PHY 221 Long Quiz #3 - Magnetism
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I. Conceptual Questions.
1. (5 points) Describe the motion of an electron which ini-
tially moves to the right perpendicular to a uniform mag-
netic field pointing out of the page.
2. (5 points) Using the concept of electromagnetic induc-
tion and mutual inductance, show that the voltage rela-
tions in a transformer is V2 = N
N1 V1 .
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3. (5 points) Describe the flow of current in an RL circuit
connected to a dc power supply.
4. (5 points) Describe the flow of current in an LC circuit
without power supply. Assume the capacitor is fully
charged.
II. Problem Solving. Show your step-by-step solutions in-
cluding units.
1. (25 points) An electron and proton are each moving at
700 km/s in perpendicular paths. At the instant when
they are at the positions shown in the following figure:
(a) What are the directions of the magnetic fields at the
Origin due to the electron and due to the proton?
(b) Find the magnitude and direction of the total mag-
netic field at the origin.
(c) Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic
field that the electron produces at the location of
the proton.
(d) Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic
force that the electron exerts on the proton.
(e) Find the magnitude and direction of the electric
force that the electron exerts on the proton.
2. (9 points) A coil with 300 turns enclosing an area of 10
cm2 is rotated in 0.005 s from a position where its plane
is at 35◦ with respect to the earth’s magnetic field to a
position where its plane is perpendicular to the field. The
earth’s magnetic field at the location of the experiment
is 1 G.
(a) What is the total magnetic flux through the coil be-
fore it is rotated?
(b) What is the total magnetic flux through the coil af-
ter it is rotated?
(c) What is the average induced emf in the coil?
3. (9 points) A circular loop of wire is in a region of spa-
tially uniform magnetic field as show in the figure. The
magnetic field is directed out of the page.
Determine the direction (with corresponding explana-
tion) of the induced current in the loop when
(a) there is no change in the magnitude of the magnetic
field;
(b) the magnitude of the magnetic field is increasing;
(c) the magnitude of the magnetic field is decreasing.
4. (9 points) A rectangular loop measuring 10cm by 40cm
with resistance of 1.5 Ω is located inside a region of uni-
form magnetic field of 2 T perpendicular to the plane of
the coil. The region of the field ends abruptly as shown
in the following figure:
The loop is pulled out at a steady rate of 3 cm/s traveling
perpendicular to the field lines. Find the induced current
in the coil when it is:
(a) partly inside the field,
(b) all inside the field,
(c) all outside the field.
5. (15 points) Two concentric coils are 50 cm long. The in-
ner coil has an area of 10 cm2 and 100 turns. The outer
coil has an area of 15 cm2 and 50 turns. The current in
the outer coil is given by I = (3 × 103 A/s)t.
(a) Find the mutual inductance M.
(b) At t = 4 µs, what is the average magnetic flux
through each turn of the inner coil due to the current
in the outer coil?
(c) What is the induced emf in the solenoid?
6. (26 points) An LRC circuit in series has R = 120 Ω, L
= 20 mH, C = 1 µF, V = 20V and f = 60 Hz. Find the
following: (a) Inductive reactance. (b) Capacitive reac-
tance. (c) Impedance. (d) Current amplitude. (e) Phase
angle. Which is leading? (f) The voltage across each cir-
cuit element. (g) The expression for current as a function
of time. (h) The expression for voltage across the resis-
tor. (i) The expression for voltage across the inductor.
(j) The expression for voltage across the capacitor. (k)
The expression for emf of the ac source.
7. (12 points) A 50-Ω resistor, a 0.2-µF capacitor, and a
0.7-H inductor are connected in parallel to a voltage
source with amplitude 220V.
(a) What is the resonance angular frequency?
(b) What is the maximum current through the source
at the resonance frequency?
(c) What is the maximum current in the resistor at res-
onance?
(d) What is the maximum current in the inductor at
resonance?
(e) What is the maximum current in the branch con-
taining the capacitor at resonance?
(f) Find the maximum energy stored in the inductor
and the capacitor at resonance.