PHY12 EXITC EXAM REVIEW

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A temperature change from 15C to 35C corresponds to what incremental change in F?

A. 20
B. 40
C. 36
D. 313
2. At what temperature is the same numerical value obtained in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
A. 40
B. 0
C. 40
D.
3. A steel wire, 150 m long at 10C, has a coefficient of linear expansion of 11 106/C. Give its
change in length as the temperature changes from 10C to 45C.
A. 0.65 cm
B. 1.8 cm
C. 5.8 cm
D. 12 cm
4. A rectangular steel plate with dimensions of 30 cm 25 cm is heated from 20C to 220C. What is
its change in area? (Coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 11 106/C.)
A. 0.82 cm2
B. 1.65 cm2
C. 3.3 cm2
D. 6.6 cm2
5. A brass cube, 10 cm on a side, is raised in temperature by 200C. The coefficient of volume
expansion of brass is 57 106/C. By what percentage does volume increase?
A. 12%
B. 2.8%
C. 1.1%
D. 0.86%
6. An automobile gas tank is filled to its capacity of 15.00 gallons with the gasoline at an initial
temperature of 10C. The automobile is parked in the sun causing the gasoline's temperature to rise
to 60C. If the coefficient of volume expansion for gasoline is 9.6 104/C, what volume runs out
the overflow tube? Assume the change in volume of the tank is negligible.
A. 1.74 gallons
B. 1.18 gallons
C. 0.72 gallons
D. 0.30 gallons
7. An 80.0-g piece of copper, initially at 295C, is dropped into 250 g of water contained in a 300-g
aluminum calorimeter; the water and calorimeter are initially at 10.0C. What is the final
temperature of the system? (Specific heats of copper and aluminum are 0.092 0 and 0.215 cal/gC,
respectively. cw = 1.00 cal/gC)
A. 12.8C
B. 16.5C
C. 28.4C
D. 32.1C
8. Iced tea is made by adding ice to 1.8 kg of hot tea, initially at 80C. How many kg of ice, initially at
0C, are required to bring the mixture to 10C? (Lf = 3.33 x 105 J/kg, cw = 4 186 J/kgC)
A. 1.8 kg
B. 1.6 kg
C. 1.4 kg
D. 1.2 kg
9. A hot (70C) lump of metal has a mass of 250 g and a specific heat of 0.25 cal/gC. John drops the
metal into a 500-g calorimeter containing 75 g of water at 20C. The calorimeter is constructed of a
material that has a specific heat of 0.10 cal/ gC. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the
final temperature? cwater = 1.00 cal/gC.
A. 114C
B. 72C
C. 64C
D. 37C
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10. A 2.0-m Thermopane window is constructed, using two layers of glass 4.0 mm thick, separated by
an air space of 5.0 mm. If the temperature difference is 20 C from the inside of the house to the
outside air, what is the rate of heat flow through this window? (Thermal conductivity for glass is
0.84 J/smC and for air 0.023 4 J/smC.)
A. 7 700 W
B. 1 900 W
C. 547 W
D. 180 W

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____ 11. Waves propagate at 8.0 m/s along a stretched string. The end of the string is vibrated up and down
once every 1.5 s. What is the wavelength of the waves that travel along the string?
A. 3.0 m
B. 12 m
C. 6.0 m
D. 5.3 m
____ 12. Transverse waves travel with a speed of 200 m/s along a taut copper wire that has a diameter of 1.50
mm. What is the tension in the wire? (The density of copper is 8.93 g/cm3.)
A. 1 890 N
B. 1 260 N
C. 631 N
D. 315 N
____ 13. You stand by the railroad tracks as a train passes by. You hear a 1 000-Hz frequency when the train
approaches, which changes to 800 Hz as it goes away. How fast is the train moving? The speed of
sound in air is 340 m/s.
A. 15.7 m/s
B. 21.2 m/s
C. 28.0 m/s
D. 37.8 m/s
____ 14. If the tension on a guitar string is increased by a factor of 3, the fundamental frequency at which it
vibrates is changed by what factor?
A. 9
B. 3
C.
D.
____ 15. A standing wave is set up in a 200-cm string fixed at both ends. The string vibrates in 5 distinct
segments when driven by a 120-Hz source. What is the wavelength?
A. 10 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 40 cm
D. 80 cm
____ 16. What is the lowest frequency that will resonate in an organ pipe 2.00 m in length, closed at one end?
The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.
A. 42.5 Hz
B. 85.0 Hz
C. 170 Hz
D. 680 Hz
____ 17. A flute behaves like a tube open at both ends. If its length is 65.3 cm, and the speed of sound is 340
m/s, what is its fundamental frequency in Hz?
A. 134 Hz
B. 159 Hz
C. 212 Hz
D. 260 Hz
____ 18. Charge A and charge B are 3.00 m apart, and charge A is +2.00 C and charge B is +3.00 C. Charge
C is located between them at a certain point and the force on charge C is zero. How far from charge
A is charge C?
A. 0.555 m
B. 0.667 m
C. 1.35 m
D. 1.50 m
____ 19. Charges of 4.0 C and 6.0 C are placed at two corners of an equilateral triangle with sides of
0.10 m. At the third corner, what is the electric field magnitude created by these two charges? (ke =
8.99 109 Nm2/C2)
A. 4.5 106 N/C
B. 3.1 106 N/C
C. 1.6 106 N/C
D. 4.8 106 N/C
____ 20. Two point charges are placed along a horizontal axis with the following values and positions: +3.0
C at x = 0 cm and 7.0 C at x = 20 cm. At what point along the x axis is the electric field zero?
A. 8.0 cm
B. 44 cm
C. 69 cm
D. 38 cm

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____ 21. A uniform electric field, with a magnitude of 600 N/C, is directed parallel to the positive x-axis. If
the potential at x = 3.0 m is 1 000 V, what is the potential at x = 1.0 m?
A. 400 V
B. 1 600 V
C. 2 200 V
D. 2 500 V
____ 22. Two point charges of values +3.4 and +6.6 C, respectively, are separated by 0.20 m. What is the
potential energy of this 2-charge system? (ke = 8.99 109 Nm2/C2)
A. +0.34 J
B. 0.75 J
C. +1.0 J
D. 3.4 J
____ 23. Two point charges of values +3.4 and +6.6 C are separated by 0.10 m. What is the electrical
potential at the point midway between the two point charges? (ke = 8.99 109 Nm2/C2)
A. +1.8 106 V
B. 0.90 106 V
C. +0.90 106 V
D. +3.6 106 V
____ 24. A metallic conductor has a resistivity of 18 106 m. What is the resistance of a piece that is 30 m
long and has a uniform cross sectional area of 3.0 106 m2?
A. 0.056
B. 180
C. 160
D. 90
____ 25. A 20- platinum wire at 20C with a temperature coefficient of resistivity of 3.9 103 (C)1 will
have what resistance at 100C?
A. 14
B. 20
C. 26
D. 28
____ 26. An 8.00- resistor is dissipating 100 watts. What are the current through it, and the difference of
potential across it?
A. 12.5 A, 28.3 V B. 3.54 A, 12.5 V
C. 3.54 A, 28.3 V
D. 28.3 A, 3.54 V
____ 27. Three resistors connected in parallel have individual values of 4.0, 6.0 and 10.0 , respectively. If
this combination is connected in series with a 12-V battery and a 2.0- resistor, what is the current
in the 10- resistor?

A. 0.59 A
B. 1.0 A
C. 11 A
D. 16 A
____ 28. Two resistors of values 6.0 and 12.0 are connected in parallel. This combination in turn is hooked
in series with a 4.0- resistor and a 24-V battery. What is the current in the 6- resistor?
A. 2.0 A
B. 3.0 A
C. 6.0 A
D. 12 A

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____ 29. How much power is being dissipated by one of the 10- resistors?

A. 24 W
B. 9.6 W
____ 30. What is the current through the 2- resistor?

A. 1.0 A

B. 0.50 A

C. 16 W

D. 6.4 W

C. 1.5 A

D. 2.0 A

PHY12 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM REVIEW (ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS)

1.

2.

9
9
F o C o (35 15) 36 o
5
5
ANSWER: C
5
C ( F 32)
5

but C = F

5
(C 32)
5

C = 40o

ANSWER: A
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L Lo T (11x10 6 )(150)(35) 0.058m 5.8cm

3.
ANSWER: C
A (2 ) Ao T (2)(11x10 6 )(30 x 25)( 200) 3.3cm 2
4.
ANSWER: C

V
T (57 x10 6 )( 200) 0.011
V Vo T Vo

V
x100% 1.1%
Vo

5.
ANSWER: C
V Vo T (9.6 x10 4 )(15)(50) 0.72 gallons
6.
ANSWER: C
mcT copper mcT water mcT alu min um
7.

80)(0.092)( 295 T ) (250)(1)(T 10) (300)(0.215)(T 10)

mtea c water Ttea mice L f mice c water Tmelted ice

8.

T=16.5oC

ANSWER: C

mice = 1.4kg

ANSWER: C

T=37oC

ANSWER: D

1.8)( 4186)(80 10) mice (3.33x10 5 ) mice (4186)(10 0)

mcT metal mcT water mcT calorimeter

9.
10.

250)(0.25)(70 T ) (500)(0.10)(T 20) (75)(1)(T 20)

total thermal resistance:

0.004m 0.005m 0.004m
m 2C o
L
L
L
R

0.2232
0.84
0.0234
0.84
W
k glass k air k glass

HA

11.

TH

TC
20C o
( 2m 2 )
180W
R
0.2232

heat current:
v
8m / s

12m
f 1

1 .5 s

ANSWER: D

ANSWER: B
T
v
m L
12.
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T = 631 N

13.

ANSWER: C

Train approaching:

Train moving away:

340
1000 f
340 v s

340
800 f
340 v s

T1
f1

f2
T2

T1

f1 f 2

T2

f2

Solving for vs: vs= 37.8 m/s

T1
3T1

f1 f 2

14.

15.

ANSWER: C
nv nf
f

2L
2L

T1
3T1

ANSWER: D

f 2 3 f1

2 L 2(200)

80cm
n
5

ANSWER: D

fn
16.

CLOSED PIPE:
ANSWER: A

fn
17.

nv (1)(340)

42.5 Hz
4L
4(2)

nv (1)(340)

260 Hz
2 L 2(0.653)

OPEN PIPE:
ANSWER: D

18.
FAC FBC
rA
qA=2C

qC 3 - rA

qB=3C

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FAB FBC
k

q A qC
rA

qA
rA

rA

3
(3 rA ) 2

q B qC
2
rB E1

solving for rA:

qB
2
(3 rA )120o
rA = 1.35 m

19.

ANSWER: C

E2
60o
(4 C ) 60o
E1 k 0.10m
3.6 x10 6
2
-6C
+4C (0.1m)

Enet

E2 k

N
C

(6 C )
5.4 x10 6
2
(0.1m)

N
C

By vector addition (Cosine Law):

E1 E2 2 E1 E2 cos120 4.8 x10 6 CN
ANSWER: D
2

20.
E1

E2

q2=-7C

q1=+3C
x

x=0

20cm

E1 E2

q1
q2

2
x
(20 x) 2
solving for x: x = 38 cm
21.

ANSWER: D

Let VA = 1000V, VB=?

VAB = Ed = (600 N/C)(3m-1m) = 1200V

22.

VAB = VB - VA
VB = VAB + VA=1200V+1000V=2200V
qq
(3.4 C )( 6.6 C )
U k 1 2 (9 x10 9 )
1 .0 J
r
0 .2 m

ANSWER: C

ANSWER: C
q
q
(3.4 C )
(6.6 C )
V k 1 k 2 (9 x10 9 )
(9 x10 9 )
1.8 x10 6 V
r1
r2
0.05m
0.05m
23.
ANSWER: A
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R
24.

L
(30m)
(18 x10 6 )
180
A
3 x10 6

ANSWER: B
R Ro (1 T ) (20)1 0.0039 (80) 26
25.
ANSWER: C
I

PI R
2

26.

V2
R

P
100

3.54 A
R
8

V PR (100)(8) 28.3V
ANSWER: C
1 1 1

4 6 10

RTOTAL 2
27.
I TOTAL

3.94

12
3.05 A
3.94

V10 12 6.10 5.90V

V2 IR (3.05)( 2) 6.10V

I10

ANSWER: A

5.90V
0.59 A
10
1 1

6 12

RTOTAL 4

28.

I TOTAL

24
3A
8

V4 IR (3)( 6) 12V

V6 24 12 12V
I 6
1 1
1

20 10 10

RTOTAL 2

29.

I TOTAL

12
2A
6

12
2A
6

ANSWER: A
V2 IR ( 2)( 2) 4V

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V10 12 4 8V

P10

V 2 82
6.4W
R 10
ANSWER: D

30.

I1 I 2 I 3

I1

Eq.1

I2

Eq.2 (upper loop):

I3

8 2 I1 6 I 2 9 0

9 6I 2 4I 3 0
Eq. 3 (lower loop):
ANSWER: A
Solving for I1 = 1A

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