PHYS 2120 Calculus-based Physics II Spring 2012 Test 1 Name: key | First Tast Do not open this exam until you are told to do so. This exam consists of two parts. Part I contains 10 multiple-choice questions worth 2 points each: choose the best answer and put your answers in the boxes provided at the end of Part I. No partial credit. Part II contains 4 problems worth a total of 80 points. All work leading to a correct answer with proper units must be shown in order to receive full credit. Keep numbers out of your equations as long as possible to help clarify your reasoning, Please _box-in. your answers. Ask if you don’t understand the statement of a given problem or what is being asked. INSTRUCTIONS ALL WORK MUST BE DONE ON THESE PAGES. NO EXTRA SCRATCH PAPER IS ALLOWED. ALL NUMERICAL ANSWERS MUST HAVE APPROPRIATE UNITS. YOU WILL BE GRADED ON HOW WELL YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR METHOD OF SOLUTION USING SYMBOLS. BOX-IN YOUR ANSWERS! Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete this exam. Budget your time accordingly. ‘VJMontemayor 06FEB12Part I: Multiple Choice. CHoost THE BEST ANSWER. NO PARTIAL CREDIT. TO RECEIVE CREDIT, PUT YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOXES AT THE END OF THIS SECTION. 2 POINTS EACH. 1, Three positive charges are fixed in position in the x-y plane as shown in the figure at left below. An electron is then placed at the origin and released from rest. Which arrow in the figure at right below best describes the direction the electron will most likely start moving? 2. A solid plastic ball has negative charge uniformly distributed over its surface. Which of the diagrams in the figure at right best shows the polarization of the molecules inside the plastic ball? these 3. A negatively charged metal block is placed in a region where there is a L a uniform electric field pointing downward toward the bottom of the page (in . “ © the ~y direction) due to charges that are not shown in the diagram. Which of the figures to the right best shows the charge distribution in and/or on the metal block? 4. Which of the diagrams A through O in the figure best shows the charge distribution in and/or on an uncharged metal ball that has a point dipole placed about 5 cm above it (towards the top of the page) such that the electric dipole moment points towards the right? 5. Which of the diagrams A through O in the figure best shows the charge distribution in and/or on a positively charged metal ball that hhas a negative charged placed to its right? 6. Anclectron experiences a net force of (1.03«10"¥N)& at some point P. What is the electric field at the point P? (, 4 N N)\. 34. N 2. (resao™& ». (sao ‘ (sso Sa 5 oN) N ~:-e@ aé:-F a (1 6010 ae) («08 }-0 = j7. A proton has about 2000 times the mass of a positron (an anti-lectron), but it has the same charge; a positron has the same mass as an electron. A proton is placed at one end of a meter stick, and a positron is placed at the other end. What would be the acceleration magnitude of a second sitron if it were placed at the 50-cm mark on the meter stick? 0 m/s* b.13.7 m/s? c.1,010 m/s? —d. 52,100 m/s? e, 274,000 m/s? @ =a @ Ew =O 8. A point dipole is placed at the origin of coordinates. The dipole moment is B=(1.94%10""C-m)(-%). The point P is at the position #, =(5.48em)% . What is the direction of the electric field at the point P due to the dipole? zoi¢e¢é ai by ct @x Le EP Ee x 9. The very useful thing about two oppositely charged parallel plates that are very close to one another is that . a. the electric field is very nearly zero between the plates, and constant outside b. the electric field is very nearly constant between the plates, and constant but oppositely directed outside Qe electric field is very nearly constant between the plates, and zero outside the electric field points radially outward from the center of the plates e. the electric field points radially inward from the center of the plates 10. An occasionally useful limit to consider when computing analytical expression for the electric field due to a continuous charge distribution is the limit as the distance to the charge distribution goesto__. Inthis limit, the field should most informatively approach : a, 2er0} Zero b. zero; infinity zero} point-charge behavior d. infinity; zero d. infinity; infinity (© infinity; point-charge behavior Put your multiple-ch will be graded! e answers here! This is the only place your answers 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 alc |cilulF{[elaftditetle es ©Part I: Problems. All work must be shown using symbols, and answers must have appropriate units for full credit 1. (20 pts) A solid sphere of radius 1.70 mm carries a charge of -5.27 x 10" C uniformly distributed throughout its volume. The center of the sphere is located at the origin, An alpha particle sits at the position <~5.50,0,0> mm, What is the electric field at the position P = <0, 6.00,0> mm? (Specify the electric field in component form.) Q=-S,23 107*C A= 5,5Somm S= boo mm Qu = 426 = 32x10 famg = => & = 445° & 1 IQl = 7.32 x97 3 A a 4M, S* i Eu 2 ty x = 435x105 t= AB heat c 3 Cnty = Ex case = 2.9 x10-8 A Enty = Exsmig- Eq = ~ 129x103 so net \ Cut = <2.94, -s al —129,0> x10 s2. 20 points) A semi-circular arc of radius R is sivvated in the upper-half x-y plane with its center-of-curvature at the origin, as shown. The portion of the semi-circle to the left of the y-axis has a constant negative linear charge density ~A. The portion to the right of the y-axis has a uniform positive linear charge density + (60 the charge densities are negatives of one another). Find the electric field at the origin in terms of given or known quantities. de 2 1 o&, = Ards 41% R? 4150 R* dé, = —dF ose = — AR. cassd8 Allee & Shc, due tne avin Aud {lex = sf rer) 4 R v3. (20 points) A neutral atom sits at the origin of coordinates. A point y, charge Q = +7.92 nC sits at the position <0, 3.8,0> um. The atom Find the value of the polarizability of the atom. (Note: We solved a problem like this in class. You may not use the result that we obtained in that solution to get an answer for this problem, but rather must work through this problem solution starting with the base!) C= 3, 3mm, Fam 214x079 feels a force F=(2.14%10"°N) due to the presence of the point charge. Qb+ 1 z s Cony he ue d ot the orisex due bh G. os _ > eo: —s ey é! bP bee Boge a) re B= 4.94.08 CP). An » ctyprle co manutd w he omer a mat 9 me fa R= es Fal on dune fd ot he Mud ‘ peste: ie charge & + 2x Ga -y)- c - ane, S* frst as Ww on otahue few Shea Tat fe a _ = 2xQEr = pare rest é, Shuo , 5 Fehon 2Q, Ea Nol = 1,50 10 oo =|, 3 % m4. (20 points) A straight non-conducting wire of length L lies along the positive xaxis from x = stox = stL. The wire carries a non-uniform linear charge density given by 2(x)=“2%, where A, is a constant. The point P is at the position <-D, 0,0>. Find the acceleration that a mon would have as a result of its interaction with the wire if it were released from rest at the point P. Data: L=200cm s=0.65em 2, = 5.31 x 10° C/m D-=175cem ze Ys Ze —-—_——S x -D stl : op ea sadn = 2K dk. Fat fad 2 oP: By symmeky , By >Eere 5E~ER OQ = Aoxck » + dex = -de OC Som ~ ae com) 3 o* Sl UaDex , ade Ex= Joé= ~Ae_ f xox x= u-D Bias L p, (DeX)* us ene ee =, ~D\du , re _ AMGoL fe Aol [Ci am es [™ (285) + of aca) | ; No Dil — dL FEBE, 20,295 = — @Sb xo Frum jyrdm: Fz ltey€ a Fer Ex = Oe We Mp = he x10-rF ky. > &= & Ex = — bap ey TTT EaESe « [a 3=(6. agxio"™ Bex) |