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Centra Number I'Jumber

Candiciaie l''lame

IJIII{ISTRY OF EDUCATI O t'I, BOTSV/ANA

in collaboration with
UI'IIVERSITY OF CAMBHIDGE LOCAL EXAMIT'lATlOl'lS SYNDICATE
Botswana General Cer-tificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 057 1 /3
PAPER 3
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER SESSION 2DO2
'i hour' 15 minutes
canciidates answer on lhe quesiion paper
Addiiional malerials:
Electronic calculator and/or Mathematical tables
Protactor
Ruler (30 cm)

TIME t hour'15 minutes

INSTH U CTI ONS TO CANDIDATES
page'
write your nan')e, centre number and candidate number inlhe spaces at the top of this
Answer all questions,
Write your ansvvers in tire spaces provided on the question paper'

INFO RMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The nunrber of marks is given in brackeis at the end of each queStion or part question or part
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question.

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This question paper censists of 14 printed pages and 2 bianl( pages.

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Fig. shou,s a velocit5i-time graph for a car.

2i
velocity
m/s

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a-v

rrg, r. r

\_d) Describe the moiion of the car between A and D.

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(b) F,i time I = 35 s a pedesi'-ian ci'osses ihe road in troni of tlre car, The dritrer siarts
io arpiy the bi'akes .1.0 s laier anC tirs car slows ciown steadil\r 1o t.u,, iaking a
fuitlrsr 4.0 s

(i) Ccrlplete ihe graph in Fig, '1.'l

to shov,r the mction oi ine car aner 35 s.

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(ii) the disiance iravelled b),the car during the firsl 35 s,

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(iii) the deceleration,

deceleration =

(iv) the braking force if the mass of ihe car is 800 kg,
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Fig. 2.1 shovus a cai'moving along a sti'aignt, level road'

reaciion force 4 reaciton force

B (push from road)

Fig. 2.1

Tire arows show the forces aciing on tl'ie car'

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(a) Nanre the forces shovrn by arrows A and C' t .l:l

A: ...."'.".'. ""i""""""'

(b) What will happen to the speed of the car if

(i) force B is greater than A,

(ii) forces A and B are equal?

(c) What is the main energy change as the car accelerates?

of the energy in ihe fuel is wasted' What is

the
(cl) 75o/o
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Use

Fig, 3.1 si-rows a satsliite crbiiing the Earih'

taIh

s aieiiite
l

solar
panel

rig' 3'1

The satellite is powered by a solar panel'

is 1000 J' The total area
(a) The energy received by 1,5 ttt2 of the solar panel ev*ry second
of the solar Panel is 20 nr2,

Calculate tlre totat energy received by the

panel every second'
{i} :

total energy = """""""""!""""i""r"""' """"

useful forms'
(ii) Only 17% of this energy is converted into
panel'
Calculate the power available fronr the
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\A/irer ti-re baiierY
pov\,er providad bv a rechargeablE baiterY
(b) The saieliite has bacl'l-up iir 35 hours'
a oui"reni oi i '0,A
orurut., at a vcliage oi30V i'r can suppli'

Calculate the iotai energy the battery can

suppl.v.

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total energY =

(c)MicrortlavesignaisaretransnriitedfromtheEarthJothe.sateltiteatafrequencyof
6.0x.10eH2. The speed of the
s'ollot*/s' The satellite orbiis the earth
*l*o*Iuu*it
,t u dittr'',.e of 3'6x'107 m'
A^i^r rloto
L-ral9uluLv
i

lravelrlurrr the
i to travelfrom Lq
Lrr., Earth to the satelliie ..--1.,-

(i) the time taken by the microv'laves

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L. l'.

time = """"""""""'

(ii) the waveietrgth of the microwaves'

ra1
wavelength 3..'."""""" """'t'r
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n. Fig. +.1 shovris a Iigltt buli:.

turrgsten filanteni

irreri gas

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When the bulb is svrritched on, the fiiament glows at a temperature of 2500 "C'

(a) (i) Explain how thermal energy from tlre hot filament is transferred to the
surroundings,

(gi) Two comporrests of the eleciromagnetic spectrum are produced by tl-rs iilntttent'

Name the two componenis ancl indicate the one wiih the longer waveletrgth'

Comoonentsr ...........,........

Component wiih longer r,vavelength ...,"""""""

(!i[) state two physicalproperties that the filarnent should lrave.

1 ; ......,...,..,,.,.............,.,.
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B iianrtners
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it is opei'aiing ai 240 v, 60 w'

(b) (i) calculate the curent in thE bulb vrrhan

current = ......""""'

(ii) Calcuiaie the resistance of the filament'

Calcuiaie tlre iength of ihe

(lii) One metre of the filament has a resisiance of 1280Q'
filament in the bulb'

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length =

(iv}Expiainhowthistengthofthewireisabletofitintothebulb'

(c) Anotherliglrtbulbisrated'12v,60w. ltsfilamentis'thesamelengthasthatin(b)'

power as tlrat in (b) from a smaller
Explain how this bulb is able to produce the same
potential diiference.
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Figl. 5,'1 shcurs an elecironiagnel.

insulated
coil

smali pieces of
difjerent metals

Fig. 5.1

(a) Describe in detaii what happens when the switch is closed.

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sci'ap ri-retal'
uses ti-re eiecironiagnet to ttrotre
(b) Fig. 5.2 sltows a crarra The cr.ane

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-=.\\.'.,

Fig' 5'2 :f

in 3.0s. A mass of 1.0k9

450 kg to a height of 2'0 m \,--::'
Tlre crane lifts scrap metal of mass
weighs '10 N.

Calculate

(i) the weighi of ihe scraP metal'

weight =

(ii) the worl< done in lifting the scrap metal'

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work done =

(!ii) the power output of ilre crane'

powef =
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(iv) E>lp!ain rvhy ihe input pcvu,ei'io tht crar,e is greaier tiian
the ansv/3r to part (iii)' j ""
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writh 800 iLrrirs in tire

primary'
Ilia A i :lr,-rv,r'<: lf V
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24\( iarrip conneciecj to a transf:rmer

laminaied iron cci-e

secondar,v coil
pnmarv I

6.0 v
240 V 24w

Fig' 6.1
efficien-r' calcuiate
lamp has normal brightness' A'ssunring the transioriner is 10C%
(a) Tlre
coil'
(i) the nurnber of turns in the secondary :d'
t
ll. J,

number of turns = """""""'

(ii)thecurrentintheprimarycoilifthecurrentinthesecondarycoiiis2'0A.

step"down iransformer?
(b) ls this transformet'a siep-up ot a

(c) Expiain
at very higlr voltage'
(i) tlre advantage of transmitiirrg power

is lanrinated'
(ii) why the sofi iron core in the iransfornter
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the syrnb'ri: in
r\I' i'aCroaciive is.lt,:pe ciiechneiiunr is represenieC
e /-.\ i:5r
| \d) 4-i

(i) Hcr,rr rrtatt\r picions ai'e tl-rere in ihe nucieus o{ tl-ris isc'ioire?

isotope?
(ii) How tnany neuircns ars thsre in the nucleus of this
..1"J

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(b)Fig'T.lshowsadeiectorusedtcmeasUretheactivityofaradioactivesource.Different
nriterials are placed between the source and the deiector.

fl
lr',,1ffi
tf,( \ urce
\SO
material

Fig. 7.1

The background radiation is found to be 22 counts Per minute.

Tire following results are obiained'

material used average counts Per minute

no material | rcls

card (1 mnr thick) | tetO

Lead (1 mm thick)

source. Give a reason for each

state whether eaclr of the radiations is emittecl by the
answer.

(i) Alpha:

(i ii)
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chatrges wrih'linr=
(c) T;-re graph ShCV,IS howthe aciivii5i
oi airc'il-ier isoiope c'f teclrnetiuni

'i200

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duLl\/i()/
of
isctope
' onn
icourlts ouv
t

Lr!r
^-''

>31,L| tu/

r .il

isotope'
(i) Use the gi-aph to find the half-li{e of this
half-life = ...'.',

is it rmportant
rnjecied into a human body. \A/hy
(ii) Medicine Containing this isoiope.is
thai the isotope has a short half-life?

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iiii) TIre isoiope ernits gamma i-ays only'

Whatpropertyofgammaraysmal(estheisoiopesuitableforthismedicaluse?