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Luxor World School I MOCK EXAMINATION

PHYSICS 9702
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions 1 hour 15 minutes
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.
● Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m /s2).

INFORMATION

● The total mark for this paper is 60.

● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

Data
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1 The speed v of a transverse wave on a uniform string is given by the expression

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where T is the tension in the string, l is its length and m is its mass.
An experiment is performed to determine the speed v of the wave. The measurements
are shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

(a) Use the data in Table 1.1 to calculate the speed v.

v = ................................................. m/s [2]

(b) Use your answer in (a) and the data in Table 1.1 to calculate the absolute uncertainty
in the value of v.

absolute uncertainty = ................................................. m /s [2]

[Total: 4]

2 A motor uses a wire to raise a block, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1.

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Fig. 2.1 (not to scale)

The base of the block takes a time of 0.49 s to move vertically upwards from level X to
level Y at a constant speed of 0.64 m/ s. During this time the wire has a strain of 0.0012.
The wire is made of metal of Young modulus 2.2 × 10 11 Pa and has a uniform cross-
section. The block has a weight of 1.4 × 10 4 N. Assume that the weight of the wire is
negligible.

(a) Calculate:

(i) the cross-sectional area A of the wire

A = .................................................... m2 [2]

(ii) the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the block for the movement of its
base from X to Y

increase in gravitational potential energy = ....................................................... J [3]

(b) The motor has an efficiency of 56%.

Calculate the input power to the motor as the base of the block moves from X to Y.

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input power = ..................................................... W [3]

(c) The base of the block now has a uniform deceleration of magnitude 1.3 m s–2 from
level Y until the base of the block stops at level Z.
Calculate the tension T in the wire as the base of the block moves from Y to Z.

T = ...................................................... N [3]

(d) The base of the block is at levels X, Y and Z at times tX, tY and tZ respectively.
On Fig. 2.2, sketch a graph to show the variation with time t of the distance d of the base
of the block from level X. Numerical values of d and t are not required.
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Fig. 2.2

[2]

[Total: 13]

3 (a) State what is meant by the centre of gravity of an object.

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

(b) A uniform beam AB is attached by a frictionless hinge to a vertical wall at end A.

The beam is held so that it is horizontal by a metal wire CD, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

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Fig. 3.1 (not to scale)

The beam is of length 0.96 m and weight 23 N. A block of weight W rests on the beam at
a distance of 0.20 m from end B. The wire is attached to the beam at point D which is a
distance of 0.40 m from end B. The wire exerts a force on the beam of 45 N at an angle of
37° to the horizontal. The beam is in equilibrium.

(i) Calculate the vertical component of the force exerted by the wire on the beam.

vertical component of the force = ..................................................... N [1]

(ii) By taking moments about A, calculate the weight W of the block.

W = ..................................................... N [3]

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(iii) The hinge exerts a force on the beam at end A.

Calculate the horizontal component of this force.

horizontal component of force = ..................................................... N [1]

(iv) The block is now placed closer to point D on the beam.

State whether this change will increase, decrease or have no effect on the tension in the
wire.
..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(v) The stress in the wire is 5.3 × 107 Pa. The wire is now replaced by a second wire that
has a radius which is three times greater than that of the original wire. The tension in
the wire is unchanged.
Calculate the stress in the second wire.

stress = .................................................... Pa [2]

[Total: 9]

4 A child sits on the ground next to a remote-controlled toy car. At time t = 0, the car
begins to move in a straight line directly away from the child. The variation with time t
of the velocity of the car along this line is shown in Fig. 4.1.

Fig. 4.1

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The car’s horn continually emits sound of frequency 925Hz between time t = 0 and time
t = 6 s. The speed of the sound in the air is 338 m/s.

(a) Describe qualitatively the variation, if any, in the frequency of the sound heard, by
the child, that was emitted from the car horn:

(i) from time t = 0 to time t = 2.0 s

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

(ii) from time t = 4.0 s to time t = 6.0 s.

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

(b) Determine the frequency, to three significant figures, of the sound heard, by the
child, that was emitted from the car horn at time t = 3.0 s.

frequency = .................................................... Hz [2]

(c) Determine the time taken for the sound emitted at time t = 4.0 s to travel to the child.

time taken = ...................................................... s [2]

[Total: 6]

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5 Microwaves with the same wavelength and amplitude are emitted in phase from two
sources X and Y, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1 (not to scale)

A microwave detector is moved along a path parallel to the line joining X and Y. An
interference pattern is detected. A central intensity maximum is located at point A and
there is an adjacent intensity minimum at point B. The microwaves have a wavelength
of 0.040 m.

(a) Calculate the frequency, in GHz, of the microwaves.

frequency = ................................................. GHz [3]

(b) For the waves arriving at point B, determine:

(i) the path difference

path difference = ..................................................... m [1]

(ii) the phase difference.

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phase difference = ........................................................° [1]

(c) The amplitudes of the waves from the sources are changed. This causes a change in
the amplitude of the waves arriving at point A. At this point, the amplitude of the wave
arriving from source X is doubled and the amplitude of the wave arriving from source
Y is also doubled.
Describe the effect, if any, on the intensity of the central maximum at point A.
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(d) Describe the effect, if any, on the positions of the central intensity maximum and the
adjacent intensity minimum due to the following separate changes.

(i) The separation of the sources X and Y is increased.

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

(ii) The phase difference between the microwaves emitted by the sources X and Y
changes to 180°.
...........................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 9]

6 (a) Three resistors of resistances R1, R2 and R3 are connected as shown in Fig. 6.1.

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Fig. 6.1

The currents in the resistors are I1, I2 and I3. The total current in the combination of
resistors is I and the potential difference across the combination is V.
Show that the total resistance R of the combination is given by the equation

[2]

(b) A battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) 6.0 V and internal resistance r is connected
to an external resistor of resistance 12 Ω and a thermistor X, as shown in Fig. 6.2.
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Fig. 6.2

(i) By considering energy, explain why the potential difference across the terminals of
the battery is less than the e.m.f.
...........................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) A charge of 2.5 kC passes through the battery.

Calculate:

• the total energy transferred by the battery

energy = ............................................................ J

• the number of electrons that pass through the battery.

number = ...............................................................
[3]

(iii) The combined resistance of the external resistor and thermistor X connected in
parallel is 4.8 Ω.
Calculate the resistance of X.

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resistance = ...................................................... Ω [1]

(iv) Use your answer in (b)(iii) to determine the ratio

ratio = .......................................................... [2]

(v) The temperature of thermistor X is now decreased.

State and explain the effect, if any, of this temperature change on the total power
produced by the battery.
...........................................................................................................................................
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...........................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 12]

7 (a) State a similarity and a difference between an up quark and an up antiquark.

similarity: ...................................................................................................................................
difference: .................................................................................................................................

[2]

(b) Fig. 7.1 shows an electron in an electric field, in a vacuum, at an instant when the
electron is stationary

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Fig. 7.1

(i) On Fig. 7.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of the electric force acting on the
stationary electron. [1]

(ii) The electric field causes the electron to move from its initial position.
Describe and explain the acceleration of the electron due to the field, as the electron
moves through the field.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
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..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(iii) A stationary α-particle is now placed in the same electric field at the same initial
position that was occupied by the electron.
Compare the initial electric force acting on the α-particle with the initial electric force
that acted on the electron.
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..................................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 7]

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