fa GS test cove 02238020 | FORM TP 2022324 MAY/JUNE 2022 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION® PHYSICS UNIT 2 ~ Paper 02 2 hours 30 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This paper consists of THREE questions. Answer ALL questions. 2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 3. Do NOT write in the margins. 4. Where appropriate, ALL WORKING MUST BE SHOWN in this booklet. 5. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer questions, but you should note that the use of an inappropriate number of figures in answers will be penalized, 6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. | 7. Ifyou use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO So. Copyright © 2021 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. Loxzsso2omaveare 2022 M00 ter “ 1 | LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS a z = Speed of light in free space © = 3.00% 10'ms! g 2 Permeability of free space Ho = An 107 2 Permittivity of free space & = 885% 10°F art re z = eee 10° mF 5 feet 9.0% 10? mF Ss 3 Elementary charge e = 1.60% 10°C i Planck’s constant h = 663« 105s Unified atomic mass constant . = 1.66 * 102" ke (931 MeV) I Energy equivalence tu = 931 MeVic? S| = Rest mass of electron m= 9.x 108" ke g i Rest mass of proton m, = (1.67 1077 kg = Acceleration due to gravity 2 = 98ims? S 1 Atmosphere atm = 1,00 10°Nm? . s Avogadro's constant = 6.02 « 10” per mole 3 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA | | GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 = sg a |DO.NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA F a Answer ALL questions. 1, (@__()_Inthe space below, draw a circuit diagram showing THREE resistors, R,.R, and Ry, placed in series connected to a power supply. On your diagram, label the voltages and the currents associated with EACH resistor and the power supply. [4 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE za (02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 cS ia (ii) Using the diagram in (a) (i), derive the formula for the effective resistance of the THREE resistors in series. 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 (ls gu [6 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ‘DO .NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA.DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO.NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA r qe 5 (b) Figure 1 shows a circuit consisting of resistors connected in series and in parallel. R R ET YR sa owt Xe, 250 sa % K, Figure 1. Resistors in series and in parallel Calculate the current I, through the variable resistor R, when R, has a value of 30 2. (02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 L [10 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE =|r * 7 (©) __Itcan be shown by alternative circuit analysis that /,, the current through resistor R,, is given by the equation where /, is a constant Inan experiment to verify the equation above, R, was varied and the corresponding values of [, recorded. Table 1 shows a typical set of results. TABLE 1: RESULTS OF CIRCUIT ANALYSIS aes R/O. TIM Le 5 0.65 10 0.45 15 034 20 0.28 25 0.23 (Complete Column 3 in Table 1 [2 marks} On the grid provided in Figure 2 on page 9, plot a graph of J, versus 1+ a . Draw the line of best fit through the points. [4 marks] (iii) Use the graph in (c) (ii) to determine the value of /, [4 marks] Total 30 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE =| (02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 = DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREAPy 8 x ei g 5 A g Ei el Zz 6 eer & ; wife i * 3 § = 2 a £ 6 i = VADIW STENT FLT LON OG VAAV SULL NI TLIEM LON O@ " PaUV SILL NT ALDI LON Od 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022fs “ a 2. The name plate of an electrical device which is powered by an alternating current shows that rated at 0.5 A, 50 Fiz (a) Derive an expression for the current waveform, in the form I,sinat, when the device is operating at its rated current. [4 marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ail 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 [ES DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREADONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA = “ue ct (b) Sketch a graph of ONE cycle of the current waveform in (a), with axes labelled to show the values of the period and amplitude. [7 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 [ait A |112 = He (©) Assmall cylinder made of n-type semiconductor material of diameter 4 mm and length 1.0 cm carries the same rated current as the device in (a). (Determine the MAXIMUM drift velocity of the charge carriers in the semiconducting, cylinder if the number density of electrons is 3 x 10" em”. [7 marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 i a "DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREADO.NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 13 current, Explain your answer. 4 State how the electron drift velocity obtained in (c) (i) would compare with the electron drift velocity in a copper slug of identi I dimensions carrying the same [2 marks] (iii) The resistance of the semiconductor cylinder in (c) was measured and found to be 80.Q. Calculate the resistivity of the semiconductor in ohmmeters. 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 = a [4 marks} GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ea}«@) -14- =| Sketch and label BEFORE and AFTER diagrams to describe the formation of the depletion layer in an unbiased p-n junction. BEFORE. AFTER [6 marks] ‘Total 30 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAG 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 Me Eo EE al DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREADONOT WRITE IN Tiars AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA _DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA NOTHING HAS BEEN OMITTED. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, man eal 02238020/MI/CAPE 2022 le (UOii “i ‘| 3. (a)_ Define EACH of the following terms and state the unit in which it is measured. (Activity Gi) Decay constant "2 marks] Half-life "Ta marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 il nu | DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREARI DO.NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA e ” al (©) @_odine-123 is a radioisotope used in diagnostic imaging to detect certain disorders of the thyroid. A sample with an initial activity of 3000 counts per minute was administered to a patient. After 4 hours and 20 minutes, the activity decreased to 2400 counts per minute. Calculate the half-life of lodine-123, in hours. (7 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, aa (02238020/M/CAPE 2022 ir 7 | (ii) Jodine-123 decays by electron capture to Tellurium-123, emitting a gamma ray photon of energy 159 keV in the process. Determine the energy of this photon, in Joules. [2 marks} (©) While monitoring the decay of the lodine-123, count rate readings, N, were taken at times, /, and the results recorded in Table 2. The initial count rate, N,, was 3000 counts per minute. TABLE 2: COUNT RATE READINGS WITH TIME Hee Sie al NN, In(vAN,) 1.0 2850, 2.0 24 40 2422 6.0 2185 8.0 1997 | 10.0 1804 (i) Complete Column 3 and Column 4 in Table 2. [4 marks] (ii) Onthe grid provided in Figure 3 on page 19, plota graph of In (/N,) versus time, 1. Draw the line of best fit through the points. [4 marks] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 38020/MJ/CAPE 2022 ie NOE i] DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA| DONOT WRITE IN Tas aREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 219. Figure 3. Graph of In (/\,) versus time, ¢ 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 L GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE =|ie =20- (iii) Readings ate no longer reliable when they fall below 2100 counts per minute Use the graph in (c) (ji) to determine the period of reliability for a sample that is, prepared and delivered with a starting count rate of 3000 min [3 marks] (iv) State TWO properties of a radioisotope which might make it suitable for use in huclear medicine, giving an explanation in EACH case as to why that particular property makes it useful. [4 marks] ‘Total 30 marks END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02238020/MJ/CAPE 2022 (i ing es “DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA