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Sac Physics 4B

Sample Exam 2

1. You observe that a proton moving at 1.30 km/s in the +x-direction experiences a force of 2.1010 16 N in the +ydirection, and an electron moving at 4.70 Km/s in the z -direction experiences a force of 8.4010 16 N in the +ydirection.
a. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
b. What is the direction of the magnetic field? (what angle relative to what plane)
c. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on an electron moving in the -y-direction at 3.50 km/s?
d. What is the direction of this the magnetic force? (what angle relative to what plane)
2. In the circuit shown in the figure both capacitors are initially charged to 50.0 V.
How long after closing the switch S will the potential across each capacitor be
reduced to 20V?
What will be the current at that time?
How long after the closing of the switch will the energy in the 15uF capacitor equal half the initial energy in the 20uF
capacitor?
3. Two oppositely charged but otherwise identical conducting plates of area 2.50 square centimeters are separated by a
dielectric 1.80 millimeters thick, with a dielectric constant of K = 3.6. The resultant electric field in the dielectric is 1.2 *
106 volts per meter.
a. Compute the magnitude of the charge per unit area on the conducting plate.
b. Compute the magnitude of the charge per unit area 1 on the surfaces of the dielectric.
c.
Find the total electric-field energy stored in the capacitor.
4. Two small insulating spheres with radius 6.00102 m are separated by a large center-to-center distance of 0.530 m. One
sphere is negatively charged, with net charge -2.15 C, and the other sphere is positively charged, with net charge
4.40 C. The charge is uniformly distributed within the volume of each sphere.
a. What is the magnitude E of the electric field midway between the spheres?
b. What is the direction of the electric field midway between the spheres?
5. A steady current I is flowing through a straight wire of finite length.
a. Find the magnitude of the magnetic field generated by this wire at a point P located a
distance r from the center of the wire. Assume that at P the angle subtended from the
midpoint of the wire to each end is as shown in the diagram .

b. Now find the magnetic field generated by this wire at a point P located a distance x from
either end of the wire. Assume that at P the angle subtended from the end of the wire to the
other end is as shown in the diagram .

6. In the circuit shown in the figure all the resistors are rated at
a maximum power of 1.20 W.
A. what is the maximum EMF that the battery can have
without burning out any resistors?
B. Find the current in the 30 Ohm resistor.
C. Find the total power dissipated in the circuit

7. Given the following circuit, find the current and voltage in

each of the resistors. Find the total power dissipated in the

circuit.

Ptotal = _________________