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SECTION A. Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your answers inthe spaces provided inthis booklet. 1. @__Withtheaid ofa diagrim, derive the formula forthe equivalent resistance of two resistors in parallel. 2 Qi 1Qie ws (juseratin f chee ) 1 Bi rerke he we : : & ET ny (Ze aie tan ) vey ee : eR PS Ld 4h ad ev) _—_ | Ro 7 Rr Re Rs (6 marta (©) Figure 1A is a potential divider circuit which splits up the 32 V from the battery into voltages, Vand V,. Figure 1B isthe equivalent circuit to Figure 1A. Figure 14 Figure 1B. GQ ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/CAPE 2013, “5. 9) Caleulate the equivalent resistance, Rin Figure 1B, Kay? £0 ein (Ry 2h an) Peon marks] Determine the voltage, V,. U1 mark) GO ON TO.THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/CAPE 2013 (©) The caleuations above assume thatthe output resistance of the 32 V battery is ze. In Practice this may not be so. In order to determine the intemal resistance ofthe battery, aft ammeter i inserted in the cireuit at ¥and the resistance ofR, is reduced ‘Theterminal voltage, V,, of the battery is monitored using a high resistance digital volimete. ‘The readings ofthe ammeter (I) andthe volumete (V,) are recorded and tabulated. These are shown in Table I below. TABLE vw vA 30 os 8 16 26 25 7 En 33 2 4 (Use the results above to plot a graph of I against V, on the grid provided on page 7 1B marks} Gi) The slope, S, ofthe graph is relate to the intemal resistance, r, by Find S and hence determine the intemal resistance, ofthe baer. $= O80 —4e 4 @: 4 300-20 Vv y pret =. o-HiR Av? >i ~ 0-42 AVM Gs pe.) ~o4g AV = ad4 va caw opt) [3 marks] : ‘Total 15 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/CAPE 2013, Ea bso] wr ay (02238020/¢APE 2013 Ld BF 26 y (GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 2. Figure 2 shows the gain-frequency curve (the gain-frequency response) of a general purpose ‘operational amplifier (op-amp). w To 10 10" 10% 10" 107 Frequency Figure 2 (©) Usethe grap to determine the © open oop de. gain of the amplifier tacked on gimgh Tmark] ) unity gain bandwidth of the amplifier Jp” worked on gerd Ttmark] Gi) open loop bandwidth ofthe amplifier. po markatlon grinygh Ttmark) (GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE ‘02238020/CAPE 2013 (©) The apam with feueney reponse shown in Fig 2c bused as anor invetng mplor ihe etack eance Ry = 30k andreas R= 33 (Draw the circuit diagram for this amplifier and label the resistors with thei Ree 330K B marks} Gi) Calculate the gain ofthe amplifier. * Ait fe Re: 2/4332 aa aoe 2 marks} i) Use the open loop gain-frequency curve in Figure 2 to determine the close loop bandwidth ofthis amplifier. 6 105) Ws marks} fi GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/CAPE 2013 <10- (iv) Deduce the tin ofthe amplifier when the input resistance is made infinitely large {Go that it canbe effectively removed from the circuit). [2 marks] (©) What would be the input impedance ofthe resulting eel? Infind (02) See mo coment wn flew from or to View (Also Nocowad in GL cnpuk rtsister ot fexdd buck resister) : re, Cpls [1 mark} (0) emi he practi appeatn for hc and sate why ited fortis ition Beppe Con be wot Fo readent Be emp few A wthout cewtl from ord thosfet Arve sae bo make the rest enccee [2 marks} “Total 1S marks . GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/CAPE 2013 D Me 3. (@__Describe the phenomenon of ‘photoelectric emission’ TTT iT (©) Identify the property of light source that would make i suitable fora demonstration of this phenomenon and give a reason why this property makes it suitable (© Caleulate the energy (in eV) ofa light photon of wavelength 200 nm, Ez-he % eo = 663x107 9% & 3100 Kw . 200 x “0 ST VIUTEOM 2 Rasa TP Oxto® = b1rx«ro* Vv B marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/CAPE 2013, “2. (®) The light source in Past (¢) is used ina photoemission experiment with a metal whose ‘work function is, ® = 4.6 eV. Calculate the maximum velocity of the electrons ejected from the surface. B= We edmv™ ye nas p10! = (Geb ki bopter) #OvSrBIKIE 9:95 510°? = (pbx xis"? es5 x Tu xio7*! beryl” ad rset ms (255 45) (©The data in Table 2 were obtained for a photoemission experiment using Caesivm [3 marks TABLE? ‘Stopping Potential | Wavelength wv om 28 255 23 280 19 33, 13 36 10 405 (On the grid provided on page 13, plot a graph of V, against. Ensure thatthe 2. seale extends to $50 nm. 13 marks} Gi) From the graph determine the cut-off wavelength for Caesium. tal ff sage = 959 2 11 mark} ‘Total 1S marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/CAPE 2013 \s/v “Be 20 ose "50 Hraeetr (f He y-scale’ts boken, (02238020/CAPE 2013 oe Lp te x-sue is been fe Cab dad? Yen ner rece ye salina eis GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE “4 + SECTION B Answer ALL questions. ‘Write your answers inthe spaces provided at the end of each question. 4G) Figue3showsamodel ofan clectron gn siilarto hat found in older tlevision sets and csiloscopes. Electron fom a theamionic emer are aecclerted to high velocities by the potential diference between the plates and pas through a small olen the negative pia aermione miner 3 electron beam | x igh tage power sup Figure3 (© By equating the gain in kinetic energy of the electrons fo the work done in sccleatng them, show thatthe velocity, ofthe emerging beam electrons fs pote elect eer, Kitts svsryy eVe = Iyive op ve « of the electrons in the emerging electron beam when Hd marks} aes RG =137 x17 Geni? asses) GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE, (02238020/CAPE 2013 sis (6) Figure 4 shows a long solenoid which has 1000 tums per metre and caries a curent of = on - 6! > Felad Vote ae ARR phosphorescent ey BEEN pM xiovoxto Bear eT (Caleulate the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field inside the solenoid. 1 marks] » i 7 : > Gi) The solenoid is placed with its long axis horizontal so tat a tiny hole (shown exaggerated in the diagram) faces upward and is displaced from the axis by a radial ‘istanee X. An electron beam is directed through the hole as shown in Figure 4 1) pla eae ely Spa lg ad Flown “ae RIMS meratin whe Bal. 7H. or Bontel component ify 4 beows ix poral to 8 ard thertfnt 1 unageected laf tiged ule § 0). Dounce onthe chao’ vert vel cong ThE ba ecto Ho plant of Hat Paper: oy bette nc reba wien df the cecrons hd the natu ofthe image Peccies Gi pnonarbt voor stoi B Sal serps enous vein dlecvoes fom caching he meio of esol . . {8 marks} The iment tow tay. deb of ght diplane dott ss mar a TO wheal Pocilcar ao Hh bata Swlrute a ds gts ((2 its te placa of is Poper) GO.ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02238020/C APE 2013 -20- ‘5. Some modem cars incorporate an electronic system for turning onthe headlights automaticaly whenever the f ht levels ofthe surroundings fall below a certain threshold. Other specifications ofthis type of system are + the lights can only come ON ifthe ignition switch S1 (logic A) is ON + the headlights AUTO switch S2 (logie B) must be ON for the lights to come ON + Tighting level (logic C) below threshold is to be taken as logic 0 (@) Use logie ¥ to represent the output of this system and draw up the truth table forthe ‘operation ofthe headlight automat switching ciruit. Write the logic equation represented by this truth table. B maria (©) The circuit shown in Figure $ i proposed for implementing the headl system. ato switching @ «i «iy © @ (02238020/CAPE 2013 Figure s Inthis iret, the open loop operational lighting level with» preset value. Explain how this is done Justify the need for the light dependent resistor (LDR) in the circuit. Describe how a relay functions, stating why tis device is necessary in the circuit (emarks] Replace the circuit in the dashed box, P, with one consisting of NAND gate only “The 7400 chip has 4 NAND gates. How many 7400 chips are required forth NAND-equivalent circuit drawn in Part (i)? 1S marks! ‘otal 15 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAG! (@) A radioactive sample initially contains N, radioactive particles. Its decay constant is ‘and it decays to N particles in time, 1. Write the equation describing tis decay. mark | (©) capacitor, C, ‘according tothe equation ally charged to voltage, V,, wil discharge through a resistance, R, exp (ti), where «i called the time constant. (Write the equation expressing , in terms of and C. Gi) Ifthe capacitive discharge is used to model radioactive decay, where voltage is the analogue of number of particles, what would be the relationship between time ‘constant, «and decay constant, .? (ii) Given tha, is the half-life ofa radioactive sample, use the decay equation from Par a). show that = 22 {Smaris} (©) Thecireuit shown below is used to model the decay ofthe radioactive isotope Francium-221, which has & halflife of 288s. 5, sinially switched to terminal a Figure 6 @)__ Describe the change in the voltages across R and C, both of which initially had no voltage across them. (ii) Aftera sufficiently longtime, the voltages across R and C become fairly stable ane ', is then switched to terminal b, so thatthe voltage across C models the decay of the Francium-221 isotope. Using a value of R= I MO, ealeulate the value of C needed to model the radioactive decay of Francium.2 [6marks} (State what is meant by the term ‘activity’ ofa radioactive nucleus and write it ‘expression in mathematical form. iv, maria] A sample of Francium-221 contains 10° atoms. 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