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FORM TP 2007254 MAYlJUNE2007

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIO~S COUNCIL

ADVAN CED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
PHYSICS

Unit 2 - Paper 01

90minutes

cos JUNE 2001 (p.m.v

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
I. In adliition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are
about to answerand decide which choice is best.

3. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

Which ofthe fo Bowing lists one scalar quality

and one vector quantity?

(A) mass : temperature Sample Answer

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(B) momentum : pressure
( C) force : velocity
(D) potential energy : volt

4.
The best answer to this item is "momentum: pressure", soanswerspace(B)has been blackened.

lfyou want to change your answer, be sure to eraseyouroldanswercompletelyand fill inyournew

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choice.
5. Whenyouaretoldtobegin,turnthepageandworkasquicklyandascarefullyasyoucan, lfyoucannot
answer an item, om it it and go on to the next one. You can come back to the harder item later. Your
score will be the total number ofcorrect answers.
6. You may do any rough work in this booklet.
7. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
8. The use ofnon-programmable calculators is allowed.
9. Thistestconsistsof45 items. You will have90minutestoanswerthem.
I 0. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in
this test.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ABE TOLD TO DO SO.

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LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS.
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Speed of light in free space c = 3.00 x 1Cl8 m s·l

Permeability of free space !lo = 41t x 10--7 H m· 1

Permittivity of free space Eo = 8.85 x 10-- 12 F m·l

Elementary charge e = 1.60 x 10--19 c

The Planck constant h = 6.63 X 10--H JS

Unified atomic mass constant u· = 1.66 x 10--27 kg

Rest mass of electron m, = 9.11 x 10· 31 kg

Rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 x 10--27 kg

Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 ms· 2

1 Atmosphere Atm = 1.00 x Hf N m· 2

Avogadro's number NA = 6.02 x I 0 23 per mole

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1. An electric field exists betWeen charged 2. A unit equivalent to I volt is

parallel plates.
•• (A) l JC-'
I+ + + +I (B) IWC-'
++++ p+++ (C) l JA-'
(D) l WA·'
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3. A circuit is set up as shown in the diagram.
Which graph shows how the electric field
strength varies along the line OP?
..------r---fAP---
E

(A)

0
What happens to the readings on the ammeter
E and volmeter ifthe resistance of the variable
resistor is increased?
(B)

Ammeter Volmeter
0 p
(A) Increase Increase
E
(B) Decrease Decrease
(C) (C) Increase No change

(D) No change No change

p

E
4. A wire of diameter 1.0 mm is carrying a
(D) current of 1.5 A. The charge carriers are
electrons and the net drift velocity of the
electrons is 0.5 mm s'. The number of
p
conduction electrons per unit volume in the
0
conductor is

(A) 9.6 x 102' m·'

(B) 2.4 x I 02• m_,
(C) 6.0 x I 02' m"'
(D) 9.5 x I 023 m·'
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5. Which of the following shows' the .IV 6. A cell of internal resistance r is connected to
characteristic of a filament lamp? a load ohesistance R.
. I

The efficiency of such an arrangement is

I found from the expression ..

(A) energy dissieated in the load

energy dissipated in the complete circuit

Which expression represents the efficiency

in this case?
v
r
(A)
R+r
I

(B) r
(B) -
R

(C) _.R__
R+r
v
R
(D)
r
~

(C) 7. Kirchoff's Laws are derived from the laws

of conservation. On which conservation laws
do they depend?

v Kin:hoff's Kirchoff's
1st law 2nd law

I (A) mass current

(B) current energy
(D)
(C) charge current

(D) charge energy

I
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8. Jn the diagram below, a potential difference 10. Which arrangement of four similar capacitors
of600V is applied between two parallel metal has the IDGHEST effective capacitance?
plates, X and Y, 5 mm apart. · '

What is the magnitude and direction of the

electric field at point P?

ov
x
plate
t eP
Smm
(C) --1 H H H r-
i y
plate
-600 v

(A) 1.2 x !02 NC- 1; X-+ Y

(B) 1.2 x 10' NC- 1 ; Y-+ X 11. A wire, 1.00 m long and of uniform cross·
(C) 1.2 x 10' NC-'; X-+ Y sectional area 2.00 mm'. has a resistance of
(D) 1.2 x 10' NC- 1; Y-+ X o.s n
What is the resistivity of the wire material?
9. In which resistor below is the GREATEST
power dissipated? (~) I.Ox 10-'0m
(B) 1.0 x lo-6 nm
(C) 2.0 x lo-6 n m
ta
A SA) (D) 3.1 x !o-60 m

20
B 4A)

4'1
c 2A)

Sa
D IA)
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12. The force acting per unit current length is the 15. The diagram shows a piece of wire 0.5 m
long moving with a speed of 3 .0 m s"
(A) electric field strength' ' perpendicular to a magnetic field of field
(B) magnetic flux density strength 1.5 m T. What is the e.m.f. induced
(C) electric potential across the ends of the wire? ..
(D) potential difference
)> 3.0 m s·1
x x x x x
13. Two wires X and Y, each of the same length
and material are connected in series to a x x x x x
battery. The diameterofX is twice that ofY. x x x x x
What fraction of the total potential difference x x x x x
is across X?
(A) 4.5 x JO·'V
(A) 0.20' (B) 2.25 x lO·'V
(B) 0.25 (C) 7.5 x 10·3 v
(C) 0.33 (D) 2.25 x 103 v
(D) 0.50

16. The MAJORITY charge carriers in an n·type

14. The diaSram below represents a simple re lay. material are
When a current I flows in the solenoid, the
two pieces of soft iron materials PQ and RO (A) protons
become magnetized. (B) electrons
(C) holes
(D) neutrons
P Solliron
Soft iron
'
'
I

Which combination BEST illustrates the

polarities at the ends P, Q, Rand O?

p Q R 0
(A) N N s s
(B) N s N s
(C) s s N N
(D) s N s N

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17. The circuits below contain diodes, ·a cell, 18. A direct current (!) dissipates power in a
resistors and an ammeter. In which circuit resistor (R). A sinusoidal alternating current
will the ammeter register a currfnt? dissipates the same power in another resistor
of.one quarter the value . What is the r.m.s.
value of the alternating current?
{A)
(A) I
4

(B) I
..J2
~--1A 1-----'
(C) ..fii

(B)
(D) 21

19. An ideal transfornier has· N, turns in its

secondary coil and N turns in its primary coil.
The alternating volta"ges in the secondary and
primary coils are V, and V, respectively and
the alternating currents in the secondary and
primary coils are l, and I, respectively.

(C) Which of the following relationships is

correct?

N, V, IP
(A) -=-=-
N• VP I,
1'1, VP I,
(B) -=-=-
NP v, I,

(D) N,
-=-=-
V, I,
(C)
NP VP Ip
N, Vp I,
(D) -=-=-
NP v, rp

nn n1'1 Tn TU"C -..rcvT" Anc

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20. Which one of the circuits below will give a Item 21 refers to the following figure.
fuU-wave rectified current through the lo&d
R in the direction shown? . , .-------n + 10 v
LDR
(A)

A.C rv
supply A
! R

ov
(B) 21.. The potential divider in the figure above is
formed from a light dependent resistor (LOR)
A.C rv
and a resistor (R).
supply
! R The LOR has a resistance of 5 000 0 in the
dark and 50 n in bri,glit light.

The potential at A changes from near zero in

(C) the dark to 8 V in bright light

A.C rv The value of the resistor R is

supply
! R (A) 12.5 n
(B) 150 n
(C) 200 n
(D) 20 000 0

(D)

A.C rv 22. The figure shows an op-amp used as a

supply comparator.
! R

The open loop voltage gain of the op-amp is

3 x 1O' and the voltage of the power supply is
± 6 V. The MINIMUM input voltage (V,)
which will cause saturation is

(A) ±20 µv
(B) ±30µv
(C) ±40µv
(D) ±180µv

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L3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage Item 25 refers to the following diagram.
of using negative feedback in

(A)
an
. .
op-amp?

The gain is predictable and constant.

(B) Feedback reduces distortion of the
output.
Bandwidth is increased.
Feedback increases lhe gain.

24. Which diagram shows the circuit for a non-

inverting amplifier?
25. The gain of the op-amp circuit in the diagram
(A)
• above is

(A) -4
+ 0
(B) - 0.25
(C) +0.25
(B) (D) +S

(C)

(D)

l Vour
 Item 26 refers to the following figures. Item 27 refers to the following diagram.

20k0

Output
If voltage
o-~~-'-'---41-~~-0 v. 27. The circuit is equivalent to

Figure 1 (A) an AND gate

(B) a NAND gate
V;N (C) an OR gate
+l (D) an XOR gate

s
0.04
Item 28 refers to the following diagram.
-1
Figurc2

26. The; sinusoidal alternating voltage shown in

Figure 2 is applied to the input of the op-amp
shown in Figure !. The voltage of the power
supply is ±!OV. Which one of the following
graphs correctly shows output voltage with
time? 28. Which one of the following combinations
gives the correct output from EACH of the
(A) V0 N gates shown above?
+5
x y z
ti•
0.04 (A) 0 0 0
-5 (B) 1 1
(C) 0 0
(B) V0 N . (D) I 0
+5

s
0.04 29. How many inputs and outputs does a half
-5 adder have?

(C) INPUTS OUTPUTS

+10 (A) 2 2
(B) 2 I
tis (C) 2
0.04
(D) 3 2
-10

(D) ' V0 N
+IO

s
0.04
-10
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30.
JO_ Choose the response which will,BESt . 32. A T.V. station broadcasts at a rate 200 kW
complete the following statement. and frequency 200 MHz. How many photons
' ' are emitted every second?
A flip-flop has two output states,
(A) 1.5 x 1036
(A) one stable and one unstable. It (B) 1.5 x 10"
remains in the stable state until a (C) 1.5 x 10"'
trigger pulse switches it to the (D) 1.5 x. Hf'
unstable.
(B) both of which are unstable. It
switches from one state to another 33. A work function of a metal is the
after a short interval.
(C) one stable and one unstable. It (A) cut-off wavelength of electro-
remains in the unstable state for a magnetic radiation for that metal,
short time and then switches to the above which no photoelectrons are
stable state. emitted
(D) both of which are stable. It remains (B) minimum energy of electro-magnetic
in either state until a trigger pulse radiation needed for a
sends it to the other. photoelectron to be produced from
the metal -
(C) threshold frequency of electro-
31. Which of the following phenomena Jed to the magnetic radiation required, below
discovery of the particle nature of which no photoelectrons are
electromagnetic radiation? emitted from the metal
(D) the max.imum kinetic energy of
(A) Interference photoelectrons emitted from the
(B) Reflection metal surface when electro-
(C) Polarisation magnetic radiation of a given
(D) Photoelectric Effect frequency is used

34. The maximum wavelength of electromagnetic

radiation that causes emission of
photoelectrons from a metal, X, is 600 nm.
What is the work function of X? -

(A) 3.32 x. IO-" J

(B) 5.30 x JO·"' J
(C) 3.98 x 10'40 ]
(D) 2.48 x I 0·21 J
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35. The figure below shows an energy 'level 37. P is the momentum of a particle and A. is its
diagram for a hydrogen atom. · wavelength, For which of the following
graphs would the gradient be equal to the
E, -0.54eV Planck's constant?
E, -0.85eV p
(A)
E, -l.5eV

E, -3.4eV

E, - - - - - - - - - - - -13.6eV

(B) 1.
p

An electron moves from one energy state to

another with the production of a photon of
frequency 2.46 x to" Hz. Which energy
transitipn accounts for this?
1
"I.
(A) . E.,-> E2 p
(B) Es-> Ei (C)
(C) E,-> E1
(D) Ei-> E,

Item 36 refers to the following diagram.

Intensity
1
_z (D) p

+<~~~~~~~+A
Wavelength

36. This graph illustrates the x-ray spectrum from

a given x-ray tube. What do X, Y and Z
represent?
38. The results of the Geiger - Marsden a -
particle scattering experiment provides
x y z evidence for
(A) K -series L - series Continuous
Line spectrum Line spectrum spectrum (A) quantum th:oiy
(B) L - series Continuous K- series (B) size ofthe nucleus
Line spe~trum spectrum Line spectrum (C) existence of neutrons
(D) radioactive decay
(C) K - series Continuous L - series
Line $pectrum spectrum Line spectrum
(D) Continuous K - series L - series
spectrum Line spectrum Line spectrum

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39. The diagram shows the set up for.aMillikan'.s 41. ·Which of the following graphs shows the
oil drop experiment.
.. correct relationship between the energy
evolved, E, and the mass coverted, t.m, in a
nMclear reaction?
SPRAYED
OIL DROPS (A)
VARIABLE +
·':~f.
-+-------~
x
f
D.C
SUPPLY

A variable voltage, V, is applied between the

(B)
plates X and Y, which are separated _by a
distance, d. The microscope is focussed on
a charged oil drop of mass, rn, which is held
stationary between the plates. If q is the
charge on the oil drop, which of the
following expressions is correct?

(A) q=mgV/d
(B) q=mg/Vd
(C) q=V/mgd E
(C)
(D) q=mgdN

40. The diagram represents the relationship

between binding energy per nucleon and mass
number. W, X, Y and Z are different elements.

y
z
(D)
Binding
energy
per nucleon
w
Mass number

Which of the following statements is true of

nuclear stability? 42. What is the energy equivalent of the atomic
mass unit, u?
(A) Z could undergo nuclear fission to
become more stable. (A) J.49x !O·IOJ
(~) W and X could undergo nuclear (B) 4.98x JO·"J
fission to become more stable. (C) 5.53 x JO·l6 J
(C) W and Y could undergo nuclear (D) 5.12 x 10·.. J
fusion l'O become more stable.
(D) Z could UDdergo nuclmr fiulon to
become more lltlble.
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43. Atoms undergo redioactive decay because . 45. A radioactive nuclide is represented by the

(A) the number of protons in'the nucleus

symbol ji P. It decays into a nuclide of

is greater than the number of element Q by beta decay. Q then decays

neutrons into a nuclide of element R by. alpha decay
(B) their nuclei are un!!lable and releases gamma radiation. What symbol
(C) they arc heated under higb pressure represents nuclide R?
(D) the number of electrons is greater
than the number of protons in the (A) 1s
34
R
atom
(B) 72 R
32

(C) 74 R
44. The diagram below shows the paths of two 32

types of radioactive emissions, P and Q, in a (D) 72 R

31
uniform magnetic field, which is directed into
the page. Whal are P and Q?

x
x
~PX
x
~
Lead box
x x x x
~Q

containing x x x x
radioactive
SOatte

p Q
(A) alpha beta
(B) beta alpha
(C) beta gamma
(D) alpha gamma

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