1 Four circuits have the form shown in the diagram.

The capacitor is initially uncharged and

. the switch S is open.

The values of the emf E, resistance R, and the capacitance C for each of the circuits are
circuit 1: E = 18 V, R = 3 , C = 1 F
circuit 2: E = 18 V, R = 6 , C = 9 F
circuit 3: E = 12 V, R = 1 , C = 7 F
circuit 4: E = 10 V, R = 5 , C = 7 F
Rank the circuits according to the time, shortest to longest, after switch S is closed for the
capacitors to reach half their final charges.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 4, 3, 2, 1
C. 1, 3, 4, 2
D. 4, 2, 1, 3
E. 3, 1, 2, 4
The time constant is the product of the resistor and capacitor, the voltage does not affect the time
constant.
2. For the combination of resistors shown, find the equivalent resistance between points A
and B.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
E. 12

Combine the 4, 6 and 12 in parallel into 2 ohms, then combine the 1, 3 and 2 in series into 6
ohms. Combine the 5 and 20 into 4 ohms, then combine the 2 and 4 into 6 ohms. Finally, take
the two 6 ohm resistors in parallel to get 3 ohms.
3. A parallel-plate capacitor with constant voltage V applied has a dielectric material with
dielectric constant K slowly inserted between the plates with a velocity v. The current that
results while the dielectric is being inserted is

A. zero
B.
C.
D.
E.
Current is I = dQ/dt. Q = CV, so I = V dQ/dt = V dC/dx dx/dt = Vv dC/dx. The capacitance is C
= { e0A/d + (K-1)xe0A/(rd)} and the area A = r2 . Answer B is the only answer with units of
current.
4. A 120-V power line is protected by a 15-A fuse. What is the maximum number of light
bulbs marked "120 V, 500 W" that can be operated at full brightness from this line?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
A 500 watt bulb connected to 120 volts will draw 500/120 = 4.17 Amps, so at most 3 bulbs can
be connected
5. By using two resistors, R1 and R2, currents of 3 A, 4 , 12 , or 16 can be obtained from
a 48-V battery. The values of R1 and R2 (in ohms) are:

A. 3, 4
B. 2, 12
C. 3, 16
D. 4, 12
E. 4, 16
The resistors must be 16, 12, 4, and 3, respectively. a 4 and 12 can be combined in
series to get 16, and in parallel to get 3.
6. A battery is connected to a 5- resistor and 15 A flows through the resistor. The 5-
resistor is replaced by a 10- resistor and, as a result, current of 10 A exists in the resistor.
The emf and internal resistance of the battery are:
A. 75 V and 0-
B. 50 V and 0-
C. 5 V and 150-
D. 150 V and 5-
E. 375 V and 25-
The internal resistor is in series with the external resistor, use V = I(r +R) for the two pairs, V =
15(r+5) and V = 10(r+10), and solve for V and r.
7.

The diagram shows a current I flowing over a short distance

magnetic field at the origin x=y=z=0 is

A. zero
B.
C.

located at

. The

D.
E.
By the right hand rule the direction of the field at the origin is in the -z direction. The magnitude
comes from the Biot Savart law.
8. A constant current is sent through a helical coil. The coil:
A. tends to get shorter
B. tends to get longer
C. tends to rotate about its axis
D. produces zero magnetic field at its center
E. none of the above
Adjacent wires in a coil have current flowing in the same direction, and two wires with current
flowing in the same direction attract each other. So the coils will try to get closer together.
9. The magnetic field inside a wire with current density j is

A. zero
B.
C.
D.
E.
Using Ampere's law, B2r = 0 Ienc and the current is r2j.

10. Which of the following changes would NOT induce a current around the rectangular loop
of wire:

A. increasing the magnitude of B

B. decreasing the magnitude of B
C. rotating the loop around the vertical axis
D. rotating the loop around the horizontal axis
E. moving the loop to the right
Only moving the loop through the uniform field will not result in a changing flux, hence not
induce a current.
11. The direction of the magnetic field in a certain region of space is determined by firing a
test charge into the region with its velocity in various directions in different trials. The
field direction is:
A. one of the directions of the velocity when the magnetic force is zero
B. the direction of the velocity when the magnetic force is a maximum
C. the direction of the magnetic force
D. perpendicular to the velocity when the magnetic force is zero
E. none of the above
If the velocity is along the field direction, then the cross product is zero, and the force is
zero. The velocity can either be parallel or antiparallel to the field.

12. In the mass spectrometer shown below a particle is accelerated through the potential V
and then enters a magnetic field B. What is the radius of curvature?

A. zero
B.
C.

D.
E.
The velocity is found from PE = KE, 1/2 mv2 = qV. The radius of curvature in a magnetic field
is mv/qB.
13. A current is clockwise around the outside edge of this page and a uniform magnetic field
is directed parallel to the page, from right to left. If the magnetic force is the only force
acting on the page, the page will turn so the right edge:
A. moves toward you
B. moves away from you
C. moves to your right
D. moves to your left
E. does not move
Right hand rule, on the right edge current from top to bottom, field to the right, force will be up
off the table.

14. The magnitude of the magnetic field at point P, at the center of the semicircle shown, is
given by:

A. 0/R2
B. 0/2R
C. 0i/4R
D. 0i/2R
E. 0i/4R
Biot Savart law.
15. Two long straight wires are parallel and carry current in opposite directions. The currents
are 8.0 A and 12 A and the wires are separated by 0.40 cm. The magnetic field in tesla at
a point midway between the wires is:
A. 0
B. 4.0 104
C. 8.0 104
D. 12 104
E. 20 104
The magnetic field is 0I/2r, and the fields add. r is 0.20 cm.
16.
In Ampere's law,
, the direction of the integration around the path:
A. must be clockwise
B. must be counterclockwise
C. must be such as to follow the magnetic field lines
D. must be along the wire in the direction of the current
E. none of the above
The path can be any arbitrary path, and the direction can be any direction. The path and
direction will determine the area used to calculate the current.
17. A solenoid is 3.0 cm long and has a radius of 0.50 cm. It is wrapped with 500 turns of
wire carrying a current of 2.0 A. The magnetic field in tesla at the center of the solenoid
is:
A. 9.9 108
B. 1.3 103

C. 4.2 102
D. 16
E. none of these
B = 0nI, n = 500/0.03m and I = 2A.

18. Suppose the surface of this page is perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field and the
magnetic flux through it is 5 Wb. If the page is turned by 30 around an edge the flux
through it will be:
A. 2.5 Wb
B. 4.3 Wb
C. 5 Wb
D. 5.8 Wb
E. 10 Wb
5 Wb * cos 30 = 4.3 Wb

19. The emf that appears in Faraday's law is:

A. around a conducting circuit
B. around the boundary of the surface used to compute the magnetic flux
C. throughout the surface used to compute the magnetic flux
D. perpendicular to the surface used to compute the magnetic flux
E. none of the above
The emf is around a loop enclosing the magnetic flux
20. A long straight wire is in the plane of a rectangular conducting loop. The straight wire
carries a constant current i, as shown. While the wire is being moved toward the rectangle
the current in the rectangle is:

A. zero
B. clockwise
C. counterclockwise
D. clockwise in the left side and counterclockwise in the right side

E. counterclockwise in the left side and clockwise in the right side

The wire moves closer to the loop, so more flux goes through the loop. A current is induced in
the loop creating a flux out of the loop, which by the right hand rule should be counterclockwise.