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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS X EXAMINATION 2009

Physics Paper III Practical (A)

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 10

INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Check your name and school information. Sign that it is correct.

I agree that this is my name and school.

Candidate's signature

2. RUBRIC. There are THREE Stages. All stages have various tasks. Perform ALL the tasks.
3. You must demonstrate the skills in front of the examiner when required.
4. Respond in EITHER Urdu OR English but NOT both.
5. Complete your answer in the allocated space only. DO NOT write outside the box.
6. Use ONLY black pen or pencil. DO NOT use coloured pencils.
7. DO NOT use staples, paper clips, glue, correcting fluid or ink erasers.
8. The marks for the tasks are shown in brackets ( ).
9. You may use a simple calculator if you wish.

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Practical A

Objective: To study the effect of the change in the length of a simple pendulum on its time period
and hence find 'g' by calculation.
XÙ x¥ 'g' gzZ ** Z Æ ~p~ ðM Å k Q 6,(time period) M z ~gzŠ Æ ÝzH {Š ‚ q
™·_ » W, -Z :Ñ

STAGE I (Total 2 Marks)

Task 1
Collect the apparatus and other materials required to meet the objective and list them.
/ŸÀÉx **
X õG Æ yZ gzZ Ù ¦ âZvŠ gzZ ]Ñ M /£a Æ ä™ Ýq Ñ/£Ð "Š kZ
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STAGE II (Total 4 Marks)

Task 2 (1 Mark)
Write down the formula for calculating the value of 'g'.
XÙ k
,’Ññg à » äÎ (» gŠ Å 'g'
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Task 3 (3 Marks)
Observations ]Z@x

No. Radius of Length of Length of Time for 20 Time period

of bob thread pendulum vibrations T=t/20
Obs. »á Í Å ÐJŠ ðM Å ÝzH t (sec) (sec)
]Z@x kZŠg ðM (l+r) Üz »Vz6 20
‰ +c ì*
i N

(cm) Ì l (cm) Ì cm Ì t (C) ( ²)
1

STAGE III (Total 2 Marks)

Task 4 (1 Mark)
Calculation ¿! ˆ
Calculate the value of 'g' from the above observations.
X  Î (» 7 Å 'g' Ð ]Z@x Ñ!*zgq
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Task 5 (1 Mark)

Result ³
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( x !Z ) END OF PAPER
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