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PHYSICS
Paper 2 Theory
October/November 2009
1 hour 45 minutes
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Section A
Answer all the questions in this section.
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A diver holds his breath and dives into the sea from a boat to a depth of 25.0 m. The
atmospheric pressure is 1.05 105 Pa.
(a) (i)
Explain why the pressure at this depth is greater than the atmospheric pressure.
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(ii) Other than the depth and the atmospheric pressure, state one quantity that affects
the pressure in a liquid.
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(b) (i)
The pressure due to 25.0 m of sea-water is 2.55 105 Pa. Calculate the total
pressure at this depth.
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Fig. 2.1
To move the boat, two men lie on the top of it and push against the tunnel roof with their
legs. They exert a total forwards force of 1680 N on the boat.
(a) The men push the boat 50.0 m to the end of the tunnel. Calculate the work done on the
boat by the men.
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A hockey player trains on a nylon-fibre surface. As he runs around, his shoes rub against
the surface and he becomes positively charged.
(a) (i)
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(ii) State what happens to the nylon-fibre surface as he becomes positively charged.
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(b) At the end of the training session, the hockey player touches a metal gate and feels an
electric shock.
(i) State how this shock is produced.
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(ii) The shock lasts for 0.15 ms. During this time, the current has an average value
of 1.6 mA. Calculate the size of the charge on the hockey player just before he
touches the gate.
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mirror
M
coin
0.17 m
stand
Fig. 4.1
The coin is vertical and is supported by a transparent stand. A vertical mirror 0.17 m behind
the coin ensures that the back of the coin can be seen by a visitor looking from the line P.
M is a point on the back of the coin.
(a) On Fig. 4.1,
(i) draw two rays of light from M to show how its image is produced,
[2]
[1]
(b) State the distance from point M on the coin to its image.
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Fig. 5.1 is a full-scale diagram that represents a sound wave of frequency 5.1 kHz in air.
Fig. 5.1
(a) (i)
On Fig. 5.1, mark the position of one compression with the letter C and of one
rarefaction with the letter R.
[2]
(ii) Using the full-scale diagram, measure the wavelength of this sound wave.
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Calculate the current from the supply when the microwave oven is switched on.
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Fig. 7.1 shows a rectangular concrete slab of weight 18 000 N. It rests on a brick wall and
is the roof of a bus shelter. The concrete slab is 3.0 m wide.
concrete slab
3.0 m
cables
2.5 m
0.50 m
wall
Fig. 7.1
The wall is 2.5 m from the front of the concrete slab and 0.50 m from the back. The
cables behind the shelter pull downwards and stop the slab toppling forwards.
(a) The concrete slab is of uniform thickness and density. Determine the perpendicular
distance between the wall and the centre of mass of the slab.
distance = .................................................. [1]
(b) (i)
(ii) Calculate the total downward force exerted by the cables on the slab.
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Section B
Answer two questions from this section.
Use the lined pages provided and, if necessary, continue on
the separate sheets available from the Supervisor.
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Fig. 9.1
The boiler contains 35 kg of water at 22 C. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J / (kg C).
(a) (i)
Calculate the thermal energy (heat) needed to raise the temperature of the water from
22 C to its boiling point.
[3]
(ii) The water in the boiler is heated with a 2600 W immersion heater. Calculate the
minimum time for the heater to bring the water to its boiling point.
[2]
(iii) Suggest one reason why the actual time is greater than the time calculated in (ii).
[1]
(b) (i)
The immersion heater is placed in the water at the bottom of the boiler. Explain in detail
how this ensures that the thermal energy (heat) is transferred throughout the water. [4]
(ii) The boiler is made of steel and has two large plastic handles. When the water is boiling,
the steel surface at X is hot while the plastic handle at Y is cool. Explain why.
[2]
(c) Before the water reaches boiling point, water vapour is seen escaping from the boiler.
(i)
State the name of the process that produces this water vapour.
[1]
(ii)
[2]
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10 A space research organisation plans to send astronauts to Mars to examine rocks on its surface.
The organisation will produce a report containing information about conditions on Mars.
(a) (i)
The gravitational field strength on the surface of Mars is 3.7 N / kg. Calculate the
weight, on Mars, of a rock of mass 0.50 kg.
[2]
(ii) A rock dropped on Mars falls to the surface. State the acceleration of the falling rock.
Assume that there is no air resistance on Mars.
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(iii) Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.50 kg rock as it strikes the surface at a speed of
3.2 m/s.
[3]
(b) While still on the surface of Mars, the astronauts will measure the mass of each rock
collected.
Fig. 10.1 shows two devices for measuring mass.
device A
device B
rock
g
10g
20g
20g
rock
50g
50g
Fig. 10.1
(i) When the two devices are used on Mars, they will give different readings for the mass of
the same rock. Explain why.
[3]
(ii) State which device will give the correct reading for the mass.
[1]
(c) The astronauts will also determine the density of each rock.
(i) Apart from the mass of the rock, state what other information is needed in order to
calculate the density of the rock.
[1]
(ii) Describe a method for determining the density of a small, irregularly shaped rock of
known mass m.
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11 Fig. 11.1 shows a 9.0 V battery connected in series with a 16.0 resistor and a small metal
conductor X at room temperature.
16.0
9.0 V
Fig. 11.1
A voltmeter measures the potential difference (p.d.) across the 16.0 resistor. At room
temperature the resistance of X is 4.0 .
(a) (i)
[2]
[1]
State and explain how the voltmeter reading changes as the temperature of X rises. [2]
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EITHER (c) (i)
Describe in outline how the circuit in Fig. 11.1 can be used as a thermometer.
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(ii)
(iii)
OR
(c) The voltmeter is removed from the circuit in Fig. 11.1 and the negative terminal of
the battery is earthed. A connection is made from the circuit to the inputs A and B
of a NAND gate. The output of the NAND gate is connected to an LED (lightemitting diode) and a resistor. This is shown in Fig. 11.2.
16.0
9.0 V
A
B
LED
Fig. 11.2
(i)
[2]
(ii) The LED is lit. State the inputs at A and B and explain why these inputs cause
the LED to light.
[2]
(iii)
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