Mark Scheme (Result s)

Summer 2010

GCE O

GCE O Physics (7540) Paper 01

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7540/ 01 O-LEVEL PHYSICS MARK SCHEME – SUMMER 2010

aps accept phonet ic spelling

ecf error carried f orward

dna do not allow

dop depend on previous

nwn no working necessary

ora or reverse argument

owtte or words t o t hat ef f ect

Quest ion Answer Mark

Number
1(a) mass 6000 kg UP (6122 kg/ 6116 kg) (1)

(b)(i) Maximum a = 8000/ 6000 8000/ 6122 8000/ 6116 (2)

decelerat ion
= 1. 3 m/ s2 or –1. 3 m/ s2 UP
accept 4/ 3 m/ s2

Award f irst mark only f or 8000/ 60 000 or

000
Award bot h marks f or any number of dp
which rounds t o 1. 3 wit h unit e. g.
1. 33 / 1. 31/ 1. 3067/ 1. 308

(b)(ii) Elast ic So it ret urns t o/ goes back t o/ regains (1)

spring original lengt h/ size/ shape/ posit ion
OWTTE
rej ect bald “ so it goes back”

(c) More 1. st opping dist ance / t ime less (1)

damage
2. accelerat ion/ decelerat ion great (er) (1)
Or large(r) change of speed or velocit y
Or allow Same change of moment um/ (1)
large(r) change of moment um

3. st opping f orce/ f orce (on gat es) great (er)

independent marks

Large(r) rat e of change of moment um

would score marks 1 and 2

Allow reverse argument s

Ignore impact

(Total 7 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
2 (a) Uniform st raight line (graph)/ const ant (1)
acceleration gradient / unif orm slope
Or speed increases at a const ant rat e
(accept correct numerical explanat ion
f rom graph eg t he speed increases by
2m/ s every 0. 3 seconds)
(b) acceleration accelerat ion = 6/ 0. 8 (1)

= 7. 5 m/ s2 UP (1)

award f irst mark only f or at t empt t o use

any ot her part of t he st raight line unless
it gives 7. 5

e. g. (6-1. 2)/ (0. 8-0. 2)=8m/ s2 scores 1

mark

(c) graph curve wit h decreasing gradient f rom 0. 8, (1)

6 t o 2. 4s(± half square)
Allow abrupt change at t op end. Must
look like curve all t he way

any cont inuous line t o 2. 4 (± half

square), 11. 5
(accept any line ending bet ween 11. 2 (1)
and 11. 6)

horizont al line f rom candidat es line t o

9. 7s (accept any ending bet ween 9. 6 (1)
and 9. 8)
Ignore vert ical line down f rom 9. 7

(Total 6 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
3 (a) volume 0. 005 x 0. 005 x 0. 03 (1)
removed or 0. 0052 x 0. 03
or 2. 5 x 10-5 x 3 x 10-2
= (. 00000075 cm 3) no mark no UP
(b) mass . 00000075 x 1. 1 (1)
removed
= 0. 000 000 825 g / 8. 25x10-7 g UP (1)

(c) energy 0. 000000825 x 2. 1 x 90 ecf f rom 3(b) (1)

transferred
=0. 000156/ 0. 0001559 J / (1)
1. 5592x10-4 J / 1. 55925x10-4 J UP

Use of (90 + 273 loses both marks)

(Total 5 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
4 (a) Moment 60 x 2. 5 (1)
Clip a-b about pivot = 150 Nm UP (1)

(b) force on F x 0. 5 = 150 ecf (1)

fabric
F= 300 or 300(N) (1)
apply unit penalt y f or any unit ot her t han
N

Allow use of rat io of dist ances is 5 so

f orce = 5 x 60 = 300
(c) Heavy great er/ larger/ more (f orce) / more t han (1)
beam (b) / increase
(1)
weight (of beam) would provide a
clockwise moment / (t ot al) clockwise
moment would increase / answer t o 4(a)
would increase

(d) greater Any two f rom

force
• Pivot near(er) clamp/ f abric
/ sample (1)
Or move pivot t o lef t ora
(1)
• longer dist ance f rom sand t o pivot
(1)
• heavier beam/ cont ainer

ignore more f abric or longer clamp or

surf ace area or short er beam or great er
weight of sand
Ignore longer beam unless it is clear t hat
t his will increase dist ance f rom sand t o
pivot

(Total 8 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
5 (a)(i) Assumption (cross-sect ional) area unif orm/ const ant /
of area remains t he same (1)

(a)(ii) Assumption (pressure) const ant / unif orm/ unchanged/

of pressure remains t he same
(1)

(a)(iii) Assumption (mass) const ant / unif orm/ unchanged/

for mass remains t he same (1)

(b) Length at
97 0 C Use of correct equat ion f or V(or l) and T
(symbols or numbers) (1)

Correct conversion t o K (300 and 370)

( i. e. 5/ 300 = l/ 370) (1)

l = 6. 2/ 6. 16/ 6. 17 cm UP (1)

Accept any number of dp which would

round up t o 6. 2 cm

Award f irst mark only f or 5/ 27=l/ 97

leading t o 17. 96 or 18(cm)
Or bald 17. 96 or 18(cm)
Accept any number of dp which would
round up t o 18cm

Use of anyt hing ot her t han 27 and 97

scores 0/ 3

(Total 6 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
6(a)
• Name : elect ron(s) rej ect bet a (1)

• Type of charge : negat ive / negat ive charge/

- / -ve / -1 (1)

6(b)(i)
• insulat or
(1)
6(b)(ii) Any t wo f rom
• charges / elect rons unable t o be conduct ed
/ move/ f low (t o or away f rom A) ora (1)

• (move)t o/ f rom eart h / ground / bench

(1)
• (A) would be neut ral/ uncharged if st ands
were conduct ing
(1)
eg (negat ive) charges / elect rons would have
gone/ moved t o eart h or ground or (met al) bench
Or Charges can’ t move bet ween sphere and
eart h or ground or (met al) bench
(These st at ement on t heir own score bot h
marks)

Bot h marks dependent on (b)(i) being correct

No credit f or ot herwise t he st and would be charged

6(c)
• like charges repel (1)

• Elect rons/ negat ive charges move (f rom lef t )

t o right / away (f rom A) on B (1)

Ignore posit ive charges move lef t

Ignore unlike charges at t ract
Ignore B is uncharged

(Total 7 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
7(a)(i)
• 4 A UP
(1)
7(a)(ii)
• very high resist ance/ inf init e / t oo high
(1)
7(a)(iii)
• 2 × 9 = 18 V UP

(1)
7(b)(i)
• No
(1)
7(b)(ii)
• H hot t er / more heat in H ora dop (1)

• use of V2 ÷ R or VI or I2R
Or H=72 W and G=36 W (1)

Max of 1 mark if V2 / R is used and (b)(i) is wrong

(Total 6 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
8(a)(i)
• clockwise
(1)

8(b)(i)
• upwards / t o t op of page
allow correct ly drawn arrow o diagram (1)

ignore out wards or lef t or right

8(b)(ii)
• (Fleming’ s) lef t hand (rule)
rej ect answer cont aining grip (1)

8(c)(i)
• increase current (or I ) (1)
• reduce separat ion of wires (1)
• allow wires of lower resist ance/ t hicker wire
(1)
Ignore longer wires or st ronger magnet s or more
wires

8(c)(ii)
• become a f orce of repulsion

(1)

(Total 6 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
9(a)(i) • bends/ dif f ract s/ spreads out dif f erent ly or
f irst diagram has longer/ larger wavelengt h

• longer wavelengt h dif f ract s more ora

(1)
Ignore change of speed, dept h or densit y or
f requency
Ignore wavelengt h changes at gap
No credit f or more ref ract ion

9(a)(ii)
• bends/ dif f ract s/ spreads out dif f erent ly (1)

• smaller t he gap great er dif f ract ion ora (1)

rej ect more dif f ract ion due t o dif f erent

wavelengt h or change of wavelengt h due t o gap

9(b)
• VHF small(est )/ smaller wavelengt h (1)

• less bending/ less dif f ract ion (over hill)

/ cannot move round hill (1)

Ignore VHF cannot pass t hrough hill or cannot

ref ract round hill

(Total 6 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
10(a)
• angle of incidence = angle of ref lect ion
Accept angle of incident ray = angle of ref lect ed ray
rej ect incident ray=ref lect ed ray or ref ract ive angle (1)

• bot h rays and normal in same plane (1)

Rej ect incident angle, ref lect ed angle and normal are all in same
plane / plain
Rej ect ref ract ed ray

10(b)(i) Any t wo f rom t he f ollowing

I

• I labelled opposit e obj ect and t he same dist ance behind mirror
as obj ect is in f ront by eye (1)
• Upper line ext ended back t o candidat es image (1)
• second line drawn f rom candidat es I passing t hrough mirror at
point of incidence of lower ray (1)
• line perpendicular t o mirror j oining obj ect t o image (1)

Any t wo point s by eye, rays solid or dot t ed.

Image at or in f ront of mirror scores 0/ 2.
Image below level where upper ray meet s mirror 0/ 2
Ignore incorrect direct ion arrows

10(b)(ii)
• virtual (1)
10(c)(i)
• A (1)
10(c)(ii)
• (Obj ect s are seen because) light t ravels (f rom t he obj ect )
(in)t o t he eye
dop if part c(i) is not A t hen c(ii) scores 0 (1)

(Total 7 marks)
Quest ion Answer Mark
Number
11(a)
• short range / st opped by 4 t o 10cm (of
air)/ st opped by a f ew cm (of air)
Ignore st opped by paper or solids or less
penet rat ing (power) (1)

• heavy/ high ionisat ion / most ionising

ignore ionises quickly or bald ionises medium (1)

11(b)
• high volt age / 5000V/ elect ric shock

• radioact ive source/ radiat ion f rom source

/ ionising radiat ion (1)

Ignore saf et y precaut ions or ef f ect on f ood

11(c) Any t wo f rom t he f ollowing

(1)
• G-M t ube / Geiger (count er/ met er/ t ube) (1)
• cloud chamber (1)
• phot ographic plat e/ f ilm (1)
• Dosimet er/ scint illat ion count er

Ignore rat emet er or radioact ive count er

(Total 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 70 MARKS

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