PHYSICS FOR THE IB DIPLOMA: COURSEBOOK

Markscheme
Section A
1 D
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 D
6 C
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 B
11 C
12 D
13 A
14 D
15 C
16 B
17 A
18 B
19 C
20 C
21 C
22 D
23 A
24 C
25 A

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Section B
1
a I s–1 ✓ [1]
II Chooses smallest value of h ✓ Accept BCA [2]
Δ(h) ___
____ = 1 × 100 % = 4 . 5% ✓
h 22
III Draw curve of best fit: ✓ Accept time in range [2]
75 s to 80 s
h / cm

60

50

40

30

20

10

t/ s
20 40 60 80 100 120

77.5 s ✓
IV ln 2 = 8 . 9 × 10 −3 s −1 ✓
____ Accept range [1]
77 . 5
8.7 × 10 −3 s −1 to
9.2 × 10 −3 s −1
b I Draws line of best fit and lines of min and max slope ✓ Final answer for k [4]
h/ cm consistent with max/
5.0 min slopes

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

t/ s
20 40 60 80 100 120

Best fit slope = 8 . 8 × 10 −3 s −1 ✓

Max/min slopes = − 9 . 2 × 10 −3 s −1/− 8 . 4 × 10 −3 s −1 ✓
k = (8 . 8 ± 0 . 4 ) × 10 −3 s −1 ✓
II This value uses all points, not just one ✓ [2]
And gives an estimate of the range of possible values through
the uncertainty ✓

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2
a I Convection ✓ Do not accept [1]
conduction
II Radiation is significant/dominant at large temperatures ✓ [1]
b I Δ( ​T​​  ​  )
4
ΔT ​​ ✓ [2]
​​ _____​ = 4 ​ ___
​T​​  ​
4
T
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​Δ( ​T​​  4​  ) = 4 × ​ _________ ​  × ​(2 . 14 × ​10​​  3​  )​​  4​ = 0 . 8 × ​10​​  12​  ​K​​  4​​ ✓
2 . 14 × ​10​​  ​
3

II P /W [1]
20

15

10

T 4 5 2.14 31012 K4
5 10 15 20 25 30

​ ∝ ​T​​  4​​implies a straight line of best fit through the origin, which is
P
not the case ✓
III Since the filament loses energy by convection the actual power due Accept any [1]
to radiation is less ✓ other reasonable
statement
IV It is more likely ✓ ECF from [2]
answer to b
Since the values for power will be less, shifting the graph closer to iii
the origin ✓

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