VICTOttlA JUNIOR COLLtrGE 2(a)

SUGGf,STtrD SOLUTIONS TO 2OO9

PHYSICS H2 P3 PRELIM EXAMS

l(a) Newton's Second Law: The rate of

changc ol monentun ofa body is
propoflional 10 the net force acting on the
bod), and tak€s place in the dircclion olthe

Newton's Third l,alv: For every forc€

(action) which body A exerts on body B,
body B willexert an equal and opposite
force Geaction) on body A.

(b)(i)
(bXi) Consrruclivc nxerlerence is
produced u,hen the wavos lron Y and X
arrive at P in phase.
The wavc displacements ofX and Y
rgiDlbrce each other to producc a
lnaxinum wav€ ampliludc al P.

W
(b)(ii) 6.0 cnl ofpath difTercncc
N: normal reaction lbrcc exeded by sled con€sponds io 60' ofphase diference.
Hence the wavclcnglh ).:6 x 6.0
Itl: \\,cighl ol'box : i6 cll1.
l: liiclional force bes-een sled and box From thc glaph. period 1ofrhe lvave
: L06 ms.
(bXii) Lel the horizonlal lbrce exerted by Hcnce, the velociry of lYavc
the horse on thc slcd be F. and the - 0.16(1.06 x l0 r) =340 m s1
friclional lbrce behveen the sled and the
sround be By N2L (b)(iii) The velocity oflhc waves indicates
F-. lhat bodr X and Y arc sources ofsound
.f, =^.(M,,,, + M,t")a
4 = (32X2.0) + 64: 128 N
i(a)(i) Distancc lion]each cornet ol'
(b)(iii) With the horse increasiDg ils squarc 10 centre ofsquare is
acceleration significanlly, ihe box will
drop offthe sled allcr some time. , =lJe o' + 0.0' - +.:+ m
2
This is because the friciional forcc
Elecrric licld slrength at O duc 10 charge A
bei$een the box and thc slcd will not be
is given by
sulTicient to acceleralc thc sled and box as
one syslcnr once the acceleration reachos E= 4 6.0x10'
1oo high a vahre.
" 4'6,s'= 4(3. r12X8.85 x oi'? ) (4.242 )
r

tr = J.0 N C'
(aXiD 7.0-0.0
Gradient ofgraplr =
(3.0-1.1)],,Io''
B
ED ., . r = -----L (l.6 x I0 i' )
1.7),10''
l,o6.6xl0raJs
. <.8,
o\ - (b) Threshold frequency
:
Yc 1.3 x l0rr Hz
C d=hA
14Xl.3xro'')
=(6.6x lo J
Resulrant field magnitude at O is
: 8.58x 10 ''
ft;il't(EtN 1.6-10l,
:
"(io;tit-Gn-'iqf
=8.4NC1 (c) There is no emission ofphotoelectrons
for a frequency less lhan the thteshold
Qt= - 10 nC frequency.
(b)
(d) The metal surface gains an oxide Iayer
over time, making it more difiicult for
electrons to escape by photoelectric
emission, hence increasing the work
function.

5(a)(i) The light $om the xenon lamp

excites the chromium atoms from the
ground state t, to state r:. Hence, energy
qr: 3.0 nC Q2:2.0 nC
ofphotons absorbed by chromium atoms
:2.20 eV.
Initialtotal EPE ofsystem
=6") = !!:2.2n
;s
. t:
u. = (a a, +Q,Q. + Q.Q )
'
Total final EPE alier Q3 has been removed 6.63x lOia x 3.0 x 10' 1'
to infinity is =220x1.6x10
7
u,= @a.)
.. wavelength oflight absorbed -,
Work done ro remove Q3 to infinily = = 5.65 x 107 m =565 nm.
change in total EPE
(ii) Laser light is emitted by the chromium
=Ur
lY U,
atoms when they de-excite from ihe

w= (Q,Q. + Q.Q ) metastable state E/ to the ground state t.

. . energy ofphoton oflaset iighi
: r l6oxto.N r0^ro,!l
= 1 .79 eV.
u ;l(2
4(l l4:,(3 35\
E1.1x10?J
0l'
. ti = ttt =4=t.tsev
')"
4(a) ) Equat;on ofthe graph is 6.61x l0 ra x3.0x
,, h,
103
a -1.79xl.6xl0te
.. wavelength of laser light:, A geostaiionary satcllile musl satisry ihe
:6.91 x l0? m =694 nm. lbllowing conditions:

(iii) The prnping power supplied by ihe L lr musi have a period of2,1 houts
xenon lanp musr be high enough to cause 2. It must movc in a direction similar to
the number ofchromium atoms in lhc !hal ol the Eath's rotation
mcta stablc slatc t710 be more than the 3. Ii must revolve in a plane that includes
numbcr olaloms in the ground stale tr. the Eadh's equator.
'l his condition is called population
2ft
Only when population invelsion is
(ii) Angular vclociq/ z) =
T
achieved willihe passase of694 nm laser
27r
phorons through the ruby crystalcause a=__7.21\
nrore de-excitations (rr + r;) than 24(60X60)
cxcilations (]?, J trr, resuhing in the net
production and hence alnplification of (iii) For the circul motion oflhc salellile,
laser light.

(b) Mass ofeach deuterhrm nucleus

t tlcl1kc:3.34' 2r GM
=2
1.6'7 10 kg ---;
(!wicc thc mass olhydrcgen atoln).
.. no. ofdeuierium nucleipresent in rbc
t.ou^ t0r I=:l- G'e?^lo"X6J"lo")
_:2.99
'oellet = I t4^10 :' l0 1 17.27\ro')'
Assunring thal the vaporised deuterium /=4.23x107m
nuclei behave like ideal gas aroms, GMnt
(i\)CPE U=
the average kinetic energy per Duclcus r
: tl&1 .t8^ r0 '') .00 10') onlyE s =9!!!! - -!Lr
)) 212
5J
= 2.07 ' l0
Herce, energy needed to raise temperaturc energy
ofdeuterium to 103 K
:2.99 10" 2.07 l0'5
'
:619\107J ' ' J

po$er needed:1 = != 6.19 x l0?

I 1.00x l0 ''z
- 6.19 x l0r'w-

Section B

(a) Newton's Law ol Gravilalion stales

ihat any two particles in the universe will
exert a force ofaftraction towards cach
other proportional to thc product ofthe
masses ofthe two particles and invenely
(c) As the satellitc spiraled lowads the
proportionalto rhe square oftheir
Eadh, it lvould lose gravitational PE.
Pat ofthis loss in PE would be manifested
as work done against air fricdon,
(b)(i) A geostationary salcllilc is one
and pad olit as kinetic energy ofthc
which revolves around the Ealth in such a
satcllilc which would consequently
way thai it always remains stationary
rclative to a point on the surface ofthe