VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

SUBJECT : PHYSICS 1 (1st OPPORTUNITY)

CODE : APFSG 1A

DATE : JUNE/JULY 2016

DURATION : 2 HOURS

EXAMINERS : Mr. G.S. NKOSI

MODERATOR : Mr. M.L. MBANDEZI

MARKS:
TOTAL MARKS : 108
FULL MARKS : 100

INSTRUCTION:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Question can be answered in any order, but subsections must be kept together.
3. Non-Programmable calculators may be used.
4. When doing calculations, give the final answer to at least two decimal places.

This question paper consists of 9 - typed pages, including

Information sheet, and Front Page.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE BEFORE PERMISSION IS GRANTED

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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE [UNIT 1 – 19] [3 x 10 = 30]

Write the correct answer for each of the following in your answer book. (Example 1.1. A)
1.1 Absolute zero on the Celsius temperature scale is  273,15 0 C . What is this temperature
on the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

A  459,67 0
F
B  549,27 0
F
C  363,67 0
F
D  427,67 0
F
E  527,27 0
F

1.2 In which one of the following situations is zero net work done?

A A box is pulled across a rough surface at constant velocity

B A ball rolls down an inclined plane
C A physics student stretches a spring
D A projectile falls towards the surface of the earth
E A child pulling a toy across a rough surface causing it to accelerate

1.3 The electric potential at a certain point in space is 12 V. What is the electric potential energy of
a  2 C charge placed at that point?

A  6 J
B  24 J
C  6 J
D  24 J
E  10 J

1.4 In an   decay , the reaction is that a parent nucleus ZA X produces a daughter nucleus D
together with the   particle . The symbol describing the daughter nucleus is

A *
A Z D
A 4
B D
Z 2
A 4
C D
Z 2
A2
D D
Z 1
A4
E D
Z

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1.5. The nucleus of an atom has an approximate radius of 4.80  10–15 m. If the nucleus contains
45 protons, how many neutrons does the nucleus contain?

A. 45
B. 19
C. 4
D. 128
E. 64

1.6 Note the following situations:

F

F F M
 
M M


Cas e 1 Cas e 2 Cas e 3

In which case will the magnitude of the normal force on the block be equal to (Mg – F sin θ)?

A. Both cases 1 and 3

B. Both cases 1, 2, and 3
C. Case 1 only
D. Case 2 only
E. Case 3 only

1.7. Two uncharged conducting spheres, A and B, are suspended from insulating threads so that
they touch each other. While a negatively charged rod is held near, but not touching
sphere A. And sphere B is moved away from sphere A, how will the spheres be charged?

A B

Sphere A Sphere B

A. 0 +
B. – +
C. + –
D. 0 0
E. + 0

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79 Au is 2.88  10 s. What is the mass of a sample of

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1.8. The half-life of 200 200
79 Au that has an
activity of 1.42  1012 Bq?

A. 9.80  109 g
B. 5.89  1012 g
C. 1.96  106 g
D. 2.41  103 g
E. 2.78  1015 g

1.9. Complete the following statement: The transfer of heat by convection will occur

A. Only in metals.
B. With or without the presence of matter.
C. Only in a vacuum.
D. Only in the presence of a fluid.
E. Only in the presence of a liquid.

1.10 Ball A is dropped from rest from a window. At the same instant, ball B is thrown downward;
and ball C is thrown upward from the same window. Which statement concerning the balls
after their release is necessarily true if air resistance is neglected?

A. All three balls strike the ground at the same time.

B. All three balls have the same velocity at any instant.
C. At some instant after it is thrown, the acceleration of ball C is zero.
D. All three balls reach the ground with the same velocity.
E. All three balls have the same acceleration at any instant.

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QUESTION 2: LEARNING UNIT 1 – 7 [23]

2.1. State Huygens’ Principle. [2]

2.2. A wave causes a displacement y that is given in meter according to y = sin (5πx + πt),
where t and x are expressed in seconds and meters, respectively. Determine

a. Amplitude [1]
b. Frequency [2]
c. Wavelength [2]
d. Speed of the wave [2]
e. Direction of the wave [1]

2.3 A standing wave experiment is performed to determine the speed of waves in a rope. The
standing wave pattern shown below is established in the rope. The rope makes 90.0 complete
vibrational cycles in exactly one minute. Calculate the speed of the waves. [4]

2.4. When a diffraction grating is used with light that has a wavelength of 621 nm, a third order
maximum is formed at an angle of 18.0 degree. How many lines per centimetre does this
grating have? [5]

2.5. A convex mirror produces an image that is half the size of an object. The object is 13 cm
in front of the mirror. Calculate the radius of curvature of the mirror? [4]

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QUESTION 3: LEARNING UNIT 8 – 12 [24]

3.1. State Newton’s Law of Universal gravitation in words. [2]

3.2. A sailboat race course consists of four legs, defined by the displacement vectors A, B, C, and
D, as the drawing indicates. The magnitudes of the first three vectors are A = 3.20 km,
B = 5.10 km, and C = 4.80 km. The finish line of the course coincides with the starting line.
Using the data in the drawing, find the distance of the fourth leg and the angle θ. [7]

3.3. The figure below shows a tourist being chased by an angry bear, and is running towards his
car at constant speed 4 m.s-1. The bear is running at constant speed of 6 m.s-1 and is 30 m
behind the tourist. Calculate how far the tourist has run before the bear catch him? [5]

30m

3.4. Box of mass 4 kg and Box of mass 2 kg are connected to each other as shown in the figure
below. The friction coefficient between the 4 kg box and the surface is 0.12. Assuming pulley
to be massless, calculate the acceleration of the two boxes [5]

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3.5. A fireworks rocket is moving at a speed of 30m/s. The rocket suddenly breaks up into two
pieces of equal masses and they fly off with velocities v1 and v2 as shown in the figure.
Calculate the magnitudes of v1 and v2. [5]

QUESTION 4: LEARNING UNIT 13 – 19 [31]

4.1. State Pascal’s principle [2]

4.2 Two positive charges and one negative charge are fixed to corners of a square, as shown in
the diagram. Each side of a square is 10 cm and the charges Q 1 = 7μC, Q2 = 7μC, and
Q3 = – 7μC.

a. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net electric field at an empty corner [7]
b. Calculate the amount of work done as Q2 is moved to empty corner [5]

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4.3. Determine the equivalent resistance between the points A and B of the circuit below: [5]

4.4. Petrol with density of 0.87 g/cm3 is flowing through a bottom region of pipeline at a speed of
2 m/s. The pipe encounters a vertical bend in the pipe raising it 6.0 m. The cross sectional
area of the pipe at the top point is half the cross sectional area at the bottom position.
Calculate the pressure difference (Ptop – Pbottom) in the pipe after and before the rise? [4]

4.5. A 30 g ice cube at 0°C is placed in an insulated box that contains a fixed quantity of steam at
100°C. When thermal equilibrium of this closed system is established, its temperature is
found to be 23°C. Determine the original mass of the steam at 100 °C. [4]
steam

ice cube

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4.6. Determine the binding energy for 2 He (mass = 6.6447 x 10-27 kg). [4]

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INFORMATION SHEET
Acceleration due to gravity : g = 9.80 m.s-2
Universal Gravitational constant : G = 6.672 x 10-11 N.m2/kg2
Density of water : Water = 1.00 x 103 kg.m-3.
Weakest audible sound : Io = 1.00 x 10-12W/m2
Coulomb’s constant : k = 8.99 x 109 N.m2.C-2
Speed of light : c = 3.00 x 108 m.s-1
Conversion factor : 1 u = 931.5 MeV
Hydrogen atomic mass : 1.673 534 x 10 -27 kg
Neutron atomic mass : 1.674 927 x 10 -27 kg
Area of circle : r2
Atmospheric Pressure : Patm=101.325 kPa
Specific Heat Capacity of ice : cice = 2000 J.kg-1.K-1
Specific Heat Capacity of Glass : cglass = 840 J. kg-1. K-1
Specific Heat Capacity of water : cwater = 4186 J. kg-1.K-1
Latent Heat of fusion : Lf = 33.5 x 104 J.kg-1
Latent Heat of Vapour : Lv = 22.6 x 105 J.kg-1
Refractive Index of Water : n = 1.33
Refractive Index of Air : n = 1.00

FORMULA SHEET
2x F E
kq
V 
kq
y  A sin( 2ft  ) v 2 r
 m/ L r
 v  u  at
  10dBlog
I sin   m L  L0 T
W
I
o Q  mcT ; v 2  u 2  2as
1   Q  mL.... 1 2
sin   (m  ) sin   1.22 s  ut  at
2 W D 2
 v  ln 2 u  v
f n  n ; n  1,2,3,... T1  v  f s t
 2L  2
  2 
 v  1 1
f n  n ; n  1,3,5,... P1  1v12  1 gh1  P2   2 v 22   2 gh2
 4L  2 2
Wnc  KE  PE
N  N 0 e t Pb  Pt  gh

 
1
1 1 1 15
  r  1.20 10 mA 3
Q=Av T (o C) 
5 o
( F  32)
f do di 9
d n T(K) = 273 + T(oC) f 1R
m i d' d( 2 ) 2
do n1

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VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Faculty: APPLIED & COMUTER SCIENCE

Department: PHYSICS AND NDT

Subject: PHYSICS 1 (1st Opportunity)

CODE APFSG1A

Duration: 2 Hours
Examiner: Mr. G.S. NKOSI
Moderator: Mr. M.L. MBANDEZI
Total marks: 108 Full marks: 100
*Requirements:

*Instructions: Answer all questions

Signature of
Date:
Examiner:
Signature of
Date:
Moderator:

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QUESTION 1 [3X10 = 30]

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
A A B B B C C C D E

QUESTION 2 [23]

2.1. Every point on a wave front acts as a source of tiny wavelets that move forward with the
same speed as the wave; the wave front at a later instant is the surface that is tangent to the
wavelets. [2]
2.2.
a. A = 1 m
b. 2ft  t  f  0.5Hz
2x
c.  5x    0.4m

d. v  f  v  0.5  0.4  v  0.2ms 1
e. Negative x-direction
[8]
2.3.
2
  (6)  4m
3
90
f   1.5s 1 [4]
60
v  f
v  1.5  4  6ms 1
2.4.
 
621  10 9
Sin  m d m 3  6.03 6 m  6.03  10  4 cm
d Sin Sin18 [5]
1 1
 Number of Lines/cm    1660lines / cm
d 6.03  10  4 cm

2.5.
di
m  d i  md o  0.5  13  6.5cm
do
1 1 1 d d 13  (6.5)
  f  o i   13cm [4]
f do di d o  d o 13  (6.5)
R
f   R  2(13)  26cm
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QUESTION 3 [24]

3.1 Any two objects exert a force on each other, which is directly proportional to the product of
their masses and indirectly proportional to the square of the distance between them. [2]

3.2.
R X  AX  B X  C X  3.2 cos 40  5.1 cos 35  4.8 cos 23  D x  0  D x  6.14 km
R y  A y  B y  C y  3.2 sin 40  5.1 sin 35  4.8 sin 23  D y  0  D y  3.11km

D  D X  D y  (6.14) 2  (3.11) 2  6.88km

2 2
[7]
2
Ry  3.11
  tan 1
2
 tan 1  26.90 0 South of East
Rx 6.14
3.3
1 1
s B   0 B t  a B t 2  s B  6t and sT  0T t  aT t 2  sT  4t
2 2
sB  30  sT  6  4t  30
t  15s  sT  4m / s 15 s   sT  60m [5]

3.4.
For the 4kg mass piece (or m1):
 Fx  m1ax  T  f  m1a T  m1 g  m1a ………...(1)
For the 2kg mass piece ( or m2)
 W  T  m2 a  m2 g  T  m2 a ……………………...(2)
add (1) and (2)
 
m2  m1 g  m1  m2 a

a
m2  m1 g a
2kg  0.12(4kg)9.8m / s 2  a  2.5m / s 2 [5]
m1  m2  4kg  2kg 
3.5.
P  P
xi xf  M xi  m11xf  m22 xf  2i  1 cos 300  2 cos 600
 60  0.8661  0.502 ……………………………………………………….(1)
P  P
yi yf  M yi  m11 yf  m22 yf  0  1 sin 300  2 sin 600
 0  0.501  0.8662 1  1.7322 ……………………………………….(2)
Subs (2) into (1)
 60  0.866(1.7322 )  0.502
 2  30 m / s and 1  51.96 m / s [5]

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QUESTION 4 [31]

4.1. Any change in pressure applied to a completely enclosed fluid is transmitted unchanged to
all parts of the fluid and the enclosing walls. [2]

4.2 a.
9  7  10 
6
q1
E1  k  9  10 
 2 
  6.3  10 6 N / C
 0.1 
2
r1
q  7  10 6 
E2  k 22  9  10 9  2 
  6.3  10 6 N / C
r2  0 . 1 
 
q3  7  10 6 
E3  k  9  10   3.15  10 6 N / C
 
9
2 
 
2
r3 (0.1)  (0.1) 
2 2

[7]

E x  E1x  E 2 x  E3 x  0  6.3  10 6  3.15  10 6 cos 45  4.07  10 6 N / C

E y  E1 y  E 2 y  E3 y  6.3  10 6  0  3.15  10 6 sin 45  4.07  10 6 N / C

E P  E x  E y  (4.07  10 6 ) 2  (4.07  10 6 ) 2  5.76  10 6 N / C

2 2

 Ey    4.07  10 6 
  1    45 o South of East
  tan 1
 tan
 Ex   4.07  10 6 
   
b.
q1 q3  7  106 (7  106 ) 
Vi  k k  9  109     1.80  105V
d2 r32  0.14 0.1 
 
q1 q3 
9  7  10
6
(7  10 6 ) 
Vf  k k  9  10   1.80  105V [5]
r12 2  0.1 0.14 
d  
   
Wi  f  Vi  V f  qmoving   1.80  105  1.80  105  7  10 6  2.52 J

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4.3.
RS  4  6  10 
R9  R8 9  8
RP    4.24 
R9  R8 9  8
R4.24  R10 4.24  10
RP    2.98 [5]
R4.24  R10 4.24  10
Rs  R2.29  R3  2.98  3  5.98 
R5.98  R20 5.98  20
RT    4.60 
R5.98  R20 5.98  20

4.4.
Abottom v bottom A v
v top   bottom bottom  2  v bottom  4m / s
Atop 1 
 Abottom 
2 
1 1
PB  v B2  ghB  PT  vT2  ghT
2 2
[4]
1
 PTop  PBottom  (870)(2 2  4 2 )  (870)(9.8)(0  6)  56376 Pa
2
4.5.
Qlost  Q gained
mLV  cmT  mL f  cmT
[4]
m  22.6 x10 5  4186  100  23m  30  33.5 x10 4  4186  30  23
m  5 .01g

4.6.
m  (2  1.673534  10 -27  2  1.674927  10 27 ) - 6.6447  10 -27
 0.0522  10 -27 kg [4]

  
BE  m c 2  0.0503  10 -27  3.00  10 8 2
 4.70  10 12 J

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