2010 YJC H2 Phy Paper1 QN Ans

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YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE

JC 2 Preliminary Examinations 2010
PHYSICS 9745,9646/1
HIGHER 2
27 August 2010
Paper 1 Multiple Choice Friday
1 hour 15 minutes
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Data
speed of light in free space, c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1

permeability of free space, µ o = 4π × 10–7 H m–1
permittivity of free space, ε o = 8.85 × 10–12 F m–1
(1/(36π )) × 10–9 F m–1
elementary charge, e = 1.60 × 10–19 C
the Planck constant, h = 6.63 × 10–34 J s
unified atomic mass constant, u = 1.66 × 10–27 kg
rest mass of electron, me = 9.11 × 10–31 kg
rest mass of proton, mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg
molar gas constant, R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1
the Avogadro constant, NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1
the Boltzmann constant, k = 1.38 × 10–23 J K–1
gravitational constant, G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2
acceleration of free fall, g = 9.81 m s–2
Formulae
1 2
uniformly accelerated motion, s = ut + at
2
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas, W = p ∆V
hydrostatic pressure, p = ρ gh
gravitational potential, Gm
φ = −
r
Displacement of particle in s.h.m. x = xo sin ω t
velocity of particle in s.h.m., v = vo cos ω t
= ± ω ( x o2 − x 2 )
resistors in series, R = R1 + R2+……….
resistors in parallel, 1 1 1
= + + ........
R R1 R 2
electric potential, Q
V =
4πεo r
alternating current/voltage, x = xo sin ω t
transmission coefficient T = exp(−2kd)
8π 2 m(U − E )
where k =
h2
radioactive decay, x = xo exp(–λ t)
0.693
decay constant, λ = t1
2
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1 What are the base units of specific latent heat of fusion?
A m2 s-2
B kg-1 m2 s2
C m2 s2 K-1
D kg-1 m2 s2 K-1
2 The residents of a certain town would like the passenger train service that
passes through the town to make an additional stop at their station.
Graph A (in solid line) shows the time variation of the speed of a train that stops
at the station whereas graph B (in dotted line) is for one that does not stop.
Speed / m s−1
Graph B
50.0
Graph A
train leaves
train just arrives
Time / s
0
70.0 190.0 320.0
The total delay in making this additional stop is
A 320.0 s
B 220.0 s
C 190.0 s
D 120.0 s
4
3 The time variation of the acceleration of an object is as shown in the graph

below.
At which point is the velocity the greatest?
acceleration
C
B
time
D
4 The figure below shows the path of a ball leaving the ground at point X and about
to hit the ground at point Z.
initial
velocity Y
θ
X Z
ground
If air resistance is negligible, the vertical component of
A velocity is maximum at Y
B displacement is minimum at Y
C velocity is the same at X and Z
D acceleration is the same at Y as at Z
5
5 A paratrooper jumps down from an aircraft and falls without significant drag force
for 3 s before opening his parachute.
Which of the following best shows the time t variation of his vertical acceleration
a?
a a
t/s t/s
3 3
A B
a a
t/s t/s
3 3
C D
6
−
6 A trolley X of total mass 0.50 kg and speed 6.0 m s 1 approaches, head-on,
−
another trolley Y of total mass 0.60 kg and speed 5.0 m s 1 moving in the same
direction along a level track. The collision is elastic with each trolley having a
magnet with the like poles facing each other as shown below.
6.0 m s−1 5.0 m s−1
X N S S N Y
At some instant during the collision, X is at rest. The speed of Y then is

−
A 3.0 m s 1
−
B 5.0 m s 1
−
C 6.0 m s 1
−1
D 10 m s
7 A uniform horizontal beam is acted upon by an upward push force, as shown

below, whose magnitude is equal to its weight.
X Y
wall weight wall

push
The ends of the beam fit into sockets X and Y of two rigid vertical walls which
keep the beam stationary.
Which of the following correctly states the directions of the forces acting on the
beam at X and Y?
Socket X Socket Y
A downwards upwards
B upwards upwards
C downwards downwards
D upwards downwards
7
8 Two rigid beams, 1 and 2, are fixed to a vertical wall. A stationary load of weight
W is hung from point X where the two beams are joined as shown.
Beam 1 X
Beam 2
Which diagram shows the forces acting at X?
Force in Beam 1 Force in Beam 1
W W
A B
W W
C D
8
9 The base area of a barge is 80 m2 and the sides of the barge are vertical. The
−
depth h to which it rests in fresh water of density 1.0 × 103 kg m 3 is as shown on
the left figure.
barge
h
∆ h
Before 80 m2 After
When further loaded, as shown on the right figure, with 5.0 × 103 kg of cargo, the
extra depth ∆ h to which the barge will rest is
A 0.063 m
B 0.0064 m
C 5.0 m
D 610 m
−
10 A car of mass 1000 kg, traveling at 20 m s 1 on a level road comes to rest in a
distance of 25 m. What is the work done against friction?
A 0.50 kJ
B 8.0 kJ
C 200 kJ
D 250 kJ
9
11 A ball of mass m and speed v, rolls up a slope from P to Q, a horizontal distance

d away as shown. The distance PQ measured vertically is r and along the slope
is s .
What is the work done against the weight during the journey? Q
A mgs
B mgr r
P s
C mgd
D mg d 2 + r 2
12 A car moves around a horizontal circular track at a constant angular speed ω.
ω
Car
Top view
Which of the following statements is true about the car’s motion?
A Its linear velocity is constant

B Its linear velocity is changing
C Its linear acceleration is zero
D Its linear acceleration is constant
10
13 A race car moves at a high speed along a banked circular track, as shown below.
Centre of circular Race car

motion
Side view
Which of the followings best represents the free-body diagram of the race car?
A B
C D
14 Planet X of mass M and planet Y of mass 3M revolve around a common centre.

The two planets are constantly separated by a distance of D.
Where is this common centre of their rotation?
A D from planet X
3
B D from planet Y
3
C D from planet X
4
D D from planet Y
4
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15 A spring oscillates with a period of 1.0 s at a place where the acceleration of free
fall is g. If it were to oscillate in another place where the acceleration of free fall is
2g, what would be the value of its new period?
A 0.5 s
B 0.7 s
C 1.0 s
D 2.0 s
16 A particle P performs simple harmonic motion between points X and Y which are
4.0 cm apart . The time taken to move from X to Y is 0.8 s. What is the maximum
speed of particle P?
− −
A 5.0 x 10 2 m s 1
− −
B 8.0 x 10 2 m s 1
−2 −1
C 16 x 10 m s
− −
D 34 x 10 2 m s 1
17 Which one of the following is essential for the equation pV = nRT to be obeyed
by a real gas?
A Changes should be at constant temperature

B Changes should take place at constant volume
C Pressures should be low
D Temperatures must be higher than 273.15 K
18 Two coherent waves of intensities I and amplitude Y, meet in phase at a point.

Calculate, in terms of I and Y, the intensity and amplitude of the resultant wave at
that point.
Intensity Amplitude
A 0 0
B I Y
C 2I 2Y
D 4I 2Y
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19 Coherent monochromatic light illuminates two narrow parallel slits and the
interference pattern which results is observed on a screen some distance beyond
the slits. Which of the following will not affect the fringe separation of the
interference pattern?
A Using monochromatic light of higher frequency

B Increasing the distance between the screen and the slits
C Increasing the width of each slit
D Increasing the distance between the slits
20 A thin copper rod is clamped at one end and made to vibrate by a driving force of
variable frequency applied to the free end. At specific frequencies, it is found that
the rod resonates. Which of the following diagram is incorrect, where N and A
represent a nodal and antinodal position respectively?
clamp
A
N A
clamp
B N A N
clamp
C
N A N A
clamp
D N A N A N A
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21 Which of the following statements about an electric field is incorrect?
A The electric field strength due to a point charge proportionately with 1/r2
where r is the distance from the charge.
B The electric field strength at a point is a measure of the force exerted on a

unit positive charge at that point.
dV
C The negative sign in the formula E = − , implies that the field points
dr
in the direction of decreasing potential.
D The electric field strength at a point is equal to the potential gradient at

that point.
22 A point charge is placed at a point Y in front of an earthed metal sheet X. P and

Q are two points between X and Y as shown in the diagram. Which of the
following mathematical relations between the electric field strengths E at different
points is correct?
P Q Y
point charge
A EP = EQ
B EP = 0
C EP > EQ
D EP < EQ
23 A 10 Ω resistor is connected across a cell of e.m.f 6.0 V and internal resistance

2.0 Ω. How much heat energy is dissipated by the resistor when 2 C of charge
flows through it?
A 2.0 J
B 10 J
C 12 J
D 40 J
14
24 Five identical resistors of resistance 2.0 Ω are connected as shown below.
R
R
P Q
R
R
R
If the resistor R in the middle is removed from the circuit, what is the change in
the effective resistance across PQ?
A Increase by 0.1 Ω
B Increase by 0.4 Ω
C Decrease by 0.4 Ω
D Decrease by 2.0 Ω
25 In the circuit below, four resistors are connected in series with a 12 V battery.
One point along the circuit is earthed as indicated.
12 V
Point Z
2.5 Ω 3.0 Ω 1.0 Ω 2.5 Ω
What is the potential at point Z?
A − 5.3 V
B − 8.6 V
C + 3.3 V
D + 5.3 V
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26 Four identical bulbs labeled 1 to 4 are connected with a cell E in the circuit shown
below.
2
1 4
3
Which of the followings will increase the brightness of bulb 1?
A Replace the cell E with another cell of lower e.m.f

B Remove bulb 2
C Connect another bulb in parallel with bulb 2
D Connect another bulb in series with bulb 4
27 A thermistor is connected in series with a fixed resistor of resistance R and a cell

of e.m.f 10 V, as shown in the diagram below.
R
10 V
VT
When the temperature of thermistor is 20°C, its resistance is 5.3 Ω and the
potential difference VT across it is 4.5 V.
What is the value of VT if the temperature of thermistor increases to 60°C and the
resistance drops to 3.1 Ω?
A 1.5 V
B 2.6 V
C 3.2 V
D 3.5 V
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28 Two identical magnets A and B are dropped from rest through the middle of a
conducting ring. The ring for B has a small break in it as shown. Which of the
following statements is correct?
N N
Magnet A Magnet B
S S
A Magnet A has a smaller acceleration.

B Magnet B has a smaller acceleration.
C Both magnets fall through with the same acceleration
D Both magnets fall through at constant velocity.
29 A rectangular coil with 200 turns has dimensions 5.0 cm by 4.0 cm. When the coil
is placed in a magnetic field B of 0.35 T and the current, I in the coil is 1.6 A,
what is the value and direction of the maximum torque?
4.0 cm
B = 0.35
T
I = 1.6 A
5.0 cm
A 0.22 N m with the left edge moving into plane of paper

B 5.6 N m with right edge moving into plane of paper
C 0.22 N m with right edge moving into plane of paper
D 11.2 N m with left edge moving into plane of paper
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30 The figure below shows the circuit diagram for a half-wave rectifier. The supply to
the rectifier is rated as 50 Hz , 6.0 V r.m.s. What is the average power dissipated in
the load resistor, R = 2.0 Ω.
50 Hz R
6.0 Vr.m.s
A 9.0 W
B 18 W
C 25 W
D 36 W
31 Transitions between the lowest three energy levels in a particular atom give rise
to three spectral lines of wavelength, in order of increasing magnitude, λ 1, λ 2
and λ 3. Which of the following correctly relates λ 1, λ 2 and λ 3?
A λ 1+λ 2=λ 3
B λ 1=λ 2+λ 3
1 1 1
C = +
λ1 λ2 λ3
1 1 1
D + =
λ1 λ2 λ3
32 White light from a hot source is passed through sodium vapour and viewed
through a diffraction grating.
Which of the following best describes the spectrum seen?
A Dark lines on a white background

B Coloured lines on a white background
C Coloured lines on a dark background
D Dark lines on a coloured background
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33 A beam of electrons are accelerated to hit a metal target and the corresponding
X-ray spectrum is as shown below.
Intensity
I3
I2
0 λ 1
λ 2
λ 3 Wavelength
Which of the following statements is true of the features of the spectrum?
A Increasing the accelerating voltage increases λ 1

B Changing the type of metal changes λ 1
C Both I2 and λ 2 decrease when the electron beam is made less intense
D I3 includes the number of X-ray photons of wavelength λ 3 emitted by the
‘braking radiation’ process.
34 The uncertainty in the de Broglie wavelength of an electron was found to be 1 ×

−
10 10 m. Its uncertainty in position is thus
−
A 1× 10 9 m
−
B 1× 10 10 m
−
C 8× 10 12 m
−
D 5× 10 45 m
35 In terms of band theory, which of the following is one of the main features which
explains the electrical properties of intrinsic semiconductors?
A More valence electrons

B Smaller energy band gap
C More holes
D More energy levels
36 Which of the following terms is not applicable to photons produced by stimulated

emission?
A Coherent
B Parallel
C In Phase
D Polarised
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37 Which of the following is true about extrinsic semiconductors?
A Extrinsic semiconductors can only be made by doping silicon with either

arsenic or boron.
B p-type extrinsic semiconductors are positively charged.
C Extrinsic semiconductors have higher conductivity compared to intrinsic
semiconductors.
D Extrinsic semiconductors have larger energy band gaps compared to
intrinsic semiconductors.
38 For the same given p-n junction, which circuit below gives the widest depletion region?
p n
p n
p
n
p n
20
39 A Thorium-234 nucleus decays and undergoes two beta-particle emissions, one

alpha-particle emission and one unknown emission to form the Radium-226
nucleus.
What could be the unknown emission?
A Alpha-particle emission
B Beta-particle emission
C Gamma emission
D Neutron emission
238
40 A stationary uranium nucleus, 92 U undergoes radioactive decay with emission
4
of a helium nucleus, 2 He of kinetic energy E. What is the kinetic energy of the
daughter nucleus?
4
A E
234
4
B E
238
C E
238
D E
4
End Of Paper
Answers to Paper 1 of Preliminary H2 Physics Exam 2010
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1 A 11 B 21 D 31 C
2 B 12 B 22 D 32 D
3 B 13 B 23 B 33 D
4 D 14 D 24 A 34 C
5 A 15 B 25 A 35 B
6 D 16 B 26 C 36 D
7 A 17 C 27 C 37 C
8 C 18 D 28 A 38 D
9 A 19 C 29 C 39 A
10 C 20 B 30 A 40 A

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speed of light in free space, c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1

1 What are the base units of specific latent heat of fusion?

train just arrives

The total delay in making this additional stop is

3 The time variation of the acceleration of an object is as shown in the graph

At which point is the velocity the greatest?

If air resistance is negligible, the vertical component of

6.0 m s−1 5.0 m s−1

At some instant during the collision, X is at rest. The speed of Y then is

7 A uniform horizontal beam is acted upon by an upward push force, as shown

wall weight wall

Which diagram shows the forces acting at X?

Force in Beam 1 Force in Beam 1

Force in Beam 1 Force in Beam 1

11 A ball of mass m and speed v, rolls up a slope from P to Q, a horizontal distance

12 A car moves around a horizontal circular track at a constant angular speed ω.

Which of the following statements is true about the car’s motion?

A Its linear velocity is constant

Centre of circular Race car

14 Planet X of mass M and planet Y of mass 3M revolve around a common centre.

Where is this common centre of their rotation?

A Changes should be at constant temperature

18 Two coherent waves of intensities I and amplitude Y, meet in phase at a point.

A Using monochromatic light of higher frequency

21 Which of the following statements about an electric field is incorrect?

B The electric field strength at a point is a measure of the force exerted on a

D The electric field strength at a point is equal to the potential gradient at

22 A point charge is placed at a point Y in front of an earthed metal sheet X. P and

23 A 10 Ω resistor is connected across a cell of e.m.f 6.0 V and internal resistance

24 Five identical resistors of resistance 2.0 Ω are connected as shown below.

2.5 Ω 3.0 Ω 1.0 Ω 2.5 Ω

What is the potential at point Z?

A Replace the cell E with another cell of lower e.m.f

27 A thermistor is connected in series with a fixed resistor of resistance R and a cell

A Magnet A has a smaller acceleration.

A 0.22 N m with the left edge moving into plane of paper

Which of the following best describes the spectrum seen?

A Dark lines on a white background

Which of the following statements is true of the features of the spectrum?

A Increasing the accelerating voltage increases λ 1

34 The uncertainty in the de Broglie wavelength of an electron was found to be 1 ×

A More valence electrons

36 Which of the following terms is not applicable to photons produced by stimulated

37 Which of the following is true about extrinsic semiconductors?

A Extrinsic semiconductors can only be made by doping silicon with either

39 A Thorium-234 nucleus decays and undergoes two beta-particle emissions, one

What could be the unknown emission?

Answers to Paper 1 of Preliminary H2 Physics Exam 2010

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