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APRIL 2014

PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN
SIJIL TINGGI PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
SM TINGGI KOTA KINABALU
PHYSICS
PAPER 1
One hour and a half hour

Instructions to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

There are fifty questions in this paper. For each question, four suggested answers are given.
Choose one correct answer and indicate it on the multiple-choice answer sheet provided.
Read the instructions on the multiple-choice answer sheet very carefully.
Answer all questions. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers.

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DEMIKIAN.
Ada lima puluh soalan dalam kertas ini. Bagi setiap soalan, empat cadangan jawapan
diberikan. Pilih satu jawapan yang betul dan tandakan jawapan itupada helaian jawapan aneka
pilihan yang dibekalkan.
Baca arahan pada helaian jawapan aneka pilihan itu dengan teliti.
Jawab semua soalan. Markah tidak akan ditolak bagi jawapan yang salah.
Buku Data dibekalkan.

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1. Which of the following statements

explains

correctly

the

decrease

in

resistivity of an intrinsic semiconductor when its temperature increases?

A The drift velocity of the charge carriers increases with temperature.
B The number of charge carriers per volume increases with temperature.
C The rate of collision between the charge carriers and atoms increases with
temperature.
D The amplitude of vibrations of the atoms of a semiconductor increases with
temperature.

2. The diagram below shows an electron moving at constant speed through a region in a
uniform electric field E.
Electric field E

Electron

Which of the following is the most probable path of the electron ?

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4. What happens at the moment when a circuit consisting of a resistor, a capacitor and a dry
cell connected in series is turn on?
A
B
C
D

The current flowing in the circuit is maximum

The capacitance of the capacitor is minimum.
The voltage across the resistor is zero.
The power loss in the circuit is minimum.

5. The current density in a conductor can be defined as

A
B
C
D

charge that flows per unit time

charge that flows per unit volume
electric current that flows per unit volume
electric current that flows per unit cross sectional area

6. The equation which relates the electrical conductivity of the material of a conductor with
ne t
other quantities is 2 where n, e an m are symbols which carry the usual
m
meanings. t in the equations represents
A the thickness of the conductor
B the mean distance between adjacent atoms in the conductor
C the mean time between the collision of free electrons with lattice atoms
D the mean time for a free electron, to move from one end to the other end of the
conductor
7. An electric circuit is shown below.

15
I

10
2.0 A
5

if the current flowing through the 10 resistor is 2.0 A, the current I flowing through
the 15 resistor is
A 0.50 A

B 0.67 A

C 1.33 A

D 1.50 A

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8. In the circuit shown below, XY is a 100 cm long wire of a potentiometer. E is a dry
cell of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm. R is a resistor of 2.0 ohm. When switch
K is opened, the balance point P from X is 75 cm.

K
R
When switch K is closed, the new balance point from X is
A 30 cm

B 40 cm

C 60 cm

D 75 cm

9. The diagram below shows four parallel wires vertically through the four vertices of a
square WXYZ. These wires carry currents of equal magnitudes in the direction shown.

X X

X Y

The direction of the resultant magnetic field at the centre O of the square is
A OM
B ON
C OP
D OQ


10. Which of the following is not true about self-inductance of a coil?
A The self-inductance is equal to the rate of current change in the coil
B The back-emf in the coil depends on the self-inductance.
C The self-inductance depends on the number of turns of the coil.
D The self-inductance is equal to the ratio of the total magnetic flux to the current
flowing in the coil.

11. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the reactance X of a capacitor
with the frequency f of an alternating potential difference which is applied across it?

12. If a stationary electron is subjected to a uniform magnetic field, it will be :

A
B
C
D

accelerate in the direction of the field

caused to move in a circular path
caused to oscillate about a fixed point.
unaffected.

13. When the load of an electric motor is increased, the speed of rotation of the motor decreases
while the current that flows through it increases. Which of the following statements explains the
increase in the current ?
A The resistance of the coil of the motor decreases.
B The power dissipated in the coil of the motor decreases.
C The back emf induced in the coil of the motor
decreases.
D The voltage supplied to the motor increases.
14. An alternating current I which flows through a 5 resistor is given by I = 4
sin(50t). If I is in amperes and t in seconds, what is the mean power generated in the
resistor?
A 5W

B 20 W

C 40 W

D 80 W

15. An alternating current I represented by the equation I = 4 sin 100t flows in a resistor of
5.0 . If I is in ampere and t in seconds, the mean power dissipated in the resistor is
A 10 W
B 20 W
C 40 W
D 160 W

Answer all question in this section

SECTION B
15 Marks

16. A 0.45 mm diameter copper wire carries a tiny current of 2.0 A. Calculate
(number of the free electrons per unit volume of cooper = 1029 m-3 ,
resistivity of cooper = 1.7 x 10-8 m )
a) the drift velocity of electron in the wire

3 marks

b) the current field

2 marks

c) the electric field

2 marks

17. In a circuit an a.c circuit the supply voltage is given by V = 240 sin 5000t and the current in the
circuit is given by I = 0.480 sin (5000t /2 ).
a) Determine the reactance of the circuit

2 marks

b) Sketch the phasor diagram of V and I

2 marks

c) State the electrical component in the circuit and give a reason to support your answer.

2 mark

d) Why is electricity transmitted in the form of alternating current?

2 mark