PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II

Term Test 2
Question 5: Option A should have read curent on the left circuit increases. Because of this, I accept both option A and B as the answer
(Current must flow from a to b. If you answered b to a/no current, then I can't give you the mark)

Question 6: The values are a factor of 100 off because apparently I typed (3\times 10^6) as the speed of light into my matematica file
instead of to the power of 8. For this question, I put it to a vote to the students who attended the session, and they decided to keep the
answer as (d) instead of making it a free mark question (the vote lost byApril 15,it was
1!). I admit 2021my mistake, but honestly, i think if you found
close to 8500, you wouldn't chose anything else other than 85. So, I agree with the decision.
được 11/20 Katto san ạ =))
Đáp án đúng là:
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DCDDB Question 1: Induction Difficulty level: 3
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Both questions 1 and 2 utilize the following set-up.
Consider a long straight current carrying wire carrying current 4A to the right as shown in the figure
below. A square loop with a side length of ` = 0.5m is a distance 0.3m away. The loop is moving with a
velocity v = 2ms−1 away from the loop.

Determine the direction of force acting on the current carrying wire.

(a) No force

(b) Up

(c) Down

(d) In

(e) Out

Question 2: Flux Difficulty level: 1

A circular loop of diameter 5cm rotates 3 full cycles in 5 seconds in a magnetic field of 1T. What is the
magnitude of average EMF induced?

(a) No EMF induced

(b) 1.18 × 10−3 V

(c) 2.36 × 10−3 V

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 (d) 4.71 × 10−3 V

(e) 9.42 × 10−3 V

Question 3: Motional EMF Difficulty level: 3

Consider a rail gun as depicted below. In this question, assume that the projectiles are cylinders (and
therefore, the cross section of the projectile is in the shape of a circle).

Rail gun A has a projectile with cross sectional area A, whereas rail gun B has a projectile with cross
sectional area 1.1A. Both projectiles have the same length and are made of the same material. Which of
the following is true at the moment the switch is closed?

i. The initial current (immediately after the switch is closed) in rail gun B is larger than rail gun A.

ii. At a time when both projectiles are moving at the same velocity, induced emf in rail gun B is larger
than rail gun A.

iii. At a time when both projectiles are moving at the same velocity, induced current in rail gun B is
smaller than rail gun A.

iv. At a time when both projectiles are moving at the same velocity, m agnetic force on projectile B is
higher than projectile A.

v. There is no difference between the two rail guns.

(a) i., ii.

(b) i., ii., iv.

(c) iii.

(d) i., iv.

(e) v.

Question 4: Induction Difficulty level: 3

Loop 1 is made of wire of length L, whereas loop 2 is made of wire of length 2L. Compare the magnitude
of induced current in these two loops when a bar magnet is dropped through each loop. For this question,
assume that the wire is made of the same material, and same volume (that is, the cross sectional area of
the wire of loop 1 is double that of the wire of loop 2).
Hint: Take care to differentiate area of the loop from cross sectional area of the wire.

(a) I1 > I2

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 (b) I1 < I2

(c) I1 = I2 6= 0

(d) I1 = I2 = 0

(e) Not enough information to tell

Question 5: Induction Difficulty level: 2

As shown in the figure below, a battery supplies a steady current to the solenoid on the left.

The two solenoids are moving towards each other with speeds v. Determine the direction of induced
current through resistor R. Determine also if this motion has any effect on the current in the left circuit.

(a) a to b; current on left circuit decreases

(b) a to b; no effect

(c) b to a; current on left circuit increases

(d) b to a; no effect

(e) No current induced; no effect

Question 6: Electromagnetic waves Difficulty level: 2

A light bulb radiates light uniformly in all directions. At a point 80cm away, the amplitude of the
magnetic field is 3 × 10−6 T. What is the approximate operating power of the lightbulb (assuming 100%
efficiency)?

(a) 35 W

(b) 55 W

(c) 70 W

(d) 85 W

(e) 100 W

Question 7: Polarization Difficulty level: 2

A particular beam of light consist of a mixture of two plane polarized light, each of intensity I. The
direction of polarization of these two lights are perpendicular to each other (i.e. 90 degrees apart). The
first light is polarized at an angle of θ with respect to the vertical axis whereas the second is polarized
at an angle of φ with respect to the vertical axis. When this mixture passes through a vertical polarizer,
the intensity of the transmitted light is

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 (a) 2I

(b) 1.41I

(c) I

(d) 0.707I

(e) Depends on the specific value of θ and φ

Question 8: Interference ideas Difficulty level: 2

Consider an interference due to two coherent sources as depicted in the figure below. The amplitude of
the electric field of each source is E0

At the point of interest, indicated by the black dot in the diagram, the value of the electric field is

(a) 0
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(b) 2 E0

(c) E0

(d) 2E0

(e) All the above values are possible.

Question 9: Double slit Difficulty level: 2

Consider a double slit setup that where the distance between each slit to the center of the screen is 0.75m.
One of the slits has a thin film of index n = 1.4 and thickness t in front of it. This whole double slit
setup is then immersed in water of index nw = 1.33. Determine the minimum thickness of t necessary in
order for the central maxima to now be a minima when light of wavelength λ = 625nm is incident on it.

(a) 1.14 × 10−7 m

(b) 1.30 × 10−7 m

(c) 7.81 × 10−7 m

(d) 4.46 × 10−6 m

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 (e) 6.92 × 10−6 m

Question 10: Thin film Difficulty level: 3

A thin film of soap (n = 1.35) is surrounded by air. When visible light of the following wavelength
400nm < λ < 650nm) is incident on the soap film, it is discovered that 7 wavelengths of light will
interfere destructively. It is noted that no wavelengths lesser that λ = 423nm and no wavelengths greater
than λ = 705nm caused any destructive interference. Determine the minimum thickness of the soap film.

(a) 1.65 × 10−6 m

(b) 2.35 × 10−6 m

(c) 2.74 × 10−6 m

(d) 3.92 × 10−6 m

(e) 4.28 × 10−6 m

Question 11: Diffraction Grating Difficulty level: 2

A diffraction grading has 650 lines per mm. What is the highest order that contains the entire visible
spectrum (400nm< λ < 700nm)?

(a) No order contain the entire spectrum

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 3

(e) 4

Question 12: Single Slit Difficulty level: 1

A single slit apparatus has a slit width of 0.00125 mm. A screen is placed 30.0 cm away from the slit.
You observe that the first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe on this screen are 22.4cm
apart. What is the wavelength of light incident on this slit?

(a) 4.67 × 10−7 m

(b) 9.33 × 10−7 m

(c) 4.67 × 10−4 m

(d) 6.77 × 10−4 m

(e) 9.33 × 10−4 m

Question 13: Circular aperture Difficulty level: 2

The average size of a human’s pupil can vary from 2mm to 8mm depending on the surrounding lighting
conditions. What is the smallest distance a person can definitely resolve 5m away (i.e. the person must
be able to resolve this distance both in bright and dark conditions)? Assume light of wavelength 550nm.

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 (a) 0.00034 m

(b) 0.00042 m

(c) 0.00067 m

(d) 0.0017 m

(e) 0.0014 m

Question 14: Reflection Difficulty level: 1

As you walk away from a plane mirror on the wall, the height of your image

(a) gets smaller

(b) may or may not get smaller depending on where the observer is positioned

(c) is always a real image, no matter how far away you are from the mirror

(d) changes from being a virtual image to a real image as you pass the focal point

(e) is always the same size

Question 15: Refraction Difficulty level: 2

Light is incident on a transparent hemispherical object (n = 1.4) on it’s curved edge as depicted in the
figure below.

The incident light enters in such a way that it exits the flat top surface right at the center of the hemisphere
(i.e. along the radius). What angle does the light make with the vertical when it exits? Take the index
of refraction of air to be nair = 1.

(a) 20.9◦

(b) 30.0◦

(c) 44.4◦

(d) 60.0◦

(e) Insufficient information to determine

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Question 16: Critical angle Difficulty level: 3
Consider a prism with the following indices of refraction for the red, green and violet lights nr =
1.512, ng = 1.519, nv = 1.530. Light is incident onto this prism as in the figure below.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

(a) If the angle θ is chosen correctly, it is possible for red and green light to be reflected, but violet
light to be transmitted

(b) The larger the angle θ, the higher the chance that all three colours of light is transmitted.

(c) If we use material that has a lower index of refraction for the prism, more colours of light will be
reflected.

(d) If this prism is immersed in water, more colours of light will be transmitted, as compared to when
it is in air.

(e) All the statements above are true.

Question 17: Ray optics Difficulty level: 2

Light (in air, nair = 1) is incident on a surface of a material. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) It is always possible to achieve total internal reflection if the material has an appropriate n.

(b) It is always possible to achieve Brewster’s angle as long as the material has an appropriate n.

(c) It is never possible to achieve Brewster’s angle – there does not exist a material with an appropriate
n for Brewster’s angle.

(d) It is possible to achieve Brewster’s angle if the material has an appropriate n, and the angle of
incidence is less than 45◦ .

(e) It is possible to achieve Brewster’s angle if the material has an appropriate n, and the angle of
incidence is more than 45◦ .

Question 18: Apparent depth Difficulty level: 1

A person is standing at the edge of a swimming pool that is 2m deep. There is a 10 cent coin at the
bottom of the pool. How far below the surface of the water does the coin appear to the person? Take
the index of refraction of water to be 1.33.

(a) 1.23m

(b) 1.56m

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 (c) 2.00m

(d) 2.66m

(e) 2.98m

Question 19: Ray Diagrams Difficulty level: 1

Which of the following ray diagram is an accurate ray diagram for a virtual object? The incident light
ray comes in from the left.

(a) Option A (b) Option B

(c) Option C (d) Option D

(e) Option E

Question 20: System of lenses and mirrors Difficulty level: 2

Consider the lens mirror of a diverging lens 25cm in front of a concave mirror. The magnitude of the
focal length of both the lens and mirror is 7.5cm. An object is in between the lens and the mirror, a
distance of 15cm away from a diverging lens as depicted in the figure below.

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Excluding the object, how many images will the observer (standing in front of the lens) see and how
many imaging processes occur? Note that ‘imaging process’ here means light hitting the mirror/lens and
being reflected/refracted by it.

(a) 1 image, 2 imaging process

(b) 1 image, 3 imaging process

(c) 2 images, 2 imaging process

(d) 2 images, 3 imaging process

(e) 3 images, 3 imaging process