University of the Immaculate

Conception
GRADUATE SCHOOL, A. Bonifacio St., 8000 Davao City, Philippines

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

ELECTROMAGNETISM
PROFESSOR : ENGR. RAYMUNDO MOSO

NAME: CESAR F. NAVALES JR. SCORE:_______________

Directions. Shade the box on the answer sheet that corresponds to the
letter of the correct answer. Changing/alteration of the answer will be
considered wrong.

1. What is the direction of force on the positive charge on negative x-axis

due to negative charge on negative x-axis?
A. towards negative x-axis C. towards positive x-axis
B. away from the negative charge D. none of the given

2. An average human weighs about 650 N. If two such generic humans

each carried 1.0 coulomb of excess charge, one positive and one
negative, how far apart would they have to be for the electric
attraction between them to equal their 650-N weight?
A. 3.3 km C. 3.7 km
B. 3.5 km D. 3.9 km

3. Two small spheres spaced apart have an equal charge. How many
excess electrons must be present on each sphere if the magnitude of
the force of repulsion between them is 4.57 x 10^-12 N?
A. 840.34 electrons C. 870.27 electrons
B. 850.36 electrons D. 890.63 electrons

4. Three negative point charges lie along a line, as shown in Fig. E21.47.
Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field this combination
of charges produces at point P, which lies 6.00 cm from the -2.00-µC
charge measured perpendicular to the line connecting the three
charges.

A. 1.04x107 N/C away -2.00 µC charge

B. 1.04x107 N/C toward -2.00 µC charge

C. 2.04x106 N/C toward -2.00 µC charge

D. 2.04x106 N/C away -2.00 µC charge

5. A flat sheet of paper of area 0.250 m 2 is oriented so that the normal to
the sheet is at an angle of 60° to a uniform electric field of magnitude
14 N/C. Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet.
A. 1.75 N.m2/C C. 1.95 N.m2/C
B. 1.85 N.m /C
2
D. 2.75 N.m2/C

6. First positive charge of 1 mC is at P1 (0, 2, 0). Find the location of

second 1mC negative charge if the total electric field intensity at the
origin is zero.
A. P2 (0, 1, 0) B. P2 (0, 4, 0) C. P2 (0, –1, 0) D. P2 (0, –2, 0)
7. How many excess electrons must be added to an isolated spherical
conductor 32.0 cm in diameter to produce an electric field 1150 N/C of
just outside the surface?
A. 8.19x1010 electrons C. 8.59x1010
electrons
B. 8.39x1010 electrons D. 8.89x1010
electrons
2.04 x 1010 electrons

8. Which of the following term /s refers to the electric flux?

A. Number of charge in closed surface.
B. Number of charge passing through an area.
C. Number of field lines passing through an area.
D. Amount of electric field passing through an area.

9. The cube in Fig. E22.6 has sides of length L=10.0 cm. the electric field
is uniform, has magnitude E=4.00 x 103 N/C, and is parallel to the xy-
plane at an angle of 53.1° measured from the +x-axis toward the +y-
axis. What is the electric flux
through face S1?

A. -22 N.m2/C

B. -32 N.m2/C

C. -42 N.m2/C

D. -52 N.m2/C

10. A point charge q1= +2.40 μC is held stationary at the origin. A second
point charge q2= - 4.30 μC moves from the point x = 0.150 m, y = 0 to
the point x = 0.250 m, y = 0.250 m. How much work is done by the
electric force on q2?
A. 0.235 J B. - 0.254 J C. - 0.328 J D. - 0.357 J

11. What term relates the flux density to electric field intensity?
A. relative permittivity C. permittivity of
the material
B. permittivity in free space D. permeability of the material

12. A total electric charge of 3.50 x 10-9 C is distributed uniformly over the
surface of a metal sphere with a radius of 24cm. If the potential is zero
 at a point at infinity, find the value of the potential at 48 cm from the
center of the sphere.
A. 61.4 V B. 63.2 V C. 65.6 V D. 67.8 V

13. For the system of capacitors shown in Fig. E24.16, find the equivalent
capacitance between a and c.

A. 8.57 pF

B. 8.87 pF

C. 9.27 pF

d. 9.57 pF

14. Two point charges q1=+2.40 nC and q2=-6.50 nC are 0.100 m apart.
Point A is midway between them; point B is 0.080 m from q1 and 0.060
m from q2 (Fig. E23.19). Take the electric potential to be zero at
infinity. Find the potential at point A.

A. 657 V

B. 697 V

C. 737 V

D. 767 V

5. In the given figure, each capacitor has C = 4.00 μF and V_ab= +28.0
V. Calculate the potential difference between points a and d.

A. 11.2 V

B. 12.3 V

C. 13.4 V

D. 14.6 V

16. In household wiring, copper wire 2.05 mm in diameter is often used.

Find the resistance of a 24.0-m length of this wire.
A. 0.0267 ohm B. 0.0537 ohm C. 0.0727 ohm D. 0.0867 ohm
0.0313 ohms

17. For the system of capacitors shown in Fig. E24.21, a potential

difference of 25 V is maintained across ab. How much charge is stored
by this system?
 A. 426.23 nC

B. 452.36 nC

C. 472.38 nC

D. 482.25 nC

18. A 1.50-m cylindrical rod of diameter 0.500 cm is connected to a power

supply that maintains a constant potential difference of 15.0 V across
its ends, while an ammeter measures the current through it. You
observe that at room temperature 20.0°C, the ammeter reads 18.5 A,
while at 92.0°C, it reads 17.2 A. You can ignore any thermal expansion
of the rod. Find the resistivity at 20.0°C.
A. 0.06 x 10-5 Ω.m C. 2.06 x 10-5 Ω.m
B. 1.06 x 10-5 Ω.m D. 3.06 x 10-5 Ω.m

19. In Fig. E26.11,R1 = 3 ohms ,R2 = 6 ohms , and R3 = 5 ohms . The

battery has negligible internal resistance. The current I 2 through R2 is
4.00 A. What is the current I1?

A. 2 A

B. 4 A

C. 6 A

D. 8 A

20. A current-carrying gold wire has a diameter of 0.84 mm. The electric
field in the wire is 0.49 V/m. What is the current carried by the wire?
A. 11.12 A B. 12.13 A C. 13.14 A D. 14.15 A

21. In the circuit shown in Figure E26.25, find the current in resistor R

A. 1 A

B. 2 A

C. 3 A

D. 4 A

22. A dc motor with its rotor and field coils

connected in series has an internal resistance of 3.2 ohms. When the
motor is running at full load on a 120-V line, the emf in the rotor is 105
V. What is the current drawn by the motor from the line?
A. 2.5 A B. 3.5 A C. 4.7 A D. 5.7 A

23. In the circuit shown in Fig. E26.17, the voltage across the 2.00-Ω
resistor is 12.0 V. What is the current through the 6.00-Ω resistor?
 A. 1 A

B. 2 A

C. 3 A

D. 4 A

24. An electron experiences a magnetic force of magnitude 4.60 x 10 -15 N

when moving at an angle of 60.0° with respect to a magnetic field of
magnitude 3.50 x 10-3 T. Find the speed of the electron.
A. 9390 km/s B. 9490 km/s C. 9590 km/s D. 9690 km/s

25. A toroidal solenoid with 400 turns of wire and a mean radius of 6.0 cm
carries a current of 0.25 A. The relative permeability of the core is 80.
What is the magnetic field in the core?
A. 0.0136 T B. 0.0176 T C. 0.0215 T D. 0.0267 T

26. The magnetic field, in a certain region is 0.128 T, and its direction is
that of the +z-axis in Fig. E27.14. What is the magnetic flux across the
surface befc in the figure?

A. 0.01125 Wb

B. 0.01145 Wb

C. 0.01152 Wb

D. 0.01245 Wb

27. A closely wound, circular coil with a diameter of 4.00 cm has 600 turns
and carries a current of 0.500 A. What is the magnitude of the
magnetic field at the center of the coil?
A. 9.42 mT B. 9.52 mT C. 9.72 mT D. 9.82 mT

28. Along, straight solenoid has 800 turns. When the current in the
solenoid is 2.90 A, the average flux through each turn of the
solenoid is 3.25 x 10-3 Wb. What must be the magnitude of the rate of
change of the current in order for the self-induced emf to equal 7.50
mV?
A. 8.17x10-3 A B. 8.27x10-3 A C. 8.37x10-3 A D. 8.57x10-3 A

29. An electron and a proton are each moving at 845 km/s in perpendicular
paths as shown in Fig. E28.8. At the instant when they are at the
positions shown in the figure, find the magnitude of the total magnetic
field they produce at the origin.

A. 1.19x10-3 T

B. 1.29x10-3 T

C. 1.39x10-3 T
 D. 1.49x10-3 T

30. The work done by an external source in moving a unit positive charge
from one point to another in electric field is called __.
A. gradient of V C. dipole moment
B. divergence of D D. potential
difference

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