of time when the switch is flipped from a to b?

a. The light bulb was on but goes off immediately. C•r" g.y b. The light bulb was off and stays off. • 0 c. The light bulb was on but its brightness decreases with time and eventually goes off. d, The light bulb was on and stays on. e J The light bulb was off. It then lights up but the brightness decreases with time and eventually goes off.

Name:________________________ (^) ID: A

Variable voltage source

(1 pt) As the voltage in the circuit is increased (but a. increases.

not to the breakdown voltage), the capacitance

decreases. does not change. increases, decreases, or does not change, depending on the charge on the plates of the capacitor. e. does none of these.

  1. (1 pt) The charge on each capacitor in a set of capacitors in series is a. directly proportional to its capacitance. b. inversely proportional to its capacitance. c. independent of its capacitance. S) the same. e. None of these is correct. (1 pt) When you insert a piece of paper (k = 3.7) into acitance increases. b. decreases. c, does not change.

the air between the plates of a capacitor, the

d. could increase, decrease, or not change depending on the dielectric constant of the paper. e. does none of these.

  1. (1 pt) Which of the following statements is falser a. When there is no electric field in a wire, the free electrons move in random. directions with speeds of the order of 106 m/s. u ( AD ) b. By convention, electrons move in the direction opposite to the direction of A current. - (c, In the absence of an electric field, the average velocity of the electrons in a wire is very large. d. The drift velocity of electrons in a typical metal is very small. e. The motion of the free electrons in a metal is similar to that of the molecules of a gas.
  2. (1 pt) Wire A, which is of the same length and material as wire B, has twice the diameter of wire B. If the resistance of wire B is R, what is the resistance of wire A? a. R b. 2R c. R/