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232/1 Physics Paper 1

Time: 2 Hours

NAME………………………………………………………………………………………

SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN……………………..

INDEX NO……………………………………………. ADM NO………………………

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
* Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
* Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
* This paper consists of two sections; A and B
* Answer all the questions in section A and B
* All working and answers must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each question.
* Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be
used.

For Examiner's Use Only

Section Question Maximum Candidate's

A 1 - 12 25
13 10
14 12
15 11
16 12
17 10
B
Total Score 80
 SECTION I :
1. Figure 1 below shows a scale of a Vernier calliper.
4 5

0 10
a) Record the reading indicated. (1 mark)
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b) Given that the instrument above had a zero error of negative 0.03cm. State the actual
reading. (1 mark)
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2. Figure 2 shows water drops on two surfaces. If the first is smeared with oil while the
second is clean.

smeared surface clean surface

Explain the difference in the shapes of the drops. (2 marks)
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3. A U-tube manometer is used to measure the pressure of gas in a container as shown below.

(The liquid in the manometer is mercury of density 13.6g/cm3)

gas container

tap

210mm
180mm gas

Mercury
Find the pressure of the gas in the container. (Take atmospheric pressure as 102,000N/m2 and
g = 10N/kg) (3 marks)

4. Sugar was put in a flask then water was added slowly until it was full then the flask was
corked. The figure below shows the observation at the beginning of the experiment and at the
end of the experiment.

Account for the empty space. (1 mark)

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5. In an experiment to measure the density of a liquid, a student filled a burette with a liquid to

the 0cm3 mark. The figure below shows a section of burette showing the level of the liquid
after 109g of the liquid had been run out.

36 cm
Determine the density of the liquid. (3 marks)

6. A uniform metal rod of weight 50N is balanced as shown below.

string

40cm

70cm

Find the tension on the string. (3 marks)

7. On the axis provided plot graphs of density against temperature for water and mercury when

they are heated from 00 to 100C (2 marks)

Density
kg/m

Temperature (°c)

8. The figure below shows a beaker containing ice at 00C. The beaker is placed on a bench.

Ice cubes

State and explain the changes in stability or beaker when ice melts to water. (2 marks)
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9. Define elastic limit. (1 mark)

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10. Explain why it will feel cooler in a white car than a black one if both of them are left in
the sun for a long time. (1 mark)
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1 1 The figure below shows a horse pipe of a cross-sectional area of 40cm3.
10cm²
40cm²
smaller pipes

10cm2

If the horse pipe is connected to two smaller pipes of cross section 10cm3. Calculate the
velocity of water in each of the two pipes. (3 marks)

12. The figure shows masses A, B and C. Placed at different points on a rotating table.

A BC

State two factors that determine whether a particular mass slides off the table or not.(2 marks)
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 SECTION B
13. a) Define acceleration. (1 mark)
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b) The figure below shows a tape chart from paper tape pulled through a 50Hz ticker timer by
a trolley.

6
Distance (cm)

5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3
Time
Calculate the acceleration of the trolley in cms -2 (3 marks)

c) The figure below shows a velocity-time graph for the motion of a certain body.

-1
V (ms ) C
B

0
t (s)
Describe the motion of the body in the region.
i) OA (1 mark)
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ii) AB (1 mark)
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d) A particle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly in a straight line. After 4 seconds it is
20m from the starting point. Determine the acceleration of the particle. (3 marks)

e) Sketch a displacement-time graph for a body, falling through a fluid. (2 marks)

f) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collision. (1 mark)

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14. a) State the class of lever to which a fishing rod belongs. (1 mark)
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b) State two reasons why the efficiency of hydraulic machine cannot be 100%. (2 marks)
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c) A crane lifts a load through a vertical distance of 8m in 12 seconds.

i)Given that the work done by the crane was 96000J. Calculate the amount of load lifted.
(2 mks

ii) Calculate the power developed by the crane. (2 marks)

iii)Given that efficiency of the crane was 80% and it was operated using an electric motor.
Calculate the rating of the motor. (2 marks)
d) The figure below shows how kinetic energy (K.E) at a ball thrown vertically upwards
varies with height.
P.E/K.E (J)

K.E

Height (m)
On the same axis, plot a graph of potential energy of the ball. (1 mark)

e) Sketch a labelled diagram to show how an arrangement of a single pulley may be used to
provide velocity ratio of 2. (2 marks)

15. Akinyi wanted to determine specific heat capacity of iron. She was to use - metal block,
thread, water, copper, calorimeter, stirrer, thermometer and cardboard cover, beaker and
source of heat.
A metal block is dipped in water and water heated to a certain temperature and then
transferred to a calorimeter containing some 50 grams of water.
I. State two precautions to be taken to minimize heat losses to the surroundings. (2 marks)
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II. The following figure shows a beaker B placed on a little water on a wooden block and some
liquid ether (spirit) then poured into the beaker. Air is now blown into the ether with a foot
pump.
air

ether

water
wooden block

It was found after sometime, the water on the wooden block turned into ice. Explain. (3 marks)
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III. A lump of copper of mass 0.75kg is placed in an oven for some time and then transferred
quickly to a large block of ice at 0oC. When the temperature of the lump of copper reaches
0oC, 0.45kg of ice is found to have melted. Determine the temperature of the oven. (Take the
specific heat capacity of copper as 400J/kg/k and the latent heat of fusion of ice as 3.2 x
105J/kg) (4 marks)
b) Give two reason why the actual temperature of the oven may be higher than the above value.
(2 marks)
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16. a) The figure below shows a graph of pressure against volume for a fixed mass of gas at
constant temperature.

T1
Volume (m³)
Sketch on the same axis, a graph for the same mass of gas with a temperature T2 lower than
T1. (1 mark)
b) The figure below shows a simple set up for Boyle’s law apparatus.

pressure gauge
air

scale

Describe how the apparatus may be used to verify Boyle’s law. (5 marks)
c) The diagram below shows a measuring cylinder with an air bubble at the bottom.

mercury 0.6 m
 bubble

Determine the volume of the air bubble just before the surface of mercury if the atmospheric

pressure is 76cmHg and volume of the bubble at the bottom is 10cm3 (3 marks)

d) Using the kinetic theory of gases. Explain how a rise in the temperature of a gas causes a
rise in the pressure of the gas if the volume is kept constant. (3 marks)
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17. a) State Archimedes principle. (1 mark)

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b) Why is the hydrometer made of:

i) wide bulb containing air (1 mark)
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ii) a narrow stem (1 mark)
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c) A piece of metal weighs 4N in air and 2N when totally immersed in water. Determine the
relative density of metal.(Density of water: 1000 kg/m3 (3 marks)

d) The figure below shows a buoy B, volume 5m3 and mass 2 tons. It is held in position in sea

water of density 1030kg/m3 by a light cable fixed to the bottom so that 3/5 of the volume
buoy is below the surface of the sea water. Calculate the tension on the cable. (3 marks)