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CARIBBEANEXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
PHYSICS
UNIT 01 - Paper 02
2 hours and 15 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

l.

This paper consistsof NINE questions.

2.

SectionA consistsof THREE questions. Candidatesmust attemptALL

questionsin this section. Answers for this sectionmust be written in this
answerbooklet.

3.

Section B consistsof SIX questions. Candidatesmust attempt THREE

questionsin this section,ONE question from EACH Module. Answers
for this section must be written in the answer booklet provided.

4.

All working MUST be clearly shown.

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-2LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Universal gravitational constant

6.67x 10-lt N mt kg-t

Acceleration due to gravity

9.80m s-2

Radius of the Earth

RE

6380km

Mass of the Earth

ME

5.98x l02akg

Mass of the Moon

MM

7.35x 1022kg

I Atmosphere

Afin

1 . 0 0 xl O sN m - z

Boltzmann's constant

1.38x lo-23JK-r

Density of water

1.00x 103kg m-r

Thermal conductivity of copper

400 W m-r K-r

Specific heat capacity of aluminium

910J kg-t 6-t

Specific heat capaciryof copper

387J kg-t 6-t

Specific heat capacity of water

42W J kg-t 6-r

Specific latent heat of fusion of ice

3.34xldJkg-t

Specific latent heat of vaporisation of water

2.26x106Jkg-t

Avogadro's number

NA

6.02x 1023per mole

Molar gas constant

8.31J K-r mol-r

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

5.67x l0-8 w m-2K-4

Speedof light in vacuum

3.0x108ms-l

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SECTION A
Attempt ALL questions. You MUST write in this answer booklet. You must NOT spend mone
than 30 minutes on this section.
l.

(a)

A ball is attachedto a lengthof string and is whirled in a horizontalcircle.Describe

BRIEFLY how you would
(i)

vary the radius of the circle it describes

[1 mark J
(ii)

find the period of rotation

[2 marksJ
(iii)

apply a constantforce.

[1 mark J

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(b)

Table I belorv shows a typical set of results.

Radius/m

Centripetal

Time for 50 revVs

0.2

0.47

25

0.2

0.33

30

0.2

0.22

37

0.5

0.46

40

0.5

0.33

47

0.5

0.2r

58

Thble I
(i)

Use the data given in Table I to calculate the mass of the ball.

[5 marks]
(ii)

what conclusioncan you draw from the datagiven in Table I ?

[1 mark J
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2.

In an experimentto measurethe speedof wavesin the water,a studentuseda ripple tank. The
frequencyof the waveswils variedwhile the wavelengthwasmeasured.The reiults obtained
are given in Table2 below.

Frequency/Hz

10
l5
20
25
30
35
N

Wavelength/cm

'-'
-- /cm-r

wavelength

0.50
0.30
0.25
0.20
o.t7
0.15
0.13
Table 2

The student measured the wavelength using a ruler graduated in mm.

(a)

Outline ONE method by which the wavelength of the waves generatedin the ripple tank
could be measured accurately.

[4 marksJ

(b)

Using the values from the table, plot a graph of frequency vs l/wavelength on page 7.
[4 marks]

(c)

use the graph to calculate the speedof the waves in water.

[2 marks]
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3.

In an experimentto measurethe Young'smodulusof a lengthof wire, seeFigure l, a student

obtainedthe graph on page9 for the resultsof the load versusthe extensionof the wire. The
wire had an original lengthof 3.50 m and a cross-sectional
areaof 1.5 x l0-7 m2. The first
measurement
recordedfor the load was 30 N.

Length
of wire

Sample

Scale
Vernier

Load, m

Figure I
(a)

(i)

List TWO necessaryprecautionsthat shouldbe takenduring this experiment.

(ii)

[2 marks]
,
Give ONE sourceof error that will be encounteredduring the experiment.
[1 mark ]

(b)

(i)

Explain why the student'sfirst measurement

was donewith a load of 30 N.

[1 mark J
(ii)

Determinethe Young'smodulusfor the wire.

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Extension /mm

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(i)

Sketch the shapeof the graph if the elastic limit had been reachedat an extension
of 6.0 mm.

[1 mark ]
(ii)

What is thework donein stretchingthe wire from anextensionof 3.1 mm to an

extensionof 6.2 mm?

[2 marks]
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SECTION B
You must attempt THREE questionsfrom this section. ChooseONE question EACH from
Module 1' 2 and 3. You MUST write your answersin the answerbooklet provided.
MODULE 1
Answer EITHER Question4 OR Question5.

4.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Explain what is meantby energyand distinguishbetweenpotentialenergyand kinetic

energy.
[ 3 marks]
(i)

What do you understandby the conservationof energy? Illustrateyour

answerby making referenceto the energychangeswhen a body falls to the
ground.

(ii)

Hencederivean expressionfor the velocity of the body as it hits the ground.

[ 5 marks]

A car of mass1.5 x t03 kg increasesits speedfrom l0 m s-l to 30 m s-l while it is

moving 400 m up a hill which is inclined at an angle o to the horizontal,where
I

sin cr = 3.

A constant frictional force of 200 N resists the car's motion.

From an energy consideration, calculate the

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

work done by the engine

driving force of the engine
power deivelopedby the engine at 30 m s-I .

[12 marksJ
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(a)

What is meant by the following rerrns:

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(b)

Speed
Velocity
Accelerarion

A body travels from rest for a time, /, and has an acceleration,a.

obtain expressionsin
terms of a and r for
(i)
(ii)

the final velociry, v

distancetravelled, s.

Henceshowthat
s=
(c)

[ 3 marks]

[ 5 marks]

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z \a)

During the initial phaseof take off, a BWIA jet has an acceleration
of 4.0 m s-2lasting
5 seconds' The burner engines are then turned up to full power for
an accelerationof
l0 m s-2. The speedneededfor takeoff is 300 m s-t.
Calculatethe
(i)

length of the runway

(ii)

roral time of take off.

Hence sketch a velocity-time graph for the motion of the jet.

[lZ marks]

Total 20 marks

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AnswerEITHER Question6 or QuestionZ.
6.

(a)

Explain what is meant by the loudnessof a sound.

(b)

Describe with the aid of diagrams the responseof the ear to sound waves in terms of
frequency, intensity and loudness level.

[ 2 marks]

l0m

l-1
*--_2m

-->

Loudspeaker
l-l
box

Figure 2
[ 6 marks]
(c)

In an auditorium two loudspeaker boxes are placed as shown in Figure 2 above and
made to emit identical soundsof frequency I .4YJlz.The intensity of the soundis adjusted
so that it reachesa maximum of 40 dB abovethe threshold of hearing when it is measured
along the line PQR.

therinePQRwhere
desrmcrive
interrerence
causes

:t,

3:,|#*:,:[Ji;iiiffit::g

(ii)

sound
atrhepoint
Q.
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[12 marks]
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(a)

Explain what is meant by mechanical resonance.

o)

Describe Two practical cases in which the resonance

that occurs is desirable and
Two casesin which it is not. Explain how damping
may be achievedin the undesirable
cases.
[ 6 marks]

(c)

The human leg may be consideredto be a compound

pendulum which pivoted about the
hip joint and walking is most effortless when itr" t.gr
swing at their natural frequency.

[ 2 marks]

For a leg of length, /, and mass m, its natural period

of oscillation is given by

fI

r = znf,

whereI =
its rotationalinertiaandr is the distanceof the centre
+is
*,
of massof the leg from the pivot point.
(i)

Determine, T, for a leg which is 0.9 m long, if the

centre of mass is mid-way
along the leg.

(ii)

Determine the speed of walking (in km h-l) which

is most effortless, if the
person takes stepsthat are 0.g m long.

(iii)

calculate the maximum accelerationof the leg during

the walk.
[12 marksJ
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MODULE 3
Answer EITHER Question8 or euestion 9.
8.

(a)

(i)
(ii)

(b)

List TWO factorswhich would affectthe rateof evaporation

of a liquid.
Explainin termsof the kinetic theorywhy eachof thesefactorsaffectsthe rate
of evaporation.
[4 marks]

According to the kinetic theory of gases,the pressure,P, of an ideal gas is related to the
mean-square-speed<c2> of its molecules by the expression

P - lU
3

<cz>

where V is the volume occupied by the gas, N is the number of molecules and m is the
mass of a molecule of the gas.
(i)

StateTHREE assumptionsof the kinetic theory of gaseswhich are used in the

derivation of the expression above.

(ii)

Write down the equation of statefor an ideal gas in terms of its thermodynamic
temperatureT, stating what each symbol represents.

(iii)

Hence, show that the average kinetic energy, E*, of a molecule of an ideal gas
can be written as
?

Ek = jnRT
wherethe symbolshavetheir usualmeaning.
(c)

[9 marksJ

A containerholds 40 x l0-3 m3 of helium gas at a pressureof 2.4 x lOs Pa when the

temperatureis 320 K.
Calculatethe
(i)
tiil
(iii)

number of moles of helium in the container

number of helium atoms in the container
averagekinetic energy, &, of an atom of helium in the container.
[5 marks]

(d)

The gas is now heatedto 600 K while the volume is allowed to remain constant. Calculate
the final pressure of the gas.
[2 marhs]

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9.

(a)

Define
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(b)

heatcapacity
specificheatcapaciry
specificlarentheatof fusion.

[3 marks]

With what physical change is EACH quantity defined in part (a) associated.
[2 marks]

(c)

A student has been asked to determine the specific heat capacity of the block shown
in Figure 3 by an electrical method. She has available a variable 15 V supply,
an
immersion heater, a voluneter, an ammeter, a top-pan balance, a thermometer and
a
stopwatch. The heater is used to heat the block for a fixed time. The student's results
are shown in the table below
Mass of bloclc/kg
P.d across heaterA/
Current supplied to heater/A
Initial temperature of blocUoC
Final temperature of blocUoC
Heating time/s

0.995
13.2
3.3s
31.0
65.0
300

Hole for
thermometer

Insulated
mat

Figure 3
(i)

Draw a diagram of an electrical circuit that is connectedto the heaterduring

the experiment.

(ii)

Using the data in the table above, calculate the specific heat capacity of the
block.
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(d)

Another student was asked to examine how the temperature varies with time when a
block of ice of mass4.0 kg is_heatedwith an immersion heaterof.power 4O0W placed in
oC
it. The ice is initially at -10
and it is assumedthat all the heat is transferred from the
heaterto the ice.

Calculatethe time takento

(i)
(ii)

(e)

hearrheice from -10 oC to 100oC

vaporizeall the water at 100oC.

[6 marks]

Draw a graph, with labelled axes, to show how the temperature varies with time
throughout the entire heating process.
[3 martrsJ

(Specificheatcapacityof ice, C, = 2100J kg-t k-t.)

Total 20 marks

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