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SEPTEMBER 2OO9

PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN
SIJIL TINGGI PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
NEGERI PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR

PHYSICS
PAPER 1
One hour and fourty-fiveminutes

Instructions to candidates:
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Choose an,ecorrect answer and indicate it on the multiple-choice answer sheetprovided.
Read the instruclions on the multiple-choice answer sheetvery carefulty.
Answer all questions. Marl6 will not be deductedfor wrong answers.
A Data Booklet is provided.

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PHYSICS

PAPER 1
(1% HO URS )

SEKOLAH ME,NENGAH KEBANGSAAN SULAIMAN

28700BENTONG PAHANG

TRIAL EXAMINATION 2AO9

UPPERSIX SCIENCE
NOTE
In addition to this paper you will require the following items
1. Calculator 2.DataBooklet

List of fundamental nhysical constantslbund in the Data Booklet

Sseedoflieht in free space c:3.00 x 10" ms-'
Fcrrneability of free space u ^ :4 n x 1 0 -7H m-l
Permittivitv of free space e -:8 .8 5 x l 0-" F m-' = 1 l /86 2r) I x l 0 -' F m-'
Maenitude of electronic charge e=1.60x10-"C
Flanck constant h=6.63x10-"Js
$nified atomic mass constant u = 1.66x l0-'' ke
Rest mass of electron m -:9.11 x 10-"ks
Rest mass of proton m ":1.67 x 10-"' ke
Molar sas constant R: 8.31J K -' mol-'
Avogadro constant N n :6 .0 2 x 10" mol
Eeltzmannconstant K=1.38 xl.0--""JK-
Aeceleration of free fall G:9.81 m s -'
Gravitational constant G:6.67 x l0-" N m" kr'
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Variationof the velocityv in m s-rof an automobilewith time / in secondis siven bv

v=atz +b t 3
The units of a and b respectively are
At:' .l 0 r,r:::.
rn s2and m sa tf
rn-t s3 and m-l s4 6t- .5
rn s-2and m s-3 nr 05
m s-3and m s-4
u// \ *.( tt^>s''
,r? . /h Stn
$g
SupposeA
Suppose A== B'C',
B^'C"',where
where Ahas dimensionsL'l',BhasdimensionsL'T-',
dimensionsLi, B hasdimensionsL2T-1,andChas
and C has \
dimensionsLT2 . Then the values of the indices n andm arerespectively: S "
, ,.)X
n\ 1'
A
A ?una! grol-
3 3 a- clfl l-
B
B 2 and3 /. t, - ' ) n C u* ?
1urra1 " (fn
1't's ^ t- )
cC *d; .a /n . n sLtn
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(lilv\. h
t ?. rnil " ' - @
l\A, fv(n s'n d
1**'*
a1 h x*' ilo l 'A
I t l*u tW-L
5 5 /Ltttfno'

A stoneis thrown vertically upwards from the ground level, rises to a height h andthen falls
back to its starting point. Assuming that air resistanceis negligible, which of the following
graphsbest shows how Er, the kinetic energy of the stone,varies with s, the distance
travelled?

E1, A

\r1t \/
,auo,o'nu

C9
N
s0
,,o(n<'t
re
,rr%
\t&'

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4 A base ball is thrown vertically into the air. The acceleration of the ball at its highest point is
,/
,/
X 9.8 m s-2downwards
/ B 9.8 m s-2upwards
C Changingsuddenlyfrom 9.8 m s-'upwards to 9.8 m s-'downwards
D Cannot be calculatedwithout knowing the initial velocity

Wtrictrof the following pairscontainsa vectoranda scalar?

@
A displacementr' : acceleration V
@ angularmomentumV: kinetic energyl
I momentum V : torque V ),\
^
D 'power s : speed 5. I
, nl

n ' (/r l
I.
t/

Three coplanar forces having magnitudes20 N, 40 N dan 50 N, act upon a particle P

shown in the frgure below.

West East
( bearing270") ( bearing90" )

Which of the following is the bearing of the additional that is required to keep the particle
in equilibrium?

A 37o .,-/ B T27O c 1430 2170

Lt \ t f

tW6
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The graph below shows how the force acting upon an object varies with time.
Force / N

L\(,\E $J
!f"

\t'-*N'
) wt
Time / s
024 6
Assumingthe objectmovesin a straightline, what is its changeof momentum?

A 4 0 k g ms-r
P
36k g m s - r
o 2 0 k g ms -r D 1 6 k g ms -r

I Two pendulum bobs of unequal mass are suspendedfrom the samefixed point by strings
of equallengths.The lighter bob is drawn aside and then releasedso that it collides with the
other bob on reaching the vertical position. The collision is elastic. What quantities are conserved
in the collision?
w
\rr
@ goth kinetic energy and angular *o*"rrirr* of the system.
-R Only kinetic energy.
C Only angular momentum.
D Angular speedof the lighter bob.

9 A simplependulumof length 40.0 cm has a bob of mass2.0k9. The bob is pulled to one
side tmtil the pendulum makes an angle of 30owith the vertical. What is the torque acting on the
bob when the bob is released?

A 0.3Nm
)"'6-* C 6.8Nm D 7.8Nm
(t fo

/[:

{tt
Q'r't
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X0 The diagram below showsa block of massm on an inclined plane at an angle 0 to the
horizontal.

$
f' Alt'
'
, . n,.)-,0
\,// (( x f\v'
\.'

If p is the coefficientof friction betweenthe block andthe plane,theminimum valueof F

requiredto preventthe block from slippinedoyis
\,/
. A m g si n 0 B p mg co s0 D m g( sin0+ pcos0)
/^tsinO- p,cos0)

ll If the radiusof curvatureof a corneris r, the maximumspeedof a car roundingthe

corner without sliding is directly proportional to
t
*u\
1 I '
A2 Br Dr '
r NT

A particle of mass z is performing a simple harmonic motion with amplitude a. If the

expressedas l.
'{r
rl^r ['
Ctaa-w
CtW*'. {il A"at

L 6; I f E 1 f 2E
€ , 1 u o , uz[ )" A' ^E B-ti '
l;l;e A;Ga
-< a f rI- zn\*o
\T -,
J 13 A block is pusheda distance10m alonga planehorizontalsurfaceby a forceof
^-'
motionis 60 N. How muchof the work doneis
-w ' magnitudeS0N. The frictional forceopposing
r !,12--.
{> ?{tJ to heatandhow muchis convertedto kinetic energyof the block?
"oiu"rted
Heat/ J Kinetic energy/ J
{- 200 600
B 200 800

D
e 600
600
204
800

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Nort' d*-
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14 A communication satellite of rnassm moves with uniform angular velocity a in a circular

orbit of radius r from the centre of Earth.
What is the work done by the gravitational force on the satellite in one revolution?
'v{

15
Zerc
\
2mnr2co2

A particle moves uniformly along a circular path.

C ,t*r3 ai D mrt at

Which of the following correctly describethe linear velocity, angular velocity and linear
accelerationof the particle?
[e
linear velocity Angular velocity linear acceleration f-

constant constant always changing Y

$- always changing constant zero
C constant always changing constant \
lFffi' "hurt^l
0 always changing constant always changing
6.- ohonul
l 6 A no b je ctofmassrnisraisedfromtwhe re rt is t h e ra d iu s
of theearth.If the massof the earthis M andthe gravitationalconstantis G, what is the gain in
..- ^ _
potentialenergyof the object?
cs.tn ,/-a_.^y,,
/ t.t\ h

-*,?ry) o GY! 6GmM n\ \

GmM
,2GmM
v ( ' )
--ati zn w.2R
\-/. 2R R R
zifr. ^lzn

l7 The gravitational potential energy Ep of an object varies with distancer from the centre ,1
of a planet as shown in the diagram below. 02;
(^f7 'uft^*

/l

6W
n4
What quantity is representedby the gradient of the graph at arrypoint? h

A firavitational potential at the distancer.

B'/Gravitational field strength at the distancer.
Y t Lv

w^,
$ for.. that pulls the object towards the planet.'
P
Accelerationof the object towardsthe planet. 6_2,
VV

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.7 a -(r' ) .
y,_/
4rr
,/ The figure below representsthe simple harmonic motion of a particle in a progressive
ve that is moving with speed5.0 km s-r

Displacem"t,
i*
?"t v'lt {'
,!N ryJt'^t
,(
v'ffu
'a
\fl"t' 1l
/'l
'/f'

I (
"0 Time / ms ... A
l- fi .|
10
l20
F-
I n'h
-L
--r/ \P u^"' t4 q l.7vto')
-''
\?
{

l.uv
What is the frequencyof vibratioqof thpparticle?
' a
..$N t(,lf -.,, fN@ ( ot ov'
A 5.okHz \ isrn (9 .gffi 100kHz
'
t9 Thediagrambelowshowstwo vibrations. flttn
displacement
Vibration I
Vibration II

What is the phasedifference betweenthe two vibrations in radians?

n 7t \\l. 3t ^/
B c (X it
1 2 4 uYJ
20 The values of accelerationa of a particle in simple harmonic motion as a function of
displacementx is tabled below.
or'r't' lb
a l mm s-"' t6 8 0 -8 -r6
x/m m -4
.|
0 2 4 ,v u ' A
The period of this motion is
v\t ?-
. t^)
n.. I.
,,,,
R.,, ,

I )
ASB s c '" v\,t
' tL 7T 2 /---
-/.n, <'(
N'
.lf
ri$
-
// Yt v,4)n
,\y'
,y' u"sr,,
*'rlt ,,\
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_-/ \_

2l A resonancetube openedat both ends and having a vibrating tuning fork placed near one
end
,/
/M alwavshas a node in the rniddle. ot'
/B alwavshas an antinodein the middle.
C alwayshas an odd total numberof nodes
-/ D always has an odd number for total number of nodes and antinodes
J
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22 An(f,ea-\gascontainedin a cylinder with piston is allowed to expand from volume Vl and

pressureP1iilvolumeVz andpressurePz. Its temperatureis kept constant all the time. The work
doneby the gas is
Vl ; ( t ' V " '
A zeroobecauseit obeysBoyle's law and so PzVz- P1V1: g fl\
B negative,becausethe pressurehas decreasedand therefore the force on the piston is
decreasins
zero,becausethe gas is kept at constanttemperatureand therefore internal energy is
\ro
'/' unchanged.
h .r ..9
'
6,O; positive, becausethe volume has increased. k+f ua/
6.hJ''or,g
23 A sound wave with amplitude 0.20 mm is of intensity 3.0 W m-2.What is the intensity ofY
11'-
anothersoundwave of the samefrequency but has amplitude 0.40 mm?

24
A 6.0 W m-2 B g.0 W m-2 .l2w m'2 D 15 W m-2

The diagram below shows a solid rod and a hollow thick cylinder having the sameaxis
'fln
and of the samelength, eachhaving cross sectional areaA and M respectively.
The spacebetweenthe rod and cylinder and the outer layer are insulated perfectly. The ends of
this arrangementare maintained at temperature & and 02.

insulation
**'Jn
Solid rod

Hollowcyli

If the thermal conductivity of the rod and the cylinder are k and 3ft respectively and the rate
of heat flow alons the rod is W.what is the rate of heat flow along the cylinder?
tl
a
n6a
J I
6W B -W W D -t4/
2 6

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Mf
q
Ns t$ \"+r
, ,\5
) .'
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t"r /
\, [qS
\a ,'\'1s
The averagekinetic energy of the moleculMan ideal gas in a container of fixed
-
n{ehas been
has been increased
increasedby 4 iimes.
times. What
What will
will happen
happento their"rr.rr.
the the gas?
pressureof the gas? f \
.h f ,}
,' \L't /
by2times
It increases
bv
increases \Y; ' - . f?. , I( V
t,\ 7c !/{l l ti nc reas es by 4ti mes / )fh ,u l(
X (, |)nn') Uy
/C It increasesby 8 timesf ( j, O f l\
! I \) L''- /V
D It increasesby 16times U/ (,.
q.
aboutelectricpotential'is
Whichof thefollowingstatements false? V, ,K*t ,,
*
A It is a scalarquantity. r'\' $ M
'- 9,/
B l tsu n i ti sJc:t.-' NS /.\'\ ^a
a lt_isdefinedastheenergy required
to transfdr 1 C charge
frominfinity to a certaiy/
'\ l /
I/1 :
\/ .pornt.. , : movedagainstthe /l
D( if a positivetestcharge
Its valuedecreases is directionof an ' \I
V electricfield. ,/f
\/
An isolatedhollow conductingsphereof radiusr is chargedpositively. Which of the
following is the graph of electric field intensity E againstdistance x from the centre of the
sphere?

w D
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29 A wire with uniform cross-sectionalareahas a resistanceof R. The wire is stretchedso

N
that its length is increasedby l0 %. Assuming that the wire becomesthinner unifolmly, L" (0 I
its new resistance is gl t
^

0 .83R R
u
\"t14
B 0.90R --( totr,'+n'f)
lrt * clan...,.-
b
30 A direct current of 3.0 A flows from S to T in a circuit as shown in the figure below. Yr,

{ t)
1u
[E'o
What is the resistanceof R ?

A lo c r5f,
\n/sa D I8O
t_^
31 Two long parallel and free moving conductors are placed at a distance of 3 cm from
eachother. A direct current of 2.5 A flows through both conductors in the opposite
direction. Thev will

A // remainstationary. C move towards each other.

>a moveawaYfrom eachother. I) rotate in a clockwise direction
( /'
32 The diagram shows a horizontal piece of copper placed in a vertical masneticfield. A

,h
current1 flows in the copper in the direction as shown

Masnetic field

0vw
!rn'
Current,1
.,1*
The Hall voltage produced in the conductor is independentof

charge carrier density in the conductor. J

){ ^/ length ofthe conductor /
'/ g magneticflux densityof the magneticfield. J
D temperatureof the conductor
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33 The magnitude of the induced e.rn.f in a solenoid increases when

A a magnetis movedslowly towardsthe solenoid

,
B/ the solenoidremainsstationaryin a uniform magneticfield.

J D the solenoid and a magnetmove in the same direction and parallel to one
another.
/-<\ 1V
( 34) . A steady
currentof 2.0A flows in a solenoidof inductance4.0 H. The energystoredin r /, I
\-/ the solenoidis
\u'

A 2.0J
r2'1",r,,u1r)r.
4.01 r /,n
0,
B rc.ol . tr'ot' ( ,i)-

35 The figure shows the variation of an alternating voltage z and current 1 with time r in
a pure inductor.

t/s

The current 1 leadsthe voltage V by

A radians Lradians
1
- /
B n radians D - n radians

36 A sinusoidal alternating voltage V: Yo sin rrrl is connectedacrossa pure capacitor of

capacitanceC . Maximum energy stored in the capacitor is

q- zero c cvo,
I % cvo2 D 2 CY s 2

37 A non-invertingamplifier containsa feedbackresistance

Rpin the circuit. What is the
function ofthe feedback ?

\
B
To increasethe gain.
To increasethe effect of distortion.
o D
To increasethe bandwidth.
To opposethe input voltage.
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38 Which of the following is true concerningthe difference between a mechanical wave and an
electromagneticwave?

Mechanical wave Electroniagnetic wave

A Can propagatein vacuum Cannot propagate in vacuum
B /Has high frequency \ Has low frequency
C
\-/ / Loneitudinal wavesor transversewavesonly Longitudinal wavesonly
)a Propagatewith speedlower than Propagatewith speedequal to
\-/ the speedof light the speedoflight

39 An object is placed l0 cm from a concavemirror having a radius of curvature 40 cm. The image
formed is
A 3.5 cm in front of the mirror and is reducedin size.
B 13.5 cm at the back of the mirror and is enlarged. t+^.v*
c 20.0 cm in front of the mirror and is reducedin size
V*, r'e l'n''
20.0 cm at the back of the mirror and is enlarsed.

'/ro'
\-/ 40 Thefigure representsa graphofimage distance,v, againstobject distance,u,for aconvex lens of
focallength,f

ltl

t,a+ t
Mu $ tv
lct-
2u' n .
i '
\* Ll 6a t
V"I
The coordinatesof point P is
t Y$
A (%f ,%f) 0 (2 f , 2 f )
(f,f) (4 f , 4 f )
-q
@
J

4l What happensto the diffraction pattern of a single slit when the slit width is reduced? \h
(r, f . t*"
Intensity of central peak Width of dffiacfion pattern i I'
A Decreases Decreases / frd
B DecreasesT-
'Y
.rtb
Increases ,},
^'
L . Decreases
Increases
Increases
Incleases 1

[0t
\0t
\/
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\,r,u,q Urt*t!\YY 4'
: [/ t e(r.6'e
t [,] 4 o(o'w) -O'
c(.6i rc'''t)Ci=t).A.0, h
(u' o tt"'/
0;'o L--1qxnil
O The surfaceof a lens can be madenon-reflectiveby coatingthe lens surfacewith a thin

#fr
layer of transparentmaterial. If 2 is the wavelengthof the incident light in the medium,
the minimum thickness,/, of the materialrequiredis

7
A cL
8 2
,.
4
\fu, !*
o4r {t3:
{n t '
43 when a metal surfaceis illuminatedwith light of wavelength520 nm, the stopping
potentialrequiredis 0.80 V . If light of wavelength1" is used, the stoppingpotential is I .58 V.
N' ov*{ what is the value of l, ?
!r,u &
It2 rn rll
lv
---
i $'trlttD,
4*ts.
nn)
h
9B 3e2nm
5e2nm ,\'il-// F
',/r$
D 684nm' v ,\r, r'1"
2z',1::t,\2^
t*
N
;t$
44
. 6.If de Broglie wavelengthsof eachof the following particlesare the same,which particle hasthe
,,r\ V oreafest sneed? t us
proton
* o,- particle

13.6
The energy levels in a hydrogen atom are given by E : - -l- {
eV wheren:1.2,3,.....

A 3 .4 e Y V
n'
The energy required to excite an e{ectronfrom the gro;rnd stateto the first excited state is
/
10.2eV
&
B 4 .5 e V 6 13.6eV

what happenswhenthe potentialdifferencein an X-ray tube is increased? h2

to
a{\ Minimum wavelength, l^;,, Intensity of continuousspectrum
t4' ' Decreasesr t / Increases
p Increases t
t/

,U
,' rRemainsunchanged
c Increases ,i y' Increases
D Remains unchanged Decreases

47 The following are characteristicsof laser except

/
A/ coherent C highly focused
-F highly divergent D monochromatic
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48 The half-life of a radioactive nuclide is such tbat T+of a given number of atorns in a sample
decaysin 12 hours.What fraction remainsundecayedafter I B hours?
n, N
Q'n- t f,

o .B
,1.
" q
8
^
-t
fl
1Att
I

B 1 D
I i;,
,r
4 2
rl
lvr ''n
Which of the following radioactivity is not likely to occur?

230 /
A 90 Th ----> 33u*"+ a-particle o*" h"''
B
227
g9 Ac -----t 'n3',n + B-particleJ
:,t --\ tr*l(rc)
Al
6,tQ
c/ 33'* _+ +
31t *" c-particle
J
r=x23811 + particle " +'
k,. o'(vr
X,D
\
VV v ----------) 33n*o B-

Which of the following are leptons?

A proton and electron / sigmaand tau

B proton and pion muon and neutrino
"F

I
I I
v 1 ---_-, 8
-------t7
---1
I r
I
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PAPER 2
(2 % HOURS)

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEtsANGSAAN SILAIMAN

28700BENTONG PAFIANG

TRIAL EXAMINATION 2OO9

UPPERSIX SCIENCE
NOTE
In addition to this paper you will require the following items
l. Calculator 2.Data Booklet

List of funda mental nhvsical constantsfou nd in the Data Booklet

Speedoflieht in free space c =3.00x 10" ms-'
Permeabilitv of free space u ":4 n x l0-'H m-'
Permittivity of free space e.= 8.85x 10-rzF m-r : t l(36 n) | x l0 -'F m-t
Maenitude of electronic charge e = 1.60x 10-"C
Planck constant h = 6.63x l0 -'" Js
Unified atomic mass constant u : 1.66x 10-" ke
Rest mass of electron m"=9.llxlO"ks
Rest mass of proton m"=1.67x10-"'ke
Molar gas constant R = 8 .3 l J K-' mol -'
Avogadro constant N a d.02 x 10" mol -'
Boltzmann constant K: 1.38x 10-" J K
Acceleration of free fall G:9.81 m s
Gravitational constant G = 6.67 x 10-" N m" kg

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Section A [40 rnartr<s

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Answer all questionsin this section.

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r (a)StateNewton,s
nrst,"*.t,'l lr" martrsl
k !,sq:t{r rry:,. .!.V.
..{yl:rl:l:1 lty,. vqr!:.?, !t:4::..ir.
.....pUst...ro...tutu..!y...t:.:lyr..!.t..tt4f!:4...f:...y...lIl..r..fi'|..rrt!!.1
t, o'tA,oi;J;;; l"' ;;;'";"';i;;'; ; ;i ffi*:
tnq-hd
(b) :
Water from a hose hits a wall perpendieularly with a speedo/20 ms-'.
(Assuming the water does not rebound. Density of water : 1000 kg *-' ) .

(i) Calculatethe pressureexertedon the wall. 12marksl

(to)' l-/ {" '
?,.P
?, Qouo) )
z t+uok ?a

(ii) What happensto the pressureif the water will to rebound? ll narkl
"fhr
!!:: w!,:?r.
rlr dY:w V/ .!.|?.t.t.f1.. d! tauaa52

(a) Define gravitational field strength. I

I markl

.....t*.t:!$!!:.....d.*.....fe....?....tt.lt!.!.....f...r...tyrriln...lttr!.:..
\2
tb) The diagram shows the equipotential surface of the earth and i/s potential at various
distancesfrom the centre of the eanh. Gravitational potential at A and B are -50.0 M J kg-t
and-58.0M J kg-l respectively. (r: 6.8 x10 6m, n : e.Sf x 10 6m )

{i) Calculate the changein gravitational potential energy for a satellite of

mass500kg whichfalls frompointA to pointB. 12marksl
x)'ilJ l= CyL ery
,* tV;'Vl)
v 0 Vq .1
F 'l [- 9g'ot'n6) -
(-eo'o no6fsaD
L\

'y g.o *to6 ).goo

- 4,0 /toq 1
,a' 1
(ii) Calculate the gravitational
:avitational field strength at point B. [2 marks]
f,
/6;
c(n
2il ..' €t
3 ' TL
n, -"( L-'/ ( A,/4
(tfi *o-")k;o,!n)
i ny' '
t,

( 6'g '/0 b / Crll

2/ --
v .:\
2 E '6 ( m t " u/l (
-t/ Yn
\/ "5'E
t /,x= ----
6-r*tvt

= [.j 64P U
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3 A plane progressivewave is representedby the equationy:0.4 sin (30 t - 2x wherey is in
)
metre, I in second,and x, the distancefrom the source in metre.

(a) Calculate the frequency of the wave. ;[2 marl<s]

= 104,
(tt' LfifL
!, A* &n ftJ v11f,= 3o
f o.esv
('to L 2t') '
+--U^$, ./r
' *'74s-' ,/ |
(b) Calculate the phasedifference between two points in the wave which are 15 cm apart.
13marksl
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(b) A 1.0 N weight is placed on the ruler 0.30 m from the middle of the ruler towards A.

(i) Statewhich way the pivot must be moved in order for equilibrium to be restored.
ll markl
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(ii) Calculate the distance.thepivot needsto be moved to restore equilibrium if the weight of
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5 A rnetal wire of length 0.57 m and is situatedat right anglesto a uniform magnetic field of
flux density 1.8 x l0-3T, as illustratedbelow.

€l€ctromagnetic
force on ylire
.:( ,( x x

xx x ,
XX
magnctactiBld dirgclrd
xx , into Plane of paper

)r x

xx -/

lx

The massof the wire : 4.51 x 10-3ke.

The resistanceof the wire : 0.05 O

A potential difference is applied betweenthe ends of the wire so that there is an electromagnetic
force acting on the wire.

(a) On the diagram above, mark the direction of the current in the wire.
ll markl
{b) Calculate the potential difference required betweenthe ends of the wire for the electromagnetic
force on the wire to equal its weight.

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(c) ThehorizontalcomponentoftheEarth'smagneticfieldis I
l.8x 10-5T.State*0"*rAr,
in practice,current-carrying
wiresarenot seento lift off the ground.
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6 An unpolarisedlight of intensity1, is incident along the direction XY on two piecesof polaroids P

and Q, which are placed so that the directionsof polarisationof P and Q are parallel to each other as
shownin the figure below.

(a) State in terms of .I, the intensity of light emerging between P and Q.

Ir, ll markl

(b) Determine the angle of rotation of Q so that the amplitude of light emerging from Q is half of
the amplitudeof the unpolarisedlight.

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(b)Calculatethewavelengthof
apartibleofmassl.B2x 10-28kgwhentravellingwitha
speedequalto l0%oofthe speedoflight.
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A fusion reactionis representedby the following equation.

lH * lH -*----+lu + iH

Massof deuterium,1H:2.014102u

Massof tritium. ?ff : 3.016049

u

Massof hydrogen,I H: t.OOZSZs

u

(a) Calculatethe energy,in MeV, releasedfrom the fusion reaction.

n a ;tn \^' z(L '0 14 lov) n ' - 4' o?|LavL

o . -. An d . , B *Io 'e t''
WFtl ' ilr l = ( ' o t' !gT4 n vl
-- . . - .ro" f ( 1 \"' tt[Iq ,
ti q A s* : i 'o l 6o4c,u + 1' ao|$LSu
g Ltt4 u z a*4#- +r 4- a 0 4 l ) u
z' r" o o t ( t
tri n ) d *W" l +.0tJg4tr vr - b.oz
"
. --' rt.b.b*,on!.*#;rrns)
= t^t' - 1#54+
ortvl1 kffi .,
| ,.?-+ffi
, z Mj
(b) Calculate
theenergy
released
fromthefusionof 1.0kgof deuterium.
-/ r > - 4.oLti l ttl.
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SectionE[60marks]

Answerany four questionsin this section.

(a) Define the term momentof inertia of a rigid body. [2 marlcsl

(b) The diagramaboveshowsa disc of radiusR and massMis mountedon an axle

supportedin fixed frictionlessbearings.The momentof inertia of the disc aboutits axis is ! rp

2
A light inelasticstring is wrappedaroundthe rim of the disc and a steadytensionZis exertedon the
stringby a falling mass/n :2.5 kg.
(i) By usingNewton's law of motion, write the linear motion equationof the mass.

fi markl
(ii) By usingNewton'slaw of motionfor rotation,writetherotationmotionequationof
the disc about its axis. [2 marksl
(iiD Provethe expressionfor the linear accelerationa ofthe disc is
( zm )
13marksl
" = 1,*2*f
(iv) Hence,derivethe expressionofthe tensionTinterms of M, m andg. [2 marks]

(c) If the massof the discM = 500g and radiusR : 0.25 m,

find
(D the linear accelerationofthe disc. 12marksl
(iD the angularaccelerationofthe disc. I markl
(iiD the tensionofthe string. 12marks)

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10 (a) Sketchgraphsusingthe sarneaxis to showhow the potentialenergyU and the force

hetweentwo atornsX' dependon the separationr of the atoms. On tne graph, label the equilibrium
separationro. {3 marksl
(b) The potential energy [/ between the two atornsin a solid is represented
by the
equation N.

tX,W,.dh'
,w

r.\
tr A B
a J =---
-t)6 \J
r'- r- \
whereI and B are constantand r is the interatomicseparation.
(i) Write an equationto show the relationshipbetweenforce F and potential enerry U
and hencededucean expressionof Ffor the two atomsin the solid. 13marksl
(iD Determinethe equilibrium separationro betweenthe atomsin termsof A andB.

[2 marksl
(iiD What is the minimum potentialenergyU6n in termsofl andB?
Statethe physicalsignificanceof Un;,. 14marksl
(iv) Find the separationof r at the breakingpoint of the solid in termsofl andB.
[Breaking point is where the two atomsare separatedcompletely] 13marlcsl

11 (a) Define thermalconductivityfr and stateits SI unit. [3 marks]

II
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(a) (b)
(b) The diagramaboveshowsthe Lee's methodto determinethe thermalconductivity ft
of a glassdisc of thicknessx. At the steadystate,the readingsof the thermometerin diagram(a) are
&and &.
(i) Whatis meantby steadystate? lt martcl I*I0/
(ii) Why the glassdiscusedhasto bethin with a largecross-sectional
areaandneednot (f,
-,
to beinsulated? {3 marksl S'
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(c) The changeof the ternperature0 with time r of the brassbaseas shownin the
diagram(b) is asfollow:
tls o l' c
0 80.0
10 76,4
20 73.2
30 70.2
40 67.8
50 65.6
60 63.6 $11*
70 61.8
80 60.2

N\^-
(i) Draw a graphof 9againstt. 12marla)
(ii) Fromthe graph,find the gradientat 0:72.5'C. 13marksl
(iii) Calculatethe thermalconductivity& of the glassdisc. 13marlal
Given:
Temperature
&:72.5"C
Temperature
\^n
&:99.4"C
Diameterof the glassdisc d: 12.0cm ,/r
Thicknessof the glassdiscx : 2.00 mm \ J' n(
Massofthe brassbasem: lSkg
Specificheatcapacityofbrass c = 390 J kg-I oc-t % \'\ rS
V

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. r$ r t)'l
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\

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s-, \ut$
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(rr*F ndnd'
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t2 (a) The diagrambelow showsan enclosedspacecontainingfive different charges.

Enclosed
- ,t-,\. surface
\
I tu6
o: qu
@5pC
- -

Q,t*J.'
t/g
O+pc O trrc
\\{$s $ t t
O ,trc
o:pc

$^
(i) What is the numericalvalue of the total electricflrx throughthe surfaceof the (
enclosure?Namethe law on which your answeris based.Statethe units for your answer. \;
13marksl
(iD How will your answerto (i) changeif the five chargesare groupedtogetherso that
they are very closeto eachother? I markl

(b) The diagrambelow showsa hollow metal spherewith a positivecharge+Q at its

centre. 6 k'
Metal Shell
sfr
'L
14''
Charge+Q

p"'))
Hollow
r
Metal Sphere
b
(i) Copythis diagramin youranswersheetandshowqualitatively
thedistribufionof charges
on the sphere. [2 marks]
{iD In the samediagramas in (b)(i) , draw the electriclines , if any, insidethe hollow part in
\
the metal shell and outsidethe sphere.Indicatethe directionof the field with arrows.

[3 marks]
(iiD Basedon the electricfield lines drawn in (ii), explainwhy the outersurfaceofthe sphere I'
0/
is known as an equipotentialsurface. [2 martrsl 5
v'
(c) In (b), the chargeQ is 5.0 pC and the outerradiusof the sphereis 4.0 cm.
(i) What is the electric field strengthat the surfaceof the sphere? [2 marks]
(ii) If another 5.0 pC of negative chargeis placed on the surfaceof the sphere,how will the
eleckic field in the hollow part insidethe spherechange?Explain your answer. 12marlcl
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13 The graph in the figure below showsthe initial X-ray spectrumobtainedfrom an X+ay tube.

lntensity '1',

*
-{nitial X-ray spectrum

Xmin Wavelength

(a) Copy the graph(includinglabels)from the figure aboveand sketchon the sameaxes,a new
X- ray spectrumfor eachof the casesbelow.
(i) The filament currentin the X-ray tube is increased. 12marksl
(ii) The potentialdifferenceacrossthe X-ray tube is increased. 12marksl
(iii)The target elementof the X-ray tube is replacedby an elementthat hasa higher atomic
number. ll markl

(b) Give reasonsfor the changesto the initial X-ray spectrumin the figure abovefor eachof the
cases in (a), (b) and (c) 13marks)

(c) The atomic energylevels(not drawnto scale)for molybdenumfor severaltransitionsare

shownin the following figure.
0.0 keV

-0.5 keV

-2.6keY

-20.0keV

If molybdenumis usedas a targetelementin an X-ray tube, calculate

(i) the correspondingwavelengthfor the Ko transition. [3 marla]
(ii) the minimum potentialdifferenceacrossthe X-ray tube requiredto obtainthe L line.
12marksl

(d) by a potentialdifferenceof 100V, determine

If the electronsin the X-ray tube are accelerated
by calculation,whetherX-ray will be producedor otherwise. 12marksl
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il4 (a) (i) Explain what is rneantby radioactivedecay andactivity of a radioactivesource.

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(ii) Define the half-life of a radioactivesample,and showhow half-life is associatedwith
the decayconstant. {4 marl<sl
(b) A radioactivepoint sourcewhich hasa decayconstantof 6.0 x 10-rrs-i decaysby emitting {f
*
-particlesin all directionswith the sameprobability. The numberof o-particlesdetectedwithin an
T
arcaof 2.0 crrt ata distanceof l0 cm from the point sourceis I 000 per second.By assumingthat tXg
eachnucleusof the radioactivepoint sourcedecayto becomea stablenucleus,determine
(i) the numberof radioactivenuclei in the point source, 14marksl
(ii) the fraction of the radioactivesourcethat remainsafter 50 years, [3 marlcs]
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(iii) the activity ofthe radioactivesourceafter 50 years. [2 marksl /t,