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FORMULAE
You may find the following formulae useful.
pressure P1 P2
= constant =
temperature (Kelvin) T1 T2
pressure × volume P1 × V1 P2 × V2
= constant =
temperature (Kelvin) T1 T2
work done = force × distance moved in the direction of the force W=F×s
work done W
power = P=
time taken t
1 1
frequency = f =
time period T
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1. (a) What is meant by basal metabolic rate?
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Tick all of the methods in the table below which would increase his basal metabolic
rate.
method tick
sleep more
eat less
(c) The table shows how Alistair’s body uses his daily energy input.
liver 19
brain 13
heart 5
kidneys 7
skeletal muscle 13
other systems 13
exercise 20
digestion 10
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(i) Complete the bar chart to show his daily energy use.
20
percentage of total
daily energy use
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liver brain heart kidneys skeletal other exercise digestion
muscle systems
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(ii) Which of the organs shown uses the least energy each day?
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2. Toni is revising her physics for an exam.
Her revision book has the following diagram of a cathode ray tube.
B D
E
A 6Vac G
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(b) Complete the following sentences by putting a cross ( ) in the correct box.
anode.
screen.
air.
a vacuum.
light waves
(iii) When the electrons hit the screen, microwaves are produced.
radio waves
decrease.
(iv) When the heater current is increased
the number of electrons produced will increase.
stay the same.
(4) Q2
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3. Toni’s notes are incomplete.
She has the following neutron/proton graph for stable isotopes.
130
120
110
100
number of 90
neutrons 80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100
number of protons
(a) Mark with an X on the diagram, the position of an unstable isotope which has too
many neutrons.
(1)
(b) Complete the following sentences by putting a cross ( ) in the correct box.
α particles.
(i) An unstable isotope with too many neutrons decays by emitting β– particles.
β+ particles.
(1)
decreases.
decreases.
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4. (a) (i) Explain what is meant by refraction of light.
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(1)
(ii) Complete the following diagram to show the path of a ray of light through an
optical fibre.
An accurate diagram is required.
optical
fibre
ray of
light
(2)
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(2)
(ii) State why using an endoscope is better than using conventional open-wound
surgery.
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5. Five years ago Sohanna was diagnosed
with breast cancer.
She had treatment and the cancer went
into remission.
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(1)
(b) Sohanna is given a course of external radiation therapy using a radioactive isotope.
This lasts a few minutes on each of ten consecutive days.
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(1)
(ii) Suggest a reason why Sohanna is treated over ten days instead of being given a
large dose of radiation in one day.
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(1)
(iii) During the treatment the radiation source is rotated through a full circle around
Sohanna’s neck.
Explain why this is better than keeping the source still.
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(c) The radiation physicist has to select a suitable source and radiation type for Sohanna’s
treatment.
These are the sources and half-lives available.
(i) Mark with a cross ( ) the correct symbol to complete the following sentence.
γ
(1)
(ii) Name the source listed in the table that is most suitable for Sohanna’s
treatment.
Give your reasoning.
reason ......................................................................................................................
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6. (a) (i) What is meant by the term fundamental particle?
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(b) The table gives the symbols and the charges for up and down quarks.
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(i) Explain, in terms of quarks, what happens when a neutron becomes a proton.
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7. (a) Fluorine-18 is a radioactive nuclide used in PET scans.
It is made by bombarding oxygen-18 nuclei with protons.
The equation for this reaction is
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O + 11p = 189F + X
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disadvantage ..........................................................................................................
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(c) The detectors in a PET scanner are designed to detect gamma rays. The arrangement
used is shown in the diagram.
radiation
detector
gamma ray
positron electron
gamma ray
radiation
detector
The two gamma rays are produced by the annihilation of a positron and an electron.
Where does the gamma ray energy come from?
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8. Phillip noticed that the tyre became harder as he pumped more air into it.
(a) (i) Explain how the air in the tyre produces a pressure.
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(ii) Suggest why the pressure increases when more air is put in.
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(1)
(b) When Phillip had finished pumping up the tyre, the pressure of the air in it was
1.70 × 105 Pa.
During a long journey, the temperature of the air in the tyre increases from 18°C to
22 °C.
Calculate the new pressure of the air in the tyre, assuming the tyre volume did not
change.
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9. The principle of pulse oximetry is based on the absorption characteristics of oxygenated
and deoxygenated haemoglobin.
The pulse oximeter has two LEDs, one red (R) and one infrared (IR). These shine
electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths through a reasonably translucent site
with good blood flow.
(a) The graph shows the absorption characteristics of oxygenated and deoxygenated
haemoglobin.
red infrared
absorption of
light
oxygenated haemoglobin
deoxygenated haemoglobin
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(1)
(iii) Compare the absorption of the two wavelengths by oxygenated and deoxygenated
haemoglobin.
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(b) The diagram shows the LEDs clipped onto a patient’s finger. A photodetector
measures the amount of light that passes through the finger.
finger
photodetector
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(1)
(ii) Light is absorbed by the haemoglobin.
State two other factors which affect the amount of light measured by the
photodetector.
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2 .............................................................................................................................
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(iii) The output from the photodetector is shown in the graph below.
light
output
time
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