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960/ 2 TRIAL 2022

SMK MANTIN

PHYSICS

PAPER 2

One and a half hours

MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA
(MALAYSIAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL)

SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA

(MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE)
For examiner’s use
Instructions to candidates:
Total Marks
Question
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE marks obtained
TOLD TO DO SO. Section A

Answer all questions in Section A. Marks will not be deducted for 1-15 15
wrong answers. For each question, four suggested answers are Section B
given. Choose the correct answer and circle the answer.
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Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces
provided. Section C

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Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should
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be shown. For numerical answers, unit should be quoted wherever
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appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of
Paper and arrange your answers in numerical order. Total 60

Values of constants are provided on page in this question paper.

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 NILAI PEMALAR
(VALUES OF CONSTANT)

Laju cahaya dalam ruang bebas c  3.00  108 ms 1

(Speed of light in free space)

Ketelapan ruang bebas  0  4 10 7 Hm1

(Permeability of free space)

ε 0 =8. 86×10−12 Fm−1
Ketelusan ruang bebas ε 0 ≈(1/(36 π )×10−9 Fm−1

(Permittivity of free space)

Magnitud cas elektron e  1.60 10 19 C

(Magnitude of electronic charge)

Pemalar Planck h  6.63  10 34 Js

(Planck constant)

Unit jisim atom bersatu u  1.66  10 27 kg

(United atomic mass unit)

me  9.11  10 31 kg
Jisim rehat elektron
(Rest mass of electron)
m p  1.67  10 27 kg
Jisim rehat proton
(Rest mass of proton)

Pemalar Avogadro L, N A  6.02  10 23 mol 1

(Avogadro constant)

Pemalar gas molar R  8.31JK 1mol 1

(Molar gas constant)

Pemalar Boltzman k  1.38  1023 JK 1

(Boltzman constant)

Pemalar graviti G  6.67 10 11 Nm 2 kg 2

(Gravitational constant)

Pecutan jatuh bebas g  9.81ms 2

(Acceleration of free fall)

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 SECTION A ( 15 marks)
Answer all questions in this section

1. The electric potential energy of a system that consists of two equal point charges +Q and
separated by a distance x is U .What is the electric potential energy of a system that
consists of two point charges +3Q and +2Q separated by a distance 2x?

A 0.5 U B 1.5 U C 3.0 U D 6.0 U

2. The work done to bring a positive charge of 1.6 x 10 -19 C from infinity to a point P in an
electric field is 8.0 x 10-16 J. What is the electric potential at P?

A -5.0 x 103 V B -2.5 x 103 V C 2.5 x 103 V D 5.0 x 103 V

3. A parallel plate capacitor with dielectric is shown in the diagram below

The charges on the plates are +Q and –Q, which statement is not true about the
capacitor?

A The electric field within the dielectric is uniform.

B The electric field between the plates is dependent on the net surface charge
density.
C The induced charges on the surface of the dielectric are equal in magnitude to the
charges of the capacitor plates.
D The electric field due to the induced charges is in the opposite direction to the
electric field due to the charges on the capacitor plates.

4. An uncharged capacitor C is connected to the circuit shown in the diagram.

Which of the graphs represents the variation of the current I in the circuit with time t after
the switch S is closed?

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5. Which statement is not true of the model used to explain the electrical conduction in a
metal at the microscopic level?

A The kinetic energy for the random motion of the free electrons depends on the
temperature of the metal.

B The excess energy acquired by the free electrons in the electric field is lost during
collisions with the lattice atoms.

C The mean free time decreases as the temperature of the metal increases because
the lattice atoms vibrate more strongly.

D At any instant, all the free electrons are moving with the same drift velocity
because the electrons are accelerated by the same electric field.

6. The resistance of the wire made of material of resistivity ρ is R. Which of the following is
correct if the length of the wire is halved?

Resistance Resistivity
A Decreases Decreases
B Decreases Remains unchanged
C Increases Increases
D Increases Decreases

7. The circuit diagram shows a potentiometer with the balanced length l.

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 Which of the following would produce a bigger value for the balanced length?
A Increases the resistance R1
B Decreases the resistance R1
C Increases the resistance R2
D Decreases the resistance R2

8. The diagram shows a network of resistors connected to a battery. The resistance of X =

350 Ω, Y = 750 Ω and Z = 500 Ω.

If the galvanometer reading is zero. What is the resistance R.

A 333.3 Ω B 433.3 Ω C 233.3 Ω D 559.3 Ω

9.

In the diagram above, PQ is a light metal wire which can slide without friction on two
metallicrails. The arrangement lies in a uniform magnetic field directed vertically upward.
E is a seat of electromagnetive force. What will be observed when the switch S is closed?

A Wire PQ will move to its left.

B Wire PQ will move to its right.
C Wire PQ will jumps vertically upwards.
D Wire PQ will remain stationary.

10. Three long wire carrying currents of 1A, 2A and 3A. flowing out the plane of the paper are
placed close to each other as shown. What is the net force per unit length acting on the
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wire carrying the current of 2A? ( μ0 =4 π ×10 H m )

A 2.0 x 10-6 Nm-1 B 4.0 x 103 Nm-1 C 6.0 x 10-6 Nm-1 D 8.0 x 10-6 Nm-1

11. The digram below show a rectangular slice of p-type semiconducting material, 5 mm x 9
mm x 12 mm, carring a current of 40 mA. A uniform magnetic field of strength 0.74 T is
applied across the slice as shown.
( The density of the charge carriers in this p-tyoe semiconductor is 7.0 x 10 21 m-3)

What is the Hall voltage produced across the slice?

A 2.94 x 10-3 V B 9.23 x 10-3 V C 6.84 x 10-3 V D 8.24 x 10-3 V

12. In the diagram below, a bar magnet is moved to the right toward the inside centre of the
solenoid.

What direction, will the conventional current in the resistor flow? Which point A or B, is at
a higher potential?

Direction of Current Higher potential

A A to B B
B A to B A
C B to A B
D B to A A

13. A metallic rod PQ moves with a constant velocity v and without friction on the tracks of a
metallic frame such that it forms a closed circuit with the frame. The motion of the rod in a
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 uniform magnetic field causes an induced current I to flow as shown.

What is the possible direction of the magnetic field?

A Out of the plane of the paper

B In the direction QP parallel to the rod
C In the direction PQ parallel to the rod
D Into the plane of the paper.

14 The graph shows how the potential difference across an alternating supply varies with
time.

What are the frequency f and the root-mean-square potential difference V rms of the a.c.
supply?

f / Hz Vrms / V
A 40 156
B 40 78
C 400 156
D 400 78

15 An alternating current I may be reprensented by the equation

I =13.4 sin 380 t
Where I is in amperes an t is in seconds.
Which row gives the root-mean-square current Irms and the frequency f of the alternating
current?
Irms / A f / Hz
A 9.5 60
B 9.5 380
C 13.4 60
D 13.4 380

SECTION B [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.
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16 (a) Explain magnetic field. [ 1 Mark ]
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(b) An electron with a speed of 6 X 106 ms-1 enters an uniform a magnetic field of
strength 0.82 T perpendicularly. [ me = 9.1x10-31 kg ]

(i) What is the force acting on the electron? [2Marks]

(ii) What is the acceleration of the electron? [2Marks]

(iii) What is the radius of the circular path travelled by the electron in the magnetic field?
[2Marks]

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(a) State Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law? [2Marks]

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(b) (i) derive the equation for induced e.m.f. in linear conductors. [3Marks]

(ii) Diagram below shows a linear conductor moving on a pair of metal tracks with a
constant velocity of 2.0 ms-1 in a uniform magnetic field of 0.75 T directed into the page.
Given that R = 4.0 Ω and L = 0.80 m.

What is the induced e.m.f. in the conductor? [2Marks]

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 SECTION C [30 marks]
Answer two questions only in this section

18 (a) Describe the mechanism of charging a capacitor. [3 Marks]

( ) for charging a capacitor through a resistor.
−t
(b) derive the formulae Q=Q 1−e τ
0
[2 Mark]
(d) The circuit below show the charging capacitor through a resistor.

(i) What is the initial current I0 in the circuit? [2 Marks]

(ii) What is the initial potential difference V 0 across the resistor? [2 Marks]
(iii) Calculate the maximum charge on the capacitor. [2 Marks]
(iv) What is the time constant of the circuit? [2 Marks]
(v) Find the charge in the capacitor after two time constants. [2 Marks]

19 (a) Explain the concept of drift velocity. [1 Mark]

(b) Copper has a molar mass of 63.5 ×10−3 kg and a density of 8900 kgm-3. A copper
wire of radius 1.8 mm is carrying a current of 2.5 A. Assuming that each copper
atom contributes one free electron, calculate the drift velocity of the electrons in the
copper wire. [6 Marks]
(c) A Copper rod carries a current of 12 A. The cross sectional area of the rod is 16
mm2 and its length is 40 mm. The resistivity of the copper is 1.69 ×10−8 Ωm.
(i) Calculate the density of the current in the copper rod. [2 Marks]
(ii) Calculate the resistence of the copper rod. [2 Marks]

(d) A uniform cylindrical conductor of length 15 cm and cross-sectional area 42 mm 2

Carries a current of 2.4 A. Calculate the current density in the conductor. [2 Marks]
(e) Sketch a graph to show the current density, J varies with the distance along the
conductor. [2 Marks]

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20 (a) A power source produces an alternating voltage V is given by V =156 sin120 πt
where V is in volts and t in seconds.
(i) Determine the frequency of the alternating voltage. [3 Marks]
(ii) Define r.m.s. voltage. [1 Mark]
(iii) Determine the r.m.s. voltage. [2 Marks]

(b) A power source with r.m.s. voltage 240 V and frequency 50 Hz is connected in
series to a capacitor of 4.0 μF , an Inductor 0.5 H and a resistor of 400.0 Ω is shown
in the diagram below.

(i) Determine the impedance of the circuit. [3 Marks]

(ii) Calculate the r.m.s. value of the current. [3 Marks]
(iii) Calculate the voltage across each component. [3 Marks]

The End.

Prepared by,

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(Madam Wong Chai Yen) ( Madam Vong Say Lee)

Head of Form Six Department

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