Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Chapter 26: Electromagnetism

Chapter Test Practice

1
The radio waves reflected by a parabolic dish are 4.0 cm long. How long should the antenna be that detects the waves?
A)2.0 m
B)2.5 cm
C)2.0 cm
D)1.0 cm
2
An alternating current source produces changing currents in a wire connected to it. This wire generates electromagnetic fields. What is this wire called?
A)an oscillator
B)an antenna
C)a capacitor
D)a polarizer
3
Combined electric and magnetic fields that move through space are called __________.
A)oscillating fields
B)radiation waves
C)electromagnetic waves
D)piezoelectric fields
4
Energy carried in the form of electromagnetic waves is frequently called __________.
A)oscillating rays
B)electromotive force
C)electromagnetic radiation
D)terminal energy
5
A receiver is a combination of ____________.
A)an antenna and an amplifier
B)a coil and capacitor circuit
C)an antenna, a coil and capacitor circuit, and an amplifier
D)an antenna, a capacitor circuit, and a resonator
6
The oscillations of a coil and capacitor circuit can be compared to a _________.
A)pendulum
B)parabolic path of a ball
C)ship in orbit
D)merry-go-round
7
What occurs in a material that has the property of piezoelectricity?
A)It produces a beam of light when it enters a magnetic field.
B)It bends or deforms when a voltage is applied across it.
C)It amplifies sound waves.
D)It emits infrared radiation.
8
Electrons move through and are perpendicular to a 4.0×10- 2-T uniform magnetic field balanced by a 7.0×103-N/C electric field. What is the speed of the electrons?
A)5.7×10- 7 m/s
B)1.8×105 m/s
C)3.0×105 m/s
D)5.0×104 m/s
9
A mass spectrometer analyzes and gives data for a beam of doubly ionized atoms. The values are q = 3.20×10-19 C, B = 4.0×10-2 T, r = 0.220 m, and V = 45 V. Find the mass of one of these atoms.
A)8.7×10-21 kg
B)2.4×10-16 kg
C)2.8×10-25 kg
D)4.3×10-26 kg
10

A Thompson tube is configured like the one in the figure below, such that the electrons sent through the tube with a particular velocity hit the center of the screen. If the velocity of the electrons were decreased, where would they now hit the screen (from the electron's point of view)?

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A)to the left of center
B)below the center
C)above the center
D)to the right of center
11
A proton moves at a speed of 7.9×103 m/s as it passes through and is perpendicular to a 0.45-T uniform magnetic field. Find the radius of the circular path.
A)5.6×10-7 m
B)1.8×10-4 m
C)1.0×10-4 m/s
D)3.4×10-3 m
12

A Thompson tube is configured like the one in the figure below, such that the electrons sent through the tube hit the center of the screen. If the electric field were decreased, where would they now hit the screen (from the electron's point of view)?

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A)above the center
B)to the right of center
C)to the left of center
D)below the center
13
A stream of singly ionized atoms is not deflected as it passes through a 2.4×10-3-T magnetic field perpendicular to a 4.7×102-V/m electric field. The atoms then move into a magnetic field of 0.31 T and follow a circular path of radius 0.175 m. What is the mass of each of these atoms?
A)4.3×10-16 kg
B)8.7×10-21 kg
C)2.4×10-16 kg
D)4.3×10-26 kg
14
Protons passing perpendicular to and without deflection through a uniform magnetic field of 0.54 T are balanced by a 5.4×103-N/C electric field. What is the speed of the moving protons?
A)9.0×103 m/s
B)1.0×104 m/s
C)1.0×10-4 m/s
D)9.0×10- 3 m/s
15
A proton moves at a speed of 7.9×103 m/s as it passes through and is perpendicular to a 0.60-T uniform magnetic field. Find the radius of the circular path.
A)3.4×10-3 m
B)1.8×10-4 m
C)1.0×10-3 m
D)1.4×10-4 m
16
Isotopes are atoms of the same element, which have different __________.
A)chemical properties
B)numbers of electrons
C)numbers of protons
D)masses
17
Protons passing perpendicular to and without deflection through a uniform magnetic field of 0.97 T are balanced by a 8.1×102-N/C electric field. What is the speed of the moving protons?
A)8.4×102 m/s
B)9.0×10-3 m/s
C)1.2×102 m/s
D)9.0×103 m/s
18

If Thomson's experiment depicted in the figure below were done with a proton, how would the magnitude of the q/m ratio obtained compare with that for an electron?

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A)It would be less.
B)It would be the same.
C)It would be more.
D)It would depend on the velocity of the proton.
19
The mass of an electron is determined by __________.
A)multiplying the velocity of the electron by the strength of the magnetic field
B)multiplying the strength of the electric field by the charge on the electron
C)weighing individual electrons on a balance inside a vacuum
D)finding the charge-to-mass ratio and calculating the mass
20
Protons passing perpendicular to and without deflection through a uniform magnetic field of 0.75 T are balanced by a 3.8×103-N/C electric field. What is the speed of the moving protons?
A)7.5×103 m/s
B)5.1×103 m/s
C)2.0×10-5 m/s
D)3.8×103 m/s
21
A stream of singly ionized atoms is not deflected as it passes through a 3.5×10[supserscript -3-T magnetic field perpendicular to a 2.8×102-V/m electric field. What is the speed of the atoms as they pass through the crossed fields?
A)4.7×102 m/s
B)5.1×104 m/s
C)8.0×104 m/s
D)2.0×104 m/s
22

A Thompson tube is configured like the one in the figure below, such that the electrons sent through the tube hit the center of the screen. If the magnetic field were increased, where would they now hit the screen (from the electron's point of view)?

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A)above the center
B)to the left of center
C)to the right of center
D)below the center
23
A beam of singly ionized oxygen atoms is sent through a mass spectrometer. The values are B = 7.2×10-2 T, q = 1.60×10-19 C, r = 0.085 m, and V = 110 V. Find the mass of an oxygen atom.
A)2.7×10-24 kg
B)8.9×10-24 kg
C)2.7×10-26 kg
D)4.3×10-26 kg
24
The charge-to-mass ratio of an electron in a Thomson tube is represented by the equation __________.
A)q/m = Bqv
B)q/m = Br/v
C)m/q = v/Br
D)q/m = v/Br
25
An electron of mass 9.11×10-31 kg moves through a cathode-ray tube with a speed of 2.6×106 m/s across and perpendicular to a magnetic field of 4.2×10-2 T. The electric field is turned off. What is the radius of the circular path followed by the electron?
A)8.1×10-1 m
B)3.5×104 m
C)4.6×103 m
D)3.5×10-4 m
26
The __________ is used to determine the charge-to-mass ratio of gases.
A)cathode-ray tube
B)mass spectrometer
C)antenna
D)electron microscope
27
A proton moves at a speed of 4.9×104 m/s as it passes through and is perpendicular to a 0.50-T uniform magnetic field. Find the radius of the circular path.
A)5.0×101 m
B)8.2×10-3 m
C)1.0×10-3 m
D)5.6×10-7 m
28

A Thompson tube is configured like the one in the figure below, such that the electrons sent through the tube with a particular velocity hit the center of the screen. If the velocity of the electrons were increased, where would they now hit the screen (from the electron's point of view)?

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A)to the right of center
B)to the left of center
C)below the center
D)above the center
29
In a spectrometer, a magnet causes the positive ions to be deflected according to their __________.
A)mass
B)charge
C)electron configuration
D)velocity
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