VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

SUBJECT : PHYSICS 1 (2nd OPPORTUNITY)

CODE : APFSG 1A

DATE : JUNE/JULY 2016

DURATION : 2 HOURS

EXAMINERS : Mr. G.S. NKOSI

MODERATOR : Mr. M.L. MBANDEZI

MARKS:
TOTAL MARKS : 108
FULL MARKS : 100

INSTRUCTION:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Question can be answered in any order, but subsections must be kept together.
3. Non-Programmable calculators may be used.
4. When doing calculations, give the final answer to at least two decimal places.

This question paper consists of 8 - typed pages, including Information

sheet, and Front Page.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE BEFORE PERMISSION IS GRANTED

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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE [UNIT 1 – 19] [3 x 10 = 30]

Write the correct answer for each of the following in your answer book. (Example 1.1. A)
1.1. The two hot-air balloons in the drawing are 48.2 m and 61.0 m above the ground. A person in
the left balloon observes that the right balloon is 13.3° above the horizontal. What is the
horizontal distance x between the two balloons?

A. 54.15 m
B. 2.960 m
C. 0.019 m
D. 208.8 m
E. 264.2 m

1.2. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the surface of the earth. Consider the following
quantities:

(1) the speed of the ball; (2) the velocity of the ball; (3) the acceleration of the ball.

Which of these is (are) zero when the ball has reached the maximum height?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 2 only
E. 1, 2 and 3

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1.3. Note the following situations:

In which case will the magnitude of the normal force on the block is greatest?

A. Case 1.
B. Case 2.
C. Case 3.
D. Case 1 and 3
E. All the same

1.4. Which would cause a more serious burn: 30 g of steam or 30 g of liquid water, both at 100°C;
and why is this so?

A. Water, because it is denser than steam.

B. The Steam, because of its specific heat capacity.
C. Steam, because of its latent heat of vaporization.
D. Water, because its specific heat is greater than that of steam.
E. Either one would cause a burn of the same severity since they are both at the same
temperature.

1.5. The speed of sound in a certain string is 3.00 x 103 m/s. The graph shows the amplitude (in
meters) of a wave travelling through the string versus time (in seconds). What is the
wavelength of this wave?

1
y (m)

0 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5

t (s)

–1

A. 0.5 cm
B. 1.5 m
C. 6.0 km
D. 1.5 mm
E. 6.0 m

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1.6. Which one of the following is not an example of convection?

A. Smoke rises above a fire

B. An eagle soars on an upraft of wind
C. A person gets sunburn on the beach
D. Water cooks spaghetti
E. Electric heater warms a room

1.7. Two uncharged, conducting spheres, A and B, are held at rest on insulating stands and are in
contact. A positively charged rod is brought near sphere A as suggested in the figure. While
the rod is in place, sphere B is moves away from A. How will the spheres be charged, if at all?

Sphere A Sphere B +

A. Positive Positive
B. Negative Positive
C. Positive Negative
D. Not charged Negative
E. Positive Not charged A B

1.8. The nucleus of an atom has a radius of 6.0  10–15 m. If the nucleus contains 45 protons, how
many neutrons does the nucleus contain?

A. 45
B. 80
C. 170
D. 19
E. 125

1.9. Which one of the following statements concerning electromagnetic waves is false?

A. Electromagnetic waves carry energy.

B. X-rays have longer wavelengths than radio waves.
C. In vacuum, all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed.
D. Lower frequency electromagnetic waves can be produced by oscillating circuits.
E. They consist of mutually perpendicular electric fields and magnetic fields.

1.10. A bus leaves Johannesburg, takes a non-direct route and arrives in Cape Town 23 hours, 46
minutes later. If the distance between the two cities is 1250 km, what is the magnitude of the
bus' average velocity?

A. 37.2 km/h
B. 41.4 km/h
C. 54.3 km/h
D. 52.6 km/h
E. 53.3 km/h

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QUESTION 2: LEARNING UNIT 1 – 7 [25]

2.1. Explain the total internal reflection. [3]

2.2. The graphs below show a wave on a string moving in the negative x-direction. The mass per
unit length of this wave is 1.2 x 10-2 kg/m.

6 6

4 4

2 2
y(m)

y(m)
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5
-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6
x(m) t(s)

Calculate the following:

a. Amplitude [1]
b. Wavelength [1]
c. Period [1]
d. Frequency [1]
e. Speed [2]
f. Tension in the rope [2]
g. The mathematical equation of the wave [2]

2.3 When one person shouts at a soccer match, the sound intensity level at the center of the field
is 60 dB. When all the people shout together, the intensity level increases to 109 dB.
Assuming that each person generates the same sound intensity at the center of the field, how
many people are at the match? [4]

2.4. Two loudspeakers 42.0 m apart and facing each other emit identical 115 Hz sinusoidal sound
waves that are exactly out of phase. Suzan is walking along a line between the speakers. As
she walks, she finds herself moving through loud and quite spots. If Suzan stands 19.5 m from
one speaker, is she standing at a quiet spot or a loud spot? Assume that the speed of sound is
345 m/s. [4]

2.5. Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae, which
is at a distance of 4.2 x 1017 m from the earth. One planet is believed to be located at a
distance of 1.2 x 1011 m from the star. Using visible light with a vacuum wavelength of 550 nm,
what is the minimum necessary aperture diameter that a telescope must have so that it can
resolve the planet and the star? [4]
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QUESTION 3: LEARNING UNIT 8 – 12 [24]

3.1. State the Principle of conservation of Linear momentum (in words) [3]

3.2. The magnitudes of the four displacement vectors shown in the drawing are
A = 16.0 m, B = 11.0 m, C = 12.0 m, and D = 26.0 m. Determine the magnitude and
directional angle for the resultant that occurs when these vectors are added together. [7]

3.3. A log is floating on swiftly moving water. A stone is dropped from rest from an 80.0m bridge
and lands on the log as it passes under the bridge. If the log moves with a constant speed of
8.0 m/s, what is the horizontal distance between the log and the bridge when the stone is
released? [4]

3.4. The figure below shows a block of mass of 0.35kg which is released from rest at a height of
3.0m above a horizontal surface. The block slides along the side of a horizontal circular hoop
of radius R. What is the speed of the mass at the bottom of the hoop? [3]

3.5. A 0.3 kg bullet of mass is fired horizontally at a constant speed of 65m/s into a stationary
wooden block of mass M = 15kg. The bullet instantaneously comes to rest in the block. The
block with the embedded bullet slides along a horizontal surface with a coefficient of kinetic
friction, µk = 0.125. Determine:

initial final
v0 position
M position

s
a. The take-off speed of the block with embedded bullet. [2]
b. How far the block with embedded bullet slides before they come to rest. [5]
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QUESTION 4: LEARNING UNIT 13 – 19 [29]

4.1. Define radiation [2]

4.2. Two charges are placed relative to each other as shown in the sketch:
2 C -5 C
50 cm 2 cm •
P
a.Calculate the total electric field at point P. [4]
b.Calculate the amount of work done by electrostatic force as 2C charge on the drawing is
moved to point P. [4]
4.3. The current in the 8 Ω resistor in drawing is 0.50 A.

a. Calculate the equivalent resistance in the circuit. [4]

b. Calculate the voltage across the battery? [4]

4.4. A force of 250 N is applied to a hydraulic jack piston that is 0.01 m in diameter. If the piston
that supports the load has a diameter of 0.10 m, approximately how much mass can be lifted
by the jack? Ignore any difference in height between the pistons. [4]

4.5. The coefficient of linear expansion of aluminum is 23 x 106/C°. A circular hole in an

aluminum plate is 2.725 cm in diameter at 0 °C. What is the diameter of the hole if the
temperature of the plate is raised to 100 °C? [3]

4.6. A sample contains 1000 nuclei of a radioactive isotope of barium. Exactly sixty seconds
later, 970 nuclei in the sample have decayed. Determine the half-life of this isotope. [4]

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INFORMATION SHEET
Acceleration due to gravity : g = 9.80 m.s-2
Universal Gravitational constant : G = 6.672 x 10-11 N.m2/kg2
Density of water : Water = 1.00 x 103 kg.m-3.
Weakest audible sound : Io = 1.00 x 10-12W/m2
Coulomb’s constant : k = 8.99 x 109 N.m2.C-2
Speed of light : c = 3.00 x 108 m.s-1
Conversion factor : 1 u = 931.5 MeV
Hydrogen atomic mass : 1.0078 u
Neutron atomic mass : 1.0086 u
Area of circle : r2
Atmospheric Pressure : Patm=101.325 kPa
Specific Heat Capacity of ice : cice = 2000 J.kg-1.K-1
Specific Heat Capacity of Glass : cglass = 840 J. kg-1. K-1
Specific Heat Capacity of water : cwater = 4186 J. kg-1.K-1
Latent Heat of fusion : Lf = 33.5 x 104 J.kg-1
Latent Heat of Vapour : Lv = 22.6 x 105 J.kg-1
Refractive Index of Water : n = 1.33
Refractive Index of Air : n = 1.00

FORMULA SHEET
2x F E
kq
V 
kq
y  A sin( 2ft  ) v 2 r
 m/ L r
 v  u  at
  10dBlog
I sin   m L  L0 T
W
I
o Q  mcT ; v 2  u 2  2as
1   Q  mL.... 1 2
sin   (m  ) sin   1.22 s  ut 
at
2 W D 2
 v  ln 2 u  v
f n  n ; n  1,2,3,... T1  v  f s t
 2L  2
  2 
 v  1 1
f n  n ; n  1,3,5,... Wnc  KE  PE P1  1v12  1 gh1  P2   2 v 22   2 gh2
 4L  2 2

N  N 0 e t Pb  Pt  gh
 
1
1 1 1
  r  1.20 10 15 m A 3
f do di 5 o
d Q=Av T (o C)  ( F  32)
n
m i d' d( 2 ) 9
do n1 T(K) = 273 + T(oC) f 1R
2

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VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Faculty: APPLIED & COMUTER SCIENCE

Department: PHYSICS AND NDT

Subject: PHYSICS 1 (1st Opportunity)

CODE APFSG1A

Duration: 2 Hours
Examiner: Mr. F.P. NEMALILI
Moderator: Dr. V. NOLTING
Total marks: 108 Full marks: 100
*Requirements:

*Instructions: Answer all questions

Signature of
Date:
Examiner:
Signature of
Date:
Moderator:

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QUESTION 1 [3X10 = 30]

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
A A A C C C B B B D

QUESTION 2 [25]

2.1. Total internal reflection: When light travels from optical denser medium to an optical less
dense medium and the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle, light is reflected
back into the medium. [3]

2.2. [10]
a) A=5m
b) λ = 2.5 m
c) T=1s
d) f = 1/T=1/1=1 Hz
e) v = fλ= (1)(2.5) = 2.5 m/s
T T
f) v  2.5   T  0.075 N
m 1.2 x10 2
l
2x 2x
g) y  A sin( 2ft  )  y  5 sin( 2t  )
 2.5
2.3.
 I1  I 
1  10dB log    60  10 log  1   I 1  1  10 6 W / m 2
 I0   I0 
[4]
I   nI 
 n  10dB log  n   109  10 log  1   n  79432
 I0   I0 
2.4.
If d1 = 19.5 m, then d2 = 42.0 – 19.5 = 22.5 m, Hence ∆Path = d2 - d1 = 3.0 m, and
v 345m / s
   3.0m , hence, Path  n  3  n(3)  n  1 , and the speakers are
f 115 Hz
vibrating out of phase, Therefore Suzan is standing at a point of destructive interference.
That is, she is standing at a quiet spot. [4]

2.5.
s 
 1.22
L D
[4]
1.22L 1.22  550  10 9  4.2  1017
D   2.3m
s 1.2  1017
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QUESTION 3 [24]

3.1. Conservation of Linear Momentum – In an isolated system the total linear

momentum of remains constant (conserved). An isolated system is one for which
the sum of the average external forces acting on the system is zero. [3]

3.2.
Rx  16.0m cos 200  0.0m  12.0m cos 350  26.0 cos500  Rx  8.2m
Ry  16.0m sin 200  11.0m  12.0m sin 350  26.0 sin 500  Ry  10.3m

 8.2m 2   10.3m 2
0
R  Rx  Ry  R   R  13.2m
2 2

0
R    10.3m 
  tan  y     tan 1 
1
   51.5 South of West
0

 Rx    8.2m 
[7]
3.3.
1 2 1 1
y   0t gt  y  gt 2  80.0m  (9.8m / s 2 )t 2 t  4.04s
2 2 2
Thus the horizontal distance
x  0t  x  8.0m / s * 4.04  x  32.3m [4]

3.5
1 1 1 2
E f  E0  m f  mgh f  m0  mgh0   f  gR   f  2 gR
2 2

2 2 2
  f  2  9.8m / s 2  3.0m  f  7.67m / s
[3]
3.6.
a.
P  P
i f
 mBB  mB  mW  f  0.3kg65m / s   0.3kg  15kg f
 f  1.275m / s
[2]
b.
F x  (mB  mW )ax   fk  (mB  mW )a  k FN  (mB  mW )a
 k (mB  mW ) g  (mB  mW )a  a  k g  a  (0.125)(9.8m / s 2 )  a  1.225m / s 2
2 2 2
 
Thus  f  0  2as  0  1.275m / s   2  1.225m / s 2 s  s  0.664m
[5]

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QUESTION 4 [29]

4.1. Transfer of heat due to electromagnetic waves. [2]

4.2. a.
q q 
E ne  E1  E 2  k  12  22 
 r1 r2 
 2  10 6 5  10 6 
E ne  9  10 2  2
  [4]
 0.52 0.02 2 
E ne  1.12  10 8 N / C Or E ne  1.12  10 8 N / C to the Left

b.
kq5 (5 106 )
Vo   9.0 109  90000V
x1 0.5
kq5 (5 106 )
Vf   9.0 109  2250000V [4]
x2 0.02
W  (Vo  V f )q2 C  (2.34 106 )  (2 106 )  4.68 J

4.3. a.
1 1
 1 1 
  R20      20  25.3
1 1
R8,16 , 20   
 R8 R16   8 16 
1
 1 1 
R9,18      6 [4]
 R9 R18 
1
1 1 
Req      4.9
 6 25.3 
b.
V8  8  0.5  4V  V16
4
I 16   0.25 A,
16
I top  0.5  0.25  0.75 A
Vtotal  Vtop  I top  Rtop  0.75  25.3  18.98V
[4]

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4.4.
 d12  d22
A1   7.85  105 m 2 , A2   7.85  103 m 2
4 4
F2 F1

A2 A1 [4]
F   250 
F2   1  A2   5 
 7.85  103  25000 N
 1
A  7.85  10 
F 25000
Wload  F2  mg  m  2   2551.02kg
g 9.8

4.5.
d   d 0 T
 (23 106 / o C )(2.725 102 m)(100o C  0o C )
 6.27 105 m  0.00627cm
 d new  d o  d  2.725cm  0.0627cm  2.731cm [3]

4.6.
N(remaining) = 1000-970=30 nuclei remaining, Hence
1 N
   ln
t No
[4]
1 30
  ln  0.058s 1
60s 1000
ln 2 ln 2
T1    11.86s
2  0.058s 1

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