MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE

in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

PHYSICS 9745101
Higher 2

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

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t hour 15 minutes
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Data

speed of light in free space, c=3.00"103msl

permeability of free space, po=4'"r1o-7Hm1

permittivity of free space, ro = LBs x 10 12Fm 1

(1/(36r)) x 104Fm 1

elementary charge, e=1.60'10rec

the Planck constant, h=6.63x10sJs
unified atomic mass constant, u=1.66x10'?7kg

rest mass of electron, m. = 9.11 10-31kg

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rest mass of proton, mp - 1.67 x 10
27
kg

molar gas constant, R = 8.31 J K l mol-1

the Avogadro constant, Ne=6.02x10'?3mo|-1

the Bol?mann constant, k= '1.38 x 10 'z3J lcr

gravitational constant, G = 6.67 x 1o-11Nm'?kg 'z

acceleration of free fall, 9 = 9.B1 ms-'?

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Formulae

uniformly accelerated motion, s=ut++at'

v2=u2+2as

worKdone on/by a gas,

hydrostatic pressure, p: pgh

gravitational potential,
,Gm
p: r

displacement of particle in s.h.m.

velocity of particle jn s.h.m., V:VICOS(Dt

= !. [*," - r,
resistors in series, R =R1 + R2+...

resistors in parallel, 1tR=1lRi+1lR2+...

electric potential, V =Ql4n€or

altemating currenUvoltage,

transmission coeff cient T : exp(-2kd\

*y.,"," p = .lU$ E)

radioactive decay, x: xo exp(-Zf)

decay constant,
, = 0 693
^ t,
1

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What is a kilowatt hour?

o #3, " ?333,

c 60 000J D 3 600 000J

Which vector triangle shows the resultant of the subtraction P - Q ?

A B

ii F

c D

P P

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velocity-time graph of a journey is shown in the diagram

veiocity

time

What is the shape of the acceleration-iime graph for the same journey?

acceleration

0
time

acceleration

acceleration

time

acceleration

time

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ln an elastic collision the velocities of tlvo objects of masses 20kg and B0 kg are shown below'

5.0ms 1

before collision

10.2ms 1

after collision

What is the final velocity of the 20kg mass?

A 12.Bms' B -2.8ms-' C +2.8ms-1 D +12.8 m s=r

5 A child is sitting on a playground turntable and is rotating with uniform angular velocity.

The resultant force that the turntable exerts on the child is '160 N. The weiqht of the child is 120 N-

What is the acceleration of the child?

A 0.88ms ' B 3.3ms '?

C 8.6ms' D 84.3m s 2

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A beam of weight 160 N is supported at X and Y. Loading on the beam and dimensions are
shown in the diagram.

l4jrn
0.40 m
0 90m

800 N

What support is provided by X and by Y?

support at x support at Y

A 400 N 1960 N

B 400 N '1160 N

c 570 N 990 N

D 740 N B2O N

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 A spring, fixed at one end, has a mass atiached to the other end. The mass bounces uP and
down. liis shown in the diagram at three positions X, Y and Z-

mass stationary mass moung up or mass stationary

at top down at centre with at bottom
maximum speed

Which line gives the kinetic, graviiational potential and elastic potential energies?

gravitational elastic
kinetic energy potential energy potential energy

zero at top maximum at top maximum at top

B maximum in centre zero at bottom maximum in cenlre

c zero at bottom zero at bottom zero at top

D maximum in centre maximum at top maximum at bottom

A crane lifting a container out of the hold of a ship is wofting at a rate of 670 kW. The container
r.
has a mass of40 tonnes (1 tonne = 1000kg) and is rising with constant speed of '1.3ms

What is the efficiency of the arrangerrrcnt?

A O.O7A% B 7.A% C 59% D 760/"

1.
The unit of gravitational field strength is N kg

What is an equivalent unit to this?

A Nm'zkg' B kgm' C ms 2
D Jksr

'tO The Earth, at a distance of 1.50 x 10rr m from the Sun, orbits the Sun in one year.

Jupiter is 7.83 x 101r m from the Sun.

What is its orbital period?

A 2.28 yeats B 5.22 yeats 11.9 years D 27.2 yeats

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11 A satellite falls from a point P to a point Q ctoser to the Earth's surface

Which change in qravitaiional potential is possible?

A 40MJkglatPto 50l,4Jkg-r atQ

B -5OMJkg at P ro -40 lMJ kg I at Q
C 5OMJkg ' al P lo 40N4Jkg ' al Q
D 40N4Jkq I at P to 5oMJkg I at Q

'12 Which statement about a geostationary satellite is correct?

A lt travels from east to west.

B lt is vertically over the North Pole

C lt takes 9C minutes to orbit once around the Earth.

D lt is accelerating.

13 Which graph shows velocity against displacement for a body undergoing simple harmonic
motion?

displacement displacement

c
velocjty

/o
displacement
\0 displa

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14 The displacement x of a molecule undergoing simple harmonic motion in a sound wave is given
by

x = xo sin 2rft

where x" = O.32mm and /= 10 000H2

What is the maximLlm acceleration of the molecule?

A 2.0'1
" 101ms 'z

B 2.O1 , 1Oa rr|s-z

C 1.26 x 106ms'?

D 1.26 x lOems'

15 When damping is increased on an object undergoing resonant frequency oscillation, which

change does not occur?

A The amplitude of the driving oscillation decreases.

B The amplitude of lhe forced oscillation decreases-

C The resonant frequency decreases-

D The sharpness of the resonant peak decreases.

16 The random kinetic energy of all the gas molecules inside a tyre of an aircraft in flight is 63 ki.
The translational kinetic energy of these molecules is 10 kJ. The randofi potential energy of the
molecules is -2 kJ and the potential energy due to the height of the aircraft is 4ki.

What is the internal energy of these molecules?

A 61kJ B 65kJ C 71 kJ D 75kJ

17 An ideal gas has a volume of 5.3 x 10 3 m3 when at a pressure of 1.04 , 10s Pa and a
temperature ol24oC.

How many molecules does the gas contain?

A 027 B 3.9 c 1.6' 10'3 D 2.4x10?a

18 When a volatile liquid evaporates it cools down.

What molecular behaviour is the reason for this cooling?

A All lhe molecules slow down

B The molecules collide with one another less frequently.

C Molecular collisions result in loss of kinetic energy of the molecules.

D Fast molecules leave the sudace so the mean speed of those left behind is reduced-

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19 Inanideal gas at 50O oC, the mean kinetic energy of the gas molecules is 1 6 J
' 1O-'?3

What are the values for the temperature of the gas and the mean kinetic energy of the gas
molecules when its molecules are, on average, travelling at twice the speed?

temperature /'c kinetic enerqy / J

23
1000 3.2 x 1O
23
B 1300 3.2 v 10
23
c 2000 6.4 x 1O

D 2800 6.4 x 10 'z3

20 A radio wave used for a television transmission has a Wavelength of40cm

Whai is the frequency of the transmission?

A 7.5MHz B 12O MHz C 750 MHz D 12 000 [,4H7

21 A longitudinal wave cannot undergo

A total internal reflection.

B polarisation.

c diffraction.

D interference.

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22 Energy lrom a point source of waves spreads out uniformly in all directions. The amplitude and
intensity of the waves at a distance x from the source are A and 1 respectively, as shown.

amplitude A
intensity /

4x

Assuming no absorption by the medium through which the waves are travelling, what are the
amplitude and intensity at a distance of4x?

intensity at amplitude at
distance 4x distance 4x

It16
B Al16
c Al2
D 2

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23 A diffraction grating is used to produce the characteristic ljne spectrum from a lamp that emits a
red line (R), a green line (G)and a blue line (B).

Which pattern of light through and beyond the grating is possible?

R B
light from lamp light from lamp
G G

grating B grating R

R B
G G
B
light from lamp light from lamp

B R
G
R B

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24 What is the pattern of the electric field between a positively charged conducting sphere and a
metal plate near to it?

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The diagram shows a square meial plate with a potential of 500 V, and equipotential lines
surroundinq it.

300v

How much work is done on an electrcn in crdei to move it from point P to point Q?

A -1.6 i 10 r7J
B 4.8 x 10 17J
17J
C +1.6 x 10

D +4.8 : 1o-r7J

Which statement about electric field and gravitational fleld is incorrect?

A Electric field is force per unit charge.

B Gravitational field is force per unit mass.

C At the end of an electric fleld line there will be a positive charge.

D At the end of a gravitational field line there will be a mass

27 What is the definition of resistance?

A Resistance is the potential difference per Llnit current

B Resistance is given by the equation R = Pll,4.

where p is the resistivity ofthe material,
7 is the length of the wire and A is its area of cross section.

C Resistance is the gradient of the graph of potential difference against current

D Resistance ;s the voltaqe required for a current of one ampere-

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ln the circuit shown, a battery supplies a current of 0.025A for B0 s- During this time it produces
'18 J of electrical energy while resistor M receives 1 1 J and resistor N receives 4-0 J.

What is the e.m.f. ofthe battery and its internal resistance L?

internal resistance
e.m.f. of battery
of battery

1.5V 60o
B 9.0v 60()
c 9.0v 360c)
D 16.5V 360c)

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A 12V battery of negligible resistance is used with a potential dividerto provide a variable voltage
across terminals P and Q.

load resistor Z

Theresistorsinthepotentialdividerareaf]xedresistorYofresistance200oandavariable
resistorX whose resistance can be changed between 100() and 1200O

WhatrangeofpotentialdifferencescanbeobtainedacrosstheloadresistorwhenitsValueis
400 ()?

maximum/V minimum/V

7.2 3.4

B 10.3 4.0

c 10.7 8.6

D 12.0 8.0

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An alpha particle travelling in a vacuum enters a uniform magnetic field of flux density 0
and is deflected into a circular path of radius 0 066 m.

What is the speed of the alpha particte? (mass of alpha particle = 6 7 10 kg)
' '??

A 5.1 ! 1o'zmtl
B 1.3 x 105ms
1

C 2.6 x 10sm s-1

D 1.3
" 106ms-l

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3l - Ari electron moves into a magnetic field and is deflected by it- The first diagram shows a side
view of this and the second diagram shows the view with the electron as it initially comes towards
an observer-
.
ln which direction will the electron be deflected?

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side view; field into paper view frcm the front field

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32 A sinusoidal voltage of maximum value Vo causes a sinusoidal current of maximum value /o as

shown.

Which graph shows how the power varies with time together with the relationship between
maximum power YJo and mean power yrns4ms?

\v.

r.v.

'107ms r?
33 What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron travelling at a speed of 2.30 x

A 2.BB x 10r1m
12m
B 2.43 r 1O

c 3.16
' 10-11m

D 4.60 x 10 7m

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The graph shows how the maximum energy of photoelectrons varjes with the frequency f of the
radiation used to produce the photoelectrons

maxlmum
energy of
photoelectrons

frequency

What does the gradient of this graph represent?

A e% where e is the electronic charge and % is the stopping potential

B%
C h the Planck constant
Dhf

35 X-ray spectra are taken from hro X ray tubes P and Q. The intensity of the X-rays is plotted
against the wavelenqth in both cases and is shown below.

X-tay
intensity

wavelength

What deduction can be made from these plots?

A X-ray tube Q has the higher voltage applied lo it and the target material in both tubes is the
same.

B X-ray tube Q has the higher voltage applied to it and the target materjals in the two tubes are
different.

C X-ray tube P has the higher voltage applied to ii and the target matenal in both tubes is the
same.

D X ray tube P has the higher voltage applied to it and the target mate als in the two tubes are
different

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36 The word LASER comes from the first letters of the words in the phrase Light Amplification by the
Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

What is meant by slimulated emissionz

A an electron from a hlgher level falling to a lower level

B a charged particle causing light to be emitted from an excited atom

C a charged particle being emitted from an atom as a result of a high energy photon hitting the
atom

D a photon causinq another photon of the same frequency to be emitted from an excited atom

37 Energy levels for electrons in materials vary with the separation of atoms as shown for a
semi;nductor material in which the valence band is filled and the conduction band at low
lemperatures rs emplY.

At which separation does the graph show the matedal behaving as a semiconductor at room
temperature?

energy

interatomic distance

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Which diagram shows possible paths when alpha particles are deflected by a gold nucleus?

gold nucleus gold nuc leus

alpha particles
''+--=\ ,-
alpha particles o
--.._
+-===-\\
-+,-
\\\
\\\

c D

gold nucleus gold nucleus

alpha particles o alpha particies

39 The mass of a nucleus is X The total mass of its constituent protons and neutrons is Y.

What is the bindinq enerqy of the nucleus?

A X-Y B Y-X C 6-Yc D (v-x1c

40 A radioactive material has a hall-life of 4.3 x '107s.

How many radioactive atoms are present in a source made of this material when it has an activity
i
of8.7 1o'gBq?

A 2ox1o2 B 29x1o2 c 37 x lO11 D 54r1017

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