PHYSICS PAPER 2 (5054/2) 2022 SOLUTIONS

SECTION A [50 MARKS]

1. (a) (i) Zero error is the difference between the correct reading and the reading obtained from
a faulty instrument. [1]
(ii) 1.53mm +0.02mm = 1.55mm [1]
(b) ( )

[1]
( ) ( ) [1]
[1]
Note: Answer may also be expressed in mm3 as
[Total: 5 marks]
2. (a) (i) UP; Constant acceleration. [1]
(ii) QR; Non-constant/Increasing acceleration [1]
(b) 40m/s. [1]
(c) (i) [1]
[1]
(ii) [1]
[1]
[Total: 7 marks]
3. (a) Device in which force acting at one point is used to overcome another force acting at a
different point. [1]
(b) (i) [1]
[1]
(ii) ,
[1]
[1]
(iii)
[1]
[1]
(c) Due to friction/due to the mass of the moving parts. [1]
[Total: 7 marks]
4. (a) (i) by conduction/vibration of the particles. [1]
(ii) by convection/setting up a convection current. [1]
(iii) Due to the good thermal conductivity of metals. [1]

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 (iv) Can withstand high temperatures/its melting point is higher than the boiling point of
water. [1]
(b) , [1]
[1]
[1]
[Total: 7 marks]
5. (a) Number of compressions and rarefactions produced per second. [1]
(b) (i) by increasing the number of vibrations for the source/increased number of
compressions and rarefactions. [1]
(ii) [1]
[1]
(c) – Correct diagram showing incident circular waves and reflected circular waves. [1]
– Correct labeling. [1]

[Total: 6 marks]
6. (a) Dispersion. [1]
(b) (i) – Correct incident ray and correct reflected ray with the normal included. [2]
– Correctly labeled angle of incidence and angle of reflection. [1]

(ii) The rays of light move from the glass prism to the mirror and get reflected from the
mirror into the observer’s eye. [2]
[Total: 6 marks]

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7. (a) (i) – At least two field lines above the solenoid and at least two field lines below the
solenoid. [1]
– Correct field direction. [1]
(ii) Correct polarity. [1]

(b) (i) Field becomes stronger. [1]

(ii) Field becomes stronger. [1]
[Total: 5 marks]
8. (a) (i) Correct diagram showing negative charges on the left side of the conductor and
positive on the right side of the conductor. [1]
(ii) The positively charged sphere attracts negative charges and repels positive charges,
causing charge separation in the conductor. [1]
(b) (i) – Correct diagram showing primary and secondary circuits. [1]
– Number of coils/turns in primary coil greater than number of coils/turns in secondary
coil. [1]
– Correct labeling. [1]

(ii) ; [1]
turns [1]
[Total: 7 marks]
SECTION B [30 MARKS]

9. Note: This question mistakenly indicated the density of water as 100kg/m 3. The standard
density of water is 1000kg/m3. Expected answers are different when each of the two values is
used the parts of the question. The standard value of 1000kg/m3 will be used.
(a) A body wholly or partially immersed in a fluid experiences an Upthrust which is equal to
the weight of the displaced fluid. [1]

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(b) (i) [1]
[1]
(ii) [1]
[1]
(c) (i) [1]
(ii) [1]
(d) We first determine the density of the cylinder;

[2]
The cylinder will float because its density is less than the density of water. [1]
[Total: 10 marks]
10. (a) Television, [1]
Water heater, [1]
(b) Television. [1]
(c) Final reading = 1867.5KWh + 4.0 + 0.2 + 3.6 + 1.5 = 1876.8KWh [2]
(d) Cost = Energy used x unit cost [2]
(e) (i) To protect the user of an electrical appliance from electric shock in case the live wire
becomes naked and touches the metal part of the appliance. [1]
(ii) The water heater needs a large current while the lights need a small current to
operate and this small current cannot shock the user. [1]
(f) To protect an electrical appliance in case the current exceeds the operating current of the
appliance. [1]
[Total: 10 marks]
11. (a) (i) In the dark, the resistance of the LDR increases and this causes the base current of the
transistor to increase. Current is then able to flow from the collector to the emitter
and the lamp lights. [2]
(ii) [2]
(iii) In automatic street lights. [1]
(b) (i)
A B C D Q
0 0 1 1 0
0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 1
1 1 0 0 1
1 mark per correct row. [4]
(ii) In security systems/ Traffic lights/Telephone exchange systems. [1]
[Total: 10 marks]
12. (a) Atoms of the same element with same atomic number but different mass numbers. [1]
(b) (i) Gamma radiation has strong penetrating power while beta radiation has moderate
penetrating power. [1]

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 (ii) Gamma radiation. [1]
(iii) (No change) [1]
(c) (i) Marks to be awarded for;
 Correctly labeled axes and reasonable scale. [1]
 Correctly plotted points and clearly shown. [2]
 Smooth curve. [1]
4000

3500

3000

2500
Count Rate
2000
(counts/min)
1500

1000

500

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (years)

(ii) – Broken line showing how t1/2 is obtained. [1]

– t1/2 = 5.5 years (approx) [1]
[Total: 10 marks]