May - Aug 2020 Final Examination MF 013 General Physics Ⅱ

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [10 marks]

Instruction: Answer ALL questions in the answer booklet provided.
Choose only ONE option that best completes the statement or answers the item.

1. Which of the following statements is true of the resistivity of a metal conductor?

A The resistivity depends on the type of metal.
B The resistivity decreases when the temperature increases.
C The resistivity increases when the length of the conductor increases.
D The resistivity is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the conductor.

2. Kirchhoff’s first law states that the sum of the currents entering a junction in a circuit is equal to
the sum of the currents leaving it. The law is based on the conservation of a physical quantity.
What is this physical quantity?
A energy B charge C electron D proton

3. A potentiometer has a wire XY of length l and resistance R. It is powered by a driver cell with
e.m.f. of E in series with a resistor of resistance r. A test cell is connected in the branch circuit, the
balance point is found to be l/3 from X, as shown in the figure below.

The driver cell and test cell have negligible internal resistance. What is the e.m.f. of the test cell in
terms of E, l, R and r?
A E/3 B ER/9(R+r) C Er/6(R+r) D ER/3(R+r)

4. Which of the following is suitable to calculate using Gauss's law due to different charge
distribution?
A permittivity of free space
B Coulombic force
C electric charge
D electric field

5. What type of wave cannot be polarized?

A Transverse wave
B Longitudinal wave
C Stationary wave
D Microwave

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6. A coil PQRS in the shape of a rectangle, has its PQ and RS planes parallel to the magnetic field lines
of a uniform magnetic field, as shown in the figure.

Which of the following statements is true when a current I flow in the coil?
A There are no forces on sides SP and QR.
B There are no forces on sides PQ and RS.
C The direction of force on PQ is acting out of the paper.
D The magnitude of force on PQ is smaller than the magnitude of the force on QR.

7. A positively charged particle of mass m and charge q moves with velocity v perpendicular to a
uniform magnetic field of flux density B. What is the period, T of its circular motion in terms of m,
q, v and B?

𝐵𝑞 2𝜋𝑚 2𝜋𝑚𝑣 2𝜋𝑚

A B C D
𝑚𝑣 𝐵𝑞𝑣 𝐵𝑞 𝐵𝑞

8. A uniform magnetic field of flux density B passes normally through a plane area A. In this plane
lies a coil of eight turns of wire, each of area 1/4 A. Calculate the magnetic flux linkage for the coil.
A 0.25 BA B BA C 2.0 BA D 8.0 BA

9. According to the Malus’s law, when the unpolarised light of intensity, Io passes through the first
polariser, the polarised light, I will be _____.
A Io/2 cos2  B Io cos2  C Io cos  D Io/2

10. In Young’s double slit interference experiment, which one of the following will increase the fringe
separation, x?
A Decreasing the wavelength
B Increasing the wavelength
C Increasing the slit separation
D Decreasing the distance between the slit and the screen

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SECTION B: SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS [70 marks]

Instructions: Answer ALL questions in the answer booklet provided.
Question 1
(a) A fully charge power bank rated at 10 000 mAh (miliampere hour) is being used non-stop to
charge several smart phones on a stable current output of 2.0 A. Assume that no energy is loss
during this process,
(i) how long will it (in second) takes for the power bank to completely discharge?
(2 marks)

(ii) According to the answer (a)(i), what is the total amount of charge being discharge in this time
period?
(2 marks)

(b) What is the resistance of a piece of wire which is 100 m long, has a radius of 2.0 mm and has a
resistivity of 1.7 x 10-8 Ω m?
(3 marks)

(c) Calculate the mean drift velocity of electrons in a copper wire of 1.0 mm radius with a current of
2.0 A. The electron number density for copper is 8.5 x 1028 m-3.
(3 marks)

Question 2
(a) Figure Q2(a) shows part of a current-carrying circuit. The ammeter has negligible internal resistance.
What is the reading on the ammeter?

Figure Q2(a)
(3 marks)

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(b) As shown in Figure Q2(b) below, a circuit has an emf, E of 24.0 V while its terminal voltage is
21.2 V. With the electrical current, I of 4.0 A circulate in it, what are the

Figure Q2(b)
(i) internal resistance, r of the battery?
(2 marks)

(ii) resistance, R of the circuit resistor?

(2 marks)

(c) A total charge of 100 C flows through a 12 W light bulb in a time of 50 s. What is the potential
difference across the bulb during this time?
(3 marks)

Question 3
(a) In Figure Q3(a),a potentiometer consists of a 1.00 m long metal wire XY with resistance of 8.30 Ω.
Wire XY is connected in series with a driver cell of e.m.f. E1 = 9.00 V and a resistor, r of resistance
1.42 Ω. Find the e.m.f. of test cell, E2 if the balance length, l is found to be 0.745 m.

Figure Q3(a)
(3 marks)

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(b) Calculate the equivalent (total) resistance between point a and b in Figure Q3(b)

Figure Q3(b)
(3 marks)

(c) Two point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows:

Charge q1= +4.00 nC is located at x = +0.20 m and charge q2 = +5.00 nC is at x = -0.30 m. What are
the magnitude and direction of the total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge
q3 = -6.00 nC that is placed at the origin (x = 0)?
(4 marks)

Question 4
(a) The magnetic field at the centre of a solenoid of length 12 cm carrying a current of 4 A is 4𝜋 x 10-4
T. What is the total number of turns of the solenoid?
(2 marks)

(b) A plane of circular loop of wire with diameter 3.4 cm is parallel to a 0.87 T magnetic field. The loop
carries a current of 3.0 A. Find the torque that acts on the loop.
(3 marks)

(c) An electron at point A in Figure Q3(c) has a speed of v = 1.41 x 106 ms-1. Find:

Figure Q3(c)

(i) the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field that will cause the electron to follow the
semicircular path from A to B, and
(3 marks)

(ii) the time required for the electron to move from A to B

(2 marks)

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Question 5
(a) An ideal solenoid consists of 1000 turns of wire per metre wound around an air-filled cylindrical
structure. The solenoid is of 0.5 m long and cross-sectional area 1.8 cm2. A current of 2.0 A passes
through the wire. Calculate the magnetic flux in the solenoid.
(3 marks)

(b) A long metal bar of l = 1.50 m is pulled to the right at a steady speed of v = 5.0 ms-1 perpendicular
to a uniform magnetic field, B of 0.75 T. The bar rides on parallel metal rails connected through a
resistor, R = 25.0 Ω as shown in Figure Q4(b), to make a complete circuit. Assume the resistance in
the metal bar and rails are negligible. Calculate the:

Figure Q4(b)

(i) magnitude of the emf induced in the circuit, and

(2 marks)

(ii) current through the resistor

(2 marks)

(c) A step-down transformer is connected to a 220 V line is to supply 12.0 V to a portable electronic
device. The load resistance in the secondary is 4.00 Ω.

(i) What should the ratio of primary to secondary turns of the transformer be?
(2 marks)

(ii) What current must the secondary supply?

(1 mark)

Question 6
(a) In a stretch string fixed at both ends, the seventh harmonic occurs at 90 Hz. Assuming the speed of
transverse wave in the string is 30 m s-1, find the length of the string.
(4 marks)

(b) The length of a pipe with one end closed is 20.0 cm. If the speed of sound in air is 330 ms-1, find the
three lowest frequencies for the sound emitted when one blows across the open end of the pipe.
(3 marks)

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(c) A beam of light has a wavelength of 580 nm in vacuum (free space). This light beam is emitted
through a liquid which has a refractive index, n = 1.51? What is the speed of light in this liquid?
(3 marks)

Question 7
(a) Interference fringes are produced on a screen by double-slit interference using light of wavelength
600 nm. The fringe separation is 4.0 mm and the separation of the slits is 0.60 mm. What is the
distance between the double slit and the screen?
(3 marks)

(b) A light with wavelength of 570 nm passes through a single slit of 0.05 mm wide and formed bright
and dark fringes on a very large and distance screen. What are the total number of dark fringes on
both sides of the central bright spots?
[Hint: What is the largest value that sin θ can be?]
(4 marks)

(c) An unpolarised light is sent through 2 polarisers with their transmission axis differ by 25°. What is
the percent intensity after passing both polarisers?
(3 marks)

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Data

Permittivity of free space 𝜀𝑜 = 8.85 × 10−12 𝐹𝑚−1

1
( = 8.99 × 109 𝑚𝐹−1 )
4𝜋𝜀𝑜

Permeability of free space 𝜇𝑜 = 4𝜋 × 10−7 𝑇𝑚𝐴−1

Proton / electron charge 𝑞 = 1.602 × 10−19 𝐶

Mass of electron 𝑚𝑒 = 9.11 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔

Mass of proton 𝑚𝑝 = 1.67 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔

Speed of light in free space 𝑐 = 3.00 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1

Acceleration of free fall 𝑔 = 9.81 𝑚𝑠 −2

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Formulae

Electric current 𝐼 = 𝑛𝐴𝑣𝑞

Resistors in series 𝑅 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 + ⋯

1 1 1
Resistors in parallel = + +⋯
𝑅 𝑅1 𝑅2

Electrical energy 𝑊 = 𝑞𝑉

2
𝑉2
Electrical power 𝑃 = 𝐼𝑉 = 𝐼 𝑅 =
𝑅
𝑞1 𝑞2
Coulomb’s law 𝐹 ∝
𝑟2

𝐹 𝑉
Electric field 𝐸= =
𝑞 𝑑

𝜇𝑜 𝐼 𝜇𝑜 𝑁𝐼 𝜇𝑜 𝑁𝐼
Magnetic field 𝐵= = =
2𝜋𝑟 2𝑅 𝑙
(Straight wire, coil & solenoid)

Magnetic force (moving charge) 𝐹𝐵 = 𝐵𝐼𝑙 sin 𝜃 = 𝑞𝑣𝐵

Hall’s voltage 𝑉𝐻 = 𝐵𝑣𝑑

Magnetic flux Φ = 𝐵𝐴

Magnetic flux linkage Φ′ = 𝑁𝐵𝐴 cos 𝜃

Induced emf 𝐸 = 𝐵𝑙𝑣 sin 𝜃

𝑚𝑣 2
Centripetal force 𝐹𝑐 =
𝑟

Wave speed 𝑣 = 𝑓𝜆

𝜆𝐷
Separation between the fringe 𝑥=
𝑎

Malus’s Law 𝐼 = 𝐼𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃

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