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PHYSICS 9702/23
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions May/June 2022

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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Data

acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s–2

speed of light in free space c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1

elementary charge e = 1.60 × 10–19 C

unified atomic mass unit 1u = 1.66 × 10–27 kg

rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg

rest mass of electron me = 9.11 × 10–31 kg

Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1

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

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

gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2

permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 × 10–12 F m–1

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( = 8.99 × 109 m F–1)
4rf0

Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10–34 J s

Stefan–Boltzmann constant σ = 5.67 × 10–8 W m–2 K–4

Formulae

uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 12 at 2

v2 = u 2 + 2as

hydrostatic pressure ∆p = ρg∆h

upthrust F = ρgV

fs v
Doppler effect for sound waves fo = v!v
s

electric current I = Anvq

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

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

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1 A solid metal sphere has a diameter of (3.42 ± 0.02) cm and a mass of (67 ± 2) g.

(a) Calculate the density, in g cm–3, of the metal.

density = .............................................. g cm–3 [3]

(b) Determine the percentage uncertainty in the density.

percentage uncertainty = ......................................................% [2]

[Total: 5]

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2 An archer releases an arrow towards a target at a velocity of 65.0 m s–1 at an angle of 4.30° above
the horizontal, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

arrow, speed
65.0 m s–1 4.30°
centre of target
target

archer 1.66 m
70.0 m

ground

Fig. 2.1 (not to scale)

When released, the tip of the arrow is a horizontal distance of 70.0 m from the target and 1.66 m
above the horizontal ground.

The arrow hits the centre of the target.

Assume that air resistance is negligible and that all the mass of the arrow is at its tip.

(a) Show that the time taken for the arrow to reach the target is 1.08 s.

[2]

(b) Calculate the height of the centre of the target above the ground.

height above ground = ...................................................... m [3]

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(c) By considering energy changes, state and explain how the final kinetic energy of the arrow as
it hits the target compares with its initial kinetic energy immediately after release. A numerical
calculation is not required.

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............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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3 (a) Define velocity.

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(b) A constant driving force of 2400 N acts on a car of mass 1200 kg. The car accelerates from
rest in a straight line along a horizontal road.

Assume that the resistive forces acting on the car are negligible.

(i) Calculate the acceleration of the car.

acceleration = ................................................ m s–2 [1]

(ii) On Fig. 3.1, sketch a graph showing the variation with time t of the velocity v of the car
for the first 20 seconds of its motion.

Label this line A.

50

40

v / m s–1

30

20

10

0
0 4 8 12 16 20
t/s

Fig. 3.1
[2]

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(c) In reality, a resistive force due to air resistance acts on the car in (b). This resistive force
increases with speed until it becomes equal in magnitude to the driving force at time t = 12 s.

(i) On Fig. 3.1, sketch a second line to show the variation with time t of the velocity v of the
car for the first 20 seconds of its motion. Label this line B. [3]

(ii) At time t = 20 s, the driving force is increased to 3000 N and remains constant at this
value.

Describe how the velocity of the car changes due to this increase in the driving force.

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[Total: 9]

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4 (a) A mass m moves a vertical distance Δh in a uniform gravitational field and gains gravitational
potential energy ΔEP. The acceleration of free fall is g.

Use the concept of work done to show that

ΔEP = mgΔh.

[2]

(b) A 0.60 kg mass is attached to a string which is wrapped around the wheel of a generator, as
shown in Fig. 4.1.

generator

wheel

string
resistor

mass, 0.60 kg

Fig. 4.1

The mass is held stationary above the floor. When released, the mass initially accelerates
and then falls at a steady speed and spins the wheel. The generator causes a current in a
resistor. Air resistance is negligible.

State the main energy change when the mass is falling at a steady speed.

........................................... energy to ........................................... energy. [1]

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(c) When falling at a steady speed, the mass in (b) falls through a vertical distance of 1.4 m in a
time of 4.0 s. This causes a current of 90 mA in the resistor. The resistance of the resistor is
47 Ω.

Calculate:

(i) the rate of work done by the falling mass

rate of work done = ..................................................... W [2]

(ii) the power dissipated in the resistor

power = ..................................................... W [2]

(iii) the efficiency of the generator.

efficiency = ......................................................... [2]

[Total: 9]

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5 (a) Parallel light rays from the Sun are incident normally on a magnifying glass. The magnifying
glass directs the light to an area A of radius r, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

parallel light rays

from Sun
r

A 5.5 cm

magnifying glass

Fig. 5.1 (not to scale)

The magnifying glass is circular in cross‑section with a radius of 5.5 cm. The intensity of the
light from the Sun incident on the magnifying glass is 1.3 kW m–2.

Assume that all of the light incident on the magnifying glass is transmitted through it.

(i) Calculate the power of the light from the Sun incident on the magnifying glass.

power = ..................................................... W [2]

(ii) The value of r is 1.5 mm.

Calculate the intensity of the light on area A.

intensity = ............................................... W m–2 [1]

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(b) A laser emits a beam of electromagnetic waves of frequency 3.7 × 1015 Hz in a vacuum.

(i) Show that the wavelength of the waves is 8.1 × 10–8 m.

[2]

(ii) State the region of the electromagnetic spectrum to which these waves belong.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) The beam from the laser now passes through a diffraction grating with 2400 lines per
millimetre. A detector sensitive to the waves emitted by the laser is moved through an
arc of 180° in order to detect the maxima produced by the waves passing through the
grating, as shown in Fig. 5.2.

detector

diffraction grating
laser

beam from
laser detector moves
along this line

Fig. 5.2

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Calculate the number of maxima detected as the detector moves through 180° along the
line shown in Fig. 5.2. Show your working.

number of maxima detected = ......................................................... [4]

(iv) The laser is now replaced with one that emits electromagnetic waves with a wavelength
of 300 nm.

Explain, without calculation, what happens to the number of maxima now detected.
Assume that the detector is also sensitive to this wavelength of electromagnetic waves.

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..................................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 12]

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6 (a) (i) On Fig. 6.1, sketch the I–V characteristic of a filament lamp.

0
0 V

Fig. 6.1
[2]

(ii) Explain the shape of the line in (a)(i).

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...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

(b) A conducting wire has length 5.8 m and cross‑sectional area 3.4 × 10–8 m2. The resistivity of
the metal of the wire is 5.6 × 10–8 Ω m.

Calculate the resistance of the wire.

resistance = ...................................................... Ω [2]

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(c) A resistor of resistance R is placed in a circuit with a cell of negligible internal resistance, two
switches S1 and S2, a second resistor of resistance 2R and three ammeters X, Y and Z. The
circuit is shown in Fig. 6.2.

X A
S1 R Y
A

S2 Z
2R
A

Fig. 6.2

The reading on X is 1.0 A when S1 is open and S2 is closed.

Complete Table 6.1.

Table 6.1

position of switches ammeter readings

S1 S2 reading on X / A reading on Y / A reading on Z / A

open open 0 0 0

open closed 1.0

closed open

closed closed

[4]

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7 (a) Fluorine‑18 (189F) is an isotope that decays to an isotope of oxygen (O) by the emission of a
β+ particle.

(i) Complete the nuclear equation for the decay, including all the particles involved.

18F
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[3]

(ii) A quark in the fluorine‑18 nucleus changes flavour during the decay. State this change of
flavour.

......................... quark to ......................... quark. [1]

(b) A hadron has a charge of –2e, where e is the elementary charge.

(i) State and explain whether the hadron is a meson or a baryon.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) State a possible quark composition for the hadron.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 7]

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