Physics 132-04 Test 2
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Questions (5 for 8 pts. apiece) Answer in complete, well-written
sentences WITHIN the spaces provided.
- Draw what you think the field lines and equipotential lines between parallel plates
will look like. Explain you reasoning.
- In our simulations of the electric potentials for a point charge and for an electric dipole
we found they behaved differently as a function of the distance
from origin.
Did the electric dipole potential fall faster, slower, or the same as the point charge?
Explain the result you observed.
- For a circuit you analyzed like the one shown below
how is the voltage drop across
related
to the potential drop across
?
Explain your observation.
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- Consider a situation where there is a uniform magnetic field in space that
points in the
direction
and the velocity of a particle
with charge
in the field is in the
direction
.
What is
the angle between the magnetic field vector and the velocity vector?
What is
is terms of the magnitudes of
,
, and
and the appropriate unit
vectors?
- Why is it possible for a bird to sit on a high-voltage wire without getting
electrocuted?
Problems (3). Clearly show all reasoning for full credit.
Use a separate sheet to show your work.
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18 pts. |
Four identical charges
are located on the corners of a rectangle as shown in the figure.
What is the total, vector electric force exerted on
the charge at the lower, right corner
in terms of , , , the appropriate unit vectors, and any other necessary constants?
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18 pts. |
A rod of length (see figure) lies along the axis with its left
end at the origin.
It has a nonuniform charge density
, where is a positive
constant.
What is the electric potential at in terms of , , , and any other necessary
constants?
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A proton ( , , ), a deuteron ( , , ),
and a nucleus ( , )
with the same kinetic energies enter a region of uniform magnetic field moving
perpendicular to .
What is the ratio of their radii in the magnetic field?
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Physics 132-4 Constants
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proton/neutron mass |
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Gravitation constant |
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Earth's radius |
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Coulomb constant ( ) |
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Electron mass |
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Elementary charge ( ) |
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Proton/Neutron mass |
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Permittivity constant ( ) |
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atomic mass unit ( ) |
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Physics 132-4 Equations
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The algebraic sum of the potential changes across
all the elements of a closed loop is zero.
The sum of the currents entering a junction
is equal to the sum of the currents leaving the
junction.
The Periodic Chart.