Physics 72 Recit 5

TWHFX-, 1st sem, A.Y. 2016-2017

September 15, 2016
Instructions: Answer all problems. You may discuss with your classmates but the submission is individual. Show your
complete solution. Box your final answer. The instructor has the right to deem your answer wrong if your solution is
incomplete and/or unclear.

1. A circuit is made up of a variable capacitor (a capacitor that can vary its capacitance) and a battery. A graph of
the energy U (in J) stored in the capacitor as a function of the capacitance C (in F) stored on it is given above.
What is the potential difference of the battery?
A. 1.6 V
B. 2.2 V
C. 2.5 V
D. 6.3 V

2. A parallel-plate capacitor is made from two plates 12.0 cm on each side and 4.50 mm apart. Half of the space
between these plates contains only air, but the other half is filled with Plexiglas of dielectric constant 3.40. What
is the capacitance of this combination? (0 = 8.85 1012 F/m)
A. 2.92 1012 F
B. 3.12 1011 F
C. 6.23 1011 F
D. 5.19 1010 F

3. A coaxial cable consists of an outer conducting shell and an inner conducting wire, as shown. The radii are
a = 1.14 mm, b = 2.24 mm, and c = 2.53 mm. If the current I passing through the wires is 2.00 A going in opposite
directions, what is the magnitude of the total current density in the coaxial cable?
A. 3.00 104 A/m2
B. 4.60 104 A/m2
C. 4.90 104 A/m2
D. 9.50 104 A/m2

4. Wires I to IV are made of the same material. Which of the following gives the correct ranking of their resistances?
A. RI > RII > RIII > RIV
B. RII > RIV > RI > RIII
C. RIV > RIII > RII > RI
D. RIII > RI > RIV > RII

5. An aqueous solution is placed in a tube of length 4 m, cross-sectional area 1 m2 , and resistivity of 1 m. A current
flows through the solution when a 8- V power supply is connected to its ends. If each charge carriers carries 1 pC
of charge, and there are 1 1018 charge carriers per cubic meter, what is the drift velocity?
A. 1 106 m/s
B. 2 106 m/s
C. 3 106 m/s
D. 4 106 m/s
6. A resistor dissipates a power P when attached to an ideal battery with voltage V . If the resistor was replaced with
one with twice the resistance, the power dissipated would be
A. P/2
B. P
C. 2P
D. 4P
7. In the circuit shown, a 12.0- V battery with an internal resistance of 2.00 is connected to a 4.00- external resistor.
What is the rate at which electric energy is supplied by the battery?
A. 2 W
B. 4 W
C. 8 W
D. 16 W

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1. From U = CV 2 , we see that the slope of a U versus C graph should be equal to V 2 . The slope of the given
2
2
5J
graph is
= 2.5 J/F. Solve for V .
2F
1 2
V = 2.5 J/F V = 2.2 V ; B .
2
2. The capacitor can be thought of as two capacitors in parallel, where one capacitor has a dielectric and so should
have a capacitance that is greater than the capacitor without a dielectric by a factor of K = 3.40. Each capacitor
would have an area of (12.0 cm)2 /2.


0 A
Ceq = C + KC = (1 + K)
d
"
2 #
12
(8.85 10
F/m) (12.02cm)
= (1 + 3.40)
4.50 103 m
= 6.23 1011 F ; C .
3. Use the definition of current density.
J=

J=

2.00 A
I
=
= 4.90 105 A/m2
A
(1.14 103 m)2

2.00 A
I
=
= 4.60 105 A/m2
3
A
[(2.53 10 m)2 (2.24 103 m)2 ]

Since the current goes in opposite directions, the individual current densities must be subtracted to get the total
current density.
Jtot = 4.90 105 4.60 105 = 3.00 104 A/m2 ; A .
4. Use R = L/A to compare the resistances of the wires. B .
5. Using the definition of resistivity,
R=

(1 m)(4 m)
L
=
= 4
A
(1 m2 )

Using Ohms law,

V = IR I =

V
8V
=
= 2A
R
4

Using the expression for current in terms of the drift velocity,

I = nqAvd vd =

I
2A
=
= 2 106 m/s ; B .
nAq
(1 1018 m3 )(1 1012 C)(1 m2 )

6. Power in terms of voltage and resistance is P = V 2 /R. It follows that P

increases by a factor of 2, the power should decrease by a factor of 2. A .

1
R

when V is held constant. So if R

7. Solve first for the current through the external resistor.

I=

E
12 V
=
= 2.0 A
r+R
2.0 + 4.0

I can just solve for the energy dissipated by the resistor, since that is equal to the energy supplied by the battery.
Hence
P = I 2 R = (2.0 A)2 (4.0 ) = 16 W ; D .