MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE in collaboration with UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE | General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE s| | INDEX NUMBER NUMBER PHYSICS 9749/03 Paper 3. Longer Structured Questions For Examination from 2017 ‘SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST ‘Write your Centre number, index number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. ‘Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. ‘You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working, Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate. Section A Answer all questions. Section B ‘Answer one question only, You are advised to spend one and half hours on Section A and half an hour on Section B. ‘At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 24 printed pages. rans « “ys ‘Examinations and Assessment Board CAMBRIDGE ag} OUCLES & MOE 2015 [Turn overData speed of light in free space ¢ = 3.00 x 10°ms* permeability of free space My = 4x x 107 Hm permittivity of free space 8.8510? Fm! (1/(36n)) x 10°F elementary charge @ = 1.60 x 10°C the Planck constant h = 6.63 x 10™Js unified atomic mass constant u = 1.66 x 107g rest mass of electron me = 9.41 x 10" kg rest mass of proton m, = 1.67 « 107" kg molar gas constant R=8.31JK"'mol* the Avogadro constant Na = 6.02 x 10% mol" the Boltzmann constant k= 1.38 x 105K" gravitational constant G = 6.67 x 10°" Nm?kg? acceleration of free fall g =9.81ms? VOLES & MOE 2015 srasiosiser7Formulae uniformly accelerated motion work done on/by a gas hydrostatic pressure gravitational potential temperature pressure of an ideal gas mean transtational kinetic energy of an ideal gas molecule displacement of particle in s.h.m. velocity of particle in s.h.m, electric current resistors in series resistors in parallel electric potential alternating current/voltage magnetic flux density due to a long straight wire magnetic flux density due to a flat circular coil magnetic flux density due to a long solenoid radioactive decay decay constant UCLES & MOE 2015 97491031SPI17 TIK = TI°C + 273.15 1Nm <> Vv e- Sar 2 x =xysinot v= vocosot ato fanr I=Anvq R=R,+Rot AIR =1R, + UR2+ Q Aner x=xsinot Hol 2nd = HeNT ar unl x = xgexp(-at) Ina t a [Turn over4 Section A ‘Answer all the questions in this Section in the spaces provided. 1 The variation with speed v of the force F, driving a car forwards and of the resistive force Fy which opposes the motion is shown in Fig. 1.1 4.0 3.0: force JKN 20. 1.0: vims-* Fig. 1.4 The resistive force Fg, measured in newtons, acting on the car at speed v is given by the expression Fp = A + 1.25v? where v is measured in ms~' and A is a constant, (a) Use Fig. 1.1 to determine, for the car travelling along a horizontal road, (i) the constant A, with its unit, A= a 11] (ii) the maximum speed of the car. Explain your answer. maximum speed = o...ccccsnise ceenesesenece MST (2) GUCLES & MOE 2015 9749103/5P/175 the total power output of the car at the maximum speed power = we (b) The car has mass 1250kg. (i) Use data from Fig. 1.1 to determine the acceleration of the car when it is travelling at 20m s” ina straight line along a horizontal road. acceleration = ms? [3] The car now travels down a constant slope having an angle of 4.7° with the horizontal Determine the maximum speed of the car. maximum speed = ms“ [3] @UCLES & MOE 2015 9749/03/SP/17 [Turn overTy 2 The mass M of a spherical planet may be assumed to be a point mass at the centre of the planet. (a) Astone, of mass m travelling at speed v, is in a circular orbit of radius r about the planet, as. illustrated in Fig. 2.1 | stone Fig. 2.4 Derive an expression, in terms of r, M and the gravitational constant G, for the speed v. Explain your working. B) (b) A second stone, initially with negligible velocity at infinity, travels towards the planet, as illustrated in Fig. 2.2. stone 2.2 (not to scale) The stone does not hit the surface of the planet. ©UCLES & MOE 2015 e749/03SP/7(i) Determine, in terms of the gravitational constant G and the mass M of the planet, the speed V, of the stone at a distance x from the centre of the planet. Explain your working. You may assume that gravitational attraction on the stone is due only to the planet, (3) (ii) Use your answer in (i) and your expression in (a) to explain whether this stone could enter a circular orbit about the planet. (2) @UCLES & MOE 2015 9749/03/SP/17 [Turn over3 (a) The kinetic theory of gases is based on some simplifying assumptions. The molecules of the gas are assumed to behave as hard elastic identical spheres. State the basic assumption about the molecules of an ideal gas based on (i) the nature of their movement, (1) their volume. (2) (b) Acube of volume V contains NV molecules of an ideal gas. Each molecule has a component c, of velocity normal to one side S of the cube, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.4 The pressure p of the gas due to the component ¢, of velocity is given by the expression pV = Nm where m is the mass of a molecule. Explain how the expression leads to the relation pV = ’ANm where is the mean square speed of the molecules. (3) OUCLES & MOE 2015, 9749103817(c) Neon gas behaves as an ideal gas. A mass of 20.0g of neon gas occupies a volume of 2.24 x 10cm? at a pressure of 1,01 x 10°Pa and a temperature of 273K Deduce the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) speed of neon atoms at a temperature of () 273K, rms. speed = ne ms“ [3] (ii), 27°C. rms. speed = . ms" [2] ©UCLES & MOE 2015 o74910aSPrt7 [Turn overa 10 4 (a) Explain what is meant by a progressive transverse wave. progressive transverse [3] (b) Light is polarised when it passes through a sheet of material known as polaroid. ‘Two sheets of polaroid P and Q are placed close to one another, with their planes parallel, as shown in Fig. 4.1 polaroid P polaroid Q unpolarised polarised light incident light amplitude A intensity I direction of polarisation Fig. 4.1 A parallel beam of light passes through polaroid P. The beam, after passing through polaroid P, has amplitude A and intensity 1. (i) State the relation between A and I. 11] GUCLES & MOE 2015, o749103SP/7" ) The polaroid Q is now rotated about the axis of the light beam, as shown in Fig. 4.2. polaroid P polaroid Q unpolarised light Fig. 4.2 The plane of polaroid Q remains parallel to the plane of polaroid P. The angle between the direction of polarisation of polaroid P and of polaroid Q is 6. Complete Table 4.1 to show the amplitude, in terms of A, and the intensity, in terms of J, of the light transmitted through polaroid Q for angle 0 equal to 180°, 90° and 60° Table 4.1 amplitude intensity [3] ‘© UCLES & MOE 2015, 9749103/SP/17 [Turn over12 5 Light of wavelength 90nm passes through a rectangular slit of width 0.20mm, The light is observed on a screen placed 0.75m from the slit, as illustrated in Fig. 5.1 screen single slit reid ight ———- o: oo <1 ----- wavelength 530nm — m Fig. 5.1 Light passing through the slit is diffracted through an angle 0. The variation of the intensity J of the light with the angle 6 of diffraction is shown in Fig. 5.2. I @UCLES & MOE 2015 s74s109/SP/1713 (a) By reference to Fig. 5.2, determine the magnitude of (i) the angle 6,, rad [2] i) the angle 0,. rad [1] (b) Calculate the width, in mm, of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern. width = ...... mm [2] (c) Determine the angle between two beams of light, each of wavelength 590m, incident on the slit such that their diffraction patterns are just resolved. Explain your working. angle = rad [2] ©UCLES & MOE 2015 srsasisen7 [Turn over14 6 (a) Explain the use of a uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field for the selection of the velocity of a charged particle. You may draw a diagram if you wish. G8 (b) Ions, all of the same element, are travelling in a vacuum with a speed of 9.6 x 10¢ms~1 The ions are incident normally on a uniform magnetic field of flux density 320mT. The ions follow semicircular paths A and B before reaching a sensor, as shown in Fig. 6.1 sensor vacuum uniform magnetic field, flux density 320mT Data for the diameters of the paths are shown in Table 6.1 Table 6.1 path diameter/om A 6.2 B 124 The ions in path B each have charge +1.6 x 10-19C, © UCLES & MOE 2015 ‘9749/08/SPI1715 (i) Determine the mass, in u, of the ions in path B. mass = u[3] (ii) Suggest and explain reasons for the difference in radii of the paths A and B of the ions 8) @UCLES & MOE 2015 9749103817 [Turn over16 7 Light of wavelength 430 nm is incident normally on a surface, as illustrated in Fig. 7.1 light surface wavelength 430nm Fig. 7.1 The power of the light is 3.2mW. The light is completely absorbed by the surface. (a) Calculate the number of photons incident on the surface in 1.00 s. number = ~- [3] (b) Use your answer in (a) to determine (i) the total momentum of the photons arriving on the surface in 1.00s, momentum = kgms™ [2] (ii) the force exerted on the surface by the light. Explain your working, force = . Nel ©UCLES & MOE 2015, s7agio4sPr7© UCLES & MOE 2015 7 Section B starts on the next page. o749103/SP/17 [Turn over18 Section B ‘Answer one question in this section in the spaces provided. 8 (a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion. (2) (b) A spring hangs vertically from an oscillator. A copper plate is attached to the free end of the spring, as illustrated in Fig. 8.1 oscillator copper plate ~~ The oscillator is switched off. The copper plate is displaced vertically and then released. The variation with time ¢ of the vertical displacement y of the plate is shown in Fig. 8.2 OUCLES & MOE 2015 9749103/5P/1719 Fig. 8.2 The copper plate undergoes simple harmonic motion with frequency f The mass m of the oscillating copper plate is 320g. {i) Determine the frequency fof oscillation. frequency = Hz [1] ) Show that the total energy E; of the oscillations is given by E, = 2n?mf?y,? where y, is the amplitude of vibration of the plate. (2) (ili) Use the expression in (ii) to calculate the total energy of an oscillation. energy = . sone SRI GUCLES & MOE 2015, s7agi04/SPN7 [Turn over20 {c) The oscillator is now switched on. The oscillator produces vertical vibrations of constant amplitude but with a frequency that can be varied, The variation with frequency fof the amplitude yo of the oscillations of the plate is shown in Fig. 8.3. Yo Fig. 8.3 (i) State the name of the phenomenon illustrated in Fig. 8.3, 1 (ii) State the frequency at which yqis at its maximum. Frequency = ...sccessseseiisennnese Hz [1] (d) One end of a current-carrying coil of wire, wound on a cardboard tube, is placed near to the copper plate, as shown in Fig. 8.4. oscillator spring Z -————__ copper T plate _ ct ‘coil wound on cardboard tube Fig. 8.4 @UCLES & MOE 2015, o74903sPr72 ‘When the frequency of the oscillator is varied, the vibrations of the copper plate are seen to be lightly damped (i) On Fig. 8.3, draw a line to show the variation with frequency of the amplitude of these damped oscillations for the range of frequencies shown 2 ) 1 State Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. [2] 2 Use Faraday's law and energy conservation to explain why the oscillations are damped, (4) {e) State and explain the effect on the oscillations in (d) of inserting an iron core into the coil (3) © UCLES & MOE 2015 9749/035P17 [Turn over22 9 {a) The radioactive decay of the isotope strontium-90 is both spontaneous and random. Explain what is meant by ()_ spontaneous decay, (ii) random decay. (1) 12 (b) Asample contains N nuclei of strontium-90 at time ¢. As a result of radioactive decay, at time (t+ Af), the sample contains (N— AN) nuclei of strontium-80. Give expressions, in terms of N, AN and At, for (i) the activity of the sample, (ii) the probability of decay of a strontium nucleus in time At, (iii) the decay constant 4 for strontium-90. OUCLES & MOE 2015 9749)03/SPI17 (i) (1123 {c)_ Strontium-90 (:Sr) undergoes B-decay to form yttrium (Y). (i) The emitted p-particles have a range of energies up to a maximum of 0.55MeV. Use conservation laws to explain why this range of energies leads to the suggestion that another particle is emitted by the decaying strontium-90 nucleus together with the Brparticle. 4] (ii) Complete the nuclear equation below for the decay of strontium-90 to form yttrium. gsr + 2 Without calculation, explain why, although the lead container provides adequate shielding for the B-particle emissions, some X-ray radiation can be detected outside the lead container. [4] ©UCLES & MOE 2015 97491030SPI17 [Turn over24 (a) Data for strontium-90 and plutonium-238 are given in Table. 9.1 Table 9.1 isotope half-life/years principal radiation strontium-90 207 fr-particles plutonium-238 86.4 ocparticles | It is planned to use the energy emitted from a radioactive source to power a space probe during a flight lasting 15 years. The radiation is to be captured in the shielding around the source and the thermal energy generated is then converted into electrical energy. State and explain two advantages that the power source using plutonium-238 would have as compared with one using strontium-90. 1. (4) Permission to reproduce Hers where thié-pary ouned mtr protected by copyright is nuded has been souBht and cleared where possible. Every Feasonabe efor ns been made by the pubis: (UCLES) o ace copyright holer. bu any Home requring Uearance Nave uneitingy bean incase, he publisher willbe pleased to make amends athe eariest posse opportunity ‘Cambridge rteational Examinations is part ofthe Cambridge Assessment Group, Cambridge Assessments the brand name of University of Camtrage Local Examinatons Syndleate (UCL), which is sel a department of he Unies of Cambedge @UCLES & MOE 2015, 9749/03/50 17RESTRICTED 9749/03 GCE A Level Higher 2 - Marking Guide For Examination ‘SPECIMEN from 2017 Answer Marks 9(e)(ii) | B-particles have high speeds /eneray Bt when charged particle is accelerated mt electromagnetic radiation produced At fi-particles stopped in lead produce X-ray radiation which escapes Bt | 914) __ | eg. halt-lfe of plutonium is longer Mt so power available is more constant At e.g. «particles stopped more easily/have shorter range Mi 7 less problems with shielding/easier to capture energy Al ©UCLES & MOE 2015, Page 6 of 6