Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

PHYSICSC Section I, ELECTRICITY ANDMAGNETISM

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37. A hairdryeris rated as1200 W, 120V. Its effective intemal resistance is (A) 0.1 o (B) l0 o

39, In a certainregion,the electricfield along the r-axis is given by E=ax+b.wherea=4OYhrP andD=4Vlm. The potentialdiffeiencebetween the origin and . r = 0 . 5 mi s (A) -36 V (B) -7 v

(c) 12o (D) 120 o

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capacitoris fully charged 42. A2O pF parallel-plate to 30 V. The energystoredin the capacitoris mostnearlY (A) 9x103J (B) 9x10-3J (C) 6x 10-4J (D)2x10-4J J (E) 2x 10-7 between 43. '-' A ootentialdifference V is maintained electron An plates' i*i1**". p*ullel conducting plate and one of .tu.t. fon te.t on the surface it as towardthe other' Its speed acceierates plateis propodionalto the reaches second

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(A) ltv (B) ruJV

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(D) v (E) v2

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Questions45-46

Q 47. When the switch ,Sis openin the circuit shown above,the readingon the ammeterA is 2,0 A. When the switch is closed,the readingon the ammeter rs (A) (B) (C) (D) G) doubled increased slightly but not doubled the same decreased slightly but not halved halved

Particlesof charge Q and-4p arelocatedon the -r-axisasshownin the figure above.Assume the particlesareisolatedftom all othercharges. 45. Which of the following describes the directionof the electric field at point P ? (A) +r

(B) +v

(c) -v

(D) Components in both the -r- and +y-directions (E) Components in both the +t- and-y-directions 46. At which of the labeledpoints on the r-axis is the electricfield zero? (A) A (B) B

48. Two conductingcylindrical wires aremadeout of the samematerial.Wire X hastwice the length and twice the diameterof wire L What is the
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(D) D (E) E

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of radius ft hascharge Q uiformly distributedon its outer surface'A graphof-electric 49. - A solid metallic sphere the above.Which of the following graphsbestrepresents V as a function of poritioo r is sho'wn *tentiaf -magrritude of the electricfield E asa function of position r for this sphere?

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50, Two parallel wires, eachcarrying a cunent 1, repeleachother with a force F. If both currents aredoubled,the force of repulsionis (A) 2F

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51. A circular current-carrying loop lies so that the planeof the loop is perpendicular to a constant magneticfield of strengthB. Suppose that the radius R of the loop could be madeto increase with time t so that R = dt, where a is a constant. What is the magnitudeof the emf that would be generated aroundthe loop asa function of I ? (A) 2nBazt (B't 2nBat (C) 2nBt (D') xBa2t

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52. The figuresaboveshowpartsof two circuits, each containinga batteryof emf and intemal resistance r. The currentin eachbatteryis I A, but the directionof the currentin onebatteryis oppositeto that in the other.If the potential differences acrossthe batteries'terminalsare 10V and20 V as shown,what arethe valuesof t andr? (A) =5V,r=15 O ( B ) = 1 0 V , r = 1 0O ( C ) = 1 5 V , r = 5 Q (D) =20v,r=10 Q unlessthe @) The valuescannotbe computed completecircuits are shown. particle canmove with constant 53. A charged velocity througha region containingboth an electricfield and a magneticfleld only if the (A) elecaic field is parallel to the magneticfield to the magnetic @) electricfield is perpendicular field (C) electricfreld is parallel to the velocity vector (D) rnagnetic field is parallelto the velocity vector magaetic lield is perpendicular to the velocity @) vector

(E) f;n"2f

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is Pulled 54. A conductingloop of wire that is initially around a magnetis pulled awayfrom tlte magnetto the right, asindicatedin the figure above,inducing a currentin the loop. What is the direction of the force on the magnetandthe direction of the magneticfield at the centerof the loop dueto the inducedcurrent? Direction of MagneticField at Centerof Loop due to InducedCunent To the right To the left To the right To the left To the left

55. A square loop of wire carrying a current 1 is initially in the planeof the pageandis locatedin a uniform magneticfield B that pointstoward the bottom of the page,asshownabove.Which of the following showsthe correctinitial rotationof the loop due to the force exertedon it by the magnetic field? (A)

(B)

Direction of Forceon the Magnet (A) @) (C) (D) (E) To the right To the right To the left To the left No direction; the force is zero.

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As shownin the ftgure above,six particles,each with charge+p, areheld fixed andareequally spaced aroundthe circumference of a circle ofradius R. 57. What is the magnitude of the rsultantelectric field at the centerof tbe circle? (A) 0 9= @) r{o +xeo Rl

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59-61 Questions

networkmustbedoneby anextemal 61. Howmuch forceto movea -1 pC pointcharge fromrestat poirt C to restat point E ? (A) -20 uJ (B) -10 rtJ (C) l0 rrJ (D) NN (E) 30 pJ

canbe written as 62. Oneof Maxwell's equations lines The diagramaboveshowsequipotential produced by an unknownchargedistribution. A, B, C, D, and E arepoints in the plane. the direction 59. Which vectorbelow bestdescribes of the electricfield at point A ? ( ) , / @) ,/ = -:{3. 0 e. as d J t fact that
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(A) a changingmagneticfield produces an electricfield (B) a changingelectricfield producesa magnetic fie1d (C) the net magneticflux througha closed depends on the currentinside surface (D) the net electricflux througha closedsurface on the chargeinside depends (E) electricchargeis conserved

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(D) \ @) Noneof the above;the field is zero. 60. At which point doesthe electric field havethe greatest magritude? (A) A (B) B

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65. A physicsproblemstarts: "A solid sphere has chargedistributeduniformly throughout. . ." It may be conectly concluded that the (A) electric field is zeroeverywhere inside the sohere (B) electric field insidethe sphere is the sameas the electricfield outside (c) electricpotentialon the surfaceof the sphere is not constant (D) electric potentialin the centerof the sphere is zero (E) sphere is not madeof metal

Questions66-67relate to the circuit represented below. The switch S, after being openfor a long time, is thenclosed.

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66. What is the currentin the cfucuitafter the switch hasbeencloseda long time? (A) 0A (B) 1.2A

(c) 24, (D) 3A (E) 12A

64. The currentsin threeparallelwires, X, Y, and Z, eachhavemagnitude1 andarein the directions shownabove.Wire Y is closerto wire X than to whe Z. T\e magnetic force on wire I is (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) zero into the page out ofthe page towardthe bottomof the page towardthe left

67.Whatis thepotential difference across theresistor immediately aftertheswitchis closed? (A) 0v (B) 2v (c) 7.2V (D) 8v (E) 12v

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68. A uniform spherical chargedistributionhasradius R. Which of the following is true of the electric field strengthdueto this chargedistribution at a distancer from the centerof the charee? (A) (B) (C) (D) @) It is greatest when r = 0. It is $eatest when r = Rl2. It is direcdy proportionalto r when r > R. It is direcdy proportionalto r when r<R. It is directlyproportional to l.

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70. A sheetof copperin the planeof the pageis connected to a batteryas shownabove,causing electronsto drift throughthe coppertowardthe bottom of the page.The coppersheetis in a magneticfield B directedinto the page.P1 and P2 arepointsat the edgesof the strip. Which of the following statements is true? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Pl is at a higherpotentialthan Pr. P, is at a higherpotentialthan Pt. P, and Pr arc at equalpositivepotential. Pr and P2 areat equalnegativepotential. Currentwill cease to flow in the coppersheet.

69. When a negativelycharged rod is brought near,but doesnot touch,$e initially uncharged shownabove,the leavesspring electroscope apart(I). When the electroscope is then touched with a finger, the leavescollapse@). When next the finger and finally the rod areremoved,the leavesspringaparta second time (IIf. The charge on the leavesis (A) (B) (C) (D) @) positive in both I andIII negativein both I and trI positive in I, negativein Itr negativein I, positive in III impossibleto determine in eitherI or III

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Chapter V: Answers to the 2004AP PhysicsC Exam

SectionI: Multiple Choice . SectionI Answer Key and PercentAnswering Correctly . Analyzing Your Students'Performanceon the Multiple-Choice Section . Diagnostic Guide for the 2004 AP Physics C Released Exam SectionII: FreeResponse . Comments from the Chief Reader . Scoring Guidelines,SampleStudent Responses, and Commentary . MechanicsQuestion I . MechanicsQuestion 2 . . . ' MechanicsQuestion 3 Electricity and Magnetism Question 1 Electricity and Magnetism Question 2 Electricity and Magnetism Question 3

Section I: Multiple Choice

Listed below are the correct answersto the multiple-choice questions,the percentofAP studentswho answeredeach question correctly by AP grade,and the total percent answeringcorrectly.

Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly

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Percent Correct by Grade

Item No. 36 37 3B
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97 88 80 97 6 8 93 76

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