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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

UNIT 01 - Paper0L

7 hour and 45 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1' This paper consistsof NINE questions. Candidatesmusr attemptALL

questions.

2' CandidatesMUST write in this answerbooklet andall working MUST be

CLEARLY shown.

3. The use of non-prograrnmable

calculatorsis permitted.

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LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Universal gravitationalconstant G 6.67 x 10-11N m2 kg-,

Accelerationdue to gravity g 9.80 m s-2

Radiusof the Earth RE 6380 km

Mass of the Earth ME 5.98x 1024kg

Mass of the Moon MM 7 .35x 1022kg

1 Atmosphere Atm 1.00x10sNm-2

Boltzmann'sconstant k 1.38xlo-23JK-l

Density of water 1.00x 103kg rn-r

Thermalconductivityof copper 400 W m-r K-l

Specific heat capacityof alurninium 910J kg-t 11-t

Specific heat capaciryof copper 387I kg-t 6-t

Specificheatcapacityof water 420AJ kg-r 6-t

Specificlatentheatof fusion of ice 3.34x10sJkg-t

Specificlatentheatof vaporizationof water 2.26x106Jkg-t

Avogadro'snumber NA 6.02 x 1023per mole

Molar gasconstant R 8.31J K-r mol'r

Stefan-Boltzmann
constant o 5.67x 1o-8w m-2K-a

Speedof light in vacuum c 3.0 x 108m s'l

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1' (a) Writedowntheconditionsnecessary

for a bodyto be in a stateof equilibrium.

[2 marks]
(b)

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I
Figure L
The diagramshowsa hingedbeamthat is connectedto a wall by a horizontal
cableand
supportinga concreteslabof weight4500N. The uniform beamhasa weight
of 900 N.
The massof the cableand rope are negligible.
(i) Draw a free-bodydiagramshowingthe forces acting on this system.

[3 marks]
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1. (ii) Calculatethe tensionT in the cable

[2 marks]

(iii) Calculatethe net force on the beamfrom the hinge.

[3 marks]

Total 10 marks

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2. (a) An electricpump with a poweroutputof 3 MW moves4 x lot t kg of water

from a depth
of 80 m in a reservoirto the surface.
(i) Use energy conservationconsiderationsto explain how the pump moves
the
water to the surfaceof the reservoir.

[3 marks]
(ii) How long will it takethe pump to move the4 x 1012kg of waterto the surface?

[2 marks]
(b) Waterflowing into the samereservoiris allowedto strike a set of blades. The blades,
which rotate,are connectedto a generatorwhich is usedto keep the light bulbs in
the
reservoiralight. Use energyconservationconsiderationsto explain
(i) how this systemworks

[3 marks]
(ii) why the electricalpower usedby the Iight bulbs is less than the power of the
water striking the blades.

[2 marks]
Total 10 rnarks
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3. There has been a scare of a terrorist attack at the Grantley Adams International Airport in
Barbados. An incoming flight as shown in Figure 2 has been asked to circle the airport at a
steady height and an angle of d to the horizontal for the next 20 minutes while checks are
being made at the airport.

Figure 2

(a) On Figure 2 draw and label the actual forces acting on the aeroplanein the vertical
plane. [2 marks]

(b) The aeroplanetravelsat constantspeedin a circularfashion.

(i) Nameandexplainthe origin of the horizontalforcethatkeepsthe planein this

circle.

[2 marks]

(ii) What force opposesthe weight to keepthe planeat a constantheight.

[L mark ]

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3. (c) The aeroplanecirclesthe airport in a circle of radius I km at a speedof 340 km/hr. Find
the angle0 at which the aeroplanemovesto the horizontal.

[5 marks]

Total 10 marks

4- (a) Statewhat is meantby 'coherentlight sources'

[2 marks]
(b) (i) Describethe diffractiongrating.

[]. mark 1
(i i) Explain the part played by diffraction in the operationof the diffraction
grating.

[1 mark 1
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(c) Draw diagramsshowing how two light wavesproduces(i) constructiveand (ii) destmctive
interference.

[2 marks]

(d) A grating is illuminatedwith light consistingof two wavelengths,700 and 550.

Calculatethe angularseparationof the third ordersof the wavelengthsgiven that the
grating spacingis 4 x 10-6m.

[4 marks]

Total L0 marks

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\ (a) A small bright source of light is located at the horizontal bottom of a swimming pool
as shown in Figure 3.

Walls of
pool

Lightsource

Figure 3

Light from thesourceis shownincidentat threepointsA, B andB'. Considera point of

incidenceof B andB' andexplain

(i) what happensto the incidentlight asB movesawayfrom A towardsB'

[1 mark ]
(ii) what happens
to the incidentlight at B' andbeyond

[2 marksJ
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J. (iii) how doesthe intensiryof the light, as seenfrom the surface,vary acrossthe
a) top of the pool

[1 mark ]

b) bottom of the pool.

[1 mark ]

(b) The distanceof a stormcanbe estimatedby countingthe number of secondsbetween

seeingthe flash of lightning and hearingthe sound of the thunder and dividing by
three(3). The resriltgives the approximatedistanceof the storm away in kilometres.
(Speedof soundin air = 300 m s-l).
(i) Show why this methodworks.

[3 marksJ
(ii) Stateany assumptions
made.

[2 marksJ
Total L0 marks

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6' (a) The equationfor the displacementof a body moving with simple harmonic motion
is

x = Asincot.

(i) What do the symbolsA androrepresent?

[2 marks]
(ii) Draw a graphshowinghow x varieswith time for the casein which the motion
is damped.

[2 marksJ
(b) For a body executingsimpleharmonicrnotionthe equationis

x=0.03sinnt

wheredistancesandtimesarein metresandsecondsrespectively.At t = 1.75s,calculate

the

(i) displacement

[2 marksl
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6. (ii) velocity

[2 marks]

(iii) acceleration.

[2 marks]

Total L0 marks

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7. (a) A studentusesthe apparatusshown in Figure 4 to find the specific latent heat

of
vaporizationof a liquid, B. The experimentwas repeated using a different rate
of
evaporationin order to eliminateheat losses.

Condenser

Cooling
water

Liquid, B Condensed
Vapour

Figure 4

(i) Statewhat quantities the student must measurein order to find the specific latent
heat of vaporization of Liquid B.

[2 marksJ
(i i) Write down TWO equationsthatthe studentmustuseto representthe conserya-
tion of energyfor the apparatusin Figure4.

[1 mark ]
(iii) Show how the student must use the two equationswritten down in (a) (ii) above
to arrive at a value for L.

[2 marks]
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7. (b) A student performs this experiment to determine the specific latent heat of vaporization
of water. When the student supplies 70 W of power, 30 g of water condenses. When the
student supplies 80 W of power for the same time, 40 g of water condenses.

(i) How long doesit taketo condensethe waterin EACH case?

[4 marksJ
(i i) The studentwishesto perform the sameexperimentin the sametime but using
a liquid with a much higher specificlatentheatof vaporization.How mustthe
studentadjustthe power supply?

[1 mark ]

Total 10 marks

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8. (a) Figure 5 shows a lagged metal bar of uniforrn cross-sectional area, with heat
being
supplied at the end A.

Metal rod

Figure 5

(i) Explain how the propertiesof the metal allows heatto be transfenedby conduction
from End A to End B.

[2 marks]
(ii) How doesthe structureof a metal makeit a betterconductorthana gas?

[2 marks]
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8. (iii) Sketch a graph on the axis below to show the variation of temperature, t against
the distance AB along the rod after a steady state has been reached.

t cc)

.
B
Distance(m)

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(b) Figure 6 shows a lagged metal rod of uniform cross-sectionalarea with heat being
suppliedat End A. Th; rod is composedof two rods of equallengthl. This first rod is
madeof aluminiumof thermalconductivity210Wm-l K-1. The secondrod is madeof
copperof thermalconductiviry400 Wm-l K-l.

Figure 6

Assuming steady state conditions,

(i) comment on the rate of heat transfer in both the aluminium and the copper

[1 mark ]

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(ii) sketchon the pair of axesbelow how the temperaturevaries with distancex
acrossthe entire rod AC

[2 marks]
(iii) accountfor the shapeof the graphyou drew in (b) (ii) above.

[2 marks]

Total 10 marks

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9. (a) Distinguishbetweenan empiricalscaleof temperatureandthermodynamictemperature

scale.

[3 marks]
(b) Two bodiesare in thermalequilibrium. What doesthis statementmean?

[1 mark J
(c) Give ONE exampleof an empiricalscaleand outlinehow you would measurecentigrade
temperatureson it.

[1 mark ]
(d) The elementof a resistancethermometer,R, has a mass of 15 g and specificheat
capacity4.5 x 102J K-l kg-r. The elementwas immersedin O.+kg oi a liquid of
specificheatcapacity3.4 * tO' J K-l kf l andthe equilibriumtemperaturewasfound
to be 70 "C. (Roomtemperature= 25 " C)

(i) What was the initial temperatureof the liquid?

[2 marksJ

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9. (ii) StateTWO assumptionsyou made in answering(d) (i).

[2 marks]

(iii) How could the cooling effect of the thermometerbe reduced?

[1 mark ]

Total 10 marks

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