ESAS AND EE TERMS AND OTHER PROBLEMS

48. An electron enters a region of uniform perpendicular E and B

fields. It is observed that the velocity v, of the electron is
unaffected. A possible explanation is,
(A) v is parallel to E and has magnitude E/B
(B) v is parallel to B
(C) v is perpendicular to both E and B and has magnitude B/E
(D) v is perpendicular to both E and B and has magnitude E/B

49. The torque exerted on a flat current carrying loop of wire by

a uniform magnetic field B is,
(A) maximum when the plane of she loop is perpendicular to B
(B) maximum when the plane of the loop is parallel to B
(C) dependent on the shape of the loop for a fixed loop area
(D) independent of the orientation of the loop

50. The units of magnetic dipole moment are,

(A) amperes (B) ampere.m
(C) ampere.m^2 (D) ampere/m

51. A certain wire, with cylindrical cross section, has a resistance R.

Another wire, of the same material, has half the length and
half the diameter of the first wire. What is the resistance of the second
wire in terms of R ?
(A) 4R
(B) 2R
(C ) R/ 2
(D) R/ 4

52. A 60 W, 120 V lamp is turned on for 12 hours. How many Coulombs of

electricity pass through it in this time ?
(A) 21600 C (B) 2160 C (C) 216 C (D) 4320 C

53. What is the resistance of the 60 W, 120 V lamp described above?

(A) 24 Ohms (B) 48 Ohms (C) 480 Ohms (D) 240 Ohms

54. Nine identical wires, each of diameter d, are connected in parallel.

Calculate the diameter of a single wire of the same length (composed of
the same material) which would have the same resistance as the nine
wires.
(A) 9d (B) 3d (C) d/3 (D) d/9

55. ”The sum of the currents flowing into a junction equals the sum of
the currents flowing out of the junction" is equivalent to a
statement of
(A) Newton's third (B) conservation of energy
law (D) conservation of charge
(C) Ohm's law

56. In the capacitor discharge formula q = q0e’(-t/RC) the symbol

t represents,
(A) the time constant
(B) the time taken for C to lose the fraction l/e of its initial charge
(C) the time taken for C to lose the fraction (1 — 1/e) of its initial
charge
(D) none of the
above
57. The unit for magnetic moment in
International System of Units (SI)
base units is Am’2, where A is
ampere (SI base unit of current) and
m is meter. The magnetization is
defined by the ratio of
a) Magnetic moment to area
b) Magnetic moment to volume
c) Magnetic flux density to area
d) Magnetic flux density to volume

58. A cylindrical copper rod has

resistance R. It is reformed to twice
its original length with no change of
volume. Its new resistance is
(A). RB). 2R C).4R D).83 E) R/2