MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FIJI SEVENTH FORM CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2013

PHYSICS PAPER 1

Time Allowed: Three Hours

(An extra ten minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write all your answers in the Answer Book provided.

2. Write your Index Number on the front page and inside the back flap of the Answer Book.

3. If you need more paper, ask the supervisor for extra sheets. Tie these inside the Answer
Book at the appropriate places.

4. You may use a calculator, provided it is silent, battery-operated and non-programmable.

5. There are three sections in this paper. Sections A and B are compulsory. Note the choices
in Section C.

Note: Physical Data which may be useful during the examination is given on page 3 of the
Answer Book.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

Section Guidelines Total Suggested

Mark Time

A There are twenty multiple-choice questions. 20 36 minutes

All the questions are compulsory.

B There are ten questions. 30 54 minutes

All the questions are compulsory.

C There are eight questions. 50 90 minutes

Answer any five questions.

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SECTION A [20 marks]

The multiple-choice questions in this section are all compulsory. Each question is worth 1 mark.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. In your Answer Book, circle the letter which represents the best answer. If you change
your mind, put a line through your first choice and circle the letter of your next choice.

For example: 8 A B C D

2. If you change your mind again and like your first answer better, put a line through your
second circle and tick ( ) your first answer.

For example: 8 A B C D

3. No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter for a question.

1. The product of force and time is also a measure of the

A. change of velocity.
B. change of momentum.
C. rate of change of velocity.
D. rate of change of momentum.

2. The torques acting on an object are in equilibrium if there is no resultant

A. clockwise torque.
B. anticlockwise torque.
C. rotational movement.
D. translational movement.

3. Throughout the motion of a projectile, the horizontal component of its velocity

A. is zero.
B. is constant.
C. changes with time.
D. has a constant value of 10.

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4. Force, linear velocity and distance travelled, are quantities used to describe linear motion of an
object. Their corresponding rotational quantities are

A. moments, angular velocity and angular distance respectively.

B. moments, angular velocity and angular displacement respectively.
C. angular momentum, angular velocity and angular distance respectively.
D. angular momentum, angular velocity and angular displacement respectively.

5. A block of mass m, attached to a vertical spring with a force constant k, is suspended from a
ceiling and allowed to oscillate as shown.

If the mass remains the same and the spring constant is halved, the new period (T) of oscillation
would be

A. ½T
B. T
C. 2T
D. 4T

6. The relationship between total energy (E) of an oscillating spring and its amplitude (A) of
oscillation is

A. Eα½A
B. E α A2
C. E α 2A2
D. E α 4A2

7. The resistance of a conductor at a constant temperature in general, depends on

A. length, volume and cross-sectional area.

B. length, cross-sectional area and internal resistance.
C. length, internal resistance and the conducting properties of the conductor.
D. length, cross-sectional area and the conducting properties of the conductor.

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8. Consider these graphs of voltages against current for different electrical components.

Which of the graphs below represents that of a high resistance conductor?

V V V V

I I I I
A. B. C. D.

9. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The capacitance of a capacitor is the ratio of the applied voltage to the stored charge.
B. An electron moving through an electric field moves in the same direction as the field.
C. The dielectric between the plates of a capacitor increases the capacitance by a factor
called the dielectric constant.
D. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is inversely proportional to the common
area of the plates.

10. Consider the following descriptions:

I. the force on unit charge

II. has a constant value and direction
III. region where an electric charge experiences a force

Which of the above descriptions define(s) electric field strength?

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I, II and III

11. Which of the following statements about the electric potential at a point is correct?

A. Alternative units of electric potential are the joule and the volt.
B. The electric potential is given by the rate of change of the electric field intensity with
distance.
C. The electric potential is defined as the work done per unit positive charge in moving an
electron from a point to infinity.
D. The electric potential at a point due to a system of point charges is given by the sum of
the potentials due to the individual charges.

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12. Polarisation is a characteristic of

A. water waves.
B. seismic waves.
C. transverse waves.
D. longitudinal waves.

13. A particular piano string is supposed to vibrate at a frequency of 448 Hz and a beat frequency of
4 beats per second is heard. Which of the following are the correct possible frequencies at
which the string would be vibrating?
A. 448 Hz and 442 Hz
B. 448 Hz and 444 Hz
C. 446 Hz and 450 Hz
D. 444 Hz and 452 Hz

Use the graphs given below to answer Questions 14 and 15.

Shown below are four graphs of possible variations of Energy, E against Displacement, x for a
system vibrating with simple harmonic motion. It could be associated with a mass attached to
the end of a helical spring.

IV

III
Energy E II

I
E=0
−a 0 +a
Displacement x

14. Which graph best shows how the kinetic energy of the system varies with the displacement, x?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV

15. Which graph best shows how the potential energy of the system varies with the displacement, x?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV

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16. The Bohr model enables us to calculate the

A. energy levels.
B. kinetic energy.
C. wavelength of light.
D. number of alpha particles.

Use the information below and the diagram to answer Questions 17 and 18.

The diagram shown below shows a dough-nut shaped toroidal solenoid, also called a toroid,
wound with N turns of wire carrying a current I.

•
O

I
I

17. Which of the following is the correct formula for the magnetic field strength, ~
B, of the toroid?
μ

A. ~=
B 0NI
2πr L
μ

~= 0NI
B. B
2πr
μ

C. ~=
B 0 IN
L
μ

D. ~=
B INL
0

18. If the magnetic field at point P is found to be B Tesla, then what should be the magnetic field at
the centre, O, of the toroid?

A. 0 Tesla
B. 2B Tesla
C. B Tesla
B
D. Tesla
2

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Consider the circuit shown below to answer Questions 19 and 20.

••
S
•

R
L

The circuit consists of a 30 mH inductor, a 6.0 Ω resistor and a 12 V battery. The switch is
closed at t = 0 s.

19. What is the time constant for the circuit?

A. 5.0 x 10−3 s
B. 0.18 s
C. 5.0 s
D. 200 s

20. What is the current after one time constant has elapsed?

A. 6.3 A
B. 3.26 A
C. 2.0 A
D. 1.26 A

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SECTION B [30 marks]

The ten questions in this section are all compulsory.

Each question is worth 3 marks.

QUESTION 1

Two unequal masses, m1 and m2 where m1 is greater than m2, are suspended over a
pulley by a light inelastic string, as shown in the diagram. The pulley is frictionless.

T T

m2
m1

g (m1 − m2 )
(i) Show that the acceleration of the system is given by a = . (2 marks)
m1 + m2

(ii) If m1 = 6 kg and m2 = 2 kg, find the acceleration of the system. (1 mark)

QUESTION 2

Water flowing along a channel drives a water-wheel of radius 0.50 m, which is connected
to an electric generator.

6.0 rads-1

4.2 ms-1 1.8 ms-1

When the water approaching the wheel has a speed of 4.2 ms-1 and that leaving it moves
at 1.8 ms-1, the wheel rotates at a uniform rate of 6.0 rads-1. Under these conditions, the
outflow of water is 850 kgs-1.

(i) Calculate the rate of change of momentum of the water as it passes the wheel. (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the torque at the axle of the wheel. (1 mark)

(iii) What power does the wheel deliver? (1 mark)

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QUESTION 3

A metal wire of cross-sectional area 2.0 mm2 carries a current of 3.0 A and has
5.0 x 1028 free electrons per cubic metre.

Calculate:

(i) its current density. (1 mark)

(ii) the drift velocity of the electrons. (2 marks)

QUESTION 4

A B
30 cm 16 cm
Y
1.8 x 10-9 C 2.7 x 10-8 C

Two charges A and B are placed in a region of space as shown above.

Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field strength at point Y. (3 marks)

QUESTION 5

A screen is 1.2 m from a double-slit source. The distance between the two slits is
0.030 mm. The second order bright fringe is measured to be 4.5 cm from the central
maximum.

Determine:

(i) the wavelength of the light. (1 mark)

(ii) the distance between the first two adjacent dark fringes. (2 marks)

QUESTION 6

An ultrasonic transducer (a kind of loudspeaker) used for medical diagnosis oscillates

at a frequency of 7.3 MHz.

(i) How long does a complete oscillation take? (1 mark)

(ii) Determine its angular frequency, stating its appropriate units. (2 marks)

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SECTION B (continued)

QUESTION 7

The magnetic field between the poles of an electromagnet is uniform at any time but its
magnitude is increasing at the rate of 0.025 T/s. The area of the conducting loop in the
field is 140 cm2 and the total circuit resistance is 6.0 Ω.

(i) Calculate the induced e.m.f. in the circuit. (1 mark)

(ii) What is the value of the induced current in the circuit? (1 mark)

(iii) If the loop is replaced by one that is made of an insulator, what effect does this
have on the induced e.m.f.? (1 mark)

QUESTION 8

A magnetron in a microwave oven emits electromagnetic waves of frequency

f = 2 450 MHz.

(i) Calculate the value of its corresponding angular velocity. (1 mark)

(ii) What magnetic field strength is required for electrons to move in circular paths
with a frequency of 2 450 MHz? (2 marks)

QUESTION 9

A coil with 200 turns of wire is wrapped on an 18.0 cm2 frame. Each turn has the same
area equal to that of the frame and the total resistance of the coil is 2.0 Ω. A uniform
magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the plane of the coil.

If the field changes uniformly from 0.10 T to 0.50 T in 0.80 s, calculate the:

(i) change in flux through the coil. (2 marks)

(ii) magnitude of the induced e.m.f. in the coil while the field is changed. (1 mark)

QUESTION 10

A krypton atom emits a photon of orange light with wavelength 6 060 Ǻ.

(Ǻ is the symbol for Angstrom, where 1 Ǻ = 1 x 10−10 m)

(i) Calculate the corresponding photon energy of this orange light. (2 marks)

(ii) If the krypton energy emits a photon of blue light, how would this affect the
corresponding photon energy as compared to the energy of the orange light? (1 mark)

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SECTION C [50 marks]

There are eight questions in this section. Answer any five questions.
Each question is worth 10 marks.

QUESTION 1

(a) A projectile of mass 2 kg has at one point in its motion, potential energy of
2 000 J and kinetic energy of 1 500 J. The projectile is launched from an extensive
horizontal plane. At the highest point, it has a kinetic energy of 500 J.

Calculate the following:

(i) maximum height reached by the projectile (1 mark)

(ii) horizontal component of the velocity of the projectile (1 mark)

(iii) value of the velocity of the projectile when launched (1 mark)

(iv) range of the projectile (1 mark)

(b) The wavelengths of the visible spectrum are approximately 400 nm (violet) to
700 nm (red). Find the angular width of the second-order visible spectrum
produced by a plane grating of 600 slits per millimetre when white light falls
normally on the grating. (3 marks)

(c) A 60 kg satellite orbits 600 km above the surface of the earth.

Calculate the following energy of the satellite:

(i) gravitational potential energy (1 mark)

(ii) kinetic energy (1 mark)

(iii) total energy (1 mark)

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SECTION C (continued)

QUESTION 2

(a) Shown below is a 30 cm wire carrying a current of 5 A upward as shown.

I=5A

L = 30 cm X

(i) Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field strength at the point X,
4 mm from the wire. (1 mark)

(ii) Draw the pattern of the magnetic field around the wire, giving special
attention on its direction. (1 mark)

Another wire of the same length, carrying a current of 6 A but in the

opposite direction is placed parallel to and 3 cm away from the first wire.

(iii) What value of magnetic force exists between the two conductors? (1 mark)

(iv) Would the conductors repel or attract each other? (1 mark)

(b) An AC voltage source has an output voltage, V = 200 sin 0.8 πt. This source
is connected to a 100 Ω resistor.

(i) Calculate the r.m.s. current through the resistor. (2 marks)

(ii) Determine the frequency of the source. (1 mark)

(iii) Sketch a graph of voltage across the resistor against time, indicating
clearly the maximum voltage and period. (2 marks)

(c) Explain what a diamagnetic material is and describe the effect of a strong bar
magnet on such materials. (1 mark)

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QUESTION 3

(a) A solenoid consists of 100 turns of wire and has a length of 10.0 cm as shown
in the diagram.

(i) If the solenoid carries a current of 0.50 A, calculate the magnetic field
strength inside the solenoid. (1½ marks)

(ii) Calculate the magnitude and state the direction of the magnetic force on
an electron moving right to left in the solenoid at 375 m/s. (1½ marks)

(b) On a day when the speed of sound is 345 m/s, an organ pipe produces a note with
a fundamental frequency of 220 Hz.

(i) How long is this organ pipe? (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the wavelength of the tone. (1 mark)

(iii) String instruments, such as the guitar or violin have their strings fixed at
both ends. Describe the make of an organ pipe. (1 mark)

(c) (i) Calculate the inductance of a solenoid containing 300 turns if the length
of the solenoid is 0.25 m and its cross-sectional area is 4.0 x 10−4 m2. (2 marks)

(ii) Calculate the self-induced e.m.f. in the solenoid described in part (i)
above if the current through it is decreasing at a rate of 50 As-1. (1 mark)

(d) Differentiate between gravitational field strength and gravitational potential

in terms of their definitions. (1 mark)

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SECTION C (continued)

QUESTION 4

(a) The diagram below shows a 6 N force exerted on a spring.

F=0N F=6N

Spring balance

x (cm)
0 1 2 3

(i) Calculate the force constant of the spring. (1 mark)

The spring balance is removed and is replaced by a 0.5 kg mass. The spring is
then pulled a distance of 2 cm, released and is observed to oscillate in simple
harmonic motion.
(ii) Determine the angular frequency of this oscillation. (1 mark)
(iii) Calculate the frequency of oscillation. (1 mark)
(iv) Compute the maximum acceleration of the spring. (1 mark)
(v) Calculate the total energy of the spring. (1 mark)

(b) A police siren emits a sinusoidal wave with a frequency fS = 300 Hz and is moving
with a speed of 30 m/s. If a listener L is at rest and on that day the speed of sound
is 340 m/s, calculate the:
(i) frequency of the siren heard by the listener L as the siren moves away
from L. (1½ marks)
(ii) frequency of the siren heard by the listener L as the siren approaches
L. (1½ marks)

(c) If a dielectric with a constant 1.5 is inserted between the plates of a 2.2 µF air
capacitor, what is the new value of its capacitance? (1 mark)

(d) State whether there is an increase, a decrease or no change for each of the
following when a dielectric is inserted between the plates of an air capacitor with
100 volts across it:
(i) voltage.
(ii) electric field between the plates.
(1 mark)

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QUESTION 5

(a) An electricity supply cable consists of a steel core of cross-sectional area 50 mm2
with six other aluminium conductors of the same cross-sectional area arranged
around it.

[Resistivities: steel = 9.0 x 10-6 Ωm, aluminium = 2.5 x 10-8 Ωm]

(i) Find the resistance of a 120 m length steel cable. (1 mark)

(ii) Find the effective resistance of the supply cable 120 m long. (2 marks)

(b) The equation of a transverse wave travelling along a string is given as:
y = 0.2 sin π (4x – 0.1t)

(i) Calculate the wavelength of the wave. (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the frequency of the wave. (1 mark)

(iii) Determine the speed of propagation of the wave. (1 mark)

(iv) Sketch the displacement of the wave against the position along the string
of a new wave that has half the amplitude, same frequency and twice the
wavelength of the first wave. Show clearly on your graph the amplitude
and wavelength of the new wave. (2 marks)

(c) The e.m.f. of a dry cell is 1.5 V. What does this statement mean? (1 mark)

(d) Given a number of 100 µF capacitors, draw a diagram to show how to connect
these capacitors to give an equivalent capacitance of approximately 67 µF.
(Your diagram may only have capacitors.) (1 mark)

QUESTION 6

(a) A 12 V battery is connected to a 10 µF and a 20 µF capacitor in series.

(i) What is the equivalent capacitance of the circuit? (1 mark)

(ii) How much charge is stored in the 20 µF capacitor? (1 mark)

(iii) How much energy is stored in the charged 10 µF capacitor? (1 mark)

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SECTION C (continued)

(b) The diagram below shows an AC supply connected across a series LCR circuit
for which R = 250 Ω, L = 0.60 H, C = 3.50 µF, f = 60 Hz and V = 150 V.

V = 150 V

L C R
Calculate the following:

(i) impedence in the LCR circuit (2 marks)

(ii) r.m.s. current in the LCR circuit (1 mark)
(iii) phase angle between the current and the voltage (1 mark)
(iv) average power delivered to the LCR circuit (1 mark)

(c) An electron has a velocity of 107 m/s at right angles to the electric field between
a pair of parallel plates in a CRO. The plates are 8 mm apart and 20 mm long
and they are maintained at a potential difference of 50 V, the upper plate being
positive. What distance is the electron deflected vertically during its passage
through the field? (2 marks)

QUESTION 7

(a) Two microscope slides each 10 cm long are placed as shown in the diagram. At
one end they are in contact while at the other end they are separated by a piece of
paper 0.020 mm thick. The set-up is illuminated by monochromatic light of
wavelength in air, λ air = 500 nm.

10 cm
0.020 mm

10 cm

(i) Calculate the angle θ, separating the two glass plates to four significant
figures. (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the spacing of the interference fringes seen by reflection. (2 marks)

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(b) The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons when light strikes a metal
surface. Given below is a graph of stopping potential against frequency of a
certain cathode material, extracted from a photoelectric effect experiment.

V0 (V)
4
3

0 f (x 1015 Hz)
0.5 1.0
-1

(i) For a stopping voltage of 1.0 V, what is the corresponding wavelength of

light required? (1 mark)
(ii) Determine the work function for this metal. (1 mark)
(iii) Calculate the value of the Planck’s constant from the graph. Show your
working clearly. (1 mark)
(iv) For a stopping voltage of 2.0 V, determine the maximum kinetic energy
required to reduce the current to zero. (1 mark)
(v) For the kinetic energy found in part (iv) above, calculate the maximum
speed of the emitted photoelectrons. (1 mark)

(c) A multi-loop circuit is given below.

7Ω 5Ω
A B C
I3

I1 4V
I2

F D
6V E 8V

(i) Using junction B, write the equation relating the currents I1 , I2 and I3. (1 mark)

(ii) Using Kirchoff’s Law, write the equation for loops:

I. ABEFA
II. ACDFA
E (1 mark)

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SECTION C (continued)

QUESTION 8

(a) In a mass spectrometer, positive ions pass through the slits S1, S2 and S3 before
entering the deflection chamber as shown in the diagram given below. Between
S2 and S3, the protons pass through a velocity selector with crossed electric and
magnetic fields.

Photographic plate
x x x x

x x x x
S1 S2 R
velocity selector
E x x x ~Bx x x x x
~
Path A
x x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x
Path B
x x x x x x x x B'
~
S3

(i) What is the purpose of a mass spectrometer? (1 mark)

(ii) Prove that the velocity of the protons passing through the velocity
E
selector is v = . (2 marks)
B

(iii) If paths A and B represent the paths of ions carrying the same charge,
which path represents that of an ion of smaller mass? Justify your
answer. (1½ marks)

(iv) If the ions pass through a magnetic field of strength 0.6 T and move in a
circular path of radius 30 cm, determine their velocities in m/s. (1½ marks)

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(b) The Balmer series for the hydrogen atom corresponds to electronic transitions
that terminate in the state of quantum number n = 2, as shown below.

E (eV)
n
0.00
∞
6 - 0.38
5 - 0.54
4 - 0.85
3 -1.51

2 -3.40

(i) Calculate the longest wavelength of photon emitted. (1½ marks)

(ii) Determine the energy associated with the wavelength in part (i) above. (1½ marks)

(iii) What type of electromagnetic energy is emitted by the electron jump in

A? (1 mark)

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