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TEST CODE 22238020

FORM TP 2008248 MAY/JUNE 2OO8

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATTONS COUNCIL

ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
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UNIT 2 - PaperO2

2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This paper consists of SIX questions.

2. Section A consists of rHREE questions. candidates must attempt ALL

questions in this section. Answers for this section must be written in this
answer booklet.

3. Section B consists of rHREE questions. candidates must attempt ALL

questions in this section. Answers for this section must be written in the
separate answer booklet provided.

4. All working MUST be CLEARLY shown.

5. The use of non-programmable calculators is permitted, but candidates

should note that the use of an inappropriate number of figures in answers
will be penalised.

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LIST OF PIIYSICAL CONSTANTS

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Speed oflight in free space 3.00x108ms-l

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Permeability of free space l-to 4n x IO-7 Hm-l

Permittivity of free space t0 8.85 x 10-12Fm-l

Elementary charge e 1.60 x 10-1e C

The Planck's constant h 6.63x10-3aJs

-1 Unified atomic mass constant u 1.66 x Io-27 kg

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Rest mass of electron me 9.11 x 10-31 kg
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Rest mass of proton mp 1.67 x Io-21 kg

Acceleration due to gravity I 9.81 m s-2

l Atmosphere Atm 1.00x105Nm-2

Avogadro's constant Na 6.02 x 1023 per mole

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SECTION A

Answer ALL questions.

You MUST write your answers in this answer booklet.

l. (a) (i) With the aid of a diagram explain the meaning of the term 'magnetic flux'.

[2 marks]

(ii) How is the unit of magnetic flux densitv related to the tesla?

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(iii) State Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.

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(b) Figure I shows a coil with 16 turns which is wound on top of a solenoid with a cross-
I sectional area of 50 cm2. An a.c. current through the solenoid produces a peak mag-
netic field of 7.5 mT which is changing at a rate of 500 Hz.

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(i) Calculate the MAXIMUM value of theTOTALflux linkage through the 16 turn
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(iii) Figure 2 (a) shows the screen of the cathode ray oscilloscope connected to the
coil.

Figure 2 (a)
Show on Figure 2 (b) the c.r.o. trace you would expect if the number of turns
wrapped around the solenoid was increased to 32.

Figure 2 (b)
[ 2 marks]
On the third screen (Figure 2 (c)) show the effect of changing the frequency of
the supply to the solenoid to 1000 Hz while all other factors remain consrant.

Figure 2 (c)
[ 2 marks]

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(iv) Describe briefly how you could show that the induced e.m.f depends on the area
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2. (a) The circuit diagram in Figure 3, shows an operational amplifier connected as a non-
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(i) Suggest a pair of values for the resistors, R, and R, , if the amplifier is to have a
gain of +10.

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[ 2 marks]

- '"J (ii) What extra equipment would be needed to obtain data to plot the amplifier's
transfer characteristic (graph of Vou, vs V,)? Show on Figure 3 how these
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[ 4 marks]

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(b) (i) Use the data in Table 1 to plot, on the grid on page 9, the transfer characteristic
for a non-inverting amplifier similar to the one in part (a) on page 7 .

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v.rn'tv VouN VrnN VooN

3.00 12.90 0.18 t.74

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2.30 12.90 -0.98 -9.72
1.90 12.90 -1.18 -11.70
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1.05 10.40 -1.90 -13.80
0.73 7.27 -2..60 -13.80
0.56 5.50 -3.00 -13.80

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(ii) From your graph determine the gain of the amplifier.

[ 2 marks]

(iii) What is the range of poss ible input voltages if the amplifier is NOT to be
saturated?

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Maximum negative input =

[ 2 marks]

Total 15 marks

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3. (a) Figure 4 shows an experimental arrangement used to investigate the photoelectric

effect of a metal.

Figure 4. Experiment to investigate the photoelectric effect

The photoelectric equation may be written as hf -

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where ft is Planck's constant,lf is the frequency of tfre hght used, @ is the work-function
of the metal, m" is the mass of the electron and v is the velocity of the emitted
photoelectrons.

(i) Explain what is meant by the 'stopping potential'.

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(iD With reference to Figure 4, explain how the stopping potential may be measured.

[ 2 marks]

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(b) When a certain metal is illuminated with light of different wavelengths, the stopping
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SECTION B
Answer ALL questions.
You MUST write your answers in the answer booklet provided.

4- (a) The graph in Figure 5 shows the variation with temperature of the resistance of a
thermistor.
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(i) a) Describe how values for the graph in Figure 5 could be obtained.

b) The diagram in Figure 6 shows a thermistor in a water bath. In your

answer booklet copy Figure 6 and complete Figure 6 by drawing in
the required circuit.

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b) At what thermistor temperature will the galvanometer rcad zero?

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(b) In the circuit shown in Figure 8 the batteries have negligible internal resistance. The
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currents supplied by the batteries are labelled x, y and 7.

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Given that current y is 2.0 A and current z is 1.0 A, calculate the e.m.f. of the battery
labelled B.
[ 4 marks]
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5. (a) (i) Draw the trurh tables for a NOR gate and a NAND gate.

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.l (ii) Draw a circuit diagram to show how a NAND gate may be constructed from a
number of NOR gates.

{ (iii) Redesign the circuit shown in Figure 9 so that it may be constructed using
] ONLY NOR gates. Reduce the circuit to the MINIMUM chip count.

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(b) (i) Add the binary numbers 1011 and 101.

t (ii) Discuss the difference between a half-adder and a full-adder in digital electronics.

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: give an example to explain its operation. [ 7 marks]
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6. (a) (i) What is the evidence in Millikan's oil drop experiment for the quantization of
charge.

(ii) Give TWO measures adopted by Millikan to improve accuracy in the oil drop
experiment.

(iii) Explain how it is possible to change the charge on an oil droplet.

[ 5 marks]

(b) Figure 10 shows two plane parallel conducting plates 1.50 x 10-2 m apart, heldhorizon-
tally, one above the other in air. The upper plate is maintained at a positive potential of
1.50x l03Vwhilethelowerplatdisearthed. Asmalloildropof mass9.80x 10-15kg
remains stationary in the air between the plates. The density of the air is negligible in
comparison with that of oil.

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(i) Draw a free body diagram showing the forces acting on the oil drop.

(ii) Calculate

a) the charge on the oil drop

b) the number of electrons attached to the oil drop.

(c) The potential of the upper plate is suddenly changed to -1.50 x 103V. Determine the
initial acceleration of the charged drop.
[10 marks]

Total 15 marks

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