Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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PHYSICS
Paper 2 Core

October/November 2014
1 hour 15 minutes

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.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 19 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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A student hangs a spring vertically from a hook, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

12.0 cm

15.0 cm

2.0 N
Fig. 1.1
(a) Describe how the length of the spring can be measured accurately, after it has been hung
from the hook.
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(b) With no load, the spring is 12.0 cm long.
With a load of 2.0 N on the end of the spring, its length is 15.0 cm.
Calculate the extension of the spring.

extension = ......................................... cm

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(c) The load is attached to the spring and then released.
Fig. 1.2 represents the forces acting on the load just after it is released.

2.8 N

2.0 N
Fig. 1.2
Calculate the resultant force acting on the load and give its direction.

resultant force = ................................................... N

direction = ......................................................
[2]
[Total: 6]

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2

A steel object has 5 kg stamped on its side, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

5 kg
Fig. 2.1
(a) Express 5.0 kg in grams.

5.0 kg = ............................................ g

[1]

volume = ........................................cm3

[3]

(b) The density of the steel is 7.81 g / cm3.

Calculate the volume of the object.

[Total: 4]

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(a) Use words from the list below to complete the sentences about work and energy.
initial acceleration
distance moved
force exerted
potential energy
time taken
An object is dragged across a rough surface. In order to find the work done on the object, it is
necessary to know the ............................................. and the ............................................. .
To calculate the power, it is also necessary to know the ............................................. .

[3]

(b) A machine working in a factory actually uses more energy than is needed to do the task it is
involved in.
Suggest why this is so.
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[Total: 5]

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(a) Thermal energy is supplied to a certain substance at a constant rate. The temperature of the
substance varies with time as shown in Fig. 4.1.

temperature
B

time
Fig. 4.1
At the temperature indicated by point A on Fig. 4.1, the substance is in the solid state.
State what is happening to the substance
(i)

in the region AB,

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(ii)

in the region BC,

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(iii)

in the region CD.

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[3]

(b) Suggest why ice at 0 C is more effective for cooling a drink than the same mass of water at
0 C.
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(c) Steam is pumped into cold water in a container.
(i)

State and explain what happens to the temperature of the water in the container.
statement ..........................................................................................................................
explanation ........................................................................................................................
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...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii)

State and explain what happens to the mass of water in the container.
statement ..........................................................................................................................
explanation ........................................................................................................................
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[2]
[Total: 9]

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5

Fig. 5.1 shows a girl standing some distance away from a rock face. She has a flat piece of wood
in each hand.

rock face

Fig. 5.1 (not to scale)

When the girl bangs the two pieces of wood together, they make a loud sound. A short time later
she hears the sound again.
(a) Why does she hear this second sound?
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...............................................................................................................................................[1]
(b) The time interval between the two sounds is 1.8 s. Sound travels at 330 m / s in air.
Calculate the distance of the girl from the rock face.

distance = ........................................... m

[3]

(c) A boy standing very close to the rock face only hears one sound.
How long after the girl makes the sound does he hear this sound?

time interval = ............................................ s

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(d) State two ways in which a sound wave is different from a light wave.
1. ...............................................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................................
[2]
[Total: 7]

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(a) Describe
(i)

how a dry cloth can be used to charge a plastic rod,

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(ii)

how the rod may be tested to check that it is charged.

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[2]

(b) A lady has been riding in a car with plastic-covered seats. She gets out of the car. She touches
the door handle when her feet are on the ground. She experiences an electric shock.
Suggest why this happens.
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[Total: 4]

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Fig. 7.1 is a ray diagram representing the formation of an image by a converging lens.

C
O

F2

F1

Fig. 7.1
F1 and F2 are the two principal focuses of the lens. The object is at O and its image is at I.
(a) On Fig. 7.1,
(i)

accurately mark the focal length of the lens and label it f,

[2]

(ii)

from the top of the object, draw the path of the ray that passes through F2, until it reaches
the image.
[2]

(b) Where would a screen need to be placed in order to see a focused image? Tick one box.
at F2
at C
at F1
at I

[1]

(c) The object is moved a small distance away from the lens.
State what this causes to happen to
(i)

the position of the image,

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(ii)

the size of the image.

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[2]
[Total: 7]

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The electric circuit in Fig. 8.1 contains a cell, two resistors and another component.

R1

R2

Fig. 8.1
(a) (i)

Name the component that is shown in Fig. 8.1 by the symbol

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(ii)

What is the function of this component in the circuit?

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[2]

(b) (i)

What flows in the circuit in order to create the current in the circuit? Tick one box.
charge
potential difference
power
resistance

(ii)

In which unit do we measure current? ...............................................................................

[2]

(c) Resistor R1 has a resistance of 8 and resistor R2 has a resistance of 12 .

Calculate the combined resistance of R1 and R2 when arranged as in Fig. 8.1.

resistance = ..........................................

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(d) R1 and R2 are removed from the circuit and then re-connected between X and Y, so that they
have a different combined resistance.
(i)

In the space below, draw the circuit showing R1 and R2 connected in this different way.

[2]
(ii)

What word is used to describe this different way of connecting R1 and R2?
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Fig. 9.1 shows a transformer used to allow lamps of different voltage ratings to be operated from a
240 V mains supply.
P

W
240 V

X
Y
Z

primary coil
500 turns

secondary coil
500 turns
Fig. 9.1

The primary coil and the secondary coil both have 500 uniformly-wound turns.
Electrical connections to the secondary coil can be made at four places, W, X, Y and Z.
(a) The piece of metal P provides a magnetic link between the coils.
State
(i)

the name of this part of the transformer, ............................................................................

(ii)

the metal from which P is made. .......................................................................................

[2]

(b) A lamp, designed to light at normal brightness with a 120 V supply, lights normally when
connected between W and X.
Calculate the number of turns between W and X.

number of turns = ...................................................[3]

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(c) The lamp in (b) is connected between X and Y.
Describe and explain what happens to the lamp.
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(d) State what would happen if the 120 V lamp in (b) is connected between W and Z.
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[Total: 9]

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10 Fig. 10.1 is a simplified drawing of a tube for producing, deflecting and detecting cathode rays.
top
X2

Y2
H2
heater

screen
H1
C
cathode

A
anode

Y1
X1
Y-plates X-plates

bottom

path of cathode rays

Fig. 10.1
The cathode rays are represented by the broken line in Fig. 10.1.
(a) Which particles make up cathode rays? ...............................................................................[1]
(b) How does the screen show the presence of cathode rays?
...............................................................................................................................................[1]
(c) Between which two of the labelled terminals should a potential difference be connected in
order to
(i)

make the cathode hot,

.................... and .................... [1]

(ii)

accelerate the cathode rays along the tube,

.................... and .................... [1]

(iii)

deflect the cathode rays to the top of the screen.

.................... and .................... [1]

(d) In (c)(iii), which of the two terminals should be made

(i)

positive, ................................................

(ii)

negative? .............................................
[1]
[Total: 6]

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11 Fig. 11.1 represents the atomic structure of three neutral atoms.
B

C
C

nucleus

nucleus
hydrogen

deuterium

nucleus
tritium

Fig. 11.1
(a) What letter in Fig. 11.1 is used to represent
(i)

an electron, ...................................

(ii)

a proton, ........................................

(iii)

a neutron? .....................................
[2]

(b) State the nucleon number of the tritium atom. ...............

[1]

(c) All three atoms may be represented by the chemical symbol H. Hydrogen can be represented
in nuclide notation as 11 H .
Write down the nuclide notation for

(i)

deuterium, ................................................

(ii)

tritium. .......................................................
[2]
[Total: 5]

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12 350 dice are made from small cubes of wood with one face painted blue, as shown in Fig. 12.1.
blue face

Fig. 12.1
Throwing large numbers of dice represents radioactive decay.
The 350 dice are thrown on a bench. All those dice that land with the blue face uppermost are
removed. They are regarded as having decayed.
The remaining dice are then thrown again, and the blue-uppermost dice are removed. This
process is repeated until the number of dice remaining is quite small.
The table below shows the number of dice remaining after each throw.
throw

10

11

12

13

14

number of dice 350 289 237 201 168 138 115 94

remaining

79

67

59

50

41

39

35

On Fig. 12.2, points have been plotted for some of the readings in the table.
(a) On Fig. 12.2, plot the first five points and draw the best smooth curve for all the points.
(b) (i)

[3]

Complete the sentence below.

The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time taken to reduce the number of nuclei
of the original sort to ................................... its original value.

(ii)

[1]

Throwing dice obeys the same laws as radioactive decay.

From your graph in Fig. 12.2, find the half-life of dice, showing clearly on Fig. 12.2 how
you obtained your answer.

half-life of dice = .................................... throws [3]

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350

300
number of
dice
remaining
250

200

150

100

50

10
12
throw number

14

Fig. 12.2
(iii)

The experiment is repeated with 800 dice.

1.

Suggest how many throws it takes to reduce the number of dice to 400.

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2.

Explain your answer.

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[2]
[Total: 9]

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