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Ib Physics Workbook
Markscheme
Section A
1 D
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 D
6 C
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 B
11 C
12 D
13 A
14 D
15 C
16 B
17 A
18 B
19 C
20 C
21 C
22 D
23 A
24 C
25 A
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Section B
1
a I s–1 ✓ [1]
II Chooses smallest value of h ✓ Accept BCA [2]
Δ(h) ___
____ = 1 × 100 % = 4 . 5% ✓
h 22
III Draw curve of best fit: ✓ Accept time in range [2]
75 s to 80 s
h / cm
60
50
40
30
20
10
t/ s
20 40 60 80 100 120
77.5 s ✓
IV ln 2 = 8 . 9 × 10 −3 s −1 ✓
____ Accept range [1]
77 . 5
8.7 × 10 −3 s −1 to
9.2 × 10 −3 s −1
b I Draws line of best fit and lines of min and max slope ✓ Final answer for k [4]
h/ cm consistent with max/
5.0 min slopes
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
t/ s
20 40 60 80 100 120
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2
a I Convection ✓ Do not accept [1]
conduction
II Radiation is significant/dominant at large temperatures ✓ [1]
b I Δ( T )
4
ΔT ✓ [2]
_____ = 4 ___
T
4
T
30
Δ( T 4 ) = 4 × _________ × (2 . 14 × 10 3 ) 4 = 0 . 8 × 10 12 K 4 ✓
2 . 14 × 10
3
II P /W [1]
20
15
10
T 4 5 2.14 31012 K4
5 10 15 20 25 30
∝ T 4implies a straight line of best fit through the origin, which is
P
not the case ✓
III Since the filament loses energy by convection the actual power due Accept any [1]
to radiation is less ✓ other reasonable
statement
IV It is more likely ✓ ECF from [2]
answer to b
Since the values for power will be less, shifting the graph closer to iii
the origin ✓
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