UGANDA MARTYRS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL

ADVANCED LEVEL PHYSICS SEMINAR 2018

 Acceleration due to gravity; g = 9.81ms-2

 speed of light in vacuum; c = 3.0x108 ms-1
 permeability of free space; µ0 = 4π × 10−7 Hm−1
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 the constant; = 9.0 × 109 mF −1
4πε0
 permittivity of free space; = 8.85 × 10−12 𝐹𝑚−1
 speed of sound in air; = 340 ms −1
 one electron volt ; 1eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J
 electron charge; 𝑒 = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶
 mass of an electron; me = 9.1 × 10−31 kg
 Avogadro’s constant NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1
 Faraday’s constant; F = 96500 C
 Plank’s constant; h = 6.63 × 10−34 Js
 Radius of the sun; = 7.0 × 108 m
 Stefan’s constant; δ = 67 × 10−8 Wm−2 K −4
 Wein’s displacement constant; = 2.90 × 10−3 mK
 Universal gravitational constant; G= 6.67 × 10−11 mK
 Gas constant; R= 8.31Jmol−1 K −1

PAPER ONE (P510/1)

Mechanics
1. (a) (i) State Newton’s law of gravitation.

(ii) Define the following; gravitational potential, gravitational field intensity and escape
velocity.

(b) With a labelled diagram describe an experiment to determine the universal gravitational
constant G.

(c) (i) Given that the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is 1.7 ms-2,
calculate the radius of the moon stating any assumption made.
(ii) Explain why there is no atmosphere on the moon’s surface.

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 (d) (i) Define centripetal acceleration.

(ii) A car travels round a bend banked at an angle of 22.6⁰. If the radius of curvature of the
bend is 62.5m and the coefficient of friction between the tyres of the car and the road
surface is 0.3, calculate the minimum speed at which the car negotiates the bend
without skidding.

(MT. ST MARY’S COLLEGE NAMAGUNGA)

2. (a) (i) State the work-energy theorem.

(ii) Water flowing out of a cylindrical pipe of radius 2.0cm at a speed of 5.0 ms-1,
normally strikes a vertical wall. Assuming the velocity of the water becomes zero
after hitting the water, find the force the water exerts on the wall.

(b)(i) Define linear momentum and state the law of conservation of linear momentum.

(ii) Two bodies moving with velocities u1 and u2, collide elastically and move with
velocities v1 and v2 respectively after collision. Prove that v1-u2 =v2-u1.

(c) A bullet of mass 10g is fired horizontally with a velocity of 300 ms-1 into a block of
wood of mass 290g which rests on a rough horizontal floor. After impact, the block
and bullet move together and come to rest when the block has travelled a distance of
15m. Calculate the coefficient of sliding friction between the block and the floor.

(ST. MARY’S COLLEGE KISUBI)

3. (a)(i) State Archimedes’ Principle and the law of flotation.

(ii) A piece of brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) weighs 12.9g in air. When fully
immersed in water it weighs 11.3g. What is the mass of copper contained in the alloy
given that the relative densities of copper and zinc are 8.9 and 7.1 respectively?
(b)(i) State the characteristics of Simple Harmonic motion.
(ii) Distinguish between damped and forced oscillations.

(c) A body executing Simple Harmonic Motion has a velocity of 0.03ms-1, when its
displacement is 0.04m and a velocity of 0.04ms-1 when its displacement is 0.03m.
Find
(i) the amplitude and
(ii) the period of oscillation.
(iii) If the mass of the body is 50g, calculate the total energy of the oscillating system.
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 (ST JOSEPH’S GIRLS SS NSAMBYA)

4 (a) (i) Define limiting friction.

(ii) State any two ways in which the friction between two surfaces can be reduced.

(b) A car of mass 2000kg moves up a road inclined at 20° to the horizontal with a constant
velocity of 15 ms-1. If the coefficient of friction between the road and the tyres of the
car is 0.2, find
(i) the force exerted by the car’s engine.
(ii) the power developed in the engine.
(c) State the conditions for a rigid body to attain mechanical equilibrium.

(d) A 3m long ladder rests at an angle of 60ᵒ to the horizontal against a smooth vertical wall on
a rough ground. The ladder weighs 5kg and its center of gravity is one-third from the bottom
of the ladder.
(i) Draw a sketch diagram to show the forces acting on the ladder.
(ii) Find the reaction of the ground on the ladder.
(e)(i) Define a couple.

(ii) A wheel of radius 0.60m is pivoted at its center. A tangential force of 4.0N acts on the
wheel so that the wheel rotates with uniform velocity. Find the work done by the force
to turn the wheel through 10 revolutions.

(UGANDA MARTRYS’ SS NAMUGONGO)

Heat
5. (a) (i) Define specific latent heat of vaporization.

(ii) With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe the accurate method of determining
the specific latent heat of vaporization of water.

(b) A warm water tap and a cold water tap are opened at the same time into a bath tab. Water
from the warm water tap flows out at a rate of 3.0 kg min-1 at a temperature of 60ºC, while
cold water flows out at a rate of 4.0 kg min-1. When the taps have been opened for 50.0
seconds, the temperature of the water in the tab is found to be 32.0ºC. If the water in the tab
loses heat at an average rate of 100W, find,

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 (i) the mass of water in the tab after 50.0 seconds.
(ii) the temperature of the water flowing out of the cold water tap.
(c)(i) Define thermal conductivity of a material.

(ii) A house has an iron roof of area 5.0m2. The temperature on top of the roof is 30ºC while
that inside the room is 20ºC. If the iron sheets are 1.0mm thick, find the rate of heat flow
into the room.

(iii) If a ceiling material of thermal conductivity 0.6 Wm-1K-1 and thickness 1.0mm is fixed
on the underside of the iron sheets of the house in (c) (ii) above, find the percentage
decrease in the rate of heat flow into the room.

(NAMILYANGO COLLEGE)

6. (a)(i) State the thermometric property used in a thermocouple.

(ii) Give two characteristics of a good thermometric property.

(b)(i) Describe the steps taken to set up a Celsius scale of temperature for a mercury-in-glass
thermometer.
(ii) State four disadvantages of mercury-in-glass thermometer.

(c) Describe with the aid of a labeled diagram the operation of an optical pyrometer.

(d) When oxygen is withdrawn from a tank of volume 50 l, the reading of a pressure gauge
attached to the tank drops from 21.4×105Pa to 7.8×105Pa. If the temperature of gas
remaining in the tank falls from 30ᵒC to 10ᵒC, calculate the mass of oxygen withdrawn.
[Molecular mass of oxygen is 32]

(NAALYA SS BWEYOGERERE CAMPAS)

1 2
7. (a)(i) State the assumptions made in the derivation of the gas equation P  c .
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(ii) State Dalton’s law of partial pressures.

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(iii) Use the expression P   c to deduce Dalton’s law stated in (ii) above.
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 (i) what happens to the pressure of a fixed mass of a gas in a sealed container when the
temperature of that gas is raised.

(ii) why water on top of a high mountain boils at a lower temperature than that at the bottom
of the mountain.

(c) Two hollow spheres A and B of volume 500cm3 and 250cm3 respectively are connected by
a narrow tube fitted with a tap. Initially the tap is closed and A is filled with an ideal gas at
10ºC at a pressure of 3.0 × 105 Pa. and B is filled with an ideal gas at 100ºC at a pressure
of 1.0 × 105 Pa. Calculate:
(i) the equilibrium pressure when the tap is opened.
(ii) the resulting temperature when the tap is opened.

(ST PETER’S NSAMBYA)

Modern Physics
8. (a)(i) With use of a labelled diagram describe how a cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) can be
used to measure dc voltage.

(ii) Give two reasons why a CRO is preferred to a moving coil instrument in measuring
voltage.

(b) An electron moving with a speed of 3.0 × 106 ms-1 enters midway between two horizontal
parallel plates at an angle of 30º to the horizontal as shown in the diagram below.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------
10.0cm

5.0 cm
25º

Electron + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +++++++++

The plates are 10.0cm long and 5.0cm apart. If the voltage across the plates is 200V, Find,

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 (i) the time it takes the electron to traverse the region between the plates.

(ii) the velocity of the electron as it emerges from the region between the plates

(c) In a Millikan’s oil drop experiment, a charged oil drop of radius 9.2 × 10-7m and density
800kgm-3 is held stationary in an electric field of intensity 4.0 × 104Vm-1.
(i) What is the charge on the drop?
(ii) Find the electric field intensity that can be applied vertically to move the drop with
velocity 0.005ms=1 upwards.
[Density of air = 1.29 kgm-3; coefficient of viscosity of air = 1.8 × 10-5 Nsm-1]
(BULOBA HIGH)

9. (a) Define the following:

(i) work function
(ii) stopping potential

(b) Explain how photoelectric effect provides evidence for the quantum theory of light.

(c) A source emits monochromatic light of frequency 5.5 x 1014Hz at a rate of 0.1W. Of the
photons given out, 15% fall on the cathode which gives a current of 6.0μA in an external
circuit. Calculate the:
(i) Energy of each photon
(ii) Number of photons leaving the source per second

(iii) The maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons if the wavelength of the
cathode is 6.0 x 1014 Hz
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(d) Potassium 19 K has a half-life of 20 minutes and decays to form 20 Ca , a stable isotope of
calcium. Given a sample of 10mg of Potassium, calculate;
(i) the activity of the sample after one hour.
(ii) the ratio of Potassium atoms to calcium atoms after one hour.

(KAJJANSI PROGRESSIVE SS)

10. (a) (i) Define mass defect of a nucleus.

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 (ii) Explain the observations of Rutherford’s scattering of alpha particles by a gold foil.

(iii) Calculate the closest distance of approach when a 5.0MeV proton approaches a
gold nucleus. (Atomic number of gold = 79)

(b) (i) Given that the radius of a hydrogen atom having an electron of mass m and charge q
orbiting its nucleus is r. Derive the expression for the total energy of the electron.
nh
(Angular momentum of the electron = )
2

(ii) Draw an energy level diagram for hydrogen to indicate emission of ultraviolet,
visible and infra-red spectral lines.

(iv) A hydrogen atom is in an excited state of energy -10.6eV. It absorbs a photon of

wavelength 1.2 x 10-7m and is excited to a higher energy level. When it falls back
to its ground state, a photon of wavelength 0.9 x 10-7m is emitted. Find the energy
of the ground state.
(OLD KAMPALA SS)

Paper Two (P510/2)

Geometric Optics
1. (a) What is meant by dispersion of light? (01 mark)

(b) A double coloured light is made incident on a glass prism of angle 500. The refractive
indices of the glass for red and blue light are 1.516 and 1.538 respectively. If the blue
light suffers maximum deviation, find the:
(i) angle of incidence. (03 marks)
(ii) angular separation of the two coulors. (03 marks)
(c) (i) Using a concave lens, derive the lens formula. (04 marks)

(ii) An illuminated object O is placed 12.0cm in front of a bi-convex lens L1 of focal length
10.0cm. The position of the screen S placed behind L1is adjusted until a sharp image I1
of O is formed on it. A concave lens L2 is now introduced between L1 and S is now
moved backwards by 10.0cm in order for the image for the image to be formed on it.
Find the focal length of the concave lens L2. (04 marks)

(d) Describe an experiment to determine the focal length of a concave lens using an
illuminated object, convex lens and plane mirror. (05 marks)

(TRINITY COLLEGE NABINGO)

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2. (a) What is meant by the following?
(i) Angular magnification of an optical instrument. (01 mark)
(ii) The near point. (01 mark)
(b) Sketch a ray diagram to show a compound microscope in normal adjustment,
and derive the angular magnification. (04 marks)
(c) An astronomical telescope with objective of focal length 120cm and eye piece of focal
length 8cm is used to view a distant object at the near point. Find the
(i) Separation of the lenses (03 marks)
(ii) Position of the eye ring (03 marks)
(d) Explain two advantages of prism binoculars over astronomical telescopes.
(02 marks)

(e) (i) With the aid of diagrams explain what is meant by chromatic and spherical aberrations
in lenses. (05 marks)

(ii) An achromatic doublet consists of a plano-concave lens of refractive index 1∙6 and
focal length 20cm, and a bi-convex lens of refractive index 1∙5. Given that the curved
surfaces have the same radius, find the distance from the doublet where a screen
should be placed if an image of an object 90cm away is to be formed on it. (05 marks)

(IGANGA SSS)

Waves
3 (a) (i) Distinguish between progressive and stationary waves. (03 marks)

(ii)

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 Figure above shows a progressive wave travelling in the positive x-direction at a speed of
15m/s with a profile shown above. Show that the equation of the wave is given by 𝑦 = 3 ∙
𝑥
0𝑠𝑖𝑛150𝜋 (𝑡 − 15) metres. (03 marks)

(b) (i) What is resonant frequency? (01 mark)

(ii) Describe an experiment to determine the end correction of a long glass tube of uniform
cross sectional area using a graphical method. (05 marks)
(c) (i) Define the terms harmonics and overtones. (02 marks)

(ii) A wire of length 0∙ 5𝑚 and diameter 0∙ 34𝑚𝑚 is made of a material of density 7 ∙ 8 ×

103 𝑘𝑔𝑚−3 and having a tension of 81N produces a fundamental note when plucked in
the middle. Find the length of the open pipe whose first overtone produces resonance
with the wire, assuming end corrections are negligible. (03 marks)

(d) A cylindrical pipe of length 35cm is closed at one end. Air in the pipe resonates with a tuning
fork of resonance of frequency 670Hz, when sounded near its open end. Determine the mode
of vibration and the end correction. (Speed of sound in air is 340𝑚𝑠 −1). (04 marks)
(ST. AUGUSTINE COLLEGE WAKISO)

4 (a) What is meant by the terms path length and interference. (02 marks)

(b) (i) Explain how interference fringes are formed in an air wedge film between two glass
slides when monochromatic light is used. (05 marks)
(ii) Describe the appearance of fringes when white light is used. (02 marks)

(c) Given that the separation of slits in Young’s double slit experiment is, a, and the distance of
the double slits to the screen is D. Find the expression for the fringe separation when light of
wavelength 𝜆 is used. (04 marks)

(d) In Young’s double slit experiment, light of wave length 4∙ 7 × 10−7 𝑚 is used. The separation
between the slits is 0 ∙ 42𝑚𝑚 and the distance from the double slits to the screen is 1 ∙ 4𝑚.

(i) Find the distance between the second dark fringe and the fifth bright fringe. (04 marks)
(ii) Explain what is observed when the primary slit is brought closer to the secondary slits.
(02 marks)
(e) (i) What is polarised light? (01 mark)
(ii) Describe one application of polarized light. (04 marks)
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 (MENGO SS)
Magnetism
5(a) (i) Define magnetic flux density. (01 mark)

(ii) Write an expression for the force experienced by a charge moving at an average speed of
V𝑚𝑠 −1in a wire placed at an angle,𝜃, to the magnetic field of flux density, B, and hence
deduce the expression for the force on length 𝑙 of the wire.
(03 marks)
(b) (i) Define one ampere. (01 mark)

(ii) Two straight, parallel, horizontal conductors A and B, each of length 2m and mass
10−2 𝑘𝑔 carry equal currents and wire B is located 8mm above A. Wire A is fixed with
current in it flowing to the left direction. If wire B is kept in position by magnetic
repulsion, find the

(i) Direction of current in B. (01 mark)

(ii) Magnitude of current in the wire. (02 marks)

(c) Define the following as applied to the earth’s magnetic field

(i) Magnetic meridian. (01 mark)
(ii) Magnetic variance. (01 mark)

(d) Describe an experiment to determine the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field
intensity using a deflection magnetometer. (04 marks)

(e) A circular coil of 20 turns each of radius 10 ∙ 0𝑐𝑚 lies flat on the table. The earth’s
magnetic field intensity at the location of the coil is 43 ∙ 8𝐴𝑚−1, while the angle of dip is
67 ∙ 00
(i) Find the magnetic flux threading the coil. (03 marks)

(ii) Torque on the coil when current of 2 ∙ 0𝐴 is passed through it. (03 marks)

(GAYAZA HIGH SCHOOL)

6 (a) State, the laws of electromagnetic induction. (02 marks)

(b) (i) A metal disc of radius, a, is placed in a uniform magnetic field of flux density B with its
plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. The disc is rotated with uniform angular
frequency, f, derive the expression for the emf induced between the rim and the axle of
the disc. (03 marks)

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 (ii) A circular alluminium disc of radius 30cm is placed inside solenoid of 2000 turns per
metre, carrying current of 15A such that its axis is along the axis of the solenoid. If the
disc is rotated about the axis at 40 revolutions per minute, find the emf generated.
(04 marks)

(c) A coil of 50 turns and area 500𝑐𝑚2 has a resistance of 40Ω. It is held at right angles to a
uniform magnetic field of flux density2 ∙ 0 × 10−2 𝑇. Find the charge induced in the coil
when the coil is turned through 300 about an axis perpendicular to the field. (03 marks)

(d) In the diagram below, C is a soft iron cored coil of many turns connected in series with two
identical bulbs, A and B, and a resistor R across a cell, E. The switch K, is closed for some
time and then opened

(i) Describe what would be observed in A and B when switch K is closed then opened.
(02 marks)

(ii) Explain the observation in d (i) above. (04 marks)

(iii) Explain what would be observed if E was replaced with an a.c voltage source and K is
closed. (03 marks)

(UGANDA MARTYR’S S.S NAMUGONGO)

7(a) Define, root mean square value, of an alternating voltage. (01 mark)

(b) A resistor of resistance 200Ω is connected across a voltage source of 𝑉 = 40 sin 140𝜋𝑡.
Find the
(i) frequency of the alternating current it supplies. (01 mark)
(ii) Average power dissipated in the resistor. (02 marks)

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 (c) A capacitor of capacitance C is supplied with current of I = I0sin 2𝜋ƒ𝑡, determine the
supply voltage, and by drawing a sketch graph of the voltage and current on the same
axes,, show the phase relationship. (04 marks)

(d) A sinusoidal alternating voltage of 130V and frequency 80Hz is applied across a coil of wire
of inductance 0.6H and negligible resistance. Find the
(i) Current in the inductor. (03 marks)

(ii) Current supplied when a capacitor of capacitance 50µ𝐹 is connected in series with the
inductor. (03 marks)
(e) (i) Describe how a hot wire ammeter works. (05 marks)

(ii) Explain one advantage of the ammeter in e(i) above over a moving iron ammeter, in
measurement of a.c. (02 marks)

(KINGS COLLEGE BUDDO)

Current Electricity, Electrostatics and Capacitors

8(a) (i) Define terminal p.d and internal resistance of a cell. (02 marks)
(ii) Explain how length and diameter of a wire affect its resistance. (04 marks)

(b) Three identical cells are connected in a series. When resistors of 5Ω and 3Ω, arranged in a
series are connected across the combination of the cells, a current of 1 ∙ 2𝐴 flows in the
circuit. When the resistors are in parallel to each other, a current of 2 ∙ 5𝐴 flows in the
circuit. Calculate the emf, and the internal resistance of each cell. (05 marks)
(c) (i) Explain why a wire heats up when current is passed through it. (02 marks)

(ii) Show that when a current of I amperes flows through a conductor of resistance R ohms,
for t seconds, the electric energy dissipated is 𝐸 = 𝐼 2 𝑅𝑡 joules. (03 marks)

(d) In figure below, D is an accumulator of 2V and internal resistance 1Ω. AB is a uniform

resistance wire of length 100cm and resistance 4Ω . X is a cell of internal resistance r.

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When switch 𝐾1 is closed while switch 𝐾2 is open, the centre zero Galvanometer G shows no
deflection when AJ = 93 ∙ 8𝑐𝑚. When both switches 𝐾1 and 𝐾2 are closed, G shows no
deflection when AJ= 85 ∙ 3𝑐𝑚. Find the values of the;
(i) emf of the cell X. (02 marks)
(ii) Internal resistance of the cell X. (03 marks)

(BUDDO S.S)
9(a) (i) What is meant by corona discharge? (01 mark)
(ii) Describe one application of corona discharge. (04 marks)
(b)

Figure above shows a rectangle ABCDE of sides 3cm by 8cm. Charges of 𝑄1, 𝑄2 , 𝑄3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄4
of +9∙ 4µ𝑐, +7 ∙ 8µ𝑐, -8 ∙ 6µ𝑐 and +5∙ 8µ𝑐 respectively.
Find the

(i) Electric field intensity at F. (04 marks)

(ii) Work done to transfer a charge of +3 ∙ 5µ𝑐 from point F to E. (04 marks)

(c) Derive the relationship between electric field intensity and electric potential at a point.
(03 marks)
(d) (i) Explain how a neutral body can be shielded from external electric field.
(03 marks)

(iii) Show that electric field intensity is perpendicular to equi-potential surface.

(02 marks)
(KAKUNGULU MEMORIAL SS)

10 (a) Define dielectric strength and dielectric constant. (02 marks)

(b) Describe an experiment to determine the dielectric constant of a material using a vibrating
seed switch circuit. (04 marks)

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 (c)

Figure above shove shows a thin metal diaphragm D being moved between two electrodes
𝐸1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸2 in a pressure gauge where 𝐸1 , 𝐸2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷 constitute plates of capacitors of
effective areas A connected in series. Initially, D was a distance, d, from either electrodes
𝐸1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸2 .

(i) Show that when the diaphragm D is moved down a distance x, from its central
𝑉0 (𝑑+𝑥)
position, the p.d 𝑉1, becomes 𝑉1 = . (04 marks)
2𝑑
(ii) Find the p.d between D and 𝐸2 if 𝑉0= 12V, d= 3mm and x= 0∙ 8mm.
(02 marks)

(d) A 3µF capacitor that can just withstand a p.d. of 6000V uses a dielectric of constant 5
which breaks down if the electric field strength in it exceeds 5 ∙ 0 × 107 𝑉𝑚−1. Find the
(i) Thickness of the dielectric. (02 marks)
(ii) Effective area of each plate. (02 marks)
(iii) Energy per unit volume of the dielectric. (03 marks)

(e) (i) With reference to the law of conservation of energy, explain the origin of energy stored
in a charged capacitor. (02 marks)

(ii) Explain what happens to the p.d. between the plates of an isolated charged, when the
plates are moved apart. (02 marks)
(KIIRA COLLEGE BUTIKI)

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 PHYSICS PRACTICAL (P510/3)

1. x(m) t(s)
0.900 19.04
0.800 21.49
0.700 24.11
0.600 27.96
0.500 33.63
0.400 42.24
where t = time for 20 oscillations.
𝟏
a) Copy the table include values of and T2 (where T = time for one oscillation).
𝒙𝟐
𝟏
b) Plot a graph of T2 against .
𝒙𝟐
c) Determine the slope S of the graph.
d) Calculate the value of moment of inertia I of the meter rule from the expression:
𝑺𝑴𝒈
𝑰=
𝟒𝝅𝟐 𝒍
-2
where 𝜋 = 3.14, g=9.81 ms , M=120.50g and 𝒍 = 50.0cm.

2. 𝒊 (o) 𝒓(o) 𝒍(cm)

10 6 6.5

20 13 6.7

30 19 6.9

40 25 7.2

50 31 7.6

60 35 7.9

w = 6.50 cm.

a) Copy the table include values of 𝒍 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒊 and 𝒘 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒓.

b) Plot a graph of 𝒍 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒊 against 𝒘 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒓.
c) Determine the slope n of the graph.

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3. x(m) 𝒍(m)
0.200 0.470
0.300 0.442
0.400 0.425
0.500 0.405
0.600 0.392
0.700 0.370

1
a) Copy the table include values of 𝑙.
𝟏
b) Plot a graph of against x.
𝒍
c) Determine the slope S of the graph.
𝟏
d) Read and record the intercept C on the - axis.
𝒍
e) Calculate the value of the resistivity 𝝆 of the wire from the expression:
𝝅𝑺𝑹𝒅𝟐
𝝆=
𝟒𝑪
where 𝜋= 3.14, d = 0.38 mm, R = 10 𝛺.

END

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