Review of Physics 2 - Exam

Semestr: sommer, 2019/20, Tutor: Martin Žáček, Date: 2020-07-03

Task 1 - Water flowing out of a vessel

\(\)A vessel is filled with water to the height \(h = 0.5\text{ m.}\) At the bottom is connected a horizontal tube consisting of two parts. The first one has cross-section \(S_1 = 1\text{ cm}^2,\) the second one \(S_2 = 0.5\text{ cm}^2\) and its end is open so water can flow freely out of the vessel (see picture).

  1. Calculate the speed \(v\) of the outflowing water at the end of the tube.
  2. Calculate the pressure \(p\) in the first part of the tube.
Calculate with the density of water \(\rho = 1\,000\text{ kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}\) and the gravity acceleration \(g = 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2}.\)

Solution:

Let us denote the required quantities \(v\) and \(p\).

  1. From Bernulli equation we get from comparison of points at the level and at the end of the tube $$\rho g h = {1 \over 2} \rho v^2 \to v = \sqrt{2 g h}; $$ $$v = \sqrt{2 \cdot 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2}\cdot 0.5\text{ m}} = \sqrt{10} \text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−1}\approx 3\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−1}.$$
  2. Let's mark the velocity in the first part of the tube as \(v_1\). From Bernulli equation we get $$\rho g h = p + {1 \over 2} \rho ^2 v_1^2;$$ relationship between velocities \(v_1\) and \(v\) in the first and second part of the horisontal tube is given by continuity equation \(v_1 S_1 = v S_2\), so we have $$v_1 = v \left({S_2 \over S_1}\right),$$ let's substitute into the first equation and express and use the equation from the point 1. and we get: $$p = \rho g h \left(1 - {S_2 \over S_1}\right)$$ and numericaly we get $$p = 1\,000\text{ kg}\,\text{m}^{-3} \cdot 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2} \cdot 0.5\text{ m} \left(1 - {0.5 \over 1}\right) = 2.5\text{ kPa}.$$

Task 2 - The seconds pendulum

The seconds pendulum is a pendulum whose length is set so that the period is equal to 2 seconds.

  1. Calculate the length of the seconds pendulum, assume gravitational acceleration as \(g = 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2}.\)
  2. Calculate the total energy of the second pendulum, if the mass is equal \(m = 2\text{ kg}\) and the initial deflection is \(\varphi_0 = 2\text{°}\)
  3. What is the ratio of the lengths \({l_\text{E} / l_\text{M}}\) and total energies \({E_\text{E} / E_\text{M}}\) for pendulums located on Earth and the Moon with equal initial deflections \(\varphi_0 = 2\text{°}\)? Assume the ratio of accelerations as \({g_\text{E} / g_\text{M}} = {9.81 / 1.62} = 6.056 \approx 6.\)

Solution:

  1. $$\omega^2={\left({2\pi \over T}\right)^2}={g \over l} \to l={g T^2 \over 4\pi^2} \approx {10\cdot2^2 \over 4\cdot10}=1\text{ m}.$$
  2. $$E_\text{tot}={1 \over 2} m \omega^2 x_0^2 = {1 \over 2} m {g \over l} \left( l \alpha_0 \right)^2 = {1 \over 2} m g l \alpha_0^2 = {{m g^2 T^2 \alpha_0^2} \over {8\pi^2}}$$ numerical value can be more effectively calculateble from $$E_\text{tot}={1 \over 2} m g l \alpha_0^2 = {2\text{ kg}\cdot 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{-2}\cdot 1\text{ m} \over 2} \left(2{2 \pi \over 360}\right)^2;$$ and the final numerical result is $$E_\text{tot}=2\left({3.14 \over 90}\right)^2 \text{ J} \approx 0.0122\text{ J} \approx 10\text{ mJ}.$$
  3. $${\require{cancel} l_\text{E} \over l_\text{M}} = {g_\text{E} \cancel{T^2} \cancel{4\pi^2} \over g_\text{M} \cancel{T^2} \cancel{4\pi^2} } = 6;$$ $${E_\text{E} \over E_\text{M}} = {\cancel{2} \cancel{m} g_\text{E} l_ \text{E} \cancel{\alpha_0^2} \over \cancel{2} \cancel{m} g_\text{M} l_\text{M} \cancel{\alpha_0^2}}=36.$$

Task 3 - Capacitors

Three capacitors with capacities \(C_1 = 5\text{ }\mu\text{F},\) \(C_2 = 3\text{ }\mu\text{F}\) and \(C_3 = 2\text{ }\mu\text{F}\) are connected serio-paralell where the first one is connected paralel with the remaining two, which are connected in series (see picture). Initially, the capacitors were not charged. Then was connected to a source with voltage \(U = 10\text{ V.}\)

  1. Calculate the total capacity.
  2. Calculate the voltage at the capacitor \(C_3.\)
  3. Calculate the total bound charge of all capacitors.

Solution:

  1. $$C=C_1 + {1 \over {1 \over C_2} + {1 \over C_3} } = C_1 + {{C_2 C_3} \over {C_1 + C_3}};$$ $$C=\left(5 + {{3 \cdot 2} \over {3 + 2}} \right)\text{ }\mu\text{F} = {31 \over 5}\text{ }\mu\text{F} \approx 6\text{ }\mu\text{F}.$$
  2. Capacities and charges satisfy the following set of equations (from definition of the capacity) $$Q_1=C_1 U_1; Q_2=C_2 U_2; Q_3=C_3 U_3$$ and because the capacities \(C_2\) and \(C_3\) are connected serial and the charge that flowed through both is the same, $$Q_2 = Q_3 \to C_2 U_2 = C_3 U_3 ; $$ $$U = U_1 = U_2 + U_3;$$ and from last two equations we get $$U_3 = U {C_2 \over {C_2 + C_3}} = 10\text{ V} \cdot {3 \over {3 + 2}} = 6\text{ V}.$$
  3. $$Q=Q_1 + Q_2 + Q_3 = Q_1 + 2 Q_3 = U \left(C_1 + 2 C_3{{C_2 } \over {C_2 + C_3}} \right);$$ $$Q=10\text{ V}\left(5 + 2\cdot 3{2 \over {3 + 2}} \right)\text{ }\mu\text{F} = 74\text{ }\mu\text{C}.$$

Task 4 - Weight of the atmosphere

From the pressure acting to the Earth's surface calculate

  1. The total weight \(m\) of the atmosphere.
  2. The total amount of matter \(s\) of the atmosphere.
  3. The total amount of particles \(N\) in the the atmosphere.
  4. The teoretical height \(h\) of the the atmosphere with assumption that their concentration \(n = {N \over V} = \text{const.}\)
Assume the behavior of the atmosphere as an ideal gas with the constant pressure \(p = 10^5\text{ Pa}\) and the constant temperature \(ϑ = 20\text{ °C}.\) Calculate with the Earth's radius \(R = 64\cdot10^5\text{ m}\). Relative atomic mass use as 14 and 16 for nitrogen and oxygen respectively; atmosphere take as compoud of two-atomic molecules with the N:O ratio as 4:1; the molar gas constant is \(R_\text{m} = 8.3\text{ J}\,\text{K}^{-1}\,\text{mol}^{-1}\) and Avogadro constant is \(N_\text{A} = 6.6\cdot10^{23}\text{ mol}^{-1}.\)

Solution:

  1. $$F=mg \to m = {F \over g} = {pS \over g} = {p \cdot 4\pi R^2 \over g} $$ $$m = {10^5\text{ Pa} \over {10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2}}}\cdot 4 \cdot 3.14 \cdot 64^2 \cdot 10^{10}\text{ m}^2 \approx 5\cdot10^{18}\text{ kg}.$$
  2. Molar mass of the ear is the weighted mean value of molar masses of individual components, $$M={{4 M_\text{N_2} + 1 \cdot M_\text{O_2}} \over {4+1} } = {{4\cdot28 + 32} \over 5 }=28.8\text{ g}\,\text{mol}^{-1}$$ $$M={m\over s} \to s ={m \over M} \approx {{5\cdot10^{18}\text{ kg}} \over 28.8\text{ g}\,\text{mol}^{-1}} \approx 179\cdot 10^{20}\text{ mol} \; \dot{=} \; 2\cdot 10^{22}\text{ mol}.$$
  3. $$N=s M_A = 179\cdot 10^{20}\text{mol} \cdot 6.6\cdot10^{23}\text{ mol}^{-1} \approx 1.18\cdot10^{46} \approx 1\cdot10^{46}\text{ molecules.}$$
  4. $$V = S h \to h = {V \over S} \underset{p V = s R_\text{m} T}{\underset{\uparrow}=} {s R_\text{m} T \over p S } = {\cancel{p} \cdot \cancel{4\pi R^2} R_\text{m} T \over \cancel{p} g \cdot \cancel{4\pi R^2} M} = {R_\text{m} T \over g M};$$ $$h = { 8.3\text{ J}\,\text{K}^{-1}\,\text{mol}^{-1} \cdot 293\text{ K} \over 10\text{ m}\,\text{s}^{−2} \cdot 28.8\text{ g}\,\text{mol}^{-1} } \approx 8\text{ km}.$$