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HWA CHONG INSTITUTION

(College Section)

H1 PHYSICS 8866
Paper 1 (Multiple Choice)

Preliminary Examinations

C2 19 September 2007 Duration: 1 h

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do Not Open This Booklet Until You Are Told To Do So.

1. Write your name, class, subject title (H1 Physics) and shade your NRIC number
using a 2B pencil on the optical mark sheet (OMS).

2. Check that you have 17 printed pages (including this cover page) for this question
booklet.

3. There are 30 multiple-choice questions in this paper. For each multiple-choice

question, there are four possible answers. Choose the one you consider correct and
shade your answer using a 2B pencil in the boxes provided in the OMS.

4. Answer ALL questions.

5. A data and formula list is provided on page 2.

6. The total marks for this paper is 30 marks.

7. Hand in only your OMS at the end of the test.

This paper consists of 17 printed pages inclusive of this cover page.

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PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
speed of light in a vacuum c = 3.00 × 108 m s-1
electronic charge e = 1.60 × 10-19 C
the Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 J s
unified atomic mass constant u = 1.66 × 10-27 kg
rest mass of electron me = 9.11 × 10-31 kg
rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10-27 kg
acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s-2

FORMULAE
uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 1
at2
2
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas W = pΔV
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + ...
resistors in parallel 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ...
hydrostatic pressure p = ρgh

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1 The rate of energy transfer, H through a conducting slab is found experimentally to be

given by
ΔT
H = kA
l

where the proportionality constant k is the thermal conductivity of the material, A is the
cross-sectional area of the slab, l is the length of the slab and ΔT is the temperature
difference at opposite faces of the slab. Which of the following are the base units of k ?

A kg m s-2 K-1
B kg m2 s-2 K-1
C kg m s-3 K-1
D kg m3 s-2 K-1

2 A cylindrical vessel is completely filled with liquid of mass (20 ± 1) g. The vessel has
internal diameter (2.5 ± 0.1) cm and length (5.0 ± 0.1) cm. Using these values, the
density of the liquid is calculated to be 814.89 kg m-3. The calculated value of density
should be quoted as

A (814.89 ± 0.15) kg m-3

B (815 ± 1) kg m-3
C (810 ± 90) kg m-3
D (800 ± 100) kg m-3

3 Which of the following experimental techniques does not reduce random error of the
quantity being investigated?

(i) Plotting data on a graph to get a best fit line.

(ii) Timing a large number of oscillations to find the period.
(iii) Repeating the experiment with a new set of apparatus.
(iv) Repeating the experiment and calculate mean values for the reading.
(v) Adjusting an electronic balance to remove its zero error before measuring mass.

A (i) and (v)

B (iii) and (v)
C (i), (ii) and (iv)
D (ii), (iii) and (v)

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4 Forces of 5 N and 8 N act at a point. Which of the following could be the magnitude of
their resultant?

i 1N
ii 4N
iii 8N
iv 13 N

A iv only B ii and iv only C ii, iii and iv D i, ii, iii and iv

5 A tennis ball is thrown vertically up, hitting the ceiling before it falls down. Which graph
best represents the variation with time t of velocity v before and after hitting the ceiling?

v v

0 0
t t

A B

v v

0 0
t t

C D

6 On a rainy day, a car is travelling at uniform velocity of 20 m s-1 along a straight road
when the driver spots a fallen tree across the road 30 m ahead. What is his reaction time
if he managed to just avoid hitting the tree, assuming his braking leads to a uniform
deceleration of 8.0 m s-2?

A 0.25 s
B 1.5 s
C 2.5 s
D 2.7 s

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7 To minimise the time of descent, a parachutist pulls the cord to release his parachute at
the latest possible moment. Which graph best represents the variation with time t of
vertical acceleration a during the entire descent?

a a

0 0
t t

A B

a a

0 0
t t

C D

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8 A baseball of mass 0.11 kg is thrown with a horizontal velocity of 17 m s-1 towards a

batter. After the ball is struck by the bat, it has a speed of 17 m s-1 in the opposite
direction. The figure below shows the vector diagram of the initial and final momentum of
the ball.

1800

Final momentum, p f Initial momentum, p i

If the ball and bat are in contact for 0.025 s, the magnitude and direction of the average
force exerted on the ball by the bat is

Magnitude Direction (as indicated by the label F)

vertical

A 3.7 N F

horizontal

vertical

B 3.7 N F

horizontal

vertical

C 150 N F

horizontal

vertical

D 150 N F

horizontal

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9 A bullet of mass 0.030 kg is fired horizontally into a suspended stationary wooden

block of mass 0.320 kg with a velocity of 200 m s-1. This is shown in the diagram
below. The bullet then gets embedded in the block and the system of the combined
masses moves off together.

200 m s-1

The common speed of the bullet and block just after the bullet gets embedded in the
block is

A 0 m s-1
B 2 m s-1
C 17 m s-1
D 19 m s-1

10 A stationary radioactive nucleus decays into two nuclei, one of which is an alpha
particle which is of mass 4 units and the other, the daughter nucleus which is of mass
40 units. If the daughter nucleus has an initial kinetic energy of 100 J, what is the
initial kinetic energy of the alpha particle?

A 10 J
B 320 J
C 400 J
D 1000 J

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11 A metal disc is acted upon by a number of forces. The forces are all in the plane of the
disc and the weight of the disc is negligible.

In which of the following situations is the disc in static equilibrium?

A B

C D

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12 The diagram below shows the positions of a person’s jawbones.

The lower jaw may be represented by the diagram below.

The jawbone has negligible mass. It consists of two straight parts of length 7.0 cm and 4.0 cm
making an angle of 130o with each other. During one particular bite, a force of 45 N is applied
by the teeth at the front of the jawbone.

What is the force M exerted by the masseter muscle?

A 120 N
B 140 N
C 150 N
D 170 N

13 A robotic arm raises a 20 kg bale of cotton by a vertical distance of 1.5 m from the
ground and then projects it horizontally with a speed of 12 m s-1 into a bin. The total
work done by the robotic arm to move the cotton bale from the ground into the bin is

A 290 J
B 300 J
C 1400 J
D 1700 J

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14 Figure 14.1 shows the graph of force F against x of a spring.

Force, F

F2

F1

Displacement, x
x1 x2
Figure 14.1

During the displacement from x1 to x2, the graph of the potential energy U of the spring
against x is
Potential Energy, U Potential Energy, U

x x
x1 x2 x1 x2

A B

Potential Energy, U Potential Energy, U

x x
x1 x2 x1 x2

C D

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15 A 50-kg cart is released from rest at a height of 5.0 m above the ground. It then travels
a distance of 10.0 m along a curved slope to the ground as shown in the figure below.
The final speed of the cart at the end of the slope is only 4.9 m s-1 because a constant
resistive force acts on it during the descent. What is the resistive force acting on the
cart?

A 185 N B 600 N C 2450 N D 22500 N

16 Figure 16.1 shows two oscillations A (dotted) and B.

Displacement A B

time

Figure16.1

What is the phase lead of A over B in radians?

π
A +
2
π
B −
2
π
C +
4
π
D −
4

17 Sound wave X has intensity 1012 times greater than that of sound Y. By how much is
the amplitude of X greater than the amplitude of Y?

A 106 times
B 3.16 x 106 times
C 5 x 1011 times
D 1012 times

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18 Which one of the following effects provides direct experimental evidence that light is a
transverse, rather than a longitudinal, wave motion?

A Light is diffracted by a narrow slit,

B Two coherent light waves can be made to interfere.
C Light is refracted by a glass prism.
D Light can be polarized by reflection at a glass surface.

19 A circular bowl of diameter 400 mm contains water at rest. If its side is tapped gently, a
completely circular pulse can be produced on the surface of the water which travels
inwards with a speed of 250 mm s-1. The radius of the pulse and its direction of travel,
1 sec after the pulse is produced, are

A zero, stationary
B 50 mm, outwards,
C 50 mm, inwards,
D 150 mm, outwards,

20 Which of the following comparison between the characteristics of progressive wave

and stationary wave is correct?

Progressive Wave Stationary Wave

A No medium required Requires a medium

B The amplitude is the same at all Neighbouring points have different

points amplitudes

C The energy at any point is always The energy at any point does not
changing between kinetic energy change in any way
and potential energy

D It is polarised It can not be polarised

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21 The arrows on the diagrams represent the movement of the air molecules in a pipe in
which a stationary longitudinal wave has been set up. The length of each arrow
represents the amplitude of the motion, and the arrow head shows the direction of
motion at a particular instant.

Which diagram shows a possible stationary wave in which there are two displacement
nodes and three displacement antinodes?

A B C D

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22 A high potential is applied between the electrodes of a hydrogen discharge tube so that
the gas is ionized. Electrons then move towards the positive electrode and protons
towards the negative electrode. In each second, 3.0 x 1018 electrons and 2.0 x 1018
protons pass a cross section of the tube. The current flowing in the discharge tube is

A 0.16 A
B 0.32 A
C 0.64 A
D 0.80 A

23 In the circuit below, the voltmeter has a resistance of 100 KΩ. The battery has negligible
internal resistance and an e.m.f. of 6V.

The reading on the voltmeter is

A 0V
B 2V
C 3V
D 4V

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24 In the circuit below, the battery has negligible internal resistance. Three identical lamps
L, M and N of constant resistance are connected as shown.

The filament of Lamp N breaks. Which of the following shows the subsequent
changes to the brightness of Lamp L and Lamp M?

Lamp L Lamp M

A Stays the same Decreases

B Increases Stays the same

C Increases Decreases

D Decreases Increases.

25 In the circuit shown below you may assume the cell has negligible internal resistance.

Which of the following equations is correct?

A I 1= 2I2
B I 1= 2I3
C I2 = 3I3
D 2I1 = 3I2

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26 Two long, straight, parallel wires carry currents of 1.0 A and 2.0 A.

Which diagram shows the directions and relative magnitudes F1 and F2 of the
forces per unit length on each of the wires?

27 A bent wire PQRST carrying a current I is placed in a magnetic field of flux density B as
shown. QR is 16 cm in length and RS is 30 cm in length. PQ is shorter than ST.

R
16 cm 30 cm
B
P Q S T
I

Using the notation Fxy to represent the magnitude force experienced by a segment XY of
the wire due to the magnetic field, which of the following is true?

A FQR ≠ FRS and FPQ < FST

B FQR = FRS and FPQ = FST

C FQR > FRS and FPQ < FST

D FQR < FRS and FPQ = FST

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28

Three particles travel through a region of space where the magnetic field is out of the
page, as shown in figure above. The electric charge of each of the three particles is,
respectively,

A 1 is neutral, 2 is negative, and 3 is positive.

B 1 is negative, 2 is neutral, and 3 is positive.
C 1 is positive, 2 is negative, and 3 is neutral.
D 1 is positive, 2 is neutral, and 3 is negative.

29 In a photoelectric experiment, 1 photoelectron is ejected from the metal for every 10

photons incident. Given that the photocurrent is 2.5 μA and the frequency of the source
is 6.0 x 1014 Hz, determine the power of the source in watts.

A 10-8 B 10-7 C 10-5 D 10-2

30 The de Broglie wavelength of a particle that has kinetic energy K is λ. The wavelength
λ is proportional to

A K2
1
B
K
C K-2
1
D 1
K 2

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Qn Ans Qn Ans Qn Ans Qn Ans Qn Ans Qn Ans

1 C 6 A 11 C 16 A 21 D 26 C
2 D 7 B 12 D 17 A 22 D 27 B
3 B 8 C 13 D 18 D 23 B 28 B
4 C 9 C 14 B 19 B 24 C 29 C
5 A 10 D 15 A 20 B 25 D 30 D

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