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PHYSICS 0625/62
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical October/November 2022

1 hour

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 A student investigates temperature changes when mixing hot and cold water.

Fig. 1.1 shows the set-up.

thermometer

beaker bench

Fig. 1.1

(a) The thermometer in Fig. 1.2 shows room temperature θR at the beginning of the experiment.
Record θR.

–10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 °C

Fig. 1.2

θR = .................................................... °C [1]

(b) The student records the temperature θC of a supply of cold water.

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θC = .......................................................... °C

She records the temperature θH of a supply of hot water.

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θH = .......................................................... °C

She immediately pours 100 cm3 of the hot water into a beaker containing 100 cm3 of the cold
water. She records the highest temperature θM of the mixture.
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θM = .......................................................... °C

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(i) Suggest two precautions that you would take to obtain an accurate value for the highest
temperature θM of the mixture.

1. .......................................................................................................................................

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2. .......................................................................................................................................

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[2]

(ii) Calculate the decrease in temperature Δθ1 of the hot water using the equation
Δθ1 = (θH – θM). Include the unit.

Δθ1 = ...............................................................

Calculate the increase in temperature Δθ2 of the cold water using the equation
Δθ2 = (θM – θC). Include the unit.

Δθ2 = ...............................................................
[2]

(c) Calculate the average θA of the temperatures θH and θC. Show your working. Include the unit.

θA = ......................................................... [2]

(d) State whether θA and θM can be considered to be equal within the limits of experimental
accuracy. Justify your answer by reference to the results.

statement ..................................................................................................................................

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justification ................................................................................................................................

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[2]

(e) State two requirements when reading the volume of water in a measuring cylinder to obtain
an accurate result.

1. ...............................................................................................................................................

2. ...............................................................................................................................................
[2]

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2 A student investigates the position of the image in a plane mirror.

Fig. 2.1 shows the ray-trace sheet.

ray-trace sheet

M R
P3

P4

eye

Fig. 2.1

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(a) Line MR shows the position of the plane mirror. Draw a normal to this line that passes through
its centre. Label the normal NL. Label the point at which NL crosses MR with the letter B.
[1]

(b) Draw a line 7.0 cm long from B at an angle of incidence α = 30° to the normal below MR and
to the left of the normal. Label the end of this line A. [1]

(c) • The student places the reflecting face of the mirror vertically on the line MR.

• He places two pins, P1 and P2, on line AB at a suitable distance apart for this type of
ray-trace experiment.

(i) Suggest a suitable distance apart for pins P1 and P2 for this type of ray-trace experiment.

distance = ......................................................... [1]

(ii) State the reason for your suggested distance.

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(d) • The student views the images of pins P1 and P2 from the direction indicated by the eye in
Fig. 2.1.

• He places two pins, P3 and P4, so that pins P3 and P4 and the images of P2 and P1 all
appear exactly one behind the other. The positions of P3 and P4 are marked on Fig. 2.1.

Draw a line through the positions of P3 and P4. Continue the line until it meets MR.

(i) Measure, and record in Table 2.1, the acute angle β between the line through the
positions of P3 and P4 and the line MR. [1]

(ii) Add units to the column headings in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1

α/ β/ (α + β) /

30

45 46

[1]

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(e) The student places the reflecting face of the mirror vertically on the line MR with the centre of
the mirror at B.

He repeats the procedure using an angle of incidence α = 45°. The values of α and β are
recorded in Table 2.1.

Calculate, and record in Table 2.1, the values of (α + β ). [1]

(f) Suggest a relationship, if any, between the two values of (α + β ) in Table 2.1.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(g) In order to investigate further a possible relationship between values of (α + β ), more values
are required.

Suggest values of the angle of incidence α that the student could use.

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............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(h) The student does this experiment with care.

Suggest a practical reason why the results may not be exactly those that the theory of
reflection predicts.

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............................................................................................................................................. [1]

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3 A student investigates the balancing of a metre rule.

Fig. 3.1 shows the set-up.

90.0 cm metre rule

S

0 100

bench
pivot

Fig. 3.1

(a) The student places the metre rule on the pivot so that the metre rule is as near as possible to
being balanced. Fig. 3.2 shows the position of the pivot.

48 49 50 51 52

metre rule viewed top of pivot

from above

0 100

Fig. 3.2

Record the scale reading S on the metre rule at the point where the rule balances on the
pivot.

S = ................................................... cm [1]

(b) The metre rule is 4 mm thick. The pivot is under the metre rule. The scale is on the top of the
metre rule. Suggest how you would obtain an accurate value of the scale reading S.

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(c) • The student places an object Q with its centre on the metre rule at the 90.0 cm mark. The
position of Q is not changed during the experiment.

• He places a load P of weight P = 1.0 N on the metre rule.

• He adjusts the position of load P so that the metre rule is as near as possible to being
balanced with the pivot directly below the scale reading S.

• He records, in Table 3.1, the distance a from the centre of load P to the centre of load Q.

• He repeats the procedure using loads of weight P = 2.0 N, 3.0 N, 4.0 N and 5.0 N.

• He records all the values of a in Table 3.1.

1
Complete the column headings in Table 3.1 by inserting the unit in the column.
P
Table 3.1

P/N a / cm
1
P /
1.0 80.0 1.00

2.0 59.5 0.50

3.0 54.5 0.33

4.0 50.4 0.25

5.0 47.8 0.20

[1]
1
(d) Plot a graph of a / cm (y-axis) against (x-axis). Start the y-axis at a / cm = 30.
P

[4]
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(e) Determine the gradient G of the graph. Show clearly on the graph how you obtained the
necessary information.

G = ......................................................... [3]

(f) The gradient G is numerically equal to the distance d between the pivot and the centre of load
Q. Record the value of d to a suitable number of significant figures for this experiment.

d = ................................................... cm [1]

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4 A student investigates the effect on the resistance of a wire when the tension in the wire is
increased. The apparatus is shown in Fig. 4.1. The tension in the wire is increased by adding
loads to the hook attached to the wire. The student measures the current I in the wire and the
potential difference (p.d.) V across the wire. She determines the resistance R of the wire using the
V
equation R = .
I
The student takes all the necessary safety precautions. You are not required to write about safety
precautions.

The following apparatus is available:

• resistance wire

• power source, connecting wires and crocodile clips

• ammeter

• voltmeter

• selection of loads and a hanger.

A
resistance wire
crocodile clip
pulley
clamp
hook
bench
load hanger

floor load

Fig. 4.1

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Plan an experiment to investigate the effect on the resistance of a wire when the tension in the
wire is increased.

You should:

• complete the circuit diagram in Fig. 4.1 to show a voltmeter connected to measure the
potential difference across the resistance wire

• explain briefly how you would carry out the investigation

• state the key variables that you would keep constant

• draw a table, or tables, with column headings, to show how you would display your readings
(you are not required to enter any readings in the table)

• explain how you would use your readings to reach a conclusion.

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