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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION
PHYSICS

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

l. This paper consists of two sections: A and B.

) Section A consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attempt ALL questions in

this section.

3 Section B consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attemptALL questions in

this section.

4. All answers MUST be written in this answer booklet.

5 Do NOT write in the margins.

6 All working MUST be clearly shown.

7 You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator, but you should note that the use
of an inappropriate number of figures in answers will be penalized.

8 Mathematical tables are provided.

9 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.

10. If you 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 TURTI THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION A
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AnswerALL questions.
You MUST write your answers in this answer booklet.

1. A student carried out an experiment to investigate the temperature rise of 250 g of a liquid when
heated by an electrical immersion heater. The results of the experiment are recorded in Table l.

TABLE 1

Electrical Energy, E Temperature Rise of

(kJ) \ilater, AT (K)

0.0 0.0

3.7 3.0

7.O 6.0

10.5 9.0

14.5 12.0

18.0 r 5.0

(a) On the grid provided on page 5, plot the graph of electrical energy, E, against temperature
rise, AT. (8 marks)

(b) Using your graph, calculate the slope, S, of the graph.

(5 marks)

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(d) Use the value of the slope S, calculated in I (b) on page 4, to determine the specific heat
capacity of the liquid in the units Jg-r k r. Assume there is negligible heat transferred to
or from the container holding the liquid.

(4 marks)

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(e) The initial temperature of the water was l0 "C below room temperature and the final
temperature was l0 "C above room temperature.

(i) How does this procedure help in minimizing error in the experiment?

(2 marks)

(ii) State ONE other useful precaution that the student should have taken

(1 mark)

(f) Given that the power supplied to the immersion heater was kept constant at 40 W, calculate
the time taken for 18.0 kJ of energy to be supplied.

(4 marks)

Total25 marks

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2. (a) Figure I
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shows a cross section of a zinc--carbon cell.

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Label the parts of the cell indicated in Figure l. (2 marks)

(b) The zinc--carbon cell is a primary cell. The lead-acid cell is a secondary cetl. State THREE
differences between these cells.

(3 marks)

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A solar module (power source) is used to charge a l2Y battery. During one phase of the
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charging, a constant current of I A is supplied for four hours.

(i) Calculate the charge added to the battery in Coulombs.

(4 marks)

(ii) Calculate the energy, in kJ, added to the battery

(4 marks)

(ii i) Suggest, with a reason, a value for the voltage of the solar module during battery
charging.

(2 marks)

Total 15 marks

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3. (a) (i)
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Fill in the blanks in the following passage about the moments of forces.
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a body is in equilibrium the sum of the ........

about any ........... is equal to the

sum of the about

the same
(4 marks)

(ii) Apart from the 'seesaw', identify TWO situations in which a force will result in
a turning effect.

(2 marks)

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Figure 2 shows Kyle and Keion balanced on a seesaw. Kyle's weight is 500N and Keion's
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weight is 300 N. The seesaw is made of a uniform plank of weight 800 N which is 4 m
long, pivoted at its centre.

Kyle

Keion

Figure 2

(i) By taking moments about the pivot, calculate the distance, x, that Keion must sit
from the pivot to balance the plank if Kyle sits I m from one end of the plank.

(4 marks)

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balanced, calculate the reaction force at the pivot.

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(4 marks)

(iii) What is the moment of the reaction force about the pivot?

(1 mark)

Total 15 marks

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AnswerALL questions.

You MUST write your answers in this answer booklet.

4. (a) (i) State TWO examples of observations which provide evidence that light can be
refracted.

(2 marks)

(ii) Figure 3 shows a ray of light travelling from air to water.

Air

Water

Figure 3

Complete Figure 3 by adding the normal at the point of incidence, the refracted
ray, and indicating the angles of incidence and refraction. (3 marks)

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As the light raytravels from airto water, determine if the speed of the light ray
will increase or decrease. Give a reason for your response.

(2 marks)

(b) A glass prism, as shown in Figure 4, may be used to produce a spectrum

White light

Figure 4

(i) What is the name of the effect that is created?

(1 mark)

(ii) On Figure 4 above, trace the path of the white light into and out of the prism
indicating the red ray and the violet ray. (2 marks)

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An experiment was conducted to verify Snell's law of refraction by measuring the angle
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of incidence, l, and the angle of refraction, r, for a light ray entering a glass block. The
data was recorded as shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2

Angle of Angle of sln / sin rTsin r

srn ,
Incidence, i Refraction, r
30' 20" 0.s0 1.47

50" 31" 0.52

60" 35" 0.87 0.57

(i) Complete Table 2 by inserting the missing values. (2 marks)

(ii) Determine the angle of refraction if an incident angle of 70o was recorded for this
experiment. (Use the refractive index of glass as I .52.)

(3 marks)

Total 15 marks

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5. (a)
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State the name of EACH logic gate represented below.

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(i)
(1 mark)

(ii)
(l mark)

(iii)
(1 mark)

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(i) NOT Gate

TABLE 3

INPUT OUTPUT

0
(1 mark)

(ii) NOR Gate

TABLE 4

INPUT OUTPUT

0 0

0 I

I 0

I I
(2 marks)

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Figure 5 shows a basic home security system that provides protection for two windows
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and front and back doors. The use of OR gates facilitates the system with all inputs on
Low (0). If a disturbance occurs the input turns to High (l). The alarm will sound only if
a High (l) output is received.

0
Window 1

0 0
Window 2 0 OFF
0
Alarm
Front Door 0

Back Door
0

Figure 5

Figure 6 shows an intruder at Window 2 causing its input to change to High (l).

Window I 0
A

C
Window 2 t ON

Alarm
Front Door 0

Back Door
0

Figure 6

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Find the logic combination that causes the alarm to sound by determining the
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A:...
B:..
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(3 marks)

(ii) If a simultaneous disturbance is triggered at the back door and at Window 2, show
on Figure 7, the logic output at A, B and C.

Window I 0
A ..............

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Window 2 I

Alarm
Front Door 0

8...-....--....

Back Door
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(3 marks)

(d) State THREE ways in which advances in electronics, such as the introduction of logic
gates, have made a positive impact on society.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(3 marks)

Total 15 marks

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of Rutherford's experiment used to determine

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(i) State the names of the components labelled A, B and C.

A.
B

C
(3 marks)

(ii) Using your knowledge from Rutherford's experiment explain why it was critically
important for him to use the substance or element for the component labelled A.

(2 marks)

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TWO conclusions from Rutherford's experiment about the model ofthe atom
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--Si
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(b) The svmbol
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(i) Determine the number of neutrons found in ONE atom of silicon.

(1 mark)

(i i) Using the same standard notation, state a possibte isotope of "Si.

(1 mark)

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A radioactive element X undergoes a decay process which results in the formation of

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222o4 'Y +
X
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(i) State the type ofdecay process that occurred

(1 mark)

(ii) Determine the values of p and q.

(2 marks)

(iii) If element fthen undergoes a beta decay and forms an element Z,write the reaction
equation.

(2 marks)

(iv) How does radioactive decay affect a particle's mass?

(l mark)

Total 15 marks

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