Jordan University of Science & Technology

PHYS 102A Questions Pool Summer semester 2010

Student Name: Instructor: Dr. Abdalla Obeidat
Student ID: Section: 1

Q1- Two parallel conductors each of 0.50 m length, separated by 5.0 × 10−3 m and carrying 3.0 A
in opposite directions, will experience what type and magnitude of mutual force? (magnetic
permeability in empty space µ 0 = 4π × 10−7 T⋅m/A)

a. attractive, 0.06 × 10−4 N b. repulsive, 0.60 × 10−4 N

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c. attractive, 1.8 × 10 N d. repulsive, 1.8 × 10−4 N
Q2- A copper wire of length 25 cm is in a magnetic field of 0.20 T. If it has a mass of 10 g, what is
the minimum current through the wire that would cause a magnetic force equal to its weight?

a. 1.3 A b. 1.5 A c. 2.0 A d. 4.9 A

Q3- A 100-m-long wire carrying a current of 4.0 A will be accompanied by a magnetic field of
what strength at a distance of 0.050 m from the wire? (magnetic permeability in empty space µ 0
= 4π × 10−7 T⋅m/A)

a. 4.0 × 10−5 T b. 2.0 × 10−5 T c. 1.6 × 10−5 T d. zero

Q4- A solenoid with 500 turns, 0.10 m long, carrying a current of 4.0 A and with a radius of 10−2 m
will have what strength magnetic field at its center? (magnetic permeability in empty space µ 0 =
4π × 10−7 T⋅m/A)

a. 31 × 10−4 T b. 62 × 10−4 T c. 125 × 10−4 T d. 250 × 10−4 T

Q5- The direction of the force on a current carrying wire located in an external magnetic field is
which of the following?

a. perpendicular to the current

b. perpendicular to the field
c. Both choices A and B are valid.
d. None of the above are valid.
Q6- A proton is released such that it has an initial speed of 4.0 × 105 m/s from left to right across
the page. A magnetic field of 1.2 T is present at an angle of 30° to the horizontal direction (or
positive x axis). What is the magnitude of the force experienced by the proton? (qp = 1.6 × 10−19
C)

a. 4.8 × 10−25 N b. 1.3 × 10−19 N c. 3.8 × 10−14 N d. 7.5 × 103 N

Q7- A current-carrying wire of length 50 cm is positioned perpendicular to a uniform magnetic
field. If the current is 10.0 A and it is determined that there is a resultant force of 3.0 N on the
wire due to the interaction of the current and field, what is the magnetic field strength?

a. 0.60 T b. 1.5 T c. 1.8 × 10-3 T d. 6.7 × 10-3 T

Q8- A horizontal wire of length 3.0 m carries a current of 6.0 A and is oriented so that the current
direction is 50° S of W. The Earth's magnetic field is due north at this point and has a strength
of 0.14 × 10−4 T. What is the size of the force on the wire?

a. 0.28 × 10−4 N b. 2.5 × 10−4 N C. 1.9 × 10−4 N d. 1.6 × 10−4 N

Q9- A circular loop carrying a current of 1.0 A is oriented in a magnetic field of 0.35 T. The loop
has an area of 0.24 m2 and is mounted on an axis, perpendicular to the magnetic field, which
allows the loop to rotate. If the plane of the loop is oriented parallel to the field, what torque is
created by the interaction of the loop current and the field?

a. 5.8 N⋅m b. 0.68 N⋅m c. 0.084 N⋅m d. 0.017 N⋅m

Q10- A circular loop carrying a current of 1.0 A is oriented in a magnetic field of 0.35 T. The loop
has an area of 0.24 m2 and is mounted on an axis, perpendicular to the magnetic field, which
allows the loop to rotate. What is the torque on the loop when its plane is oriented at a 25°
angle to the field?

a. 4.6 N⋅m b. 0.076 N⋅m c. 0.051 N⋅m d. 0.010 N⋅m

Q11- There is a current I flowing in a clockwise direction in a square loop of wire that is in the
plane of the paper. If the magnetic field B is toward the right, and if each side of the loop has
length L, then the net magnetic force acting on the loop is:

a. 2ILB
b. ILB I B
c. IBL2
d. zero
L

Q12- There is a current I flowing in a clockwise direction in a square loop of wire that is in the
plane of the paper. If the magnetic field B is toward the right, and if each side of the loop has
length L, then the net magnetic torque acting on the loop is:

a. 2ILB
b. ILB I B
c. IBL2
d. zero
L

Q13- A high-voltage power line 20 m above the ground carries a current of 2 000 A. What is the
magnetic field due to the current directly underneath the power line? (µ 0 = 4π ×
10−7 T⋅m/A)
a. 20 µT b. 35 µT c. 14 mT d. 0.30 T
Q14- Two long parallel wires 20 cm apart carry currents of 5.0 A and 8.0 A in the same direction.
Is there any point between the two wires where the magnetic field is zero?

a. yes, midway between the wires

b. yes, 12 cm from the 5-A wire
c. yes, 7.7 cm from the 5-A wire
d. no
Q15- A circular coil (radius = 0.40 m) has 160 turns and is in a uniform magnetic field. If the
orientation of the coil is varied through all possible positions, the maximum torque on the coil
by magnetic forces is 0.16 N⋅m when the current in the coil is 4.0 mA. What is the magnitude
of the magnetic field?

a. 0.37 T b. 1.6 T c. 0.50 T d. 1.2 T

Q16- An electron moves through a region of crossed electric and magnetic fields. The electric field
E = 2 000 V/m and is directed straight down. The magnetic field B = 0.80 T and is directed to
the left. For what velocity v of the electron into the paper will the electric force exactly cancel
the magnetic force?

a. 2 500 m/s
b. 4 000 m/s
c. 5 000 m/s B
d. 8 000 m/s

Q17- Two parallel wires are separated by 0.25 m. Wire A carries 5.0 A and Wire B carries 10 A,
both currents in the same direction. The force on 0.80 m of Wire A is

a. half that on 0.80 m of wire B.

b. one-fourth that on 0.80 m of wire B.
c. toward Wire B.
d. away from Wire B.
Q18- The wiring in a motor has resistance of 3.0 Ω and produces a back emf of 1.0 V when
connected to a 9.0-V battery of negligible resistance. Find the current flow through the motor.

a. 0.19 A b. 0.44 A c. 1.5 A d. 2.7 A

Q19- A uniform 4.5-T magnetic field passes perpendicularly through the plane of a wire loop 0.10
m2 in area. What flux passes through the loop?

a. 5.0 T⋅m2 b. 0.45 T⋅m2 c. 0.25 T⋅m2 d. 0.135 T⋅m2

Q20- A square coil, enclosing an area with sides 2.0 cm long, is wrapped with 2 500 turns of wire. A
uniform magnetic field perpendicular to its plane is turned on and increases to 0.25 T during an
interval of 1.0 s. What average voltage is induced in the coil?

a. 0.25 V b. 0.12 V c. 2.0 V d. 2.5 V

Q21- A 500-turn circular coil with an area of 0.050 0 m2 is mounted on a rotating frame, which
turns at a rate of 20.0 rad/s in the presence of a 0.050 0-T uniform magnetic field that is
perpendicular to the axis of rotation. What is the instantaneous emf in the coil at the moment
that the normal to its plane is at a 90.0° angle to the field?

a. zero b. 12.5 V c. 21.6 V d. 25.0 V

Q22- A 0.200-m wire is moved parallel to a 0.500-T magnetic field at a speed of 1.50 m/s. What
emf is induced across the ends of the wire?

a. 2.25 V b. 1.00 V c. 0.600 V d. zero

Q23- Two loops of wire are arranged so that a changing current in one will induce a current in the
other. If the current in the first is increasing clockwise by 1.0 A every second, the induced
current in the second loop will:

a. be increasing counterclockwise
b. stay constant
c. increase clockwise also
d. stay zero
Q24- A planar loop consisting of four turns of wire, each of which encloses 200 cm2, is oriented
perpendicularly to a magnetic field that increases uniformly in magnitude from 10 mT to 25 mT
in a time of 5.0 ms. What is the resulting induced current in the coil if the resistance of the coil
is 5.0 Ω?

a. 60 mA b. 12 mA c. 0.24 mA d. 48 mA
Q25- A circular loop (area = 0.20 m2) turns in a uniform magnetic field with B = 0.13 T. At an
instant when the angle between the magnetic field and the normal to the plane of the loop is π
rads and is decreasing at the rate of 0.50 rad/s, what is the magnitude of the emf induced in the
loop?

a. zero b. 13 mV c. 26 mV d. 20 mV
Q26- What is the minimum frequency with which a 200-turn, flat coil of cross sectional area 300
cm2 can be rotated in a uniform 30-mT magnetic field if the maximum value of the induced emf
is to equal 8.0 V?

a. 0.030 Hz b. 2.9 Hz c. 7.1 Hz d. 8.4 Hz

Q27- A ray of light strikes a thick sheet of glass (n = 1.5) at an angle of 25º with the normal. Find
the angle of the refracted ray within the glass with respect to the normal.

a. 56º b. 46º c. 25º d. 16º

Q28- Diamond has an index of refraction of 2.419. What is the critical angle for internal reflection
inside a diamond that is in air?

a. 24.4º b. 48.8º c. 155º d. 131º

Q29- A monochromatic beam of light in air has a wavelength of 589 nm in air. It passes through
glass (n = 1.52) and then through carbon disulfide (n = 1.63). What is its wavelength in the
carbon disulfide?

a. 361 nm b. 387.5 nm c. 895 nm d. 960 nm

Q30- A beam of light in air is incident at an angle of 30º to the surface of a rectangular block of
clear plastic (n = 1.46). The light beam first passes through the block and re-emerges from the
opposite side into air at what angle to the normal to that surface?

a. 42º b. 23º c. 30º d. 59º

Q31- A beam of light in air is incident on the surface of a rectangular block of clear plastic (n =
1.49). If the velocity of the beam before it enters the plastic is 3.00 × 108 m/s, what is its
velocity inside the block?

a. 3.00 × 108 m/s b. 1.93 × 108 m/s c. 2.01 × 108 m/s d. 1.35 × 108 m/s
Q32- If the wavelength of a monochromatic source is 490 nm in vacuum, what is the wavelength
from the same source when it passes through a liquid where the speed of light is 2.40 × 108 m/s?
(c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

a. 671 nm b. 612.5 nm c. 490 nm d. 392 nm

Q33- Light from a 560-nm monochromatic source is incident upon the surface of fused quartz (n =
1.56) at an angle of 60º. What is the angle of reflection from the surface?

a. 15º b. 34º c. 60º d. 75º

Q34- A beam of monochromatic light goes from material 1 with index of refraction n1 into material
2 with index of refraction n2. The frequency of light in material 1 is f1 and in material 2 is f2.
What is the ratio of f1/f2?

a. n1/n2 b. n2/n1 c. 1 d. The values of n1 and n2 must be known to find the answer.
Q35- An oil film floats on a water surface. The indices of refraction for water and oil, respectively,
are 1.333 and 1.466. If a ray of light is incident on the air-to-oil surface at an angle of 37.0º
with the normal, what is the incident angle at the oil-to-water surface?

a. 18.1º b. 24.2º c. 27.3º d. 37.0º

Q36- A light beam is incident upon a still water surface. What is the maximum possible value for
the angle of refraction? (nwater = 1.333).

a. 76.2º b. 67.5º c. 54.4º d. 48.6º

Q37- An optical fiber is made of clear plastic with index of refraction n = 1.50. For what angles
with the surface will light remain within the plastic “guide”?

a. ϕ < 66.6º b. ϕ < 57.1º c. ϕ < 51.7º d. ϕ < 48.2º

Q38- A Young’s double slit has a slit separation of 2.50 × 10−5 m on which a monochromatic light
beam is directed. The resultant bright fringes on a screen 1.00 m from the double slit are
separated by 2.30 × 10−2 m. What is the wavelength of this beam? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 373 nm b. 454 nm c. 575 nm d. 667 nm

Q39- Two narrow slits are 0.025 mm apart. When a laser shines on them, bright fringes form on a
screen that is a meter away. These fringes are 3.0 cm apart. What is the separation between the
second order bright fringe and the central fringe?

a. 8.6 cm b. 6.0 cm c. 5.3 cm d. 2.6 cm

Q40- A Young’s double-slit apparatus is set up so that a screen is positioned 1.6 m from the double
slits and the spacing between the two slits is 0.040 mm. What is the distance between
alternating bright fringes on the screen if the light source has a wavelength of 630 nm? (1 nm =
10−9 m)
a. 0.016 m b. 0.025 m c. 0.032 m d. 0.047 m
Q41- A Young’s double-slit apparatus is set up. A screen is positioned 1.60 m from the double slits
and the spacing between the two slits is 0.040 0 mm. The distance between alternating bright
fringes is 1.42 cm. What is the light source wavelength? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 710 nm b. 490 nm c. 280 nm d. 355 nm

Q42- A light source simultaneously emits light of two wavelengths, 480 nm and 560 nm,
respectively. The source is used in a double-slit interference experiment where the slit spacing
is a 0.040 mm and the distance between double slits and the screen is 1.2 m. What is the
separation between the second-order bright fringes of the two wavelengths as they appear on
the screen? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 0.16 cm b. 0.32 cm c. 0.48 cm d. 0.64 cm

Q43- If the 2nd order fringe in Young’s double-slit experiment occurs at an angle of 45.0º, what is
the relationship between the wavelength λ and the distance between slits, d?

a. d = 1.41λ b. d = 2.00λ c. d = 2.83λ d. d = 4.00λ

Q44- Helium-neon laser light (λ = 632.8 nm) is sent through a single slit of width 0.30 mm. What
is the width of the central maximum on a screen 1.0 m in back of the slit? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 2.0 mm b. 3.1 mm c. 4.2 mm d. 5.3 mm

Q45- What is the highest order maximum for wavelength 450 nm than can be obtained with a
grating with 600 lines per mm?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 7
Q46- A wavelength of 573 nm yields a first order maximum at 35º with a grating. At what angle
will the second order maximum appear for this wavelength?

a. 17.5º b. –35º c. 70º

d. No second order maximum exists in this case.
Q47- Light with a wavelength of 450 nm shines through a lens with an aperture diameter of 0.60
cm. Use Rayleigh’s criterion to determine the limiting angle of resolution. (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 9.2 × 10−5 rad b. 3.0 × 10−9 rad c. 1.3 × 10−4 rad d. 5.0 × 10−7 rad
Q48- What is the resolving power of a diffraction grating that is capable of just distinguishing
between two wavelengths of 568.50 and 569.60 nm? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 1.10 b. 517 c. 569 d. 1 035

Q49- What must be the resolving power of a grating allowing a spectral line at 601.10 nm to be
distinguished from another line differing by 0.38 nm? (1 nm = 10−9 m)

a. 1 600 b. 600 c. 300 d. 230

Q50- How many lines in a grating must be illuminated to obtain a resolving power of 900 in a
third-order spectrum?

a. 2 700 b. 300 c. 100 d. 903