i 6 resr cove 01238020 | FORM TP 2021025 JANUARY 2021 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE” EXAMINATION PHYSICS Paper 02 — General Proficiency 2 hours 30 minutes EAD THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ‘AREFULLY. 1. This paper consists of SIX questions in TWO sections. Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. Do NOT weite in the m 4, Where appropriate, ALL WORKING MUST BE SHOWN in this booklet 5. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer juestions, but you should note that the use of an inappropriate number of si | ; nificant figures in answers will be penalized If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough s; inal page, you must use the extra lined px booklet. Remember to draw a ce to do so on the 7. Ifyou use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answ DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU Al TOLD TO DO SO, 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved, [_ovzssozosesec 2021 MANA si CopyTION A Answer ALL questions. 1, Figure 1 shows the apparatus which was used by two students to carry out an experiment (0 determine the focal length, fof a lens by using the object distance, u, and the image distance, v, At the end of the experiment the abject distance, 1, and the image distance, v. were recorded in Table | Xwire sereen Lens me | sie Figure 1. Experiment to measure the focal length, f, of a lens TABLE 1: RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT. (em) Ma (em) » 102 v(em) Wy (em) x 10 20.0 60.0 30.0 33 30.0 33 35.0 263 3.8 40.0 25 42 45.0 22 55.0 206 49 (a) Complete Table | by calculating the missing values. (6 marks) (b) On Figure 2 on page § plot a graph of I/ against I/v, using 2 em to represent 1% 107 em on each axis. (7 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE of 2021 Tobie HgFigure 2. Graph of = versus GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020//CSEC L ag _| ber “ rl (©) Use the graph to determine the value of v when I/i is 4.0 * 10? cm! (2 marks) (4) (i)_Use the graph to determine the intercepts, ¢, and c,, on both axes, and ealeulate the average value, c. (4 marks) Gi) Use the formula e = I/fto calculate the focal length, fof the lens. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ia =| 01238020/I/CSEC 2021 ti [& (Ogu7 Complete the following statement The principal focus of concave lens is defined as the . onthe principal axis from whieh rays originally 0. one to the principal axis .-afler passing through the lens. @ marks) ‘Total 25 marks, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE gg |r 2: (a) State the ‘principle of moments” "G marks) (bo) (I mark) (c) State the formula for the moment of a force. providing the meaning of each variable and its SI un GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE in 0 =]r * 1 (d) Figure 3 shows a giel standing on a uniform plank, AB, of length 3 m and weight 270 N. The plank rests on two scales that are located at P and Q. a distance of 2 m apart. ‘The seales are equidistant from the ends of the plank as shown in Figure 3. The scale at P reads 354 N and the scale at Q reads 417 N Figure 3, A girl standing on a uniform plank () On Figure 3, draw and label ALL the forces that are acting on the plank. marks) (ii) Calculate the girl's weight. 2 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01238020/I/CSEC 2021 Le Eg |r “ 7 (c) By taking moments about Q, calculate the girl"s distance from the seale at Q. (4 marks) ‘Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Nag {| 2021 01238020/9/CiF “ 1 (Define the term ‘press (2 marks) State the SI unit of pressure paseal (Pa), in terms of its base units. (marty) (ob) ()_Deseribe, with the aid of a diagram, how the pressure in a liquid varies with the depth of the liquid. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE IgE EH a] 01238020//CSEC 20214 (ii) State the equation for the pressure difference (AP) between two points ina liquid, which are a vertical distance, h, apart (mark) (©) Figure 4 shows a U-tube containing two immiscible liquids, X and Y. Liquid ¥ Liquid X Figure 4, U-tube of immiscible liquids (i) the density of Liquid X is 1350 kg m*, calculate the pressure (in Pa), due to the liquid column AB, whieh is 8 em long, (3 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE os aE _| 0123802041/CSfe S133 Fl Gi) Hence, use your answer to (c) (i) to calculate the height, h, of the liquid column CD, given that the density of liquid ¥ is 900 kg m*. (State any equations used 1 fully explain the [Use 2 = 10 ms?] (S marks) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (Wg “] 01238020//CSEC 2021ip a = SECTION B Answer ALL questions. (a) Ayoung student has just entered secondary school. He was accustomed to having his home-cooked meal warmed up at lunch time in the microwave oven at his primary school. He misses this and suggests to his parents that they buy him a vactrum flask similar to the fone shown in Figure 5. Cork stopper } —Double-walled glass vessel with silvered walls |—Vacuum | —Surrounding flask “Cork supports Figure 5. A vacuum flask nformation in Figure 5, explain in terms of the principles of thermal energy of the vacuum flask helps to keep the home- Using the transfer how EACH of the following sectio cooked meal warm. (i) The cork stopper Gi) The vacuum GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE in ga | 8020//)CSEC 2021L— +15- =a Gil) The double-walled glass vessel with ‘ered walls (6 marks) (>) Inan experiment to determine the specific latent heat of fusion of ice, shown i the following results were obtained. igure 6, The initial mass of the water is 120 g. The init the initial temperature of the ice is 0% ial temperature of the water is 35 °C and ‘The final mass of the water is 140 g and the final temperature of the water plus the melted ice is 18 °C. Figure 6. Experiment to determine the specific latent heat of fusion of ice Assume the container has negligible heat with the surroundings during the experiment. pacity and that there is no net heat transfer (Determine the mass of the melted ice. (mark) Gi) Calculate the heat lost by the water, (3 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Wg ge 2a] 01238020/1/CSEC 2021r “ 7 Write an expression for the TOTAL heat gained by the ige in melting and the melted ice in warming to 18 °C. (2 marks) (iv) Hence calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice. i¢ heat capacity of water = (3 marks) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ggg sf 2021 aoe keF -" 7 $. (a) Draw the electrie fields for EACH of the following arrangements. a © (2 marks) Gi) (2 marks) (ii) (2 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020//CSEC 2021 [i LAA |}i “1 il (b) Ifthe number of electrons transferred from a charged rod to earth through a wire is 4X 10% and the total charge transferred is 0.64 C. calculate (i) the magnitude of the charge on one electron (3 marks) Gi) theeurr to earth. that flows through the wire if it takes 0.40 s for all the electrons to flow (3 marks) (iii) State the direction in which the charges will flow, if the rod is positively charged. (mark) (©) Expla n how the static “build up’ of charges on a vehicle could be hazardous, (2 marks :) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE in gE | 38020/)/CSEr “%. ‘i (a) Figure 7 shows the experimental arrangement of the apparatus used to carry out the Rutherford’s alpha (a) particle scattering experiment to identify the structure of the atom beam (collimated beam) of alpha particles from a radioaetive source was fired at a thin piece of gold foil and the angle of deviation of the alpha particles observed. Radioactive source of alpha particles Denlected THngold Stee particles particles alpha particles Circular fluoresce sereen Most particles are undeflected igure 7, Rutherford’s alpha particle seattering experiment (Write the names of the two scientists who assisted Rutherford in performing this experiment. marks) Gi) Explain why the experiment was carried out in an evacuated chamber. (2 marks) Goo Y TO THE NEXT PAG! Mga 3) 01238020//CSEC 2021r -20- -T] (b) State the conelusions that were deduced from EACH of the following observations made from the alpha particle scattering experiment. (Most of the alpha particles passed through the gold foil undeviated. (ii) A few alpha particles were deflected from their path but continued thro gold foil. (mark) (iii) A smaller number of alpha particles rebounded. (imark) (ce) Deseribe the Rutherford model of the atom, based on the conclusions of the experiment stated in (b). "2 marks) GO ON TO ‘THE NEXT PAGE OOOO 0.0 001 _|ie 2 i (@)—_ Energy is produced within beryllium into carbon, s by the process of fusion where alpha particles help convert ing to the equation below. {He + Be n+ 8c (i) Inthe equation above, which symbol is used to represent the alpha particle? (mark) ‘The following table shows the mass of each nuclei in the process above. ‘He, 4.00260 u "Be, 9.01212 u ‘ny 1.00867 u nt, 12,0000 u Calculate the loss in mass, Am, in kg, due to the reaction. [u = 1.66 x 10°” kg] (2 marks) GO ON 10 THE NEXT PAGE 01238020//CSEC 2021 [e gH _|(iii) Caleulate the energy equivalence of the mass in (d) (ii). Je = 3.00 10° m (3 marks) Total 15 marks END O1 sT IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TES 01238020/5/CSEC 20: MA