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SECTION A (Total: 60 marks)

INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions.
Please use the answer booklet provided.

Question 1
(a)

Equation p + a v2 = b is dimensionally correct. Unknown p and v represent pressure

and velocity respectively. Derive the dimensional analysis and determine S.I unit of
a.
(6 marks)

(b)

The velocity time graph is shown below in Figure 1 for an object travelling from one
point to another point within 8 seconds. Determine the accelerations at point A, B
and C. Then estimate the distance covered in 8 seconds.

Figure 1: Velocity Time Graph

(14 marks)

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Question 2
(a)

State the theory of Newtons Law and formulae with an example each of them;
i.
ii.

Newtons First Law

Newtons Second Law
(6 marks)

(b)

Figure 2: Cable with pulley

A 7.5 kg object is placed on a frictionless horizontal table which is connected to a
cable that passes over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging 12.5 kg object, as
in Figure 2.
i.
ii.

Draw free-body diagrams of both objects.

Analyse the acceleration of the two objects and the tension in the string.
(14 marks)

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Question 3
(a)

Potential energy and kinetic energy are two forms of energy classified under the
Mechanical energy. Explain briefly their definitions with the aid of relevant formulae.
(6 marks)

(b)

A particle of mass m = 0.5 kg is released from point A and slides on the frictionless
track shown in Figure 3. Evaluate;

i.

the particle's speed at points B and C.

ii. the net work done by the gravitational force in moving the particle from A to C.

Figure 3: Frictionless track

(14 marks)

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SECTION B (Total: 40 marks)

INSTRUCTION: Answer only TWO questions.
Please use the answer booklet provided.

Question 4
(a)

State two Pascals principle.

(4 marks)

(b)

A hydraulic lift is used to jack a 970-kg car 120 mm off the floor. The diameter of the
output piston is 180 mm, and the input force is 500 N shown in Figure 4. Determine;

i.

Area of the input piston.

ii. Work done in lifting the car 120 mm.

iii. If the input piston moves 150 mm in each stroke, determine the height the car move up for
each stroke?

Figure 4: Hydraulic Jack

(12 marks)
(c)

Draw a simple barometer and determine its standard Pressure in atmosphere.

[Hint: mercury=13.6 x 103 kg/m3 , g = 9.81ms-2].
(4 marks)

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Question 5
(a)

Explain with sketch the relationship between pressure (P), volume (V) and
temperature (T) of an ideal gas law;
i. Boyles Law.
ii. Charless Law.
iii. Gay-Lussacs Law.
(6 marks)

(b)

A vertical cylinder of cross-sectional area A is fitted with a tight-fitting, frictionless

piston of mass m shown in Figure 5;
i.

If n moles of an ideal gas are in the cylinder at a temperature of T, determine the

height h at which the piston is in equilibrium under its own weight?

ii. Determine the value for h if n = 0.200 mol, T = 400 K, A = 0.008 00 m2, and
m = 20.0 kg.
(8 marks)

Figure 5: Frictionless Piston

(c)

If 18.75 mol of helium gas is at 10.0C and a gauge pressure of 0.350 atm. Analyse;
i.
ii.

the volume of the helium gas under these conditions.

the temperature if the gas is compressed to precisely half the volume at a gauge
pressure of 1.00 atm.[Hint: R=8.314J/(mol.K), P=1.013 x 105 N/m2]
(6 marks)

Question 6
(a)

With the aid of neat sketch, explain briefly the first law of thermodynamics.
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Consider the following two-step process. Heat is allowed to flow out of an ideal gas at
constant volume so that its pressure drops from 2.2 atm to 1.4 atm. Then the gas
expands at constant pressure, from a volume of 6.8 L to 9.3 L, where the
temperature reaches its original value shown in Figure 6. Analyse;

Figure 6: Two-step process

i.
ii.
iii.

the total work done by the gas in the process.

the change in internal energy of the gas in the process.
the total heat flow into or out of the gas.
(12 marks)

(c)

List two applications of thermodynamics.

(2 mark)

END OF QUESTION
Formulae

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i )v u at
1
ii ) s ut at 2
2
2
2
iii )v u 2as
1 2
mv
2
v) P.E mgh

iv ) K .E

vi)Components :
Parallel mg sin
Perpendicu lar mg cos
vii) Ideal gas Law
PV nRT
viii )Trigonomet ry

Z
a ) sin y / z

b) cos x / z
c) tan y / x

X
Constant

i )Gravitional , g 9.81ms2
ii )Gas, R 8.314 J / mol.K
iii ) STP
(T 273K , P 1.0atm 1.013 105 Nm 2 101.3kPa)
iv ) Avogadro ' s, N A 6.02 1023 / mol

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