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Section A [15 marks]
Answer all questions in this section

The universal gravitational constant G has which of the following SI units ?

m s-2
J m-1 kg-1

A
B

C
D

m2 kg-2
m3 kg-1 s-2

2 A long jumper, jumps at angle of 20.0o to the horizontal with a take-off speed of 11.0 ms-1. What is the
distance of his jump ?
A
B

3.96 m
4.22 m

C
D

7.93 m
12.33 m

3 A gun fires 120 bullets per minute at a speed of 200 ms-1 relative to the gun. If the mass of each bullet is
10 g, the resulting force acting on the gun is
A
B

2N
4N

C
D

240 N
4000 N

What is the energy change that occurs when a ball rolls down an inclined plane without slipping ?
A
B
C
D

Potential energy
Potential energy
Potential energy
Potential energy

translational kinetic energy

rotational kinetic energy
translational kinetic energy + rotational kinetic energy
translational kinetic energy + work done against friction

5 A car moves with uniform acceleration from rest. Which graph shows the variation of power, P of the
car with velocity, V ?
A

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6 An object moves in a circular motion on a smooth horizontal surface. If the speed of the object is
constant, which of the following statements is true about the circular motion of the object?
A
B
C
D

The angular velocity increases as the radius of the circular path increases
Work done by the centripetal force on the object increases when the centripetal force increases
The linear momentum of the object does not changes because the speed of the object is constant
The radius of the circular path decreases when the centripetal force acting on the object increases

The escape velocity of a body at the surface of two different planets are the same if the planets have
A

the same mass

the same ratio of

the same radius

the same ratio of

mass
radius
mass
ra dius 2

8 The figure below shows a rod AB of length 6 m, weight 200 N, with the end A attached to the wall. A
load of 600 N is hung from its other end B. If the fulcrum is 4 m from end B, what is the normal reaction
acting on the fulcrum?

2100 N

3200 N

4300 N

5600 N

When a metal wire is stretched over a limit, it undergoes plastic deformation. Which statement is true?
A
B
C
D

Stress is proportional to strain.

The metal is not a crystalline solid.
The atomic planes slide over each other.
The atoms are displaced a little from their equilibrium positions.

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10 A wire is stretched without exceeding the proportional limit. The following data is obtained.
Force exerted on the wire 100 N
Cross-sectional area of wire 106 m2
Extension of wire 2.0 x 103 m
Original length of wire 2 m
Which of the following statements is not true?
A
B
C
D

The strain produced is 1 x 103.

The stress produced is 1 x 108 N m2.
The force constant is 5 x 104 N m1.
The energy stored in the wire is 50 J.

11 The figure below shows the relationship between the average translational kinetic energy E x of a
monoatomic molecule of an ideal gas at absolute temperature T.

EX
b

a
T
The value of Boltzman constant that can be deduced from the graph above is
A
B

a
b
a
3b

C
D

2a
b
2a
3b

12 A gas cylinder is fitted with a safety valve which releases a gas when the pressure inside the cylinder
reaches 2.0 10 6 Pa . Given that the maximum mass of this gas that the cylinder can hold at 10 0 C is 15kg,
what would be the maximum mass at 30 0 C ?
A

5.0 kg

14 kg

15 g

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13 In following table, choose the correct option for factors affecting the internal energy of a fix mass of
gas.
Temperature
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

A
B
C
D

Volume
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Pressure
Yes
No
No
No

14 Air is injected from a cylinder of compressed air into a balloon of volume V, causing its diameter to
double. What is the work done against the pressure p of the atmosphere?
A
B

pV
3pV

C
D

4pV
7pV

15 Figure shows two metals P and of the same cross sectional area and length, joined end to end.
Insulation

P
100 0 C

0o C

The ends of the metal P and Q are fixed at temperature 100 0 C and 0 0 C respectively. The two metals are
insulated. If the thermal conductivity of metal P is 4 times that of metal Q, determine the temperature at the
junction of the two metal.
A
C

30 0 C
60 0 C

B
D

40 0 C
80 0 C

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Section B [40 marks]
Answer all questions in this section

16 An object of mass 4.0 kg is whirled around in a vertical circle of radius 2.0 m at a speed of 5.0 1 .
(a) Sketch a free body diagram when object at the bottom of the circle and when the object is at the top
of the circle.
[2 marks]

(b) Calculate the maximum and minimum tension in the string that connect the object to the centre of
the circle.
[5 marks]

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17 (a) The thermal conductivity & of a material is defined by the equation,

State two conditions before the above equation can be used.

[2 marks]

(b) Given that the thermal conductivity of glass and copper at room temperature are 0.6 w m-l K-1
and 400 w m-l K-1 respectively. Explain the big difference in the values of the two thermal
conductivities.
[2 marks]

(c) You are asked to set up an apparatus to determine the thermal conductivity of copper. Describe the
shape of the copper specimen you will use.
[3 marks]

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Section C [30 marks]
Answer any two questions in this section

18 (a) Define
(i) vector quantity
(ii) velocity
(iii) acceleration

[3 marks]

(b) A ball is projected from the point O at an angle of 60o to the horizontal with a velocity of 8.0 ms-1.
The highest point reach is P which is height H. The point Q is 1.5 m above the ground. Air resistance is
negligible.

P
Q
H

8.0 ms-1

1.5 m

60o
x

(i) Find the time taken by the ball to reach the point P, and find the value of H.
(ii) Find
The time taken to reach the point Q
The horizontal distance x of the point Q from O
The magnitude and direction of the velocity of the ball at Q

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19 (a) State Newtons law of universal gravitation

[2 marks]
Applying Newtons Law of universal Gravitation explain qualitatively why the force of gravity between two
persons close to each other is negligible but the force of gravity of the earth on an object causes the
object to accelerate towards the earth
[5 marks]
(b) A communication satellite of mass 60.0 kg in such a way that its orbit is directly above the equator.
It has an angular velocity similar to that of the earth. As a result, the satellite is always at a point above a
point on the earth. Calculate
(i)

the angular velocity of the satellite in radian per second

(ii) radius of the orbit

[2 marks]
[2 marks]

(iii) the change in the gravitational potential energy if the satellite which is initially at rest on the
surface of the earth is moved to the orbit in (b)
[2 marks]
(iv) If the satellite revolves around another planet in a circular orbit of radius 4.23108 with a
period of 1.78 days, find the mass of the planet.
[2 marks]

20 (a) The gas molecules in a container at a certain temperature do not have the same speed. Explain.
[3 marks]
(b) State two other assumptions for the kinetic theory of gases.

[2 marks]

(c) Kinetic theory of gases predicts the relationship

1

p = <c2>
3

where P and p are pressure and density of the gas respectively, and <c2> is the root mean square speed for the
molecules. Use the relationship to obtain an expression for the average kinetic energy per molecule of the gas
in terms of k: and T where k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature of the gas.
[3 marks]
Hence, calculate the total kinetic energy for one mole of hydrogen molecules at temperature 300 K.
[2 marks]
Sketch a graph to show the distribution of molecular speeds for a gas at two different temperatures T 1 and T2
where T2 > T1. Compare the physical characteristics of the two speed distributions by giving reasons for your
answer.
[5 marks]

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Physics 960
Constants value

speed of light in vacuum

3.00 x 108 m s-1

permeability of vacuum

4 x 10-7 H m-1

permittivity of vacuum

8.85 x 10-12 F m-1

[1/(36 )] x 10-9 F m-1

magnitude of electron charge

1.60 x 10-19 C

Planck constant

6.63 x 10-34 J s

atomic mass unit constant

1.66 x 10-27 kg

electron rest mass

me

9.11 x 10-31 kg

proton rest mass

mp

1.67 x 10-27 kg

molar gas constant

8.31 J K-1 mol-1

Avogadro constant

L, NA

6.02 x 1023 mol-1

Boltzmann constant

1.38 x 10-23 J K-1

gravitational constant

6.67 x 10-11 N m2 kg-2

free fall acceleration

9.81 m s-2

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