SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

Higher 2

NAME
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CG INDEX

PHYSICS 9745102
JC2 Pre 'A' Level Examination 12 October 2009
Paper 2 Structured Questions I hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No additional materials required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Civics group number, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

At the end of the examjnation, fasten all your work securely For Examiner's Use
together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each 1
question or part question.
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DATA AND FORMULAE

Data
speed of Iight in free space, 3.00x108ms1
permeability of free space, 4r'x107Hm1
permittivity of free space, B.B5 x 10-12 F m-1
(1 / (36n)) x 10 e F m-1
elementary charge, e 1.60 x 10 re C
the Planck constant, h 6.63xlo34Js
unified atomic mass constant, u '1.66 x 10 27 kg
rest mass of electron, 3r
me 9.1'1 x 10 kg
rest mass of proton, 1.67 x 10-27 kg
molar gas constant, R l
8.31 J K mol-1
the Avogadro constant, 6.02 x 1023 mol l
the Boltzmann constant, k 1.3Bx1023JKl
2
gravitational constant, G 6.67x1011 Nm2kg
acceleration of free fall, s 9.81 ms?

Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion, ut+%af
u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas, plv
hydrostatic pressure, Nh
Gm
gravitational potential, d
displacement of particle in s.h.m., xosin (Dt
velocity of pa.ticle in s.h.m., v Vo COS.tt

! u,,l\x; - x' )
resistors in series. R1 + R2 + ...
resistors in parallel, 1lR1 + 'llR2 + ...
electric potential, Q / 4neor
alternating currenUvoltage, Xosinar a

transmission coefficient, exp( 2kd)

radioactive decay, x6exP(,it)

0.693
decay constant, T
l1
2

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1 lal Define acceleration.

V 6rL {\ c)^4.-ft 6l
. .....................d...... vila\"q

...... ...... .................... t11

/ 1f14 cnitO is jumping on the trampoltne as shown in Fig. '1.1. The variation
of the
y of the child with time t is shown in Fig. 1.2. The downward direction is
f _/relocity
taken to be positive displacement. I

J
+ut
v/msr

-/fi
/
Ai Y.d t

Fig 1.1 Fig 1.2

State the child's position and direction of motion at points O, A, B, C and D in the
table below.

Points Child's position Child's direction of motion

o Wa/,'{+ (iv{ v 6^v

Fftr-1","-o*
1 '1r-6 14,r
d^b-{
*tt otow k""t"^ tL l,owu,.'a,4- +t]r,1'e
"
i
i"r-\ poti^<- *h*J
B lor rd grru*f5 i/d\^r'\Ac N-Cfc*-fa!-.&,qt A- !{ct hlt'r{i!'
'te.Pt- 6 fr"6L
c .%'f--4 [l u\*..e-
^l|u<
'1', avla\a...2
\^11

I&a{<4*-"ditrfiG ?i?-
D
h"r'a- ir^r- O .ir^ a.v
rv+l^^lr.^.& j 4t Fc Ct

ftr"a r1 4 oAB > h,<a[[ agc) t51

a
r-e. *\u ,.15^ p1o*.3
Xv.l r.<-w J
iI S"-"J^"' +{ras'iu"hcl uUX,Uf
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A simple iron-cored transformer is illustrated in Fig. 2.1.

lfon core

primary coil secondary coil

Fig.2.1
Fig. 2.2 shows the variation with time of the magnelic flux linkage in the core of lhe
tra n sfo rmer.

magnetic
flux linkage
/e\
*)

lime / ms

Fig.2.2

(a, Deline magnetic flux linkage.

... 11l

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(b) Sketch on Fig. 2.3 the variation with time of the e.m.f. induced in the secondary coil

induced e.m.f
r),-
-r+
a-

trme / ms

Fig.2.3
13l

(c) The iron core of the transformer has a cross sectional area of 3.1 x '10 4 m2 and the
maximum magnetic flux densaty in the iron core is 0.55 T. Use Fig. 2.2 to calculate
the maximum e.m.f. induced in the secondary coil with 3 turns.
,-r JA , rts,+w \
It/
rl = ii{ _-
--{ J

- , aB
=lw:t
,I -5 (
- rru---rll 0'Y f *o
- J,l ( x ro-3

5 e. S{z V

maximum e.m.f- induced =

o. fl 2-
v [2]

(d) State and explain the effect on the maximum e.m.f. induced in the secondary coil if
the iron core is replaced by one made oi wood.
l7') ggJ4- ar\-{ \xtr( gsp pswv-n2t-a {
Y119r ftyl 9-k ; .it"'

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3 A student sets up the apparatus illustrated in Fig. 3.1 in order to investigate oscillations.

weight

card allached
to aulet
bench

Fis.3.1

The variation with time f of the displacement y of the end of the ruler is shown in
Fig.3.2.

l/cm
2

'-1

-2

-3

-4
Fig.3.2

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(a) The student claims that lhe curve of Fig. 3.2 may be represented by the equation

Y-Yosinut
ldentify two features of Fig. 3.2 which show that the student's claim is incorrecl.

t S, q.?..*{ .^"1 .faY. d-": .*::. gn'if:::i..!0- .H#.y.|

!q
''''L/ Z "at "^tio*)/"" '

(b) Calculate, using data from Fig. 3.2, values for

(i) the angular frequency of the oscillations,

{= (.sc
= jt
\r )t
ru=f = +rf valr-'

angular frequency = . ....*:.i.1 . rad sj 121

(ii) the acceleration of the end of the ruler at time f = '1.5 s.

Q,- ) 4Zwt'-
L4 -- 1 , -> e,v,t et'; t(ate- w.- fr-(|-t
4uzG*e1; o- * t,
1a[=rrurX
= -'k,L$-t-9 M (,."4 l;:-;a
'1,--'''
=+ j& . 6. q^^f -l

acceteration = .. .tS:9 . .... cm s-2 12;

(c) The card on the ruler is replaced with one having a larger surface area and the same
mass. The experiment is then repeated.

On Fig. 3.2, draw another graph to show the effect of this change on the variation
with t of the displacement of the ruler. l2l

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(a) For a system of forces acting on an object, where the rines of action of the forces
alr
pass through a common point as shown in Fjg. 4.1, state the condition
necessary for
equilibrium.

Fis.4.1
VQ,fr- * {la *d".--,-
"^n:f 9 :- *tv yac'- L. e*
'tof} ,o kg sphere of uniform densrty rests
between h,,/o smooth planes as shown
eig. t.z.
- r.!u
N4
(i) On Fig. 4.2. draw a free-body diagram of the sphere.
t2l

K"-':"
cov.t-.-jC
wav< fio;
3 tr--r- .

Plane B

,,/o! +'"t tlni

(ii) Determine the magnitude of the force acting on the sphere exerted by each
plane.

Nt gv >'r' + ile fi"- 50" - >a"1-k1 -rD

tr/6 ,rt X" . ,1, *!"i co( 60"
- e
ft* ,r -
Qf ,
lv.d *
"
i. oc6r:"
rVr
t#x" -o qq (
, ttb-
- ! r{C}or *r^ ,-.
e"LC "b O force due to ptane A = t I"
, force due to plane B = t{1' N [3]
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, {9+ d!{
g MB(g*#)4:*e.\-bo"),&^1.91 ->Ns- tr|rl 4.
dt= ."G 11.rila
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' 5 fa) Microwave ovens cook food by generating electromagnetic radiation that gets
\--,/ absorbed and converted into the internal energy of the atoms and molecules of the
food. A device called a magnetron emits electromagnetic radiation of frequency
2.45 GHz frcm one side of the microwave oven. Standing waves are produced in the
oven's interjor. Fig 5.1 shows a typical microwave oven of length 36.6 cm.

magnetro

36.6 cm

Fig.5.1 \ b^r- vtc'<)

d L{L
(i) Calculate the wavelength of the electror"gn"ti" ,"'dirtion produced. db 3

v=(L Nura. Po.t o vra"S

3 {rO< a+ ya4te i
2Y= ' v \LLe
T >-tl(<rOl 4' gr^ We

wavelength
.- ..
0 't2,2
.11:.... ..... m [1]
.1. ..

(ii) On Fig 5.2, sketch the standing wave pattern prodLced along the length of the
microwave oven
,(b@'
. \
1. Label with X. a posrtion ol zero intensity.
2. Label three points P, Q and R that oscrllate in phase with the same amplitude.
t3l

t-\,i-\,/\ ,,"-.,[
z\x z' ,'\
,,'\_/"..,r'\-/".
/t

t c,r r"rr;.< f -)
ris s.z L5 !-hi--- 1\,^-,-4t' 0""

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(iii)Explain how a standing wave may be formed in the inlerior of the oven.

: Wfl:-o? ?:::"\' V w^iua'oav< {1r,o r.- r:

'^r a*d ,,\
: ?':1t. .

iu,"iA"-<l u;^ae.\a_
C*o 9?-l€,-t''o-
6-l r,-0,".o',."c tuJ tov,- a (-(a+io ,!aK h\(4 I 2 w cJ/u,4. 6?-
l,^-o-c LJi'- x;'-"+.r^.r e- .faG{ aboQ tvJs.
(iv)To cook more evenly, the food needs to be rotated using a turntable inside the
microwave oven. Suggest a reason why this is necessary.
w4i,
wtl4w\i- l" oJa-q pphnio*, [b a +r-."4ut ,),.v<-c a,. t>o ti7,,ov^- ar.<i1. c.tor"^5f
iu i |ur,J
.

(/'t{ wou u,a- l.s+ t.a'^r ?e^4 ex+a<',-a;r. .1 i6 d-uor" lo:'r- aaltJ
^,{l
I o(1" \latll i( \161 fie+,0;*1 :iil'{ ;;,i\^ t}.;C-;;;; ;\a;;6,J "'
.,j\.. .; ;1
w(\i *at*"
\1rflae |;2^\<1
A-".*eS Vco'..<
\a4.-o.'14 nrt ({ a'r.^'t4-.fi"1 al c- qod
c i.^,-ta-+ts ATc: e !ft1-t'2L"
uoJ < Lv9y2,.4
; \"d 31' l/v\r'{ ctn
(v) The freouen.y of the electromagnetic radiahon em(ted by the magnetron is now
\"-r-,{4 "f tripled. Modelling the radiation as a classical wave and assuming that the
ahFfitude remains constant, deduce the ratio: LulL L" o. ,9
E_t4,X
Energy of the new wave
tO-a4-* +q\a".a,,, Energy of the original wave

€ = /rh{rr'X"> fu y"* \'R1'-b {

""-
wA4 drL"tl^7.
,LL (+"-t g 4 a9c'14"?
€v*', )thfi,,.'-rl-
C^1l*"1 = hL * Pf o- lr,ew.-l:
{t*r"3p"-af"-
=Z^v'A^<y<
(,rr B+/J
-
L*f ]' = 4 vq^,2v

41!. ffl ratio - . ... 1.........

I
l2l
+("f-
\: i,qJXrq>
-1

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Light is incident on a clean metal surface in a vacuum. The maximum kinetic energy
KEnax of lhe electrons ejected from the surface is measured for different values of the
frequency fof the incident light.

The measurements are shown plotted below in Fig. 6.1.

2.0

1.5
.

KE na, t .lo'Ie J 1.0

().5

tl
'l
0.0
40 ;1,5 5.0 5.5 (r.0 6.5 7.0 7.-5 8.0
f I 1o1a Hz

Fig.6.1

(a) Use the graph to determine 1.1 = L* re.-"

(i) the Planck constant. j KE*n = L{
--9-
pfauck {,)r^--r^^j L-
x,."="+
db(lL

Planck constant = Js[2]

(ii) the work function of the metal.

* ,rM,.44-€@,
i**-vF\ o.'^ x--*t . .F"
r" = ,r. g5 , O *{Z
u,.1.,^- kt=o /
4 -Lf" v
g -Lf
. __i.. hi" -4
) rV.9r r ro S
' work function = J t21

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(b) Explain briefly how Einstein's photoeled'tric theory accdunts for the fact that no
electrons are emittedJbh-me suifaa6- RG-fretaj if the frequency of the incident
/ light is less than a certain value.
l@
/ - € it ( +r---ovv : G9.+ n_ pl.o -: o, DLqfutp\aAa*
to.-- !r"r"
i
-<.J€.\
J * ---;rV '

i ... t( Ry!::i "-

F.r4.$ * bf:*-tr*.*........
r
Il'
I

".!Yu.l,:fj..: ....
to:..bu,*"rt
\| - ,:.. $." f (Rt",""" -"'tr'' ..). rY
te-,r +t, e. a t4-1c4^,ztuc. , il<

I .{f:tg
. -; .b:lb)..i:.-qcf.*- fi1."- .|/Y{1s::11-:- cb i.y:#. .
| ,; i;*roa-" -,","-' rzt

't
P,,*t o * Lc'"..-ha" ob' W"u+nt 4b'-{'
.-11,^-rf ,lhzrtr o^ \*io "l'^'^ tt CF:A -"t aqta'v;ry L^+'^

r- i( +-'.<- --n'^" 't-"€-

)f - r-- iU-tc-a^4i

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,7 /Frio( to the alpha-scattering experiment conducted by Rutherford, the plum pudding

" @. ln this model, the3ggitile_ghErge oitrejrtom
was:lhousht to oe ev91ty;q1ea{191!!411!_l!l!{rf volume of the atom, and ils
elqctro-rl! Vibralifig€-6out fixed pdsitiollt
ut fired oaisiti iithin this sphere of charge.

ln the experiment by Rutherford, alpha particles are directed towards a gold foil as
shown in Fig. 7.1. A detector is used to record the number of alpha particles scattered
by the foil. The experiment is performed in a vacuum. The detector can be rotated such
that it is able to capture the alpha particles at various scattering angles L The variation
with the scattered angle I oJ the number of alpha particles N is determined. The results
are shown in Fi1.7.2. Note that the vertical axis in Fjg. 7.2 is logarithmic.

,,r'(;; Detector

o
),
, Ll '-"- 'an
r5 O.- Alpha - particle source
Gold foil

Fig.7.1

$-5-g
Number scattered, N
1oB

gtr 1o'

106

1ot

1o'
0 20 40 B0 100 120 140 160
Scattering angle 9/o

*oJ^L' Fig.7.2
?1",^1"$1
l,"bs, ug"'
zE,
os)
6r, (@

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l"1a^t,**r k; 4=?c4"v nil fu, l,,U.L,

+1^+XA^ t prr tut n ha& T u"b *4w- JirA^"-
P "f*
fg+o-t *ln1 .r*rOc{ (B,+e J Lj^l^ t I{l.tJJ 6! ,.r5 \
"*. a- 1.-at1-iv1 ri.ry"'e'l
"+r^.^t"
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(a) Suggest why

(i) the experiment is conducted in a vacuum,

tl -I)L-+LLL- at- W<rx^4
........1................. t1)\-Lr6q
.r J....:......d....df

c0)
(ii) the vertical axis is iogarithmic.
A, 1-tL-tal* .o-.:..VP y,i)
''. $
.'. il L'"-e-a. -tl f{ !&?a<i , ?-* 4la-.. N Va(L.,= <2.- *" *L. Pl?.1"i
ol*dY,
(b) On Fig. 7.2, sketch the results expected if the structure of the atom was indeed that
of a plum pudding. t1l
(c),lt is thoushl
ltrlllgq@irectly propo{onal to
N=k(S,'^9-)* p n
' lsin J where n is an integer. The variation with 0 between 60" to 80" of N is
tFawn:,n-Fio.z:. N .. (6,9)- ,) r, - L(g,vp_)w
N
160000
:) tqr.t
:r laN = (4k-
la k- + n( [tih
+h(q

140000

12000c

r00000

8000c

600011

40000
80

0/"
9= ?z'
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{X N'"1'1i'
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Some corresponding values of lg (sin

Fi9. 7.4.
it and lg N are plotted on the graph of
lsN

-0 32 0.3C -O.2A ,0.26 -A.24 -0,22 420 -0.18 -0.16

lo tsin f:
'2 / o)l
Fig.7.4
(i) On Fig. 7.4 14 (s.^g)
'' '-'.). 3l
d
1. plot the point corresponding to 0=72o,and Gf g=+>o , != &fooo
2. draw the best-fit line for all plotted points. ld (hkA\
-
tv - o,.L\t t21
(? N
(ii) Determine the gradient of the line drawn in c (i) 2. " t,1,
(
)
k(s-g)*
N=
) taN=(qt d + k(q(s"a)
d '/
,/ J
/ ' .'. +, '"l:<.rt =
/a r--u

I nradrenl = ' ....-UL

.. ... .. .. .. .. . .. . . I2l
I
l

| (iii)Hence suggest a value for the integer n.

\

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(c) The experiment is repeated using target foils made of 3 other different elements_
tungsten (W), iridium (tr) and platinum (pt). The resuits for the angles between 650 to
74o are shown in Fig. 7.5 together with that of gotd (Au).

N i
\ l) l- F 1
_1

fr
I
i.
E v l.
I t
'i
\ it
s
l

l
+
t l
l
I] L
j Pt
F+ l Ir

65000
1 l I
L
il
65 69 13

Fig.7.5 e/o

Without drawing a further graph, show that, a\ 0 = 7Oo, the value of N is directly
proportional lo 7, where Z is the atomic number of the target foil. The atomic

Vo.Z'
c L*-'. il
g +l\1"
=+,co Zr^, =?t , nn, = ^ )?- k
: N:-
:?+ , Nr-"=
=i-

4r = X, Ntr=- .,.
Nlr

q'* - t], N/^^'

3-z-

v t2
"-1arJ
t3l

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(d) The overall relationship between N, Z and I may be expressed as

N=*z'1".f,)'
wherekisaconstant.

Suggest two quantities that determine the value of k LW*<-f* f{'1.," J^"J
[b z t.t^4o5 ,
(1C*k-w4 <"XU .e)
' '''''''''''di v

KE J letuul.1 &l';ia-,. ,o''

t.o Ye
(e) lt is desired that the energy alphi particles targeting the foil be k€ constant.
rnergy of the alpha
Suggest how this may be achieved in practice.
(uC Z d 'pc'h&- +\w,4u
'' ''''''''I ") *Uat- W'. +\*-t1 ,'
(' ''a. ,.eb L,/t]-{
%,J .vk6,t (c^^:ce+ B-r E:Vfg t"h::&y:j16o11.).
''''''''''. e .{1..
A{;Ue

h,\.-r4
o T-CP'L
k4*ntW+
kl"iyx x,t- By =1E
END OF PAPER
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