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Q1.
A transverse sinusoidal wave propagating along a stretched string is described by the
following equation: y (x,t) = 0.350 sin [1.25x + 99.6t], where x and y are in meters,
and t is in seconds. Consider the element of the string at x = 0. What is the time
interval between the first two instants when this element has a displacement of y = +
0.175 m?

A) 21.0 ms
B) 63.1 ms
C) 31.5 ms
D) 45.2 ms
E) 73.1 ms
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Q2.
A transverse sinusoidal wave travels on a stretched string and carries an average
power of 0.470 W. If the wavelength of the wave is doubled while the tension and
amplitude are not changed, what then is the average power carried by the wave?

A) 0.118 W
B) 0.235 W
C) 0.940 W
D) 1.88 W
E) 0.470 W
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Q3.
A standing wave is set up on a string fixed at both ends. The waves on the string have
a speed of 192 m/s and a frequency of 240 Hz. The amplitude of the standing wave at
an antinode is 0.400 cm. Calculate the amplitude at a point on the string that is a
distance of 30.0 cm from one end.

A) 0.283 cm
B) 0.200 cm
C) 0.405 cm
D) 0.605 cm
E) 0.354 cm
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Q4.
Three pieces of string, each of length L, are joined together end to end as shown in
Figure 2, to make a combined string of length 3L. If the combined string is under
tension , and it takes a transverse pulse time t1 to travel the first piece, how much
time does it take the pulse to travel the entire length 3L?
Figure 2

A) t1
B) t1
C) t1
D) t1
E) t1

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Q5.
Two sound sources (S1 and S2) are driven in phase by the same oscillator. Their sound
is detected by a microphone arranged as shown in Figure 3. If the frequency of the
oscillator is varied, what is the difference between the lowest frequency causing
constructive interference and the lowest frequency causing destructive interference?
Take the speed of sound in air to be 340 m/s. Figure 3

A) 401 Hz
B) 136 Hz
C) 102 Hz
D) 453 Hz
E) 906 Hz
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Q6.
A person is 30 m from a point sound source. At this distance, the sound level is 110
dB. If his ear is circular with a diameter of 8.4 mm, how much energy is transferred to
his ear each second?

A) 5.5 J
B) 3.5 J
C) 8.1 J
D) 2.5 J
E) 7.2 J
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Q7.
The fundamental frequency of a pipe open at both ends is 590 Hz. What will be the
fundamental frequency if the pipe is closed at one end?

A) 295 Hz
B) 590 Hz
C) 118 Hz
D) 148 Hz
E) 522 Hz
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Q8.
A car and a train are moving toward each other along a straight line, each moving
with half the speed of sound. The train’s whistle emits sound at frequency fo. What
frequency is heard by the passenger of the car?

A) 3fo
B) fo
C) 2fo
D) 4fo
E) fo/2
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Q9.
A steel tape is used for length measurement, and its markings are calibrated at 20.000
o
C. When the temperature is 35.000 °C, a person uses the tape to measure a distance
and found it to be 35.794 m. What is the actual distance? [steel = 1.200  10-5 K-1]

A) 35.800 m
B) 35.786 m
C) 35.794 m
D) 35.807 m
E) 35.133 m
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Q10.
An aluminum rod and a brass rod, of the same length (0.500 m) and cross sectional
area (1.00 cm2), are welded end-to-end and placed between two reservoirs, as shown
in Figure 4. At steady state, find the rate of heat conduction through these two bars.
Thermal conductivities are: kbrass = 109 W/m.K, kAl = 205 W/m.K.
Figure 4
A) 1.42 W
B) 6.53 W
C) 3.15 W
D) 2 .94 W
E) 5.42 W

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Q11.
A 6.00-kg piece of copper is placed with 2.00 kg of ice that is initially at – 20.0 oC.
The ice is in an insulated container of negligible mass and no heat is exchanged with
the surroundings. After thermal equilibrium is reached, there is 1.20 kg of ice and
0.800 kg of liquid water. What was the initial temperature of copper?
The specific heats are: copper = 386 J/kg.K, ice = 2220 J/kg.K.

A) 153 oC
B) 38.4 oC
C) 115 oC
D) 100 oC
E) 102 oC
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Q12.
Two processes take an ideal gas from state 1 to state 3 (having the same volume), as
shown in Figure 5. Compare the work done by process A(direct path) to the work
done by process B (path via state 2).
Figure 5
A) WA> WB
B) WA< WB
C) WA = W B = 0
D) W A = W B> 0
E) W A = W B< 0
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Q13.
An ideal gas is compressed to one-half its original volume. Rank the following
processes in order from highest to lowest value of the final pressure: (1) a monatomic
gas compressed isothermally; (2) a monatomic gas compressed adiabatically; (3) a
diatomic gas compressed isothermally; (4) a diatomic gas compressed adiabatically.

A) 2, 4, (1 and 3) tie
B) 4, 2, (1 and 3) tie
C) (1 and 3) tie, 4, 2
D) (1 and 3) tie, 2, 4
E) 2, 1, 3, 4
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Q14.
A container with volume 1.48 L is initially evacuated. Then, it is filled with 0.226 g of
an ideal gas. If the root-mean-square speed of the gas molecules is 182 m/s, what is
the pressure of the gas?

A) 1.69 kPa
B) 6.02 kPa
C) 2.23 kPa
D) 3.05 kPa
E) 5.41 kPa
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Q15.
Three moles of an ideal gas are taken around the cycle acb shown in Figure 6. For
this gas, Cp = 29.1 J/mol.K. Process ac is at constant pressure, process ba is at
constant volume, and process cb is adiabatic. The temperatures are Ta = 300 K, Tb =
600 K, and Tc = 492 K. Calculate the total work for the cycle.

A) – 1.95 kJ
B) – 6.74 kJ Figure 6
C) + 4.78 kJ
D) –3.17 kJ
E) zero
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Q16.
Figure 1 shows a pV-diagram for the cyclic process traversed by an ideal gas, where
process bc is isothermal. Find the total heat exchanged in the cycle.

A) 25.7 J gained by the gas Figure 1

B) 25.7 J lost by the gas
C) 56.2 J gained by the gas
D) 56.2 J lost by the gas
E) 30.4 J lost by the gas
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Q17.
Two moles of an ideal diatomic gas are cooled at constant pressure from 25.0 oC to –
18.0 oC. What is the change in the entropy of the gas?

A) – 9.06 J/K
B) + 9.06 J/K
C) – 46.1 J/K
D) – 11.5 J/K
E) + 11.5 J/K
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Q18.
A 0.250 kg of water, initially at 85.0 oC, is allowed to cool slowly to room
temperature (20.0 oC). The temperature of the air in the room (20.0 oC) does not
change. What is the total entropy change of the system (water + air)?

A) +22.5 J/K
B) –22.5 J/K
C) –209 J/K
D) +232 J/K
E) +209 J/K
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Q19.
A Carnot heat engine has an efficiency of 60.0% and performs 240 kJ of work in each
cycle. Suppose the engine expels heat at room temperature (20.0 oC). What is the
temperature of the hot reservoir?

A) 733 K
B) 323 K
C) 306 K
D) 353 K
E) 50 K
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Q20.
An ideal refrigerator has a coefficient of performance of 2.25, runs on an input
electrical power of 95.0 W, and keeps its inside compartment at 5.00 °C. If you put
12.0 kg of water at 31.0 °C into this refrigerator, how long will it take for the water to
be cooled down to
5.00 °C?

A) 102 minutes
B) 115 minutes
C) 126 minutes
D) 212 minutes
E) 139 minutes
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