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Paper 2 AS Structured Questions
October/November 2011
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Data
speed of light in free space,
c = 3.00 10 8 m s 1
0 = 4 10 7 H m1
0 = 8.85 10 12 F m1
elementary charge,
e = 1.60 10 19 C
h = 6.63 10 34 J s
u = 1.66 10 27 kg
me = 9.11 10 31 kg
mp = 1.67 10 27 kg
R = 8.31 J K 1 mol 1
NA = 6.02 10 23 mol 1
k = 1.38 10 23 J K 1
gravitational constant,
G = 6.67 10 11 N m 2 kg 2
g = 9.81 m s 2
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Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion,
s = ut + at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
W = p V
Gm
r
gravitational potential,
hydrostatic pressure,
p = gh
p =
a = 2x
v = v0 cos t
v = (x 0 2 x 2 )
electric potential,
V =
capacitors in series,
Nm 2
<c >
V
Q
40r
capacitors in parallel,
C = C1 + C2 + . . .
W = QV
resistors in series,
R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel,
alternating current/voltage,
x = x0 sin t
radioactive decay,
x = x0 exp( t )
decay constant,
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t
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
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kinetic energy
momentum
power
weight
[2]
40
horizontal
Fig. 1.1
horizontally,
vertically.
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(d) Two strings support a load of weight 7.5 N, as shown in Fig. 1.2.
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T1
T2
50
40
horizontal
7.5 N
Fig. 1.2
One string has a tension T1 and is at an angle 50 to the horizontal. The other string has
a tension T2 and is at an angle 40 to the horizontal. The object is in equilibrium.
Determine the values of T1 and T2 by using a vector triangle or by resolving forces.
T1 = .................................................. N
T2 = .................................................. N
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stage 2
stage 1
20.0
15.0
v
/ m s1
10.0
5.0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
t /s
3.5
Fig. 2.1
At time t = 0, the driver sees an obstacle in the road. A short time later, the driver applies the
brakes. The car travels in two stages, as shown in Fig. 2.1.
(a) Use Fig. 2.1 to describe the velocity of the car in
1.
stage 1,
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2.
stage 2.
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(ii)
The car has a total mass of 1250 kg. Determine the total resistive force acting on
the car in stage 2.
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stage 1:
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(ii)
stage 2:
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power,
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(ii)
motor
cable
object of
mass 1800 kg
ground
Fig. 3.1
The motor in the crane lifts a total mass of 1800 kg from rest on the ground. The
cable supporting the mass is made of steel of Young modulus 2.4 1011 Pa. The
cross-sectional area of the cable is 1.3 10 4 m2. As the mass leaves the ground, the
strain in the cable is 0.0010. Assume the weight of the cable to be negligible.
(i)
1.
Use the Young Modulus of the steel to show that the tension in the cable is
3.1 104 N.
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(ii)
The motor now lifts the mass through a height of 15 m at a constant speed.
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Calculate
1.
The motor of the crane is 30% efficient. Calculate the input power to the motor
required to lift the mass at a constant speed of 0.55 m s1.
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(a) Distinguish between potential difference (p.d.) and electromotive force (e.m.f.) in terms
of energy transformations.
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(b) Two cells A and B are connected in series with a resistor R of resistance 5.5 , as
shown in Fig. 4.1.
4.4 V
2.3
cell A
R
5.5
2.1 V
1.8
cell B
Fig. 4.1
Cell A has e.m.f. 4.4 V and internal resistance 2.3 . Cell B has e.m.f. 2.1 V and internal
resistance 1.8 .
(i)
(ii)
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this arrow I.
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(iv)
Calculate
1.
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(a) By reference to vibrations of the points on a wave and to its direction of energy transfer,
distinguish between transverse waves and longitudinal waves.
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(b) Describe what is meant by a polarised wave.
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(c) The variation with distance x of the displacement y of a transverse wave is shown in
Fig. 5.1.
3.0
A
2.0
y / cm
1.0
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.0
x /m
1.2
2.0
3.0
Fig. 5.1
(i)
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(ii)
Determine the amplitude of a wave with twice the intensity of that shown in
Fig. 5.1.
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Two horizontal metal plates are separated by distance d in a vacuum. A potential difference V
is applied across the plates, as shown in Fig. 6.1.
+V
metal plate
radioactive
source
beam of -particles
metal plate
0V
Fig. 6.1
A horizontal beam of -particles from a radioactive source is made to pass between the
plates.
(a) State and explain the effect on the deflection of the -particles for each of the following
changes:
(i)
(ii)
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(b) The source of -particles is replaced with a source of -particles.
Compare, with a reason in each case, the effect of each of the following properties on
the deflections of - and -particles in a uniform electric field:
(i)
charge
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mass
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(iii)
speed
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(c) The electric field gives rise to an acceleration of the -particles and the -particles.
Determine the ratio
acceleration of the -particles .
acceleration of the -particles
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