CANDIDATE NAME.

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LOYOLA JESUIT SECONDARY SCHOOL
2024 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
Date:------/-----/2024 Subject Number: M164/II
Time Allowed: 2 hour sessions
8:00 am onwards
PAPER II
(40 marks)
Practical
Instructions

1. This paper contains 7 pages. Please check.

Question Tick if Do not write in
2. Write your Number in the spaces provided at Number answered these columns

the top of each page.

3. This paper has two sections, A and B. 1
Section A consists of two descriptive
questions on practical work to be answered
in one hour. Marks will be awarded for 2
accuracy and orderly presentation of facts
supported by relevant diagrams.
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4. In section B, there are two practical
questions to be answered in one hour.
5. You should spend 30minutes on each 4
question. The 30 minutes period allowed for
each question includes 3 minutes to tidy up
the apparatus and that it has been checked by Total
the supervisor.
6. Marks for each question will be awarded for
observation, accuracy and interpretation of
Turn over
results.
7. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the question number you have
answered.
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SECTION A (20 marks)
1. With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe an experiment that could be done to
investigate the relationship between the extension produced in a spring and the force
applied

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2. Describe an experiment that can be done to measure the acceleration of a body due to
gravity using a simple pendulum. Include relevant equations in your description.

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SECTION B (20 marks)
3. You are provided with a convex lens, a metre ruler, lens holder, white screen, a candle
and matches.
a. Arrange the apparatus as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1
b. Place a candle at a distance of 20 cm from centre the lens (u).
c. Light the candle.
d. Move the screen until a clear image of the candle flame is focused onto the white
screen.
e. Measure the distance from the screen to the centre of the lens (v) and record in
Table 1 of results.
Table 1 of results
Object distance (u), cm Image distance (v), cm

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(4 marks)

f. Repeat the experiment using the object distances (u) shown in Table 1 of results.
g. Plot a graph of v against u.
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(4 marks)

h. From the graph what would be the image distance, v when the object distance, u
is 20 cm.
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i. Use the graph to find the focal length of the lens.

(1 mark)

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4. You are provided with following materials: voltmeter, ammeter, 5 connecting wires,
nichrome wire, crocodile clips, cell holder and 2 cells

a. Connect the circuit as shown below

b. Move the crocodile clip Y along the nichrome wire until the ammeter reads 0.9A

c. Record the voltage across length XY of the nichrome wire

d. Move the crocodile clip Y along the nichrome wire until the ammeter now reads
0.7A

e. Record the new voltmeter reading across the new length XY of the wire in the
table below under 0.7A

f. Repeat steps b to e for ammeter reading of 0.5A, 0.4A and 0.3A

Ammeter 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3
reading (A)

Voltage
reading (V)
(5 marks)

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g. plot the graph of voltage against current

(4 marks)

h. Using the graph Describe the relationship between voltage and current
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