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This ciocument consisls of 16 printed pages

c (st\4isw) 40490/3 UNi\/ERSITY o/ CAM B RIDGE
UCLES 2011 h,ternation al Examinarions
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A truck slorrss down unifonnly from a velocity of 30 mls to a valocity of 5m /s in '1

0 seconds. For
Examrner!
(a) Calculate the acceleration of the truck,

aocelaration: ....,....,...., ..............,,[2] ,

(b) On the axes belcw, sketch a r.,elocity-time graph to represent the motion of the truck
during the 10 seconds.
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Velocity
(m/s)

time/s
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2 Fig, ?'1 shol'us a sprirrg of origtnal length 5.0cm, stretchecj by a load

of 4.0N.The spring is
now 7,0cm in length. I Fcr
i Examtnels
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I1..USe

Fig.2.1

(a) Find the extension caused by a 1.0N load.

11

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Fig.2.Z (not to scale)

Calculate the value of the length /.

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L-
Fig. 3.1 shows a unifcrm liuorescent lamp of length 1.Cm and vreight 8,0N. For

The lamp is suspended from a ceiling using two strings, S', and Sr. EXAmlnefs
' Use

B.O N

tr;a
ll9' j,l
l

(a) Takirrg moments aboui Sr, calculate ihe tension in string $,.

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c'(
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tension = L')l

(b) Determine the tension in string Sr.

,{
1.,

tension:=
+ Fig. 4,'1 shov'rs a mercuri/ baronteter.
For
!.r'amrnerls

(a) What does part A, represent?

(b) Find the pressuie at point B.

(densityp of mercurV 13600kgim{ g
= = 1gm/s?)
 b

(c) Fig. 4.2 shows isobars over hvd small islands' Il- For
I Exannel S

N I Use

Chaba lsiand +
,l

.t
rt { t

l,---
(,

Fig.4.2

(i)

( ii)

t'i\
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(iii)WhatislikelyiobetheweatherpatternontheeastofClrabalsland?

(iv) A mercury baronreter is placed at point X'

What is the reaciing on the barometer?

(1 000 mb = 760 mm Hg)

reading =
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(a) (i) Define absolute ze ro.

For
lii' lr'r,ri.:{f ,- l-
....../ :.':=. . .il :. .., j..i:::,.''j..r.
.... . :.',j,,1* -.. ......... . :.,...
Examinels

' (ii) siate the varue of absoruie zero in degrees

cersius.
C
'-', ,1,' ,t z'-
..:.................:1...:....1..;..,1.................. ........,......:.., .....,.......1.11
(b) Fig' 5-1 shows a 0.40 kg iron bolt being cooled
b), immersing it in 8.0 kg of water at 25
The specifie heat capacity of iron is +so".rl1tg;c1 "C,
,no ilrai of water is a4200J/(kg.c).
rrq'lur Io .uuu / \n9
The initial temperature of ihe iron bolt is g00,c.

insulator

watet

.
Fig.5:1

Find the final temperature of the water.

finallemperature =

)cl F.q 2011

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Flg. 6.1 shows a pencil parily submerged in water. The tip of ihe pencil resis
at the botiom For

of tlre bovul. An obsertrer sees the tip of the pencil at point X The diagram is not
dravrn to Examinels

scale.

5cm

Fig. 6.1 (not to scale)

/tt
Two rays are shown emerging from the'sutJace. of the water aftet refractjon'
I

(i) the iwo rays from the tip of the pencil reach the surface of the water, l1l

(ii) the refracted rays form the image of the tip of the pencil at point X' t1j

(b) (i) What is the apparent depth of the iip of the pencil?
'

apParent dePth =

(ii) Calculate the refractive index of the vuater'

i{

refractive index =
(a) Define rnagnetic fiel.C.

Ilxanrrners
Fo.
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(b) Fig.7.1 shorvs a bar magnet of unknown poles iesied urith a bar magnet I

nnlcc of Knovv,n

magnet with magnet urith

known poles unknor,vn
nnloc

Fig'7't
When the N pole. is moved towards end
P, the magnet falls in the direction shown lh
Fig, 7.1 and lies as shown in rtg. /.z.betow.

.:

a P

tFin
tvt 7
t.an.

Drarry the magnetic field iines around the bar

magnet in Fig.7.2,
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otlrer with a positiveiy charged

Fig.8.1 shows twc metal sphe res, A and B, touchirrg each
For

is placeci on an insulaiing siand' l, IemrnerS

rod placed next to sphere A' Eaclr sphere Usc

insulating

Fig' 8'1
tDl
Show the charge distribution on each sphere in
Fig"B'1'
(a)
t {'(
Fig' 8'2'
(b) The spheres in Fig.8.1 afe separated as shown in

Fig. 8'2

Sphere B is touched with a finger' ti't

l\i r {

on sphere B'
State and explain what happens to the charge

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Fig. 9.1 shows an elaciric circuit,

For
Examlnei!
Use

Fig.9.1

V/hen switch S is closed, the amnreter reading.is 8,0A.

't'\ =ind

(a) the total resistance of the.circujt,

resistance =

(b) the curr'ent that flows through the 3.0O resistor,

ourrent =

(c) the electromotive force (e.m.f.) o{the batiery,

electromotive force =
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(a) State Lenz's Iavrt. It_

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rut
axarnrner s

(b) Fig. 10.1 shovrrs a magnet being pulled out of a coil vrhich is connected to a

oalvanometer.

S N
direction of
movement

galvanometer'
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(i)

(i i)

(ii i)

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Fig. 1'1.1 sholvs a transiormer connected io a

250V a.c. supply. l-he ti'ansfor"mer has j000
turns in the primary coil. For
Et:aniner's
L/se

250 V ( na)

Fig. 1 1.1

A 5.0f) resistor is connected to the secondai"y coir

and a current of 0,50A frows through the
resistor.

(a) Calcuiate

(i)
ti

the potential difference across the resistor,

potentialdifference
=

(ii) the number of iurns in the secondary coil,

number of turns = .,,.,,.,..,|2)

(b) Expiain the principie of operation of the transformer.

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Fig. 12.1 shows a normally closed reed svuitch opei'ated by a permanent magnet' It- For

The sv''rich is used to turn a buzzer on and otf, lLxrm/n-'Is

(b)

Fig' 12.1

Explain why

(a) the read srvitch opens when the door closes, .i'i
rl.'r..

(b) the buzzer rings when the door is opened.

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13 (a) Defirre radioactive decav

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t-
tct
jrlaminer's
Ltse

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(b) The radioactive nucleus of element X
cjecays to form the nucleus of eiement y
reieasing a beta.particre. compreie the by
equitio. tr rir* the mass number and the
atomic number of element y.

4..
zX--Y*rB
tll
(c) Fig' i3'l shottrs a racjioactive source thal
emits alpha, betaand gamma radiaiions.
The radiaiions enter a rnagneiic fietd lvhich
is ciirectei i.io ti u plane of the paper.
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+ + + +. +

+++++
. r_.li^^^,,Ve i
tl'
toulud.uU f: \ _
sample l-TL,) --i + + + +
lt ++++-.r .-..
+

++++
agneiic field

Fig. 13.1

on Fig' 13'i' draw and raberthe path foilowed by each radiation.

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