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OO —————————=—_——-SS——_ ttttsti‘i‘_O CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION man FILL IN ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS. esrcove [o[1]2[3[s]o [2[°] SUBJECT PHYSICS ~ Paper 02 PROFICIENCY GENERAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CLLLITLII 1 SCHOOL/CENTRE NUMBER, — LETT TT SIGNATURE Be Scanned with CamScanner 4 a : 3 iA %. Figure 1 shows the setup for an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of 300 g of # 3 liquid using an electrical heater. The heater has a power rating of 105 W. & 3 fen ; $ Polystyrene-foam id § Polystyrene-foam up My Heating coll ‘and stirrer Figure 1. Experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a liquid GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MJICSEC 2023 = HOE Scanned with CamScanner r a 4 ‘Temperature and time data forthe liquid in the polystyrene-foam cup are shown in Table I. ‘TABLE 1; TEMPERATURE, 0, AND CORRESPONDING TIME, 1 ‘Temperature Time orc {seconds 253 0 _| 305 60 M9 120 412 180 464 240 —| sis 300 568 360 (@) Define the term ‘specific heat capacity’. () Assuming thatall ofthe electrical energy produced by the heaters transferred to the liquid, and that is the electrical power of the heater c is the time duration of the experiment ‘mis the mass of the liqui cis the specific heat capacity 40'is the increase in temperature of the liquid, deduce the formula which represents the heat energy transferred from the heater to the liquid. (1 mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, el Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MICSEC 2023 bs r ©) @ w= al Using the grid provided on page 7, plot a graph of temperature, 0, versus time, f (8 marks) Caleulate the gradient, G, ofthe graph. mM > Yu- 4, _ —~ ee — o = | O- OFT G Cg emmne GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 L Ha _| Scanned with CamScanner (DO .NOT WRITE IN THISAREA) (68 6 R 5 & s us is 18 bo ' 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 20 Igo 2k 200 sb6o0 Figure 2, Graph of Temperature, 0 versus time, ¢ { ¢$ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE AL wl Scanned with CamScanner me @> c CA 4 ©) @_ Given that G= P/ne, calculate the specific heat capacity, ¢, of the liquid. Express your answer in S.1, units, to one significant figure. lo oO: — -ev ww (ii) Table 2 shows the specific heat capacities for three commonly used liquids. 637 6 (200) = ye Vs -\ co ads” ve (6 marks) ‘TABLE 2: LIQUID AND CORRESPONDING SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITIES Liquid Specific Heat Capacity (I/kg/ °C) Cooking oil 1700 Milk 3900 Paraffin 2100 Using the answer calculated in (e) (D and the information in Table 2, state the liquid that was most likely used in the experiment. Liquid 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 L. MLK (ag (i mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, _l Scanned with CamScanner ~ Pe 71 (© State ONE precaution that the class should take in performing this experiment. Loti a (mark) Total 25 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 L _ Scanned with CamScanner 4 ‘as an alternative energy source. TT -10- 2. Figure 3 shows a wind turbine used in some Caribbean countries Figure 3. Diagram of a wind turbine (a) Describe how a wind turbine produces electrical energy. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 Scanned with CamScanner ~ -n 7 (®) State TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of using wind turbines in some Caribbean countries. Advantages te ND ee DE emenet yh oTan crrnina M-f val MO dae AA. OM. BI.) a (4 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. oxsmmaaucsecan L ‘apa a Scanned with CamScanner Cr on. 7 ar area swept out by the turbine blades 1¢ is 2500 J, calculate (©) Ifthe mass of the air that passes through the cit ‘every second is 8.5 kg and its kinetic energy during (i) the speed of the air Ey. ~ “tammy 25003 xe a Vv bs ky © >: | $F. 2UuUN oe Vz ay. usmy! G marks) (i) the input power of the air ei £ _— & 2 < Svoy J s = -\ (@ marks) fay LS ¢ Ww GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | (01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 Scanned with CamScanner ~ “a. =] Gil) the efficiency of the wind turbine, given thatthe output power of the generator is 1350 W. Curr woh —— ~ Ane _—" = 1 s0W (3 marks) —— x ‘Total 15 marks Woow co ‘ swt GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 Lge | Scanned with CamScanner e [~ M4- 71 (@)__ State TWO properties of electromagnetic waves. Figure 4. Diagram of a cup and string telephone (Describe how the cup and string telephone works. GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE il Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MSICSEC 2023 — 215 7 Gi) Calculate the wavelength of the sound produced by the cup and string telephone, given that the frequency of sound waves in air is 11 000 Hz and the speed jof sound in air is 330 m/s. ve Fh v / Fe Byars ~~ s W008 Moe O- byw a (3 marks) Le 003m § % z : 5 x 5 a 3 = = 5 = 3 8 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 L Scanned with CamScanner r se q ‘empty container. An observer is unable to see vy ° Figure 5. A coin in an empty container (Describe how the observer ean see the coin when the container is filled with water. Spee d..Gan.d...Ae NO? seh AB EM Qn UME rks) (ii) ‘The refractive index of water is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in air to the speed of light in water, Calculate the speed of light in water, given that the speed of light in air is 3 x 10" m/s and the refractive index of water is 1.3. ne Ve 1 — Ve st n Virl3elo ms ¢ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE a Scanned with CamScanner rks) (01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 cr an 7 Gi) Coleulate the critical angle of water, smc Vis Sin Gr 0°77 Q marks) ‘Total 15 marks Ct sic toss C= S045" GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MI/CSEC 2023 E ~ a. 4 SECTION B Answer ALL questions, 4) @_Drawa labelled diagram ofthe structure of thermocouple thermometer me Ba ye cold (wey Lar Tyas @G marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 2] Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MI/CSEC 2023 L r i 4 (ii) The thermocouple thermometer is used to measure the temperature of the blve part of the flame of a small candle, State THREE reasons why # thermocoup! thermometer is suitable for this application. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE =] Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MJ/CSEC 2023 lis cong ~ 20. =| (b) Figure 6 shows a fixed mass of gas which is trapped in a cylinder by a piston. ‘The gas is at atmospheric pressu ‘The volume of the trapped gas is ind the initial temperatu electrical heater is used to increase the vi ‘temperature of the trapped gas toa final temperat Heater Figure 6. Diagram of fixed mass of gas trapped in a cylinder by a piston Use the kinetic theory to explain how the gas exerts pressure on the piston. “psick Aas... FG pi. Atay ah GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Scanned with CamScanner 01238020/MS/CSEC 2023 L T- “Al: 7] (ii) Calculate the final volume of the gas, given that the final pressure is 1.8 « 10° Pa wve 29°C = 300 Ie = 100¥ 0, vy CoV — a 5 ‘ Te s Ixy PLY 4 :) ( * X10 “ Leno ts | = ovr 300 4 M1 vo ; (6 marks) ce 5. *K10O (v] ‘Total 1S marks oo 4 gu XxLdD = Vz GO ON TO THE NEX'T PAGE, 01238020/MI/CSEC 2023 Ls mga Scanned with CamScanner T “2. ~] (a) (i) State the name of the logic gate represented by the symbol shown in Figure 7. Figure 7. Logie gate (mark) Gi) State the name of the logic gate using the truth table shown in the table below. — Input | Output 0 ! 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