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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL


GOVERNMENT
RUVUMA REGION

FORM FOUR PRE- MOCK EXAMINATION


031/2A PHYSICS 2A
ACTUAL PRACTICAL
TIME: 3 hours Wednesday, 24th April, 2024 A.M

Instructions
1. This paper consists of two (02) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
4. Write your examination Number on every page of your answer booklet (s).
5. The following constants may be used
𝜋 = 31.4
𝑔 = 10𝑁/𝐾𝑔

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1. You provided with pendulum bob, stopwatch, metre rule, retort stand, clamp and thread of
120cm
Proceed as follows
Set up the apparatus as shown below

Thread

Retort
stand
Bob

Figure 1
(a) Adjust the thread to length (l) of the pendulum bob to 120cm, set the bob into
oscillations by displacing into a small angle and realizing. Record the time (t) taken
for 10 complete oscillations.
(b) Repeat the procedure in (a) above for the length of the pendulum L=100cm, 80cm
60cm, 40cm, and 20cm. record your results in a suitable table including periodic
time, T (s) and 𝑇 2 (𝑠 2 )
(c) Plot the graph of 𝑇 2 (𝑠 2 ) against L(cm)
(d) Determine the slope of your graph
(e) From the graph, state the relationship between T and L
(f) Using the graph, find the time taken by the bob to oscillate when the length of the
bob is , L= 50cm
(g) Suggest the aim of this experiment
(h) State any two (02) sources of errors
2. The aim of this experiment is to determine the emf, “E” and the internal resistance of a cell
using voltmeter “V”,
You are provided with the following; the dry cell, connecting wires, the resistance box R,
switch S, and voltmeter V
Proceed as follows
(i) Connect the circuit and draw the diagram of your connection
(j) Starting with R=10Ω , read and record the value of voltmeter, V (volts)

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(k) Repeating the procedure above for the values of 𝑅 = 8 Ω, 6Ω, 4Ω and 2 Ω and
1
tabulate your results including R(Ω), Volt(V), I(A), and (𝐴−1 )
𝐼
1 −1
(l) Plot the graph of R(Ω) aganisnt (𝐴 ) and determine the slope, M
𝐼
(m) Use the graph determine the values of emf and internal resistance of the cell
(n) State any two sources of errors

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