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General Physics II is an introductory course that builds on the foundational principles of physics, focusing primarily on the study of electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics topics. The course explores the behavior of electric and magnetic fields, circuit analysis, electromagnetic waves, light, and optical instruments. Fundamental concepts such as Gausss law, Faradays law, and Maxwells equations are introduced, alongside practical laboratory work that equips students with essential experimental and analytical skills. This course is designed for students pursuing science and engineering fields, providing a comprehensive understanding of physical phenomena and their real-world applications.
Recommended Textbook College Physics 4th Edition by Alan Giambattista
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) 1.0 micrometer equals _____________ millimeters.
A) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-6</sup>
B) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup>
C) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>+3</sup>
D) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>+6</sup>
Answer: B
Q2) Considering only the horizontal portion of the seats,what is the average surface area of all the seats in a football stadium that seats 100,000 spectators?
A) 2 \(\times\) 10<sup>3</sup> m<sup>2</sup>
B) 5 \(\times\) 10<sup>3</sup> m<sup>2</sup>
C) 1 \(\times\) 10<sup>3</sup> m<sup>2</sup>
D) 1 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m<sup>2</sup>
E) 2 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m<sup>2</sup>
Answer: E
Q3) By what factor larger is a 12 inch pizza than a 10 inch pizza?
A) 1.2
B) 1.1
C) 1.4
D) 1.6
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Force
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Q1) The gravitational field on the surface of the earth is (G = 6.67 \(\times\) 10<sup>-11</sup> N m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>,mass of the earth is 5.98 \(\times\) 10<sup>24</sup> kg,radius of the earth is 6.38 \(\times\) 10<sup>6</sup> meters)
A) 3.40 N/kg.
B) 6.20 N/kg.
C) 9.80 N/kg.
D) 10.1 N/kg.
E) 20.3 N/kg.
Answer: C
Q2) A force of 15.2 N directed along the positive x-axis combines with a second force to produce a total force vector of magnitude 17.9 N.What is the magnitude of the second vector?
A) Not enough information is given.
B) 9.5 N
C) 23.5 N
D) 2.7 N
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Acceleration and Newtons Second Law of Motion
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Q1) A runner starts from rest and with an acceleration of 1.0 m/s<sup>2</sup> travels a distance of 10 meters.The time it takes the runner to cover the distance is
A) 6.3 s.
B) 5.7 s.
C) 5.0 s.
D) 4.5 s.
E) 3.8 s.
Answer: D
Q2) An object travels 7.5 m/s toward the West and under the influence of a constant net force of 5.2 kN,it comes to rest in 3.2 s.What is its mass?
A) 1600 kg
B) 12000 kg
C) 1100 kg
D) 690 kg
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Motion With Constant Acceleration
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Q1) A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 10.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal.What is the velocity of the projectile 2.00 seconds later?
A) Vx = 8.7 m/s,Vy = -14.6 m/s
B) Vx = 14.6 m/s,Vy = -5.6 m/s
C) Vx = -8.7 m/s,Vy = -14.6 m/s
D) Vx = -14.6 m/s,Vy = 8.7 m/s
E) Vx = 5.6 m/s,Vy = -14.6 m/s
Q2) A sprinter runs 100.0 m in 9.87 seconds.If he travels at constant acceleration for the first 75.0 m and then at constant velocity for the final 25.0 m,what was his peak velocity?
A) 17.7 m/s.
B) 17.5 m/s.
C) 20.3 m/s.
D) 15.4 m/s.
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Chapter 5: Circular Motion
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Q1) A CD with a diameter of 12.0 cm starts from rest and with a constant angular acceleration of 1.0 rad/sec<sup>2</sup> acquires an angular velocity of 5.0 rad/sec.The CD continues rotating at 5.0 rad/sec for 15.0 seconds and then slows to a stop in 12.0 second with a constant angular deceleration.What is the centripetal acceleration of a point 4.0 cm from the center at the time 15.0 seconds from the start?
A) 0.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>
B) 1.0 m/s<sup>2</sup>
C) 1.8 m/s<sup>2</sup>
D) 2.0 m/s<sup>2</sup>
E) 2.6 m/s<sup>2</sup>
Q2) An airplane flies in a semi-circular arc in order to simulate "weightlessness" for its occupants.If the radius of the semicircular path it flies is 3500 m,what is the speed at which the plane flies?
A) 357 m/s
B) 580 m/s
C) 185 m/s
D) 1180 m/s
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Chapter 6: Conservation of Energy
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Q1) A 75.0 kg skier slides down a 75.0 m high slope without friction.The velocity of the skier at the bottom of the slope is
A) 20.6 m/s.
B) 29.7 m/s.
C) 38.3 m/s.
D) 40.5 m/s.
E) 50.0 m/s.
Q2) A car has a mass of 2,000 kg and travels at 20.0 m/s.If the drag force is 100 N,the power the engines have to provide to keep moving at constant speed is
A) 2.0 kW.
B) 2.9 kW.
C) 3.4 kW.
D) 3.9 kW.
E) 4.2 kW.
Q3) The most fundamental forms of energy are
A) elastic,gravitational,internal.
B) kinetic,potential,rest.
C) electromagnetic,chemical,nuclear.
D) translational,rotational,vibrational.
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Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
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Q1) A 140 gm baseball with a velocity of 25.0 m/s is hit by a baseball bat and leaves at 30.0 m/s in the opposite direction.If the ball was in contact with the bat for 12.0 ms,what is the average force on the ball?
A) 750 N
B) 642 N
C) 550 N
D) 482 N
E) 366 N
Q2) A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00 m/s to the WEST and a 6.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00 m/s to the NORTH.The total momentum of the system is
A) 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 17.7 degrees NORTH of WEST.
B) 14.4 kg m/s at an angle of 45.2 degrees SOUTH of WEST.
C) 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 45.2 degrees SOUTH of WEST.
D) 14.4 kg m/s at an angle of 56.3 degrees NORTH of WEST.
E) 21.6 kg m/s at an angle of 56.3 degrees NORTH of WEST.
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Chapter 8: Torque and Angular Momentum
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Q1) A thin rod is pivoted around its end,and an identical rod around its center.If they are to have the same rotational kinetic energy,then \(\omega_{end}\)/\(\omega_{center}\) =
A) 2
B) 1
C) 1/2
D) 1/4
E) 4
Q2) A centrifuge has a rotational inertia of 5.50 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> kg m<sup>2</sup>.How much energy must be supplied to bring it from rest to 500 rad/s?
A) 627 J
B) 570 J
C) 688 J
D) 743 J
E) 583 J
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Chapter 9: Fluids
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Q1) An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction.The pipe is on an incline with an angle of 20.0 degrees.The narrow section is 15.0 m from the wide section and the narrow section is higher than the wide section.The velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 6.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is 9.00 m/s.The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa.What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m<sup>3</sup>)
A) 217 kPa
B) 205 kPa
C) 180 kPa
D) 177 kPa
E) 157 kPa
Q2) A 1.10 kg hollow steel ball is submerged in water.It weighs in water 8.75 N.The volume of the cavity inside the ball is (density of steel is 7,900 kg/m<sup>3</sup>)
A) 0.000168 m<sup>3</sup>.
B) 0.000276 m<sup>3</sup>.
C) 0.000305 m<sup>3</sup>.
D) 0.000567 m<sup>3</sup>.
E) 0.000667 m<sup>3</sup>.
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Chapter 10: Elasticity and Oscillations
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Q1) A mass is suspended vertically from a spring so it is at rest at the equilibrium position.The mass is pulled straight down to an extension x and released so that it oscillates about the equilibrium position.The acceleration is greatest in magnitude and directed upward when the mass is
A) at its maximum upward travel.
B) at the equilibrium point.
C) at its maximum lower travel.
D) somewhere between the equilibrium point and maximum extension.
Q2) A cube of aluminum is at a depth of 1.00 km under water whose density is 1,000 kg/m<sup>3</sup>.The bulk stress on the cube due to the water is
A) 1.95 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> Pa.
B) 1.01 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> Pa.
C) 1.32 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> Pa.
D) 1.55 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> Pa.
E) 1.61 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> Pa.
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Chapter 11: Waves
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Q1) The frequency of a periodic wave is 340 Hz.The period of the vibration motion of the wave is
A) 2.56 milliseconds.
B) 2.94 milliseconds.
C) 3.55 milliseconds.
D) 3.94 milliseconds.
E) 4.25 milliseconds.
Q2) A transverse periodic wave is represented by the equation y(x,t) = 2.50 cm cos(2,500 rad/s t - 15.0 m<sup>-1</sup> x).What is the direction of the vibration of the wave?
A) the z direction
B) the y direction
C) the x direction
Q3) The wavelength of a periodic wave is 0.750 m.If the frequency is 425 Hz,then what is the velocity of the wave?
A) 210 m/s
B) 276 m/s
C) 319 m/s
D) 410 m/s
E) 472 m/s
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Chapter 12: Sound
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Q1) A block holding a ringing tuning fork oscillates back and forth,attached to a wall by a spring of spring on a horizontal,frictionless surface,with amplitude 17 cm.The mass of the tuning fork and block together is 0.75 kg.An observer who is situated so that the block's direction of motion is either directly towards or away from him notes that the frequency he hears varies between 174 and 178 Hz.What is the spring constant for the spring ? The speed of sound at the time of the experiment is 340 m/s.
A) 390 N/m
B) 203 N/m
C) 1590 N/m
D) 290 N/m
E) 100 N/m
Q2) An organ pipe is 80.0 cm long and is open at one end and closed at the other.The frequency of the third mode is 200 Hz higher than the frequency of the second mode.What is the velocity of sound?
A) 300 m/s
B) 320 m/s
C) 340 m/s
D) 360 m/s
E) 380 m/s
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Chapter 13: Temperature and the Ideal Gas
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Q1) A copper plate has a hole with a diameter of 2.50 cm.A copper shaft with a diameter of 2.501 cm is to be inserted into the hole.If the linear coefficient of thermal expansion for copper is 17.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-6</sup>/\(^{\circ}\)C,then what is the decrease in temperature the copper shaft has to be subjected to in order to allow the shaft to just fit inside the hole?
A) 23.5\(^{\circ}\)C
B) 26.4\(^{\circ}\)C
C) 30.1\(^{\circ}\)C
D) 33.3\(^{\circ}\)C
E) 39.5\(^{\circ}\)C
Q2) If the temperature changes by 36\(^{\circ}\)F,then what is the change in temperature in Celsius?
A) 40\(^{\circ}\)C
B) 32\(^{\circ}\)C
C) 26\(^{\circ}\)C
D) 20\(^{\circ}\)C
E) 15\(^{\circ}\)C
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Chapter 14: Heat
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Q1) The solar energy coming to the earth by radiation is 1,340 W/m<sup>2</sup>.If the sun has a radius of 7.000 \(\times\) 10<sup>8</sup>m,is a perfect radiator and is located 1.500 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup>m from the earth,then what is the temperature of the sun?
A) 6430 K
B) 5760 K
C) 4230 K
D) 3670 K
E) 3210 K
Q2) A 2000 kg car is traveling at 20.0 m/s and then puts on the brakes and comes to a complete stop.The heat generated at the brakes due to stopping heats up the brakes.The mass of the brake system is 20.0 kg and it has a specific heat of 0.200 kcal/kg\(^{\circ}\)C.What is the increase in the temperature of the brakes?
A) 75.3\(^{\circ}\)C
B) 53.1\(^{\circ}\)C
C) 23.9\(^{\circ}\)C
D) 18.9\(^{\circ}\)C
E) 12.4\(^{\circ}\)C
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Chapter 15: Thermodynamics
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Q1) If 1.00 mol of oxygen is heated at constant pressure of 1.00 atm from 10.0\(^{\circ}\)C to 25.0\(^{\circ}\)C.What is the work done by the gas during this expansion?
A) 159 J
B) 125 J
C) 102 J
D) 172 J
Q2) A refrigerator extracts 65 J of heat from a heat reservoir at 0.00\(^{\circ}\)C.If the coefficient of performance of the refrigerator is 2.5,then how much work is needed to run the refrigerator?
A) 26 J
B) 48 J
C) 75 J
D) 90 J
Q3) When water freezes,the entropy of the water
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) does not change.
D) depending on other factors could increase or decrease
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Chapter 16: Electric Forces and Fields
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Q1) An electron is fired through a pair of deflection plates,which produce a 2.00 cm long region with an electric field of 4000 N/C perpendicular to the electron's initial velocity.If the initial speed of the electron is 1.00 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> m/s,what angle will its new velocity make with the direction of the original velocity?
A) 14\(^{\circ}\)
B) 8.0\(^{\circ}\)
C) 5.5\(^{\circ}\)
D) 4.6\(^{\circ}\)
E) 1.4\(^{\circ}\)
Q2) The Coulomb constant,k,has a value of 8.99 \(\times\) 10<sup>9</sup> N·m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>.The permittivity of free space,\(\varepsilon_{o}\),has the units
A) N·m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>.
B) N·m/C.
C) C/(N·m).
D) C<sup>2</sup>/(N·m<sup>2</sup>).
E) that are not given.
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Chapter 17: Electric Potential
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Q1) The reason the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having a dielectric between the plates changes is due to
A) The existence of more dense matter than air or vacuum that forms a barrier for electric field lines and reduces the electric field in the region
B) The polarizability of the material,which sets up an electric field opposite to the applied field,thus reducing the electric field strength in the region
C) The fact that dielectrics have excess charge that then "shields" the plates from each other,reducing the electric field in the region.
D) None of these
Q2) If two equipotent planes differ in potential by 1.0 volt,and the electric field between them is 20 N/C,what is the separation of the planes?
A) 20 cm
B) 0.050 cm
C) 5.0 cm
D) 2.0 cm
E) 4.0 cm
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Chapter 18: Electric Current and Circuits
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Q1) If a 22 \(\Omega\) resistor has a current of 2.0 A flowing through it,what is the potential difference across it?
A) 0.091 V
B) 44 V
C) 11 V
D) 24 V
E) 20 V
Q2) A length L<sub>0</sub> of wire has a resistance of 32.0 \(\Omega\).The wire is uniformly stretched to four times its original length,i.e.,4 L<sub>0</sub>.If a length L<sub>0</sub> is now cut from the stretched wire,what is its resistance?
A) 512 \(\Omega\)
B) 128 \(\Omega\)
C) 32.0 \(\Omega\)
D) 8.00 \(\Omega\)
E) 2.00 \(\Omega\)
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Chapter 19: Magnetic Forces and Fields
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Q1) The magnetism of the Earth acts approximately as if it originates from a huge bar magnet within the Earth.Which of the following statements are true?
A) the north magnetic pole of the Earth is located at the Earth's North Pole
B) the south magnetic pole of the Earth is located at the Earth's South Pole
C) the Earth's magnetic field is vertical at the equator
D) the Earths north magnetic pole is magnetically a south pole
E) None of these statements are true.
Q2) A charged particle enters a region of magnetic field at a speed of 2.8 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m/s, at an angle of 37 degrees relative to the magnetic field direction.What will be the magnitude of the component of the particle's velocity that is parallel to the magnetic field while it is in this region?
A) Insufficient information is given.
B) 2.2 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m/s
C) 2.1 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m/s
D) 1.7 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m/s
E) 2.8 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> m/s
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Chapter 20: Electromagnetic Induction
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Q1) Doubling the diameter of a loop of wire produces what change of induced emf?
A) The induced emf is 4 times as much.
B) The induced emf is twice as much.
C) There is no change in the induced emf.
D) The induced emf is 6.28 times as much.
Q2) A circular coil lays flat on a horizontal table in a region where the magnetic field is straight down.The magnetic field is suddenly removed.When viewed from above,what is the direction of the current in the coil as the field is removed?
A) clockwise
B) clockwise initially,then counter-clockwise before going to zero
C) counter-clockwise
D) There is no induced current.
Q3) A dc motor is connected to a emf of 12.0 V.The resistance of its windings is 2.0 \(\Omega\).At normal operating speed,the motor delivers 6.0 W of mechanical power.What current does it draw at normal operating speed?
A) 6.0 A
B) 0.50 A
C) 1.0 A
D) 3.0 A
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Chapter 21: Alternating Current
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Q1) An RLC series circuit has a 22 \(\Omega\) resistor,a 3.0 H inductor,and a capacitor.What capacitance would result in resonance at 60 Hz?
A) 55 mF
B) 0.33 F
C) 65 \(\mu\)F
D) 15 mF
E) 2.3 \(\mu\)F
Q2) In an RLC ac circuit the current in the inductor and the current in the resistor are
A) out of phase by 90\(^{\circ}\)with the current in the inductor leading.
B) out of phase by 90\(^{\circ}\)with the current in the resistor leading.
C) in phase with each other.
D) out of phase by an amount proportional to frequency.
E) out of phase by an amount inversely proportional to frequency.
Q3) In an RLC series circuit,which of the following statements is true?
A) The current is in phase with the voltage across the inductor.
B) The current is in phase with the voltage across the resistor.
C) The current is in phase with the voltage across the capacitor.
D) None of the choices are true.
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Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
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Q1) At the Earth's orbital distance,the intensity of the solar radiation is approximately 1400 W/m<sup>2</sup>.What is the value for the rms Electric field strength in solar radiation?
A) 726 V/m
B) 363 kV/m
C) 527 kV/m
D) 513 kV/m
Q2) What is the wavelength from a radio station having frequency 107.7 MHz?
A) 2.790 m
B) 27.90 m
C) 32.30 m
D) 323.0 m
E) 108.0 m
Q3) The rms Electric field strength at a distance r from a 25 W light source is found to be 4.33 N/C.What is the distance r?
A) 22 m
B) 6.3 m
C) 30 m
D) 40 m
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Chapter 23: Reflection and Refraction of Light
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Q1) A diver,below the surface of a lake,notices that no light appears to be coming toward her greater than the angle \(\theta\),measured from the vertical.If the index of refraction of water is 1.33,what is the angle \(\theta\)?
A) 30\(^{\circ}\)
B) 34\(^{\circ}\)
C) 37\(^{\circ}\)
D) 49\(^{\circ}\)
E) 54\(^{\circ}\)
Q2) A small object is enclosed in plastic (n = 1.5).The object appears to be 4.0 cm below the surface.What is the actual distance of the object below the surface?
A) 2.0 cm
B) 2.7 cm
C) 4.0 cm
D) 5.5 cm
E) 6.0 cm
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Chapter 24: Optical Instruments
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Q1) The corrective lenses of a person suffering from which vision ailment could be used to start a fire?
A) Myopia
B) no eyeglass lenses can be used to make a fire.
C) astigmatism
D) hyperopia
E) cataracts
Q2) Two lenses,the first with focal length -12.5 cm and the second with focal length 20.0 cm,are separated by 15.0 cm.If an object is place 50.0 cm in front of the first lens,where is the final image formed?
A) 10.0 cm before the first lens
B) 25.0 cm before the second lens
C) 25.0 cm after the second lens
D) 50.0 cm after the second lens
E) 100 cm after the second lens
Q3) There are two lenses in a microscope because
A) the objective is a converging lens and the eyepiece is a diverging lens.
B) the objective is a diverging lens and the eyepiece is a diverging lens.
C) the objective is a diverging lens and the eyepiece is a converging lens.
D) the objective is a converging lens and the eyepiece is a converging lens.
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Chapter 25: Interference and Diffraction
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Q1) What is the minimum thickness of a coating of magnesium fluoride (n = 1.38) applied to glass (n = 1.50) that gives a minimum reflection for 600 nm light?
A) 600 nm
B) 300 nm
C) 435 nm
D) 109 nm
E) 100 nm
Q2) What slit separation would a grating have to produce a first-order maximum at an angle of 40.0\(^{\circ}\)for a wavelength of 589 nm?
A) 109 nm
B) 690 nm
C) 378 nm
D) 458 nm
E) 916 nm
Q3) A holographic plate produces an image for the viewer that is:
A) real
B) virtual
C) may be either virtual or real
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Q1) What are the limits on the minimum and maximum values for the Lorentz factor,\(\gamma\)?
A) 0,1
B) 1,no maximum limit
C) no minimum limit,1
D) 1,2
E) None of these possibilities are correct.
Q2) At what speed is the relativistic momentum five times the value calculated classically?
A) 0.99 c
B) 0.98 c
C) 0.96 c
D) 0.80 c
E) 0.20 c
Q3) How much energy is released by a nuclear reactor if the total mass of the fuel decreases by 1.0 g?
A) 9.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>13</sup> J
B) 3.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> J
C) 9.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>14</sup> J
D) 3.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>14</sup> J
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Chapter 27: Early Quantum Physics and the Photon
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Q1) PET,the diagnostic method,stands for
A) patterned electron technique.
B) positron emission tomography.
C) proton-electron transmission.
D) penetrating emission technique.
E) None of these choice are correct.
Q2) In a Compton scattering experiment,the scattered photon has a wavelength of 6.55 pm.If the scattering angle is 50\(^{\circ}\),what is the wavelength of the incident photon?
A) 5.68 pm
B) 7.42 pm
C) 3.28 pm
D) 0.868 pm
E) 2.43 pm
Q3) Electrons are accelerated through a potential difference V and then strike a dense target.In the x-rays that are produced
A) the maximum wavelength depends on V.
B) the wavelength of the characteristic peaks depend on V.
C) the minimum wavelength depends on V.
D) the wavelength of the Bremsstrahlung depends on V.
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Chapter 28: Quantum Physics
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Q1) How many different spin orientations can an electron have in a given orbital?
A) 2
B) 1
C) Any number
D) 4
Q2) For a particle in a finite box,which of the following is not true?
A) The energies are quantized for bound states.
B) The bound-state wave functions at the walls do not have to be zero.
C) The wave function can exist outside the walls.
D) There is the same number of bound states in a finite box as in a box with infinite walls.
E) None of these statements are true.
Q3) A baseball has a mass of 0.15 kg.If pitched at 40.0 m/s with a relative uncertainty of 1%,how uncertain is its position?
A) 9.1 \(\times\) 10<sup>-34</sup> m
B) 5.7 \(\times\) 10<sup>-34</sup> m
C) 1.8 \(\times\) 10<sup>-34</sup> m
D) 6.3 \(\times\) 10<sup>-33</sup> m
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Q1) If each nuclear fission reaction in a nuclear power plant releases 173 MeV (1 MeV = 1.6 \(\times\) 10<sup>-13</sup>J),what quantity of Uranium-235 must be consumed each day to keep a 350MW plant producing at capacity? Assume the power plant is 35% efficient.
A) 5.2kg
B) 1.8kg
C) 0.43kg
D) 1.2kg
Q2) Binding energy per nucleon in a nucleus is
A) the same for all nuclei.
B) the greatest for the largest nuclei.
C) the greatest for the smallest nuclei.
D) the greatest for medium-sized nuclei.
Q3) About what is the binding energy released in the fissioning of <sup>236</sup>U?
A) 2.20 MeV
B) 50.0 MeV
C) 100 MeV
D) 200 MeV
E) 900 MeV
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Chapter 30: Particle Physics
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Q1) The charge on a particle that has quark structure uus is _____ e.
A) 0
B) 1
C) -1
D) 2/3
E) -4/3
Q2) The neutrino does not
A) have electric charge.
B) interact with other particles.
C) have momentum.
D) have energy.
E) have a rest mass.
Q3) Mesons are composed of
A) any odd number of quarks.
B) three quarks of matching color.
C) three quarks of three different colors.
D) a colorless quark-antiquark pair.
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