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1993

AP PhysicsB Examination
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l. In which of the followingsituationswould an object 3 . An ideal springobeysHooke'slaw, F : - kx.


be accelerated? A massof 0.50kilogramhung verticallyfrom this
I. It moverin a straightline at constantspeed. springstretchesthe spring0.075meter.The valueof
I[. [t moveswith uniform circularmotion. the force constantfor the spring is most nearly
III. It travelsas a projectilein a gravitationalfield (A) 0.33N/m
with negligibleair resistance. (B) 0.66N/m
(A) I only (c) 6.6 N/m
(B) III only (D) 33 N/m
I 66 N/m

H
I and II only
II and III only
I. II. and III

A ball falls straightdown throughthe air underthe


influenceof gravity.Thereis a retardingforce .F on
theballwithmagnitudegivenbyF = bu, where u
is the speedofthe ball and 6 is a positiveconstant.
The magnitudeof the accelerationa of the ball at
any time is equalto whichof the following?
The figure aboveshows4r@serr,ucircuter tract
(A)g-, whoseendsareat a verticalheight lr. A block
4 fru; placedat point P at one end of the track is released
from restand slidespastthe bottom ofthe track.
@\'-H 6 Which of the following is true of the height to which

(c') c + b; il.*o the block riseson the other sideof the track?
(A) It is equalto hl2n.
(B) It is equalto hl4.
(C) Itisequal to hl2.
(D)f t (D) It is equalto &.
--
' 0c - bl. ilAq,-
/\n f,E) It is betweenzeroand h; theexactheight
dependson how muchenergyis lost to
@) * friction.
.l
A- trllk-bV
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ll-a
l"-;)i, Afuo,r&
V tv
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5. An objectis releasedfrom reston a planetthat has


no atmosphere.The objectfalls freelyfor 3.0meters
in the first second.What is the magnitudeof the
accelerationdue to gravity on the planet?
(A) 1.5mis2
(B) 3.0m/s'
@ 6.0 m/s'
(D) 10.0m/s2
(E) 12.0m/sz 8. The two spherespictured abovehaveequal densities
and are subjectonly to their mutual gravitational
attraction.Which of the following quantitiesmust
6. lf SpacecraftX hastwicethe massof Spacecraft have the saqe magnitudefor both spheres?
I, then true statementsabout X and I include (A) Acceleration
which of the fiollowing? (B) Velocity
I. On Earth, X experienoestwice the gravita- (C) Kinetic energy
tional force that Y experiences. (D) Displacementfrom the oenterof mass
II. On the Moon, X has twicethe weightof I/. ij c"iuitational force c,6rra.[i. opg":,i<
III. Whenboth arein thesamecircularorbit. X has
twicethe centripetalaccelerationof Y. 9. When an objectoscillatingin simpleharmonic
(A) I only motion is at its maximumdisplacementfrom the
4?='{woo equilibriumposition,which of the following is true
(B) III only . of the valuesof its speedand the magnitudeof the
$ f and II only
(D)
(E)
II and III only
I, II, and III w,-f"o restoringforce?
Speed RestoringForce

@tZero Maximum ltl'tf* ?{'

(B) Tnro 7*ro

(c) 2I maxJmum I
tmarumum

7. Two pucksare attachedby a stretchedspring and I


(D) Maximum
are initially held at reston a frictionlesssurface,as tmilomum
shownabove.The pucksare then releasedsimulta-
neously.If puck I hasthreetimesthe massof puck (E) Maximum Zmo
II, which of the following quantitiesis the samefor
both pucksasthe springpulls the two puckstoward
eachother?
(A) Speed
(B) Velocity
(C) Acceleration
(D) Kineticenersv
@ MagnitudeoTmomentum Gr*eqrvahA, ^
ok ilAn^\eqA/''4,-
t0. Which of the following is true when an object of
mass ,?r moving on a horizontal frictionless surface
hits and sticks to an object of mass M > m, which
is initially at rest on the surface?
(A) The collision is elastic.
(B) All of the initial kinetic energy of the less- 12.An automobilemovesat constantspeeddown one
massiveobject is lost. hill and up anotherhill alongthe smoothlycurved
(C) The momentum of the objects that are stuck surfaceshownabove.Which of the following
together has a smaller magnitude than the diagramsbestrepresents the directionsof the
initial momentum of the less-massiveobject. velocityand the accelerationof the automobileat
". Th" speedofthe objects that are stuck together
(E
the instantthat it is at the lowestposition,as shown?
will be less than the initial speedof the less-
massiveobject. (A) -+o
(E) The direction of motion of the objects that are
I
stuck together depends on whether the hit is
la
a head-on collision. i

l l. Two objects having the same mass travel toward _+D


each other on a flat surface, each with a speedof @
1.0 meter per second relative to the surface. The tI
objects collide head-on and are repor"tedto rebound
after the collision, each with a speedof 2.0 meters lo
per second relative to the surface. Which of the
following assessmentsof this report is most accu-
(c) ---!+
rate?
+A
(A) Momentum was not conserved,therefore the
report is false.
(D) If potential energy was releasedto the objects (D) +o
during the collision, the report could be true. #a
(C) If the objects had different masses,the report
could be true.
(D) If the surface was inclined, the report could be
true.
(E)
(E) If there was no friction between the objects and
the surface, the report could be true. 4"
r3. Which of the following will causethe eloctricalresis- Questionsl5-16 rcfer to the circuit shownbelow.
tanceof certainmaterialsknown as superconductors
to suddenlydecreaseto essentiallyzero?
(A) Increasingthe voltageappliedto the material
beyond a certain threshold voltage
(B) Increasingthe pressureapplied to the material
- beyonda certainthresholdpressure
($ Cootltrg the material below a certain threshold
v
temperature
(D) Stretching the material to a wire of sufficiently 3pF
small diameter
(E) Placing the material in a sufliciently large
magneticfield 15.The equivalentcapacitancefor this network is most
neady
t 4 . Kirchhoffs loop rule for circuit analysisis an (A) l0/7pF
expressionof which of the following? (B) 3l2trF

ffi
(A) Conservationof charge 713trF
7 trF
I Conservationof energy
Ampdre'slaw
(D) Faraday'slaw
14pF

(E) Ohm's law 16. The chargestored in the S-microfaradcapacitor is


most neady

Qzorl- s,'0[-)
(A) 360pC

I 500pC
710pC
(D) 1,100pC = 9upL
(E) 1,800pC

re,L-l
ffi u lonT'eL
;) %*'

fr1,v
-\e * ,-
, i' - - -,-{u r
& - - - -,-- - - #- ---

-fT-i--t-
17. Twolargeparallelcondrctingplates p and p are 19. T\vo long parallelr+,ires.are sgparatedby a distane d,
connectedto a batteryofemf g, as shownaFove, as shown above.One wire ca*es a sLaiy
A test_charge current f
is placedsucccssivelyat points I, II, into the plane of thc pagewhile thi other'wire
ald III. If edgeeffectsare negligible,the force on carries
the chargewhenit is at poiniili is ' 3 sleadycurrent I out of te page.At what points
t!.e ntangof the p-ageaoa oirtslOettr'ru1.res,
in
Dcsrdes potntsat infinity, is the magneticfielddue
(A) of equalmagnitudeand in the samedirection to
as the currentszero?

n.M /R ^the
force on.thechargewhenit is at point I
(yl oI equalmagnitudeand in the samedirectionas
the torce on the chargewhenit is at point II
(C) equalin magnitudeto t-heforceon tt"
ftrarge
whenit is at point I, but in the opposite -
(A) Only atryint p
(B) At all points on the line ,S,S'
(C) At a-llpoints on the line connecting
wircs
the two
dirotion (D) At all points on a circle of radius 2d
(D) much greaterin magnitude than the fiorce centered
on on Point P
the chargewhenit is at point II, but in the @ nt nopoints
samedirection
(E) much lessin magnitudethan the force on
the
9!arg" when it is at point II, but in the same
direction

f
a

18. The direction of the magnetic field at point .R


caused by the currcnt .{ in the wire shbwn above is
(A) to the left
(B) to the right
(C) toward the wire
(D) into the page
@ outofthlfage
Questions2G22 relateto the following circuit diagram, 23. If thc gasin a containcr apsor[s 275joules of heat,
which showsa battery with an intcrnal resistanceof 4.0 has 125joulesof work done on it, and then does
ohms connectedto a l6ohm and a 2Gohm rcsistor in 50joules of work, what is the increasein the internal
enerryofthe gas?
0,-z(11
scries.The current in the 20-ohm rcsistor is 0.3 amperes.
(A) l0o J
(B) 200J
16(}
G) 3sor tr ) - t D<)
(D) 400J

I =0.3A
(E) 4s0J
NYKFs
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Questions24-25
4fl with e massof 1.50kilograms,specific
Intemal NA
Rcsistrc
a massof 3.00
and initial
V**'ltq'*u rernovedafter 5
20.what,l*" battery? 20'C. Negloctany
(A) 1.2v
"*tthe thc insulatedjar.
(B) 6.0v
10.8
v 24. ^t\e tempenrture liquid after the metal is

ffi 12.0
v
13.2V
removedis
(A) 0 " c
(B) 4"C
(c)
21. What is the potcntial differenccacrosEthe terminals 8"C
X and I of the batterv? . - n\ (D) l0' c
"'::':, (E) 20"c
(A) r.zv
(D 6. ov - (qi[''*) /\
[L\'l-\" -ro(t
/\
@ v
ro.s \tu'- 25. Theavera i ratc at which hea\is transferredwhile
(D )r2. ov o- ' the piee metal is in the liqui\s
\
(E) 13.2v (A) Us \ \
(B) J/s
What power is dissipatcdby thc tl-ohm internal (c) 4s
resistanceof the batte4l? (D)
(E)
I(c) 0.36W
1 .2w
3.2W
(D) 3.6W
(E) 4.8W
/e' edr
I 'C*{

(r flf.*.rut7'
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Radio waves
Infrared radiation
;f'|- Visible light lue,6n4t
Ultraviolt radiation
:.\). Gamma radiation
r u'm w v 29. For the five types of electromagneticradiation listed
above,which of the following correctly describesthe
Which three of the glasslensesabove,whcn placed way in which wavelength,frcquency,and photon
in air, will causeparallel rays of light to convrge? energychangeas one gocsfrom the top of the list to
thc bottom?
I, II, and III
I, III, and V Wavelength Frcquency Photon Encrgy
I, [V, and V

H
(D) II, III, and IV Docreass Decreases lncreascs
(E) II, M and V Decreases Increases Increascs
Incrcases Docreases Domeases
(D) Incrcases Dccreascs Irrcreases
Qucstions27-28 (E) Incrcases Increases Increases

Sound in air can best be describedas which of the


following typesof waves?
Longitudinal
zn--l @
(B) Tlansverse
(9 Torsional
A standing wave of frequerrcy5 hertz is set up on a (D) Elcctromagnetic
string 2 meterslong with nodesat both endsand in thc (E) Polarizcd
center,as shownabove.

27. The speedat which wavespropaptc on the string is


(A) 0.4m/s
(B)
G)
(9
2.5m/s
5 m/s
l0 m/s
{' trt' Qdqs'D='ov'
(E) 20m/s

The fundamental frcquency of vibration of the string


is

H
lHz
2.5llz
5Hz
(D) 7.5H2
(E) l0 Hz

rf,o d =Aq k
ca*\
atrt't --
.A Qlestions 34-35

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VoBoc

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Minor
Objcct o I
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31. An objectis placednear a planemirror, as shown
above.Which of the labeledpoints is the position of
the image?
(A) A r= I
(B) B
(c) c
I D
E
A hypothetical atom has four energystates.s shown
Questions32-33dealwith nuclearfissionfor which the above.
fo-iiowi=gffion is a good example.
uiu * 34. Which of the fiollowing photon energicscould NOT
fn-''tjn" + flrr * neutrons
* released
energy
be found in the emissionspectraof this atom after it
has beenexcited to thc z
32. Thc total number of freeneutronsin the productsof - 4 state?
this rcactionis n (A) I ev
(4)2 ww Irax --L13 (B) 2 eV
(O 3eV
BfL II tf' f( cw @ +ev
Ei (E) 5 eV
(D )5
(E)5
'2 I
I
I
l
4
lg 35.Which of the fiollowing transitions will produce thc
33. Which of the following statementsis alwaystrue for
neutron-induoedfissionreacrionsinvotving f,jU ?
photon with the longcst wavelength?
(A) n:2tor:l ffq"\6
(B) n:3toz:l
I. The end productsalwaysincludeBa and Kr,
II. The rest massof the end productsis lessthan
(c) n:3ton:2 L^tb\"t*
thatof'zfju+ in. D(rvb{uq fl&oh;crtrosc
III. The total numberof nucleons(protonsplus
E n=4toz=l
n:4ton:3

nutrons)in the end productsis lessthan that


in f;ltr + jn.
($ II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, U, and III
60 is a radioactive with a half-life of
about After manyyearswill the

I"w"
activity a new ofcobalt 60 be decreasedto
U8 its
(A) 2.5
(B) 5
(c) l0
(D) l5
(E) on the original amount of cobalt 60. 41. A wire of constantlengthis moving in a constant
magneticfield, as shown above.The wire and the
37.Of the following phenomena,which provides the velocity vector are perpendicularto eachother and
bestevidene that light can have particle properties? are both perpendicularto the field. Which of the
(A) Interferenceof light in thin films tpsvr following graphsbest representsthe potential differ,
(B) Electromagnetic enceI betweenthe endsof the wire as a function of
radiation,lctu(
the speedu of the wire?
@ nhotocteciric effect ?^pfldl
(D) Electron diffraction urrrft' I t =4I'J
(E) X-ray diffraction rp*lv +
I
38. Of the following phenomena,which provides the bst
evidene that particlescan have wave properties?
l-/
l-/
b'# rA'*^"-W
(A) The absomtionof photonsbv electronsin an
atom Qttrnue,ta*ac
'
o
I,
- r | . C{
(D l'-hea-decayof radioactivenuclei ?arrQ"tcttu
g3!te,rnproduced by neutrons
(B) e
O The il$Sfnc"
incidenFona crystal
(D) The production of *-tays by electronsstriking a
II
metal target
(E) The scatteringofphotons by eloctronsat rest I
39. A muon, a lifetime 2 x 10-6 secondin its o
frame of in the upperatmo- (c) e
sphere with a of 0.998c toward the Earth. tt/
The lifetime of t uon. as melpuredby an
observer on the
tri',1W*env l,/
t/
(A)3x
(B)3x
(C)3x
(D)3x
l0-/ s
l0l3 s
l0-a s
l0-5 s
u'h*h o
l-/
l- _
(E)3x l0-6 s (D) e

4(}. The operator of a spacestation observesa space


t
vehicleapproachingat a constant speed u. The
operator sendsa light signal at speed c toward the l\
t\
spacevehicle.The speedof thc light signal relative to
the spacevehicle is
r\ _
o
(A)c+u
(E) I
(B) c-u
,.>-
(9) c l--
l,/
tD 4JT-:717 l, /
@)"Jr -717
o
bs : w 3rwu. Mr 3w'ry^ry
4s \wn''lv5
q/

42.Forcesbetweentrvo obirts which are inverscly a2 (/ t


proportional to thc squarcof thc distanceberwecn tT
the ob!rcts include which of thc following?
I. Graviational forcc bctweqr rwo oelcstialbodics
II. Electrostaticforpc bctwccn two elcctrons
III. Nwlear force bctwocntwo neutrons
M5-1-rta..
(A) I only Tz w5-ttt'
trt III only
45. A block of mass 3m canmove without friction on a
I I andII only
lI andIII only
(E) I, I[, andIII
horizontal table. This block is atached to another
block of mass rz by a cord that passesover a fric-
tionlesspulley, as shown above. If the massesof the
cord and the pulley arc negligible,what is the
magnitudeof the acoclerationof the desoending
block?
(Al Tsro
@ sl+
(c) gi3
(D) 2s13
(E) s
43. A particleoscillalesup and down in simple A car initially travels north and then turns to the left
harmonicmotion. Its height / as a function of time along a circular curve. This causesa packageon the
, is shownin the diagramabove.At what time t scat of the car to slide toward the right side of the
doesthe particle achievcits maximum positive acoel- car. Which of the following is rue of the nct force
eration? r r on the packagewhile it is sliding?
lfoo A l^ ftt^?a^ lu\rD -r-
@ I t (A) The foroe is dirocted away from the centerof
(B) 2s the circle.
(C) 3s (B) The foroe is dirocted north.
(D) 4s (C) There is not enough forcc dirccted north to
(E) Nonc of the above,bccauscthe accclerationis keep the packagcfrom sliding.
constant
@) There is not enough force tangential to the car's
path to keep the packagcfrom sliding.
4,4. A wcight lifrcr lifts a mass m at @nstant spcdto a (!f There is not enough force directedtoward the
height i in time r. What is the averagepowr centerof the circle to keep the packagefrom
output of the weight lifter? sliding.
(A) ms
(B) mh
(Cl msh
(p) msht
(Q) nshlt
?=* 6' ' 1
4 '^ ,q
47. A block of mass rz slideson a horizontal fric-
tionlesstable with an initial s@ u6. It then e e
compresses a springof forceconstant k and is
brought to rest.How much is the springcompressed
r{*r r-l-
il
tt
from its natural length?
Rr R2 ln, I 7d"
@* '[,,n\,
YLyt ffiTR2
't

?4L'ftt\
y

@T,o

{c)ffw {-ry
Yv''* fli tlf Serics
Conncction
hrallcl
Cormection

In the diagramsabove,resistors.Rland R2arc


shownin two differentconnectionsto the same
6 *
VE {z- q," c sourcof emf that hasno internal resistance.

two casescomparc?
How
doesthe power dissipatedby the resistorsin these

(E) (A) lt is greaterfor the seriesconnection.


@ It is greaterfor the parallelconnection.
(c) It is the samefor both connections.
The planet Mars hasmass6.4 x lOx kilogramsand (D) It is differentfor eachconnection,but one must
radius3.4 x 106meters.The acceleration6f an know the valuesof R1and R2to know which
object in free-fallnear the surfaceof Mars is most is greater.
nearly (E) It is different for eachconnection,but one must
know the value of 0oknow which is grcater.
Q,c= (e'7 rur
(A) zero
(B) 1.0m/s2
(C) 1.9m/s2 C" \z
tt
51. The product
@y l.z m7s2 (t"4'lt\
: ugr:*?
-u 2ampercsx 2volts x 2soconds
(D 9.9m/s2
is eqrral1s
Y(A
Lb,L (A) 8 coulombs w-v 'b
f i2i> (9I
@)
8 newtons
8 joules
? , C > W orl1 "r (f
l" (D)
(E)
8 calories
8 newton-amperes

A radar operatesat a wavelengthof 3 centimeters.


The frequencyof thesewavesis
(A) l0-roHz
49. Rods P and Q are at rest an inertial rcference (B) It' Hz
frame
length ^Liq this
above. Both rods have
frame.A personmovesat
(c) 108Hz
(D) 3 x l08Hz
c.- b{
a relativistic y direction.Which of the l0roHz a
following wc as comparedto Z, Sturt = ,63n't 4-
observedfor by the person?

() Lesst than I
l.l O
b"
(F) Less
(c) Less Greaterthan l,
(D) L t Lessthan tr
(E) L /
{1 tt 'f
(e{.efr'tq
53. In the photoeloctric
effect,thenlgUimumsof
theelectronsemittedby a metalsurfacewhenit is
illuminatedby lightdcpcnds on whichof the
following? | \\
orthelight-
I. Intensity ^- try ".YY,'S
II. Frequencyofthe-light-f (wuc( riln"'t7
IIL Nature of the photoelectrii surface-)r. L ,/.r
)
(A) I only v 57.Two objrxts, of masscs6 and 8 kilograms, are hung
(B) III only from the cnds of a stick that is 70 centimeterslong
(Q I and II only and has marks wery l0 oentimeters,as shown
(E II and III only above.If the massof the stick is ncgligible,at which
(E) I, I[, and III of the points indicated should a cord bc attachedif
the stick is to rcrnain horizontal whcn suspcnded
from the cord?
54. Atoms of isotopesof the sameelementcontain the
samenumberof (A) A /Y=o .\
b ({) =x(")
(B) B
@ ptotont but a differentnumberof neutrons
(B) electronsbut a differentnumberof protons
(C) neutronsbut a different numberof protons 8 C
D
(E) E ?:l -'z(
(D) neutronsas electrons
(E) protonsas neutrons
In the Doppler effoct for sound waves,factors that
affect the frequeacythat the obeerverhearsinclude
which of the following?
55. In eachcycleof a C-arnotengine,100joules of heat ",
is abaorbedfrorn the high-lemperaturereservoirand I. The speedofthe source r/
60 joules is exhaustedto the low-temperaturereser- IL The spcedofthe observer 7
voir. What is the effrciencyof the engine? III. The loudneesof the.sound
(A) I only
6fr) 4oo/o (!) III only
(D ffi%
(c) 67%
(D) 150%
(E) 167%
w--Y/".4 @) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

In the Bohr
that the
quantized can be
following ways?
(A) An integral tron wavelengths
must fit into the rn's circular orbit.
(B) Only one elecfion ist in eachpossible
electron state.
(c) An electronhas a u2.
(D) The atom is a small, positively
chargednucleusr6rbite$by el.ectr-ons
(E)
higher energystate.
6l{3
Qucstions

59. The figure above showstwo wave pulscsthat are


approachingeachother. Which of thc following best
showsthc shapeof the resultant pulsc whcn the
centersofthepulses,points P and 9, coincide?

(s t--l
t__l
A plane 5 mctsrs in lcnglh is inclincd at an anglc of 37',
(B) as shown above.A block of wcigflt 20 nefions is plaood
at the top of the plane and allouredto slide down.

61. Thc massof the block is most nearly


(A) 1.0kg
(B) 1.2kg t^)r-il K
cL-

(D)
(Q l.6kg
(D 2.0 kg
(E) 2.ske
t\h2
E-B
The magnitude of the normal foroe exertedon the
block by thc plane is most ncarly
(A)roN /1*
NI; h9,
(E)
B I?N
(D) 20 N ,,v
(E)33N / 1o{3

63. The work done on thc block by thc gravitational


force during thc lmetcr slidc down the plane is
Observationsthat indicatc that visible light has a most ncarly
wavelengthmuch shorter than a centimctcr include (A) 20J
which of thc following?
I. The colorpd pattern seenin a soap bubble
IL The color-edpattern seenwhen light passes
through a diffraction grating
III. The bending of light when it passesfrom one
6l
(c)
60J
EOJ
(D) r00J
(E) 130J
^^tr
medium to another medium
fefic@drA
(A) I only
(p) III onlY
(p) I and II only
(D) II andIII only Xf
r\ t
ie j r ,II,an dIII' **
Kv*- cl.
0,MrJ
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Questisns64-66 'A 0o$!4(
\Nu d-
+b
,-r-f'--.

/'\
,\
t\

ta.R
Pr'
, aa

A ball is thrownandfollowstheparabolicpath shownBbov.Air friction is negligiblc.Point Q is thehighestpoint on


the path. Points P and X arc the samc height abovc the ground.

of theball at thethreepoints
64. How do thespoeds 66. Which of the fiollowing best indicatesthe diroction
co-rnpare? of the nct fore, if any, on the ball at point p ?
( A) D r . r e . uR
( B ) un .r e.r p @l
( C) u o <o R<ap (B)
ta\
(D) ,e I up: DR
(E) uf : aR <'ae (c)
65. Which of the following diragramsbest showsthe (D)
\
directibn of thc acccleradonof thc ball at point P ?
(A) (E) Thcre is no rH force on thc ball at poinr 0.
,/
t

(B) ,/
/

(c)

(D)

@
X XBX X 69. If the objectdistanoefor a convergingthin lensis
more than twicethe focal lengthof the lens,the
X l ..l;I imageis

l" *1 ._ L
Ila (A) virtual and erecr
x (B) larger than the object
(9\ locarcdinsidethe focal point
X XXX (D) located at a distancebetweenf and 2f
\-/ from the lens
(E) locatedat a distancemore than 2f from
67. A squareloop of wire of resistanceR and side a is the lens
grigltud with its planeperpendicularto a magnetic
field B, as shownabove.What must be the rate of
changeof the magneticfield in order to produoea
cuffent / in the loop?
@ ryo' 6L /,7'A .-
( B) I a 2 l R b-?/-
#t ,(C0.,

8,'ff, A?"h'Yy 70. Tro conductingspheresof differentradii, as shown


above,eachhavecharge - e. Which of the
(E) IRa
following @curswhen the two spheresare
connectedwith a conducting wire?
(A) No chargeflows.
> -----4 -----3--
+Q (B) Negativechargeflows from the larger sphereto
the smallersphereuntil thc electricfield at
the surfaceof eachsphereis the same.
68. The diagramaboveshowsan isolated,positive (C) Negative chargeflows from the larger sphereto
charge Q. Point B istwiceasfarawayfrom e as the smaller sphereuntil the electric potential
point ,,{ The ratio of the electricfield strengthat of eachsphereis the same.
point ,{ to th electricfield strengthat point .B is (D) Negativechargeflows from the smallerspherr
to the larger sphereuntil the electricfield at
E 8to
4to
(c) 2to fon+ ! (-
a;|\ the surfaceof eachsphereis the same.
(E)Negative chargeflows from the smallersphere
\-/
(D) Ito to the largersphereuntil the electricpotential
(E) I to2 of eachsphereis the same.

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