MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PHY 102: INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II 2017/2018 SEMESTER II FINAL EXAM WEDNESDAY 13" JUNE, 2018 DURATION: 3 HOURS MARKS: 100 INSTRUCTIONS 1. This paper consists of two sections; Section A and Section B. Section A has 10 short- answer questions, of which you must answer ALL. This section is compulsory. 2. Section B of this examination paper has five (5) questions, of which you are required to attempt THREE (3). Clearly indicate on the cover page of your answer booklet which questions you have attempted, _ 4. All questions carry equal marks; the marks for each sub-question are indicated in square brackets. Some equations and physical constants that you may find useful are given on the formula sheet provided. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Page 1 of 6PHY 102 FORMULA SHEET Equations AV _ mR*(P,-P2), ent 7 Te + 32; Te =T ~ 273.15; AL = aLoAT; AV = BVoAT ; Q = mcAT: Q = tml; 2 = Arai + $v? + gh = const; Q AO Prag = OAE(T* — Téap); PV = MRT; PV = Nk gT; 2kgT = Emv?; U = 3NkgT (monoatomic ideal gas); U = Nk? (diatomic ideal gas); Q = AU —W; AU = nC,AT; W = nRT In (ZL) (isothermal); PVY = const; y = Cp/Cyie = 1 aa Trig = par AS = &:¢, =2R (monoatomic gas); Cy = 3R (diatomic gas); Cy = Cy + Ri F = = enc/o: Van = El; P= PR; Be = aa a CV?; W = qVgp: p = RA/L; p = poll + @o(T ~ Tp); 1 = nev; 1 =Ea- eT); T = RC; koa F=q Q/V; C = &0A/d ibe = A. FL poh Laer? SEP F =—kx; PE, = Hol, B= yo 1; F = quB sin6; qvB ="; F = BILsin@; dos al We Ms, = —N ALS: dy = BA cos 6: € = Blucos® ;E= L553 = Skxts x = Acos(wt); v = —Aw sin(wt) = w VA? — x; a = —A w? cos(wt); f = = 1 aan B an fb la—T 2as; s = 59 + vot + Fat? nA (constructive); Yq ~ Ty = (n+ 3)A (destructive); v = vp + at; v? = vg + Physical Constants and Other Data: g =9.8 m/s?; py = 1000 kg/m:ko = 9.0 x 10° Nm?/C?; eg = 8.85 x 10“? C2/N.m? ; Hg = 4 X 1077 T. M/A; Bearen = 3 X 1075 T; Patm = Latm = 1.01 x 10° Pa; cy = 4186 J/kg.°C; Lyci,0) = 3.33 X 10° J/kg; R = 8.314 J/mol. K, kp = 138 x 10-3 J/K ; 6 = 5.67 x 10-8 W/m?.T*; e = 1.602 x 107° C; m, = 9.11 x 10-3! kg; m, = 1.67 x 10-7? kg: 1 eV = 1.6 x 10719 J; c = 3 x 108 m/s; R = 8.31J.mol~*. K~* 0.0821 L. atm. mol-!. K-1; kp = 1.38 x 10-5 J.K~+; Latm = 1.01 x 105 Pa = 76 cm (Hg); Yeteet = 20 X 10" Pa; 1 L = 10-8 m3; Water Value Specific Heat (Liquid) 4186 Skg KT Specific Heat (Ice) 2090 Jkg@.KT Latent heat of fussion 3.33 x10" Dkg™ Latent heat of vaporization 2.26 10? Skg™ Density (at 4.00 °C) 1000 kg.m= ‘Volume expansion coefficient (B) at 20°C | 207 = 10% ( (you may assume it is constant between 15 °C and 100 °C) __ Page 2 of 6SECTION A (COMPULSORY): ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AL. A high-speed lifting mechanism supports an 800-kg object with a steel cable that is 20.0 m Jong and 5.00 cm* in cross-sectional area, Determine the elongation of the cable if the object is accelerated upward at a rate of 4.0 m/s” (4) A2, If the average depth of the ocean is 4000 m, by what height would the oceans rise due to thermal expansion if Earth’s temperature rises by 3 °C? (4) ‘A3. You need to pick up a very hot cooking pot in your kitchen. You have a pair of hot pads. Should you soak them in cold water or keep them dry in order to pick up the pot most comfortably? Explain you response. [4] ‘Ad, When an aluminum bar is temporarily connected between a hot reservoir at 600 K and a cold reservoir at 270 K, 3.50 kl of energy is transferred by heat from the hot reservoir to the cold reservoir. In this irreversible process, calculate the change in the entropy of the Universe. Neglect any change in entropy of the aluminum rod. (4) AS. A man enters a tall tower, needing to know its height h. He notes that a long pendulum extends from the roof almost to the ground and that its period is 12.5 s. How tall is the tower? 4 A6. Write short notes on ‘shock waves’ (4) |A7. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius a and outer radius b carries a total charge +O distributed on its surface. (a) Use Gauss’ theorem to find the electric field outside the shell, for r >6. G3) (b) Comment on your answer to part A7(b) 0] ‘A8, Two point charges q, = +4 WC and q = —6 pC are separated by a distance of 1 m. Find the electric potential at the point midway between the charges, (4 A9. A current of 100.0 mA exists in a metal wire, (a) How many electrons flow past a given cross section of the wire in 8.0 min? [3] (b) In what direction do the electrons travel with respect to the current? 1 A10, (a) State Lenz’s law; and 2) (b) Mention the conservation principle on which it is based. 2 Page 3 of 6SECTION B: ATTEMPT ANY THREE (3) QUESTIONS B1.(a) The figure below shows a water tank with a valve. If the valve is opened, what is the ‘maximum height attained by the stream of water coming out of the right side of the tank? ‘Assume h = 15.0 m, L = 3.00 m, and 6 = 30.0°, and that the cross-sectional area at A is very large compared with that at B. 112] (b) A gun is a heat engine. In particular, itis an internal combustion piston engine that does not operate in a cycle, but comes apart during its adiabatic expansion process. A certain gun consists of 1.60 kg of iron, It fires one 3.20-g bullet at 340 m/s with an energy efficiency of 1.10%. Assume the body of the gun absorbs all the energy exhaust and increases uniformly in temperature for a short time before it loses any energy by heat into the environment, Find its temperature increase. (Cre = 448 J/kg.°C) [8] B2. (a) A substance undergoes the cyclic process shown in the Figure. Poame Vifitersi (i) What is the work output during process AB? [5] (ii) How much work input is required during process BC? Bl (iii) What is the net energy input Q during this eycle? Q (b)A pair of speakers separated by a distance d = 1.2 m are driven by the same oscillator at a frequency of 686 Hz, An observer originally positioned at one of the speakers begins to walk along a line perpendicular to the line joining the speakers. How far must the observer walk before reaching the first relative maximum in intensity? [10) Page 40f 6B3. (a) Two small metallic spheres, each of mass m = 0.30 g, are suspended as pendulums by light strings from a common point as shown in the figure below. The spheres are given the same electric charge, and it is found that they come to equilibrium when each string is at an angle of @ = 5.0 ° with the vertical. If each string has length L = 20.0 cm, what is the magnitude of the charge on each sphere? (9) (b) An amount of 10 J is stored in a parallel plate capacitor with C=20nF. Then the plates are disconnected from the battery and a plate of material is inserted between the plates, A voltage drop of 1200 V is recorded. What is the dielectric constant of the material. [6] (©)A cireus performer stretches a tightrope between two towers. He strikes one end of the rope and sends a wave along it toward the other tower. He notes that it takes the wave 0.800 s to reach the opposite tower, 20.0 m away. Ifa 1.00-m length of the rope has a ‘mass of 0.350 kg, find the tension in the tightrope. 5] BA. (a) Using Kirchhoff’s rules, (i) find the current in each resistor shown in the figure below and [10] (ii) find the potential difference between points ¢ and f 2 LOO KQ R, je TO0¥ G00 0.0 RS s.00K0 2.00 KO (b)(i) Show that in an RC circuit, the time constant t = RC has units of time. [4] (ii) An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a source of emf. If € = 9.00, C = 20.0 pF, and R = 100.0, Find the charge on the capacitor after one time constant. 14] Page 5 of 6BS, (a) A long straight wire carries a 8.0 A current along the positive x-axis; a second wire carries a 6.0 A current along the negative y-axis. Find the magnitude and direction of their combined magnetic field at the point x=7 cm and y=-10 cm. (Hint: draw a figure to better visualize the situation). (9) (b)The figure below shows a bar of mass m = 0.200 kg that can slide without friction on a pair of rails separated by a distance ! = 1.20 m and located on an inclined plane that makes an angle 9 = 25,0° with respect to the ground. The resistance of the resistor is R = 1,00 0, and a uniform magnetic field of magnitude B = 0.500 T is directed downward, perpendicular to the ground, over the entire region through which the bar moves. With what constant speed v does the bar slide along the rails? (uy BR END OF EXAM. Page 6 of 6B3. (a) Two small metallic spheres, each of mass m = 0.30 g, are suspended as pendulums by light strings from a common point as shown in the figure below. The spheres are given the same electric charge, and it is found that they come to equilibrium when each string is at an angle of @ = 5.0 ° with the vertical. If each string has length L = 20.0 cm, what is the magnitude of the charge on each sphere? (9) (b) An amount of 10 J is stored in a parallel plate capacitor with C=20nF. Then the plates are disconnected from the battery and a plate of material is inserted between the plates. A voltage drop of 1200 V is recorded, What is the dielectric constant of the material. [6] ()A circus performer stretches a tightrope between two towers, He strikes one end of the rope and sends a wave along it toward the other tower. He notes that it takes the wave 0.800 s to reach the opposite tower, 20.0 m away. Ifa 1.00-m length of the rope has a mass of 0.350 kg, find the tension in the tightrope. (5) B4. (a) Using Kirchhoff’s rules, (j) find the current in each resistor shown in the figure below and [10] (ii) find the potential difference between points ¢ and f 2 4.00 bh T00y 3.00 kQ. (b)(i) Show that in an RC circuit, the time constant 7 = RC has units of time. (4] (ii) An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a source of emf. If £= 9.001, C = 20.0 uF, and R = 100 0, Find the charge on the capacitor after one time constant. 4] Page 5 of 6