FORM 3 ACADEMIC REVISION SET Examination Number

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FINAL EXAMINATION REVISION PAPER
PHYSICS (HEAT)

Final Examination 2013 – 2014

Question–Answer Book

Given: c of water – 4200 J kg–1 oC–1

lf of water – (3.34)(105) J kg–1
SET A
lv of water – (2.26)(106) J kg–1

Section A: Multiple-choice Questions (40%, 2 marks each)

Write your answers on the spaces provided on the last page of this section.

1. Refer to the following table. Find the value of x.

Resistance of Thermometer
Temperature (in oC)
Detected (in Ω)
0 1.2
100 3.6
x 4.6
A. 120 B. 130
C. 140 D. 150

2. The following table shows the percentage change per degree Celsius increase in temperature
of three of thermometric properties X, Y and Z. A positive percentage change means that the
quantity increases with temperature.
Temperature (in oC) 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30
X +0.2% +0.2% +0.2%
Y -0.8% +1.2% -0.7%
Z -0.8% -0.7% -0.6%
Which of the above thermometric properties can be used in making a thermometer that
measures temperature between 0 oC and 30 oC?
A. X only. B. Y only.
C. X and Z only. D. X, Y and Z.

3. Which of the following thermometer make(s) use of the expansion of a material when
temperature rises?
(1) Rotary thermometer
(2) Thermistor thermometer
(3) Thermocouple thermometer
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

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4. A beaker of water is heated by a Bunsen burner to boil. Some bubbles evolved inside the
liquid, and some mist is formed. Which of the following statements is / are correct?
(1) The bubbles in the boiling water are mainly composed of air.
(2) The mist is formed by fast moving gaseous water molecules.
(3) The average kinetic energy of the molecules of water (in liquid state) in the beaker is
the same as that of the molecules of steam just above the water surface.
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

5. The graph below shows the variation of the temperature of a liquid with time when the
liquid is heated by a 400 W heater. The mass of the liquid is 2 kg. Find the specific heat
capacity of the liquid.

A. 83 J kg–1 oC–1 B. 480 J kg–1 oC–1

C. 1200 J kg–1 oC–1 D. 2400 J kg–1 oC–1

6. The heat capacity of an object depends on its...

(1) Material (2) Mass (3) Shape
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

7. Heat is supplied at the same rate to equal amount of water and oil placed in similar
containers. The temperature of the oil rises faster. Which of the following is the possible
reason?
A. Oil has a lower density than water.
B. Oil has a higher boiling point than water.
C. Oil has a smaller specific heat capacity than water.
D. Oil evaporates less readily than water.

8. It takes 8 minutes to raise the temperature of 2 kg of a liquid by 40 oC using a 2.5 kW

heater. How long would it take to raise the temperature of 4 kg of the liquid by 20 oC using
a 5 kW heater? Assume that there is no energy loss to the surroundings.
A. 2 minutes B. 4 minutes
C. 16 minutes D. 32 minutes

9. Which of the followings makes a thermometer respond to a change in temperature quickly?

A. The bore is narrow and the bulb has thick glass.
B. The bore is narrow and the bulb has thin glass.
C. The bore is wide and the bulb has thick glass.
D. The bore is wide and the bulb has thin glass.

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10. A liquid of mass m and heat capacity C is mixed with another liquid of mass m' and heat
capacity C'. Assuming no chemical reaction takes place, the heat capacity of the mixture is
A. C + C' B. mC + m ' C '
C C' C + C'
C. + D.
m m' m + m'

11. Two objects, P and Q, with heat capacities CP and CQ respectively, are initially at different
temperatures. They are put in contact and their temperatures are plotted against time as
shown. Assuming no heat exchange with the surroundings, which of the following equations
is true?
C T − CQTQ
A. CPTP = CQTQ B. T= P P
CP − CQ

CPTP + CQTQ CPTQ + CPTQ

C. T= D. T=
CP + CQ CP + CQ

12. A 300 g copper block is heated by a Bunsen burner for a long time. Then the copper block is
put in 20 oC water of mass 0.8 kg. If the final temperature of the water is 32 oC, find the
temperature of the copper block just before putting in the water.
Given: c of copper – 390 J kg–1 oC–1.
o
A. 94.2 C B. 188.3 oC
B. 376.6 oC D. 760 oC

13. Refer to the following table about the specifications of four containers, W, X, Y and Z.
Colour of the surface Amount of water
Container
of the container inside the container[1]
W Black 1 kg
X Shiny 1 kg
Y Black 2 kg
Z Shiny 2 kg
[1]: The temperature of water inside the container is 25 oC.
The four containers are put under the sun. In which container is the water heated up to 30 oC
first?
A. W B. X
C. Y D. Z

14. Which of the following descriptions about convection are correct?

(1) Convection transfers energy in a fluid by the movement of the fluid.
(2) In heating the same volumes of congee and water in two identical pans with the same
fire power, convection current appears earlier in the pan of water.
(3) Convection cannot occur in a cup of water on the surface of the Moon.
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (1) and (3) only.

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15. In a double-walled oven, a layer of air is presented in between the double-walled case.
Which of the following changes may improve the heat insulation of the oven?
(1) Remove the air between the walls.
(2) Insert foam to fill the space between the walls.
(3) Add vents to the outer wall.
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

16. Refer to the following table about the comparisons between conduction and convection.
Which of the comparisons is / are correct?
Condition to be
Option In conduction In convection
compared
Both from hot to cold
(1) How the energy flows From hot to cold
and from cold to hot
Only in solid. In liquid and gas.
(2) State of substance
Not in liquid and gas Not in solid
Free electron
(3) Contributes Do not contributes
contribution
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

17. A wooden cork is attached to a copper plate by wax. This structure is then put near an
electric heater. The heater is turned on, and after some time, the cork falls off. Which of the
following statements is / are correct about this phenomenon?
(1) The cork falls off because of the melting of the wax.
(2) If we are going to find the specific heat capacity of the wax in the above experiment,
the copper plate is not involved in the calculation.
(3) Conduction and radiation take place to allow heat to reach the wax.
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

18. Two solid substances X and Y of equal mass are separately heated by two identical heaters.
The graph below shows the variation of the temperatures of the substances with time. Which
of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) The melting point of X is higher than that of Y.
(2) The specific heat capacity of X is smaller than that of Y.
(3) The specific latent heat of fusion of X is smaller than that of Y.

A. (1) only. B. (3) only.

C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

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19. There are N molecules in a solid substance of mass M. The specific heat capacity of the
substance is c and the specific latent heat of fusion is lf. The solid is heated from temperature
T1 until it melts completely at the melting point T2. Which of the following correctly shows:
(1) The increase in average kinetic energy of the molecules, ∆Ek, and
(2) The increase in average potential energy of the molecules, ∆Ep?
∆Ek ∆Ep
( M )(l f )
A. 0
N
( M )(l f ) ( M )(c)(T2 − T1 )
B
N N
( M )(c)(T2 − T1 ) ( M )(l f )
C.
N N
( M )(c)(T2 − T1 )
D. 0
N

20. Which of the followings is / are the differences between boiling and evaporation?
Condition to be
Option In boiling In evaporation
compared
(1) Heating requirement Yes Yes
(2) Temperature At a definite point Any temperature
(3) Where it takes place Inside the liquid On the liquid surface
A. (1) only. B. (3) only.
C. (1) and (2) only. D. (2) and (3) only.

Answer Box – Tick the correct box.

Q A B C D Q A B C D Q A B C D
1 8 15
2 9 16
3 10 17
4 11 18
5 12 19
6 13 20
7 14

Section A
Marks got:
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Section B: Short Questions (15%, 5 marks each)
Write your answers on the spaces provided.

1. A mercury-in-glass thermometer is calibrated. The length of the mercury in the thermometer

is measured at different temperatures as shown.
Temperature
0 15 30 45 60 75 90
(oC)
Length of
Mercury 4 10 16 22 28 34 40
(cm)
Given that the length of the thermometer is 45 cm.
(a) Plot a graph of the length of the mercury against temperature. (3 marks)

(b) According to the graph, determine whether the thermometer can record a temperature
of 110 oC. Explain (2 marks)

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2. A 400 W heater is given.
(a) Find the time required to heat up 3 kg of water from 25 oC to 60 oC. (2 marks)

(b)(i) In reality, how will the actual time required differ from the one you had calculated in
(a)? Explain. (1 mark)

(b)(ii) Hence, suggest TWO ways to improve the accuracy of time required. (2 marks)

3. 1 kg of water is put into a beaker and is heated up by a Bunsen burner from 20 oC to 80 oC.
(a) Name the heat transfer process when
(i) heat flows from the Bunsen burner to the beaker (1 mark)

(ii) heat flows from the beaker to the water. (1 mark)

(iii) heat flows from the bottom part of the water to the upper part. (1 mark)

(b) It is the given that the Bunsen burner supplied 315 kJ of energy in order to heat up
the water to 80 oC. Find the efficiency of the Bunsen burner. (2 marks)
Amount of energy required theoretically
Efficiency =
Actual energy supplied

Section B
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Section C: Long Questions (45%)
Write your answers on the spaces provided.

1. A heater has two operating modes – high and economic. It is given two beakers of water,
with temperature 20 oC and mass 2 kg. The two beakers of water are heated by the heater
with different modes for 3 minutes. Some data is recorded below.
High mode Economic mode
Initial temperature of water (oC) 20 20
o
Final temperature of water ( C) 80 65
Energy supplied (kJ) 630 420
Efficiency x% y%
Amount of energy required theoretically
Efficiency =
Actual energy supplied
(a) Work out the values of x and y. (4 marks)

(b) Hence, find the power of the two modes. (4 marks)

(c)(i) Some iron finings is put into 0.5 kg of water at 20 oC. The mixture is then heated by
using the high mode until the water just starts to boil.
Given: c of iron – 450 J kg–1 oC–1
Calculate the energy supplied with the efficiency in account. (3 marks)

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 (c)(ii) Hence, find the time required for the heater to finish the heating. (2 marks)

(c)(iii) What is your assumption in the calculation above? Explain. (2 marks)

2. A student performs an experiment to determine the specific latent heat of vapourization of

water. A beaker containing water is placed on an electronic balance as shown in the figure
below. A heater is used to heat up the water. Device X is used to measure the energy supplied
to the heater.

(a)(i) Name device X. (1 mark)

(a)(ii) When the water starts to boil, the reading of the balance and device X are recorded.
After 5 minutes, the reading of the balance and also device X are recorded again. The
following results are obtained:
Initial reading of the balance = 566.1 g
Final reading of the balance = 555.8 g
Energy supplied to the heater = 2.4 x 104 J

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 (1) the power of the heater; and (1 mark)

(2) the specific latent heat of vaporization of water. (3 marks)

(a)(iii) Compare the value obtained in part (a)(ii)(2) with the standard value. Account for
any difference between the two values. Explain why. (1 mark)

(a)(iv) The student suggests to reduce error by covering the beaker with a lid. How would
the result be affected? Explain. (2 marks)

(b) How is energy transformed (if any) and transferred when

(i) The energy is given out by the heater. (1 mark)

(ii) The energy is circulated around the water. (1 mark)

(c) Evaporation takes place when the experiment is ongoing, which is one of the factors
that makes the error in the experiment. But by observation, we cannot find out the
evaporation taking place. Account for this. (3 marks)

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3. Refer to the following heating graph of 0.75 kg of water at 20 oC.
Given: c of steam – 2400 J kg–1 oC–1
c of copper – 390 J kg–1 oC–1

(a)(i) Find the power of the heater. (2 marks)

(a)(ii) Which, PQ or RS, is steeper? Explain. (2 marks)

(b)(i) Consider the segment QR in the figure. Find the value of X. State the assumption you
made in your calculation. (2 marks)

(b)(ii) How can the assumption in (b)(i) affect the results? Explain. (2 marks)

(c) 2 kg of copper is heated by the identical from 15 oC for 484 seconds. Find the final
temperature of the copper. (2 marks)

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 (c)(ii) The copper is then put into 1 kg of water at 0 oC. Find the mass of water left after the
energy between the copper and the water achieve equilibrium. (5 marks)

(c)(iii) How much ice at –10 oC is needed if we are going to get a temperature of 60 oC after
the heated copper is put into the water? (3 marks)

Section B
Marks got:
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