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SANAGM SKM COLLEGE NADI

SHORT TEST ONE 2021
YEAR 13 PHYSICS
QUESTION AND ANSWER PAPER
Total Marks: 25
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
(An extra ten minutes is allowed for reading)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Submit the answered scripts to your subject teachers personally on Viber OR return it to
school for marking.
2. The marks will be recorded for your assessment.

1. A 5 kg mass is oscillating at the end of a spring with an

amplitude of 12 cm. The spring constant, k, is 700 N/m.

Calculate the:
i. angular frequency. (1 mark)

ii. maximum velocity of the oscillating mass. (1 mark)

iii. maximum acceleration of the mass. (1 mark)

iv. kinetic energy of the mass at the centre/equilibrium. (1 mark)

2. Three charges are positioned as shown below.

Q1 = +2 nC Q2 = +5 nC Q3 = +3 nC

2m 2m 0.3 m x

i. Calculate the total force exerted on Q2 due to charges Q1 and Q3. (3 marks)

ii. Calculate the electric field at point x due to charges Q1 and Q2. (3 marks)
 iii. Calculate the electric potential at point x due to all three charges. (2 marks)

3. The diagram below shows a combination of capacitors.

C1 = 1 F C3 = 1 F

C2 = 3 F C4 = 3 F

24 V
i. Calculate the effective capacitance of the circuit. (2 marks)

ii. Calculate the charge supplied by the power supply. (1 mark)

iii. What is the charge in the C1? (2 marks)

iv. Find the energy stored in the capacitor C1. (2 marks)

v. Find the energy supplied by the battery. (2 marks)

4. A wave travelling through a string along the x-axis has the equation:
𝒚 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝒔𝒊𝒏 (𝟎. 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟒𝒕).
(a) State the direction of wave. (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the value of:

(i) Frequency ( f ) (1 mark)

(ii) Wavelength ( 𝜆) (1 mark)

(iii) Velocity of wave (v) (1 mark)

THE END.