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FIZ 144 PHYSICS II

2007-2008 SPRING SEMESTER
SECOND MIDTERM
09.05.2008
The duration of the exam is 100 minutes.
There are 30 questions with equal weight in this exam.
This question booklet is type M booklet. Check to see that all pages are type M
Use the appropriate box in the answer page.
Five wrong answers nullify a correct answer.
If need be, use the back page of the booklet for calculation.
Please fill in identity information both the booklet and answer sheet.
It is not allowed to use calculator.

GIVENS:
|e-|= 1.6x10-19 C
g=10 m/s2
k=(1/4 0 )=9x109 N.m2/C2
o =9.0x10-12 C2/N.m2
o =4x10-7 T.m/A
=3
m p =1.7x10-27 kg
m e =9x10-31 kg
1 eV=1.6x10-19 J
sin30o=cos60o=0.5
cos30o=sin60o=0.87
sin45o= cos45o=0.7
cos37o=sin53 o =0.8
sin37o= cos53 o =0.6
3=1.7; 2=1.4;
e-1=0.37
ln2=0.69

Number

Prefix

Abbr.

109
106
103
10-2
10-3
10-6
10-9
10-12

giga
mega
kilo
centi
mili
micro
nano
pico

G
M
k
c
m

n
p

Formulas
1
U E = CV 2
2

J = n e vd

=
q C (1 e t / C )

dFB = i dl B

= B

UB = B

B dl = i

B = 0 in

B=

E dl = UB =

d B
dt

1 2
Li
2

L=

N B
i

0i
2r

L = L

FB = q v B
dB =

0 i dl r
4 r 3

B = B dS

di
dt

i=

(1 e t / L )

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1.

A loop of current carrying wire has a magnetic dipole moment of 5x10-4 A.m2. The
magnetic dipole moment initially makes an angle of 90 with a 0.01 T magnetic field. As
it turns to become aligned with the magnetic field, the work (in J) done by the magnetic
field is :
A) 5x10-2

2.

B) 60

D) 40

E) 30

C) 3 x 10-7

D) 1 x 10-3

E) 10

B) 63

C) 60

D) 56

E) 17

Consider the following quantities: (1) current, (2) resistance, (3) coil area, (4) wire crosssectional area, and (5) magnetic field. Upon which of the quantities is the magnetic
dipole moment of a current carrying coil dependent?
B) 1 and 2 only
E) 1, 3, 4 and 5

C) 2 and 3 only
y

The drawing shows two long, straight wires that

are parallel to each other and carry a current of
magnitude i toward you. The wires are separated
by a distance d. Which one of the following
expressions correctly gives the magnitude of the
total magnetic field at the origin of the x-y
coordinate system?
A)

7.

C) 50

B) 2 x 10-5

A) 1 and 5 only
D) 1 and 3 only
6.

E) 0

The radius of a solenoid carrying current i = 30 mA is r = 0.5 cm. The magnetic field is
B = 3x10-4 T. If the inductance of solenoid is L = 5 mH, what is the length of solenoid (in
cm) ?
A) 80

5.

D) 5x10-6

What is the magnetic field (in T) a distance 2 cm from a long straight wire carrying a
current of 2 A?
A) 1 x 10-5

4.

C) -5x10-2

When a 10 A current is set in a certain inductor, the stored energy in magnetic field is
40 J. If the current is changed to 5 A in the opposite direction, what is the change in the
stored energy (in J) ?
A) 70

3.

B) -5x10-6

0i
2d

B)

0i
2d

C)

0i
2d

In the figure, if the currents are i 1 = 1 A and

i 2 = 2 A, what are the 1 and 2 , respectively
(in V)? (The internal resistance of the
batteries is 1 )

D)

d
x
0

0i
d

E) zero
=20V
r =1

i1
4

A) 18 ; 7
D) 16 ; 27

B) 16 ; 18
E) 24 ; 14

C) 24 ; 13

i2

r =1

i1
r =1
i2

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8.

The magnetic field lines produced by a bar magnet are shown

in the figure. Compare the magnitude of the magnetic fields at
points A, B and C.

A) B A <B B <B C
D) B A =B B =B C

9.

B) B A =B B <B C
E) B A >B B >B C

B) 0.48
E) 0.32

A
C

C) B A <B B =B C

A wire rod moves with a constant speed of 10

m/s on two metallic rails, l = 50 cm apart that
form a closed loop. A uniform magnetic field
of magnitude 0.8 T is into the page. What is
the magnitude of force (in N) needed to move
the rod with constant velocity, assuming
resistor R = 5 and negligible friction
between rod and metallic rails?
A) 0.96
D) 0.64

C) 0.72

10. A Lithium (Li) nucleus with a charge of +3e and a mass of 7m p and a proton with a
charge of +e and a mass of m p are both moving in a plane perpendicular to a magnetic
field B. The two particles have the same momentum. What is the ratio (R p / R Li ) of the
radius of curvature of the path of the proton (R p ) to that of the Li nucleus (R Li )?
A) 3

B) 1/3

C) 1/7

D) 3/7

E) 7/3

11. What is the potential difference (V b -V a ) (in V)

between the b and a points in the circuit shown in
figure, if 1 =1 V, 2 =5 V, r 1 =r 2 =5 , R 1 =15 and
R 2 =25 ?
A) 1.6
D) 6.4

B) 2.5
E) 8.6

C) 4.6
a

12. A solenoid shaped inductor has 400 wounds, 20 cm long and 2 cm2 cross-sectional area.
If the current passing through the inductor has a uniform decreasing rate of 1 A/s, what is
the induced emf value (in V)?
A) 756

B) 562

C) 345

D) 192

E) 52

13. When an electron having a kinetic energy of 4.5x10-21 J is entered into an electric (E) and
magnetic field (B) region, no force acts on it due to the fields. In this region, E is
perpendicular to B. What is the E/B ratio in that region?
A) 104

B) 108

C) 106

D) 107

E) 105

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14. Five long parallel wires in an xy plane are

separated by distance d as seen in figure.
The currents into the page are i. What is
the magnitude of the net force per unit
length acting on the wire 2 due to the
currents in the other wires?
A) 3 0 i2/2d2

B) 0 i2/d

y
d

C) 3 0 i2/4d

B) 8 0
E) -2 0

D) 5 0 i2/12d
4A

15. Two rectangular conducting loops

carry currents of 4 A and 6 A as
shown in figure. What is the value

of B.dl for the closed path shown?
A) 0
D) -8 0

E) 0
6A

C) 2 0

16. What is the current (in A) in the 5.0 resistor of the

circuit?
A) 0.42
D) 2.4

B) 0.67
E) 3.0

C) 1.5

17. Find the potential (in V) at point b in the

circuit.
A) 12
E) 6.5

B) 11.5
E) 2.5

b
5

C) 9

4V

12V

1
4

18. A rectangular metal strip 2 cm wide is used in a

Hall-effect measurement (see figure). If Hall
voltage (V H = V a -V b ) of 0.64 V is measured
in a magnetic field of 0.8 T. Calculate the drift
speed v d of the charge carriers (in m/s).
A) 4.0x10-9
D) 4x10-5

B) 2.5x108
E) 1x10-8

i
2 cm

C) 4.0

19. An 80-turn coil has a radius of 5 cm and a resistance of 30 . At what rate must a
perpendicular magnetic field change (in T/s) to produce an induced current of 4 A in the
coil?
A) 0.02

B) 2.5x104

C) 160

D) 4x10-5

E) 200
4

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20. A wire 50 cm long lying along the x-axis carries a current of 0.50 A in the positive xdirection. A magnetic field is present that is given in Tesla by B = 4j + 4k. Find the
magnitude of the force (in N) on the wire.
A) 1.4

B) 0.7

C) 2.8

D) 0.9

E) 1.7

21. A resistor 5 M and a 2 F capacitor are connected in a single loop circuit with a seat of
emf with = 4 V. How long will it take (in s) for the charge to reach one-half its final
equilibrium value?
A) 4.9

B) 5.9

C) 6.9

D) 7.9

E) 8.9

22. A cylindrical region of radius R = 2 cm contains a

uniform magnetic field parallel to its axis. If the
electric field induced at a point r = 4 cm from the
cylinder axis is 510-3 V/m, the magnitude of
magnetic field must be changing (in T/s) at the rate:
A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

R


B

D) 4

E) 5

23. What is the equivalent resistance (in terms

of ) between A and B points of the
circuit in the figure?
A) 11
D) 13

B) 18
E) 50

A
6

C) 4

12

4
10

24. A rectangular loop of wire is placed midway between

two long straight parallel conductors as shown. The
conductors carry currents i 1 and i 2 as indicated. If i 1 is
increasing and i 2 is constant, then the induced current
in the loop is:
A) zero
C) clockwise

B) counterclockwise
D) depends on i 2 - i 1

i1

i2

E) depends on i 1 + i 2

25. A television loop antenna has a radius of 5 cm. The magnetic field of a TV signal is
uniform and normal to the plane of the loop. If its magnitude is changing at the rate of 0.2
T/s at one instant of time, what emf (in mV) will be induced in the antenna?
A) 1.5

B) 3.0

C) 5.1

D) 6.0

E) 1.8

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26. A circular coil has a 0.1 m radius and consists of 20 turns of wire. An externally produced
magnetic field of 2 mT is perpendicular to the plane of coil. When the current in the coil
is 2.4 A in a certain direction, the net flux through the coil is found to vanish. What is the
inductance (in mH) of the coil?
A) 0.5

B) 1.0

C) 2.4

D) 6.4

E) 1.2
L

27. When the switch S in the circuit shown is closed, the

time constant for the growth of current in R 1 is:
A) L/R 2
D) L(R 1 +R 2 )/ R 1 R 2

R2

B) L/R 1
C) L/(R 1 +R 2 )
E) (L/R 1 +L/R 2 )/2

R1

28. A circular coil with 200 turns and an area of 310-4 m2 carries a current of 2 A. Its
magnetic dipole moment initially aligned at 30 to the direction of a uniform magnetic
field of magnitude 0.5 T. What is the magnitude of the torque (in N.m) acting on the coil?
A) 20 x 10-3

B) 30 x 10-3

C) 40 x 10-3

D) 10 x 10-3

E) 35 x 10-3

29. The magnitude of the magnetic field at point P,

at the center of the semicircle shown, is given
by:
A) 0 /R2
C) 0 i/4R

B) 0 /2R
D) 0 i/2R

R
i
P

E) 0 i/4R

30. Calculate the magnetic energy density (in J/m3) at the surface of a 3 mm radius straight
copper wire carrying a 9 A current.
A) 0.60

B) 0.45

C) 0.30

D) 0.15

E) 0.10