passaro (rjp2827) – AC, waves, and particles HW8 – yeazell – (57030) 1

This print-out should have 27 questions.

Multiple-choice questions may continue on You are designing a radio receiver based on
the next column or page – find all choices the idea of a series LRC circuit as shown be-
before answering. low. The two major radio stations in town
are KUT and KMFA, which broadcast at fre-
001 10.0 points quencies 98 MHz and 97 MHz, respectively.
Electromagnetic signals from these ra-
The emf E drives the circuit shown below dio stations simultaneously supply sinusoidal
at angular frequency ω. emfs

L EKUT = V0 sin(ωKUT t) and

R EKMFA = V0 sin(ωKMFA t)
E C
to the circuit via an antenna. The receiv-
ing circuit includes an inductor of 1.4 µH, a
Under which of the following conditions variable capacitor C, and a speaker with a
does the largest current flow through this cir- resistance.
cuit? 1.4 µH
KUT
1
1. only at lower frequencies, 0 < ω < √

Speaker
LC
1 V0 sin(ω t) R
2. only at higher frequencies, √ <ω< C
LC
∞
KMFA
1 At what value of the variable capacitance
3. both higher frequencies, √ < ω < ∞,
LC C will the signal in the speaker be maximum
1 for KUT?
or lower frequencies, 0 < ω < √
LC Answer in units of pF.
4. the resonant angular frequency, ω =
1 005 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points
√
LC At what value of the variable capacitance C
will the signal be maximum for KMFA?
5. steady DC voltage, ω = 0
Answer in units of pF.
002 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
006 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points
In a series RLC ac circuit, the resistance is
If KUT and KMFA are broadcasting the “Star
20.4 Ω, the inductance is 23.9 mH, and the
Spangled Banner” simultaneously at equal
capacitance is 23.8 µF. The maximum po-
power, which graph represents the sound vol-
tential is 162 V, and the angular frequency is
ume as the capacitor is tuned?
636.62 rad/s.
Calculate the maximum current in the cir-
cuit.
sound volume

Answer in units of A.
1.
003 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the power factor for the circuit?
CKU T CKM F A C
004 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
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2. sound volume Vin R Vout

Calculate the ratio Vout /Vin for angular ve-

CKU T CKM F A C locity 303 rad/s.

010 10.0 points

sound volume

Consider the electromagnetic wave pattern as

shown in the figure below.
3.
E

CKU T CKM F A C
B
sound volume

4. What is the direction in which the wave is

traveling?

CKU T CKM F A C 2. from-left-to-right.

3. from-right-to-left.
007 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
In a series RLC circuit, the resistance is 23 Ω, 011 10.0 points
the capacitance is 51 µF and the inductance A point light source delivers a power P . It
is 60 mH. The AC generator provides an rms radiates light isotropically (equally in all di-
voltage of 100 V operating at 1000 rad/s. rections). A mirror of area A is placed at
Find the power supplied by the source. point B that is at distance r from the source.
Answer in units of W. The mirror’s surface is perpendicular to the
vector from the source to point B. Make the
008 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points approximation that all the light hitting the
Find the power dissipated in the resistor. mirror is perpendicular to it. The mirror is a
Answer in units of W. totally reflecting surface.

009 10.0 points B

Consider the circuit shown in the figure,
with resistance 988 Ω and and capacitance r
0.0663 µF.

Find the total force on the mirror.

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2P
1. F =
c 1 B2
uB = .
2AP 2 µ0
2. F =
c r2 So the total energy density of an electro-
A2 P magnetic wave is given by the sum of these
3. F =
2 c π r2 two. For an electromagnetic wave, since the
P electric and magnetic fields oscillate both uE
4. F = and uB oscillate.
c
2P
5. F =
c π r2 In the following problems, consider a
4 π r2 P monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave
6. F = propagating in the y direction. At a par-
cA
ticular point in space, the magnitude of the
7. F = π r 2 P c electric field has an instantaneous value of
P 63.4 V/m in the positive z-direction. The
8. F = wave is traveling in the positive y-direction.
c2πr
AP z
9. F =
c 2 π r2
2 π r2 P E
10. F =
c A2
y
012 (part 1 of 5) 10.0 points
wave propagation
There are many examples of electromagnetic
waves: light, radio, x-rays, gamma-rays, and x
microwaves. All electromagnetic waves con-
sist of time-dependent electric and magnetic Find the instantaneous magnitude of the
fields propagating at the speed of light. The magnetic field at the same point and time.
electric and magnetic fields are perpendicular The speed of light is 2.99792 × 108 m/s,
to each other and they are each perpendicu- the permeability of free space is 4π ×
lar to the direction of propagation. The ratio 10−7 m · N/A and the permittivity of free
of the magnitude of the electric field to the space 8.85419 × 10−12 C2 /N · m2 .
magnitude of the magnetic field must always Answer in units of T.
equal the speed of light. These character-
istics of an electromagnetic wave are largely 013 (part 2 of 5) 10.0 points
summarized in the definition of the Poynting What is the instantaneous magnitude of the
vector which points in the direction of prop- Poynting vector at the same point and time?
agation and describes how energy propagates Answer in units of W/m2 .
in the wave,
014 (part 3 of 5) 10.0 points
~ = 1 E
S ~ × B.
~ What are the directions of the instantaneous
µ0 magnetic field and the instantaneous Poynt-
Electromagnetic waves carry energy. The ing vector respectively?
energy density of any electric field is given by,
b = k̂
1. B and b = ̂
S
1
uE = ǫ0 E 2 . b = k̂ b = ı̂
2 2. B and S
The energy density of any magnetic field is
given by, b = ı̂
3. B and b = ̂
S
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b = ̂
4. B and b = ı̂
S 2. There will be no color at all.

b = ı̂
5. B and b = k̂
S 3. Red

b = ̂
6. B and b = k̂
S 4. White

b = ı̂
7. B and b = ̂ + k̂
S 019 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The cosmic background radiation is that of a
b = ı̂ + ̂
8. B and b = k̂
S black body at 2.7 K.
What is the value λmax at which the distri-
b = ̂ + k̂
9. B and b = ı̂
S bution has a maximum?
Answer in units of mm.
b = k̂ + ı̂
10. B and b = ̂
S
020 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
015 (part 4 of 5) 10.0 points What is the energy of the corresponding pho-
What is the instantaneous value of the energy ton?
density of the electric field? Answer in units of eV.
Answer in units of J/m3 .
021 10.0 points
016 (part 5 of 5) 10.0 points A helium-neon laser emits light of wavelength
What is the instantaneous value of the energy 632.8 nm and has a power output of 4 mW.
density of the magnetic field? How many photons are emitted per second
Answer in units of J/m3 . by this laser?

017 10.0 points 022 10.0 points

We know that a lamp filament at 2500 K In the photoelectric effect, the maximum
radiates white light. speed of the electrons emitted by a metal sur-
Does the lamp filament also radiate energy face when it is illuminated by light depends
when it is at room temperature? on which of the following?
I) Intensity of the light
1. Yes; the filament will be at a temperature II) Frequency of the light
that is greater than absolute zero. III) Nature of the photoelectric surface

2. No; the filament will be dark at room 1. II and III only

temperature.
2. I and II only
3. No; the filament will have the same tem-
perature as its environment. 3. I only

4. Yes; the filament has a smaller heat ca- 4. III only

pacity than its environment.
5. I, II, and III
018 10.0 points
If we continue heating a piece of initially 023 10.0 points
room-temperature metal in a dark room, In an experiment, light of a particular wave-
what will be its first visible color? length is incident on a metal surface, and
electrons are emitted from the surface as a
1. Violet result.
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To produce electrons with higher kinetic Compare the energy of visible light and ultra-
energy per electron, the experimenter should violet light.
do which of the following?
1. Visible light has less energy than ultravi-
1. Decrease the wavelength of the light olet light.

2. Increase the intensity and the wavelength 2. They have same energy.
of the light
3. Visible light has more energy than ultra-
3. Increase the wavelength of the light violet light.

4. Decrease the intensity and increase the 027 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
wavelength of the light What determines the energy of electromag-
netic waves?
5. None of these would produce the desired
result. 1. The lower the frequency of the radiation
the greater its energy
024 10.0 points
You do a photoelectric experiment. When you 2. The higher the frequency of the radiation
shine one frequency of the light on a metallic the greater its energy
surface you find one value for the maximum
kinetic energy of the photoelectrons. You
change the frequency of the light and you
find a different value for the maximum kinetic
energy of photoelectrons.
When light of a frequency
7.61823 × 1014 Hz is used the maximum ki-
netic energy is 2 × 10−19 J. When light of a
frequency 8.2826 × 1014 Hz is used the maxi-
mum kinetic energy is 2.4 × 10−19 J.
From your rough experiment, find a value
for Planck’s constant. Hint: It is related to
the slope.
Answer in units of Js.

025 10.0 points

When a photon hits an electron and gives it
energy, what happens to the frequency of the
photon after bouncing from the electron?

1. The frequency decreases.

2. It requires a case-by-case analysis.

3. The frequency increases.

4. The frequency remains the same.

026 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points