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Survey of Physics is an introductory course designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of physics. Covering topics such as mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics, the course emphasizes conceptual understanding and real-world applications. It is suitable for students with minimal mathematical background and serves as a foundation for further study in the physical sciences, engineering, and related fields. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments, students gain insight into how physical laws govern natural phenomena and technological advancements.
Recommended Textbook College Physics 4th Edition by Alan Giambattista
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) A graph of x vs t<sup>2</sup> is linear,and intercepts the vertical axis at 12m and the horizontal axis at 2s.What is the function?
A)x = 12m - (6m/s<sup>2</sup>)t<sup>2</sup>
B)x = 12m + (6m/s<sup>2</sup>)t<sup>2</sup>
C)x = 12m + (3m/s<sup>2</sup>)t<sup>2</sup>
D)x = 12m - (3m/s<sup>2</sup>)t<sup>2</sup>
Answer: D
Q2) The diameter of a circle is doubled. By what factor is the area changed?
A)\( \sqrt{2}\)
B) 2
C) 4
D) \( \sqrt{4}\)
E) 1
Answer: C
Q3) 1.0 kilometer equals ___________ nanometers.
A) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>+12</sup>
B) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>+6</sup>
C) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>+4</sup>
D) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup>
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Force
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Q1) The moon with a mass of 7.35 \(\times\) 10<sup>22</sup> kg is orbiting about the earth with a mass of 5.98 \(\times\) 10<sup>24</sup> kg at a radius of 3.85 \(\times\) 10<sup>8</sup> meters.The earth is orbiting about the sun with a mass of 1.99 \(\times\) 10<sup>30</sup> kg at a radius of 1.50 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> meters.The gravitational field on the moon due to the earth and the sun when it is between them is (G = 6.67 \(\times\) 10<sup>-11</sup> N m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)
A) 5.93 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> N/kg toward the sun.
B) 5.93 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> N/kg toward the earth.
C) 3.21 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> N/kg toward the sun.
D) 3.21 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> N/kg toward the earth.
E) 2.69 \(\times\) 10<sup>-3</sup> N/kg toward the earth.
Answer: C
Q2) A friction force
A) is a contact force that acts parallel to the contact surfaces.
B) is a normal force between contact surfaces.
C) is a scalar quantity since it can act in any direction along a surface.
D) does not depend on the nature of the surfaces.
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 2.0 m/s<sup>2</sup> travels a distance of 12 meters.The velocity of the runner at the end of the distance is
A) 3.4 m/s.
B) 5.7 m/s.
C) 6.9 m/s.
D) 7.5 m/s.
E) 8.1 m/s.
Answer: C
Q2) 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
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Chapter 4: Motion With Constant Acceleration
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Q1) A mouse is running away from a cat at 0.75 m/s and,at 1.25 m from his mouse hole,he accelerates at a constant rate until he reaches his hole safely,0.75 s later.What acceleration did he undergo during the final 1.25 m of his escape?
A) 1.8 m/s<sup>2</sup>
B) 1.2 m/s<sup>2</sup>
C) 4.8 m/s<sup>2</sup>
D) 2.4 m/s<sup>2</sup>
E) 6.4 m/s<sup>2</sup>
Q2) Two masses are being pulled up a 30.0 degrees incline by a force F parallel to the incline.The acceleration up the incline is 1.00 m/s<sup>2</sup> and the velocity is up the incline.The force is applied to a 200 kg mass and a string connects the 200 kg mass to a 150 kg mass.The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.200.The tension in the string is
A) 2,660 N.
B) 1,140 N.
C) 980 N.
D) 875 N.
E) 633 N.
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Chapter 5: Circular Motion
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Q1) A CD has a diameter of 12.0 cm.If the CD starts from rest and has a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 rad/sec<sup>2</sup>,then the tangential velocity of a point 3.0 cm from the center of the CD after 3.0 sec is
A) 18 cm/s.
B) 21 cm/s.
C) 25 cm/s.
D) 32 cm/s.
E) 45 cm/s.
Q2) 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 25.0 seconds from the start?
A) 0.47 m/s<sup>2</sup>
B) 0.40 m/s<sup>2</sup>
C) 0.34 m/s<sup>2</sup>
D) 0.24 m/s<sup>2</sup>
E) 0.20 m/s<sup>2</sup>
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Chapter 6: Conservation of Energy
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Q1) A 2.00 kg pendulum bob on a string 1.50 m long,is released with a velocity of 4.00 m/s when the support string makes an angle of 30.0 degrees with the vertical.What is the angle with the vertical the bob makes at the highest point of its motion?
A) 85.3 degrees
B) 71.2 degrees
C) 60.3 degrees
D) 56.7 degrees
E) 45.0 degrees
Q2) A blob of clay,mass M,is propelled upward from a spring that is initially compressed by an amount d.If,upon its release,the clay reaches an ultimate height of h above the unstretched spring's end,what is the spring constant k?
A) kd<sup>2</sup>/(mg)
B) kd<sup>2</sup>/(2mg)- d
C) kd<sup>2</sup>/(mg)-d
D) kd<sup>2</sup>/(2mg)
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Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
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Q1) A 4.00 kg mass is moving at 4.00 m/s 45.0 degrees NORTH of WEST and a 6.00 kg mass is moving at 3.00 m/s 30.0 degrees SOUTH of EAST .The velocity of the center of mass is (a),and the velocity NORTH of the center of mass is (b)
A) a = 0.430 m/s,b = 2.30 m/s.
B) a = 1.23 m/s,b = 0.230 m/s.
C) a = 0.430 m/s,b = 0.203 m/s.
D) a = 1.73 m/s,b = 1.43 m/s.
E) a = 0.430 m/s,b = 0.230 m/s.
Q2) An 1800 kg car traveling at 35.0 m/s strikes a wall.If the car comes to rest in 0.500 seconds,then the average force of the wall on the car is
A) 0.330 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N.
B) 0.640 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N.
C) 1.26 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N.
D) 2.77 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N.
E) 3.33 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N.
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Chapter 8: Torque and Angular Momentum
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Q1) A 4.00 kg hollow sphere (I = 2/3 MR<sup>2</sup>)is spinning with an angular velocity of 10.0 rad/s.The diameter of the sphere is 20.0 cm.The angular kinetic energy of the spinning sphere is
A) 1.75 J.
B) 1.50 J.
C) 1.33 J.
D) 0.90 J.
E) 0.75 J.
Q2) A pirate demands that his 75kg prisoner "walk the plank".The prisoner walks out on an 8.0m long,50kg horizontal board that juts out from the side of the pirate ship.If he walks out 7.5m from the place where the board is connected to the ship's side,what is the net torque applied to the board?
A) 5500 Nm
B) 7500Nm
C) 0 Nm
D) 2000 Nm
E) Cannot determine
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Chapter 9: Fluids
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Q1) The difference in blood pressure between the head and the foot of a person who is 2.000 m tall and standing up is (density of blood is 1,060 kg/m<sup>3</sup>)
A) 155.9 mmHg.
B) 142.3 mmHg.
C) 126.3 mmHg.
D) 102.4 mmHg.
E) 198.3 mmHg.
Q2) A submarine is located 2.000 km below the surface of the water.What is the absolute pressure of the seawater on the outside of the submarine? (density of seawater is 1,025 kg/m<sup>3</sup>)
A) 175.0 atm
B) 187.3 atm
C) 199.2 atm
D) 205.5 atm
E) 210.0 atm
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Chapter 10: Elasticity and Oscillations
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Q1) A disk is suspended by a nail such that the pivots in a vertical plane about a point on the edge of the disk.If the period of oscillation of the disk is 1.25 s ,what is the disk's radius?
A) 26 cm
B) 78 cm
C) Cannot answer without knowing the disk's mass
D) 51 cm
Q2) A block is placed in oscillation on a frictionless horizontal surface attached to a spring that is also attached to a wall.If,when stretched away from equilibrium by 15 cm and released,it oscillates with a period of 0.25s,and if the mass of the block is 15 kg,what force was required to stretch the spring by the initial 15 cm?
A) 230 N
B) 450 N
C) 710 N
D) 360 N
E) 1400 N
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Chapter 11: Waves
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Q1) Two guitar strings are under the same tension and have the same length.If their fundamental frequencies are in a ratio of 3:2,what is the ratio of their masses?
A) 3/2
B) 2/3
C) 9/4
D) 4/9
Q2) A string with a mass/length of 0.00200 kg/m is stretched between two points with a tension of 120 N.If the fundamental frequency is 440 Hz,then what is the distance between the two points?
A) 17.5 cm
B) 20.3 cm
C) 27.8 cm
D) 30.0 cm
E) 35.0 cm
Q3) What is the distance between a node and an antinode?
A) wavelength/1
B) wavelength/2
C) wavelength/3
D) wavelength/4
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Chapter 12: Sound
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Q1) You see lightning flash followed 8.2 seconds later by the sound of thunder.The ambient air temperature is 12\(^{\circ}\)C.Approximately how far are you from the lightning?
A) 1.26 miles
B) 1.64 miles
C) 1.69 miles
D) 1.32 miles
Q2) The speed of sound in air at 0\(^{\circ}\)C is 331 m/s.If the density of air is 1.29 kg/m<sup>3</sup>,then what is the bulk modulus of air?
A) 1.15 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup>
B) 1.41 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup>
C) 1.68 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup>
D) 2.03 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup>
E) 2.50 \(\times\) 10<sup>5</sup> N/m<sup>2</sup>
Q3) Compared to the speed of a 400 Hz sound,the speed of a 200 Hz sound through air is A) twice as great.
B) the same.
C) one half as great.
D) none of these answers are correct
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Chapter 13: Temperature and the Ideal Gas
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Q1) An ideal gas at a temperature of 39\(^{\circ}\)C has a pressure of 2.00 atmospheres and a volume of 2.10 liters.What is the temperature if the pressure is halved and the volume is tripled?
A) 155\(^{\circ}\)C
B) 175\(^{\circ}\)C
C) 188\(^{\circ}\)C
D) 195\(^{\circ}\)C
E) 204\(^{\circ}\)C
Q2) The diffusion constant for oxygen through water is 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-9</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/s.What is the time for an oxygen molecule to diffuse 1 cm?
A) 2.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> sec
B) 3.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> sec
C) 4.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> sec
D) 5.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> sec
E) 6.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>4</sup> sec
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Chapter 14: Heat
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Q1) The heat of fusion for silver at 960.8\(^{\circ}\)C is 88.3 kJ/kg and the specific heat of silver is 0.235 kJ/kg\(^{\circ}\)C.What is the energy needed to melt 100 grams of silver starting at 0\(^{\circ}\)C?
A) 40.5 kJ
B) 31.4 kJ
C) 25.4 kJ
D) 19.5 kJ
E) 13.7 kJ
Q2) 200 Joules of heat flows into a 35 g sample.If the temperature increases by 10\(^{\circ}\)C,then what is the heat capacity of the sample,in J/ \(^{\circ}\)C?
A) 8.0
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
E) 32
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Chapter 15: Thermodynamics
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Q1) 10 joules of heat energy are transferred to a sample of ideal gas at constant volume.As a result,the internal energy of the gas
A) increases by 10 J
B) increases by less than 10 J
C) increases by more than 10 J
D) remains unchanged.
Q2) A very efficient engine has the following characteristics - combustion = 1900\(^{\circ}\)C, exhaust = 430\(^{\circ}\)C, 7.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>9</sup> cal of fuel produces 1.4 \(\times\) 10<sup>7</sup> J of work in one hour.What is the output in hp?
A) 5.2 hp
B) 8.1 hp
C) 7.3 hp
D) 6.3 hp
Q3) In an isochoric process,the internal energy of a system decreases by 50J.What is the work done?
A) zero
B) +50 J
C) -50 J
D) none of the above
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Chapter 16: Electric Forces and Fields
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Q1) A 72 nC charge is located at x = 3.00 m on the x-axis and an 8.0 nC charge is located at x = 7.0 m.At what point on the x-axis is the electric field zero?
A) - 9.0 m
B) 4.0 m
C) -5.0 m
D) 6.0 m
E) 6.3 m
Q2) Two alpha particles (helium nuclei)are separated by 4.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-15</sup> m.What is the magnitude of the force between the particles due to their charge?
A) 6.8 \(\times\) 10<sup>-22</sup> N
B) 4.5 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> N
C) 1.1 \(\times\) 10<sup>-4</sup> N
D) 14 N
E) 58 N
Q3) Electric field lines symbolize
A) The force a positive charge would experience at the location of the line
B) The path a positive charge would take if released at rest on one of the lines
C) The distribution of electric charges in space
D) Boundaries between regions of positive and negative charge
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Chapter 17: Electric Potential
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Q1) The potential energy of a 3.5 pC charge separated by 6.2 cm from a 1.6 \(\mu\)C charge is
A) 1.3 \(\times\) 10<sup>-7</sup> J.
B) 8.1 \(\times\) 10<sup>-7</sup> J.
C) 1.2 \(\times\) 10<sup>-5</sup> J.
D) 8.1 \(\times\) 10<sup>-5</sup> J.
E) 1.0 \(\times\) 10<sup>-5</sup> J.
Q2) A parallel plate capacitor has plates each of area 100 cm<sup>2</sup> and with separation 0.25 mm.What is its capacitance?
A) 40 nC
B) 0.35 nC
C) 4.4 \(\mu\)F
D) 88 pdf
E) 88 \(\mu\)F
Q3) A pair of conductors are connected with a wire.Which of the following statements is necessarily true?
A) The conductors are at the same electric potential
B) The electric field at the surface of each conductor is the same
C) The conductors each have the same charge
D) There is no net charge on the conductors and wire
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Chapter 18: Electric Current and Circuits
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Q1) An ampere, A ,is equivalent to a A) V/m.
B) V·C.
C) C/s.
D) C·s.
E) N/V.
Q2) A series circuit consists of a 1.02 V source of emf, a 2.00 mF capacitor, a 1000 \(\Omega\) resistor, and a switch.When the switch is closed, how long does it take for the current to reach one-half its maximum value?
A) 0.693 s
B) 1.39 s
C) 2.00 s
D) 1.69 s
E) 0.0250 s
Q3) If 64 coulombs flow along a wire in 4.0 seconds,what is the average current?
A) 64 A
B) 32 A
C) 16 A
D) 4.0 A
E) none of these choices are correct
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Chapter 19: Magnetic Forces and Fields
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Q1) A power line carries 1000 A at a height of 20 m above the ground.What is the resulting magnetic field at ground level?
A) 50 mT
B) 0.13 mT
C) 13 \(\mu\)T
D) 10 \(\mu\)T
E) 5.0 \(\mu\)T
Q2) In diagrams of magnetic fields,the symbol "\(\times\)" is used to represent
A) the region of no magnetic field.
B) the north magnetic field.
C) the magnetic field coming out of the paper.
D) the magnetic field going into the paper.
E) the magnetic field.
Q3) What current is necessary to generate a field of 0.20 T inside a solenoid of 300 turns per cm?
A) 530 A
B) 5.3 A
C) 33 A
D) 0.33 A
E) 3.1 A
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Q1) A 1.7 H inductor has a current of 6.6 A flowing through it.The current reduces to 3.3 A over a period of 1.6 s.What is the average power the inductor supplies to the circuit as the current reduces?
A) 17 W
B) 37 W
C) 9.3 W
D) 28 W
E) 46 W
Q2) If the number of turns on the transformer input is greater than the number on the output,then the transformer
A) outputs greater voltage than at the input.
B) outputs less current than at the input.
C) outputs greater voltage and current than at the input.
D) outputs less voltage than at the input.
E) increases the voltage but does not affect the current.
Q3) The unit of magnetic flux is the weber.1 Wb equals
A) 1 V·m.
B) 1 V·s / A.
C) 1 T·m<sup>2</sup>.
D) \(\pi\) lines/m<sup>2</sup>.
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Chapter 21: Alternating Current
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Q1) A series LR circuit dissipates 60 W.The circuit is powered by a 120 V rms 60 Hz supply.If the current is 2.0 A rms,what is the circuit resistance?
A) 50 \(\Omega\)
B) 60 \(\Omega\)
C) 15 \(\Omega\)
D) 10 \(\Omega\)
E) 24 \(\Omega\)
Q2) What is the resonant frequency of a 1.0 \(\mu\)F capacitor and 15 mH coil in series?
A) 15 kHz
B) 1.3 kHz
C) 0.87 kHz
D) 57 kHz
Q3) As frequency is varied in an RLC series circuit,resonance is reached when
A) the voltages V<sub>R</sub>,V<sub>L</sub> and V<sub>C</sub> all become equal.
B) the voltages V<sub>L</sub> and V<sub>C</sub> become zero.
C) the voltage V<sub>R</sub> becomes equal to the source voltage.
D) None of the choices are correct.
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Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
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Q1) What is the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation at a distance of 2.00 m from a 100 W isotropic source?
A) 25.0 W/m<sup>2</sup>
B) 6.25 W/m<sup>2</sup>
C) 4.00 W/m<sup>2</sup>
D) 1.99 W/m<sup>2</sup>
E) 1.00 W/m<sup>2</sup>
Q2) If the wavelength of light is 400 nm in a substance where the speed of light is 2.35 \(\times\) 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,what is the wavelength of this light in air?
A) 313 nm
B) 400 nm
C) 511 nm
D) 635 nm
E) 940 nm
Q3) The speed of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends on
A) the amplitude of the electric and magnetic fields.
B) the frequency of the wavelength.
C) none of these choices are correct
D) the angle between the electric and magnetic fields.
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Chapter 23: Reflection and Refraction of Light
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Q1) A light ray in air strikes a glass surface with an angle of incidence of 30.0\(^{\circ}\).The angle of refraction in the glass is 20.0\(^{\circ}\).What is the index of refraction of the glass?
A) 1.67 B) 1.55 C) 1.52
1.46
1.24
Q2) When light in material 1,which is in contact with material 2,undergoes total internal reflection,what condition is necessary for their indices of refraction?
A) n<sub>1</sub> = 2 n<sub>2</sub>
B) n<sub>1</sub> > n<sub>2</sub>
C) n<sub>1</sub> < n<sub>2</sub>
D) n<sub>1</sub> = n<sub>2</sub> + 1
E) n<sub>2</sub> = 1.5
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Chapter 24: Optical Instruments
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Q1) Two lenses,the first with focal length 10.0 cm and the second with focal length -12.5 cm,are separated by 20.0 cm.An object,2.40 cm tall,is 15.0 cm in front of the first lens.What is the size of the final image?
A) 2.40 cm
B) 4.80 cm
C) 12.4 cm
D) 24.0 cm
E) 0.96 cm
Q2) Which statement best explains why we are able to see details of a distant object more clearly?
A) the image formed by the telescope is larger than the object
B) the image formed by the telescope subtends a larger angle at the eye than the object does
C) the intermediate image formed by the objective lens is greatly magnified
D) both the objective and eyepiece form real images
Q3) If an object is placed before a singe thin lens
A) real images are always enlarged.
B) virtual images are always inverted.
C) real images are always inverted.
D) convex lenses never create virtual images.
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Chapter 25: Interference and Diffraction
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Q1) In a double-slit interference pattern,the third maximum from the central maximum corresponds to which value of m?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Q2) What is the minimum thickness of the air layer between two flat glass surfaces if the glass is to appear bright when 450 nm light is incident normally?
A) 57.0 nm
B) 113 nm
C) 170 nm
D) 226 nm
Q3) A general condition that two waves undergo constructive interference is that
A) their phase difference is zero.
B) their phase difference is \(\pi\)/2 rad.
C) their phase difference is \(\pm\pi\)/2 rad.
D) their phase difference is an even integral multiple of \(\pi\) rad.
E) their phase difference is an odd integral multiple of \(\pi\) rad.
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Chapter 26: Relativity
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Q1) If the momentum of an electron is 1.53 MeV/c,what is its kinetic energy?
A) 1.53 MeV
B) 1.02 MeV
C) 1.44 MeV
D) 1.10 MeV
E) 2.59 MeV
Q2) How much mass must be converted to energy to release one million kilowatt hours?
A) 3.6 \(\times\) 10<sup>-6</sup> g
B) 40 \(\mu\)g
C) 4.0 g
D) 3.6 \(\times\) 10<sup>-12</sup> g
E) 40 pg
Q3) An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1.02 MeV.If the rest energy of the electron is 0.51 MeV,how fast is the electron moving?
A) 0.57 c
B) 0.30 c
C) 0.67 c
D) 0.90 c
E) 0.94 c
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Chapter 27: Early Quantum Physics and the Photon
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Q1) The energy of a photon of wavelength 400 nm is _____________.
A) 3.11 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> J
B) 3.50 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> J
C) 3.87 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> J
D) 4.25 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> J
E) 4.97 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19</sup> J
Q2) Ultraviolet light is shone on a piece of metal that has a known work function,and electrons are observed being produced through the interaction of the light with the metal.The lamp that produces the light is now replaced with a lamp of the same intensity,but which produces photons having a longer wavelength.What difference is observed in the number of electrons produced per unit time?
A) The same number are produced.
B) More are produced.
C) Without knowing more about the wavelengths used,one cannot answer.
D) Fewer are produced.
Q3) The energy of the electron in an atom depends primarily on
A) the spin magnetic quantum number s
B) the radial quantum number n
C) the orbital angular momentum quantum number l
D) the magnetic quantum number m
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Chapter 28: Quantum Physics
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Q1) Considering only the effect of diffraction,what is the smallest structure resolvable using a 12keV electron microscope?
A) 1.15 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> m
B) 1.23 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> m
C) 1.12 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> m
D) 1.14 \(\times\) 10<sup>11</sup> m
Q2) An atom has subshells 1s<sup>2</sup>2s<sup>2</sup>2p<sup>6</sup>3s<sup>2</sup>3p<sup>6</sup>4s<sup> 2</sup>3d<sup>10</sup> in the ground state.What is its atomic number?
A) 10
B) 18
C) 20
D) 30
E) More information is needed.
Q3) An electron and a neutron have the same de Broglie wavelength,therefore
A) the electron and neutron have the same kinetic energy but the electron has the higher speed.
B) the electron has a lower speed and smaller kinetic energy.
C) the electron has higher kinetic energy and higher speed.
D) the electron has smaller kinetic energy and higher speed.
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Chapter 29: Nuclear Physics
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Q1) The half-life of <sup>30</sup>P is 2.50 minutes.If a sample of <sup>30</sup>P has 1.60 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup> nuclei present initially,after 10.0 minutes how many remain?
A) 0.800 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup>
B) 0.400 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup>
C) 0.200 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup>
D) 0.100 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup>
E) 0.050 \(\times\) 10<sup>10</sup>
Q2) The gravitational force,the electromagnetic force,and the strong nuclear force are ______ range,_______ range,and _______ range,respectively.
A) short,long,long
B) short,short,long
C) short,short,short
D) long,short,short
E) long,long,short
Q3) What is the binding energy of an alpha particle?
A) 2.20 MeV
B) 50.0 MeV
C) 28.29 MeV
D) 21.22 MeV
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Chapter 30: Particle Physics
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A) Strange
B) Bottom
C) Down
D) Charm
Q2) In terms of e,what is the charge of a particle whose quark composition is uds?
A) 0
B) 1
C) -1
D) 2
E) -2
Q3) Which of the following particles is considered not elementary?
A) the electron
B) the electron antineutrino
C) the neutron
D) the muon
E) the tau
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