56. An acrylic cube with a volume of 8 cm³ registers a weight of 40 g on a spring scale calibrated in grams. If the same object is weighed while submerged in a liquid with a density of 4 g/cm³, what reading will the scale display?
(A) 8 g
(B) 16 g
(C) 24 g
(D) 32 g
(E) 40 g

52. The figure shows the configuration of a beam-expander (5x) formed by two positive lenses with focal lengthes f1 and f2. The distance between two lens is 12 cm. Wi and Wf denote the input and output laser beam diameters, respectively. What is the laser focal point in the system?(A) 2.0 cm away from the input lens (B) 4.0 cm away from the input lens (C) 6.0 cm away from the input lens (D) 8.0 cm away from the input lens (E) 10.0 cm away from the input lens

53. A police car with a 500 Hz siren is moving at 20 m/s. What is the total frequency change when the police car is approaching and then leaving the listener? (sound speed in the air is 344 m/s) (A) 32 Hz (B) 36 Hz (C) 48 Hz (D) 52 Hz (E) 58 Hz

54. A doppler flow meter transmit ultrasound of 10 MHz to measure the blood flow. If the reflected sound of 9.9 MHz is recorded by the same probe, find the speed of the blood flow. (sound speed in the tissue is 1500 m/s) (A) 5.5 m/s (B) 6.5 m/s (C) 7.5 m/s (D) 8.5 m/s (E) 9.5 m/s

55. Thin film coating is a technique for anti-reflection. How thick a thin film with the refractive index of 1.25 should be coated on a glass surface (n=1.5) to eliminate the reflection for the wavelength of 600 nm? Only consider normal incidence. (A) 120 nm (B) 150 nm (C) 300 nm (D) 500 nm (E) 600 nm

57. The net nuclear fusion reaction inside the Sun can be written as 41H → 4He + E. The rest energy of each hydrogen atom is 938.8 MeV, and the rest energy of the helium-4 atom is 3728.4 MeV. Calculate the percentage of the starting mass that is transformed to other forms of energy. (A) 0.11 % (B) 0.31 % (C) 0.51 % (D) 0.71 % (E) 0.91 %

58. In Bohr’s hydrogen theorem, find the ratio of the longest wavelength between Balmer’s and Paschen’s series? (Balmer/Paschen) (A) 0.35 (B) 0.40 (C) 0.45 (D) 0.50 (E) 0.55

59. How fast is needed for an O2 + ion to move in a circular orbit of radius 5 m in a magnetic field of 0.5 Tesla? (1 u = 1.66 × 10-27 kg) (A) 3.8 × 105 m/s (B) 4.1 × 105 m/s (C) 5.2 × 105 m/s (D) 7.5 × 106 m/s (E) 8.9 × 106 m/s

60. A spacecraft is flying towards Earth at a speed of 0.7 c. When it is 8 light-years away from Earth, it sends a message to Earth at a speed of 0.5 c (relative to the spacecraft). How long will it take for Earth to receive this message? (A) 5 years (B) 6 years (C) 7 years (D) 8 years (E) 9 years

61. Which of the following carbon atoms exhibits an oxidation state of +3?(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV (E) V

62. Given the electron configuration of an element X is [Ar]3d104s2 4p3 . What is the formula for the chloride of X most likely to be? (A) XCl (B) XCl2 (C) XCl3 (D) XCl4 (E) XCl6