PHYS 1112

Introductory Physics II

Summer 2016

Test #1 / Practice
Name: _______________________________
1. Chapter #18/Problems & Exercises/Problem #9/Answers: 1.48 108 C
9. How many coulombs of positive charge are there in 4.00 kg of plutonium, given
its atomic mass is 244 and that each plutonium atom has 94 protons?

2. Chapter #18/Problems & Exercises/Problem #12/Answers: 0.556 N

12. Two point charges exert a 5.00 N force on each other. What will the force
become if the distance between them is increased by a factor of three?

3. Chapter #18/Problems & Exercises/Problem #27/Answers: 1.14 1011 N/C downward

27. What is the magnitude and direction of an electric field that exerts a 2.00105
N upward force on a 1.75 C charge?

4. Chapter #18/Problems & Exercises/Problem #29/Answers: 1.13 107 N/C

29. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field 2.00 m from a point charge of 5.00
mC (such as found on the terminal of a Van de Graaff).

5. Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #3/ Answer: (a) 1.20 10-13 J (b) 7.47 105
eV (c) 3.73 X 105 V

A bare helium nucleus has two positive charges and a mass of 6.641027 kg. (a)
Calculate its kinetic energy in joules at 2.00% of the speed of light. (b) What is this
in electron volts? (c) What voltage would be needed to obtain this energy?

6. Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #14/Answer: 1.50 106 V/m

. What is the strength of the electric field between two parallel conducting plates
separated by 1.00 cm and having a potential difference (voltage) between them of
1.50104 V ?

7. Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #25/Answer: 27.2 V

What is the potential 0.5301010 m from a proton (the average distance between
the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom)?

8. Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #46/Answers: 21.6 mC

What charge is stored in a 180 F capacitor when 120 V is applied to it?

9. Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #53/Answers: 0.93 F

Find the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having plates of area 5.00 m2 that
are separated by 0.100 mm of Teflon.

10.

Chapter #19/Problems & Exercises/Problem #60/Answers: 2.79 F

11.

Chapter #20/Problems & Exercises/Problem #6/ Answer: 1.50 s

6. The 200-A current through a spark plug moves 0.300 mC of charge. How long
does the spark last?

12.

Chapter #20/Problems & Exercises/Problem #21/Answers: 3.50 V

21. How many volts are supplied to operate an indicator light on a DVD player that
has a resistance of 140 , given that 25.0 mA passes through it?

13.

Chapter #20/Problems & Exercises/Problem #24/Answer: 0.104

14.

Chapter #20/Problems & Exercises/Problem #31/Answer: 5 10-3 (C)-1, Iron

24. What is the resistance of a 20.0-m-long piece of 12-gauge copper wire having a
2.053-mm diameter?

31. Of what material is a resistor made if its resistance is 40.0% greater at 100C
than at 20.0C ?

15.

Chapter #20/Problems & Exercises/Problem #41/Answers: 6.00 kW

41. What power is supplied to the starter motor of a large truck that draws 250 A of
current from a 24.0-V battery hookup?

16.

Chapter #21/Problems & Exercises/Problem #2/Answer: (a) 6.60 k, (b) 93.9

2. (a) What is the resistance of a 1.00102 -, a 2.50-k, and a 4.00-k resistor

connected in series? (b) In parallel?

17. Chapter #21/Problems & Exercises/Problem #6/Answer: (a) 0.400 A, 3.84 W, 15.4 W
(b) 2.00 A, 0.500 A, 96.0 W, 24.0 W
(a) Given a 48.0-V battery and 24.0- and 96.0- resistors, find the current and
power for each when connected in series. (b) Repeat when the resistances are in
parallel.

17.

Chapter #21/Problems & Exercises/Problem #16/Answer: 2.9994 V

16. What is the output voltage of a 3.0000-V lithium cell in a digital wristwatch that
draws 0.300 mA, if the cells internal resistance is 2.00 ?

19. Chapter #21/Problems & Exercises/Problem #38/Answer: I1 = -0.345 A, I2 = 0.379 A,

I3 = 0.034 A