Answer guide for O Level Physics (5054/4) – Paper 4 Alternative to Practical June 2001

1(a) Four entries correct (15,30,45,60) 2

Only three correct (1)
(b) 30 and 45 (Candidates can be credited if their answers
follow correctly from any errors made in the table) 1
(c)(i) time against mass or mass against time 1
(ii) Answer expresses the idea for the need for interpolation 1
and that the reading should be taken at time = 7.7 1

2(a) By putting different amounts of water in the bottle 1

(b) Vb or 450 (units are not essential) 1
(c) Tabulation: minimum with two columns and space for two headings 1
VA, f 1
Includes VW or identifies space for repeats 1
Acceptable units for each (main) column (not litres or pints) 1

3(a) To reduce error or improve accuracy 1

(b)(i) 17.3 and 19.4 1
(ii) In the context of Table 2 the same change in I 1
does not produce the same change in N
(or change in N not proportional to I) 1
(c) Any two from:
An error in trial 1 or 2
Clips not uniform
Some clips not free to move
Position of nail clips different in the trials
Residual magnetism in the clips 2

4(a) -10 to 110 (unit not essential) or 120 1

(b) Two correctly placed labels 1
(c) BP increase 1
as the mass / more salt increases or as salt dissolves/ is absorbed /
added 1
Saturation / no more dissolving at P (or Q) 1
(d) The BP would change according to the amount of impurity present
or in steam the temperature is 100 oC 1

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Answer guide for O Level Physics (5054/4) – Paper 4 Alternative to Practical June 2001

5(a) Correct axes, identified 1

Acceptable scale with unit 1
Correct plots 1
Neat line with good judgement 1
(b)(i) Heat slowly / gently / stir / until readings are stable / thermometer
close to thermistor 1
(ii) By not viewing the thermometer at right angles to the reading 1

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