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Physics: University of Cambridge International Examinations General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Physics: University of Cambridge International Examinations General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
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October/November 2004
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Data
speed of light in free space,
c = 3.00 10 8 m s 1
0 = 4 10 7 H m1
0 = 8.85 10 12 F m1
elementary charge,
e = 1.60 10 19 C
h = 6.63 10 34 J s
u = 1.66 10 27 kg
me = 9.11 10 31 kg
mp = 1.67 10 27 kg
R = 8.31 J K 1 mol 1
NA = 6.02 10 23 mol 1
k = 1.38 10 23 J K 1
gravitational constant,
G = 6.67 10 11 N m 2 kg 2
g = 9.81 m s 2
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Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion,
s = ut + at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
W = pV
gravitational potential,
= Gm
a = 2x
v = v0 cos t
v = (x 20 x 2)
resistors in series,
R = R1 + R 2 + . . .
resistors in parallel,
electric potential,
Q
40r
V =
capacitors in series,
capacitors in parallel,
C = C1 + C2 + . . .
W = QV
alternating current/voltage,
x = x0 sin t
hydrostatic pressure,
p = gh
p =
radioactive decay,
x = x0 exp( t )
decay constant,
= 0.693
Nm 2
<c >
V
t
3H02
0 =
equation of continuity,
Av = constant
8G
p1 + v12 = p2 + v22
F = Ar v
Re =
v r
F = Br 2v 2
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
(ii)
Hence calculate the percentage error that is made when the angle 10.3, as
measured in radians, is assumed to be equal to tan10.3.
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The vibrations of a mass of 150 g are simple harmonic. Fig. 3.1 shows the variation with
displacement x of the kinetic energy Ek of the mass.
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Ek / mJ
12
0
-6
-4
-2
x / cm
Fig. 3.1
(a) On Fig. 3.1, draw lines to represent the variation with displacement x of
(i)
the potential energy of the vibrating mass (label this line P),
(ii)
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(c) The oscillations are now subject to damping.
(i)
(ii)
The mass loses 20% of its vibrational energy. Use Fig. 3.1 to determine the new
amplitude of oscillation. Explain your working.
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A small coil is positioned so that its axis lies along the axis of a large bar magnet, as shown
in Fig. 4.1.
leads to
coil
pole of
magnet
axis of coil
and magnet
x
coil
Fig. 4.1
The coil has a cross-sectional area of 0.40 cm2 and contains 150 turns of wire.
The average magnetic flux density B through the coil varies with the distance x between the
face of the magnet and the plane of the coil as shown in Fig. 4.2.
80
B / mT
60
40
20
0
0
10
15
20
25
x / cm
Fig. 4.2
(a) (i)
The coil is 5.0 cm from the face of the magnet. Use Fig. 4.2 to determine the
magnetic flux density in the coil.
magnetic flux density = ....................................................... T
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(ii)
Hence show that the magnetic flux linkage of the coil is 3.0 x 104 Wb.
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(b) State Faradays law of electromagnetic induction.
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(c) The coil is moved along the axis of the magnet so that the distance x changes from
x = 5.0 cm to x = 15.0 cm in a time of 0.30 s. Calculate
(i)
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A charged particle passes through a region of uniform magnetic field of flux density 0.74 T,
as shown in Fig. 5.1.
region of uniform
magnetic field
path of
charged particle
Fig. 5.1
The radius r of the path of the particle in the magnetic field is 23 cm.
(a) The particle is positively charged. State the direction of the magnetic field.
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(b) (i)
q
Show that the specific charge of the particle (the ratio
of its charge to its mass)
m
is given by the expression
q
v
=
,
m rB
where v is the speed of the particle and B is the flux density of the field.
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(ii)
The speed v of the particle is 8.2 x 106 m s1. Calculate the specific charge of the
particle.
The particle in (b) has charge 1.6 x 1019 C. Using your answer to (b)(ii), determine
the mass of the particle in terms of the unified atomic mass constant u.
The particle is the nucleus of an atom. Suggest the composition of this nucleus.
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The isotopes Radium-224 (224
88Ra) and Radium-226 ( 88Ra) both undergo spontaneous
-particle decay. The energy of the -particles emitted from Radium-224 is 5.68 MeV and
from Radium-226, 4.78 MeV.
(a) (i)
(ii)
Suggest, with a reason, which of the two isotopes has the larger decay constant.
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(c) Calculate the number of half-lives that must elapse before the activity of a sample of a
radioactive isotope is reduced to one tenth of its initial value.
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The e.m.f. generated in a thermocouple thermometer may be used for the measurement of
temperature.
Fig. 7.1 shows the variation with temperature T of the e.m.f. E.
1.5
E / mV
1.0
0.5
0
300
400
500
600
700
T/K
Fig. 7.1
(a) By reference to Fig. 7.1, state two disadvantages of using this thermocouple when the
e.m.f. is about 1.0 mV.
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(b) An alternative to the thermocouple thermometer is the resistance thermometer.
State two advantages that a thermocouple thermometer has over a resistance
thermometer.
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