REVISION QUESTIONS
1. A steel rod of length 2.0 m is heated from 20°C to 100°C.
If the coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵ /°C, calculate the new length
of the rod.
2. An aluminum cube has a volume of 1.5 × 10⁻³ m³ at 25°C.
Find its new volume when the temperature rises to 125°C.
Given: Coefficient of linear expansion of aluminum = 2.4 × 10⁻⁵ /°C.
3. A brass pipe has a length of 3.5 m and a volume of 0.015 m³ at 15°C.
Calculate:
a) The new length of the pipe
b) The new volume of the pipe
when heated to 65°C.
Coefficient of linear expansion for brass = 1.9 × 10⁻⁵ /°C
4. A weather report shows the temperature as 30°C.
What is this temperature in Fahrenheit?
Use: F = (9/5) × C + 32
5. (Fahrenheit to Celsius)
A patient’s body temperature is measured at 98.6°F.
Convert this temperature to Celsius.
Use: C = (5/9) × (F - 32)
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6. (Celsius to Kelvin)
The freezing point of water is 0°C.
What is this temperature in Kelvin?
Use: K = C + 273.15
7. A 0.5 kg metal block at 150°C is placed into 0.3 kg of water at 25°C.
The final equilibrium temperature is 30°[Link] no heat is lost to the
surroundings, calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal.
(Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg∘C
8. A 200 g block of unknown metal at 100°C is placed into 500 g of water at 20°C.
The final temperature of the system is 22.4°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of
the metal.
(Specific heat of water = 4.18 J/g∘C
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9. A straight long wire carries a current of 8 A.
Calculate the magnetic field at a point 5 cm away from the wire.
10. A circular coil of wire with 500 loops and radius 0.1 m carries a current of 2 A.
Calculate the magnetic field at the center of the coil.
11. A solenoid is 0.2 m long and has 500 tightly wound turns.
If it carries a current of 3 A, calculate the magnetic field inside the solenoid.
12. A coil with 200 turns experiences a change in magnetic flux from
Φ1=0.05 Wb to Φ2=0.01 Wb in 0.1 seconds.
Calculate the induced EMF in the coil.
13. A magnetic field through a single loop changes uniformly from 0.2 T to 0.8 T
over 0.02 s,and the area of the loop is 0.05 m².
Calculate the average induced EMF.
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14. A transformer has 800 turns in the primary coil and 200 turns in the secondary
coil.
If the input (primary) voltage is 240 V, calculate the output (secondary) voltage.
Also state whether it is a step-up or step-down transformer.
15. A transformer has an input voltage of 120 V and delivers 6 A of current at the
secondary coil.
If the transformer is 100% efficient and the primary current is 0.5 A,
calculate the power output and the number of turns ratio (primary to
secondary).
16. Three resistors of R1=5 Ω, R2=10 Ω and R3=15 Ω are connected in series to a 12
V battery.
Calculate:
a) The total resistance
b) The current flowing through the circuit
c) The voltage across each resistor
17. Three resistors (R1=4 Ω, R2=12 Ω and R3=6 Ω are connected in parallel.
The total current from the power supply is 6 A.
Calculate:
a) The total resistance
b) The voltage across each resistor
c) The current through each resistor
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18. A positive charge is moving to the right through a uniform magnetic field that
points North.
Using the right-hand rule, determine the direction of the magnetic force acting
on the charge.
19. Find the polarity and direction of current in the solenoid.
20. Identify the direction of the current in the coils.