test cope 01238030 FORM TP 2006122 MAY/IUNE 2006 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION PHYSICS Paper 03 - General Proficiency J hour 29 MAY 2006 (a. n_to the 1 hour, candidates are allowed a reading time of 10 minutes, Candidates must NOT write in their answer booklets during this time. READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY 1. Answer ANY THREE questions. 2. ALL WORKING MUST BE SHOWN in your answer booklet, since marks will be awarded for correct steps in calculations. 3. The use of non-programmable calculators is allowed. 4. Mathematical tables are provided. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Copyright © 2005 Caribbean Examinations Council® All rights reserved. 01238030/F 2006L @ () 2 (a (b) © State, in words, Newton's three Laws of Motion. ( 8 marks) The Boeing 737 - 800 aircraft can accelerate from rest to a takeoff speed of 300 km hr-! in 25 seconds. Catculate in ms the value of this acceleration, assuming it to be constant. (-S marks) (®)— Theaircrafthasamass of6x 10¢kg. Two identical jetengines provide a thrusting force. Calculate the magnitude of the thrusting force needed to give the aircraft the acceleration calculated in part (b). Hence find the corresponding thrust for EACH engine (ii) The thrustcalculatedin (i)isa theoretical value. Suggest areason why this thrust if applied IN PRACTICE would NOT provide the expected acceleration. ii) ‘The mass of the aircraft was increased by loading additional passengers and luggage. How could this affect the time taken to reach take-off speed? (7 marks) ‘Total 20 marks With the aid of a labelled diagram, explain how you would observe Brownian motion. (8 marks) Use the Kinetic Theory of Matter to explain (the Pressure Law (ii) how a drop of blue ink placed in a container of pure water eventually spreads out to occupy the entire volume. (7 marks) Mr Shah decided to do some measurements on one of his motor car tyres. ‘The temperature of the air in the tyre was found to be 20°C and the pressure was 200 kPa above atmospheric pressure. ‘After driving for a few kilometres, he again measured the air pressure of the tyre and found it to be 240 kPa above atmospheric pressure. (i) What was the final temperature of the air in the tyre, assuming that the volume of the tyre remained constant? (ii) What other assumption is necessary for your calculation to be valid? (Atmospheric pressure = 100 kPa) (Smarks) ‘Total 20 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238030/F 2006“3. 3. (@)_i)_ Describe FOUR of the properties of electromagnetic waves. (ii) X-rays and ultraviolet radiation are both electromagnetic in nature. For EACH of these two types of radiation, name TWO means of detection ( 8 marks) (b) The distance between the earth and the moon has been measured by transmitting a laser beam from earth to a reflector on the moon and measuring the time taken for the reflected beam to be received back on earth (The laser used had a wavelength of 450 nm, What was its frequency” (Velocity of laser light = 3.0 x 10° ms“) Gi) The transit time was found to be 2.5 s. Calculate the distance between the earth and the moon, Gi) A prism suchas ABC shown in Figure I can be employed as areflector for a laser beam as represented as WXYZ, Determine the relationship between 0, and 0, (iv) Find the condition which 0, must satisfy in order that (otal internal reflection occurs at AB. (12 marks) ‘Total 20 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238030/F 20064. (a) Compare the characteristics of zinc-carbon primary cells with those of lead-acid batteries by drawing and completing the comparison table shown below. You should values wherever possible. [— ——<—- ———— —_—— LEAD-ACID ZINC-CARBON Terminal voltage | Maximum current | | Internal resistance | j Rechargeability (8 marks) (©) _ Calculate the power output of a lead-acid battery of terminal voltage 12V when supplying a load of 80A. Gi) The energy storage capacity of automobile batteries is usually quoted in ‘Ampere-hours (Ah). Energy storage capacity may also be expressed in joules. Conversion from Ampere — hours to joules uses the following formule: Energy Goules) = Terminal voltage x Ampere hours x 3600. Calculate the energy in joules stored in a 12 V, 240 Ah battery. Express your result in megajoules. (6 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238030/F 2006(©) Electric cars employ an array of batteries to drive an electric motor which in turn drives the road wheels. The array may consist of N columns of batteries, two of which are shown in Figure 2. An equivalent circuit of this arrangement is shown in Figure 2 10V 30kW - die. motor, Figure 2 (i) Determine the minimum number of 240 Ah batteries which can supply the POWER REQUIREMENT of the motor. (ii) Determine the number of 12 V batteries which must be connected across the ‘motor to supply its rated voltage. Hence find N, the number of columns and the total number of batteries required. (6 marks) Total 20 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01238030/F 20065. (a)_ Radioactive isotopes have been used in the following areas: (Medicine Gi) Industry and Agriculture Describe briefly, TWO useful applications in EACH of areas (i) and (ii). Give an example of the isotope or type of radiation in EACH of your four applications. (8 marks) (>) @)_ Represent EACH of the following nuclear reactions in the standard form Bx OY + GW: oe a) Bismuth (Bi) with a mass number of 212 and an atomic number of 83 emits radiation to form Thallium (TI) with a mass number of 208 and an atomic number of 81. b) Carbon (C) with amass number of 14 and an atomic number of 6 emits radiation to form Nitrogen (N) with a mass number of 14 and an atomic number of 7. ©) More unstable Technetium (Tc) with a mass of 99 and an atomic mass of 43 emits radiation to form more stable Technetium (Te) with same mass and atomic numbers. Gi) Determine the number of protons in Bismuth and calculate the number of neutrons in that same element. (iii) Calculate the release in energy in the first nuclear reaction at a), I Atomic mass unit Bi 211.9127 u 1 207.98201 u Helium 4.002604 w m1 8 ms 1.66 x 10 kg 3.0x 10° ms (12 marks) Total 20 marks END OF TEST 01238030/F 2006