P510/1

PHYSICS
Paper 1
Jul / Aug. 2019
2 ½ hours

INTERNAL MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2019

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
PHYSICS
Paper 1
2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Attempt five questions, including at least one, but not more than two from each of the Sections A,
B and C.
Assume where necessary:
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 ms-2
Electron charge e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
Electron mass = 9.11 x 10-31 kg
Radius of earth = 6.4 x 106 m
Planck’s constant h = 6.6 x 10-34Js
Speed of light in vacuum, c = 3.0 x 108 ms-1
Stefan’s – Boltzmann’s constant,  = 5.67 x 10-8 Wm-2K-4
Wien’s displacement constant = 2.90 x 10-3 m K
Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 x 103 J kg-1 K-1
Gas constant, R = 8.31 J mol-1K-1
Universal gravitational constant, G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m-2kg-2
Charge to mass ratio, e/m = 1.8 x 1011 C kg-1
Avogadro’s number, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1
Radius of the earth = 6.4 x 106 m
One electron volt, (eV) = 1.6 x 10-19 J
Avogadro’s number, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1
Mass of the earth = 5.97 x 1024kg
Mass of the sun = 2.0 x 1030 kg
Radius of the sun = 7.0 x 108m
Radius of earth’s orbit round the sun = 1.5 x 1011m
Density of water = 1000 kgm-3
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Constant = 9.0 x 109 Fm-1
4 π εo
Specific latent heat of vapourization of water = 2.26 x 106 Jkg-1

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 SECTION A:

1. (a) (i) What is meant by dimension of a physical quantity? Is defined as the

powers to which the fundamental quantities are raised in order to represent
the quantities (01 mark)
(ii) Velocity of a wave travelling through a liquid of density ƍ and
coefficient of viscosity η of dimensions ML-1T-1 is;
4 π ƍ ƛ x where ƛ is wave length of the wave. Find the value of x.
V= ( ❑ )
(04 marks)
(b) (i) Define a resultant force. Is a force equal to the sum of all forces
applied on an object (01 mark)
(ii) Forces act at point P as shown.

F
55N
25N
β
Ɵ
600 300
P

FORCE HORIZONTALLY VERTICALLY

55 55cos60 -55cos30
25 25cos30 25cos60
F -Fcos(θ+30) -Fcosβ

If the resultant of the forces is 85N and acting vertically downwards,

find values of F, β∧θ . (06 marks)
(c) (i) Define relative velocity. (01 mark)
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(ii) To a motorist driving at 60 Kmh in the direction N30 E, wind appears
to blow from the North at a speed of 40 Kmh -1. Find speed of wind and
direction. (05 marks)
(d) Explain why objects outside a moving bus appear to move in a direction
opposite to that of the bus. (02 marks)

2. (a) Define;
(i) Linear momentum. (01 mark)
(ii) Impulse (01 mark)
(b) A gun of mass M is used to shoot a bullet of mass m. If the ratio of kinetic
energy of the bullet to that of the gun is β show that M = βm . (04 marks)

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 (c) (i) State and deduce Archimedes principle. (04 marks)
(ii) Briefly explain how relative density of a solid using Archimedes
principle. (03 marks)
(d) A hydrometer has 10cm of its stem unsubmerged in water and 4cm of its stem
unsubmerged in uncertain liquid. If volume of the bulb and stem is 15cm 3 and
that the stem has a cross section area of 0.2cm2, find density of the liquid.
(04 marks)
(e) Explain the effect of temperature increase on viscosity of a gas. (03 marks)
3. (a) (i) Define the term solid friction. (01
mark)
(ii) State the laws of solid friction. (03 marks)

(b) (i) Describe an experiment to determine the coefficient kinetic friction

between solid surfaces. (04 marks)
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(ii) A bullet of mass 0.2kg is shot with a velocity of 200ms towards a
wooden block of mass 1.8kg at rest. After impact, the bullet remains
embedded in the block and the block slides through a distance of 80m
along a rough surface before coming to rest. Find the coefficient of
friction between the block and the surface. (05 marks)
(c) (i) Distinguish between conservative and non-conservative forces giving
one example of each. (03 marks)
(ii) A car of mass 2 tonnes whose engine is working at a rate of 25kW
moves with speed 36kmh-1 up an incline of 1 in 20. If the resistance to
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motion of the car is per kg, calculate the acceleration of the car.
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(04 marks)
4. (a) Define;
(i) Simple harmonic motion (01
mark)
(ii) Centripetal acceleration (01
mark)
(b) A pilot banks the wings of an air craft so that it moves with speed 360 kmh -1 in
a circular track of radius 5.0 km.
i) Explain why the pilot banks the wings of the air craft. (01
mark)
ii) Calculate the banking angle. (02 marks)
(c) (i) State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. (03 marks)
(ii) Show that if a satellite moves round a planet of mass M in an orbit of
radius R with period t, then;
3 GM T 2
R= , where G is universal gravitational constant. (03 marks)
4π2

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 (d) (i) Give two applications of simple harmonic motion. (01
mark)
(ii) Calculate the maximum force on an engine piston of mass 200g
vibrating with frequency 20Hz and amplitude 2cm. (03 marks)
(e)
M
S1 S2

In the figure above, an object of mass m is attached to the free end of

two horizontal connected springs s1, s2 of force constant k1, k2
respectively fixed in a horizontal position on a flat smooth table. Show
that if the mass is given a horizontal displacement and released, it
oscillates with simple harmonic motion of frequency,
1
1 K1 K2
f=
( )
2 π M ( K1 + K2)
2
, hence find the period if K1 = 40Nm-1,

K2 = 60Nm-1 and m = 200g. (05 marks)

5. (a) (i) Define an ideal gas. (01

mark)
(ii) State two ways by which an ideal gas differs from a real gas. (02 marks)
(b) A cylinder of volume 0.08m 3 contains oxygen gas of molar mass 32g at a
temperature of 7oC and pressure 90 kPa. Calculate;
(i) mass of oxygen in the cylinder. (03 marks)
(ii) mass of an oxygen molecule in the cylinder. (03 marks)
(c) (i) Explain why when a fixed mass of a gas is heated at constant volume,
its pressure increases.
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(ii) Use kinetic theory of gases to show that P= ƍ Ć , where P is gas
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pressure, ƍ is density and Ć 2, the root mean square speed of gas
molecules. (05 marks)

(d) An ideal gas at 27oC and pressure 2.02 x 105 pa is compressed reversibly and
isothermally until its volume is halved and finally expanded reversibly and
adiabatically to twice its original volume. Calculate the final pressure and
Cv
temperature taking =1.4 . (04 marks)
Cp

6. (a) (i) Define coefficient of thermal conductivity and state its units.
(02 marks)
(ii) Describe an experiment to determine thermal conductivity of a good
conductor like aluminium. (06 marks)

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 (b) Three conductors of length x1, x2, x3, and thermal conductivities, k1, k2, k3
respectively have the same cross – section area A. They are welded together
to form one composite conductor.
One end of the composite conductor is maintained at a temperature θ2 while
the other at a temperature θ1 where θ2> θ1 . Show that heat flows through the
dQ A ( θ2 −θ1 )
=
composite bar at a rate; dt x1 x2 x3 . (04 marks)
+ +
K 1 K 2 k3
(c) (i) Define a black body.
(ii) Sketch a graph of relative intensity with wave length for three
temperatures of radiations emitted by a black body and describe its
features. (03 marks)
(d) A cube of side 0.2m emits heat radiations at a rate of 80W. Calculate the
frequency of the radiations emitted.
(Wien’s displacement constant = 2.9 x 10-3 mK)

7. (a) (i) Define a saturated vapour. (01

mark)
(ii) A container at a temperature 27oC contains air and saturated vapour at a
total pressure 1.0 x 105Pa.
If saturated vapour pressure at 27 oC is 2.1 x 103 Pa and total pressure
inside the container is 1.184 x 105 Pa at 80oC, calculate the saturated
vapour pressure at 80oC. (04 marks)

(b) Explain the effect of temperature increase on the pressure of a saturated

vapour. (02 marks)
(c) (i) Distinguish between isothermal change and adiabatic change and give
two conditions necessary for each to occur. (04 marks)
(ii) Show that for one mole of an ideal gas,
Cp = Cv + R, where Cp and Cv are molar heat capacities at constant
pressure and constant volume respective. (03 marks)
(d) (i) Sketch and explain the features of a pv – diagram for a real gas
undergoing compression.
(ii) State the conditions under which a real gas behaves as an ideal gas.

SECTION C

8. (a) (i) Define photo electric emission. (01

mark)
(ii) Describe one application of photoelectric emission. (02 marks)

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 (b) (i) Define stopping potential. (01
mark)
(ii) Light of wave length 2.5 µm is incident on a metal surface of threshold
wavelength 4.0µm. Calculate the stopping potential of the metal.
(04
marks)
(c) Describe an experiment to determine plank’s constant. (05 marks)
(d) (i) Explain the observations from Rutherford’s alpha scattering
experiment. (03 marks)
(ii) Explain why a vacuum is necessary during the experiment. (01 marks)
(e) An alpha particle of energy 5.0 MeV is incident on a gold foil of atomic
number 79. Calculate it’s closest distance of approach before it reverses
motion. (03 marks)

9. (a) (i) Define specific charge. (01 mark)

(ii) Describe how specific charge of an ion can be determined using a brain
bridge mass spectrometer. (05 marks)
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(b) A positively charged ion 2 X passes through crossed perpendicular fields of
magnitudes 0.3T and 3.6 x 10 4Vm-1 undeflected and finally enters a region of
a uniform magnetic field of flux density 0.5T where it describes a circular path
of radius 3.0cm. Calculate the mass of the ion.
(c) (i) Explain the term charge quantitization. (02 marks)
(ii) In an experiment to determine charge of an electron using Millikan’s
method, 1 p.d. of 120V is applied between horizontal parallel plates
placed 12mm apart. With the p.d off, an oil drop of mass
1.0 x 10-14 kg is released to fall between the plates with a velocity of
300µms-1 and when the p.d. is switched on, the drop rises with a
constant velocity of 60µms-1. If resistance to its motion is directly
proportional to velocity and that air buoyancy is neglected, calculate
the number of electrons on the drop. (06 marks)

(d) Define the term electron volt and state its value. (02 marks)

10. (a) Define;

(i) Half life (01
mark)
(ii) Decay constant (01
mark)
(b) (i) Describe how a Geiger – Muller tube is used to detect ionizing
radiations. (05 marks)

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 (ii) When alpha particles of energy 5.0 MeV enter an ionization chamber,
ionizing current of 150mA is produced. Calculate the energy of an
alpha particle.
(c) An atom 23892U has half - life 1.4 x 10 17 seconds and emits alpha particles
each of energy 2MeV. Calculate the frequency of energy released by alpha
particles emitted by 2.0 x 10-4 kg of the U – 238 atom. (04 marks)
(d) (i) Use the decay law to obtain the relation between half – life T 1 and
2

decay constant λ for a radioactive sample of original mass 0.5g

undergoing disintegration. (03 marks)
(ii) A lining tree has radioactive atoms of half – life 1200 years and count
rate of 19 counts per gram per minute. Wood cut from such a tree was
used to build a ship and when 4g of rotting wood is taken from an
ancient ship, it is found to have activity of 56 counts per minute.
Calculate the age of the ship. (03 marks)

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