MJC 2010 H2 Physics Prelim Paper 1
MJC 2010 H2 Physics Prelim Paper 1
MJC 2010 H2 Physics Prelim Paper 1
2010
JC2 H2 Physics 2010
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H2 Physics 9646/1
Paper 1 24 September 2010
1 hour 15 mins
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
There are forty questions in this section. Answer all questions. For each question, there
are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and
record your choice in soft pencil on the Optical Mark Sheet (OMS).
Write your name and class in the spaces provided on the OMS.
1) first 2 digits is your index number in class (e.g. 5th student is shaded as “05”);
2) ignore the last row of alphabets.
Data
speed of light in free space c = 3.00 x 108 m s-1
permeability of free space µo = 4π x 10-7 H m -1
permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 x 10-12 F m-1
= (1/(36π)) x 10-9 F m-1
elementary charge e = 1.60 x 10-19 C
the Planck constant h = 6.63 x 10-34 J s
unified atomic mass constant u = 1.66 x 10-27 kg
rest mass of electron me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg
rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 x 10-27 kg
molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K-1 mol-1
the Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1
the Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 x 10-23 J K-1
gravitational constant G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2 kg-2
acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s-2
Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion 1
s = ut + at2
2
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas W = p∆V
hydrostatic pressure p = ρgh
gravitational potential φ = -Gm/r
displacement of particle in s.h.m. x = xo sin ωt
velocity of particle in s.h.m. v = vo cos ωt
= ± ω xo 2 - x 2
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + …
resistors in parallel 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + …
electric potential V = Q/4πεor
alternating current/voltage x = xo sin ωt
transmission coefficient T = exp(-2kd)
8π m(U − E )
2
where k = 2
h
radioactive decay x = xo exp(-λt )
decay constant 0.693
λ =
t1
2
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Answer all 40 questions in this paper and shade your answers on the answer sheet provided.
1 The length of a rectangle is given as L ± l and its width as W ± w. What is the uncertainty
in its area?
A l+w
B Lw + W l
C Ll + W w
l w
D +
L W
3 A housewife released a bag of rubbish weighing 54 N from rest into a refuse chute from
her unit in a HDB flat. The rubbish passes through two speed detectors at different
locations and the readings shown in the detectors are 14.7 m s-1 and 49.1 m s-1
respectively.
Neglecting the effect of air resistance, the distance between the two speed detectors is
A 20.3 m
B 31.9 m
C 71.7 m
D 112 m
4 When a ball is thrown upwards at an angle to the horizontal with an initial speed.
Assuming that air resistance is not negligible, which of the following statement is
incorrect?
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5 A car of weight Wc is driven across a uniform bridge of length l and weight Wb. The bridge is
supported by two ropes having tensions T1 and T2 when the car is a distance x from the rope
on the left as shown in the figure below.
T1 T2
x
Wc Wb
Tension T1 Tension T2
Wb Wc x Wb x
A + + Wc (1 − )
2 l 2 l
Wb Wc l Wb l
B + + Wc (1 − )
2 x 2 x
Wb W c Wb W c
C + +
2 2 2 2
Wb x Wb Wc x
D + Wc (1 − ) +
2 l 2 l
6 Three identical stationary discs P, Q and R are placed in a line on a horizontal, flat,
frictionless surface. Disc P is projected straight towards disc Q.
P Q R
If all consequent collisions are perfectly elastic, predict the final motion of the three discs.
P Q R
A moving left moving left moving right
B moving left stationary moving right
C stationary stationary moving right
D moving right moving right moving right
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7 In the Pixar movie, Up, an old man lifted his house using about 20000 helium balloons.
Assuming that the average volume of each balloon used is 0.17 m3, determine the weight
of the old man’s house.
(density of air = 1.2 kg m-3, density of helium = 0.18 kg m -3)
8 A sphere of mass 3.00 kg rests on a frictionless slope inclined at 300 above the horizontal
as shown below.
The spring constant is 500 N m-1. Determine the compression of the spring.
Wall
300
9 A small metal sphere of mass m is moving through a viscous liquid of height h. When it
reaches a constant downward velocity v, which of the following describes the changes
with time in the kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy of the sphere?
37.50
Singapore
The centripetal acceleration at Singapore due to the Earth’s rotation about its axis is
asingapore . The centripetal acceleration at Seoul due to the Earth’s rotation about its axis is
asingapore
aseoul . What is the ratio ?
aseoul
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11 Tarzan, whose mass is 80.0 kg, needs to swing across a river filled with crocodiles in
order to save Jane of mass 45.0 kg, at the middle of the river as shown in the diagram
below. He has to swing from a branch, which is assumed to be fixed in position, on a vine
of length 30.0 m, and initially making angle of 50o with the vertical.
o
50 30.0 m
Tarzan swings towards Jane and grabs hold of her. Assuming that this is a completely
inelastic collision, determine their common speed just after the collision.
12 A particle of mass m performs vertical circular motion as show in the diagram below.
C
The following two graphs show the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity of
the particle along path ABC.
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13 Mercury is 5.79 × 1010 m away from the Sun and it takes 0.241 earth years for Mercury to
make one revolution around the Sun. Neptune is 450 × 1010 m away from the Sun,
calculate the period of its orbit around the Sun.
A 2.12 years
B 18.7 years
C 165 years
D 330 years
14 The figure below shows the gravitational potential near the surface of the asteroid 951
Gaspra. Determine the mass of the asteroid.
A 1.00 × 1016 kg
B 2.00 × 1016 kg
C 3.00 × 1016 kg
D 4.00 × 1016 kg
15 A 0.10 kg mass hanging from a light helical spring produces an equilibrium extension of
0.10 m. The mass is pulled vertically downwards by a distance of 0.020 m and then
released.
Taking g as 10 m s-2, the equation relating the displacement x of the mass from its
equilibrium position and the time t after release is
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16 Which graph correctly shows the variation with time t of kinetic energy Ek of an object
undergoing simple harmonic motion of period T?
S D R
It is observed that the detector moved through a distance of 5.6 cm between the first and
fifth minimum. What is the frequency of the microwaves in GHz?
A 5.4
B 10.7
C 13.4
D 27.5
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18 In a two-slit interference experiment, one slit transmits twice the amplitude of the other slit.
If the maximum intensity of the interference pattern is Io, the minimum intensity in the
pattern would be
A zero
B Io/9
C Io/4
D Io/2
A carry momentum.
B create a standing wave.
C propagate at any velocity.
D create interference patterns.
22 An ideal gas is contained in a cylinder with a movable piston. At pressure p, volume V and
temperature T, it has Nv molecules per unit volume. If the pressure of the gas is changed
to 0.50p, and the temperature to 2.0T, the number of molecules per unit volume becomes
A 0.25 Nv
B 0.50 Nv
C 1.0 Nv
D 4.0 Nv
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23 A negatively-charged oil drop is held stationary between two horizontal, charged metal
plates, the upper plate being positive.
+
Oil drop
The oil-drop then acquires an additional negative charge. In order to keep the oil-drop
stationary, what change should be made?
24 Two point charges of -5 µC and +5 µC, are situated at points P and Q respectively as
shown below. X lies midway between P and Q while Y is at the same vertical position as X
but displaced to the right.
X Y
At point X At point Y
Electric Electric
Electric field Electric field
potential potential
A towards Q zero downwards zero
B towards Q negative downwards negative
C towards P zero upwards zero
D towards P negative upwards negative
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25 In the circuit diagram below, D is an ideal diode. The voltage supply has negligible
internal resistance and the voltmeter reads 12 V.
2.0 Ω
V
Voltage
supply 2.0 Ω
2.0 Ω
If the connections to the terminals of the voltage supply are reversed, the voltmeter
reading would be
26 The circuit shown in Fig. 1 may be used to determine the internal resistance of a battery.
An oscilloscope is connected across the battery as shown. Fig. 2 represents the screen of
the oscilloscope.
●
●
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
The time base of the oscilloscope is switched off throughout the experiment.
Initially the switches S1 and S2 are both open. Under these conditions, the spot on the
oscilloscope screen is at A.
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28 The diagram shows a network of three resistors. Two of these marked R, are identical.
The other one has a resistance of 5.0 Ω.
●Y
●
R
5.0
Ω
X● ●
R ●
●Z
The resistance between Y and Z is found to be 2.5 Ω.
Determine the resistance between X and Y.
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29 In the diagram below, P is a horizontal circular coil of wire carrying a steady current I1 . A
conducting rod, which is free to move, is supported by 2 fixed horizontal parallel rails TQ
and SR which are perpendicular to the length of the conducting rod and carry a constant
current I 2 as shown in the diagram below.
P
Q R
I2
I2
I2
T S
I1
The conducting rod will
30 The wire AC is free to move vertically while the wire BD is fixed. Suppose that both wires
carry equal currents of 100 A in opposite directions and that the mass per unit length for
each wire is 20.0 g m-1. Calculate the height which the wire AC is above wire BD. (You
may assume that the magnetic field, B at a distance r from a wire carrying current I to be
µo I
B= )
2π r
A C
I = 100 A
B D
I = 100 A
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31 A short bar magnet passes at a steady speed through a long solenoid. A galvanometer is
connected across the solenoid.
S N
Which graph best represents the variation of the current I of the galvanometer with time t?
I II C
A B
00 tt 00 tt
II C II
B D
00 t 00 t
32 A copper ring is suspended by a long, light rod pivoted at X so that it may swing as a
pendulum, as shown in the diagram below. An electromagnet is mounted so that the ring
passes over it as it swings.
K
The ring is set into oscillation with switch K open. What happens to the motion after switch
K has been closed?
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V1 V2
Vo 2Vo
0
T time
-Vo 0
T time
Fig. A Fig. B
A ½W B 2W C 4W D 8W
Which of the following is a probable expression of the current that passes through the
kettle when used in Singapore?
35 A potential barrier has a width W and potential height 6.0 MeV. The probability of a
3.0 MeV electron tunneling through it is 0.025.
Suppose that the potential height of the barrier is now doubled, what must the width of the
barrier be in order for a 3.0 MeV electron to have the same probability of transmission?
36 The decay energy of a short-nuclear excited state is measured to be 150 keV ± 1%. What
is the shortest lifetime it can have?
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37 Which of the following statements about electron transitions between energy levels is
true?
A Stimulated emission describes a scenario when an atom get ‘excited’ from a lower
energy state E1 to a higher energy state E2 when one of its electron absorbs a photon
of energy E2 – E1.
B Spontaneous emission occurs more rapidly when the lifetime of the excited state is
long.
C Stimulated emission occurs more rapidly when the stimulating photon beam is of high
intensity.
D Spontaneous emission competes more strongly with stimulated emission in transitions
that emit red or infrared radiation.
A pn junction
B intrinsic semiconductor
C p-type semiconductor
D n-type semiconductor
39 The radioactive isotope of iodine, 123I, is often used to test for overall thyroid function in
patients. The thyroid of an individual with hypothyroid condition will accumulate less
iodine than that of a normal individual.
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40 The figure below shows the apparatus used to repeat the alpha-particle scattering
experiment. The detector measures the intensity of the alpha-radiation I at various
angular positions θ.
+90o
alpha gold
particles +170o foil
0o
θ
–170o
detector
o
–90
Ι Ι
A B
θ θ
ο ο ο ο ο ο
−170 −90 0 +90 +170 −170 −90 0 +90 +170
ο ο ο ο
Ι Ι
C D
θ θ
ο ο ο ο ο ο
−170 −90 0 +90 +170 −170 −90 0 +90 +170
ο ο ο ο
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