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Ain Shams University 2

th

June, 2012
Faculty of Engineering 1
st
year Mechanical Eng
!e"artment of Eng #hys $ Math %ime& ' (ours

Physics Exam
The exam is composed of 25 questions in 3 pages and a formula sheet

You have to show all your calculations for all problems. The correct choice of the problem will not
be evaluated unless you show the woking of the problem .

hoose the correct answer

1 %he relation )et*een the oscillation fre+uency of a ,am"e, system -
,
., an, that of the un,am"e,
system -
o
. is -)oth have the same mass /m0 an, restoring force constant /12.&
(a)
,
>
o
(b)
,
<
o
(c)
,
=
o
(d) they are not related

2 %he am"litu,e of a system moving *ith sim"le harmonic motion is ,ou)le, %he total energy *ill
then )e
(a) 4 times larger (b) 3 times larger (c) 2 times larger
(d) the same as it was (e) half as much

' 3nterference of light is evi,ence that&
(a) he s!eed of light is "ery large (b) light is a trans"erse wa"e
(c) #ight is electromagnetic in character (d) light is a wa"e !henomenon
(e) #ight does not obey conser"ation of energy

4 %he total energy -E. 4 relativistically 4 of an electron *hose momentum #5 226710
822
1gm/s is
a""ro9imately
(a) $%&' ( e%)% (b) $%** ( e%)% (c) 2%42 ( e%)% (d) &%4 ( e%)%
(e) 3%+ ( e%)% (f) *%* ( e%)% (g) none of the abo"e

7 An earth+ua:e emits t*o ty"es of *aves, %y"e A an, %y"e ;, *hich travel at ,ifferent s"ee,s
through the Earth *here %y"e A travels at < :m/s an, %y"e ; travels at 7 :m/s 3f %y"e A *aves
are receive, at an o)servation station 1 minute )efore %y"e ; *ave arrives, ho* far a*ay is the
earth+ua:e center=
(a) ,$ -m (b) 3.' -m (c) *.' -m
(d) 24$ -m (e) 4+$ -m (f) none of the abo"e

> 3f y 5 002 sin -'0x 4 400t. -S3 units., the velocity of the *ave is
(a) 3/4$ m/s (b) 4$/3 m/s (c) *$ /4$$ m/s
(d) 4$$/*$ m/s (e) 4$$ m/s (f) none of the abo"e

6 %he "ath ,ifference )et*een t*o *aves is 7m 3f the *avelength of the *aves emitte, )y the t*o
sources is 4m, *hat is the "hase ,ifference )et*een the t*o *aves as an angle )et*een 0? an,
'>0? =
(a) ,$
o
(b) 4$$
o
(c) &%'.
o

(d) 2.$
o
(e) &'
o
(f) none of the abo"e

@ %*o harmonic *aves traveling in o""osite ,irections interfere to "ro,uce a stan,ing *ave
,escri)e, )y y 5 ' sin-2x. cos-7t) *here x,y are in m an, t is in s Ahat is the *avelength of the
interfering *aves=
(a) 3%&4 m (b) &%'. m (c) *%2+ m
(d) &2 m (e) 2 m (f) none of the abo"e
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< Monochromatic light source - 5 >00 nm. is inci,ent on a soa" )u))le -n 5 1'. that is 400 nm
thic: Balculate the change of "hase 4 as an angle )et*een 0? an, '>0? 4 of the light that "enetrates
the front surface, reflects from the secon, surface, an, emerges through the first surface
(a) 24$0 (b) &2$0 (c) 2*40
(d) 3&20 (e) 2,$ (f) none of the abo"e

10 Monochromatic light source - 5 770 nm. is use, to cali)rate a ,iffraction grating 3f the secon,
or,er ma9imum occurs at 17, *hat is the line s"acing, d=
(a) *%.* m (b) ' m (c) 2%&2' m
(d) +%' m (e) 4%2' m (f) none of the abo"e

11 %he e9"ecte, value of the total energy of a "article is 4 +uantum mechanically 4 given )y
(a)

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C
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12 Ahen Denar, carrie, out his e9"eriment on the "hotoelectric effect, he notice, that
(a) 1s the intensity of the light source increases2 the sto!!ing !otential increases%
(b) he wa"elength of the light source must be smaller than a certain "alue for the electric current to
flow%
(c) he current flows instantaneously when the light source turns on !ro"ided that the light source
wa"elength is greater than a certain "alue%
(d) 3ith forward bias2 the saturation current increases with increasing the "oltage !otential on the
!hotocell%
(e) he sto!!ing !otential increases as the fre4uency of the incident light decreases%

1' A "iano string of ,ensity 0007 :g/m is un,er a tension of 1'70 E %he velocity *ith *hich a *ave
travels on the string is a""ro9imately
(a) 2*$ m/s (b) '2$ m/s (c) &$4$ m/s
(d) &$4$ m/s (e) 4&*$ m/s (f) none of the abo"e

14 3n or,er to come u" *ith a successful mo,el for the (y,rogen atom, ;ohr use,
(a) classical model of electromagentic wa"e (b) 4uanti5ation of 6oulomb force
(c) 7utherford !lanetary model of atom (d) 7ydberg formula

17 As a s"aceshi" hea,s ,irectly to Earth at a velocity of 0@c, it sen,s a ra,io signal to Earth Ahen
those ra,io *aves arrive on Earth, their velocity relative to Earth is
!a" #.$ c (b" c !c" %.$ c
!d"
2 2
E
v c + & where v
'
is the velocity of the 'arth
!e" ( )
2 2
@ 0
E
v c + & where v
'
is the velocity of the 'arth
!f" none of the above

1> %he ma9imum :inetic energy -in eF. of a "hotoelectron, *hen a metal surface *hose *or:
function is 2 eF is illuminate, )y "hotons *hose *avelength is 400 nm, is a""ro9imately
(a) &%& e.V. (b) 2%2 e.V. (c) &%, e.V.
(d) $%'' e.V. (e) 3%4 e.V. (f) none of the abo"e

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16 A vertically "olariGe, light is inci,ent on a "olariGer that is incline, )y an angle *ith the vertical
,irection %he light intensity after the "olariGer is "ro"ortional to&
(a) cos( ) (b) sin( ) (c) tan( )
(d) cos
2
( ) (e) sin
2
( ) (f) tan
2
( )

1@ An electron an, a "roton, )oth moving at nonrelativistic s"ee,s, have the same ,e ;roglie
*avelength Ahich of the follo*ing are also the same for the t*o "articles=
(a) s!eed (b) -inetic energy (c) fre4uency
(d) momentum (e) none of the abo"e

1< 3n the (y,rogen atom, an electron is in the e9cite, state for *hich n54 %he lo*est fre+uency that
can )e emitte, is&
(a) 2%4 &$
&4
85 (b) &%+ &$
&4
85 (c) 2%* &$
&4
85
(d) &%* &$
&4
85 (e) .%4 &$
&3
85 (f) none of the abo"e

20 %he ,e ;roglie *avelength of an electon moving *ith a s"ee, of 0710
>
m/s is
(a) 2%' nm (b)&%4' nm (c) 3%* nm
(d) &%+ nm (e) none of the abo"e

21 %*o monochromatic light sources, A an, ;, emit the same num)er of "hotons "er secon, %he
*avelength of A is
A
5 400 nm, an, that of ; is
;
5 >00 nm %he "o*er ra,iate, )y ; is&
(a) E4ual to that of source 1 (b) #ess than that of source 1
(c) 9reater than that of source 1
(d) 6annot be com!ared to that from source 1 using the a"ailable data%

22 3n single slit e9"eriment, as the slit *i,th ,ecreases, the HH
(a) light beam becomes more focued%
(b) light s!reads out in the radial direction%
(c) light !olari5ation rotates in a cloc-wise direction%
(d) light !ro!agates unaffected%

2' 3n Ee*ton0s ring e9"eriment, the lens ra,ius is 60 cm, an, the ra,ius of the >
th
,ar: ring -m

(). is
147 mm, thus the *avelength of the light source is a""ro9imately&
(a) 2$$ nm (b) 3$$ nm (c) 4$$ nm
(d) '$$ nm (e) *$$ nm (f) none of the abo"e

24 %he function is generally
(a) :calar2 com!lex2 !hysical and measurable%
(b) )ector2 com!lex2 not !hysical2 and not measurable%
(c) :calar2 real2 !hysical2 and not measurable%
(d) )ector2 real2 !hysical2 and measurable%
(e) :calar2 real2 not !hysical and not measurable%
(f) :calar2 com!lex2 not !hysical2 and not measurable%

27 A mass un,ergoes a harmonic vi)ration given )y ( ) ( ) t Ae t x
t

cos

= *here A 5 20 cm,
5 ra,/s, 507 s
81
, the am"litu,e at t517 s is a""ro9imately&
(a) .%'' cm (b) ,%4' cm (c) 3%.' cm
(d) '%+4 cm (e) 2%+ cm (f) none of the abo"e


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,ormula sheet
+ist of constants in -. units

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5 10<6'J10
6
Electron rest mass 5 <110
8'1

c5'10
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#roton rest mass 5 1>610
826

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