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Name(print) key Lab Section
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Instructions
Unless specifically asked to derive a result, you may start from the formulas given on the
formula sheet, including equations corresponding to the fundamental concepts. If a formula
you need is not given, you must derive it.
If you cannot do some portion of a problem, invent a symbol for the quantity you can not
calculate (explain that you are doing this), and use it to do the rest of the problem.
Honor Pledge
In accordance with the Georgia Tech Honor Code, I have neither given
nor received unauthorized aid on this test.
Magneto
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Problem 1 Grader: Score: /25
(a 5pts) A 1.5 volt battery is connected to thick conducting nichrome wire as shown in the diagram. Draw
an arrow (at the point marked by the cross on the bottom segment) indicating the direction of the electric
field inside the nichrome wire. Label this E. ~ At this same point, draw two more arrows indicating the
direction of electron current (label this i ) and the direction of conventional current (label this I).
is > x
=
L
1
pt
= 1
Elxa
oiFs0
E
naireieierao
i
0.5 clerical
=3 EL
IooMLD
Emf
E =
one
L
=
(
Smt
) 4 =
ends =
1*32 =
0 s .
Volts
(c 10pts) Now suppose we add a second nichrome wire to the circuit as shown in the diagram. The second
wires has the same cross-sectional area and length (each of its three segments is 0.22 meters long) as the
first wire. In the steady state, calculate VA VB . Express your answer in volts and clearly indicate
the sign. Briefly explain your reasoning.
is
:
>
6
30
SO 4
> Emf -
2.75 LE ,
= 0
E =
Ezt Eb Eyt E 5- Es
Ez=
.it#eiti:f*IIjiIF;igu
,
2.75 LE
E,
Imf =
,
Ez =
Ez =
Ey Es =
Emfv
E =
rules
,
2.75 L
Loop rule for loop On left side :
:
Emf
-
L ( E ,
+
Ebt Es ) = 0
f at
7iy
:IIEE
E L
L ( ZE Ee ) 0 DV Va VB
=
-
emf +
-
= = -
= . =
,
, ,
I
Emf
-
L( 3 E, -
Ez ) = O
" "
equivalent
3 E, -
Ez = ZE ,
+ 3 Ez
3E -
ZE ,
=3 Ez +
Ez
,
HE , ) = O
Problem 2 Grader: Score: /25 /25
Ir
a
A heavy bar of length L and mass m is at-
tached to two rails and a resistor R using
z
two sliding metal loops. Gravity causes
the bar to fall in the presence of a mag-
netic field B directed into the page. The
bar eventually reaches an unknown ter-
minal velocity.
EYE
3p#
# d"
Hint: There is a way to solve the parts below in the order presented without requiring out-of-order numbers.
Other approaches may yield answers to later parts before earlier parts. Be sure to show your work for full
credit.
(a 5pts) How much current flows through the resistor, and in what direction?
ga |
Fmagl I=h
.EE#ikIitiIHaIiwIiHm.IIi
At terminal velocity ,
I = ILB =
mg
Point charges in metal bar ( assumed positive for simplicity ) feel Fmag to the right because
B ( f) ( E) tx Positive charges accumulate the right of the bar ( and
Fmag qv x = = on
- -
= .
"
:* .
,it*n
(b 5pts) What is the motional EMF created in the bar?
hype Emf = IR
*
=
D
, , ,
wants it decreased .
Current is induced so that it generates a magnetic field out of the
page
.
Therefore ,
the induced Current is counterclockwise
in the circuit .
At(c 5pts) What is the electric field in the bar? You may assume it constant throughout the bar, as usual.
su =
-
SEat .
Emf
=
EL
md#= EL
E =
mgB
:
For the point charges in the bar ,
at terminal velocity :
1 Fein 1 = I Fmagl
E
of
=
&vB
E=vB v =
Ee =
hey =
19,4
* Watch for POE *
=
ttkey ) = nest hEI= M4
* Watch for POE *
Problem 3 Grader: Score: /25 /25 /25
(a 5pts) When the electric field in the capacitor gap increases to 3e6 N/C, a spark forms in the gap, and
the air becomes a conductor. At the instant just before you see the spark, what is the magnitude of the
potential dierence across the capacitor?
DV =
Ed =
( 3e6 F) ( O.se -
3m ) = 1500 Ny = 1500 Volts
cap
-
3p l2p
(b 10pts) At the instant just before you see the spark, what is the magnitude and direction of the electric
field in the resistor? Indicate the direction in words or by drawing on the diagram.
Emf -
DV -
DV = O -
0.5 clerical
cap res
emf
-
snap
-
( Elles =
o
joTgkI#
EL =
Emf -
DV
cap * Watch for POE *
E =
emtEk== t.gov#l5mV' = 5000 Fn
( to the right )
(c 10pts) At the instant just before you see the spark, what is the conventional current through the resistor?
EL IR
Hvresl
= -
=e=
3
)(
5000%
:
( 2nd
=an=
EL toe .
;gejD
*WatchfrPOE*
Problem 4 Grader: Score: /25 /25 /25 /25
y
Voltmeter
A bar (length L = 13 cm, height h = 3.9
cm, and thickness d = 1.5 mm) made of V
a new conducting material is connected +
in series (as shown in the diagram), to d x
a power supply with emf = +135 volts.
The bar is oriented along the x-axis. A I
h Et%0 B
voltmeter is attached vertically across the Is
bar, with the leads directly opposite each L
other, as shown and reads +3.7 10 5 V.
Large coils not shown in the diagram cre- Power
ate a magnetic field of 0.9 tesla in the +z supply
z
+
direction, as shown.
Remember, that a voltmeter gives a positive reading if the negative lead (COM) is connected to the lower
potential location, and the positive lead is connected to the higher potential location.
~
(a 2pts) What is the direction of Ek , the electric field inside the bar due to charges on the surface of the
wire, and in and/or on the power supply?
-
A ( the direction of the conventional current)
Negative
accumulated
The voltmeter reading positive which have
is
,
means
negative charges
on the top side of the metal bar .
(c 3pts) What is the direction of the drift velocity of the mobile charges?
+ A ( opposite to conventional current )
~
(d 5pts) What is the direction of E? , the transverse (or perpendicular) electric field due to the magnetic
polarization of the bar?
(e 10pts) There are 3 1023 mobile charges per cubic meter of this material. The absolute value of the
charge of one mobile charge is +e. What is the value of the conventional current in the circuit? Show all
steps in your work.
I = en Av = ( l be -19
.
C ) ( 3e23 ) ( 3.9 e -
) (l .
Yls
MY
34 ) ( l
Zrx
Se -
.
Ose -3 ) =
= 2.95 e
.
345 =
2.95 e -
3 A
FEEHAN
This page is for extra work, if needed.
Things you must know
Specific Results
~ rad
E
~ rad = 1 q~a? rad B
rad ~ rad =
E v = E B
40 c2 r c
i = nA
v I = |q| nA
v v = uE
I L
= |q| nu J= = E R=
A A
Eapplied q 1 1
Edielectric = V = due to a point charge
K 40 rf ri
| V|
I= for an ohmic resistor (R independent of V ); power = I V
R
Q=C| V| K 12 mv 2 if v c
d~
p |~v | mv 2
circular motion: = |~
p|
dt ? R R
Math Help
~a ~b = hax , ay , az i hbx , by , bz i
= (ay bz az by )
x (ax bz az bx )
y + (ax by ay bx )
z
Z Z Z
dx dx 1 dx 1
= ln (a + x) + c 2
= + c 3
= +c
x+a (x + a) a+x (a + x) 2(a + x)2
Z Z Z Z Z
a a 1 1 a 2 a
dx = ( ) dx a dx = ax + c ax dx = x + c ax2 dx = x3 + c
x(x + b) b x x+b 2 3