PHYSICS I

FINAL REVISION
Sheet I

PREPARED BY

DR. MOHAMED ABBAS

Content
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1Electric Field Electric Force.

2Electric potential Potential energy
3Gauss law.
4Electric Capacitors.
5Electric resistors - DC circuit.
6Magnetic field Magnetic force.
7- Waves.
8- Converts.

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Electric Field Electric Force:

Rules and units
-

F= ma

(Coulombs law)

Q1 Q2

Fe =k

E=

E=k

E=

kQd
(R 3+ d 3)

E=

kq
=
a ( l +a )

q
V

q
A

q
l

r 122

Fe
q
Q
r2

(for a single charge)

(for a charged ring)
(for a charged infinite sheet)

Problem 1:
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Three point charges are located on a circular arc as shown in Figure

(a) what is the total electric field at P, the center of the arc? (b) Find
the electric force that would be exerted on a 25nC point charge
placed at P.

Problem 2:
A point charge +2Q is at the origin and a point charge -Q is located
along the x axis at x = d as in Figure. Find a symbolic expression for
the net force on a third point charge Q located along the y axis at y =
d.

Problem 3:
Three point charges lie along a circle of radius r at angles of 30 o,
150o, and 270o as shown in Figure for q=2nC and r =2m. Find the
resultant electric field at the center of the circle.
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Problem 4:
A rod 14cm long is uniformly charged and has a total charge of
-22C. determine (a) the magnitude and (b) the direction of the
electric field along the axis of the rod at a point 36cm from its
center.

Problem 5:
A uniformly charged ring of radius 10.0 cm has a total charge of
75C. find the electric field on the axis of the ring at (a) 1cm, (b)
5cm, (c) 30.0 cm, and (d) 100cm from the center of the ring.

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Electric potential Potential energy

Rules and units
Q
r

V =k

V =V f V i

V =Ed

V=

U=k

W =U=qV =qEd

U
q
Q 1 Q2
r

KEU =0
1
KE= m v 2
2

V is the potential difference

(Volt)
d is the distance (m)
U is the electric
energy (Joule)

potential

W is the work done (Joule).

KE is the
(Joule).

kinetic

energy

m is the mass (kg)

v2 is the velocity (m/sec)

Problem 1:
The two charges in the figure are separated b d=2cm. Find the
electric potential at (a) point A and (b) point B, which is
halfway between the charges.

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Problem 2:
The two charges in Figure are separated by a distance d=2cm,
and Q=15nC. Find (a) the electric potential at A, (b) the
electric potential at B, and (c) the electric potential difference
between B and A.

Problem 3:
The three charged particles in the figure are at the vertices of an
isosceles triangle (where d=2cm). Taking q=7.00C, calculate
the electric potential at point A, the midpoint of the base.

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Problem 4:
Calculate the energy required to assemble the array of charges
shown in the figure, where a = 0.2m, b = 0.4m, and q = 6C.

Problem 5:
An electron moving parallel to the x axis has an initial speed of
3.70X106m/s at the origin. Its speed is reduced to 1.40 X105m/s
at the point x=2cm. Calculate the potential difference between
the origin and that point. Which point is at the higher potential?

Problem 6:
Given two particles with 2C charges, as shown in the figure,
and a particle with charge q = 1.28x10-18C at the origin, (a)
what is the net force exerted by the two 2C charges on the test
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charge q? (b) What is the electric field at the origin due to the
two 2C charges? (c) What is the electric potential at the origin
due to the two 2C charges?

Electric Capacitor
Rules and units
-

Q Q a
C= =
=
V
q k
k
a

C=

E=

C
is
the
(Farad)

capacitance

K = constant = 9x109
VT is the total p.d (volt)
QT is the total charge (C)

o A
d

Vo is the p.d
dielctric material

Q
=
= o
o o A K
2

1
1
Q
U= qV = c V 2 =
2
2
2c

V=

C=C o

=K o

Qi=

without

U is the total energy

stoared in the capacitor (J)
k is the dielectric constant
(No unit).

Vo

K1
K

o A
d

is

the

permittivity

(C.N/m2)
Qi is the induced charge
(C).
Eo is the electric field in
absence
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dielectric
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material (N/C)

- For the series combination of capacitors

1
1 1 1
= + +
C T c1 c2 c3

V T =V 1+V 2+V 3

QT =Q1=Q 2=Q3

- For the parallel combination of capacitors:

CT =C 1+ C2 +C 3

V T =V 1=V 2=V 3

QT =Q1+Q 2+Q3

Problem 1:
Two capacitors, C1=5F and C2=12F, are connected in parallel,
and the resulting combination is connected to a 9V battery. Find
(a) the equivalent capacitance of the combination, (b) the
potential difference across each capacitor, and (c) the charge
stored on each capacitor.

Problem 2:
Four capacitors are connected as shown in Figure. (a) Find the
equivalent capacitance

between

points a and b. (b) Calculate

the charge on each capacitor, taking Vab =15V.

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Problem 3:
Consider the circuit shown in the figure, where C 1=6F, C2=3F,
and V=20V. Capacitor C1 is first charged by closing switch S1.
Switch S1 is then opened, and the charged capacitor is
connected to the uncharged capacitor by closing S 2. Calculate (a)
the initial charge acquired by C1 and (b) the final charge on each
capacitor.

Problem 4:
Find the equivalent capacitance between points a and b in the
combination of capacitors shown in the figure below.

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Problem 6:
A parallel-plate capacitor in air has a plate separation of 1.50cm
and a plate area of 25.0cm 2. The plates are charged to a
potential difference of 250V and disconnected from the source.
The capacitor is then immersed in distilled water. Assume the
liquid is an insulator. Determine (a) the charge on the plates
before and after immersion, (b) the capacitance and potential
difference after immersion, and (c) the change in energy of the
capacitor.

I is the
(Ampere)

electric

current

V is the potential difference

(Volt)

Electric resistors & DC circuits.

Q is the charge (Coulomb)

Rules and units t is the time (sec)

W is the work done (Joule)

Q
I=
t
v=

W
Q

V
I=
R

IT =

RT +r

R=

l
A

R is the electric resistor ()

r is the internal resistance
()

is

the

material

resistivity (.m).

is the conductivity (-

1.m-1).
P is the electric power (watt)
T
is
the
(Celsius)

temperature

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P=IV

R=R 0 (1+ ( T T 0 ) )

= 0 (1+ ( T T 0 ) )

- I =0
- V=0

(at a node)
(at a close loop)

Problem 1:
A certain light bulb has a tungsten filament with a resistance of
19.0 V when at 20.0C and 140 V when hot. Assume the
resistivity of tungsten varies linearly with temperature even over
the large temperature range involved here. Find the temperature
of the hot filament.

Problem 2:

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An aluminum rod has a resistance of 1.23V at 20.0C. Calculate

the resistance of the rod at 120C by accounting for the changes
in both the resistivity and the dimensions of the rod. The
coefficient of linear expansion for aluminum is 2.40 3 1026 (C)-1.

Problem 3:
Suppose your portable DVD player draws a current of 350 mA at
6.00 V. How much power does the player require?

Problem 4:
Consider the circuit shown in figure below. Find (a) the current in
the 20.0-V resistor and (b) the potential difference between
points a and b.

Problem 5:
For the circuit shown in the fig below, we wish to find the
currents I1, I2, and I3. Use Kirchhoffs rules.
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Problem 6:
In the figure below, find (a) the current in each resistor and (b)
the power delivered to each resistor.

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