ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-2014

DEPARTMENT: N/A CLASS: Meng II

END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 1st Semester (First Part)
COURSE TITLE: Physics 2 CODE: PHY215
DATE: March 7th 2014 DURATION: 3 hours
EXAMINER: Prof. Franco Simonetto
INSTRUCTIONS: No books, no notes. Any communication among candidates is strictly forbidden.
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An exercise is correct if, and only if, the right numerical result is found, and the derivation of the result is presented. Therefore the student must:
(1) write in the first page of her/his booklet the numerical solution of each exercise, chosen among the alternatives presented in the table below,
making sure that the proper units are presented.
(2) write in the following pages of the booklet a brief description of the method employed to obtain the result.
Each exercise is worth 4 points.Missing or wrong numerical solution gives 0 points, wrong or missing description gives zero points.
Units missing costs one point.

Problem I The two plates of a capacitor are two squares of equal size, l=45 cm, separated by a distance d=1.5 cm. The volume between the plates is
filled with two blocks of dielectric materials. The first one, with dielectric constant K 1 =2.1 is a parallelepiped of height d, and for basis a rectangle of
sides l and 2/3 l. The other parallelepiped has the same height, dielectric constant K 2 , and basis sides l and 1/3 l. If a charge Q=1.254 mC is placed on
the capacitor plates, a potential difference V=3 KV is measured between them. Compute:
I.1) The capacity C of the system
I.2) The value E of the electric field inside the dielectrics. l
I.3) The value of K2
I.4)The charge density on the capacitor plate facing the first block, s1.
2/3 l 1/3 l
I.5) The density of polarization charge on the surface of the first block sP1.
I.6)The value of the ratio sP2 / sP1
Problem II A small coil consists of N=25 equal spires, each with a surface area S=12
cm2. A constant current iC= 0.05 A circulates in the coil. The coil is inserted in the center of a very long solenoid having n S=1000 spires per
meters, in such a way that the two devices share the same axis (figure). The current in the solenoid is i S=2 A and it flows in the opposite sense
as that in the coil. Compute:
II.1) The value of the coil magnetic moment m
II.2) The work W1 done by the solenoid magnetic field if the coil is translated by d=3 cm along the common axis
II.3)The work W2 done by the solenoid magnetic field if the coil axis is rotated by an angle Q=600
At a certain time the current in the coil is switched off, and the coil is connected to an engine so that the coil axis
rotates with constant pulsation w=20p rad s-1 while the current in the solenoid is kept constant. The rotation starts at
time t0=0, when the coil axis is parallel to the solenoid axis. Compute:
II.4)The maximum value i0 of the current induced in the coil if its resistance is R =0.1W .
II.5) The instant t1 , among those presented in the table, when the current in the coil is maximal.
II.6) The amount of charge Q that circulates in the coil in these conditions from t a=0.05 sec and tb=0.09 sec.
Question
I.1 C 122 257 418 pF 662 954
I.2 E 100.00 200 KV 300.00 400.00 500.00
I.3 K2 1.0 2.1 3.5 5.4 6.3
I.4 s1 1.95 -6
3.72 10 C/m 2
4.81 8.25 9.95
I.5 sP1 -6
1.95 10 C/m 2
3.72 4.81 8.25 9.95
1.6 sP2 / sP1 1.95 3.72 4.81 8.25 9.95
2
II.1 m 1.5 mA/m 3.3 5.1 8.2 9.6

II.2 W1 -1.88 -0.59 0J 0.59

II.3 W2 -1.88mJ -0.59 0 0.59 1.88
-5
II.4 i0 13.2 27.5 33.9 47.3 10 A 55.7
II.5 t1 0 0.125 0.166 0.25 0.50
II.6 Q 1.35 mC 2.91 4.83 6.41 7.71
Solutions
Problem 1
1) C = Q/V = 418 pF
2) E = V/d = 200 KV/m
3) s1 = k1 e0 E = 3.72 mC
2 2
κ1 ϵ 0 2/ 3 l κ 2 ϵ 0 1 /3 l 3d
4)The system is a parallel of two capacitors, so C=C 1 +C 2= + ; κ 2= C −2 κ1=6.3
d d ϵ 0 l2
σ1 σ 1−σ P1 −1
5) E= = ; σ P1=σ 1 (1−κ 1 )=1.95μ C
κ1 ϵ 0 ϵ0
σ P2 σ 2 1−κ−1
2 κ 2 1−κ −1
2
6) = = =4.81
σ P1 σ 1 1−κ−1
1 κ 1 1−κ −1
1
Problem 2
1) magnetic moment : m = N S ic = 1.5 mA/m2
2) magnetic field from the solenoid : B = m0 is ns = 8p 10-4 T; W = - D U = Ui - Uf ;
U = mB cos(Q), so W = mB(cos(p) - cos( p - /3 p/3 )) = -1.9 mJ
3) E = -df/dt = NBS w sin w t = E0 sin wt ; ( f =NBS cos Q== NBS cos w t );
i = i0 sin wt , i0= E0 /R = NBS w /R = 4.73 10-4 A
2n−1
4) Maximal current if wt = 1/2 p, 3/2 p , 5/2 p, ... = p(2n-1)/2 ; t=
40
s =0.125 s ;

Δ ϕ NBΣ
5) Q= = (cos ω t 2 −cos ω t 1 )=1.36mC
R R
Problem III (Discussion): describe the motion of a charged particle in an uniform magnetic field

The discussion is worth a maximum of twenty (20) points.

Problem IV : Multiple choice questions

Please, report your choice in the first page of your booklet.

Each solution, if right, is worth four points (+4). A wrong choice costs two points (-2).
No choice, zero point (0).

IV.1) An electric field of 113 KV/m is found near to the outer surface of a counductor. The charge density on the surface is
a) 0 C/m2
b) about 1 mC/m2
c) about 1 mC/m2

IV.2) Which sentence describes the electrostatic screening ?

a) The electric field outside a hollow conductor does not depend on the charge placed inside the conductor
b) The electric field inside a hollow conductor does not depend on the charge placed outside the conductor
c) The two sentences above are both correct

IV.3) Explain why the flux of the electric field E across a closed surface, fS(E), must be equal to zero.
a) Because E is a conservative field.
b) That's not true, fS(E) can be different from zero.
c) Because magnetic charges (monopoles) do not exist.

IV.4) What is the electrical rigidity of a dielectric material ?

a) the maximum value of the electric field that the medium can stand before a discharge takes place
b) the maximum value of the electric potential that the medium can stand before a discharge takes place
c) the maximum value of the electric energy that the medium can stand before a discharge takes place

IV.5) In classical electromagnetism, Faraday's law of induction, E = -dFS(B)/dt, is not due to the action of Lorentz's force if:
a) flux variation is due to a change in the geometry, with fixed magnetic field B
b) flux variation is due to a change in the magnetic field B, with fixed geometrical configuration
c) it's always a consequence of the action of the Lorentz force

IV.6) A magnetic dipole is placed inside region with a uniform magnetic field. The dipole:
a) stays still
b) moves along the field lines
c) oscillates about the direction of the field lines

IV.7) The magnetic field lines are continuous, because:

a) magnetic charges do not exist
b) the magnetic field is conservative
c) in fact, magnetic field lines are discontinuous when crossing currents

IV.8) What are the sources of the electric field ?

a) electric charges
b) magnetic fields changing in time
c) both of them