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5.1 Density & Pressure

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Course Edexcel IGCSE Physics

Section 5. Solids, Liquids & Gases
Topic 5.1 Density & Pressure
Difficulty Easy

Time allowed: 30

Score: /23

Percentage: /100

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Question 1
The volume of a piece of brass is 16.3 cm3.
A student measures its mass using an electronic balance.
The mass of the brass is 138 g.
The student notices that the electronic balance has a zero error, so it shows mass readings that are all slightly too small.

Which sentence best describes the measured density?

A. Incorrect and slightly too large
B. Incorrect and slightly too small
C. Correct because the student used three significant figures
D. Correct because the mass of the block is more than zero
[1 mark]

Question 2
Which is a correct unit for density?
A. g / cm
B. kg / cm
C. g / cm2
D. g / cm3
[1 mark]

Question 3
Which unit is the same as a pressure of 1 pascal?
A. 1 joule per coulomb (1 J/C)
B. 1 joule per second (1 J/s)
C. 1 newton per square metre (1 N/m2)
D. 1 newton per kilogram (1 N/kg)
[1 mark]

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Question 4a
A student wants to calculate the pressure he exerts on the floor when he stands on one foot.
He records these measurements.

(i)
Complete the table by adding the unit for weight.
(1)
(ii)
Which piece of equipment should the student use to measure his weight?
(1)

[2 marks]

Question 4b
Suggest how the student measured the area of the floor in contact with his foot.
[3 marks]

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Question 4c
(i)
State the equation linking pressure, force and area.
(1)
(ii)
Calculate the pressure that the student's foot exerts on the floor.
(2)

Pressure = ..................................... N/cm2

[3 marks]

Question 5a
A student measures the density of water.
She uses a measuring cylinder and an electronic balance.

State the equation linking density, mass and volume.

[1 mark]

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Question 5b
Complete the table to show what is measured by an electronic balance.

[1 mark]

Question 5c
Describe how the student should use each instrument to make her measurements as accurate as possible.
Measuring cylinder: keep eye very close to the measuring cylinder to avoid parallax error
measure from the bottom of the meniscus

Electronic balance: check for zero error

measure the mass of measuring cylinder initially and subtract it from the total
[4 marks]
repeat to get average value

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Question 5d
The student wants to make sure her experiment is a fair test.

(i)
State one factor that she should keep the same throughout her experiment.
Volume of water (1)
(ii)
Why is it important that she keeps this factor constant?
to get an accurate value of pressure (1)

[2 marks]

Question 6a
The volume of a piece of brass is 16.3 cm3.
A student measures its mass using an electronic balance.
The mass of the brass is 138 g.
State the equation linking density, mass and volume.
[1 mark]

Question 6b
Calculate the density of brass. Give the unit.

density = ..................................... unit ...................

[3 marks]

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