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Physics
Advanced
Unit 4: Physics on the

Tuesday 13 January 2015 - Afternoon

Time: t hour 35 minutes

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lnstructions
o Use black ink or ball-point pen.
o fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
o Answer all questions.
o Answer the questions in the spaces provided
- there may be more space than you need.
lnformation
o The total mark for this paper is 80.
r The marks for each question are shown in brackets
- use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
o Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed
-you should take particular carewith your spelling, punctuation and grommar,
as well as the clarity of expression, on these questions.
o The list of data, formulae and relationships is printed at the end of this booklet.
o Candidates may use a scientific calculator.
Advice
o Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
. Keep an eye on the time.
o Try to answer every question.
o Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 SECTION A

AnswerALL questions.
F'or questions 1-10, in Section A, select one answer from A to D and put a cross in the box ffi.
If you change your mind, put a line through the box ffi and then
mark your new answer with a cross ffi.

t A particle moving in a circular path completes 7.5 revolutions in 9.0 s.

Its angular velocity in rad sr is
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I tr D420
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

2 A moving pion decays into fwo particles Y and Z. Tlais decay occws at point X in a
particle detector and the tracks observed are shown.

V X

Which of the following is a valid conclusion from these tracks?

II H A Momentum has not been conserved.
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& B The pion is a neutral particle.
I ffi C Y and Zhave different masses.

I ffi D Zis a negatively charged particle.

(Total for Question 2 = I mark)

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3 Select the row of the table that correctly identifies what happens in an elastic collision.

Momentum Total energy Kinetic energy

KA conserved conserved conserved

MB conserved conserved not conserved

trC conserved not conserved conserved

trD not conserved conserved not conserved

(Total for Question 3 = I mark)

4 A current-carrying wire is placed into a magnetic field. If the magnetic force experienced
by the wire balances the weight of the wire, the wire will float.

The direction of the magnetic field is from west to east.

For the wire to float, it is placed

ffi a, parallel to the magnetic field so the current flows from east to west.
H B parallel to the magnetic field so the current flows from west to east.
K C perpendicular to the magnetic field so the current flows from north to south.

n D perpendicular to the magnetic field so the current flows from south to north.

(Total for Question 4 = I mark)

5 Two capacitors of capacitance 1000 pF and 10 pF are charged so that they store the same
amount of energy. The potential difference (p.d.) across the 1000 pF capacitor is Z, and
the p.d. across the 10 pF capacitor is Vr.

The vatue 16)' i,

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trc I x 102
trD 1x 104

(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)

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 The diagram shows the path of an a particle that is being deflected by the nucleus of an
atom. The point P on the path is the point of closest approach of the a particle to the
nucleus.

Which statement about the a particle on this path is correct?

tr A Its acceleration is least at P.

& B Its speed is least at P.

tr C Its total energy is greatest at P.

ffi D Its momentum is greatest at P.

7 Which of the following is not a unit of electric field strength?

W A JCm-l
E B J C-1M-1

tr C NA-rs-'
tr D NC_'

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8 A capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 12 V and stores a charge of 600 pC.

What would the potential difference across the plates have to be in order for the capacitor
to store 5004 more charge?

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 Which of the following is not a valid conclusion from Rutherford's alpha scattering
experiment?

tr ,q, The nucleus contains most of the mass of the atom.

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ffi C The nucleus must be charged. I

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10 A particle Zhas kinetic energy E and momentum p. A second particle X has twice the
mass and half the momentum of particle Z.

The kinetic energy of X is

NA2E
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EC +
E
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(Total for Question 10 = I mark)

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13 The diagram shows a simple generator. It has a flat coil of negligible resistance which
can be rotated in a magnetic field. The coil has 500 tums and arr area of 2.5 x 10-3 m2.

output e.m.f.

The graph shows the variation of the magnetic flux linkage N@ with time / as the coil is
rotated at a steady frequency in a uniform magnetic field.

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(3)
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Maximum e.m.f

(Total for Question 13 = 7 marks)

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 14 When an object moves in a circular path at constant speed, a resultant force is requfued.
(a) State why a resultant force is required and the direction of this force.
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an aeroplane is
angles to the wings. When the aeroplane is flying in a straight line, the lift force is
equal to the weight of the aeroplane.

The diagram shows an aeroplane that is moving in a horizontal circle at constant

speed.

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(ii) The aeroplane has a mass of 2.4 x 106 kg and is flying in a horizontal circle at a
speed of 85 m s-l when 0 is 25".

By considering both the horizontal and vertical motion, calculate the radius of the
circular path of the aeroplane.

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f 5 A student was investigating the charge and discharge of a capacitor.

He set up the following circuit.

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200 pF

(a) Calculate the time constant for the circuit.

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 (b) The student wanted to plot a current-time graph as the capacitor charged, but found
that the current changed too rapidly for him to take readings.

Instead, he modelled the experiment using a spreadsheet. The switch was closed at
time / : 0 s. Z is the potential difference across the capacitor.

tls IlmA LQtpC Qlptc vlv

0.0 4.00 400 400 2.00

0.1 2.67 267 667 J.JJ

0.2 1.78 178 844 4.22

0.3 1.19 119 963 4.81

0.4 0.79 79 1042 5.21

0.5 0.53 53 1095 5.47

0.6 0.35 35 1130 5.65

0.7 0.23 23 1153 5.77

0.8 0.16 t6 1169 5.84

0.9 0.10 l0 tL79 5.90

1.0 0.07 7 I186 5.93

Explain how the value in cell 85 is calculated.

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(c) Some of the data from the spreadsheet has been plotted on a graph of current l against
time /.

0.21 0.4 0.6

(i) Plot the missing points and draw a line of best fit.
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(ii) Use the graph to determine a second value for the time constant.
(2)

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(iii) Suggest how the student might change his spreadsheet to give a more accurate
model of the charging of the capacitor.
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*(d) An alternative method of determining the time constant is to use a straight line graph.

State and explain the variables that the student should plot and how he should
determine the time constant from this graph.
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17 (a) State the principle of conservation of momentum.
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(b) State the relationship between the resultant force acting on an object and the
momentum of the object.
(t)

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(c) A car is travelling due east with a velocity of 12 m s-r. The driver of the car changes
direction to travel due north with a velocity of 15 m s-t.

(i) The initial velocity is shown in the diagram.

Complete the vector diagram to represent the change in velocity. You do not need
to draw it exactly to scale.
(?)
Norcth

12 m s-l
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(ii) Determine the change in velocity of the car.

= l9t 2 mEI
Magnitude of change of velocity

Direction of change of velocity: 5l:

(iii) The mass of the car is 1500 kg and the change in velocity took 4.0 s.

Calculate the average force that was needed.

(2

F = 'AP-,/+ En:flx I'g'L-e'

/ u = Ll;os
F = 7200N

Force : V2O0N
(Total for Question l7 = 10 marks)

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 electrons in a
A teacher is using an electron beam tube to demonstrate the deflection of
uniform electric field.

and anode of the

Apotential difference (p.d.) of 4800 V is applied between the cathode
tube. The cathode is heated and electront *. emitted from its surface'
These electrons
are then accelerated from rest and pass through a hole
in the anode.

Anode

Electrons

4800 v
the cathode'
(a) State the name of the process by which electrons are emitted from (ti

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(b) Show that dre speed v of the electrons as they leave the anode is about 4 x 107 m s-r.

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(c) After leaving the anode, the electrons follow a parabolic path as they pass between a
pair of parallel plates with a p.d. of 800 V between them. There is a uniform electric
field between the plates.

#v
electron beam

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(i) Calculate the force due to the electric field that acts on an electron while it is
between the plates.
(3)

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 (ii) An electron experiences an upward acceleration a as it travels between the plates.
Its vertical displacement h after a time r is given by

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2

Calculate the value of ft as the electron leaves the plates.

(4)

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....:7/. arr* ZXtdZsn

(d) W'Keeping the p.d. between the cathode and anode at 4800 V, the p.d. between the
v parallel plates is decreased.
. Draw the new path of the electrons on the diagram in (c). Label this path A.
(1)
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$,i) Keeping the p.d. between the parallel plates at 800 V; the p.d. between the
cathode and anode is decreased.
Draw the new path of the electrons on the diagram in (c). Label this path B.
(1)

(Total for Question 18 = 13 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 70 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS

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