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96011 STPM TRIAL 2009

PHYSICS (FIZIK)

PAPER 1 (KERTAS 1)

MULTIPLE-CHOICE (ANEKA PILIHAN)

One hour and forty-five minutes (Satu jam empat puluh lima minit)

PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN BERSAMA

SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (STPM) 2009

ANJURAN
PERSIDANGAN KEBANGSAAN PENGETUA-PENGETUA
SEKOLAH MENENGAH MALAYSIA (PKPSM) KEDAH

Instructions to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

There are fifty questions in this paper. For each question, tour suggested answers are given.
Choose one correct answer and indicate it on the multiple-choice answer sheet provided.
Read the instructions on the multiple-choice answer sheet provided.
Answer all questions. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers .
A Data Booklet is provided.

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1 A student uses the symbols L, M, T, Nand for the dimensions of length, mass, time.
quantity of matter and temperature. Based on these symbols, what is the dimension for R in the
equation p V", = nR1?
A ML'T'e-' B M' L'T' e-' C ML'T' N-' e-' D MLT'N'

2 An object moves from rest with a unifonn acceleration. Which of the graphs below represents
changes in kinetic energy T with distance x?

A T. B 1l

o x o ·x
C T D T

o x o x

3 A body with massIn is thrown with a speed vat an angle 9 from the horizontal so that it can
reach maximum height h. Based on the principle of conservation of energy. the potential energy
of the body at maximum height h is equal to
C V2micos 9

4 Mass m l and mass tnz have the same idnelic e nergy. The ratio of momentum for "'I to
momentum for "'2 has the same value as

C "ml/ln2

5 A car of 1000 kg is moving with a constant speed of 20 m 5. 1 along a straight road with an
OUlput power of 20 kW . If this output suddenly increases 10 60 kW, what is the acceleration of
Ihe car at Ihal moment?
B 0.2 m S·2 D 2.0 m S·2

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6 lo an experiment, a stone is thrown vertically upwards from the surface of the Earth . The
slone wi ll reach a maximum height and then will fall back to the Earth. If the air resistance is
negligible, which of the physical quantities below will remain unchanged throughout the whole
fl ight?

A Force B Acceleration C Momentum D Potential energy

7 A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder are of the same mass and radius. Both the cylinders
are placed at the same height and on the same inclined plane. Which of the fo llowing statements
is true?
A the solid cylinder reaches the bottom of the inclined plane earlier because it has less
rotational kinetic energy.
B the solid cylinder reaches the bottom of the 'inclined plane earlier because it has morc
rotational kinetic energy.
C The solid cylinder reaches the bottom of the inclined plane later because it has less
rolational kinetic energy.
o The solid cylinder reaches the bottom of the incl ined plane later because it has more
rotational kinetic energy.

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8 The diagram below (not to scale) shows (he relative positions of the Earth and the Moon.

Eanh --------------------------800n
X y

The line XY joins the surface of the Earth to the surface of the Moon. Which following
diagrams shows the variation of gravitational potential Valong the line XV?

A B

v v

X Y
o f-'-'-----+------''-'.> o ~X~---======,.
y

C D
v v

X Y
o~------'-_i> X Y
o ~,____-----"'--i>

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9 The diagram below shows a sphere in static equilibrium. The reaction force acting at the end
P of the rod PQ is R.

Smooth hinge

Uniform rod

Smooth sphere

Which diagrams below shows the correct reaction R of the force acting on the rod ?

R
p p

A B

p p

C o

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10 The graph below shows the variation of displ acement x agai nst time t produced by the
oscillation of a particle a l speed 5.0 km S·I.

Timel J1S

The wavelength is
A IOmm B 15mm C20 mm D IOO mm

11 The diagram shows a longitudinal wave travelling along a slinky spri ng in the direction
shown. Coils X and Y are on either sides of a rarefaction.

Direction of Wave motion

. .' x
.
IlOOO 00 OOllOoo 0000000000 OOIlO'
/
y

I
Rarefaction
Which of the following correctly shows the direc tions of the instantaneous displ acements of
coils X and Y?

A B
x y
x y

...'m5... 'm5
+- +-

C D
x y
x y

...'m5 +- 'm5
+- +-

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12 A particle performs simple harmonic motion with ampl ilUde 30 em and period 2.0 second.
When it is 15 em from the equilibrium position, its acceleration is

A O.8 m s·2 B 1.3 rn S·2 D 1.5 m s·2

13 The diagram below shows a stationary wave generated between two fi xed ends X and Y.
Which of the following points are in the same phase as poi nt P ?

"
x, " y

A land2 Bl and3 C 1, 2and3 o 3 only

14 Which of the following LEAST determines the rate al which the amplitude of a damped
simple hannonic mOlion is decreasing ?

A The oscillating mass

B The damping force
C The damping constant
D The frequency

15 A pipe which is opened at one end only has length L. What is the length of a pipe which is
opened at both ends and has the same fundamental frequency as the first pipe ?

CL D 2L

16 A source that emits sound of frequency 500 Hz is fixed to the e nd of rod 0.5 m long. The rod
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is TOtaled in a horizontal c ircle wilh angular velocily 50 rad 5- • Whal is the maximum frequency
received by a slationary observer ?
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(The speed of sound in air = 340 m 5- ]

A 500 Hz B 540 Hz C 537 Hz D 579 Hz

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17 A particle moves so thai its potenLial energy U is directly proportional to the square o f its
displacement x. Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between the force
F and the displacement of the particle
F
F

A B

x
x
C D
F

x x

18 For a diato mic gas at temperature T. each degree o f freedom has an average energy of

A ~ kT B kT D ~ kT
2 2

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19 When the pressure of an ideal gas is increased fro m 6.0 x 10 Pa to 1.0 x 105 Pa, its vo lume
decreases from 3.0 x 10-) m} to 1.0 x 10-3 mJ . If the ini tial root mean square speed of the gas
molecules is v, what is the final root mean square speed of the gas mo lecules in tenns o f v ?

A v B 0.56v C 0 .75v D l.34v

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20 The diagram below shows an ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process.

Pressure

- --1 \
~C
0,:
.
...
.. ... .
o Volume

Which statement is true about ihe changes?

A Be represents an adiabatic expansion

8 The work done by the gas in the process AB is the same as that done on the gas in the
process CD
C No work is done on the gas in the process DA
o No work is done by the gas in the process Be

2] The temperature of a body at 100° C is increased by /10 0 C as measured on the Celsius scale.
How is this temperature change expressed on the Kelvin scale?
A MJ B M + 100 C tJ.O + 273 D tJ.O+ 373

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22 The graph below shows the variation of temperature 8 with the di stance from the hot
end of a rod XZ.

.'C

91 -.- •• •• •• '-~-.'r----,

Based on the graph above, which of the following is true?

A The portion YZ is co mpletely in sulated.
B The temperature 8 1 is higher than the room temperatu re.

C The rate of flow of heat along the rod is constant.

D The rate of nct fl ow of heat at the end of Z is zero.

23 One end of an insulated metal rod is maintained at 100°C and the other end is placed in ice-
water mi)(turc. The bar has a length of 50.0 em and cross-seclional area of 0.800 cm2 , The heat
conducted by the rod mehs 3.00 g of ice in 5.0 minutes. Calculate the thermal conductivity of
the metal.
[Latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.33 x 10 5 J kg' l]

A 2.08 W m -I K-I
B 3.33 W m ' l K'!
C 4. 16 W of' K" l
0 10.2 W m - I K-I

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24 An oil drop 0 carries a charge 4e, where e is the charge of electron. The drop is placed
between two plates which are 5 mm apart and al a potential difference of 600 V. Calculate the
mass of the oil drop.
+

o 5mm 600 v
• 4e

A 7.7 x 10-15 kg B 5.2 x 10·" kg C 3.0 X 10·" kg

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I
+qJ +ql -q2

< .--~~--.------.---
1:- 20cm -:1 em .1
What is the total force exerted on the point charge qJ by the other two point charges?
A 28 N B 2.8 x 10-' N C -2.8 x 10-' N 0 -28 N

26 To increase the capacitance of a paralle) plate capaci tor, which of the foll owing quantity
must be increased '!
A Surface area of the plates.
B The distance of separation of the plales.
C The voltage applied across the plates.
D The thickness of the plates.

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27 Fo ur ide ntical capacitors with capacitance 2 J.lF each are connected together so that their
resultant capacitance is al so 2 F. Which of the following arrangement will yield the required
resultant capacitance?

-i H H H I-
A B

C D

28 When the potential difference across a metallic conductor is increased, which of the
fo llowing statements is true?

A The electric fi eld intensity in the conductor remains the same.

D The drift velocity of the charge carriers increases.
C The charge carrier per unit volume increases.
D The current density remains the same.

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29 In the circuit below, delenni ne hand 12 if the internal resistance of the two cell s are
negligible.

1.5 V 1.5 V
II
~-d/'
In 2n
}Iz

I, Iz
A 0.75 A 0 .75 A
B 0.75 A 1.25 A
C 2.25 A 0.75 A
D 2.25 A 1.25 A

30 Tbe diagram below shows a circuit :

- v ___
r----JII-'----,

R
Which of the following graph shows how the temlinal potential difference V across the ceU
varies with the cxternaJ resistance R?

:~ A
R
'L 0
B
R

'~
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0
D
R

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31 An electron moves into a unifonn magnetic field with a certai n velocity. If the velocity of
the electron is in the same direction as the magnetic field , which of the following statements
about the subsequent mo~ ~on of the electron in the magnetic field is true 1.
A The electron accelerates to the left.
B The electron accelerates to the right.
C The electron continues to move with ils original velocity.
D The electron is de nected and moves in a circle at constant speed.

32 Whe n the load decreases, the speed of rotation of an electric motor increases and lhe
current nowing through it decreases. This happens because
A the back c. m.f. increases
B the frictional force decreases
C the resistance of the armature coil increases
D the inductance of the armature coil increases

33 The planes of vibration of the electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave are
A parallel to each other and parallcl to the direction of lhe propagation of the wave
B parallel to each other and perpendicular to the directi on of the propagation of the
wave
C perpendicular to each other and parallel to the direction of the propagation of the wave
D perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the
wave

34 An aitem ating current I which flow s through a 10 Q resistor is given by

1 = 3 sin ( lOOt). If I is in amperes and t in seconds, what is the mean power generated
in the resistor?
A lOW B 30W C 45W D IOOW

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35 The diagram below shows the variation of voltage V across a capacit9r with time t.

O ~--~-----+----~-
t

Which of the following graphs show the variation of the current I through the capacitor
with time t ?

I I

A /
)I
I I

C D

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36 An op-amp has several terminals for connecti ng to external components. How many
terminals are made use of in normal use?
A 4; namely input terminal. output terminal, supply voltage terminal and feedbac k
terminal.
B 4; namely non-inverting input terminal, inverting input terminal, o utput terminal and
supply voltage terminal.
C 5; namely non-inverting input terminal , inverting input terminal, output terminal, supply
voltage terminal and feedback terminal
D 5; namely non-inverting input tcnninal , in verting input terminal, output tenninal.
positive supply voltage terminal and negative supply voltage tenninal.

37 The diagram below shows an op-amp circuit.

R,
R,
V,
R,
V, o--C==:J--L-i ~----~-----oV,

-9V

What is lhe magnitude of the output voltage, Vo?

A V = R3V +R3 V:
° R[I R22

8 Vo =~",,+R2 V2
R] R)

C V, = (V, +v, )(~)

R, +R,

38 When an electromagnetic wave travels from o ne medium to another, which of the fo llow ing
quantities remains uncha nged ?
A Speed B Frequency C Wavelength o Amplitude

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39 Di agram (a) below shows an inverted image formed on a screen by a convex lens.

f :
Object
~<3 Image
(a)

What happens to the image when a cardboard is used 10 cover up the upper half of the lens
as shown in diagram (b) below?

Cardboard

T
I
Object Screen
(b)

A The whole object appears as image on the screen with the same brightness as before.
B The whole object appears as image on the screen with reduced brightness.
C Only the upper half of the object appears as image on the screen.
D QnJy the lower half of the object appears as image on the screen .

40 Which two optical devices always yield virtual and upright images'!

A A concave mirror and a concave lens.

H A concave mirror and a convex lens.
e A convex mirror and a concave lens.
D A convex mirror and a con vex lens.

41 A diffraction grati ng with 1500 slits per centimeter is illuminated with light of wavelength
500 nm. What is the highest order that can be observed with thi s grating?

A 12 Il 13 C 14 D 27

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42 Which of the following graphs best represents the variation of the maximum velocity v of
photoelectrons emitted from a metal with the frequency fof the incident light ?

v
v

o
f
o
A f
B

v
v

o o
D f
C f

43 If electron A has twice the kinetic energy of electron B, the ratio of the de Broglie
wavelength of e lectron A to thai of electron B is
AI:2 81 :,h C2: 1 D ~2: 1

44 The diagram below shows two adjacenl lines in the spectrum of a hot gas.

x y

I I
Line X is brighter than line Y because

A line X has higher frequency

B line X has longer wavelength
C line X originates in the houer part of the gas
D more electrons undergo transitions between two energy level s involved in the emission
for line X

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45 In an X-ray tube, an accelerating potential V produces X-rays of minimum wavelength

1.2 x 10,10 m. In order (0 produce X-rays of minimum wavelength 0.6 x 10. 10 m, the accelerating
potential should be

A .!.V B .!.V C 2V D 4V
4 2

46 Laser pulses of wavelength 5 14 nm and power 1.50 W are used in eye surgery. Each pulse
lasts for 0.040s. How many number of photons are there in each pulse?
A 8.57 x 10" B 1.55 x 10" C 3.88 X 10" D 9.69 x 10"

47 Two deuterium nuclei fuse together to fonn a Helium-3 nucleus, with the release of a
neutron . The reaction is represented by
~ H + ~ H ~ ; He + ~ n + cnergy
The binding energies per nucleon are
for ~ lf 1.09 MeV
for ; He 2.54 MeV

How much energy is released in this reaction?

A 0.36 MeV B 1.45 MeV C 3.26 MeV D 5.44 MeV

48 The half-life of a certain radioactive clement is such that i of a given q uan ti ty decays in 12

days. What fraction remains undecayed after 24 days?

A 0 B 1 C 1 1
D
128 64 32

49 An event on a distant star causes the emission of a burst of radiaLion containing p panicles, y
rays and light. Which of the following statements about the order in which these radiations
arrive at Ihe Earth is correct?

A The light would arrive first

B The y ray s would arrive first
C AlIlhree would arrive together
D The light and the y rays would arrive together, ahead of the Pparticles

SO Which of the following abou t the elementary particles is Dot true?

A Electrons are mesons.
B Hyperons are baryons.
C A meson consists of two quarks.
D The mass of a baryon is equal to or greater than that of a proton.
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96012 STPM TRIAL 2009

PHYSICS (FIZIK)

PAPER 2 (KERTAS 2)

STRUCTURE AND ESSAY (STRUKTUB DAN ESEIl

Two and a half hours (Dua jam setengah)

PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN BERSAMA

SIJIL TlNGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (STPM) 2009

ANJURAN
PERSIDANGAN KEBANGSAAN PENGETUA-PENGETUA
SEKOLAH MENENGAH MALAYSIA (PKPSM) KEDAH

Instruction to candidates: For examiner's use

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Answer all the questions in Section A in the spaces provided. All pemeriksa)
working must be shown. For calculations, relevant values of constants ;n
the Data Booklet must be used. For numerical answers, units must be
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quoted wherever they are appropriate. 2
Answer any four questions from Section B. For this section, write
your answefS on the answer sheets provided. Begin each 8nSW6fon a fresh 3
sheet of paper, and 8ff8nge your anSW8fS in numerical order. rIB your 4
answersheet this booklet.
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Answers may be written In either English or Malay.
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pemaJar yang berkaitan dalam Buku Data mestilah digunakan. BagIjawapan
berangka, unit mestilah dinyatakan di mana-mana yang sesuai.
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Jawapan bo/eh ditulis da/am bahasa Inggeris atau bahasa Me/ayu. Tolal
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Answer all questions in this section .

1 The diagram below shows a rock of mass 3.0 kg projected from a building which is 49.0 m above
the ground with a speed of 29.4 m 5. 1 at an angle of 3et' below the horizontal.

m= 3.0 k~

49.0m

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Find the kinetic energy of the rock when it hits the ground.

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2 In some harbours, the rise and fall of the water level is simple hannonic. In one harbour, the
equation for the depth II of water is given by h =5.0 + 3.0sin ~, where II is in metres and t is the
45600
time in seconds.

(a) What is meant by simple hannonic motion? [1 mark]

(b) Ca1cu!ate the maximum depth of water. [2 marks]

(c) Ca1culate two values of I which the water is 5.0 m deep [2 marks]

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3 A vacuum flask contains 0.52 kg of water. The initial temperature of the water is 81°C. A
cylindrical cork of cross-sectional area 5.0 x 10-3 m2 and thickness of 30 nun is used to close the flask.
45 minutes later, the temperature of the water drops to 76°C. The average temperature of the inner
and outer surfaces of the cork are 52 °C and 21°C respectively.
(a) Calculate the fraction of the total heat lost from the flask which passes through the cork.
[3 marks]

(b) Suggest a way by which the remaining heat is lost. [2 marks]

[Specific heal capacity of water = 4.2 x 10) J kg-' KI; thenna] conductivity of
cork = 5.2 x 10-2 W m-I K ' ]

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4 The diagram below shows a circuit consisting of a 126 n resistor, a 275 n resistor, a 182 ).IF
capacitor, a switch and a 3.0 V battery all connected in series. Initially the capacitor is uncharged and
the switch is open. At time t = 0 the switch is closed.

1260

3.0V
182""

(a) What cbarge will the capacitor have after the switch is closed for a long time?
[2 marks]

(b) At what time will the charge on the capacitor be 80 % of the value found in (a) ,
[3 marks]

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5 The diagram below shows an amplifier circuit.

330kfi

.1 5V

1\ ~--C:>---'r----.j. > .....-~v.

10 kfi - 15 V

(a) State the name of the amplifier circuit whicb is connected to various inputs.
[I mark]

(b) Ca1culate the output voltage Vo if VJ = 0.50 V and V1 = 0.20 V . [2 mar ks]

(b) What happen to the output vollage if the supply ± IS V is replaced with ±9 V?
[I mark]

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6 A thin aluminium foil is placed in between two Oat glass slides to fonn an air wedge. The edge of
the foil is at a distance 80.0 mm from the line of contact of the slides. When light of wavelength
5.89 x 1O-7 m illuminates nonnally the plates. the interference pattern between 2 consecutive bright
fringes formed have a separation of 2.50 tnm .

(al Calcu late

(i) the wedge angle, and [I mark]

(ii) the thickness of the foil [I mark]

(b) What happens 10 the fringe pattern when the air wedge is filled with water of refractive index
1.33. [3 marks]

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7 (a) Describe how an emission s~ trum is produced. [1 mark]

(b) The diagram below shows the energy levels of a hydrogen atom.

o,v
-0.8.5 eV

- 1..5 1 eV

- 3.40eV

- J3.6eV

(i) What is meant by energy level at 0 eV? [J mark]

(ii) What is the ionization e nergy of the hydrogen atom in l ouie? [1 mark]

(iii) Transition between which two energy level takes place when a pholon of wavelength
660 nm is emitted ? [2 marks)

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8 (0) How is the nuclear binding energy usually measured? [I mark]

(b) A fusion reactor is based on the reaction: ~H + ~H -+ ;He + ~n

Nuclide Relative atomic number

'n 1.008665
'H 2.0 14102
' He 4.002603
'H 3.0 16050

If 150 g of a suitable mixture of hydrogen isotopes is used, how much energy may be produced?
[4 marks]

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Section B [60 marks]

Answer any four questions in this section.

9 (a) What is meant by proj ectile motion? [2 marks]

(b) A ball is launched horizontally from one come r, 0, of a smooth flat plane that is inclined at an
angle of 30° to the horizontal. The aim is to make the ball to reach the point P at the opposite com er of
the plane.

o
2.0

(i) How lo ng does it take the ball to reach P from O? [3 marks]

(ji) At what speed should the ball be launched? [3 mlIrks]

(e) Two blocks of mass M kg and In kg lie on an inclined plane as shown in the diagram below. A
force P acts on the M kg mass so that the block is just about to slide down the plane. Assume that the
pulley is smooth and the coeffic ie nt of friction between the two blocks and the plane is jJ..

(i) What is meant by coefficient o/friction? II mark]

(ij) Draw the direction of frictional forces acting on the blocks and detemline the magnitude of
the frictional forces in terms of M, 111, g, Band Ii.. [3 marks]
(iii)If M = 9.0 kg, m = 5.0 kg, Jl= 0.25 and B= 30°, determine the value of P.
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10 ca) State the First Law o!Thennodynamics, [2 marks]

A \'esse) contains 0.50 mol of an ideal gas at temperature 27 DC and pressure 200 kPa. The gas is
healed and allowed to expand at constant pressure until its temperature reaches 77 DC. The molar heat
capacity of the gas at constant pressure is 21.6 J mariK",
Calculate

(i) the volume of the gas at 27 DC [4 marks]

Oi) the amount of heat absorbed by Lhe gas when the temperature of the gas reaches 77 DC
[3 marks]

(iii) the increase in internal energy of the gas when the temperature of the gas reaches 77 DC
[3 marks]

(iv) the work done by the gas when the temperature of the gas reaches 77 DC
[3 marks]

11 (a) (i) A thin bar magnet is placed in a uniform magnetic field. State the orientation of
the poles of the bar magnet relative to the direction of the magnetic field.
[1 mark]

(ii) Define magnelic flUX density. [2 marks]

(iii) State two differences between the force due to e lectric field and the force due
to magnetic field on a charged particle. [2 marksJ

(iv) A straight cond uctor of length L carrying a current 1 lies in a magnetic

fi e ld of magnetic flu x density B which is perpendicular to the direction of current I. Starting
from the magnetic force d ue to a moving charge, deri ve an expression for the magnitude of
the magnetic force on the conductor in tenns of L. I, and B.
[4 marks]

(b) (i) The earth's magnetic flux density is 2.0 x lO.s T . A magnetic flux of equa l
magnitude can be produced at a distance of 10.0 cm from a wire carrying a current I.
Calcu late the value of I required. [3 marks]

(ii) Calculate the force per metre between two long parallel straight wires 10.0 cm
apart, each carrying a current equal to the value of I in (b) (i) above.
[2 marks]

(iii) If the force produced in (b) (ii) above is a repulsive force. state the directions of
the· currents flowing in the two wires. [I markJ

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12 (a) The diagram below shows a narrow parallel beam of light rays propagate along the principal
axis of a convex mirror.

Light rays

Principal axis

(i) What happens to the light rays, with reference to the focal point of the mirror, after it is
reflected by the mirror? [2 marks]

(Li) What is the sign aCthe focallengtb of the mirror? [I mark]

A convex mirror has radius of curvature 1.0 m. A 2.0 m object is placed 5.0 m away from the mirror.
(iii) Where is the image? (3 marks]
(iv) What is the image height? [I mark]
(v) Is the image real or virtual? [I markJ

(b) The diagram below shows a spherical surface which acts as a boundary between two medium
with refractive indices " 1 and "2.
Nonnalline
"1
I, '"

o r-
_u--+ v - - - -+

An object 0 is placed in the medium of refractive index "I at a distance " from the surface. The
image J is produced at a distance v from the surface.
(i) Using the relationship

for refraction of light passing from one medium to another, where i l and h are angles as shown in the
diagram, and assuming that i l and ;2 are small, show that
~+~=~-~
u v r
where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface. (4 marks)

(ii) A speck of dust is 2.0 cm from the centre of a sphere of radius 6.0 c m. The material of
the sphere has a refractive index of 1.5. Find the image distance, as viewed along the diameter through
the speck from the far side. [3 marks]

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13 (a) What is meant by photoelectric effect ? [I mark J

(b) Einstein's photoelectric effect equation is gi ven as follow:

(i) State the meaning of the terms hf, .!. m~Vm2, and W in the equation above.
2
[3 marksJ
(ii) Explain why pho toelectrons released have different velocities even though an incident
rad iation of fixed frequency is used. [1 mark]
(c) A light of wavelength 450 om fall s o n ceasium with a work functio n of 2.0 eV.

Ca1culate
(0 the threshold frequency, [3 marks1
(ii) the maximum kinetic energy of the liberated electrons. [2 marksJ
(iii) the stopping potential. [2 marksJ

(d) What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron with a kinetic energy of 120 eV ?
[3 marksJ

14 (a) Radioactivity is a random and spontaneous process. Explain the meaning of random and
spontaneous in the above statement. [2 marks]

(b) All rad ioactive decay can be represented by the equation dN = .'J..N
dl
(i) What is represented by dN and N? [2 marksJ
dl
(ii) By using the above equalion. deri ve the relationship between l. and its half life T .
j
[3 marksJ

(e) One of the dangers of radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb is its SIO Sr which decays with a
28.7 year half· life. A mega· ton bomb produces approximately 400 g of SIOS r . If the fallo ut spreads
uniformly over a 200 knl area,
(i) what will be the count·rate in S!Ci m-2,! [5 marksJ
[I Ci = 3.7 x 1010 ,.'J
(ij) how long will it take for the activity of 90 Sr to reach agricultural safe level of
2.0 j.lCi m-2 ? [3 marksJ

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