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i” cs. test cope 02238020 | FORM TP 2016276 MAY/JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘© CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION* PHYSICS UNIT 2 - Paper 02 2 hours 30 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This paper co ists of SIX questions in TWO sections. Answer ALL questions 2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 3. Do NOT write in the margins. 4, Where appropriate, ALL WORKING MUST BE SHOWN in this booklet 5. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer questions, but you should note that the use of an inappropriate number of figures in answers will be penalized 6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. 7. Ifyou use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2015 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. L_osssoztcare aoe UNAM a SECTION A Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1. @-~— @_Explain how terminal potential difference, internal resistance and ideal source are related in a practical source of electromotive force (e.m.f.) such as an alkaline battery. [3 marks] (ii) State TWO qualitative practical observations which demonstrate the existence of internal resistance. [2 marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/CAPE 2016 L NA | 0223802006 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA r * 1 (b) __Inan experiment to determine the internal resistance of a 9 V alkaline battery, a precision resistance box is connected to the battery through a digital multimeter (DMM) set up as an ammeter. The circuit is shown in Figure 1. ‘A R, 7 | I ! | | ---{- Figure 1. Cireuit of resistance box (i) Measurements of current, /, are recorded as the external resistance, R,, is varied. Show that for this circuit, the relationship between the measured current, /,, and the external resistance, R, can be expressed by the equation =I, - [2 marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE a) 02238020/CAPE 2016 L ai) Gil) (iv) Ww) 5 ‘The results of the experiment are shown in the first two columns of Table 1. TABLE I 1JAmps | (,)'/Amp" 4d 0.78 59 0.67 81 0.58 10.3 051 12.0 0.46 Complete Table | by inserting the appropriate values in Column 3. [1 mark] On the grid provided in Figure 2 (page 9), plot a graph of /, ' versus R, and draw line through the points. Choose appropriate scales to ensure that included. [4 marks] ‘and record the intercept on the I", axis. [1 mark] Use the intercept along with the equation given in (b) (i) to determine the internal resistance of the battery. [2 marks} Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/CAPE 2016 L si 0223802008 _I PO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ————|-> 02238020/CAPE 2016 L Figure 2. WHOA (0223802009 versus R, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE = r “w- 7 2. (a) Drawtthecircuit diagram and derive the expression for the gain of a non-inverting amplifier. [6 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/CAPE 2016 jee CIN _| 10223802010 __ DONOT WRITE IN THES AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA PO NOT HRITEIN THIS AREA 5 Equation I: —> DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA [2 marks} (©) Cobalt-60 has a half-life of 5.27 years. Beginning with an initial sample of 200 grams of pure Co-60, determine how many grams of nickel would be found after three years, DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA Neglect the mass equivalence of the energy in the radiated decay products. [5 marks} ‘Total 15 marks END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 02238020/CAPE 2016 L 0223802023 =| Fe —“‘tCCSC‘CiéC GS

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