ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

School of Applied Natural Sciences

Department of Applied Physics
Worksheet II and III (phys1101)
worksheet II and
Assignment III
questions: -

12, 31, 42, 48 and 49

Problems from Chapter-3

1. For the dam shown below, find the horizontal pressure acting at the face of the dam at 20-ft
depth.

2. For the vessel containing glycerin under pressure as shown below, find the pressure at the
bottom of the tank.
3. A pressure gage 7.0 m above the bottom of a tank containing a liquid reads 64.94 kPa; another
gage at height 4.0 m reads 87.53 kPa. Compute the specific weight and mass density of the
fluid.
4. An open tank contains 5.7 m of water covered with 2.8 m of kerosene (specific weight = 8.0
kN/m3). Find the pressure at the interface and at the bottom of the tank.
5. If air had a constant specific weight of 0.076 lb/ft3 and were incompressible, what would be
the height of the atmosphere if sea-level pressure were 14.92 psia?
6. The closed tank in the following figure is at 20 °C. If the pressure at point A is 98 kPa abs,
what is the absolute pressure at point B? What percent error results from neglecting the specific
weight of the air?

7. For the open tank, with piezometers attached on the side, containing two different immiscible
liquids, as shown in the figure below, find the (a) elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer
A, (b) elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer B, and (c) total pressure at the bottom of
the tank.
8. A piece of irregularly shaped metal weighs 300.0 N in air. When the metal is completely
submerged in water, it weighs 232.5 N. Find the buoyant force and volume of the metal.
9. Determine the submerged depth of a cube of steel 0.30 m on each side floating in mercury.
The specific gravities of steel and mercury are 7.8 and 13.6, respectively.
10. Water flows through a 3-in-diameter pipe at a velocity of 10 ft/s. Find the (a) volume flow
rate, (b) weight flow rate, and (c) mass flow rate.
11. The flow rate of air moving through a square 0.50-m by 0.50-m duct is 160 m3/min. What is
the mean velocity of the air?
12. Assume the conduit shown below has (inside) diameters of 12 in and 18 in at sections 1 and
2, respectively. If water is flowing in the conduit at a velocity of 16.6 ft/s at section 2, find
the (a) velocity at section 1, (b) volume flow rate at section 1, (c) volume flow rate at section
2, (d) weight flow rate, and (e) mass flow rate.

13. A gas flows through a square conduit. At one point along the conduit, the conduit sides are
0.100 m, the velocity is 7.55 m/s, and the gas’s mass density is (for its particular pressure and
temperature) 1.09 kg/m3. At a second point, the conduit sides are 0.250 m, and the velocity is
2.02 m/s. Find the mass flow rate of the gas and its mass density at the second point.
14. A 120-mm-diameter pipe enlarges to a 180-mm-diameter pipe. At section 1 of the smaller
pipe, the density of a gas in steady flow is 200 kg/m3 and the velocity is 20 m/s; at section 2
of the larger pipe the velocity is 14 m/s. Find the density of the gas at section 2.
15. In the following figure, water flows from A, where the diameter is 12 in, to B, where the
diameter is 24 in, at the rate of 13.2. The pressure head at A is 22.1 ft. Considering no loss of
energy from A to B, find the pressure head at B.
16. Oil (specific gravity = 0.84) is flowing in a pipe under the conditions shown in the figure
below. If the total head loss (hL) from point 1 to point 2 is 3.0 ft. And the pressure at point 2.
 Problems from Chapter-4
17. A student eats a dinner rated at 2000 Calories. He wishes to do an equivalent amount of work
in the gymnasium by lifting a 50.0-kg barbell. How many times must he raise the barbell to
expend this much energy? Assume he raises the barbell 2.00 m each time he lifts it and he
regains no energy when he lowers the barbell.
18. Air from the discharge of a compressor enters a 1 m3 storage tank. The initial air pressure in
the tank is 500 KPa and the temperature is 600K. The tank cools, and the internal energy
decreases 213 KJ/kg. Determine a) the work done b) the heat loss
19. A closed gaseous system undergoes a reversible process in which 40 KJ of heat are rejected
and the volume changes 0.15 m3 to 0.60 m3. The pressure is constant at 200 KPa. Determine
the change of internal energy U in KJ.
20. Air at 0.07 m3 and 4000 KPa is expanded in an engine cylinder and the pressure at the end of
expansion is 320 KPa. If the expansion is polytropic with PVn = constant where n = 1.35, find
the final volume.
21. Gas at a pressure of 100 KPa, volume 0.20 m3 and temperature 300 K, is compressed until the
pressure is 320 Kpa and the volume is 0.09 m3. Calculate the final temperature in K.
22. A rigid container containing 25 kg of nitrogen gas at 298K receives heat and its temperature
is increased to 370K. Determine the amount of heat added in KJ.
23. A 2 kg steam-water mixture at 1000 KPa and 90% quality (U = 2401.41 KJ/kg) is contained
in a rigid tank. Heat is added until the pressure rises to 3500 KPa and the temperature is 400C
(U = 2926.4 KJ/kg). Determine the heat added in KJ.
24. Calculate the pressure of 2 moles of air at 400K, with a total volume of 0.5 m3.
25. During the execution of a non-flow process by a system, the work per degree temperature
increase is dW/dT = 170.9 J/K and the internal energy may be expressed as U = 27 + 0.68T
Joules, a function of the temperature T in Kelvin. Determine the heat in KJ if the temperature
changes from 10C to 38C.
26. An engineering student wants to cool 0.25 kg of Omni Cola (mostly water) initially at 20C
by adding ice that is initially at -20C. How much ice should be added so that the final
temperature will be 0C with all the ice melted, if the heat capacity of the container neglected.
27. 2.5 kg of brass of specific heat 0.39 KJ/kg-C at a temperature of 176C is dropped into 1.2
liters of water at 14C. Find the resulting temperature of the mixture. (At 14C density of water
is 999 kg/m3)
28. Let 1.00 kg of liquid water at 1000C be converted to steam at 1000C by boiling at standard
atmospheric pressure (which is 1.00 atm or 1.01 X 105 Pa). The volume of the water changes
from an initial value of 1.00 X 10-3 m3 as a liquid to 1.671 m3 as steam. How much work is
done by the system during this process?
29. A student is trying to decide what to wear. The surroundings (his bedroom) are at 20.0°C. If
the skin temperature of the unclothed student is 35°C, what is the net energy loss from his body
in 10 min by radiation? Assume that the emissivity of skin is 0.900 and that the surface area of
the student is 1.50 m2.
30. On a hot day in Las Vegas, an oil trucker loaded 37,000 L of diesel fuel. He encountered cold
weather on the way to Payson, Utah, where the temperature was 23.0 K lower than in Las
Vegas, and where he delivered his entire load. How many liters did he deliver? The coefficient
of volume expansion for diesel fuel is 9.50 X 10-4 0C, and the coefficient of linear expansion
for his steel truck tank is 11 X 106 0C.
 Problems from Chapter-5
31. A block-spring system oscillates with an amplitude of 3.50 cm. If the spring constant is 250
N/m and the mass of the block is 0.500 kg, determine

(a) the mechanical energy of the system,

(b) the maximum speed of the block, and
(c) the maximum acceleration.

32. Consider the physical pendulum of Figure.

a. If its moment of inertia about an axis passing through its center of mass and parallel
to the axis passing through its pivot point is ICM, show that its period is

where d is the distance between the pivot point and center of mass.
b. Show that the period has a minimum value when d satisfies md2 = ICM.

33. A 10.6-kg object oscillates at the end of a vertical spring which has a spring constant of 2.05
× 104 N/m. The effect of air resistance is represented by the damping coefficient b = 3.00 N ·
s/m. Calculate the frequency of the damped oscillation.
34. A block of mass m is connected to two springs of force constants k1 and k2 as shown in Figure
(a) and Figure (b) Figures. In each case, the block moves on a frictionless table after it is
 displaced from equilibrium and released. Show that in the two cases the block exhibits simple
harmonic motion with periods

35. A 0.500-kg cart connected to a light spring for which the force constant is 20.0 N/m oscillates
on a frictionless, horizontal air track.
a. Calculate the maximum speed of the cart if the amplitude of the motion is 3.00 cm.
b. What is the velocity of the cart when the position is 2.00 cm?
c. Compute the kinetic and potential energies of the system when the position of the cart
is 2.00 cm.
36. A wave traveling along a string is described by y (x, t) = (0.00327 m) sin (72.1x-2.72t), in
which the numerical constants are in SI units (72.1 rad/m and 2.72 rad/s).
a. What is the transverse velocity u of the string element at x = 22.5 cm at time t = 18.9
s?
b. What is the transverse acceleration ay of our string element at t = 18.9 s?
37. A sinusoidal wave traveling in the positive x direction has an amplitude of 15.0 cm, a
wavelength of 40.0 cm, and a frequency of 8.00 Hz. The vertical position of an element of the
medium at t 5 0 and x 5 0 is also 15.0 cm.
a. Find the wave number k, period T, angular frequency v, and speed v of the wave.
b. Determine the phase constant f and write a general expression for the wave function
38. The siren of a police car moving at a constant speed of 30m/s emits a wave with a frequency
of 1200Hz. What frequency will an individual at rest hear when the police car moves (a) toward
her, or (b) away from her? The speed of sound is 340m/s, and the air is still.
39. A sound wave of frequency 525Hz is emitted by a stationary source toward an observer who
is moving away with a constant speed of 25m/s.
(a) What is the frequency perceived by the observer?
(b) Calculate the wavelength of the sound as measured by the source and the observer.
40. Suppose a police car is at rest and emits at 1200Hz. What frequency would a person hear if he
were moving at 30m/s (a) toward it or (b) away from it?
 Worksheet-III

Problems from Chapter-6

41. If the charge density is given as ρv = Kr-2 where K = 2 C/m. Find the total charge Q in a
spherical region V bounded by the constant-coordinate surfaces r = a and r = b where a = 1 m
and b = 2 m.

42. Consider the volume charge density

for r1 < r < r2, where r1 = 1 m and r2 = 2 m; and θ1 < θ < θ2, where θ1 = π/4 (rad) and θ2 = 3π/4.
Also, ρv0 = 1.3 C/m inside these limits, and ρv0 = 0 outside these limits. Let V be the region of
space where ρv0 ≠ 0. Find the total charge Q.

43. Consider a region whose potential is given as

V (r) = V0r-1/2

Where V0 = 4 V. Finde the electric filed.

44. Two cells of voltage 10V and 2V and internal resistances 10Ω and 5Ω respectively, are
connected in parallel with the positive end of 10V battery connected to negative pole of 2V
battery. Find the effective voltage and effective resistance of the combination.
45. The batteries in the circuit below have negligibly small internal resistances. Find the currents
and the dissipation rate in resistor 30 Ω.

46. In the circuit shown below, what is the magnitude of the emf's of 𝜀1 and 𝜀2 ?

47. Find the magnitudes and directions of the currents through each resistor R1 and R2 in the circuit
shown below. The batteries are ideal batteries.

48. Given the circuit below with 3 A of current running through the 4 Ω resistor as indicated in
the diagram to the right. Determine
(a) the current through each of the other resistors,
(b) the voltage of the battery on the left and
 (c) the power delivered to the circuit by the battery on the right.

49. Determine the current through each resistor in the circuit shown below.

50. An electric heater is constructed by applying a potential difference of 120 V across a

Nichrome wire that has a total resistance of 8.00 V. Find the current carried by the wire and
the power rating of the heater.
51. A particle of mass m and charge q enters a region where there is a uniform magnetic field
⃗𝑩
⃗ parallel with the axis. The initial velocity of the particle is 𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜𝑥 𝑖̂ + 𝑣𝑜𝑦 𝑗̂, so the particle

moves in a helix.
(a) Show that the radius of the helix is 𝑟 = 𝑚𝑣𝑜𝑦 /𝑞𝐵
(b) Show that the particle takes a time ∆𝑡 = 2𝜋𝑚/𝑞𝐵 to complete each turn of the helix.
(c) What is the component of the displacement of the particle during the time given in Part (b)?
52. A square loop of side £ lies in the yz plane with its center at the origin. It carries a current I.
Find the magnetic field B at any point on the x axis and show from your expression that for x
much larger than l

Where 𝜇 = 𝐼 𝑙 2 is the magnetic moment of the loop

53. A long straight wire carries a current of 20 A, as shown in Figure. A rectangular coil with two
sides parallel to the straight wire has sides 5 cm and 10 cm with the near side a distance 2 cm
from the wire. The coil carries a current of 5 A.
(a) Find the force on each segment of the rectangular coil due to the current in the long
straight wire.

(b) What is the net force on the coil?

54. A very long wire carrying a current 1 is bent into the shape shown in Figure. Find the magnetic
field at point P.

55. A long, straight, thin-walled cylindrical shell of radius R carries a current I. Find B inside the
cylinder and outside the cylinder.
56. A very long coaxial cable consists of an inner wire and a concentric outer cylindrical
conducting shell of radius R. At one end, the wire is connected to the shell. At the other end,
 the wire and shell are connected to opposite terminals of a battery, so there is a current down
the wire and back up the shell. Assume that the cable is straight. Find B
(a) at points between the wire and the shell far from the ends and
(b) outside the cable.
57. A solenoid has n turns per unit length and radius R and carries a current 1. Its axis is along the
𝑙 𝑙
x axis with one end at x = − 2and the other end at x = +2, where l is the total length of the

solenoid. Show that the magnetic field B at a point on the axis outside the solenoid is given
by

58. A long cylindrical conductor of radius R carries a current 1 that is uniformly distributed over
its cross-sectional area. Find the magnetic flux per unit length through the area indicated in
Figure

59. A 10 cm by 5-cm rectangular loop with resistance 2.5Ω is pulled through a region of uniform
magnetic field B = 1.7 T (Figure) with constant speed v = 2.4 cm/s. The front of the loop enters
the region of the magnetic field at time t = 0.
(a) Find flux through the loop as a function of time.
(b) Find the induced emf and the current in the loop as functions of time. Neglect any
self-inductance of the loop and extend your graphs from t = 0 to t = 16 s
60. A wire lies along the z axis and carries current I = 20 A in the positive z direction. A small
conducting sphere of radius R = 2cm is initially at rest on the y axis at a distance h = 45 m
above the wire. The sphere is dropped at time t = 0.
(a) What is the electric field at the center of the sphere at t = 3 s? Assume that the only
magnetic field is the magnetic field produced by the wire.
(b) What is the voltage across the sphere at t = 3 s?
61. A long solenoid has n turns per unit length and carries a current given by I = 10 sin 𝜔t. The
solenoid has a circular cross section of radius R. Find the induced electric field at a radius r
from the axis of the solenoid for (a) r < R and (b) r > R.