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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level

* 4 8 3 5 7 2 7 6 4 1 *

9702/22

PHYSICS
Paper 2 AS Structured Questions

May/June 2013
1 hour

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

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Answer all questions.
Electronic calculators may be used.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use
appropriate units.

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
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Data
c = 3.00 10 8 m s 1

speed of light in free space,

permeability of free space,

0 = 4 10 7 H m1

permittivity of free space,

0 = 8.85 10 12 F m1
(

1
= 8.99 10 9 m F1 )
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elementary charge,

e = 1.60 10 19 C

the Planck constant,

h = 6.63 10 34 J s

unified atomic mass constant,

u = 1.66 10 27 kg

rest mass of electron,

me = 9.11 10 31 kg

rest mass of proton,

mp = 1.67 10 27 kg

molar gas constant,

R = 8.31 J K 1 mol 1

the Avogadro constant,

NA = 6.02 10 23 mol 1

the Boltzmann constant,

k = 1.38 10 23 J K 1

gravitational constant,

G = 6.67 10 11 N m 2 kg 2

acceleration of free fall,

g = 9.81 m s 2

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Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion,

s = ut +  at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as

work done on/by a gas,

W = p V
Gm
r

gravitational potential,

hydrostatic pressure,

p = gh

pressure of an ideal gas,

p =

simple harmonic motion,

a = 2x

velocity of particle in s.h.m.,

v = v0 cos t
v = (x 0 2 x 2 )

electric potential,

V =

capacitors in series,



Nm 2
<c >
V

Q
40r

1/C = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + . . .

capacitors in parallel,

C = C1 + C2 + . . .

energy of charged capacitor,

W =  QV

resistors in series,

R = R1 + R 2 + . . .

resistors in parallel,

1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .

alternating current/voltage,

x = x0 sin t

radioactive decay,

x = x0 exp( t )

decay constant,

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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
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(a) Determine the SI base units of power.

SI base units of power ................................................. [3]

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a turbine that is used to generate electrical power from the wind.

wind
speed v

L
turbine

Fig. 1.1
The power P available from the wind is given by
P = CL2v 3
where L is the length of each blade of the turbine,
is the density of air,
v is the wind speed,
C is a constant.
(i)

Show that C has no units.

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(ii)

The length L of each blade of the turbine is 25.0 m and the density of air is 1.30 in
SI units. The constant C is 0.931.
The efficiency of the turbine is 55% and the electric power output P is 3.50 105 W.

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Calculate the wind speed.

wind speed = ........................................ m s1 [3]

(iii)

Suggest two reasons why the electrical power output of the turbine is less than the
power available from the wind.
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(a) Define force.

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(b) A resultant force F acts on an object of mass 2.4 kg. The variation with time t of F is
shown in Fig. 2.1.
10.0

8.0
F/N
6.0

4.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

Fig. 2.1
The object starts from rest.

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t /s

4.0

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(i)

On Fig. 2.2, show quantitatively the variation with t of the acceleration a of the
object. Include appropriate values on the y-axis.

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a / m s2

1.0

2.0

3.0

t /s

4.0

Fig. 2.2
[4]
(ii)

On Fig. 2.3, show quantitatively the variation with t of the momentum p of the object.
Include appropriate values on the y-axis.

p/Ns

1.0

2.0

3.0

t /s

4.0

Fig. 2.3
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(a) Define centre of gravity.

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(b) A uniform rod AB is attached to a vertical wall at A. The rod is held horizontally by a
string attached at B and to point C, as shown in Fig. 3.1.
C

string
T
wall
1.2 m
50

B
O

8.5 N

mass M

Fig. 3.1
The angle between the rod and the string at B is 50. The rod has length 1.2 m and
weight 8.5 N. An object O of mass M is hung from the rod at B. The tension T in the
string is 30 N.
(i)

Use the resolution of forces to calculate the vertical component of T.

vertical component of T = ............................................. N [1]

(ii)

State the principle of moments.

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(iii)

Use the principle of moments and take moments about A to show that the weight of
the object O is 19 N.

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[3]
(iv)

Hence determine the mass M of the object O.

M = ............................................ kg [1]
(c) Use the concept of equilibrium to explain why a force must act on the rod at A.
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(a) Describe apparatus that demonstrates Brownian motion. Include a diagram.

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(b) Describe the observations made using the apparatus in (a).
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(c) State and explain two conclusions about the properties of molecules of a gas that follow
from the observations in (b).
1. ......................................................................................................................................
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2. ......................................................................................................................................
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Fig. 5.1 shows a string stretched between two fixed points P and Q.

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string
P

Q
wall

vibrator
Fig. 5.1

A vibrator is attached near end P of the string. End Q is fixed to a wall. The vibrator has a
frequency of 50 Hz and causes a transverse wave to travel along the string at a speed of
40 m s1.
(a) (i)

Calculate the wavelength of the transverse wave on the string.

wavelength = ............................................. m [2]

(ii)

Explain how this arrangement may produce a stationary wave on the string.
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(b) The stationary wave produced on PQ at one instant of time t is shown on Fig. 5.2.
Each point on the string is at its maximum displacement.

Fig. 5.2 (not to scale)

(i)

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(ii)

Use your answer in (a)(i) to calculate the length of string PQ.

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length = ............................................. m [1]

(iii)

On Fig. 5.2, draw the stationary wave at time (t + 5.0 ms). Explain your answer.

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(a) Define charge.

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(b) A heater is made from a wire of resistance 18.0 and is connected to a power supply of
240 V. The heater is switched on for 2.60 Ms.
Calculate
(i)

the power transformed in the heater,

power = ............................................. W [2]

(ii)

the current in the heater,

current = .............................................. A [1]

(iii)

the charge passing through the heater in this time,

charge = ............................................. C [2]

(iv)

the number of electrons per second passing a given point in the heater.

number = ........................................... s1 [2]

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A polonium nucleus 210

84Po is radioactive and decays with the emission of an -particle. The
nuclear reaction for this decay is given by
210
84Po

(a) (i)

State the values of

W
XQ

Y
Z .

W ...............
X ...............
Y ...............
Z ...............
[2]

(ii)

Explain why mass seems not to be conserved in the reaction.

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(b) The reaction is spontaneous. Explain the meaning of spontaneous.

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