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Mock Examination
Physics Paper I Subject Code: 411
Total Marks: 90 Question-Answer Book Time: 1 hr 45 min.
Name: ____________________________( )
Section B
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Useful Formulae in Physics
(a) Relationships between initial velocity u, uniform acceleration a, final velocity v and
displacement travelled s after time t:
v = u + at
1
s = ut + at2
2
2 2
v = u + 2as
(b) Potential energy gained by a body of mass m when raised through a height h is mgh.
1 2
(c) Kinetic energy of a body of mass m moving with speed v is mv .
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(d) Power = force × velocity
(e) Equivalent resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 :
(i) in series = R1 + R2
R1 R2
(ii) in parallel =
R1 + R2
(f) Power = potential difference × current
Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marks 5 4 7 10 6 10 6 6
(b) Find the magnitude of the friction opposing the movement of the car. (3 marks)
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2. A sport boat is of mass 2338 kg and the power of its engine is 425 horsepower. It can travel at a
speed up to 31.3 m s–1. (Given: 1 horsepower = 746 W)
(a) Find the shortest time during which the boat can attain the speed of 31.3 m s–1. (2 marks)
(b) When the boat travels at a constant speed of 31.3 m s−1, its engine should keep on running
at 425 horsepower. What is the magnitude of the friction at that time ? (2 marks)
* (b) What will happen to the polystyrene ball if the generator is switched off ?
Explain your answer briefly. (5 marks)
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4. The diagram on the right hand side is a
‘freeze-keeping’ picnic-box, designed by Yi
Kin. It is made of plastic, and has two walls
with air in between.
He tests his design with some ice. As soon as
he has placed ice inside the box, energy starts
to flow into the picnic-box.
(a) Explain why energy flows into the box once ice has been placed inside it. (1 mark)
(ii) energy flows through the air between the plastic walls. (1 mark)
(d) Unfortunately, the design still fails to avoid the ice from melting. In the first 30 minute of
experiment, ice of mass 500 g and temperature 0°C is heated up to be water of temperature
20 °C. What is the average power of the heating process by such ‘freeze-keeping’ picnic-
box ? ( The specific heat capacity of water and the latent heat of fusion of ice are 4200 J
kg–1 °C–1 and 334 000 J kg–1 respectively. ) (3 marks)
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5. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
This sudden motion causes waves to radiate from their origin (called the
focus) and travel through the Earth. It is such waves that produce ground
motion which people call an earthquake. Strong earthquake waves can
cause great local damage and they can travel large distances.
Adapted from an article in the Virtual Earthquake, Geology Labs On-Line, California State
University (http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.html)
(a) In the following figure, a student is demonstrating an earthquake wave with a spring.
(b) Which kind of earthquake wave does she (he) demonstrate in (a), a P wave or an S wave?
(1 mark)
(c) A wave of the kind described in (a) is recorded during an earthquake. If the frequency of
the wave is 5 Hz, what is the largest value of its wavelength ?
! (1 mark)
(d) On which property of the wave does the 'strength' of an earthquake depend ? (1 mark)
(e) What happens to the energy stored at the focus when the wave is produced ? (1 mark)
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6. Shown on the right hand side is the set of Christmas
tree lights bought by Wing Yee. The set of lights
consists of twenty light bulbs each rated at '11 V, 6 W'.
They are connected in series to the 220 V mains.
(a) Find
(i) the current passing through the bulbs, and (2 marks)
* (b) Wing Yee purchases another set of lights, which is identical to the one above.
How does the brightness of the light bulbs change if she connects two sets of lights in
series and in parallel ? Explain your answer. (6 marks)
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7. (cont.) (b) Draw a ray diagram below to explain your answer in (a). (4 marks)
(b) Compared with direct observation on the piece of graph paper, what will the student see
through the water droplet about the grids on the paper ? (1 mark)
208
(c) The final stable nuclide of this series is 82 X . In decaying from A to X, how many α
particle(s) is (are) emitted ? (2 marks)
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9.
Fig.A Fig.B
Fig.A and Fig.B above show two setups using the same horseshoe core.
(a) What are the respective application of the setups in Fig.A and Fig.B ? (2 marks)
(b) In Fig. A and Fig.B, what is the pole of the end P in each case ? Explain briefly. (4 marks)
(d) State two methods to increase the voltmeter reading in Fig.A. (2 marks)
(e) State two methods to increase the voltmeter reading in Fig.B. (2 marks)
* 10. A radioactive source is placed in front of a G-M counter. The count rate is measured when
various materials are placed in turn between the source and the counter. The following results are
obtained:
Material Recorded count rate / counts per minute
air 1100
paper 705
5 mm of aluminium 708
5 mm of lead 395
Explain why the results show that the source emits α and γ radiation only. (5 marks)
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10.
11. Fig.(A) and Fig.(B) below show the traces on a CRO of two notes produced by two musical
instruments. The settings of the CRO are the same.
t / ms t / ms
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(c) Compare the loudness of the two notes. Explain briefly. (2 marks)
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12. In an accident simulation, a car travelling at 20 m s–1 collided head-on with a fixed barrier. As it
came to stop, its front crumpled by 0.6 m. The driver, Tony, was strapped simultaneously by the
seat-belt which stretched horizontally by 0.4 m. The mass of Tony is 50 kg.
(a) (i) Calculate the total distance traveled by Tony during the collision. (1 mark)
(ii) Using above answer, find the average deceleration of Tony in the collision. (2 marks)
(iii) Using above answer(s), determine the time taken for Tony to stop. (2 marks)
(iv) Find the magnitude of change in momentum of Tony during the collision. (1 mark)
(v) Using (iv), find the average force exerted by the belt on Tony in the collision. (1 mark)
(b) If Tony had not worn the seat-belt, he would be thrown forwards to hit the windscreen when
the car hit the barrier.
(i) Explain why Tony would be thrown forwards if he had not worn the seat-belt. (2 marks)
(ii) What was Tony’s speed when he was thrown forwards ? (1 mark)
(c) If Tony had applied his brakes, the crash would not have happened. Assume all kinetic energy
of the car went into warming up the brakes, calculate the rise in temperature of the brakes.
( Total mass of the car and Tony, m c = 1500 kg ; Mass of the brakes, m b = 20 kg ;
Specific heat capacity of the brakes, c b = 500 J kg–1 °C–1 ) (3 marks)
END OF PAPER
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(a) When all the energy provided by the engine is converted to the kinetic energy of the
boat, the time required to attain the speed is the shortest.
1 mv 2 1 × 2338 × 31.3 2
By E = Pt , t = 2 = 2 = 3.612 230 279 s 1M
P 425 × 746
The shortest time that the boat can attain the speed of 31.3 m s−1 is 3.61 s。 1A
(b) Let f be the friction acting on the boat.
By P = Fv,
425 × 746 = f × 31.3 1M
f = 10 129.392 97 N
The friction on the boat when it travels at a constant speed of 31.3 m s−1 is 10 100 1A
N。
(a) It is warmer inside, and heat transfer from location of higher temperature to that of 1A
lower temperature.
(b) (i) conduction 1A
(ii) convection 1A
(c) (i) Foam traps air to reduce convection current, and 1A
foam and air are poor conductors. 1A
(ii) The foil reflects radiation and is a poor radiator. 2A
(d) By E = mc∆T and E = m lf ,
Energy Transfer, E = 0.5 × 4200 × (20 - 0) + 0.5 × 334 000 1M
= 209 000 J 1M
∴Power, P = E / t =209 000 / (30×60) = 116.111 W
Thus, the average power of the heating process is 116 W。 1A
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220
(a) (i) p.d. across each bulb = =11V 1M
20
P 6
∴ current passing through each bulb = = = 0.545 A 1A
V 11
V2 112
(ii) Resistance of each bulb = = 1M
P 6
= 20.2 Ω 1A
(b) When she connects the two sets of lights in series, equivalent resistance of all bulbs 1A
will double .
The current passing through and consequently the power (P = I2R) dissipated by 1A
each bulb will decrease .
Hence, all the light bulbs become dimmer . 1A
When she connects the two sets of lights in parallel, the p.d. between the two 1A
extreme ends of each remains the same as before. Thus, power dissipated by each
light bulb would not change.
The brightness of all the light bulbs therefore are the same as before . 1A
(Effective Communication) 1C
232 228
(a) 90 A→ 88 B + 42 He 2A
(b) The first pair of isotopes are A and D . (or B and E ) 1A
The second pair of isotopes are B and E. (or A and D ) 1A
(c) In radioactive decay, the change in mass number is due to the emission of α 1M
particles and their mass number is 4.
( 232 − 208 )
Hence, number of α particles emitted = =6. 1A
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Section B
(a) Fig.A and Fig.B show electromagnet and transformer respectively. 2A
(b) In Fig.A, P is North pole 1A
according to Right Hand Gripping Rule. 1A
In Fig.B, P is alternately North pole and South pole 1A
as the current flowing through it is a.c. . 1A
(c) As P is connected to the a.c., the alternating current causes a changing magnetic 1A
field, which is link to Q through the horseshoe core. By the law of electromagnetic 1A
induction, an e.m.f. will be induced in the coil wound on Q .
(d) The resistance of the rheostat is adjusted to be lower. 1A
The batter y is replaced by another one with greater e.m.f.. 1A
(OR other reasonable suggestions)
(e) We increase the number of turns of coil on Q. 1A
We decrease the number of turns of coil on P. 1A
(OR other reasonable suggestions)
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It is known that α radiation can be stopped by a sheet of paper. Meanwhile, β radiation 1A
can be stopped by 5 mm of aluminium and γ radiation can be partially absorbed by 5 mm of
lead.
Compared with the count rate when air is used as an absorber, the count rate drops 1A
significantly when a sheet of paper is inserted. Therefore, α radiation is emitted.
When 5 mm of aluminium is inserted, the count rate is roughly the same as that when a 1A
sheet of paper is inserted. Hence, β radiation is not emitted.
When 5 mm of lead is inserted, the count rate is much smaller than that when 5 mm of 1A
aluminium is inserted. Therefore, γ radiation is emitted.
(Effective Communication.) 1C
(c) The loudness of Note (A) is higher because its amplitude is greater. 1A+1A
(ii) 20 m s–1 1A
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(c) Kinetic Energy, KE = mcv2 = 0.5 × 1 500 × 202 = 300 000 J 1M
2
As all KE transform into the internal energy of the brakes,
KE = mbcb ∆T 1M
300 000 = 20 × 500 × ∆T
∴ ∆T = 30 °C
i.e. The temperature rises by 30 °C . 1A
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