Q1 *A B C D 　 Q16 *A B C D

　 75.00 12.50 8.33 4.17 　 　 58.33 12.50 20.83 8.33

Q2 A B C *D 　 Q17 A B C *D
　 0.00 12.50 4.17 83.33 　 　 0.00 50.00 8.33 41.67
Q3 A *B C D 　 Q18 A B *C D
　 20.83 66.67 12.50 0.00 　 　 12.50 12.50 70.83 4.17
Q4 *A B C D 　 Q19 *A B C D
　 54.17 41.67 0.00 4.17 　 　 58.33 8.33 29.17 4.17
Q5 A B *C D 　 Q20 *A B C D
　 0.00 8.33 70.83 20.83 　 　 37.50 8.33 41.67 12.50
Q6 A *B C D 　 Q21 A *B C D
　 4.17 75.00 16.67 4.17 　 　 4.17 50.00 0.00 45.83
Q7 *A B C D 　 Q22 A *B C D
　 58.33 0.00 4.17 37.50 　 　 4.17 79.17 8.33 8.33
Q8 A B C *D 　 Q23 *A B C D
　 4.17 16.67 29.17 50.00 　 　 66.67 20.83 12.50 0.00
Q9 A B *C D 　 Q24 A B *C D
　 45.83 4.17 50.00 0.00 　 　 4.17 0.00 91.67 4.17
Q10 A *B C D 　 Q25 A B *C D
　 0.00 79.17 4.17 16.67 　 　 16.67 12.50 41.67 29.17
Q11 A B C *D 　 Q26 A B *C D
　 8.33 4.17 4.17 83.33 　 　 50.00 8.33 33.33 8.33
Q12 A *B C D 　 Q27 *A B C D
　 54.17 41.67 0.00 4.17 　 　 33.33 20.83 33.33 12.50
Q13 A *B C D 　 Q28 A B *C D
　 25.00 62.50 8.33 4.17 　 　 4.17 20.83 66.67 8.33
Q14 A B C *D 　 Q29 A B C *D
　 50.00 0.00 33.33 16.67 　 　 12.50 4.17 12.50 70.83
Q15 A B C *D 　 Q30 A *B C D
　 8.33 16.67 8.33 66.67 　 　 29.17 41.67 8.33 20.83

2 or below 　 　 x <= 29
3 30 <= x <= 35
4 36 <= x <= 44
5 45 <= x <= 52
6 53 <= x <= 62
7 63 <= x 　 　

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Name: _________________________ Class: _______ Class No.: _______

Kwun Tong Maryknoll College

F.5 Mid-year Examination (2021 – 22)
Physics

Time Allowed: 2 hours

1. Answer ALL questions in this test paper.

2. For Section A, mark your answers in the M.C. answer sheet. For Section B, write your
answers on the spaces provided.

Section A: Multiple Choice (30 marks)

1. Comment on the following two statements:

Statement 1: Particles vibrate in a solid.

Statement 2: Particles of a solid have kinetic energy.

A. Both statements are true and statement 2 is a correct explanation of statement 1.

B. Both statements are true but statement 2 isn’t a correct explanation of statement 1.
C. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
D. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

2. A cup of mass 0.2 kg is filled with 0.25 kg of hot coffee at 90 °C. The final temperature
of the cup and the coffee is 80 °C. Suppose the initial temperature of the cup is 25 °C,
what is the specific heat capacity of the cup? (Given: The specific heat capacity of the
coffee is 4000 J kg−1 °C−1.)

A. 582 J kg−1 °C−1 B. 625 J kg−1 °C−1

C. 769 J kg−1 °C−1 D. 909 J kg−1 °C−1

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3. Which of the following quantities should be made use of to find out the energy released
as 100-g steam at 100 °C changes to water at 0 °C?

(1) Specific heat capacity of steam

(2) Specific latent heat of fusion of ice
(3) Specific latent heat of vaporization of water

A. (1) only B. (3) only

C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

4. Which of the following phenomena can be explained by evaporation?

(1) Wet clothes eventually dry under the Sun.

(2) We feel cold when we leave a pool of water.
(3) Mist forms on a can of cold drink.

A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only

C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

5. Which of the following graphs correctly describes Boyle's law?

A. B.

C. D.

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6. John breathes out under water and creates a bubble of volume 7 cm 3. The gas inside the
bubble has a pressure of 200 kPa and temperature of 37°C. The bubble ascends to a
certain level where the gas volume becomes 12 cm3 and the temperature becomes 20°C.
What is the new gas pressure?

A. 63 kPa B. 110 kPa

C. 114 kPa D. 123 kPa

7. The internal energy of an ideal gas always changes when

(1) the volume of the gas changes at constant pressure.

(2) the pressure of the gas changes at constant volume.
(3) the pressure of the gas changes at constant temperature.

A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only

C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

8. The figure shows the variation of the

velocity of an object with time. Which of
the following statements is/are correct?

(1) The average velocity of the first

20 seconds is 15 m s1.
(2) The total distance travelled during
the first 10 seconds is 112.5 m.
(3) The acceleration of the first
5 seconds is 3 m s2.

A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only

C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

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9. Two bodies are allowed to fall freely from the same location, one of which is released a
short time before the other. If the air resistance can be neglected, while they are falling,
which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) The two bodies have the same acceleration.

(2) Their speeds always differ by the same amount.
(3) Their distance of separation is always the same.

A. (1) only B. (3) only

C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

10. A hydrogen balloon of mass 50 g is attached to the ground balloon

by a piece of light string as shown. When the string
breaks, the balloon rises up with an acceleration of
2 m s−2. What is the tension in the string before its breaks?

A. 0.05 N
B. 0.10 N
C. 0.54 N
D. 0.59 N

11. A weight is hanged on one side of a light

beam, and a helium balloon is tied to the
other side. An external force is applied to
the beam to keep it balanced. At which
position and in what direction can the
force be applied?

A. (4) only
B. (1) and (4) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (4) only

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12. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. A car cannot be accelerated on a horizontal smooth track.

B. A car cannot be accelerated up an inclined path if the friction is greater than
mg sin θ where m is its mass and  is the angle of inclination.
C. Owing to friction, a car can be parked on an inclined plane.
D. Owing to friction, a car can turn round a corner.

13. Comment on the following two statements:

Statement 1: When an object slides down a smooth inclined plane, its speed
increases.
Statement 2: If the plane is rough, friction does negative work on the object sliding
on it.

A. Both statements are true and statement 2 is a correct explanation of statement 1.

B. Both statements are true but statement 2 isn’t a correct explanation of statement 1.
C. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
D. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

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14. A ball of mass m rebounds from the ground several times after it falls vertically from a
height of h. If it loses 10% of total energy after each bounce, what is the momentum of
the ball after the second bounce?

A. 0.81 mgh B. 1.62 mgh

C. 0.9 m √ gh D. 1.27 m √ gh

15. A sphere X, travelling with speed of 10 m s−1 towards the right, makes a head-on
collision with an identical sphere Y which is initially at rest. After the collision the
velocities of X and Y are v X and vY respectively. Which one of the following is a
possible pair of values for v X and vY ? (Assume the direction towards the right is
positive.)

−1 −1
vX / m s vY / m s
A. -10 20
B. 7.07 7.07
C. 7.5 2.5
D. 2.5 7.5

16. A ball is projected from the ground at an angle of θ to the horizontal with an initial
velocity u and lands on the same level. Suppose the range of the ball is R, which of the
following expressions is/are correct?

2
(1) R ∝u
(2) R ∝sin θ
2
(3) R ∝sin θ

A. (1) only B. (3) only

C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

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17. In an experiment, a rubber bung
is connected to a weight via a
glass tube by an inextensible
string. The rubber bung is then
whirled around horizontally at a
steady speed v. The mass of the
rubber bung and the weight are
M and m respectively. The
length of the string extended
from the glass tube to the rubber
bung is L. The angle between the
string and the vertical is θ. What
is the tension in the string?

mv2 mv 2
A. L3 sin2 θ B. L sin 2 θ
Mv 2 Mv 2
C. L3 sin2 θ D. L sin 2 θ

18. An object of weight 5 N rests on a horizontal turntable of a record player. If the

turntable is rotating at 0.55 revolution per second and the maximum friction between
the object and the turntable is 1.5 N, what is the greatest distance of the object from the
centre so that skidding can be avoided?

A. 0.025 m B. 0.063 m
C. 0.25 m D. 0.63 m

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19. Two planets X and Y have the same radius r0 but X has a mass twice that of Y. Which
of the following graphs best shows how the gravitational field strength g varies with the
distance r from the centres of the planets?

A. B.

C. D.

11
20. The earth revolves around the sun with mean orbital radius of 1.5×10 m . The mass of
the sun is

30 33
A. 2.0 ×1 0 kg. B. 1.2 ×1 0 kg .
35 37
C. 2.7 ×1 0 kg. D. 1.0 ×1 0 kg.

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21. A transverse wave is travelling to the right. The waveforms at t = 0.5 s and t = 1.5 s are
shown in the figure. Which of the following is a possible frequency of the wave?

A. 1.25 Hz B. 1.5 Hz
C. 1.75 Hz D. 2.0 Hz

22. A student produces a train of straight water waves in 30 cm

a ripple tank. The figure shows the wave pattern at a
certain instant. If the frequency of the wave is 5 Hz,
what is the speed of the waves?

A. 0.25 m s−1
B. 0.3 m s−1
C. 25 m s−1
D. 30 m s−1

23. Plane wavefronts pass through a slit in a ripple tank

with constant water depth as shown in the figure.
Which of the following physical quantities would be
changed after the wave has passed through the slit?

(1) Wave pattern

(2) Wavelength
(3) Speed

A. (1) only B. (2) only

C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

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24. Two sets of identical circular Y
water waves are produced by Z
two vibrating sources S1 and X

S2. The figure shows the W

wave pattern at a certain
instant. At which point do S1 S2
constructive interference
occur?

A. W and Z only B. X and Y only

C. W and Y only D. X and Z only

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25. The figure shows an experimental
set-up of producing stationary wave
patterns on a string by adjusting the
frequency f of the vibrator. Which of
the following statements is/are
correct?

(1) When f increases, the speed of the wave on the string increases.
(2) When f increases, the separation between successive nodes decreases.
(3) When f is doubled, another stationary wave pattern is observed.

A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only

C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

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26. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the distance between the slits and the screen is
2 m. If the wavelength of the incident light is 5 × 10 −7 m and the slit separation is
4 × 10−5 m, find the separation between the first-order and third-order dark fringes.

A. 2.5 cm B. 4.0 cm
C. 5.0 cm D. 10.0 cm

27. When a signal of frequency 200 Hz is applied to a

cathode ray oscilloscope, the trace on the screen is as
shown in the figure. If the width of the trace is 10 cm,
what is the time base setting of the CRO?

A. 1 ms cm-1 B. 2 ms cm-1
C. 10 ms cm-1 D. 20 ms cm-1

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28. The figure shows a light ray travelling from
medium X to a vacuum. What is the refractive
index of medium X?

sin β
A.
sin θ
sin (90 °−θ)
B.
sin β
sin β
C.
sin (90 °−θ)
sin (90 °−θ)
D.
sin (90 °−β )

29. An object is placed at the focus F′ of a concave lens. What are the position and the
nature of the image?

Position Nature
A. At infinity Magnified
B. Beyond 2F′ Real, inverted and magnified
C. Within F′ Virtual, erect and magnified
D. Within F′ Virtual, erect and diminished

30. A thin converging lens rests on a plane mirror. A real object is in the same place as its
real image 400 mm from the system’s centre. What is the focal length of the lens?

A. 200 mm B. 400 mm
C. 600 mm D. 800 mm

END OF SECTION A

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Name: _________________________ Class: _______ Class No.: _______

Section B: Conventional Question (60 marks)

1. The radiation from some stars can ionize the surrounding interstellar gas causing it to
glow. Astronomers call the outcome an emission nebula. Interstellar gas is mostly
monatomic hydrogen at a temperature of 104 K and a concentration of
7 −27
10 atoms per cubic metre . (Given: Mass of a hydrogen atom = 1.66 ×10 kg )

a. Determine the density of interstellar gas. [2 marks]

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b. Determine the pressure of the interstellar gas. [3 marks]

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c. Determine the root-mean-square speed of the atoms. [2 marks]

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2. Read the following article about solar cooker and answer the questions that follow.

A solar cooker works on three main principles. They are

 directing the greatest possible amount of Sun’s radiation to the pot holding the
food by means of reflection.
 converting the radiation to heat energy.
 retaining this heat energy by insulating the cooker.

You can use mirrors, aluminium foil and certain types of metallic paint to
reflect radiation. The depth of the cooker can affect the amount of radiation
received. As the cooker gets deeper, the amount of shadow inside the cooker
increases. Therefore, a shallower cooker usually has a higher cooking efficiency.

You should make sure your cooker can effectively absorb and convert
radiation into heat. This can be accomplished by using dark materials for the pots.

Using insulation decreases cooking time and increases the efficiency of the
cooker. Various styles of insulation are used, most commonly a glass, plastic, wood,
or cardboard.

You can also increase the efficiency of your cooker by placing bricks inside
the cooker, or by using a thicker pot. These methods allow cooking after the Sun
has gone down, at the expense of longer preheating.

a. Explain why pots with dark materials are used in solar cookers. [1 mark]

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b. How can insulation increase the efficiency of a solar cooker? [1 mark]

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c. Explain why a solar cooker with bricks or a thicker pot takes longer time to heat up.
Why can it cook even the Sun has gone down? [3 marks]

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3. A horizontal conveyor belt is used to transport a salt-grit mixture from a store to

waiting lorries. Initially the conveyor belt is empty and moving at a speed of 0.5 m s−1.
The mixture is then deposited onto one end of the belt at a steady rate of 18 kg s−1 such
that the initial kinetic energy of the mixture is negligible as it arrives at the belt.

a. Calculate the additional force required along the belt to maintain constant velocity?
You may assume that the friction does not change. [2 marks]

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b. Calculate the additional power required by the conveyor to maintain constant velocity.
[2 marks]

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c. Calculate the rate of change of the kinetic energy of the salt-grit mixture as it falls onto
the belt. [2 marks]

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d. Why are the answers to (b) and (c) not equal? [1 mark]

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4. A stone is thrown from a cliff
and reaches the sea which is
50 m below the point of throw.
Neglect air resistance.

a. If the stone is thrown at a

velocity of 5 m s−1 pointed to 30°
below the horizontal. Find the
horizontal distance travelled by
the stone before it reaches the
sea. [4 marks]

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b. The stone is now thrown at a velocity of 5 m s −1 pointed to 30° above the horizontal.
Does the stone reach the sea at the same velocity in the case of (a)? Briefly explain your
answer without calculation. [3 marks]

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5. There is an amusement ride called
the Rotor. It consists of a barrel
rotating at 33 revolutions per minute
(rpm). When the barrel attains its
full speed, the riders have already
been pinned against the wall.
Consider the barrel shown, a boy of
mass 45 kg has already been pinned
against the wall.

a. Sketch a free-body diagram of the boy. [2 marks]

b. If the centripetal acceleration of the boy is 15 m s−2, what is the radius of the barrel?
[3 marks]

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c. What is the centripetal force acting on the boy? [2 marks]

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d. What is the magnitude of the total reaction force acting on the boy by the wall?
[4 marks]

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6. A parking satellite is placed in orbit above the earth’s equator at a distance of
7
4.23×10 m from the earth’s centre.

a. The orbit of a parking satellite of mass 1000 kg is shown in Figure (a). Temperature
sensors on the surface of the satellite record the temperature variation. The variation of
the temperature with time is shown in Figure (b).

i. What is the value of time T shown in the above diagram? [1 mark]

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ii. Why does the temperature variation change so sharply? [1 mark]

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b. Communication satellites are designed with materials of high specific heat capacity.
Why is this design necessary? [2 marks]

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c. Calculate the speed of this parking satellite, [2 marks]

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7. Monochromatic light of wavelength 589.3 nm is incident normally on a diffraction

grating. Two adjacent principal maxima occur at angles of and with the
incident ray.

a. Determine the separation between adjacent slits of the grating. [3 marks]

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b. A student says that there should be a fourth order principal maximum. Explain briefly
the reasoning of the student. [2 marks]

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c. Describe any changes in the fringe pattern if the separation between adjacent slits is
halved. [2 marks]

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8. You are provided with an illuminated object, a translucent screen and a convex lens.
Describe, with the aid of a diagram, how you should use the apparatus to conduct an
experiment to measure the focal length of the lens by plotting a suitable graph. You
may use additional apparatus if necessary. [5 marks]

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9. Two mirrors M1 and M2 make an angle of 60° to each other. A ray of light strikes M 1 as
shown.
M2

30 60
M1

a. In the figure, complete the path of the light ray. Mark clearly the angle of incidence and
the angle of reflection in the reflection with M2. [2 marks]

b. Find the angle between M1 and M2 such that the light ray is always reflected by 180°.
Show your steps clearly with the aid of a diagram. [3 marks]

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Section A:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A D B A C B A D C B D B B D D

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A D C A A B B A C C C A C D B

Section B:

1a. ρ=( 107 ) ( 1.66 ×10−27) =1.66 ×10−20 kg m−3 [1] + [1]

n N 1
b. PV =nRT P= RT = RT [1]
V V NA
1
P=( 107 ) ( 8.31 ) ( 10 4 )=1.38 × 10−12 Pa [1] + [1]
( 6.02 ×10 )
23

1 1
c. P= ρ v 2rms ( 1.38 ×10−12) = ( 1.66 ×10−20) v 2rms [1]
3 3
4 −1
v rms=1.58 × 10 m s [1]

2a. Dark materials are good absorbers of radiation and can effectively absorb and
convert radiation into heat. [1]

b. Insulation slows down the heat transfer away from the solar cooker and hence
increases its efficiency. [1]

c. A solar cooker with bricks or a thicker pot has a higher heat capacity. [1]
It absorbs a large amount of energy with only a small rise in temperature,
therefore, it takes longer time to heat up. [1]
When the Sun goes down, the cooker can still cook by releasing the absorbed
energy, therefore, it can cook even the Sun has gone down. [1]

Δmv Δm
3a. F= = v= (18 )( 0.5 )=9 N [1] + [1]
Δt Δt

b. P=Fv=( 9 )( 0.5 )=4.5 W [1] + [1]

ΔKE 1 Δm 2 1 2
c. Rate of change of KE= = v = ( 18 ) ( 0.5 ) =2.25 W [1] + [1]
Δt 2 Δt 2

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d. Work done against friction as mixture is accelerated. [1]
4a. Time of flight T:
1 1
s=ut + g t 2 ( 50 )=( 5 sin 30 ° ) T + ( 9.81 ) T 2 [1]
2 2
T = 2.95 s or -3.46 s (rejected) [1]
Range R=vt =( 5 cos 30 ° ) ( 2.95 )=12.8 m [1] + [1]

b. By law of conservation of energy, the speeds of the stones are the same. [1]
Since the horizontal component of the velocities of the stones are the same, the vertical
components of the velocities of the stones are also the same. [1]
Thus, the stones reach the sea at the same velocity. [1]

5a.

[2], deduct [1] for each mistake

2 π ( 33 )
b. ω= =3.46 rad s−1 [1]
( 60 )
2 2
a=r ω ⇒ ( 15 )=r ( 3.46 ) [1]
r =1.26 m [1]

c. F=ma=( 45 ) (15 )=675 N [1] + [1]

d. f =mg= ( 45 ) ( 9.81 )=441 N [1] + [1]

Total reaction ¿ √ F2 + f 2=√ 67 52 +44 12 =807 N [1] + [1]

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6ai. 1 day. [1]

ii. The temperature drops abruptly when the satellite is shielded from sunlight at the
position behind the earth. [1]

b. When sunlight shines on the satellite, the rise in internal temperature would be small if
the coating of materials has high specific heat capacity. [1]
Therefore, the sensitivity of the electronic components inside would not be affected. [1]

c.
v =rω=( 4 .23×107 ) ( 2π
24×3600 ) [1]
3 −1
v=3.08×10 ms [1]

7a. By d sinθ =m
d sin 28.1°=m ( 589.3 ×10−9 ) [1]
d sin 45.0 °=( m+1 ) ( 589.3× 10−9 ) [1]

d ( sin 45.0 °−sin 28.1 ° )=589.3 ×1 0−9

−6
d=2.50× 10 m [1]

b. Since sin θ ≤1 , d ≥ nλ.

2.50 ×1 0−6 ≥ n ( 589.3× 1 0−9 ) [1]
n ≤ 4.24
Thus the fourth order principal maximum should exist. [1]

c. The principal maxima will be further apart and [1]

less principal maxima can be seen. [1]

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8.

[1]

Place the illuminated object in front of the convex lens. Move the translucent screen
until a sharp image is caught.
Measure the object distance (u) and the image distance (v). [1]
Change the object distance and repeat the previous steps for several times. [1]
Plot a graph of u against v and draw a straight line of u = v on the graph. [1]
The intersecting point of the straight line and the curve is (2f, 2f). [1]

9a. M2

[1] for correct path

[1] for correct angles

30 60
M1

b. Let θ be the angle. With reference to the figure below,

M2

i2
i2
i1 i1

M1

If the light ray is always reflected by 180°,

2( i 1 +i 2 )=180° [1]
(90 °−i 1 )+(90 °−i 2 )+ θ=180 ° [1]
By solving the above equations, θ = 90°. Therefore, when the mirrors are perpendicular
to each other, the light ray is always reflected by 180°. [1]

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