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LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS Universalgravitationalconstant dueto gravirY Acceleration Radiusof the Eanft Massof the Eanh Massof the Moon 1 AtmosPhere notumailn's constant of water DensitY .

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of coPper ThermalconduddvitY of aluminium Specificheatcapacity of coPPer SpecificheatcaPaciry of warcr SpecificheatcaPacirY Specificlatentheatof fusionof ice of water Specificlatentheatof vaporisation number Avogadro's Molar gasconstant oltzmannconstant fan-B Ste of ligttt in vacuum Speed
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are alloweda reading time In-?ddition to the 2 hours, candidates of 15 minutes. Writing may beginduring the l5-minute period.

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paper of NINE questions. consists

ALL A consists Candiduesmustanernpt of THREE questions. Section questionsin this section.Answersfor this sectionmust be written in this answerbooklel

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mustattemptTHREE of SD( questions.Candidates SectionB consists questions question EACH Module. Answers from in this section, ONE for this sectionmust be written in the answerbooklet provided. All working MUST be clearly shown.

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- 2 SECTIONA

AttemptALL questions. YouMUST write in thisanswerbooklet.YoumustNOT spendmorethan 30 minuteson this section.

1. Figure 1 below showsa velocity - time graph for a rubber ball thrown vertically upwardsfrom to give the ball an initial speed a tennisgun designed of 14 m s-r.

Velocity/mtt ,U L4 t2 10 8 6 . ' . t 4 2 o
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Describea possibleexperimentthat you could perform to obtain the datafor the velocity - time graphshownin Figure l.

[ 4 marks] (b)

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Describe the rnorionof the ball during rhe periods AB and BC.

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Esrimare theheighr ro whichtheballrises.

[ 2 marksl (iii) From the graph,how can you tell thatthe objecr rerurned to the point of projection?

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- 4 t*A-ship beingusedto {napthe seabed, sends out high-frequency soundwavesat regurar I intervals asit.travels along it" water surface. Tabre 1 berlw shows thl distance of theshipfrom itsstarting point andthetimetaken forthesignal to bereceived fromthesea bed after transmission. Table1

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Assuming thattheshiptravels in a srraight line

100 m, calculate the depth at point B.

andthe -"s r'v LrvPtIr deprh of the ut r'Ilesea sea bed Deo at

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Hence'completethe Table I above. Put calculations in the spacebelow.

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[ 6 marksJ Complete Figure 2 below to show the shape of the seabed over the distance travelled by the ship' The positionof the seabedar ihe startingpoinr is indicated for you. 0 S0 5 0m m1 l0 00 0m mt 15 5 00 m m22 0m 20 S 0 3m 00m 00 0m 2S m 3m 00
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State TWO waysin which a moreprecisemapof theseabedcouldbe obtained.

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2ffi g of solidsulphur was heated electrically at a uniformnte of 50 W. Thetemperarure - time graphshownin Figure 3 belowwasobtained.

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' calculatethespecificheatcapacity of solidsurphur.

[ 3 marksl (iii) calculate thespecific latent heatof fusionof sulphur.

[ 2 marksl O) (i) Stare Two sources of errorrhatcouldoccurin pcrforming rhisexpcrimcnt.

[ 2 marksJ (ii) State TWO precaudons tharyou would taketo improvethe accuracy of this expcrimcnL

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SECTION B

You MUST atternptTHREE questions from this section. Choose oNE questionEACH from MODLILE lr2, & 3. YouMUST write your answers in the answer bookletprovided. MODULE I

Answer EITHEReuestion 4 OR euestion 5.

4. (a)

State theprinciple of conseryadon of linear momenrum.

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show that for an objectprojectedwith a given velocity,v, at an angle,q to rhe horizontal, the trajectoryis given by the equation y=rlanc,-

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A rifle is uscdto fire two bullets.The firstshotis at an angle of 60oabove the horizontal andtre second at anangle of 45oaboverhehorizonul. Thespeed of EACH bulletasit leaves therifle is 200m s-r. For EACH bulletcalculare rhe horizontal range andtheconesponding rimeof flight. Oneof these bullets hasa mass of 30 g. If themass of theriflc is 5 kg, whatis thevelociry with whichrherifle rccoils? [2 rnarks] ' Total20 mrrks

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- 8 (a) (i) Threeimportant'basequantities'aremass,tengthard timd. Explain the term 'basequantity' andgive another example of a 'basequantity'. If in another quantities system of unitsthebase andunitsarcmass,/kg, lengtly'm, and force/N,what would bc tre unit of time? How would youusebasequantities or unitsto checkthe homogeneity of physical equatioru?StateONE way in which anequation that is hornogeneous may, nevertheless, be physicallyinconecl [ 7 marksJ

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In an experiment, the viscosity,Tl, of a liquid is determined in termsof the'volume,v, passing per second througha capillary urbeof radius,r, andlength,l, undera prcssure difference, p, wherc

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(i) Assuming thegivenequation to be homogeneous, strow thattheSI unit of q is N s m-2. If r is 0.75mm, measured to a precisionof10.02mm andp, I andv are measured to anuncertainty of *2.Oqo, tl.SVoand*1.0% respectively, estimate the uncertainty to which I can be detennined. The viscosityof oil as determined by this merhodis 0.010N s m-2. What is the actualuncertainry in the lneasurement? IdentifyONE case of random error andonecaseof systematic errorin the measurements of the physicalquantities required to determineTl. Saywhatyou woulddo to reduce theseerors. [13 marksJ Total 20 marks

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MODI.]LE 2 Ansrrer EITHER Question5 OR Question7.

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view of a rippletankin which two dippem,X andY, Figure 4 belowshows theoverhead th crests of the waves vibratc at 5 Hz. Corls arcplacedat P andQ. The arcsrpresnt and the distance ftom Y to P is 15 cm.

Figure 4 (i) (ii) of P andQ vary with time. Describe how the displacements the speed Calculate of the waves. t 5 marksl (b) !o demorutrat the diffractionof planewaterwavesin a ripple Describean experiment tank for a niurow gap. Draw a diagramof what you would expectto sewhenlooking of ttreripple tank down at the surface [ 3 marksl to the theorientation of a planewave,AB, in theseawith respect Figure 5 belowshows seashore.
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(d) Waterwavesof frequency, A, andtravellingwith velocity,v, aretransmitf, amplitude, eachmolecule of the waterto bc underted throughwaterof density,p. By coruidering going simplehannonicmotion, write down expressions for displacement and velocity power anexpression for the dueto the with time. Hen@,deduce of the watermolecules of arcaI m2. waterwavesin termsof f, p, A and v for a cmsssection [ 5 marksl of the surface of Figure 6 a andFigure 6 b below show,at aninstantof time,the shape waveexist waveand(ii) a stationary thewaterin a rippleunk in which (i) a progressive booklef respectively.CopyFigures 6 a and 6 b in your answer

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Figure 6 a

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Figure 6 b Directly belowEACH figurein your answer booklet,drawon thedouedline, thestateof the watersurface onequarterof a periodlater. [ 3 marksl Total 20 marks

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Explain the phenorirena involved in the formationof a diffraction patternby a plane grating. diftaction t 2 marksl

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Describe, with theaid of a diagrarn, an experiment to me:uurethe wavelength of yellow light fr,orn a straightfilamentbulb, usinga diffractiongratinghavingN lines per mehe. [ 6 marksl White light of wavelength 400 nm - 700 nm is incidenton a planediftaction grating ruled 5ffi linespermm. (i) Find the angularbreadthof the fint-order spectmm. Show your resulton a labelleddiagram. Showthatttresecond-order spectrum of thewhitelight overlaps wirh thethirdorderspectnrm. [12 marksJ Total 20 marks

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MODI.JLE3 ' 8. (a) Ansver EITHER Question 8 OR Question 9.

Discuss tlp nanrre of the processes by which a hot bodymay loseheatto the sunoundings. [ 3 rnarks] A schematic diagnrnof a simplesolarwaterheater is shownin Figure ? belowanda crosssection of ttrecollectoris shownin Figure 8 on page12.

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Figure8 (i) (ii) (iii) Explainwhy a sheet of glassis usedon the collecror. Themaincomponent in thecollector is theblackened copper .Explain sheeL its function. Explainwhy a b*tp is not required lo circulate the waterin the srorage mnk. [ 5 marksJ
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The Thble 2 below showsthe radiationper unit areafrom the surface of a rnetalat varioustemperarures. Thble2

Assuming that P = 6an where A and n are constants, plot a graph to determineA and n.

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Write down an expression for the pressure of an idealgasin termsof the meansquare speed of its molecules.StateFOUR assumptions rhatarerequired in the derivation of thisexpression. SmarksJ t Write down another exprusion for the pressure of a fixed mass of an idealgasin terms of its volumeandabsolute temperature. Showthattheexpression is consistent with that in part (a),provided that a certainassumption is made. State this assumption. [ 3 marksJ A vessel, of volume500 cil3, contains hydrogenat a pressure of 1.0pa anda temperatureof 27oC. Estimate the (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) number of molecules in thevessel me:n squarc speedof the molecules total translarional kinetic energyof the molecules average translational kineticenergy of a molecule.

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