Mark Scheme (Results)

January 2018

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

In Physics (4PH0) Paper 2P
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 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
1 (a) one mark for each correct tick;;; 2 marks max. if 4 ticks 3
1 mark only if 5 ticks
Energy source Tick 0 marks if 6 ticks
wind 
oil 
coal 
geothermal 
bio-gas 
nuclear 

(b) advantage: any one from ignore ideas about transportation 2

 high energy density / eq; allow ‘produces large amount of
energy’
 short start up time / adaptable to demand;
 reliable technology;
 does not depend on weather conditions;
 (relatively) cheap;

disadvantage: any one from allow non-renewable

 produces CO2 / greenhouse gases / air ignore unqualified ‘damages
pollution / sulphur dioxide / nitrous oxide; environment’, ‘pollution’ etc.
 causes global warming;
 causes acid rain;

Total for question 1 = 5 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
2 (a) (i) power = voltage x current; allow rearrangements and use of 1
standard symbols e.g. P = V x I
do not allow c/C/A for current

(ii) substitution; 3
rearrangement;
evaluation;

e.g.
6.5 = 230 x I
(I =) 6.5 / 230
(I =) 0.028 (A) allow 0.03, 0.0283, 0.02826… (A)
do not allow 0.02 (A)

2 (b) 1 mark for each correct;;; 3

S1 S2 S3 Lamp

up up up on

down down down off

up up down off

down up up off

up down down on

Total for question 2 = 7 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
3 (a) left diagram: 3
at least 3 correctly curved wavefronts ignore where wavefront lines
centred on the gap; start and finish
spacing of wavefronts is consistent with DOP
original wavefronts; judge spacing by eye

right diagram:
evenly spaced planar wavefronts (curved reject if any wavefront line is as
at the edges); long as original wavefront lines
ignore spacing of wavefronts

(b) (i) (wave) speed = frequency x wavelength; allow rearrangements and use of 1
standard symbols e.g. v = f x λ
condone s for speed

(ii) substitution / rearrangement; allow alternative methods e.g. 3

evaluation of frequency; 6 / 4 = 4 / λ gains both method
marks
evaluation of wavelength to at least
2 significant figures;

e.g.
6.0 = f x 4.0
f = 1.5 (Hz)
(2 =) 2.7 (cm) allow 2.67, 2.6 recurring
condone 2.6, 2.66 etc.
do not allow 3.0

Total for question 3 = 7 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
4 (a) (total) momentum before (a collision) = (total) ignore unqualified ‘momentum is 1
momentum after (a collision); conserved’

(b) correct value of momentum before collision either as 0.16 x 10 or 1.6 3

seen anywhere in the calculation;
substitution into balanced equation;
evaluation of velocity;

e.g.
(momentum before =) 1.6 (kgm/s)
1.6 = 0.16 x 8 + 0.16 x v
(v =) 2 (m/s)

(c) calculation of KE before collision; 3

calculation of KE of either ball after collision; ecf from (b)
evaluation of energy difference;

e.g.
0.5  0.16  102 8 (J)
(0.5  0.16  82) OR (0.5  0.16  22) 5.12 OR 0.32 (J)
(8 – (5.12 + 0.32) =) 2.6 (J) allow 2.56 (J)

Total for question 4 = 7 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
5 (a) any 4 from: 4
MP1. fewer particles outside the balloon; condone idea that all particles
have been removed
MP2. (hence) fewer impacts (per second)
on the outside of the balloon;
MP3. (hence) pressure outside balloon is ignore references to vacuum
reduced;
MP4. pressure inside balloon > pressure
outside balloon;
MP5. (hence) air inside the balloon reject ‘air particles expanding’
expands until the pressures balance;

(b) (i) pressure increases; 2

(because) volume (of trapped air) has allow walls for liquid surface
decreased / particles collide with liquid
surface more (often);

(ii) water level increases / rises; 2

greater {force / pressure} acts on the allow formula as justification
water (so can support greater weight of p = hρg
water above); (because the increased pressure
difference supports a greater
height of water)

(iii) water level decreases / falls; 2

(because) pressure difference is now
less/eq;

Total for question 5 = 10 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
6 (a) either correct moment seen; 3
use of principle of moments; seen mathematically or in
writing e.g. ‘clockwise moment
= anticlockwise moment’
correct evaluation of weight;
answer of 0.25 (N) gets 2 marks
e.g.
W x 8 OR 0.1 x 12
W x 8 = 0.1 x 12
(W =) 0.15 (N) allow 0.2 (N) if supported by
correct working

(b) coil becomes an electromagnet / coil produces allow current for coil 3
a magnetic field;
coil {attracts / exerts a force on} magnet; reject if repulsion mentioned
increasing anti-clockwise moment; allow creating (additional) anti-
clockwise moment

(c) (i) sensible linear scales on both axes that occupy 4

>50% of the grid;
both axes labelled correctly with quantity and allow symbols I for current and
unit; W for weight
correct orientation; current on x-axis
all 6 points correctly plotted; reject plotting mark if
non-linear scale used in region
of plots

(ii) straight line of best fit avoiding anomalous 1

reading;

(iii) (repeat to) check accuracy / validity of allow idea of checking to see if 2
reading; same reading obtained again
(because) reading appears to be anomalous; allow reading does not follow
the trend / does not lie near
the line of best fit
(iv) pattern statement e.g. as current increases ignore references to weight 2
the force increases;
suitable comment about linearity; allow (directly) proportional

(v) relevant use of one set of data from graph or exclude data from 0.7A reading 2
table; allow ecf from line on graph
8.1 (N); allow answers that round to
8.1 (N)

Total for question 6 = 17 marks

 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
7 (a) (i) measuring cylinder; allow graduated cylinder, 1
burette, pipette, syringe

(ii) 0.005 (cm3) 1

(b) (i) correctly calculated average; 2

given to 3 significant figures; DOP

e.g.
(average =) 300.8 (mm)
(average to 3 s.f. =) 301 (mm)

(ii) allow ecf from (b)(i) throughout 3

use of radius in calculation; seen anywhere
substitution and rearrangement;
evaluation; -1 for POT error
answer of 3.5 x 10-6 (mm)
gains 2 marks for using diameter
instead of radius
e.g.
radius = 150(.4) (mm)
(length =) 1.0 / (π x 150.4 x 150.4)

(length =) 1.4 x 10-5 (mm) allow answers that round to

1.40-1.41

Total for question 7 = 7 marks

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