PHYSICS 1003 GOLD

ANSWER ANY SIX QUESTIONS.

1a. The density of 400cm3 of palm oil was 0.9gcm-3 before frying. If the density of the oil was 0.6cm 3 after frying
assuming no loss of oil due to splitting. Calculate it new volume. ( 3 marks )

b. An air Force jet flying with a speed of 335m/s went past an anti-aircraft gun. How far is the aircraft 5s later
when the gun was fired? ( 2 marks )

Ci. Why is it impossible for the lines of force of an electric field to cross one another ( 2 marks)

ii. Three 5Ω resistors connected in parallel have a potential difference of 60V applied across the combination.
Calculate the current in each resistor. ( 3 marks )

2a. A potential difference 6V is used to produced a current of 5A for 200s through a heating coil, the heat
produced is ( 2 marks )

b. The electric supply from kanji dam is transmitted at high voltage of the order of hundreds of kilovolts but is
converted to domestic use of about 220V by means of a device called? ( 2 marks )

C. The cell P has an e. m. f 1.5V and an unknown internal resistance r while the cell Q has an e.m.f 2.0V and
internal resistance 1Ω connected is series with 7Ω external resistor. If the ammeter reads 50mA, draw a circuit
diagram for the information above and calculated the value of the resistance r. ( 6 marks )

3a. In the study of Physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. State 5 statements that
are correctly distinguished these two elements. ( 5 marks )

b. A body of mass 4kg is at the point of slipping down a plane which is included at 30° to the horizontal. What
force parallel to the plane will just move it up the plane? ( 3 marks )

c. Explain how acceleration due to gravity could be determined from a velocity time graph. ( 2 marks )

4. A body starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration. It travels a distance of S 1 in the first 10s and a
distance of S2 in the next 10s . What is the relationship between S 1 and S2 ? ( 4 marks
)

b. The wind velocity is 15m/s, 30° north of east. Find its northerly and easterly components. ( 3 marks )

c. Two bodies each carrying a charge of 2 x 10 -10 C are 5cm apart. Calculate the magnitude of the force between
the charges. Take k= 9.00×109 NM2/C2. ( 3marks )

5a. Using inclined plane, prove that, the coefficient of static friction µ between two surfaces in contact is given
µ= tan ᴓ ( 5 marks )

b. A body falling freely under gravity, the time t of the body is given by
√2 h show that, the time to reach the
g
ground does not depends on the mass of the body. (2marks )

c. What is the reading on the Vernier calipers and micrometer screw gauge shown below ? ( 3 marks )
6 a. A body is rotating in a horizontal circle of radius 2.5m with an angular speed of 5 rad/s . Calculate the
magnitude of the radial acceleration of the body. ( 2 marks )

b. Heat maybe transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. By which of these methods does heat
travel through a vacuum ? ( 2 marks )

c. Determine the resultant of three concurrent forces, one of 100N acting horizontally to the right, another of
140N acting upward at an angle of 60° to the horizontal force and the third of 240N vertically upward.
( 6 marks )

7a. Two insulated spheres of different sizes and carrying opposite charges are connected together by a metallic
conductor. Current will flow from one sphere to other until both spheres are? ( 2 marks )

b. The resistance of a 5m uniform cross sectional area 0.2 × 10 -6 Ω is 0.425. What is the resistivity of the material
of the wire?. ( 2 marks )

c. A body rolls down a slope from a height of 100m. Its velocity at the foot of the slope is 20m/s. What
percentage of its initial potential energy is converted to kinetic energy? ( 6 marks )