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Physics 72
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Second Long Exam
First Semester, AY 20142015

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INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best answer and shade the corresponding circle on your answer
sheet. To change your answer, cross-out and sign your original answer and then shade your
new answer. No computational devices allowed (e.g. calculators, mobile phones). Any form
of cheating in examinations 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:

Useful constants:
e
me
0
k

Area
Volume
4
2
3
Sphere (radius=r)
4r
3 r
Cylinder (radius=r, height=h) 2r2 + 2rh r2 h

sin(/3) = cos(/6) = 3/2

cos(/3) = sin(/6) = 1/2

sin(/4) = cos(/4) = 2/2

1.60 1019 C
9.1 1031 kg
8.854 1012 C2 /Nm2
8.988 109 Nm2 /C2

1. We are CLOSED. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the net magnetic
flux through a closed surface?
I. It is dependent on the surface area of the closed surface.
II. It is proportional to the enclosed number of magnetic bars.
III. It is always equal to zero.
A. I only

C. I and III only

B. III only

D. II and III only

2. Bar. A straight wire with mass m and length L carries current I as shown in the figure.
Which of the following magnetic fields will result to a zero net force on the wire?

A.

mg

IL

B.

mg

IL

C.

A2

2mg
k
IL

D.

mg

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For the next two items, consider the figure shown. The
charged particle with mass m enters a region with magnetic field B directed out of the page. The particle travels
along a quarter circle in time t. The region has no electric field.

3. CharCharge. What is the charge of the particle?

A. +

m
2tB

B.

m
2tB

C. +

2m
tB

D.

2m
tB

4. Truulaaloouu. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the charged particle?
I. Its velocity changes.
II. Its kinetic energy varies with time.
III. Its acceleration at the top of the quarter circle points towards the positive x-axis.
A. I only

C. II only

B. I and II only

D. I and III only

5. ABS-CDN. Three bar magnets are arranged in a stable

configuration as shown. The polarities of A, B, C, and D
are unknown. N indicates North while S is South. Which
among configurations I, II, and III is/are unstable?
A. II only

C. I and II

B. III only

D. I and III

6. EM Forces. Which of the following is/are TRUE about a negatively charged particle
moving in uniform electric and magnetic fields?
I. The electric force is in the same direction as the electric field.
II. The magnetic force is in the same direction as the magnetic field.
III. The magnitude of the magnetic force is proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic
field.

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A. I only

C. I and III only

B. III only

D. II and III only

7. Magnetic Force. An electron enters a region of uniform

B with a velocity v as shown. What is the magnetic force
experienced by the electron?
A. |e|vB
B. |e|vB
C. |e|vB k
D. |e|vB k
8. Path. Consider a proton at rest immersed in a region
with electric field E and magnetic field B as shown.
Which of the paths shown best represents the motion of
the proton after it is released?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
9. Circular. Consider a circular loop with radius of 4.00 m
located on the xy plane as shown. It carries current of
2.0 A, and is exposed to a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T
directed at angle of 30 with respect to the +z-axis. What
is the magnitude
of the torque of the circular loop?
A. 4 3 N m
B. 4 N m

C. 8 3 N m
D. 8 N m

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10. BBQ. Four point charges, each with magnitude q, located

on each axis with distance a away from the origin, move
with constant velocity v = v
as shown. What is the
magnetic field at the origin?
0 qv
A.
, into the page
2a2
0 qv
, out of the page
B.
2a2
0 qv
C.
, into the page
a2
D. zero
11. Indirect Current Measurement. An engineer has designed a device that measures the
magnetic field strength due to an infinite current-carrying wire. If the device is placed
0.20 m away from an infinite current-carrying wire, the measured magnetic field strength
is 10.0 T. What is the current in the wire?
A. 2.00 A

B. 5.00 A

C. 10.0 A

D. 20.0 A

12. Equilateral Triangle. Consider three infinite current

carrying wires shown. The wires, carrying the same
amount of current I0 , are each separated by a distance
s. If the field point P is at the midpoint of wires A and
C, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field strength
at P?
A.

20 I0
s

B.

0 I0

3s

0 I0

3s

C.

20 I0
s

D.

20 I0
s

0 I0

3s

13. Infinite Wires. Which of the following figures correctly shows the current direction on an
infinite wire, and the corresponding magnetic field direction at the indicated field point?

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14. Current Loop. An infinitesimal current element, subtending an angle d, is located at some angle on the
current-carrying circular loop shown. The loop is centered at the origin. Which of the following is the correct
expression for the magnetic field contribution at the origin, due to this element?
A.

0 I0
4R d

0 I0
d
C. 4R

B.

0 I0
4R d

0 I0
D. 4R
d k

15. BeeDiEl. Shown areR 3 integration paths (X, Y, Z) with enclosed currents shown. What is
the correct order of B dl?
A. X < Y < Z
B. X < Z < Y
C. Y < Z < X
D. Z < Y < X

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For the next two items, consider a circular current loop of

radius 5.0 m in the yz plane with a 2.5 A current as shown.
16. Sa Gitna. What is the magnitude and direction of the
magnetic field at the center of the loop?
0 A
/m
4
0
B. A/m
4

A.

C. 0 A/m
D. 0 A/m

17. Feel mo ba? What is the direction of the magnetic force experienced by an electron
moving in the +x direction as it enters the center of the loop?
A. z direction
B. y direction
C. x direction
D. The electron will not experience a magnetic force.
18. Tatluhan. Consider 3 infinitely long current-carrying
wires as shown. What is the direction of the magnetic
force experienced by wire Z due to wires X and Y?
A. to the right

C. upwards

B. to the left

D. downwards

For the next four items, consider a rectangular loop in a uniform constant magnetic field as shown.
19. Tick. Which of the following will produce a clockwise
current in the loop?
I. Increasing the magnitude of B.
II. Increasing the length b of the loop.
III. Rotating the loop counterclockwise about an axis
parallel to B.
A. I only

C. II and III only

B. I and II only

D. I, II and III

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20. Pinsan. If only the width a changes as a(t) = a cos(t) while B is constant, what is the

emf induced in the loop at t = 2

?

D. zero
A. Bab
B. Bab
C. Bab/ 2
21. Bagsakin. If the the magnitude of the magnetic field fluctuates as B(t) = B0 + sin(t)
for fixed a and b, how would the induced emf change with time?
A. B0 ab cos(t)

C. B0 ab cos(t)

B. ab cos(t)

D. ab cos(t)

22. Tock. If the length b increases as b(t) = b + t ( > 0), what would be the directions of
the induced emf and induced current?
A. Both clockwise
B. Both counterclockwise
C. Clockwise emf, counterclockwise current
D. Counterclockwise emf, clockwise current
For the next two items, consider a thin conducting rod of
length L riding along two parallel conducting rails with
constant velocity v as shown. The rails and the rod, both
with negligible resistance, are connected to a resistor R.
23. EMotional UP. If the system is immersed in a uniform constant magnetic field B directed
upward, what is the induced emf produced between the rod?

A.

3
2 vBL

C. 12 vBL

B. vBL

D. zero

24. EMotional INTO. If the system is immersed in a uniform constant magnetic field B directed into the page, what is the induced current passing through the resistor?

1 vBL
vBL
D. zero
3 vBL
B.
C.
A.
R
2 R
2 R
25. Induced E-fields. Consider an electrostatic electric field E1 and an induced electric field
E2 . Which of the following correctly describe/s these fields?
I. Both fields are derivable from electric potentials.

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II. E1 is produced by a static charge distribution, while E2 is induced by a changing magnetic field.
III. Each field exerts a force Fi (i = 1, 2) of the form Fi = qEi on a charge q.
A. I only

C. II and III only

B. III only

D. I, II, and III

26. max iD . Consider a charging parallel plate capacitor. Its plates have area A and separation
distance d. What is the maximum displacement current if the electric field between the
plates varies according to E(t) = E0 sin(t)?
A. 0 E0 A

B. 0 E0 A

C. 0 E0

D. 0 E0 Ad

27. oh-EM-F! A short air-core cylindrical inductor coil has self-inductance L = 400 H. The
current i in this inductor increases uniformly from 0 to 16 A in 4.0 s. What is the magnitude and direction of the self-induced emf?
A. 1.0 1010 V, along the direction of i
B. 1.0 1010 V, opposite to direction of i
C. 1.6 103 V, along the direction of i
D. 1.6 103 V, opposite to direction of i
28. induc-THOR. A flat spiral air-core inductor coil has self-inductance L = 40 H. The
current i in this inductor decreases uniformly from 8.0 A to 4.0 A in 2.0 s. What is the
magnitude and direction of the self-induced emf?
A. 20 V, along the direction of i
B. 40 V, opposite to direction of i
C. 80 V, along the direction of i
D. 240 V, opposite to direction of i
29. LC ka? A 1 mF capacitor is charged by connecting to a 10 V dc power supply. The
capacitor is disconnected to the power supply and then connected across an inductor. The
angular frequency of the oscillation is 5 102 rad/s. What is the maximum current in the
circuit?
A. 5 A

C. 5 102 A

B. 10 A

D. 5 106 A

30. Magnetos Coil. Magnetos coil has a self-inductance of 50 H and a resistance of 5.0 .
It is connected to a 10 V ideal battery. What is the total magnetic energy stored in his coil
when the steady-state current is reached?
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A. 5.0 105 J

C. 1.2 103 J

B. 1.0 104 J

D. 6.2 104 J

31. Energy Density. If within Magnetos coil the magnetic field is 2.0 T, what is the magnetic
energy density in the vacuum within this region?
A.

1.0
0

B.

2.0
0

C.

4.0
0

D.

8.0
0

32. Tesla Coil. Suppose the outer coil has current given by
(4.0 109 A/s)t and mutual inductance at 20 nH, what is
the induced emf in the solenoid?
A. 80 V

C. 5 V

B. +80 V

D. +5 V

33. Variable Resistor in L-R-C. Consider a series L-R-C circuit. What will happen to the
frequency of oscillation of the capacitors charge if the resistance is slowly increased?
Assume that the oscillation is underdamped throughout the process.
A. The frequency remains the same.
B. The frequency becomes larger.
C. The frequency becomes smaller.
D. The charge will no longer oscillate.
34. Resonance. Consider a series L-R-C circuit at resonance. If the resistance of the resistor
is increased, which of the following circuit quantities will increase?
I. Resonance angular frequency
II. Impedance
III. Current amplitude
A. I only

C. I and II only

B. II only

D. II and III only

35. Resonance 2. An L-R-C series circuit exhibits a resonant angular frequency of . If

the circuit elements are changed to L/2, R/2, and C/2, what is the new resonant angular
frequency?

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C. 2

D. 4

36. Elsie. A circuit with a capacitor with capacitance 2C and an inductor with inductance
4L is driven by an AC power source with angular frequency . What are the respective
reactances?
A. XC =

1
2C ,

XL = 4L
1
4L
1
4L

B. XC = 2C, XL =
C. XC =

1
2C ,

XL =

D. XC = 2C, XL = 4L
37. Impedance of Series L-R-C Circuit. What is the impedance of a series L-R-C circuit
with L = 10 mH, R = 0.1 k, C = 1.0 F and = 104 rad/s?
A. 0.1 k

B. 1 k

C. 10 k

D. 100 k

38. Pretty PHASE of ANGLE Locsin. Which of the following gives the correct relation
among the voltage-current phase , resistance R, inductance L, capacitance C, and angular
frequency ?
A. tan =
B. tan =

L1/(C)
R
C1/(L)
R

C. tan =
D. tan =

1/(C)L
R
LC
R

39. Im not your Pave Ranger-Pinst Ranger. Which of the following is a correct statement
about the instantaneous power p and average power Pave in an ac-source L-R-C series
circuit?
A. p is time independent; Pave is time dependent
B. p oscillates in time; Pave is constant
C. Pave can be greater than the maximum of p
D. Pave = 12 p
40. Power Factor. The reactance and resistance of a given L-R-C series circuit was found to
be related by XL XC = R. What is the power factor for this circuit?

D. 1
A. 1/2
B. 3/2
C. 2/2

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