2018 Raffles Institution Preliminary Examinations – H2 Physics

Paper 1 Answers

1 C 6 B 11 C 16 D 21 B 26 D
2 D 7 D 12 B 17 C 22 B 27 B
3 C 8 C 13 C 18 D 23 C 28 A
4 A 9 A 14 A 19 D 24 B 29 D
5 D 10 A 15 B 20 A 25 C 30 A

Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

1 C mLiq mTotal mBea ker 70 20 50 g

VmLiq VmTotal VmBea ker 1 1 2g
mLiq
VLiq
mLiq VLiq 2 0.6
mLiq VLiq 50 10.0
2 0.6 3
5.0 0.5 g cm (1 s.f.)
50 10.0

2 D After first bounce,

2 2
7 9 3 1 1 3
KE left 1 KE initial KE initial mv 02 m v0
16 16 4 2 2 4
where v 0 is the speed just before the ball hits the ground

3
If the height of the second triangle is now v 0 , time duration of the second triangle is
4
3
t 0.75t (due to similar triangles). Since air resistance is negligible, the time taken by
4
the ball to move up after the first bounce is the same as the time taken to move down to
the ground again.

OR

Since air resistance is negligible, the gradient of the velocity-time graphs will all be the
same with the value of g.
v0
g v 0 gt
t
2 2
7 9 3 1 1 3
KE left 1 KE initial
KEinitial mv 02 m v0
16 16 4 2 2 4
3
speed after bounce, v1 v0
4
v1 3 1 3 1 3
Vt v0 gt t 0.75t
g 4 g 4 g 4

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3 C Horizontal motion:
s x vt
sx 4.0
t
v v

Vertical motion:
1 2
sy gt
2
2
1 4.0
1.5 1.1 g
2 v
1
v 14 m s

4 A This is a completely inelastic collision. Hence, total mechanical energy is not conserved.

5 D By Newton’s second law,

F
net force, F m 3m a
5
4 1 F
a F
5 4m 5m

Consider the forces acting on Y:

F F
FXY 3m
5 5m
F F 4F
FXY 3m
5m 5 5

6 B There cannot be any normal reaction when the sphere is in equilibrium because it will
be the only force with a horizontal component that is not balanced.

7 D Taking moments about the point on the base of the block through which R acts,
5.0 cos 30 x 5.0 sin 30 10 2 10 2 1.0 8.0 10 2
x 0.0473 m 4.7 cm

8 C Work done to stretch it 10 cm:

1 2
k 0.10 4.0
2
k 800 N m 1

Work done to stretch it 20 cm:

1 2
800 0.20 16
2

Additional work required = 16 – 4 = 12 J

9 A T cos 40 mg --- (1)

2
mv
T sin 40 --- (2)
1.2 sin 40
(2) v2 1
tan 40 v 2.5 m s
(1) g 1.2 sin 40

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10 A The equations for potential energy and kinetic energy are given by :
GMm GMm
Ep and Ek
R 2R
As R increases, Ep increases (becomes less negative) and Ek decreases.

11 C For a body to escape a planet’s gravitational influence from its surface:

GMm 1 2GM
mv 2 0 v escape
R 2 R

4
and since M = R3
3
4
2G R3
3 8G R2
v escape
R 3

v escape R
v escape, X Rx x Rx 3 9 9
x
4.50
v escape,Y RY Y
Ry Y 1 4 2

12 B The components of the particle’s motion in the horizontal x-direction is simple harmonic.
Hence a x.

13 C Between 2.0 s and 2.5 s, the block is in contact with the spring and its motion is simple
harmonic i.e. the graph is ¼ of a cosine graph.

Period when block is in SHM = 4 0.5 s = 2.0 s

= 2 /T = 3.14 rad s 1

xo vo 0.30 0.095 m

14 A Using Malus’ law,

1
I 2 I1 cos2 10 I 0 cos2 10
2
I I 2 cos2 I0
where is the angle between the axes of I1
polarisation of the second and third filters I2
I
1
I I 2 cos2 = I 0 cos2 10 cos2
2
1 1
I0 I 0 cos2 10 cos2
3 2
1 2
cos 33.99 34
3 cos2 10

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15 B 1
distance travelled in 1 s = 10
2
1 1
time taken to travel s
2 10
distance = speed time
1 1
2.0
2 10
1
2 2.0 0.40 m
10

At initial position M, detector detects maximum intensity (antinode).

Minimum intensity detected will be ¼ wavelength away (node).
1 1
distance moved 0.40 0.10 m
4 4

16 D 0.40 1.5 10 2
tan
2 2D
1.5 10 2
D 2.1 m
0.40
2 tan
2

a sin 2
9
2 600 10 4
a 3.44 10 0.34 mm
0.40
sin
2

OR

D
x
a
D 600 10 9 2.1
a 0.34 mm
x 1.5 10 2 4

17 C PV
1 1 P2V2
T1 T2
T1 T1
T2 P2V2 1.25P 0.75V1 0.9375T1
PV
1 1 PV
1 1

1 3
EK mc 2 kT
2 2
c2 T c T
T2 0.9375T1
c2 c c 0.97c
T1 T1

18 D For a fixed mass of gas in the pump and basketball,

U W Q
Compression implies W > 0. Well-insulated pump/basketball implies Q 0.
Hence, U > 0 (increases) and the temperature of the gas increases.
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19 D Electric force acting on ion P is eE (in direction of the E field), and that acting on ion Q
is also eE (but in the opposite direction to the E field).

Resultant force on the molecule is therefore zero.

Torque of couple Fd
qEd
19 9
1.60 10 4200 0.12 10
26
8.1 10 Nm

20 A When oil drop is at equilibrium, qE mg

V
q mg
d
2V
When p.d. is 2V, net force q mg
d
2mg mg
mg (upwards)
Upward acceleration is thus g.

21 B E IVt 2 6 10 120 J

22 B Effective external resistance for max. power delivered = 5

1 1 1
R 10 5
R 10

Potential difference across the 10 resistor

5
(12) 6 V
10
V 2 62
P 3.6 W
R 10

23 C At d, the net field due to both wires is zero.

Hence the magnetic flux density of each wire is equal in magnitude and opposite in
directions. This means IX and IY are in opposite directions.

BX BY
I
o X I o Y

2 L d 2 d
IX L d
4.00
IY d
L 3d

24 B Since both X and Y have the same mass to charge ratio,

2 2 2
KE X vX RX 1
0.25
KEY vY RY 2

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25 C ds
Since E BLv BL , the magnitude of E can be deduced from the gradient of the
dt
s-t graph.

26 D VAC 2 1102
Resistance of heater R 15.125
P 800
VDC 2 156 2
Power dissipated when d.c. supply is used 1609 W
R 15.125

27 B hc hc
E and 2E

E
2E

1 E
Since 1 2
2 2E

28 A Shortest wavelength
hc
min
eV
hc
lg min lg lgV
e

Graph of lg min against lgV is a straight line with negative gradient and positive
intercept.

29 D The sample consists of the parent as well as the daughter nuclei.

particles are electrons that have mass much smaller than that of the parent nuclei.
Hence the mass of the sample is only slightly smaller than its initial mass, differing only
by the small mass of particles emitted.

30 A energy released = (39.25) + (28.48) – (64.94) = 2.79 MeV

-ray energy = 2.79 2.31 = 0.48 MeV

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