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Physics 72
Set A
Problem Set (LE1)
Second Semester, AY 2018–2019

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Problem Set (LE1) Second Semester, AY 2018–2019 Physics 72

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the letter of the best answer to each of the following questions.
Submit your answers via the provided link in our UVLe page.
1. Chuwariwap. Consider a negatively charged object with charge −2e. What will be its net
charge if two of its electrons are removed?
A. −4e
B. −2e
C. Zero
D. +2e
2. Chuparipap. Consider a ball and a rod both with charges +3e. After touching the rod with
a charged metal, you observed that the rod now attracts the ball. Which of the following is
ALWAYS TRUE about the net charge, q, of the metal?
A. q is positive; |q| > 3e
B. q is negative; |q| > 3e
C. q is positive; |q| < 3e
D. q is negative; |q| < 3e
For the next two items, consider two positive charges lying on the x-axis. One is located at
x = 0 and has charge 9q while the other one is at x = L and has charge 4q.
3. Electric Peeled. What is the electric field at the location of charge 9q due to charge 4q?
4kq
A. − 2 ı̂
L
4kq
B. + 2 ı̂
L
9kq
C. − 2 ı̂
L
9kq
D. + 2 ı̂
L
4. Electric Pores. If a third charge q3 is placed along the x-axis in between the two charges,
where must q3 lie such that the net electric force exerted on it is zero?
A. x = L/5
B. x = 2L/5
C. x = 3L/5
D. x = 4L/5

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5. Tragic story. Consider two parallel plates with charge density σ. A uni-
~ is formed between the two plates as shown. Which
form electric field E
of the following is a possible trajectory of an electron with initial velocity
~vo located in between the plates?
A. Upward straight line
B. Upward helical path
C. Leftward curve
D. Rightward curve

For the next two items, consider two point charges with equal charge +Q at (a, a) and (−a, a),
and a semicircular charge centered at the origin with radius a and linear charge density λ.

~ What is the electric field magnitude at the origin

6. Eas-Ey.
due to the √
point charges?
2kQ
A.
a2
2kQ
B. 2
a
√
2kQ
C.
2a2
√
2kQ
D.
4a2
~ If, at the origin, the field due to the point charges cancels out the field due to the
7. Smil-Ey.
semicircular ring, what should be the charge density of the ring?
Q
A. −
√4a
2Q
B.
4a
Q
C.
4πa
√
2Q
D. −
4a

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8. Show me da wae. Which of the following electric field line diagrams corresponds to a
system where charge X has a positive charge while charge Y has a negative charge?

A. C.

B. D.

9. ikot-ikot lang. A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field pointing to the right. Which
of the following configurations will produce a torque that points into the page?

A. C.

B. D.

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10. Electric flux. A surface with an area vector A ~ = (20ı̂ + 10k̂ ) m2 is immersed in an electric
~ = (5ı̂ + 4̂ − 3k̂ ) V . What is the net electric flux through the surface?
field E m
A. 50 V · m
B. 70 V · m
C. 120 V · m
D. 140 V · m

11. Circles. Three circles with different radii each has a

charge q at its center. Which of the following best de-
scribes the relationship of the electric flux through each
surface?
A. ΦA > ΦB > ΦC
B. ΦA < ΦB < ΦC
C. ΦA = ΦB < ΦC
D. ΦA = ΦB = ΦC

12. Flux that thing. Consider a cylindrical object with its

left end open as shown. The cylindrical object has radius
R and is immersed in a uniform electric field E ~ oriented
at an angle of 30◦ from the vertical. What is the net elec-
tric flux through the cylindrical object?
A. + 21 πR2 E
B. − 21 πR2 E
√
3 2
C. + 2 πR E
√
D. − 23 πR2 E

13. Magkano po? Consider a uniform, infinitely long, insulating cylinder of

radius R. The volume charge density inside the cylinder is given by ρ0 ,
where ρ0 is a positive constant. Anywhere else, the charge distribution is
zero. How much charge is enclosed by a concentric cylindrical Gaussian
surface of length L and radius r, where r < R?

A. 2πρ0 rL C. 2πρ0 r(r + L)

B. πρ0 r2 L D. 4πρ0 r2

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For the next two questions, consider a non-uniformly charged insulating

hollow sphere with inner radius a and outer radius b. The volume charge
density of the hollow sphere is given by ρ(r) = ρ0 r, where ρ0 is a positive
constant. Anywhere else, the charge distribution is zero.

14. Field Day. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance r from the center of the
sphere, where a < r < b?

a2 4
   
ρo ρo a
A. 1− 2 C. r2 − 2
20 r 40 r
ρo 2
ρo 4

B. r − a2 D. r − a4
20 40

15. Infield Day. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance r from the center of
the sphere, where r < a?
A. Zero
ρo 2

B. a
20
ρo 2

C. r
20
ρo 4

D. r
40
16. Love. A proton with charge +e was placed at
the center of two hollow conducting shells. The
inner shell A has a total charge of −3e while
the outer shell B has a total charge of +4e as
shown on the diagram. What is the charge on
the outer surface of shell B?
A. Zero
B. +2e
C. +4e
D. +6e

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17. Assumero. Eight point charges, each with charge of ei-

ther +Q or -Q, are placed on the circumference of a circle
with radius R as shown. What is the net electric potential
at the origin, assuming that the potential at infinity is set
to zero?
A. Zero
2kQ
B.
R
4kQ
C.
R
8kQ
D.
R
18. EPE. Suppose you have two point charges of opposite signs placed a distance d from each
other. Assume potential is zero at infinity. What will happen to the potential energy of the
system as you increase the separation distance d?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Stays the same
D. Zero

19. WorkItOut. Two +Q charges are placed a distance a

from point P as shown. What is the work required by an
external force to slowly bring another charge −Q from
infinity to point P?
2kQ2
A. −
a
2kQ2
B. +
a
3kQ2
C. −
a
3kQ2
D. +
a

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20. Half-bent. Consider a rod with charge −Q bent into a

semicircle of radius R as shown. What is the net electric
potential at point P ?
kQ
A. + 2
R
kQ
B. − 2
R
2kQ
C. +
R
2kQ
D. −
R
21. One ring. A charge −Q is distributed uniformly on a ring with radius R. What is the
electric potential at the center of the ring?
A. zero
kQ
B. −
R
kQ
C. +
R
kQ
D. − 2
R
22. I’m attracted to you. Consider the cross sections of the
equipotential surfaces of an electric dipole, as shown in
the figure. What are the directions of the electric field
vectors at points X and Y?
A. EX is ↑, EY is ↓
B. EX is ↓, EY is ↑
C. EX and EY are both ↑
D. EX and EY are both ↓

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23. Pagod na ako. Consider four equipotential surfaces with

electric potentials V1 , V2 , V3 and V4 . Four paths (I, II, III
and IV) along which a test charge may move are shown.
Which of the following paths result into a non-zero work
done by the electric field?
A. I and II only
B. II and IV only
C. III and IV only
D. II, III and IV only
24. Do you feel that connection? Consider two charged
metal spheres that are connected by a wire where sphere
X is larger than sphere Y as shown in the figure. What
is the relationship between the magnitudes of the electric
potential at the surface of the two spheres?
A. VX > VY
B. VX < VY
C. VX = VY
D. Depends on the length of the wire

25. Kappa. Consider an ideal parallel plate capacitor with initial charge Q. What happens to
its capacitance when the charge is doubled?
A. Halves
B. Stays the same
C. Doubles
D. Quadruples
26. Half. Consider a spherical capacitor with total charge Q. What will be the ratio of the final
to initial energy stored in the capacitor if the inner and outer radius were both halved while
the charge remains constant?
1
A.
4
1
B.
2
C. 2
D. 4

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For the next two numbers, consider the three networks of capacitors shown. Each network has
three capacitors C1 , C2 and C3 connected to a battery source.

27. In parallel. In which networks are C1 and C2 in parallel?

A. I and III only C. II and III only

B. I and II only D. I, II and III

28. Effective C. What is the effective capacitance of network III if C1 = C2 = C3 = C?

A. C 3 2 1
B. C C. C D. C
2 3 3

29. Three way relationship. Consider three different parallel plate capacitors with same plate
separations. The potential across each capacitor and plate area are given in the table. Which
of the following is the correct relationship among the energies stored in each capacitor?

A. UX < UY < UZ Capacitor Area Potential

X A/2 2V
B. UZ < UY < UX
Y A V /2
C. UZ < UX < UY Z 2A 2V
D. UY < UX < UZ

30. Chuvarivap. Consider a charged, isolated parallel-plate capacitor. What will happen to
the magnitude of the electric field when a dielectric is inserted between the plates?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remains the same
D. Increases then decreases

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31. Tataba-taba. A conducting cylinder carries a constant current and uniform charge distri-
bution. What happens when the cross-sectional area of the cylinder is doubled?
A. drift velocity reduces by half
B. drift velocity doubles
C. current density doubles
D. current density remains the same
32. Kuya ~j. In a 12-gauge aluminum wire, an electric field E causes a current density j. What
is the current density if we replace aluminum with lead keeping the field constant? (Use
ρAl = 2.75 × 10−8 Ω · m and ρP b = 22 × 10−8 Ω · m)

1 C. 2j
A. j
8 D. 8j
1
B. j
4

33. OH My graph! Which of the following I-V curves best describes an ideal Ohmic material?

A. C.

B. D.

34. very lonngggg. Consider four wires with the same cross-sectional area A, but with differ-
ent resistivity ρ and length L. Which of the wires has the greatest resistance?

A. C.

B. D.

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35. PoweRRR. A battery has a terminal voltage of 12 V and an internal resistance of 5 Ω. It

supplies a current of 2 A to an electrical component. What is the rate of energy dissipation
in the battery?
A. 10 W
B. 20 W
C. 50 W
D. 60 W

For the next two items, consider the circuit

shown on the right with R1 = 8.00 Ω, R2 =
4.00 Ω, R3 = 6.00 Ω, and R4 = 2.50 Ω.

36. Ang Current Current mo! What is the current through R1 ?

A. 0.40 A
B. 1.60 A
C. 2.00 A
D. 2.40 A
37. Let the V drop. What is the potential drop through R4 ?
A. 4.00 V
B. 5.00 V
C. 16.0 V
D. 19.0 V

38. Anti-current. Consider the circuit shown. What is the

current through the 10.0-Ω resistor if the batteries have
negligible internal resistance?
A. 0.50 A
B. 1.00 A
C. 1.50 A
D. 2.00 A

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39. Joints. Consider the circuit fragment shown in the figure.

What is the current IX flowing out of node B?
A. 0.1 A
B. 0.2 A
C. 0.3 A
D. 0.4 A

40. sa wakas. A circuit contains a 1 µF capacitor, a 12 V emf source, and a 100 Ω resistor
connected in series. After a very long time, which of the following would happen?
A. The charges stored in the capacitor decrease.
B. The current across the capacitor becomes zero.
C. The power dissipated by the resistor approaches its maximum value.
D. The potential difference across the resistor increases.

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List of Formulas
Surface Area Volume Volume element
4 3
Sphere (radius = r) 4πr2 πr 4πr2 dr
3
Cylinder (radius = r, height = h) 2πr2 + 2πrh πr2 h 2πrh dr
q 1 q
V =k =
|q1 q2 | 1 |q1 q2 | r 4π0 r 1
F =k 2 = 2 U U = CV 2
r 4π0 r V = 2
~ q 1
~ =F u = 0 E 2
E Z b
2
q V a − Vb = ~ · d~`
E
q I
~
E = k 2 r̂ a J =
r Q A
Qx C= E~ = ρJ~
~
E=k ı̂ V
(x2 + a2 )3/2 0 A J~ = nq~vd
C=
I
Qencl d V = IR
~ ~
E · dA = ra rb
0 C = 4π 0 ρL
σ rb − ra R=
~ =
E n̂ 2π0 A
20 C= X
ln(rb /ra ) R= Ri
~ = λ
E r̂ 1 X 1 i
2π0 r = 1 X 1
~ = −∇V ~ C i
Ci =
E X R Ri
i
q1 q2 1 q1 q2 C= Ci
U =k = i
P = IV
r 4π0 r
Welec = −∆U C = κC0
SI Prefixes
Prefix Abbreviation Factor
tera T 1012
giga G 109
mega M 106
kilo k 103
centi c 10−2
milli m 10−3
micro µ 10−6
nano n 10−9
pico p 10−12

List of Constants
k = 9.00 × 109 N · m2 /C2
0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C2 /N · m2
|e| = 1.60 × 10−19 C

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