University of the Philippines

College of Science

Physics 72
Set A
Second Long Exam
First Semester, AY 2014–2015

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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:

Area Volume e −1.60 × 10−19 C

Sphere (radius=r) 4πr 2 4
3 πr
3 me 9.1 × 10−31 kg
Cylinder (radius=r, height=h) 2πr2 + 2πrh πr2 h 0 8.854 × 10−12 C2 /Nm2
√
sin(π/3) = cos(π/6) = 3/2 k 8.988 × 109 Nm2 /C2
cos(π/3) = sin(π/6) = 1/2
√
sin(π/4) = cos(π/4) = 2/2
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?

mg mg 2mg mg
A. ı̂ B. − ı̂ C. k̂ D. ̂
IL IL IL IL

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

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

πm πm 2πm 2πm
A. + B. − C. + D. −
2tB 2tB tB 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 ı̂
B. −|e|vB ı̂
C. |e|vB k̂
D. −|e|vB k̂

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. 4π 3 N · m
B. 4π N · m
√
C. 8π 3 N · m
D. 8π 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?
µ0 qv
A. , into the page
2πa2
µ0 qv
B. , out of the page
2πa2
µ0 qv
C. , into the page
πa2
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 µT. 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?
2µ0 I0 µ0 I0 2µ0 I0
A. πs + √
3πs
C. πs
µ0 I0 2µ0 I0 µ0 I0
B. √
3πs
D. πs − √
3πs

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, sub-

tending an angle dθ, is located at some angle θ on the
current-carrying circular loop shown. The loop is cen-
tered at the origin. Which of the following is the correct
expression for the magnetic field contribution at the ori-
gin, due to this element?

A. µ0 I0
4πR dθ k̂ C. − µ4πR
0 I0
dθ ̂
µ0 I0
B. 4πR dθ ̂ D. − µ4πR
0 I0
dθ k̂

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?
µ0 A C. µ0 A/m ̂
A. /m ı̂
4
µ0
B. − A/m ı̂ D. −µ0 A/m ̂
4
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 uni-

form 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(ωt) while B is constant, what is the
π
emf induced in the loop at t = 2ω ?
√
A. Babω B. −Babω C. Babω/ 2 D. zero

21. Bagsakin. If the the magnitude of the magnetic field fluctuates as B(t) = B0 + δ sin(ωt)
for fixed a and b, how would the induced emf change with time?

A. B0 abω cos(ωt) C. −B0 abω cos(ωt)

B. δabω cos(ωt) D. −δabω cos(ωt)

22. Tock. If the length b increases as b(t) = b + βt (β > 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?
√
3 B. vBL C. 12 vBL D. zero
A. 2 vBL

24. EMotional INTO. If the system is immersed in a uniform constant magnetic field B di-
rected into the page, what is the induced current passing through the resistor?
√
3 vBL vBL 1 vBL D. zero
A. B. C.
2 R 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 mag-

netic 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(ωt)?

A. 0 E0 A B. 0 ωE0 A C. 0 ωE0 D. 0 ωE0 Ad

27. oh-EM-F! A short air-core cylindrical inductor coil has self-inductance L = 400 µH. The
current i in this inductor increases uniformly from 0 to 16 A in 4.0 µs. What is the magni-
tude and direction of the self-induced emf?
A. 1.0 × 10−10 V, along the direction of i
B. 1.0 × 10−10 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 µH. The
current i in this inductor decreases uniformly from 8.0 A to 4.0 A in 2.0 µs. 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 B. 10 A C. 5 × 10−2 A D. 5 × 106 A

30. Magneto’s Coil. Magneto’s coil has a self-inductance of 50 µH and a resistance of 5.0 Ω.
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 × 10−5 J C. 1.2 × 10−3 J

B. 1.0 × 10−4 J D. 6.2 × 104 J

31. Energy Density. If within Magneto’s coil the magnetic field is 2.0 T, what is the magnetic
energy density in the vacuum within this region?

1.0 2.0 4.0 8.0

A. B. C. D.
µ0 µ0 µ0 µ0

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 capacitor’s 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 ω. 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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A. ω/2 B. ω C. 2ω D. 4ω

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 ω. What are the respective
reactances?
1
A. XC = 2ωC , XL = 4ωL
1
B. XC = 2ωC, XL = 4ωL
1 1
C. XC = 2ωC , XL = 4ωL
D. XC = 2ωC, XL = 4ωL
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 kΩ, C = 1.0 µF and ω = 104 rad/s?

A. 0.1 kΩ B. 1 kΩ C. 10 kΩ D. 100 kΩ

38. Pretty PHASE of ANGLE Locsin. Which of the following gives the correct relation
among the voltage-current phase φ, resistance R, inductance L, capacitance C, and angular
frequency ω?
ωL−1/(ωC) 1/(ωC)−ωL
A. tan φ = R C. tan φ = R
ωC−1/(ωL) ωL−ωC
B. tan φ = R D. tan φ = R

39. “I’m 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?
√ √
A. 1/2 B. 3/2 C. 2/2 D. 1

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