[- & test coe 01238020 7 FORM TP 2021025 JANUARY 2021 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE* EXAMINATION PHYSICS Paper 02 - General Proficiency 2 hours 30 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This paper consists of SEX questions in TWO sections. Answer ALL questions. 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. ‘you should note that the use of an inappropriate number of significant 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 I | $. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer questions, but | the question part beside the answer, a v3 Th avyu Bus DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council All riphts reserved Scanned with CamScannerSECTION A Answer ALL questions. 1 Figure 1 shows the apparatus which was used by two students to carry out an experiment to determine the focal length, f, ofa lens by using the object distance, u, and the image distance. v- [At the end of the experiment the object distance, u, and the image distance, v, were recorded in Table I. pty Lens Figure 1. Experiment to measure the focal length, f, of a lens TABLE 1; RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT u (cm) Au (cur?) * 107 ¥(cm) Vv (em) * 1077 20.0 6:0 60.0 eo 30.0 33 30.0 33 35.0 Ag 263 38 40.0 28 24.0 42 45.0 22 225 Ay 35.0 | 1g 206 49 (a) Complete Table 1 by calculating the missing values. (6 marks) (b) On Figure 2 om page § plot a graph of 1/u against I/v, using 2 em to represent 1 10? em" on each axis. (7 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE earaenAICSEC 2071 ' ™ Scanned with CamScanner1 1238020N/CSEC 2021 3 4 x Figure 2. Graph ort versus ¥ c 4 La ' Iyxie ent GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Scanned with CamScannerr “6+ . 7 (6) Use the graph to determine the value of v when I/u is 4.0% 10%em', Ve + oe Gx? (2 marks) @) (Use the graph to determine the intercepts, ¢, and c,, on both axes, and calculate the average value, c. i viticugt = GS vac i : . qd 7 ida: ©-0674 0.065 | sccm, 2a (Amarks) (i) Use the formula e= 1/fto calculate the focal length, f, of the lens. c+. fe } = = 18 0-066 — 4A = 16-0em (3 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 1 01238020/5/CSEC 2021 a | Scanned with CamScannera ; 5 (©) Complete the following statement: The principal focus of w concave lens s defined asthe. onthe principal axis from which rays originally poral. od, ASB... tothe principal ki a4p acto divecge. we fu cy, et afer passitg through the tens, (3 marks) “Total 25 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/J/CSEC 202! 1 0 1 Scanned with CamScanner(@ (b) Stag another condition that is necessary for a body to be in equilibrium. a dicthyow is te the (mark) (©) State the formula for the moment of # force, providing the meaning of each variable and its ST unit. (3 marks) Sao AY TRND GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Scanned with CamScannerr “ 4 (d) Figure 3 shows a gil standing on a uniform plank, AB, of length 3 mand weight 270 N. The plank rests on two seales that are located al P and Q, a distance of 2 m apart. The scales are equidistant from the ends of the’plank as shown in Figure 3. The scale at P reads 354 N and the seale at Q reads 417 N, Figure 3. A girl standing on a uniform plank. (® On Figure 3, draw and label ALL the forces that are acting on the plank. (2 marks) Gi) Calculate the girl's weight. sin He Jan of Pacarlled Focus: Coonslitionel € ihbviun) Sum Ups fais = Gum. of Dounnerd foros P+Q 2 60-6. + Grar's Wesent- B5HN+ HIN 2 QTONY Gon's were (Ke) Ke = (17h 210) = sora. ke-5 @ marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020//CSEC 2021 AAEM 1 Scanned with CamScanner[~ 10. . “| (©) By taking moments about Q, calculate the girl's distance from the scale at Q. f2 BHIN, am. - tea «Sm ——"—+Q Sen CoG. mn. Xo= sor, Takes pnt. Plast Q Cloaks ampate 2 (ovalice Clo chicine Momiate, SOINKIM) 2 (QT0Nx 4m) + (sor), “70¢ Nm = QFIF SOlX (Zoe 270) day « Sox ABCA 2 Sux yadda = y 50 =X OF, (4 marks) [Gils digtene. from te gece dd QS 0-em] "smear GOON TO THF NEYT pace Scanned with CamScannerweere INT | 01238020/J/CSEC 2021 w Define the term ‘pressure’, Pressute cov be de is gecpacelinde! yx uni marks) Suate the SI unit of pressure pascal (Pa), in terms of its base units moa (Westow pac squcte de) (1 mark) (b) (i) Describe, with the aid of a diagram, how the pressure in a liquid varies with the depth of the liquid, Cork, WIRE TALL CAN, —Honosé. waick (i Fall: i 7 (it) Rall ov dhe handle go that dhe ke pulled oud Wider fet (3 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ' Scanned with CamScannerT -12- (ii) 4 State the equation for the pressure difference (AP) between two points in a liquid, which are a vertical distance, h. apart, ¢ faa (1 mark) ©) Figure 4 shows a U-tube containing two immiscible liquids, X and Y. Liquid Figure 4. U-tube of immiscible liquids (i) Af the density of Liquid X is 1350 kg m?, calculate the pressure (in Pa), due to the liquid column AB, which is 8 em long, —_— P= fx bh = 1380 KS = a6 eo: dey he dom. = 1°@ONat” Pay q rome C= jo¢ohe (3 marks) | 91238020//CSEC 2021 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 00 Scanned with CamScanner-13- 7 Gi) Henee, use your answer to (¢) (i) to calculate the hei ight, fof the liquid column he density of liquid Y is 900 kg m*, (State any equations used in obtaining your answer to (e) (ii)) [Use g = 10 ms} Af- 4 hh. and fully explain the reas i 7 (eee nuded on fru = Poa pow a= Popp -s - x Ions fy Igo Pee gaol U Joyo =e 4 500 Olam. =) } Tn, cms -1aK 62 Iden: Jom (5 marks) ‘Total 1S marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 912380201/CSEC 2021 Scanned with CamScannerr 7 oF SECTION B Answer ALL questions. 4. (A young student has just entered secondary school. He was accustomed to having his home-cooked meal warmed up at lunch time in the microwave oven at his primary school. He misses this and suggests to his parents that they buy him a vacuum flask similar to the fone show in Figure $ Cork stopper | — Double-walled glass vessel with silvered walls {— Vacuum | Surrounding flask ‘Cork supports Figure 5. A vacuum flask Using the information in Figure 5, explain in terms of the principles of thermal energy transfer how EACH of the following sections of the vacuum flask helps to keep the home- cooked meal warm (i) _The cork stopper Pevrate hed loss bi (i) The vacuum Deavle Aone and conyection . GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 1 1 01238020/J/CSEC 2021 _ Scanned with CamScanner— 15+ “| ‘a © pooch & (iii) The double-walled glass vessel with silvered walls ahs: ‘ia (ia He by eanductiow Cabal, S (b) {In an experiment to determine the specific latent heat of fusion of ice, shown in Figure 6, the following results were obtained. The initial mass of the water is 120g. The initial temperature of the water is 35 °C and the initial temperature of the ice is 0 °C. ‘The final mass of the wateris 140 g and the final temperature of the water plus the melted ice is 18 °C. "OR | _Thermometer Water. (Colorimeter- Figure 6, Experiment to determine the specific latent heat of fusion of ice Assume the container has negligible heat capacity and that there is no net heat transfer with the surroundings during the experiment. (i) Determine the mass of the melted ice. mea 4 “4 qie (i mark) Gi) Calculate the heat lost by the water, Ey = Ma CoD 2 INGx HQT. x ( ascc-it*e) ide xan Eee G marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT Pace Scanned with CamScannerr oF (iii) Write an expression for the TOTAL heat gained by the ice in melting and the melted ice in warming 10 18°C. +7; Me mM cae sahace m= mass of ie (2 marks) (iv) Hence calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice. [Specific heat capacity of water =4.2 J g* K7] mlLe mche = CS6KT- ail » yrneay UK c= 56°. an” eos. (SC¢s. i = (ee 1813) T. is 7vSe . 352~ 363 G marks) Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE + 01238020/J'CSEC 2021 (eo ea ene eR eT ' Scanned with CamScannerr “ 4 5 @)__Draw the electric fields for EACH of the following arrangements wo USAR} "DONOT WRITE IN TH (QQ marks) (ii) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE TE IN THIS AREA @ marks) DONOT Wr ' 01238020/J/CSEC 2021 Scanned with CamScannero18- . 7] If the number of electrons transferred from a charged rod to earth through a wire is 4% 10" and the total charge transferred is 0.64 C, calculate (by (i) the magnitude of the charge on one electron ng, a 0-64 = hone 'C. GB marks) (ii) the current that flows through the wire i ittnkes 0.40 s forall the electrons to flow tocar 2ixt “SS u = lo ~ je in q a > 4s =—— (3 marks) (iii) State the direction in which the charges will flow, if the rod is positively charred. FB will fee (mark) (©) Explain how the static ‘build up’ of charges on a vehicle could be hazardous. Ful taba @ marks) ‘Total 15 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (ems renee ' Scanned with CamScanner 1 01238020/J/CSEC 2021219. : “| 6. (0) Figure 7 shows the experimental arrangement of the apparatus used 10 carry out the Rutherford’s alpha (a) particle scattering experiment to identify the structure of the atom. ‘A beam (collimated beam) of alpha particles from a radioactive source was fired at 2 thin piece of gold foil and the angle of deviation of the alpha particles observed. Radioactive source of alpba particles Scattered alpha particles particles Cirewtar Auorescent Most particles sercen are undeflected Figure 7. Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment (i) Write the names of the two scientists who assisted Rutherford in performing this experiment te. HONS GELGER 0. Eences Magentn. marks) (ii) Explain why the experiment was cared out in an evacusted chamber. The chonbsc is ovacudted because, alpha, pact Cone Of h dee hag i obs ast” fing dhe add (oil, uliich caw ade use od thes dlecicaol ( (2 marks) waPy TAnD GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, ! (01238020/JICSEC 2021 ' Scanned with CamScanner-20- : 7 State the conclusions that were deduced from EACH of the fol lowing observations made from the alpha particle scattering experiment, () a Most of the alpha particles passed through the gold foil undeviated. (mark) i) A few stp Fanicleg were deflected from their path but continued through the Gi) tae ORE Founts 4 INT | SHE Space QuTRaDE ie Nuae ue (I mark) (c) Describe the Rutherford model of the atom, based on the conclusions of the experiment Te bat nd vod decid te dim ow ing dna, 2 marks) Scanned with CamScanner7 a (@) Energy is produced within is pr stars by th i berm i caton acorn ote coe a Hee ah paiceshelpconten pHe + Be In 2c Yo {mn the equation above, which symbol ig used to represent the alpha particle? vole) He = oe (Al (1 mark) Gi) The following table shows the mass of cach nuclei in the process above. “He, 4.00260 u "Be, 9.01212 u ‘ay 1.00867 wu PC, 12.0000 u Calculate the loss in mass, Am, in kg, due to the reaction. [1u = 1.66 «107 kp} ovss in Mass (Mass Deft )_ thet ABe—s Jag eC 4.cvaso + 9-0/8)" > (/ w¥6 + j2.60%0)u OMg = 13014772 > 13- 00X67 -3 A Mua= 13°00 ¥67-13- 01472 = C-05XID 4. }U 2h 6éxiw *k (2 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 1 01238020, CSEC 2021 Scanned with CamScanner+22. : 7 Gi) Calculate the energy equivalence ‘of the mass in (d) (ii). le 3.00 x 10" ms" AE= Amc” DE = | W4axio ey sox reiys x 018 Aé= 4 03VeXI0 “F. G marks) Total 15 marks Tea) v phe END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. Scanned with CamScanner