Topic 5 practice (2016) [46 marks]

1. A –5µC charge and a +10µC charge are a fixed distance apart. [1 mark]

Where can the electric field be zero?

A. position I only
B. position II only
C. position III only
D. positions I, II and III

2. An electrical circuit is shown with loop X and junction Y. [1 mark]

What is the correct expression of Kirchhoff’s circuit laws for loop X and junction Y?
3. A cell of emf 4V and negligible internal resistance is connected to three [1 mark]
resistors as shown. Two resistors of resistance 2Ω are connected in
parallel and are in series with a resistor of resistance 1Ω.

What power is dissipated in one of the 2Ω resistors and in the whole circuit?

4. A wire carrying a current I is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of[1 mark]
strength B. A magnetic force F is exerted on the wire. Which force acts
when the same wire is placed at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of
strength 2B when the current is I4 ?

A. F4

B. F2
C. F
D. 2F

5. A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 2.0Ω. A load of variable [1 mark]

resistance is connected across the battery and adjusted to have
resistance equal to that of the internal resistance of the battery. Which statement
is correct for this circuit?
A. The current in the battery is 6A.
B. The potential difference across the load is 12V.
C. The power dissipated in the battery is 18W.
D. The resistance in the circuit is 1.0Ω.
 The graph shows how current I varies with potential difference V for a resistor R
and a non-ohmic component T.

6a. (i) State how the resistance of T varies with the current going through T. [3 marks]
(ii) Deduce, without a numerical calculation, whether R or T has the greater
resistance at I=0.40 A.

6b. Components R and T are placed in a circuit. Both meters are ideal. [3 marks]

Slider Z of the potentiometer is moved from Y to X.

(i) State what happens to the magnitude of the current in the ammeter.
(ii) Estimate, with an explanation, the voltmeter reading when the ammeter reads
0.20 A.

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 A beam of electrons e– enters a uniform electric field between parallel conducting
plates RS. RS are connected to a direct current (dc) power supply. A uniform
magnetic field B is directed into the plane of the page and is perpendicular to the
direction of motion of the electrons.

The magnetic field is adjusted until the electron beam is undeflected as shown.

7a. Identify, on the diagram, the direction of the electric field between the [1 mark]
plates.

7b. The following data are available. [2 marks]

Separation of the plates RS = 4.0 cm Potential difference between the plates =
2.2 kV Velocity of the electrons = 5.0×105 m s–1

Determine the strength of the magnetic field B.

7c. The velocity of the electrons is now increased. Explain the effect that [2 marks]
this will have on the path of the electron beam.
8. Three fixed charges, +Q, –Q and –2Q, are at the vertices of an equilateral [1 mark]
triangle. What is the resultant force on an electron at the centre of the
triangle?

9. The graph shows the variation of current I in a device with potential [1 mark]
difference V across it.

What is the resistance of the device at P?

A. zero
B. 0.1Ω
C. 10Ω
D. infinite
10. A circuit consists of a cell of electromotive force (emf) 6.0V and negligible [1 mark]
internal resistance connected to two resistors of 4.0Ω.

The resistance of the ammeter is 1.0 Ω. What is the reading of the ammeter?
A. 2.0A
B. 3.0A
C. 4.5A
D. 6.0A
11. A wire carrying a current I is placed in a region of uniform magnetic field [1 mark]
B, as shown in the diagram.

The direction of the field B is out of the page and the length of the wire is L. What
is correct about the direction and magnitude of the force acting on the wire?
12. A circuit consists of a cell of electromotive force (emf) 6.0V and negligible [1 mark]
internal resistance connected to two resistors of 4.0Ω.

The ammeter has resistance equal to 1.0Ω and the voltmeter is ideal. What are
the readings of the ammeter and the voltmeter?
 A company designs a spring system for loading ice blocks onto a truck. The ice
block is placed in a holder H in front of the spring and an electric motor
compresses the spring by pushing H to the left. When the spring is released the
ice block is accelerated towards a
ramp ABC. When the spring is fully decompressed, the ice block loses contact with
the spring at A. The mass of the ice block is 55 kg.

Assume that the surface of the ramp is frictionless and that the masses of the
spring and the holder are negligible compared to the mass of the ice block.

13a. (i) The block arrives at C with a speed of 0.90ms−1. Show that the [4 marks]
elastic energy stored in the spring is 670J.
(ii) Calculate the speed of the block at A.

13b. Describe the motion of the block [3 marks]

(i) from A to B with reference to Newton's first law.
(ii) from B to C with reference to Newton's second law.

13c. On the axes, sketch a graph to show how the displacement of the block [2 marks]
varies with time from A to C. (You do not have to put numbers on the
axes.)
13d. The spring decompression takes 0.42s. Determine the average force [2 marks]
that the spring exerts on the block.

13e. The electric motor is connected to a source of potential difference 120V [2 marks]
and draws a current of 6.8A. The motor takes 1.5s to compress the
spring.
Estimate the efficiency of the motor.

In an experiment a student constructs the circuit shown in the diagram. The

ammeter and the voltmeter are assumed to be ideal.

14a. State what is meant by an ideal voltmeter. [1 mark]

14b. The student adjusts the variable resistor and takes readings from the [3 marks]
ammeter and voltmeter. The graph shows the variation of the voltmeter
reading V with the ammeter reading I.

Use the graph to determine

(i) the electromotive force (emf) of the cell.
(ii) the internal resistance of the cell.

14c. A connecting wire in the circuit has a radius of 1.2mm and the current in [1 mark]
it is 3.5A. The number of electrons per unit volume of the wire is
2.4×1028m −3. Show that the drift speed of the electrons in the wire is
2.0×10−4ms−1.
14d. The diagram shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting wire in (c). [2 marks]

The wire which carries a current of 3.5A into the page, is placed in a region of
uniform magnetic field of flux density 0.25T. The field is directed at right angles to
the wire.
Determine the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on one of the
charge carriers in the wire.

15a. Two cells of negligible internal resistance are connected in a circuit. [2 marks]

The top cell has electromotive force (emf) 12V. The emf of the lower cell is
unknown. The ideal ammeter reads zero current.
Calculate the emf E of the lower cell.
 15b. The diagram shows charge carriers moving with speed v in a metallic [3 marks]
conductor of width L. The conductor is exposed to a uniform magnetic field B that
is directed into the page.

(i) Show that the potential difference V that is established across the conductor is
given by V=vBL.
(ii) On the diagram, label the part of the conductor where negative charge
accumulates.

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