Indian National Physics Olympiad - 2012

Solutions
Please note that alternate/equivalent solutions may exist. Brief solutions are given below.

(b) =

v
r

7
6 v
i +
13
13 r

1. (a) i+1 =

2. (a) vy =

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Argument : Initially i increases until it reaches a value v = r, i.e. the speed

of the falling ball. Thereafter the ball merely touches the sphere and does not
impart it any momentum.
 i !
7
v
1
i =0,1,2,3,......
(c) i =
r
13
 i1 !
v
7
or i =
i =1,2,3,......
1
r
13
v
(d) =
r
R2
vx
(2x + R)2

(b) See figure below:

vy
vx

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0.5

0.25

R/2

(c) Speed = 2.22 km hr1

ma g ( 1)
R

For ma = 29.0 kgkmol1 ; = approx 10 Kkm1

=
1
approximately 30.0 km



1
1
Lmv

ps = ps0 exp
R
Ts0 T
where Ts0 and ps0 are the initial points for the integration. A convenient choice
would be the triple point of water.

3. (a) =
(b)
(c)

(d)
(e)

(f) At zc atmospheric pressure should be equal to saturation pressure. Condition is


/1



T0 zc
Lmv
1
1
p0
= ps0 exp

T0
R
Ts0 T0 zc
0 N I
k
<r
4. (a) Magnetic field =
l
0
>r

1.26 102 T
Value of magnetic field =
0
where is the radial distance.
0 N 2 r2
(b) L =
l
Value of L = 1.97 102 H

CS

(c) E = 3.95 J
e
(d) i = (1 eRt/L ) + i0 eRt/L
if i0 6= 0
R
Lv
di
(e) e = iR + L i
dt
l + vt
where L = 0 N 2 r2 /(l + vt)

0 N i0

sin(t)

2l
(f) Electric field =

N i r2

0 0
sin(t)
2l
(g) The plot of E with radial distance:

<r
>r

<r

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Electric field

>r

0.04 V/m

radial distance

Lines of forces: Note, the lines of force are dense upto = r and increasingly sparse
thereafter.

5. (a) Since ~0 < Eb , hence no ionisation by a single photon is possible.



 eF0


(b) Speed of electron = 
sin(t)
m
(c) Average kinetic energy =

e2 F02
4m 2

(d) F0 = 1.5 103 V m1

e2
+ eF0 z
40 r

(e) Potential energy =

(f) See figure below:

V(z)

CS

19

0.22

0.5

0.22

0.5

21

E 2 0
e3
(h) approx 174 Vm1 which is physically possible.

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(g) F0 =