1l.
C Force is unchanged, as the weight of the
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l . C I n i t i a l r e a d i n g( z e r oe r r o r ): 0 . 2 5 m m
F i n a l r e a d i n g- 2 . 5 + 0 . 3 0 : 2 . 8 0 m m
A c t u a l r e a d i n g : 2 . 8 0 - 0 . 2 5 = 2 . 5 5m m
2. B Scalars:speed,mass,distance
Vectors: displacernent,velocity. acceleration
3. B Acceleration ref-ersto an increase in the
speedand decreasingaccelerationrefbrs to
the increase in speed at a decreasing rate
(decreasing,positivegradient).
4. C The weight is the total downr.vardfbrce :
8 0 + 2 0 : 1 0 0N
5. D The direction offravel is to the left. hence
the wheel rotates in an anti-ciock\\ise
direction.At the bottom. rvherethe qheel
is in contactrvith the ground. the nheel is
moving to the right. hence the frictional
force (which actsin the oppositedirection),
mrrsh t e a c t i n ! l' o t h e i e l l .
6. C Any object rrith mass has a sraritational
field around it. The bigger the mass. the
field (\eriton's
strongerthe -erar,itational
law ofgravitation)
7. A Clockwise moment (due to the u'eight.y
:Fxd-100x0.2:20Nm
Anti-clockwise moment (due to the fbrce)
: F x d - 30x 0.7:21 Nm
t o m e n t- 2 l - 2 0 - | N r n i i n t h e
R e s u l t a nm
anti-clocku'isedirection)
8. D Most of the mass is to the right of the
knife's edge, so the centre of gravity rnust
be to the right of the knife's edge (so as
to exert a clocku'ise lnoment to balance
the anti-clocku,ise moment due to the
suspendedweight)
9. B The pump eflectively just needs to do
work to increase the height (gravitational
potential energy) of the $'ater by l0 rn.
G P E - m g h : ( l ) ( l 0 X l 0 ) - 1 0 0J
10.B F'irst.calculatethe amount of energyused:
E : P t : ( 1 . 2 X 1 8 0 0 0 ) : 2 1 6 0J0
The battery stores 1.6 J of energy every
second,therefbre. minimum charging tirne
21600
tJ)uus.
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man is still the same.
Pressureis decreased,as the area ofcontact
u'ith the mud is increased,and pressure is
inversely proporlional to the area by the
- Pressure
r e l a i l o n s n l pF: o r c e :
Area
12.C Pressureof a liquid:
p = h p e : ( 0 . 2 0 ) ( 1 0 ) (1l 0 0 ) : 2 2 0 0 P a
13.A This question tests on Brou'nian motion,
n hich is the haphazard movement of
smoke particles due to the continual and
random bombardment by air rnolecules.
1l.A When a solid melts, it becomes a liquid.
Therefore a liquid must be abot,e its
melting point.
I 5. D The mass of the liquid does not changeas
the liquid is contained in the thermometer
and none of it escapes. When the
temperature changes, the liquid either
expandsor contracts(changesvolume) and
a s a r e s u l t .i t s d e n s i t l ( # , : : , : . I c h a n g e s .
16.A Amount of heat energysupplied:
Q - 1 0 0r 4 0 : 4 0 0 0 J
From the formula:
a - 4ooo- s r
Q- mcAo.
^0: ,,1. tzliirior
17.8 We want the metal tank to be as poor a
conductoras possibleso that it ri'ill absorb
as little heat as possible,i.vhichin this case
is the aiuminium tank.The insulationof the
tank needs to be a poor conductor good
insulatorso that it will reducethe heat loss
to thesurroundings.
18.A Black, rough surfacesare good emittersof
radiation, thus more heat uill be lost br
radiation, and will cool the fastc-st.
l9.D From the rvave equation, r' = 11..\\e get
rr I
i. - I = rT
,: f . art l'- f. therefore.
20. D The eye sees the image. as rf the rav of
light u,as travelling straight u ithout anv
reflection.
21. C When the ray of light strikesthe top edge
of the glass block, it makes an angie of
incidence of 50". ril.rich is greater than
the critical angle.As a result.total internal
reflection occurs. Wl.renthe lrght ray strikes
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occurs and the light ray bends arvay from
the normai.
Height of image
22. A Magnification:
Heightof object
1 . 5c m
2.-{crn
23.C Timetaken, : parallel to the 12 V supply,using the
t for oneUung
fl s.
To calculatethe speedof sound in air, we
use the formula:
_' , : 2 d : 2
r - 1 0 : I ' - 1 0r 1 2
t tj0t _50
l 1 lI
2zl.D As a compass needle is a magnet, a
magnetic u.raterialn'rll be attractedto it.
Take note thar i.totall metalsare magnetic.
25. B lron is a soti ntagnetic material and will
be easilv rnagnetized *'hen the supply
is surtched on. Hon'erer. steel is a hard
masnetic ntateilal $ hich retains its
magnetic properries. Hence it llill still
rel.narna nlasnete\ en though the supply is
s\\'itchedott.
26. D When the tod is placednearthe conducting
spheres.the nesative chargesare attracted
to the letl sphere{unlike chargesattract),
ri,hile the posrtrie char_ses
are repelled to
the ri_shtsphere llike charges repel). As
a result. iihen thev are separated.the left
spherebecontesncgari\elr cliargedand the
right spherebe'-omespositrrel.vcharged.
27. B Filament of larnp -\ is thicker and shorter,
u.hich tneansthat rt has a lou,er resistance
compared to lat-itp\-. Srnce it has less
r e s i s t a n c e u. h e n i t i s c o n n e c t e dt o t h e
santesupplr (i.e. santer oltage)^there r.vill
be more crlrrenrpassingthrough it. and by
the lbrnrula P - I\. \ u ill be the brigl.rter
lamp.
28.8 A torch bulb (lllanent larrpr is a non-
ohmic conductctr'. Its lesistanceincreases
rvith increasinur oltage.
29. C In a seriescirclLit.the cun'enrat er er1'point
i s t h e s a m e .S i n c e I a n d I . a r e i n s e r i e s ,
they must have the sante reading. The
voltr.neteris connected in parallel ro the
resistor r.r.'hich is connectedin par-allelto
the 2V batteriesin parallel.thus thev hare
the samepotentialdifterence.n'hich is 2 \'.
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30.C The 12W lamphastwice thepou'er,which
meansit will have twice the amount of
currentwhenconnected to thesamesupply
( 1 2V ) , i . e . 0 . 5x 2 - 1 . 0A . T h e r e f o r et h, e
totalcurrent: 0.5+ 1.0: 1.5A.
Alternativemethod:
Since the 12 W lamp is connectedin
p- IV.I - -
r br nr ula -
I lj r e. r n.
ammeter measLlresthe total current, which
i s 0 . 5+ 1 . 0- 1 . 5A
31. B Calculatethe amount of energy used:
E : (0.1kw)(sh)+ (1.5kwx3 h) +
(3 kw)(0.5h)
: 0 . -+5 4 . 5+ 1 . 5
= 6.5kWh
C o s t - 6 . 5 x l 0 c e n t s: 6 5 c e n t s
32. A The fuse should be connectedon the live
rvire.
33. D The balance reading increasesas the force
acting on the copper u,ire is dor.vnwards
(by applying Flerning's left hand rule). By
applying Fleming's left hand rule, another
possible arrangement w.ith a dou'nward
force acting on the rvire is D.
34. D This is the caseof a D.C. moror.\\.herethe
coil rotatesabout an axis perpendicularto
the direction of the maoneticfield.
35.C By Faradav's lan. the induced e.m.f. is
proporlional to the rate of change of the
magnetic llux linkrng,cutting the circuit.
When the magner is pushed in faster. rhe
magnetic flLrr (field lines) cutting the
circuit u'ill change f'aster.thus causing a
larger induced e.nt.f'.and hence a greater
dellection on the salvanometer.
36. C By the Princrple of Consen'ation of
Energl'. the , pos,er must be conserved.
u'hich is gil,er.rby P : IV. Since the power
in the primarl'coil is 6 W the pou'er in the
secondarycoil must also be 6 W (assuming
100% efficiency).
37. C Low curents reduce the heat / energy loss
in the power line.
38. B The potential difference is directly
proportional to the resistance in a series
circuit. The potential diflerence across
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 the 20 kQ resisroris 6 0.6 : 5.4 V. (iii) No. the density of the given gold
Therefore. bar is higher than that of the pure
Y-L: R, gold bar. This shor.vsthat it contains
V. R. intpurities.
0 . 6- R r
(a) P,V,- P.V.
5.1 20
I\A t0 |50 |.0 t0' P t200
R -r; 20-2.2kQ P . - 1 . 2 5x 1 0 5P a
p r c s s u l e- | . 1 5 l 0 ' P a
39. B Beta-particles are stopped by a fer,r' cn.r
(b) By pumping ntore air molecules inro
of aluminium and as they are charged
the inner tube and keeping the volume
particles. they can be deflected bv an
elecricfleld. coustant, tlie space betu'een tlie air
molecules become smaller. Number
40. A The proton nurnber for oxygen is 8 and crf gas molecules per unit volume
the nucleon number is l7 in this nuclide. increases. Hence the fiequency of
Thereforethe number of neutr-ons : 17 - E
rnoleculeshitting the r,vallof the tube
increases.Gas molecules also collide
rnore 'n'iolently aeainst the rvall of the
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tube. Hence the pressure rvill also
SECTION A
increase.
l. (a) (i) 0to2sandl6to24s.
(ii) For 0 to 2 s. the car rs at rest. (a) (i) It is the heat leqnired to change I
F o r l 6 t o 2 - l s " t h e c a r i s t r a re l l i n s kg of a substancefiom liquid to
at constantspeed..Accelerationof vapour or r,ice versa rvithout any
the car is zero. change in temperature.
(b) (i) F:rna (ii) Q: m1,
2 5 0 0: 8 5 0 a 1.2x10rrt:400x2250
a: 2.94 t-750s
acceleratior.r - 2.9:1rn,'s: (b) Duc to higher specific latent heat ol
( i i ) F : 8 5 0 x 2 : 1 7 0 0N vaporisatiou of water. more heal is
The resistii,,e fbrce : 2500 1700 needed ttl turn boilin-e \\'ater than
:800N
steallt.
t:6.,1 s
Hence, steam carriesrnore heat encrgv
2. (a) 1. Penetratemattersuchas soft tissues comparedto boiling u,ater.
2. Causefluorescence on photographic
(a) (i) T h i s i s b e c a u s et h e l i g h t r a r , i s
plates and lihn
incident at nomral to the semi-
(b) Garnrnaraysareusedto steralisehospital
cilcular glass surfhce.There is no
equipmentso that the equiprnentri ill be
r c l i a c t i o ro
r ecurln i s.
free of bacteria and genr-rsto pre\.ent
( i i ) s p e c do f l i g h t i n g l a s s
inf-ection.
: ( 3 x 1 0 s )1i . 5: 2 x l 0 ' m i s
3. (a) Verniercalipers l i i i ) s p e e d :i n c r e a s e s
(b) (i) W-ms u,a'n'elen-eth : i ncreases
1.80N-0.1768x9 (b)
g:10.18:10.2N/k-e
gravitationalfi eld strength
- 1 0 . 2N / k g
(ii) p:mty
176.8
4 . 0 1x 2 . 0 4v .1 . 1 2
- 1 9 . 2 9:6 1 9 . 3
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 ( c ) Total intemal reflection wilt take ammeter: When C is at position X,
place,meaningthe light ray will not be
the ammeter reading r.vill be I A. As C
emergingout of theflat glasssurface. moves towards Y the ammeter reading
(a) (r) P=VI r.r'illstart to drop.
( i i )t 8 t 0 . - : 1 0 t . " , (b) (i)
1 . 4 0 ; ; :-

I-7.83A t.ti-.+-

200:230x1,"i 0.30

I , . r : 0 . 8 6 9 6: 0 . 8 7 0A
currentratlng:9A
t i i i t N o .o f k \ \ h - 2 0 0 , O .
#
- 0 . 0 5k w h
( b ) (i) r.r,ill ntelt.creatingan openclrcult
(ii) nothin_r: u ill happento fusey
( i i i ) u ' i l l s t o pu o r k i n g
(ir ) u ill stopri orking ( i i ) B y ' O h m ' s l a w . .t h e c u r e n t i s
( a ) The rubbingcausesthe electronsfrom directl,vproportional to thep.d.
the plate to move to the cloth and as The graphalso staftsat the origin
atorls of the plate lose electrons. n henthep.d.is zeroandthecurrent
the
platebecomes shor-rld
alsobe at zero.
positivelycharged.
( i i i ) a rV : 4 . 0V . I : 0 . 1 5A
( b ) (i) It neutraiises
the positivecharges Q: It
in thet hitepan oithe original. Q:0.15x5x60
(ii) neutrat
powderparlicte :45 C
€nlarged)
ishovJn
1 0 . ( a ) ,K . e : l
t mv-
: 1 I^ 7 0 0 " 4 0 1
: 560000J
= 560 kJ
( b ) The kinetic ener-uyis bein-etransferred
(iii) Unlike chargesarrract.The positive to gravitationalpotential energy as
charseson the insulatedplate will the car movesuphill and alsoheatand
attractthe negatiYechargeson the sound enelgl, as it entersthe bed of
neutralpori der particles. smallstonesdueto lrictionpresent.
(c)

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( r ) A p . e :. m g h
: / Q gx l Q x l
(a) voltmeter l: The reading on roltmeter
= 2 1 0 0 0. I
I is at 12 V n'hen C is at position X. - 2l kJ
As C rnoves to\\'ards \. the reading on
(ii) t:2s
voltmeter I uill stan to drop.
a: (v a)lt:4012
voltmeter 2: The readins on voltmeter
:20 m/sl
2 is 0 V when C is at position X. As
F:ma
C moves to\\ards y the voltmeter 2
F : 7 0 0 x 2 0 : 1 4 0 0N
0
readingr.villstart to increase.
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 direction as it comesto a stop. OR
At the same time, it is also gaining ( a ) ( i ) First adjust the Y-shift and X-shift
height as it slou's down. Hence the to shift the trace to the centre of
frictional lbrce is not a constant value. the screen of the oscilloscope.
OR Next adjust the Y-gain to amplify
The surface of the escape lane is not the input trace. Lastly. adjust the
uniform due to different surface area time base that controls the speed at
of the srnall stones. This causes the which the spot sweeps across the
frictional fbrce to be not constant. screen.
( i i ) The time betu'eenthe pulses
II. EITHER : 7 r 0 . 1: 0 . 7s .
(a) (i) Rorv 1 indicatesbackgroundcount. lt
Ampliflrde: 3.5 x 5 mV- 17.5mV
u'as the readingtaken by the Geiger-
( b ) ( i ) As the magnet enters the top end
Muller tube when the radioactive
of the solenoid,an emf is induced
sample is not present. Colurnn B
in the solenoid. By Lenz's law, the
readingsare taken from the Ceiger-
Muller tube as radioactive sample direction of induced emf is such
units alpha particles. The readings that it opposes the approaching N
are taken every l0 s untrl 80 s at pole of the magnet. Thus the first
a fixed distance au'av frorn the pulse is produced as shown in the
source. Fig.I 1.2.
To prevent overexposureto radiation. This is due to a change in the
the person doing the radiation r n a g n e t i fci e l dc a u s e db y t h em o r i u g
experiments should use special magnet towards the solenoid.
protective clothing such as lead- ( i i) Refer to the top end of the coil.
lined suits as uell as r.r'earlead- The current is mor ing in rrl
lined gloves. Tu eezers must be anticlockwise direction. 81'
used to pick up strong radioactir,e M a x u e l l ' s c o r k s c r e \ \r u l c . a r r o r t l r
sources. pole is generatedat the top end of
(ii) As the three readings are
the solenoid.Since like polesrepel.
background count. these radiation
it il,ill repel the rnagnet and hence
arises tiom contamination of the
opposing the entry of the magnet
detector or its surrounding, or it
(Lenz's law).
can also be due to cosmic racliation
entering the earlh's atmosphere
from outer space. Hence the
readings fluctuate.
"vill
(iii) To get column C, eg. 208, \\"e use
208 in column B to subtract 0 fiorn
column B again.Another example,
to get 166 in column C, u'e use
) 374 from column B to subtract 208
fiom column B.
I (ir') Take the average of 66, 52 and
62. Subtract the average of the
background counts from the
readingslrom column C.
(b) (i) Half-lil-eof a sampleof radioactive
element is derived as the time
taken for halfofthe unstablenuclei
to decay.
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