Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University

1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

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Answer the following questions:

(1) A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is suspended by a 20.0-cm-long string in a uniform
electric field as shown in the figure. If the ball is in equilibrium when the string
makes a 15.0 angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball?

(2) A continuous line of charge lies along the x axis, extending from x = xo to positive infinity. The line
carries charge with a uniform linear charge density o. What are the magnitude and direction of the
electric field at the origin?

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University
1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

(3) A charge of 170 C is at the center of a cube of edge 80.0 cm. Find:
(a) The total flux through each face of the cube.
(b) The flux through the whole surface of the cube.

(4) Consider a thin spherical shell of radius 14.0 cm with a total charge of 32.0 C distributed
uniformly on its surface. Find the electric field (a) 10.0 cm and (b) 20.0 cm from the center of the
charge distribution.

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University
1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

(5) Calculate the energy required to assemble the array of charges
shown in the figure, where a = 0.200 m, b = 0.400 m, and q = 6.00 C.

(6) At a certain distance from a point charge, the magnitude of the electric field is 500 V/m and the
electric potential is -3.00 kV.
(a) What is the distance to the charge?
(b) What is the magnitude of the charge?

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University
1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

(7) A wire carries a steady current of 2.40 A. A straight section of the wire is 0.750 m long and lies
along the x axis within a uniform magnetic field, B = 1.60 T in the +z direction. If the current is in the
+x direction, what is the magnetic force on the section of wire?

(8) A 1.00-kg glider attached to a spring with a force constant of 25.0 N/m oscillates on a horizontal,
frictionless air track. At t = 0 the glider is released from rest at x = 3.00 cm. (That is, the spring is
compressed by 3.00 cm.)
Find (a) The period of its motion.
(b) The maximum values of its speed and acceleration.
(c) The position velocity, and acceleration as functions of time.

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University
1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

(9) A block of unknown mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 6.50 N/m and
undergoes simple harmonic motion with amplitude of 10.0 cm. When the block is halfway between
its equilibrium position and the end point, its speed is measured to be 30.0 cm/s.
Calculate:
(a) The mass of the block.
(b) The period of the motion.
(c) The maximum acceleration of the block.

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Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences

Ain Shams University
1st Year 2nd Semester 2014/2015
Physics (2)

Physics (2) Assignment

(10) A train is moving parallel to a highway with a constant speed of 20.0 m/s. A car is traveling in
the same direction as the train with a speed of 40.0 m/s. The car horn sounds at a frequency of 510
Hz, and the train whistle sounds at a frequency of 320 Hz.
(a) When the car is behind the train, what frequency does an occupant of the car observe for the
train whistle?
(b) After the car passes and is in front of the train, what frequency does a train passenger observe
for the car horn?

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