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UDiversity of Waterloo Final Examination Winter TERM

(TemI)

2002
(Year)

iNSTRUcnONS:
PART A: 6 multiple-choice questionsword1S InarkBeach a) ANSWER CARDS Wll.L BE COLLBCI'ED AT 11:30 a.m.

I OUESTION GRADE

b) Mark. yourcardin darkpencil. Avoid a'asurcsby checking

IDIWas before marking them. EntrI: ~ ID# and the "K. ~tion" indicated above in the spaces provided. c) AnEMPT AU. QUESTIONS - there is no penalty for inco~t 1nSW0'S. However, credit may be denied if appropriateworlt is not shown in the spacebelow the qu~tions in this booklet. d) Numba:s in queltions may be takm as ~ to as many figures as you wish. but answersare rounded. 80 pick the closest one. PART B: 6 qUC8tions worth 12 marks ~h for. total of 102.

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Partial credit is given for a correct approachprovided you show clearly what you are doing.

TOTAL

Diagramsare Dotto seale. USEFUL INFORMAnON:

I c 9.8 m/il c=3.00x IO'mls I cV-I.6x loot'} m,-I.67x 10-27 kg hc = 1240 eV.nm

DCIIaity air = 1.29kg/m3 of me-9.11 X 10-31 kg E. -136 eV (Bohr~ry

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Hearingthreshold 10.12 /m2 Io W h = 6.63 X 10-34 J.. e= 1.6x 10-19C for h)'dro&=)
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Area of &pbe - 41tR2

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Two springs, each with unstretchedlength 0.200 m but with different force constantskl and k2 are attachedto opposite ends of a block of massm on a level frictionless surface. The outer ends of the springs are now attachedto two pins PI and P20.1 m fi'om the original positions of the end of the springs.Let k. = 2.00 N/m and k2 - 6.00N/m. andm = 0.100 kg. At equilibrium how far

fi'omPIwill theleft face of~~

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(d) .05

(e) noneof them

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2.

Two sound soun;esemit sound waves in phase of wavelength 1... They are placed y" I..apart at an equal distance from the center of the circle. The circle has a radius of R ~ % 1... If the power of each source is P which equation descn"bcs intensity at point "B" in tcnns ofP and I..? the

(a) I =-::--:T

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3.

A rod of glass of index 1.5 has one end ground and polished to a convex spherical surface of radius 7 cIn. The other end is flat and silvered to act as a flat minor. The distance between vertices V J and V 2 is 12 cm. An object is placed a very large distance from the convex end. Find the location of the final image from VI. Answer in cm. (8) 2.33 to the left ory I

(b) 2.33to dIeright orvi

(c) .4 to the left of V , (d) .4 to the right of V I (e) none of the above

4.

Monochromatic light ofwavelcogth A.= 600nm is incidenton a slit of width 2.4~. A screen is placed 3.0 m from the slit Find the intensity relative to central maximum of a point 20 cm away from the central maximum. (a) 1.86 (b) 1.06

(c) .8S1

(d) .786

(e) .531

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A coating of index of refraction n = 1.25 is depositedon a piece of glass of index n = 1.5. White
light is incident near nonnaJly on the coating. If a person does not like to see I.. = 400
DID and

I..= 7 00 n m transmitted through the coating but does not mind if wavelength of other values

transmit, bow thick mustthecoatingbe? Answerin om. (a) 500 (b) 700 (c) 1120
(d) 1210

(e) 1340

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6.

Find the fractional change in cnct"gy(AEoergy/Encrgy of incident photon) for photons that arc
b~kSL:.~!tered (scattering angle +

10 pm. (1 pm = 10-12m) (a) .480

= 1800) via

Compton effect. Asswne incident wavelength to be

(b) .327

(c) .243

(d)

195

(e) Noneoftbose

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7.

A hannonic wave is traveling in the negative x direction. At t = 0 and x = 0 the displacementis zero and the particle speedis pointing upward. At t = I sec y(x,l) = IS CDS x), tin sec,x and (.3 yincm.

(a)

Detmnine the phasecoost. Determine the wavelength Detemline the angular frequency Write the general equation for the traveling wave.

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cm radii

(b)

For a point "x.' on the string detcm1inethe transversevelocity as a function of time.

(c)

Find the maximum transverse acceleration at t

=O,.x o. -

(d)

If the linear dcnsity of the stripg is J1 1.5 x 10-3kg/m determine the power at a given point x as a function of time.

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8.

An offshore station has a listening post under water. A boat with its engine rwming (vibrating) at 500 revolutions per minute emits a loud noise. The boat is fast approachingthe listening post at

SO km/hr.

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(b)

, If the speed of sound in water is 1450 m/s, what frequency would the under water listening post detect?

(c)

If there is a wind blowing toward the boat from the position of the station what frequency is heard by an observer at the station who is above the water level? (Assume the noise of the boat travels in air as well as water.)

(d)

If the IOtmd waves are reflected off the station, what beat frequency would the driver of the boat hear?

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9.

Rays nom a distant object is incident on a converging lens (double convex 1008)of focallengtb 4Ocm.

(a)

How far from the lens would the image be found?

(b)

If a diverging lens of focal length f = -15 cm is placed 20 cm to the right of the converging lens where would the final image be funned for a distant object?

(c)

If the diverging lens is replaced by a thick piece of glass of n = 1.5, where would the final image be createdfor a distant object? Assume the glass is 2 cm thick..

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object

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10.

An air wedge is createdby inserting a thin sheet of paper between two flat pieces of glass along one edge. Light of wavelength of 450 om is incident normally on the glass plate. When viewed in reflection 15 dark fringes per centimetercan be seen. Is the point where the glassplates touch a bright spot or a dark spot? Explain.

(a)

(b)

Calculate the angle betweenthe glassplates.

(c)

Whenviewedin transmission, manydarkfringespercentimeter be ~? how can

(d)

When Justify your answer. spot? viewed in transmission is the point where the glass plates touch, a bright spot or a dark '

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11.

In the photo electric effect experiment a light of wavelength A.= 400 om is shoneon one of the two elecb'Odes. There is a potential difference of 0.5 volts set up across the two electrodes (electrode #1 and electrode #2) to slow down or decelerate electrons that are ejected from the the first electrode. It is found that some electrons ovcroome this retarding forcc and arrive at the secondelectrodewith a kinetic energy of 0.6 eV. What is the stopping potential?

(a)

(b)

What is the work function of the electrode#1?

(c)

If the intensity of the ray incident on the first e lecb'odcis 2 W 1m2Wbat would the m aximum kinetic energyof the photoelectron be?

(d)

If a 0.7 percent of the incident photons produce photoelectrons. how many photoelectronsper secondare emitted off an areaof I cm2of the electrode?

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12.

A plane wave (wavelength 1..) incident on a double slit syStem. "a" is the width of each slit and is "d" is the separationbetween the two slits. L is a converging lens and the screenS is placed at d1efocal plane of the lens (a = 0.030 mm, d = 4a, 1.. 480 DID and assumefocaileDgdl of the lens = is large comparedto "dj.

(a)

Supposeslit S2 is blocked off so that light passesonly through S,. Find the angularposition 9, of the seconddiffraction minimum with respectto the horizontal axis CO.

(b)

Find the angular position ~ of the second diffraction minimum with respectto axis CO for light passingthrough ~ whm 8, is blocked off..

(c)

Supposelight is allowedto passthroughboth St and S2- DeteIDline numberof ~mplete the fringe maxima which are located within the central diffraction maximum.

(d)

In the arrangement part (c) find the intensityof light at a point P on ~ of 9 = 0.500 tennsof the intensity the light at 9 = O. in of

S for which

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