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    PHYSICS
    Paper 2
    Nov. / Dec. 2022

    2 1/4
    hours

    KAWAALA HIGH SCHOOL


    END OF YEAR 2022
    PHYSICS.
    Paper
    2A
    2 hours 15 minutes

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

    Attempt any five questions.


    Mathematical tables, slide and non-programmable electronic calculators maybe used.
    These values of physical quantities may be useful to you.

    Acceleration due gravity, g = 10m s -2


    Speed of light = 108m s -1
    Density of water = 1000kg m -3

    © 2022 kawaala high school physics department Turn Over


    1. (a) State the laws of reflection of light.

    (b) With the help of ray diagrams,

    (i) explain the action of a pin-hole camera.


    (ii) distinguish between partial and total eclipses of the moon.
    (c) (i) Describe a simple experiment to determine the focal length of a concave mirror.
    (ii) State and explain one application of a convex mirror.

    2. (a) (i) Explain the term total internal reflection.


    (ii) Calculate the critical angle for a glass-air boundary if the refractive index of the glass
    is 1.60.
    (b) With the aid of a diagram, explain the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.
    (c) Explain the appearance of a blue flag with red stripes when viewed in day light through a
    sheet of yellow glass.

    3. (a) Sketch the electric field patterns for the following:

    (i) two negative point charges close to each other.


    (ii) a positively charged hollow conducting sphere.
    (iii) two oppositely charged parallel plates.

    (b) Explain the following observations.

    (i) The leaves of a positively charged electroscope fall when the cap is touched by a
    finger.
    (ii) When a positively charged conductor is lowered in an ice-pail placed on the cap of an
    uncharged electroscope, the leaves diverge. When the conductor touches the inside of
    the pail, the divergence of the leaves is not altered; but when the conductor is
    removed and tested, it shows no charge.

    (c) Explain how a lightning conductor safe-guards a house against lightning.

    4. (a) (i) What is meant by the e.m.f of a source of electrical energy?


    (ii) Draw a labeled diagram to show the structure of a dry cell.
    (b)
    24 V
    d.c

    Six accumulators each of e.m.f, 2V and each of internal resistance 0.1Ω are charged from a
    24Vd.c. supply as shown above.
    (i) Explain why it is necessary to include a rheostat in the circuit.
    (ii) What will the ammeter read if the rheostat is set at 5.4Ω
    (iii) Find the rate at which electrical energy is converted to chemical energy in (ii) above.

    5
    . (b) (a) a circuitDefine
    Draw thewhich
    diagram volt. can be used to investigate the p.d.-current relationship for a

    wire.

    (c) Sketch a graph of current against p.d. for


    (i) a carbon resistor.
    (ii) a semi-conductor diode.

    (d) An accumulator of e.m.f 24V and internal resistance of 2 Ω is connected to 3 Ω, 4 Ω, 2 Ω and


    6 Ω resistors as shown in figure 1.
    24 V
    2Ω 2Ω
    3Ω 4Ω
    6Ω
    Figure
    Calculate

    (i) the current through the 6 Ω resistor.


    (ii) the total power expended.

    (e) State two precautions which must be taken to protect an accumulator.

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