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SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
PHYSICS
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In addition to the I hour. candidates are allowed a rradtng ttrne of l0 minutes. Writing ma-v begin
during the 10-minute period.

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

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Answer ANY THREE questions.

ALL WORKING MUST BE SHOWN in your answer booklet. since marks will be rwarded for correct steps in calculations.
The use of non-programmable calculators is ailowed. Mathematical tables are provided.

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(a)

Describe an experiment to demonsrrace the interf-erence of sound In your arcount. describe the apparatus you wouid use" rhe observations you would need to make antl explain these observations. ( 8 marks)

(b)

Figure 1 below is a displacemenr-rime graph which represents a sound wave passing u certain point in air.
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Deduce the frequency oithe sound wave und calculate its wavelength given that the speed of sound in air is 330 m s -r. ( 5 marks) (c)
A_source of' sound is placed under water. where the speed oF sound is I.100 m s -, . as in Figure 2 below. Calculate the refractive index lor sound passing tiom water to air. and use

your result to calculate the angle of refraction in the air tor a sound wave that strikes the wlter/uir boundary ut an ungle ot'incidence ot'-{0o. Copv the diagram rnto vour .nswer booklet and sketch the path of the sound wave. ( 7 marks)

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Total 20 marks

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The Geiger-Marsden experiment (aipha-particle scattering experiment) supported r

nuclear model of the atom over the model that had been previously accepted. Brrefly describe the model which was accepted ut the time of this experiment. Outline the Geiger-Marsden experiment and show how the observations support the nuclear model. ( g marks)

(b)

(i)

A radioactive isorope ol lead. Pb-:l-1. emits bcta-particles which I rate-meter detects. In four consecutive periods. the number of counl.s reccrded by the raie merer were: 4823. 1764.4829 and -1784. Explain whv the count rate is not
constant and find the average count.

1ii)

In a similar ser of measurernents 50 minutes later. the counts recorded were I216. I 169. 1225 and I 190- Find the average count rt this time and use the two vllues ( 6 marks) you have calculated to tind the half-lile of the source.

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The proron number of leud is 82 and the product of the beta-decay of Pb-l l -l is bismuth (Bi). Write down the nuclear reaction for this decay. Write down the symbol tbr another isotope of lead and state the number of electrorrs e neutral atom of this isotope would ( 6 marks) contaln

Total 20 marks

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Use the kinetic theory ol gases to explain

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why particles o[smoke in air are seen to move in a random munner when viewetl through a microscope

how the air in a tyre cxerts a pressure on rhe tyre wull und wlrv the pressure t 8 marks) increases when the temperature of the lir increuses.

The air in EACH of the four tyres ol a pick-up truck exerts a pressure ol 2.5.r l0-5 Nm-:. Theareaofeachtyreincontactwiththegroundisll5cmrandthepressureof the air in the tyres lehds ro a force which supports rhe weight ol'the truck. Culculate the ( 7 marks) mass of the truck. (g = l0 m s-r)
What effect would an increase in the temperature of the air in the tyres have on the areu of contact between the tyres and the ground? Write down TWO assumptions you have ( 5 marks) made in your answer

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Define linear momentum, state the law of conservation oilinear momentum and descnbe an experiment to demonstrate this law. ( 8 marks)

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A spacecraft acclerares by ejecting gases at high speed from its rockets. Use rhe law of conservation of momentum to explain how this results in an increase of speed of the spacecraft. A spacecraft, of mass
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are turned on. The gases ar emirted at a rate of l.5kgs-landaremoving at a speed of I100 m s-r. Find the change in momentum per second of the gas.

000 kg, is travelting at a constant spee.d when its rockes

Calculate the increase in velociry per secondof the spacecraft and the tonlchange in velocity if the rockets are fired for l5 seconds. The final speed of the spacecraft is 1200 m s-' . What distance will the spacecraft travel in one week?
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AsecondspacecraftisinorbitataconstantspeedaroundtheEarth. Drawasketch
to show the force or forces on this spacecraft. (12 marks)

Total20 marks
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conversions involved.

Explain the difference between a moror and a generator in terms of the energy ( 2maiks)
Figure 3 below shows a simple d.c. motor connected in
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circuit.

Figure 3
Explain why, when the switch, S, is closed. the coil rotates continuously in one direction. State the direction of rotation.

Identify
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generator.

modification that is needed in converting the d.c motor in Figure 3 to an a.c

( 8 marks)

Anelectricmotorisoperatingonacurrentof 2.5Aatap.d. of 24OV. Itisconnected by a long cabie to the generator. If the potential difference at the terminals of the
generator is 250 V, determine the resistance of the cable and the loss of power in the cable. What is the power supplied by the generaror? (10 marks)

Total20 marks

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