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Paper 2 AS Structured Questions
May/June 2012
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Data
c = 3.00 10 8 m s 1
0 = 4 10 7 H m1
0 = 8.85 10 12 F m1
(
1
= 8.99 10 9 m F1 )
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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 K1
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 + 12 at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
W = pV
gravitational potential,
= Gm
r
hydrostatic pressure,
p = gh
p=
a = 2x
v = v0 cos t
v = (x02 x 2)
electric potential,
V=
capacitors in series,
1
3
Nm 2
<c >
V
Q
40r
capacitors in parallel,
C = C1 + C2 + . . .
W = 12 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,
= 0.693
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(a) Explain the differences between the quantities distance and displacement.
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(b) State Newtons first law.
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(c) Two tugs pull a tanker at constant velocity in the direction XY, as represented in Fig. 1.1.
tug 1
T1
X
tanker
25.0
15.0
T2
tug 2
Fig. 1.1
Tug 1 pulls the tanker with a force T1 at 25.0 to XY. Tug 2 pulls the tanker with a force
of T2 at 15.0 to XY. The resultant force R due to the two tugs is 25.0 103 N in the
direction XY.
(i)
By reference to the forces acting on the tanker, explain how the tanker may be
described as being in equilibrium.
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(ii)
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Complete Fig. 1.2 to draw a vector triangle for the forces R, T1 and T2.
[2]
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25.0 103 N
Fig. 1.2
2.
Use your vector triangle in Fig. 1.2 to determine the magnitude of T1 and of T2.
T1 = ................................................... N
T2 = .................................................. N
[2]
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A motor drags a log of mass 452 kg up a slope by means of a cable, as shown in Fig. 2.1.
10.0
motor
cable
14.0
Fig. 2.1
[1]
(b) The log starts from rest. A constant frictional force of 525 N acts on the log. The log
accelerates up the slope at 0.130 m s2.
(i)
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Fig. 2.2
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(a) Show that the pressure P due to a liquid of density is proportional to the depth h below
the surface of the liquid.
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(b) The pressure of the air at the top of a mountain is less than that at the foot of the
mountain. Explain why the difference in air pressure is not proportional to the difference
in height as suggested by the relationship in (a).
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1200 V
metal plates
14 mm
P
Fig. 4.1
The separation of the plates is 14 mm. A particle P with charge 3.2 1019 C and mass
6.6 1027 kg starts from rest at the lower plate and is moved vertically to the top plate
by the electric field.
Calculate
(i)
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(a) (i)
(ii)
Kirchhoffs first law is linked to the conservation of a certain quantity. State this
quantity.
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(b) A variable resistor of resistance R is used to control the current in a circuit, as shown in
Fig. 5.1.
20 V
+
0.50
R
12 V
0.10
Fig. 5.1
The generator G has e.m.f. 20 V and internal resistance 0.50 . The battery has e.m.f.
12 V and internal resistance 0.10 . The current in the circuit is 2.0 A.
(i)
R = ............................................. [2]
(ii)
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The circuit is used to supply energy to the battery from the generator. Determine
the efficiency of the circuit.
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diffraction,
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(ii)
coherence,
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superposition.
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(b) A parallel beam of red light of wavelength 630 nm is incident normally on a diffraction
grating of 450 lines per millimetre.
Calculate the number of diffraction orders produced.
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