NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY FINAL EXAM OF PHYSICS A1

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SEMESTER 1, YEAR 2016-2017 Code

Closed book exam – Duration: 120 min : 1551
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS

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PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (5 points)

Question 1. A 2 kg block of copper whose temperature is increased reversibly from 25 0C to 1000C. The
specific heat of copper is 386 J/kg.K. What is the change in entropy of this block of copper?

A. S  55.1(J / K) B. S  173.3(J / K) C. S  145.2(J / K) D. S  207.8(J / K)

Question 2. Initially, 1 mol of Oxygen has temperature 310 K and volume 12  . We will allow it to
expand to volume 19  . What would be the final temperature if the gas expands adiabatically?
A. TF = 22 K B. TF = 76 K C. TF = 155 K D. TF = 258 K
Question 3. A Carnot refrigerator extracts 35 kJ as heat during each cycle, operating with a coefficient of
performance of 4.6. What is the energy per cycle transferred as heat to the room and the work done on
the refrigerator?
A. 14.9 kJ; 5.1 kJ B. 98.2 kJ; 45.7 kJ C. 127.3 kJ; 88.4 kJ D. 42.6 kJ; 7.6 kJ
Question 4. An ideal gas of N diatomic molecules has temperature T. If the number of molecules is
doubled without changing the temperature, the internal energy increases by:
A. 0 B. (1/2)NkT C. (3/2)NkT D. (5/2)NkT
Question 5. A heat engine makes use of the thermal cycle shown. The working
fluid is 7 grams of nitrogen (N2), an ideal diatomic gas. There are two isobaric
and two isochoric processes:
P1 = 1×105 Pa, p2 = 2×105 Pa
V1 = 500 cm3, V2 = 1500 cm3.
What is the temperature, of the gas at point 3 (p1, V2) and how much work does
the gas do in the 4→3 process?

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 A. T3= 97.2 K ; W43= 124 J B. T3= 72.2 K ; W43= 100 J
C. T3= 34.7 K ; W43= 47 J D. T3= 56.1 K ; W43= 89 J
Question 6. A thin rubber rod, charged uniformly, is shaped into an arc with radius R and angle120 0. The
electric force due to the arc on a point charge q at its center is 5 N. If half of the arc is cut off, the force
on q is:
5 3
A. (N) B. (N) C. (N) D. (N)
3 2 2 3 2

Question 7. A solid sphere of radius R = 5 cm is made of non-conducting

material and carries a total negative charge Q = -20 C. The charge is
uniformly distributed throughout the interior of the sphere.
What is the magnitude of the electric potential V at a distance r = 7 cm from
the center of the sphere, given that the potential is zero at r = ∞ ?
A. V = -2.57 × 1012 V B. V = -1.20 × 1012 V
C. V = +2.16 × 1012 V D. V = +4.32 × 1012 V
2 3
Question 8. The potential associated with an electric field is defined by V  zy  5y . What is the
3
Electric field of the field?
  2  2    2 
A. E   z  5  j k B. E   2y 2 z  5  j  y 3 k
3  3 3

  2    2 3   
C. E   2y 2  5  j  y3 k D. E   y  i  (2y z  5) j
2

3 3 

Question 9. The square surface measures 3.2 mm on each side. It is

immersed in a uniform electric field with magnitude E= 1800
N/C and with field lines at an angle of 145 0 with a normal to the
surface, as shown in the figure. What is the electric flux through
the surface?

A. 14.8  10 (N.m / C) B. 4.5  10 (N.m / C)

4 2 4 2

C. 1.5  10 (N.m / C) D. 17.2  10 (N.m / C)

2 2 2 2

Question 10. The potential difference between two points is 250V. If a particle with a charge of 4 C is
transported from one of these points to the other, the magnitude of the work done by the field is:
A. 200 J B. 100 J C. 500 J D. 1000 J

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Question 11. Two charged particles, with q1= -2q, q2= -3q, q= 2 C, have the same
distance 3 cm from the origin. What is the potential energy of this pair of charges?
A. 1.81  1012 J B. 16.9  1012 J
C. 5.09  1012 J D. 28.5  1012 J
Question 12. A conductor consists of a circular loop of radius R and two straight, long sections. The
wire carries a current I. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the center of the loop?

0 I
A. B  2   B.
R
2 0 I 0 I 0I
B  1   C. B   1   D. B   1  
R 2R 2R

Question 13. What current is required in the windings of a long solenoid that has 1000 turns uniformly
distributed over a length of 0.4 m, to produce at the center of the solenoid a magnetic field of magnitude
10-4T.
A. 31.8 mA B. 12.9 mA C. 45.6 mA D. 76.7 mA
Question 14. A long straight wire is in the plane of a rectangular conducting loop.
The straight wire carries a constant current i, as shown. While the wire is being
move toward the rectangle, the current in the rectangle is:
A. 0
B. Clockwise
C. Counterclockwise
D. Clockwise in the left side and counterclockwise in the right side
Question 15. A cyclotron, which is designed to accelerate protons of mass m p = 1.67 × 10-27 Kg, q= 1.6×
10-19 C to a kinetic energy of 10 MeV (1eV= 1.6× 10 -19 J), has a radius of 1.20m. The magnitude of the
uniform magnetic field B required is:
A. B= 6.87 T B. B= 0.38 T C. B= 1.22 T D. B= 0.50 T
Question 16. A metal rod is forced to move with constant velocity
along two parallel metal rails, connected with a trip of metal at one
end. A magnetic field of magnitude B= 0.35 T points out of the
page. If the rails are seperated by L= 25 cm and the speed of the rod
is 55 cm/s, what electromotive force is generated and what is the
direction of the induced current in the rails?
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 A.   98.2mV ; counterclockwise B.   48.1mV ; clockwise

C.   98.2mV ; counterclockwise D.   48.1mV ; clockwise

Question 17. Faraday’s law states that an induced electromotive force is proportional to:

A. The rate of change of the magnetic field

B. The rate of change of the electric field
C. The rate of change of the magnetic flux
D. The rate of change of the electric flux
Question 18. When an electron goes into a magnetic field, its velocity makes an angle  with the

magnetic field B of the field (   900 ). What is the trajectory of the elctron?

A. A circle B. A cyclotron C. A straight line D. A parabol

PART 2. PROBLEMS (5 points)

PROBLEM 1 (2 points)
A Carnot engine operates between 2350C and 1150C, absorbing 6.3  104 J per cycle at the higher
temperature.
1) What is the efficiency of the engine?
2) How much work per cycle is this engine capable of performing?
PROBLEM 2 (2 points)
A solid insulating sphere of radius a carries a net positive charge 3Q
uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Concentric with this sphere is a
conducting spherical shell with inner radius b and outer radius c, and having a
net charge –Q. If Q= 7 C, a= 0.7 cm, b= 1.6 cm, c= 2.1 cm. Calculate the
Electric field at the distance of:

1) 0.5 cm from the center of the system.

2) 2.7 cm from the center of the system.
PROBLEM 3 (1 points)
An infinite solid cylindrical conductor has radius c and carries a current I. The current is uniformly
distributed over its cross section. A coaxial infinite cylindrical conducting shell with inner radius b and
outer radius a carries the same magnitude but opposite direction current. If I= 120 A, c= 0.4 cm, b= 1.8
cm, a= 2 cm. What is the magnitude of the B-field at the distance of:
1) 0.3 cm from the center of the system.
2) 1 cm from the center of the system.

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