College of Natural and Computational Sciences

Department of Physics
Academic Year: 2023
Semester: I
Target Group: 2nd Year Chemistry Students


Course Name: Mechanics and Heat for Chemists  Course Code: Phys2241

Date of Mid Exam: Time Allowed: 1:20 Hours

23/05/2023

No. pages: 2 No. Items: 3 Weight: 25 %

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Name: ID. No.: Section:

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Instructions:

• Write your name and IDNo. on the space provided.

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• Any kind of cheating leads you to punish.

• Answer all questions based on the nature of each part. Write as many details as possible.

• Organize your work. Work scattered all over the page without a clear Oordering might have
no credit. For multiple choice questions put ‘x’ inside a circle like .

Items Part I Part II Part III Total

Total Marks 4 10 11 25
Score
Mechanics and Heat for Chemists Test ( 23/05/2023) Page 2 of 2

Part I: Say True or False (1 point each)

1. A quantity which is completely specified by a certain number associated with a suitable unit
or without unit is called vector.

2. The direction of null vector is arbitrary.

3. Two vectors a and b are said to be equal if they have the same magnitude and opposite direc-
tion.

4. Subtraction of vectors is associative over addition.

Part II: Choose the Correct Answer (2 points each)

1. If vectors a= −3î+2 ĵ−6kk̂ and b=4î−3 ĵ+2k̂, then the resultant vector 3a+2b is
î − ĵ−14k̂ î+14k̂ −î−14k̂ î + ĵ−14k̂

1  1   1  
2. The unit vector for vector î+ ĵ+k̂ is: î + ĵ + k̂ √ î − ĵ + k̂ √ î + ĵ + k̂
3 3 3
1  
√ î − ĵ − k̂
3

3. If î, ĵ and k̂ are orthogonal unit vectors, then ĵ × î is +1 k̂ −k̂ 0

4. If l, m and n are the values of direction cosine of a vector, then:

l2 + m2 − n2 =1 l2 − m2 + n2 =1 l2 + m2 + n2 =1 l2 − m2 − n2 =1

5. If a= î + ĵ + k̂ and b= −î − ĵ − mk̂ perpendicular, then the value of m is 2 ±2

−2 ±1

Part III: Workout or Short answer: (Show the steps neatly)

−a .→
1. (3 points) Under what condition does the relation →
− → →−
b = −a  b  hold?

2. (4 points) Prove that a and b are perpendicular if a= î+3 ĵ−2k̂ and b= î − ĵ − k̂.

3. (4 points) Find the scalars x, y and z such that 5xî − 3(2y − 2) ĵ+(7z−2)k̂ =2î+3 ĵ+4k̂.