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General Certificate of Education

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Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
PHYSICS 9702/02
Paper 2
October/November 2003

1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.

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Data

speed of light in free space, c = 3.00 × 10 8 m s –1

permeability of free space, m0 = 4p × 10 –7 H m– 1

permittivity of free space, e0 = 8.85 × 10 –12 F m– 1

elementary 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

molar gas constant, R = 8.31 J K –1 mol –1

the Avogadro constant, NA = 6.02 × 10 23 mol – 1

the Boltzmann constant, k = 1.38 × 10 –23 J K –1

gravitational constant, G = 6.67 × 10 –11 N m 2 kg –2

acceleration of free fall, g = 9.81 m s –2

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Formulae

uniformly accelerated motion, s = ut + Qw at 2

v 2 = u 2 + 2as

work done on/by a gas, W = pDV

gravitational potential, φ = – Gm
r
simple harmonic motion, a=– ˆ 2x

velocity of particle in s.h.m., v = v0 cos ˆ t

v = ± ˆ (x 20 – x 2)

resistors in series, R = R1 + R2 + . . .

resistors in parallel, 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .

electric potential, V= Q

capacitors in series, 1/C = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + . . .

capacitors in parallel, C = C1 + C2 + . . .

energy of charged capacitor, W= Qw QV

alternating current/voltage, x = x0 sin ˆt

hydrostatic pressure, p = qgh

Nm 2
pressure of an ideal gas, p= Qe V
<c >

radioactive decay, x = x0 exp(– Ït )

decay constant, Ï = 0.693

t Qw

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critical density of matter in the Universe, q0 = 3H0

equation of continuity, Av = constant

Bernoulli equation (simplified), p1 + Qw qv12 = p2 + Qw qv22

Stokes’ law, F = Ar hv

Reynolds’ number, Re = qv

drag force in turbulent flow, F = Br 2qv 2

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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1 (a) One of the equations of motion may be written as

v 2 = u 2 + 2as.

(i) Name the quantity represented by the symbol a.

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(ii) The quantity represented by the symbol a may be either positive or negative. State
the significance of a negative value.

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(b) A student investigates the motion of a small polystyrene sphere as it falls from rest
alongside a vertical scale marked in centimetres. To do this, a number of flash
photographs of the sphere are taken at 0.1 s intervals, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

Fig. 1.1

The first photograph is taken at time t = 0.

By reference to Fig. 1.1,

(i) briefly explain how it can be deduced that the sphere reaches a constant speed,

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(ii) determine the distance that the sphere has fallen from rest during a time of

1. 0.7 s,

distance = …………………………………. cm

2. 1.1 s.

distance = …………………………………. cm
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(c) The student repeats the experiment with a lead sphere that falls with constant
acceleration and does not reach a constant speed.

Determine the number of flash photographs that will be observed against the 160 cm
scale.

Include in your answer the photograph obtained at time t = 0.

number = …………………………………. [3]

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2 (a) Distinguish between the mass of a body and its weight.

mass ................................................................................................................................

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weight ..............................................................................................................................

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(b) State two situations where a body of constant mass may experience a change in its
apparent weight.

1. ...................................................................................................................................

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2. ...................................................................................................................................

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3 (a) Define the moment of a force.

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(b) State the two conditions necessary for a body to be in equilibrium.

1. ...................................................................................................................................

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2. ...................................................................................................................................

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(c) Two parallel strings S1 and S2 are attached to a disc of diameter 12 cm, as shown in
Fig. 3.1.

Fig. 3.1

The disc is free to rotate about an axis normal to its plane. The axis passes through the
centre C of the disc.

A lever of length 30 cm is attached to the disc. When a force F is applied at right angles
to the lever at its end, equal forces are produced in S1 and S2. The disc remains in
equilibrium.

(i) On Fig. 3.1, show the direction of the force in each string that acts on the disc.
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(ii) For a force F of magnitude 150 N, determine
1. the moment of force F about the centre of the disc,

moment = …………………………………… N m

2. the torque of the couple produced by the forces in the strings,

torque = …………………………………… N m

3. the force in S1.

force = ……………………………………. N
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4 (a) Fig. 4.1 shows the variation with time t of the displacement x of one point in a
progressive wave.

Fig. 4.1

Fig. 4.2 shows the variation with distance d along the same wave of the displacement x.

Fig. 4.2

(i) Use Figs. 4.1 and 4.2 to determine, for this wave,

1. the amplitude,

amplitude = ………………………….. mm

2. the wavelength,

wavelength = ………………………….…. m

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3. the frequency,

frequency = ……………………..…….. Hz

4. the speed.

speed = …………………………….. m s–1

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(ii) On Fig. 4.2, draw a second wave having the same amplitude but half the frequency
as that shown. [1]

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(b) Light of wavelength 590 nm is incident at right angles to a diffraction grating having
5.80 × 105 lines per metre, as illustrated in Fig. 4.3.

Fig. 4.3

A screen is placed parallel to and 1.50 m from the grating. Calculate

(i) the spacing, in µm, of the lines of the grating,

spacing = …………………………………. µm

(ii) the angle θ to the original direction of the light at which the first order diffracted
image is seen,

angle = …………………………………….… °

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(iii) the minimum length L of the screen so that both first order diffracted images may
be viewed at the same time on the screen.

length = …………………………………….. m
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5 Two large flat metal plates A and B are placed 9.0 cm apart in a vacuum, as illustrated in
Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1

A potential difference of 450 V is maintained between the plates by means of a battery.

(a) (i) On Fig. 5.1, draw an arrow to indicate the direction of the electric field between
plates A and B.
(ii) Calculate the electric field strength between A and B.

field strength = ………………………………. N C–1

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(b) An electron is released from rest at the surface of plate A.
(i) Show that the change in electric potential energy in moving from plate A to plate B
is 7.2 ×10–17 J.

(ii) Determine the speed of the electron on reaching plate B.

speed = ………………………………….. m s–1

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(c) On the axes of Fig. 5.2, sketch a graph to show the variation with distance d from plate
A of the speed v of the electron. [1]

Fig. 5.2

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6 One isotope of iron may be represented by the symbol
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26 Fe.

(a) State, for one nucleus of this isotope,

(i) the number of protons,

number = …………………………………….

(ii) the number of neutrons.

number = …………………………………….
[2]

(b) The nucleus of this isotope of iron may be assumed to be a sphere of radius
5.7 × 10–15 m.

Calculate, for one such nucleus,

(i) the mass,

mass = …………………………………. kg

(ii) the density.

density = …………………………………. kg m–3

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(c) An iron ball is found to have a density of 7900 kg m–3. By reference to your answer in
(b)(ii), suggest what can be inferred about the structure of an atom of iron.

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7 An electric heater is rated as 240 V, 1.2 kW and has constant resistance.

(a) For the heater operating at 240 V,

(i) show that the current in the heater is 5.0 A,

(ii) calculate its resistance.

resistance = …………………………… Ω
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(b) The heater in (a) is connected to a mains supply by means of two long cables, as
illustrated in Fig. 7.1.

Fig. 7.1

The cables have a total resistance of 4.0 Ω. The voltage of the mains supply is adjusted
so that the heater operates normally at 240 V. Using your answers in (a), where
appropriate, calculate
(i) the potential difference across the cables,

potential difference = ………………………………. V

(ii) the voltage of the mains supply,

voltage = ………………………………. V

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(iii) the power dissipated in the cables.

power dissipated = ………………………………. W

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(c) Using information from (b), determine the efficiency ´ at which power is transferred from
the supply to the heater. That is, calculate

power dissipated in heater

´ = ______________________ .
power input from supply

efficiency = …………………………………….[2]

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