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CC2404 Applied Physics and Instrumentation in Health Care

Assignment 2a (2009)

1. When a stimulus applied to a nerve cell, the cell is said depolarized. Which ion rushes
into the inside cell.
a. K+
b. Cl-
c. Na+
d. K+ and Cl-

Answer____c_____ (1 mark)

2. For main commercial supply frequencies (50-60 Hz), the can’t let go current is about:
a. 1 mA
b. 5 mA
c. 15 mA
d. 100 mA

Answer____C____ (1 mark)

3. Which of the following has the correct meaning for a typical ECG waveform?
a. P-wave : depolarization of ventricles
b. QRS-wave: depolarization of ventricles
c. P-wave : re-polarization of ventricles
d. T-wave: depolarization of atria

Answer____b____ (1 mark)

4. A platinum wire 80cm long is to have a resistance of 0.1 Ω . What should its diameter be? The
resistivity of platinum is 1.1 x 10-7 Ω ‧m.
L L
= ρ 2 , ∴r = ρL = 1.1x10 x 0.8 = 5.3 x10 −4 m
−7
Solution:  R = ρ (2 marks)
A πr πR πx 0.1
the diameter should be 1.06x10-3m or 1.06mm (1 marks)

5. A 120 W light bulb is designed to operate on 220 V AC.

(a)What is the rms current drawn by the bulb?
(b)What is the peak current?
(c) What is the resistance of the bulb’s filament?
Pav 120
Solution: (a) I rms = = = 0.545 A (1 mark)
Vrms 220

(b) I o = 2 I rms = 2 × 0.545 = 0.77 A (1 mark)

Vrms 220 V 2 rms 2202

(c) R = = = 404 Ω or R = = = 404Ω (1 mark)
I rms 0.545 Pav 120
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6. A negative hydrogen ion has an extra electron and a mass of 1.67 ×10 −27 kg . (a) Calculate its
kinetic energy at 1.0% of speed of light (c= 3 ×10 8 m / s ) . (b) What acceleration voltage is needed
−19
to obtain this energy? ( q e = −1.6 ×10 C )
1 1
Solution: a. K = mv 2 = ×1.67 ×10 −27 × (0.01 × 3 ×10 8 ) 2 = 7.52 ×10 −15 J (2 marks)
2 2
b. this kinetic energy is transformed by an electrical potential energy change ∆ EPE = QV,
therefore :
∆EPE 7.52 ×10 −15
V = = = −46969 V = −46 .97 kV (2 marks)
Q − 1.6 ×10 −19