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PAPER 3 (KERTAS 3) 11414 /7/SpEPERIKSAANMIALAYSIA fee MALAYSIAMAJLISPEPERIKSAANMALA SUN LE EURAN ASd LAVLISPEPERIRSAAN jam setengah) {PERIKSANMALAYSIA MAILISPEPERIKAAN one and 2 half hours (Satu jam setenga eA NALALATSIA MMAJLISPEPERIKSAANMALAYSIAMAILISTEPERIRSAANMALAYSIAMAJLISPEPERIASAANMALAYDIA MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL) SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE) Instructions to candidates: DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Answer all questions in Section A. Answer all questions in Section B. Answer two questions only in Section C. All working should be shown. For numerical answers, units should be quoted wherever appropriate. Answers may be written either in English or Malay. Arahan kepada calon: JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA ANDA DIBENARKAN BERBUAT DEMIKIAN. Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian A. Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian B. Jawab dua soalan sahaja dalam Bahagian C. Semua kerja hendakiah ditunjukkan. Bagi jawapan berangka, unit hendaklah dinyatakan di ‘mana-mana yang sestii. Jawapan boleh ditulis dalam bahasa Inggeris atau bahasa Melayu. is Peperiksaan Malaysia 2016 STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 [Turn over (Lihat sebelah) *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over, CONFIDENTIAL* (*Kertas soalan ini SULIT sehingga peperiksaan kertas ini tamat.) (SULIT*)CONFIDENTIAL* Section A [15 marks] Answer all questions in this section. 1 An oscillating spring-mass system is underdamped. Which graph shows the variation of the displacement, s, with time, t, for the motion? Ad Boa 5 s 0 iS a ~ 7 2 ine 2 A pendulum with a natural frequency, fj, is driven by a periodic driving force of frequency, JA. Which combination is true when resonance occurs? Amplitude Frequency Maximum Minimum Maximum cow Minimum 3 A progressive wave on a string is represented by the equation y'= 0.25 sin (5007 15x), where x and y are in metres and f is in seconds. What is the speed of a particle of the string at x= 0.10 m when 1 = 4.0 s? A 33mst B S4mst Cc 10ms* D 120ms! 4 Two similar progressive waves travelling in the opposite directions with wavelengths of 1.0 m, frequencies of 5.0 Hz and amplitudes of 0.20 m respectively. At time 1 = 0, the displacement at x is zero. What is the expression of a resultant wave when the two progressive waves ‘superposed? A. 0.2 cos 2nx sin 1Oat B_ 0.2 cos 10nx sin 2at C 0.4 cos 2ax sin 102r D 0.4 cos 10ax sin 2a STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 28CONFIDENTIAL* 5 Which statement is true about electromagnetic and sound waves? A. The electromagnetic wave can be polarised but the sound wave cannot be polarised. B_ The sound wave shows Doppler effect but the electromagnetic wave does not. C Both waves propagate energy through vibrations of particles. D_Both waves require a medium for propagation, 6 The intensity level of a sound at a distance of $0 em from a point source is 65 dB, What is the power of the sound produced by the source? [The threshold intensity of hearing is 1.0 x 10" W m2] A 10x 10°W B 25x 10¢W Cc 32xl0ew D 99x 10°W 7 A person who has a long-sighted vision can only see clearly when objects are at a distance of 90.0 cm and beyond. For a normal vision, objects can be seen clearly at a distance as near as 25.0 em. What is the focal length of the corrective lens that enables the person to have a normal vision? A -34.6em B -19.6 em C +196 cm D +346 em 8 An object is placed at a distance, x, in front of a thin plano-convex lens so that the image is formed at an equal distance, x, behind the lens is shown in the diagram below. Object Image = 1 Ss x If the refractive index of the lens is 1.5 and the radius of curvature of the curved surface is 20 cm, what is the value of x? A 10cm B 20cm C 40cm D 80cm 9 A beam of non-polarised light passes through two polarisers. The angle between the polarising axes of the polarisers is 30°. What is the percentage of the intensity of the non-polarised incident beam which is absorbed by the two polarisers when the light passes through the two polarisers? A 25% B 38% Cc 63% D 75% 10 A flashlight emits a beam of light with a power of 3.0 W and an average wavelength of 550 nm. How many photons are freed by the flashlight per second? A 28x 1010 st B 83x 10! C 15x 10% st D 25x 10st STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 229CONFIDENTIAL* 11 The aerial view of a single slit diffraction experiment set up using laser light of a certain wavelength is shown in the diagram below. Screen Laser Contral bright fringe The width of the central bright fringe will be smaller if ‘A the wavelength is longer and the slit is wider B_ the wavelength is shorter and the slit is wider C_ the wavelength is longer and the slit is narrower D_ the wavelength is shorter and the slit is narrower 12. The total energy of electrons in the n' orbit in @ hydrogen atom is given by E, Beh where m and e are the mass and the charge of an electron respectively. What is the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in the n® orbit? a 28den p Sather? 7 eden rn BacrhPo me? me’ me’ me’ 13 The characteristic lines in the X-ray spectrum is produced when A. an electron at the highest energy level is captured into the nucleus B_ an electron in the target atom makes a transition to the innermost orbit C the incident electron undergoes deceleration and radiates all its energy as a photon ‘D_ the incident electron successfully knocks out an electron from the outermost orbit of the target atom 14 What is the mass defect of '2C nucleus? [Mass of 2 atom = 12.0000 u, mass of | H atom = 1.0078 u, mass of neutron = 1.0087 u] A 0.0108 u B 0.0936 u C 0.0990u D 0.1044 u 15 The function of the control rod in a nuclear fission reactor is to A absorb the excess neutrons so that a controlled chain reaction can occur B_ produce neutrons so that a chain reaction can occur C_ slow down the neutrons produced in the reaction D accelerate the neutrons produced in the reaction STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. 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Arahan kepada calon: Koyakkan helaian jawapan anda bagi Bahagian B, dan ikatkannya bersama-sama dengan helaian Jjawapan anda bagi Bahagian C. For examiner's use (Untuk kegunaan pemeriksa) Section B (Bahagian B) 16 Total Gumleh) STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 [Turn over (Lihat sebelah) *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* (*Kertas soalan ini SULIT sehingga peperiksaan kertas ini tamat.) (SULIT*)CONFIDENTIAL* Section B [15 marks] Answer all questions in this section. Write the answers in the spaces provided. 16 A block on a smooth table is attached to two stretched identical springs which are fixed to the walls are shown in the diagram below, Spring lock Spring Wall Wall Smooth table The mass of the block is 1.5 kg, The initial extension of each spring is $.0 em. The effective force constant for the combined springs is 25 N m!. The block is then displaced 4.0 em to the left and released to perform a simple harmonic motion. Calculate (a) the period of the simple harmonic motion, [2 marks] (®) the maximum velocity of the block, [3 marks] (©) the potential energy of the system when the block is 2.0 em from the mid point. [3 marks] STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 “This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 232,CONFIDENTIAL* 17 A rectangular object abed which is placed in front of a concave mirror is shown in the diagram below. The dimensions of the objects are 5 units x 3 units and F is the focal point of the concave mirror. (@) Draw a ray diagram to locate the positions a’b’c'd’ of the image which correspond to points abed of the object on the diagram. [2 marks] (6) State the characteristics of the image. [2 marks] . Fo of 2f22 of the image (6) Estimate the ratio of Te the object [3 marks] STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 233CONFIDENTIAL* Section C [30 marks] Answer two questions only in this section. You may answer all the questions but only the first two answers will be marked. 18 (a) State two necessary conditions for the formation of standing waves. [2 marks] (6) A standing wave on a stretched string is represented by y = 3.0 cos (0.10zx) sin (8521), where y and x are in centimetres, and ¢ is in seconds. (Determine the distance between two consecutive nodes. [3 marks] (ii) Calculate the velocity of the waves which formed the standing wave. [3 marks] (©) A long tube which has a tap fitted to it, and filled with water is shown in the diagram below. —C__ Tning fork A tuning fork, of frequency 512 Hz, is sounded above the tube as the water flows out slowly through the tap. The first loud sound is heard when the length of the air column is 15.7 cm. As the water continues to flow out, a second loud sound is heard when the length of the air column is 48.1 cm. (i) Sketch the stationary waves in the tube when the loud sounds are heard, [2 marks] (ii) What is meant by an end-correction? [1 mark] (iii) Determine the velocity of sound and the end-correction for the tube, [4 marks] STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 “This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 234CONFIDENTIAL* 19 (a) (i) Describe, with the aid of a diagram, the formation of Young's two-slit interference fringes. [3 marks] Gi) Derive a formula for the fringe separation, x, for a monochromatic light of wavelength, 2, if the separation of the slits is a and the distance between the slits and the screen is D. Assume that D >> a. [4 marks] (iii) When the monochromatic light of wavelengths, 2,, and 22, (A) > 2:) are used in Young’s two-slit experiment, the second bright fringe for 4 overlaps with the third bright fringe for 23. Determine the ratio of 4, to 2. [2 marks] (6) (A monochromatic light of wavelength, 2, is incident normally onto a transparent thin film in air. The refractive index and the thickness of the film are 1 and t respectively. Deduce the condition for destructive interference for the reflected light. [3 marks] Gi) Explain the function of the thin film in a non reflecting lens. [3 marks] 20 (a) Radioactivity is a random and spontaneous disintegration of unstable nuclei. What is meant by random and spontaneous in the statement above? [2 marks] (6) An alpha decay of Uranium-238 is represented by “SU + “Th + 3He. The nucleus of the uranium which is initially at rest emits an alpha particle and produces a daughter nucleus *4;Th recoils. Calculate the (i) energy released in the decay, [3 marks] Gii)_velocity of the alpha particle emitied in the decay. [3 marks] [Mass of *3U is 238.050786 u, mass of “33h is 234.043583 u, mass of 3He is 4.002603 u.] (c) Carbon-14 can be used for determining the age of an artefact. Assuming, a piece of ‘wood has been recovered from an excavation, and 8.50 g of carbon is prepared. The ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 is 1.25 x 10"!. The activity of the sample is found to be 42 per minute. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5760 years. Calculate the (i) number of carbon-14 atoms originally present in the sample, [2 marks] (ii) number of carbon-14 atoms in the sample, [B marks] (iii) age of the wood. [2 marks} [Given that 1 year is 3.154 x 107 s.] STPM 2016 - 960/3/P3 *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL* 235