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PHY PP1 Cycle Three

This document provides instructions for a Physics exam for Form 3 students in Kenya. It includes the date and time allotted for the exam, as well as instructions that students are to write their name, admission number, and answer all questions. The exam consists of two sections worth a total of 80 marks. Section A is worth 25 marks and covers topics like micrometer measurements, density calculations, states of matter, pressure, and forces. Section B is worth 55 marks and includes questions on motion, heat, and molecular diameter experiments.

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PHY PP1 Cycle Three

This document provides instructions for a Physics exam for Form 3 students in Kenya. It includes the date and time allotted for the exam, as well as instructions that students are to write their name, admission number, and answer all questions. The exam consists of two sections worth a total of 80 marks. Section A is worth 25 marks and covers topics like micrometer measurements, density calculations, states of matter, pressure, and forces. Section B is worth 55 marks and includes questions on motion, heat, and molecular diameter experiments.

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NAME:………………………………………………………ADM NO.

…………CLASS…………

PHYSICS THEORY Date:………………………


232/1
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2023
TIME: 2 HOURS

LAINNAKU I FORM III JOINT EVALUATION EXAM 2023

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

232/1
PHYSICS
Paper 1
2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
 Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided.
 Mathematical tables and silent non-programmable calculators may be used.
 This paper consists of section A and section B.
 Attempt all the questions in section A and B in the spaces provided.
 ALL working MUST be clearly shown.
 Candidates should answer the questions in English.
 This paper consist of 11 printed pages
 Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are
printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

For Examiner’s Use Only


SECTION QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE

A 1 – 13 25

14 11

15 13

B 16 11

17 10

18 10

TOTAL 80

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SECTION A (25 MARKS)

1. Draw a micrometer screw gauge scale showing a reading of 12.60 mm, if it has a pitch
of 0.5mm. (2mks)

2. The micrometer screw gauge above was used to measure the diameter of a marble of
mass 2g. Determine the density of the material of the marble. (3mks)

3. Explain why it is not advisable to store cold water using a glass bottle in a freezer.
(2mks)

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4. Distinguish between liquids and gases in terms of intermolecular forces. (1mk)

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5. A candle is lit and placed on a level bench. State the changes in the stability on the
candle as it continues to burn. (1mk)
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6. The figure 1 shows air flowing through a pipe of non-uniform cross sectional area.
Two tubes A and B are dipped into the liquid as shown.

Air

A B

Liquid Liquid

(a) Indicate the level of the liquid in tubes A and B (1mk)

(b) Explain your answer in part (a) above, regarding tube B (1mk)

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7. A motor cyclist wears a helmet with a sponge on the inner side. Explain how this
minimizes injuries to the motorists head when involved in an accident. (2mks)
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8. The air pressure at the base of a mountain is 70cmHg while at the top of the
mountain is 55cmHg. Given that the average density of air is 1.20kg/m 3 and the
density of mercury is 13600kg/m3. Determine the height of the mountain. (3mks)

9. Figure 2 shows a uniform beam held at equilibrium.


2N
20cm 50cm 20cm 100cm

3N

Determine the weight of the beam. (3mks)

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10. State how the sensitivity of a clinical thermometer is improved. (1mk)
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11. Sketch a graph of volume of a fixed mass of a gas against pressure on the axes below.
(1mk)

Volume , V

Pressure P

12. The springs shown in the arrangement in figure 3 below are identical.

180N
90N

Given that the 180N weight causes a total extension of 30cm, determine the spring constant
of each spring. (The weight of each spring is negligible) (3mks)

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13. Define the Up-thrust force (1mk)

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SECTION B (55 MARKS)

14. The figure 4 below shows the motion of a trolley on ticker timer. The ticker has a
frequency of 50Hz.

a) i) Calculate the initial velocity between A and B. (3mks)

ii) Calculate the final velocity between C and D. (2mks)

iii) Calculate the acceleration of the trolley during the motion. (3mks)

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b) A gun is fired vertically upwards at a velocity of 50m/s. Calculate the time taken by the
bullet to reach the maximum height (3mks)

15. (a) Define the term specific heat capacity (1mk)


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(b) Water of mass 3.0kg initially at 20°C is heated in an electric kettle rated 3.0Kw. The
water is heated until it reaches 80 oC (Take specific heat capacity of water=4200JKg -1K-1,
Heat capacity of the kettle=450JK-1 and specific latent heat of vaporization of water
=2.3MJKg-1
Determine
(i) The heat absorbed by the water (3mks)

(ii) The heat absorbed by the electric kettle (2mks)

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(iii) The time taken by the water to attain 80°C (3mks)

(iv) How long will it take to vaporize all the water at 100°C (3mks)

(c) State one difference between boiling and evaporation. (1mk)


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16. The figure 5 below shows an experimental set up for estimating the diameter of an
oil molecule.

Tray
Water
d
Oil path

Lycopodium
powder

Wooden planks

a) Describe how the oil patch is formed (3mks)


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b. i) In this experiment the diameter‘d’ of the oil patch was measured to be 21cm for an
oil drop of radius 0.28mm. Determine the diameter of the oil molecule. (3mks)

ii) State any two assumptions made in calculating the diameter of the oil molecule. (2mks)

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c. What is the role of the lycopodium powder in this experiment? (1mk)

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d. Describe one method of determining the diameter of an oil drop. (2mks)

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17. A man uses an inclined plane to lift a 43.2kg load through a vertical height of 4.0m. The
inclined plane makes an angled 30 0 with the horizontal. If the efficiency of the inclined
plane is 72%, calculate;
a) the velocity ratio of the inclined plane (2mks)

b) The effort needed to move the load up the inclined plane at a constant velocity. (3mks)

c) the work done in raising the load through the height of 4.0m (2mks)

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d) The figure 6 below shows a car jack with a lever arm of 0.7m and a pitch of 0.05m.
Determine the velocity ratio of the machine. (3mks)

18. a) i) Define inelastic collision (1mk)


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ii) A truck of mass 3000kg moving at 3m/s collide head on with a car of mass 600kg. The
two stop dead on collision. At what velocity was the car travelling? (3mks)

b) A car of mass 800g is initially moving at 25m/s. Calculate the force needed to bring the
car to rest over a distance of 20m. (3mks)

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c) A bicycle tyre is pumped to a pressure of 2.2 x 105 Pa at 23oc. After a race the pressure
is found to be 2.6x105 Pa. Assuming the volume of the tyre did not change, what is the
temperature of the air in the tyre. (3mks)

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