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7 A resistor of resistance 18 is connected in parallel with a resistor of resistance 9.0 . The
parallel combination of resistors is connected to a 12 V battery.

(a) On Fig. 7.1, complete the circuit diagram for this arrangement.

12 V

Fig. 7.1 [1]

(b) Calculate the effective resistance of the two resistors.

effective resistance = ............................................ [2]

(c) For the resistor of resistance 9.0 , calculate

(i) the current in the resistor,

current = ............................................. A [2] (ii) the power dissipation.

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power = ............................................ W [2] 8 (a) A 3 kW heater is used for 90 minutes
during one day. Calculate the cost of using the heater for one day given that one kilowatt-hour of
electrical energy costs 40 cents.

cost = ....................................... cents [2]

(b) The heater operates from a 240 V supply. State and explain why a 10 A fuse would not be
suitable for this heater.

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9 A clinical thermometer is shown in Fig. 9.1.

mercury

35 36 37 38 39 40 °C

constriction

Fig. 9.1

State and explain a feature of the clinical thermometer that improves the thermometer’s
sensitivity.

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10 A nucleus of carbon-14 ( 14 6C) decays to form a nucleus of nitrogen-14 (14 7N).

(a) State how many neutrons there are in a nucleus of carbon-14. ................................

[1] (b) State and explain the type of radiation that is given out by the nucleus of carbon-14.

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11 A convector heater that is used to heat a room is shown in Fig. 11.1.

heating coil
cold air

floor

Fig. 11.1

Cold air enters at the bottom of the heater and is heated by the heating coil.

Explain how all the air in the room is heated.

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Answer any two questions.

Write your answers on the lined paper provided and, if necessary, continue on separate answer
paper.

12 (a) Describe an experiment to verify the principle of moments. [5]

(b) A uniform rod is pivoted at its centre. A vertical force of 25 N acts at a distance of 30 cm from the
pivot as shown in Fig. 12.1.

30 cm pivot

rod
25 N

Fig. 12.1

A vertical force of 20 N is applied to the rod to keep the rod horizontal. Calculate the distance of the
20 N force from the pivot. [3]

(c) A candlestick has a wide heavy base. State and explain why the base is both wide and heavy.
[2]

13 (a) Describe an experiment to measure the speed of sound in air. [5]

(b) Explain how sound waves travel through air. [2]

(c) A device, consisting of a transmitter and a receiver, is used on some cameras to determine the
distance between the camera and an object, as shown in Fig. 13.1.

transmitter
direction of high frequency waves

receiver

Fig. 13.1

The transmitter gives out very high frequency waves that have a speed of 330 m / s.

When the waves meet an object, they are reflected back to the receiver.

The time between the waves being given out and received back is 0.20 s.

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Calculate the distance from the device to the object. [3] 14 (a) A changing
magnetic field may induce an e.m.f. in a circuit. Describe an experiment to demonstrate how the
magnitude of the induced e.m.f. depends on the rate of change of the
magnetic field. [5]

(b) A transformer has 2000 turns in its primary coil and 50 turns in the secondary coil.

The alternating voltage across the primary coil is 240 V.

Calculate the voltage across the secondary coil. [3]

(c) Explain why the core of a transformer is made of iron rather than steel. [2]

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