PHY13 EXIT EXAM REVIEW

Multiple Choice
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1. Assume that a uniform magnetic field is directed into this page. If an electron is released with an initial
velocity directed from the bottom edge to the top edge of the page, which of the following describes the
direction of the resultant force acting on the electron?
a. out of the page
b. to the right
c. to the left
d. into the page
2. A proton is released such that it has an initial speed of 4.0 105 m/s from left to right across the page. A
magnetic field of 1.2 T is present at an angle of 30 to the horizontal direction (or positive x axis). What is the
magnitude of the force experienced by the proton? (qp = 1.6 1019 C)
a. 4.8 1025 N
b. 1.3 1019 N
c. 3.8 1014 N
d. 7.5 103 N
3. A copper wire of length 25 cm is in a magnetic field of 0.20 T. If it has a mass of 10 g, what is the minimum
current through the wire that would cause a magnetic force equal to its weight?
a. 1.3 A
b. 1.5 A
c. 2.0 A
d. 4.9 A
4. A current-carrying wire of length 50 cm is positioned perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. If the current
is 10.0 A and it is determined that there is a resultant force of 3.0 N on the wire due to the interaction of the
current and field, what is the magnetic field strength?
a. 0.60 T
b. 1.5 T
c. 1.8 10-3 T
d. 6.7 10-3 T
5. A circular loop carrying a current of 1.0 A is oriented in a magnetic field of 0.35 T. The loop has an area of
0.24 m2 and is mounted on an axis, perpendicular to the magnetic field, which allows the loop to rotate. What
is the torque on the loop when its plane is oriented at a 25 angle to the field?
a. 4.6 Nm
b. 0.076 Nm
c. 0.051 Nm
d. 0.010 Nm
6. A proton moving with a speed of 3.0 105 m/s perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of 0.20 T will
follow which of the paths described below? (qp = 1.6 1019 C and mp = 1.67 1027 kg)
a. a straight line path
b. a circular path of 1.6 cm radius
c. a circular path of 3.1 cm radius
d. a circular path of 0.78 cm radius
7. A 100-m-long wire carrying a current of 4.0 A will be accompanied by a magnetic field of what strength at a
distance of 0.050 m from the wire? (magnetic permeability in empty space 0 = 4 107 Tm/A)

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4.0 105 T
2.0 105 T
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8. Two parallel conductors each of 0.50 m length, separated by 5.0 103 m and carrying 3.0 A in opposite
directions, will experience what type and magnitude of mutual force? (magnetic permeability in empty space
0 = 4 107 Tm/A)
a. attractive, 0.06 104 N
b. repulsive, 0.60 104 N
c. attractive, 1.8 104 N
d. repulsive, 1.8 104 N
9. A ray of light strikes a thick sheet of glass (n = 1.5) at an angle of 25 with the normal. Find the angle of the
ray reflected off the glass surface with respect to the normal.
a. 56
b. 46
c. 39
d. 25
e. 31
10. Light from a 560-nm monochromatic source is incident upon the surface of fused quartz (n = 1.56) at an angle
of 60. What is the angle of reflection from the surface?
a. 15
b. 34
c. 60
d. 75
11. A ray of light travels from a glass-to-liquid interface at an angle of 35.0. Indices of refraction for the glass
and liquid are, respectively, 1.52 and 1.63. What is the angle of refraction for the ray moving through the
liquid?
a. 23.2
b. 32.3
c. 38.4
d. 46.0
12. A woman looking in a makeup mirror sees her face at twice its actual size and right-side up. If she is 28.0 cm
from the mirror, what is its focal length?
a. 18.6 cm
b. 44.0 cm
c. 48.3 cm
d. 56.0 cm
13. A candle is 49.0 cm in front of a convex spherical mirror of radius of curvature 70.0 cm. What are the image
distance and the magnification, respectively?
a. 20.4 cm, +0.417
b. +20.4 cm, 0.417
c. +122.5 cm, +2.50
d. 20.4 cm, 0.417
14. A container is filled with fluid 1 and the apparent depth of the fluid is 5.00 cm. The container is next filled
with fluid 2 and the apparent depth of this fluid is 4.00 cm. If the index of refraction of the first fluid is 1.60,
what is the index of refraction of the second fluid?
a. 2.00
b. 1.79

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c. 1.28
d. 1.10
An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a thin convex lens along its axis. The lens has a focal length of
10 cm. What are the values, respectively, of the image distance and magnification?
a. 60 cm and 2.0
b. 15 cm and 2.0
c. 60 cm and 0.50
d. 15 cm and 0.50
Two thin lenses with focal lengths 25.0 cm and 30.0 cm are placed in contact in an orientation so that their
optic axes coincide. What is the focal length of the two in combination? Hint: A thin lens is one whose
thickness is negligible.
a. 13.6 cm
b. 27.5 cm
c. 55.0 cm
d. 150 cm
Two thin lenses with 10.0-cm focal lengths at are mounted at opposite ends of a 30.0-cm long tube. An object
is located 45.0 cm from one end of the tube. How far from the opposite end is the final image?
a. 12.8 cm
b. 24.0 cm
c. 25.6 cm
d. 33.6 cm
A contact lens is made of plastic with an index of refraction 1.50. The lens has an outer radius of curvature of
+2.0 cm and an inner radius of curvature of +2.5 cm. What is its focal length?
a. 20 cm
b. +6.7 cm
c. +10 cm
d. +20 cm
e. 10 cm
Two narrow slits are 0.025 mm apart. When a laser shines on them, bright fringes form on a screen that is a
meter away. These fringes are 3.0 cm apart. What is the separation between the second order bright fringe and
the central fringe?
a. 8.6 cm
b. 6.0 cm
c. 5.3 cm
d. 2.6 cm
Helium-neon laser light ( = 632.8 nm) is sent through a single slit of width 0.30 mm. What is the width of
the central maximum on a screen 1.0 m in back of the slit? (1 nm = 10 9 m)
a. 2.0 mm
b. 3.1 mm
c. 4.2 mm
d. 5.3 mm

PHY13 EXIT EXAM REVIEW

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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TOP: 19.3 Magnetic Fields

TOP: 19.3 Magnetic Fields

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TOP: 19.6 Motion of a Charge Particle in a Magnetic field

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TOP: 22.3 The Law of Refraction

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TOP: 19.5 Torque on a Current Loop and Electric motors

TOP: 22.2 Reflection and Refraction

TOP: 22.2 Reflection and Refraction

TOP: 23.4 Images Formed by Refraction

TOP: 23.6 Thin Lenses
23.6 Thin Lenses
23.6 Thin Lenses
23.6 Thin Lenses
24.2 Young's Double-Slit Interference
24.6 Diffraction, 24.7 Single-Slit Diffraction