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UNIVEHSITY OF CAMBFIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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CENTRE CANDIDATE
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PHYSiCS 0s71103
Paper 3 October/November 2009
t hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper
No Additional Maierials are required

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provicied at the top of this page.
Answer all ouestions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction f luid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Take the weight o{ 1 kg to be 1 0 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = l0 m/sz).

For Examiner's LJse

This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

DC (SLMiSW) 1091012
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A stone of mass 0.1 kg is thrown verticatly upwards at a speed of 5.0m/s from a 20m high
building, as shown in Fig' 1.1. (g = tO N/kg)
ln this question you should igncre the effect of air resistance'

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Fig. 1.1

(a) calculate the potential energy of the stone before it is thrown.

potential energy = ...............' "'..'.'.'...."t2]

(b) what is the maximum height the stone reaches above the hand?

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(c) How long does the stone take to reach the maximum height? Use

time = .:................. ..............t21

(d) How long does the stone take to reach the ground from the highest point?
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Fig.2.1 shows a car moving with a constant speed on a flat road.

5000 N 100C)0 N

driving
-"+ force
6000 N

Fig.2.1

(a) (i) Name force A,

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(ii) What is the value of force A?

force A =

(iii) Calculate the mass of the car. (g = '10 N/kg)

ITIOSS =

(b) What is the size of force B?

force B =
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(c) The driving force is tripled, assuming force B remains the same,
Use

calculaie:

(i) the resultant force;

(ii) the acceleration of the car,

acceleration = .......... .....t21

3 Explain the following in terms of the transfer of heat.

(ai A clay pot keeps the water cool.

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(b) An elephant has big ears.

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4 Af reezer containing 2 kg of ice at a temperature of -2"C is def rosted within 30 minutes using
hot water at a temperature of 80"C. The final temperature of the defrosted ice is '10"C. The
specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 340000J/kg and the specific heat capacityof ice is
2000 Ji(kg'C), The specific heat capacify of water is 4200 J/(kg'C).

Calculate:

(a) the amount of heat energy needed to melt all the ice;

energy = ......................... ........................l2l

(b) the amount of energy needed to warm ihe water from 0"C to 10"C;

(c) the mass of ihe hot water;

ITIOSS = ..,,........,.12)

(d) the rate at which heat was supplied by the hot water.
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5
I .shows a
ray of Iight incident on side AB of a triangurar grass Use
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The critical
brock,
angle of glass is 42".

Fig.5.1

(a) complete the path of the ray as it passes into and out of the glass
block. l3l
(b) state what happens to the ray of right when it strikes
side tsc?

Explain your answer.

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6 Fig. 6.'1 shows the slde view of a solar panel.

glass
winding
cover
copper pipe

black painted
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water surface
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Fig.6.1

Explaip why the:

(a) bottom surface is painted black;

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(b) solar panel is covered with glass;

(c) copper pipe has the shape shown in Fig. 6.1;

(d) water moves upwards in the solar panel,

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I Fig. 7.'1 shows a charged sphere suspended inside a neutral hollow can made of metal.

Fig.7.1

(a) On Fig. 7.1 draw the distribution of charge on the can. t3l

(b) The outside of the can is earthed. Describe what happens to the charge on the different
parts of the can.

(e) The sphere is made from an electricai insulator. Describe how to charge the sphere. In
your account describe the movement of charges that occur.
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Fig.8.1 shows a circuit diagram:

Fig. B.1

(a) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?

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(b) Calculate:

(0 the total resistance of the circuit;

resistance =

(ii) the current through Rr;

current = l2l

(iii) the potential difference (p.d.) across R,.

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Fig, 9.1 shows parallel wires carrying current in opposite directions,

Fig.9.1

Fig. 9.2 shows the wires viewed from above. Circle A shows the wire carrying current out of
the page and circle B shows the wire carrying current into the page.

A
B

FiE.9.2

(a) On Fig. 9.2 draw the magnetic field pattern around and between the wires. t3l

(b,) On Fig. 9.2 draw arrows to show the forces acting on the wires. Il l
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10 (a) Americium ('8lnrn)decays to Neptunium (Np) by emitting an atpha particle. I uru,

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Write a complete decay equation. I

'31e, + .............. Lzl

(b) Table 10,1 shows the count rate from a radioactive source that emits beta particles.

Table 10.1

Time/min 0 20 40 60 80 100

Count rate/counts/min 90 56 Jb 25 18 t5

A count rate o{ 10 counts/min is obtained when there is no radioactive source near.

(i) what ls the cause of the count rate when no radioactive source is near?

(ii) Complete Table 10.2 below to show the count rate due to the beta source only,

Table 10.2

Time/min 0 20 40 60 BO 100

Count ratelcounts/min

(ii i) On the grid provided, plot a graph of count rate against time using the results in
Table '10.2.
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iivi From the graph, determine the half-life of the source.

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