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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREF'ULLY.

l. This paper consists of TWO sections: A and B.

2. Section A consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attempt ALL questions

in this section.

3. Section B consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attempt ALL questions

in this section.

4. ALL answers MUST be written in this answer booklet.

5. All working MUST be clearly shown.

6. Do NOT write in the margins.

7. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator, but you should note that the
will be penalized.
use of an inappropriate number of figures in answers

8. Mathematical tables are provided.

9. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this
booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

10. If you use the extra page(s), you MUST write the question number clearly in
the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include
the question part beside the answer.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION A

AnswerALL questions.

1. The activity of a radioactive sample was measured over a24-day period. The results are recorded
in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Time (t) Activity (A)

days Disintegrations per second

0 40.0

4 29.s

8 20.0

t2 t4.0

t6 10.0

20 6.5

24 5.0

(a) Plot a graph, on page 3, ofActivity (A) versus Time (r). (8 marks)

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(b) Using your graph, calculate the average halflife of the sample, determined from the
average of two or three values.

(12 marks)

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(c) Use the graph to determine the activity of the sample after 25 days.

(2 marks)

(d) (D State TWO types of radioactive emissions.

(1)

(2)
(2 marks)

(iD Which type of radioactive emission is the most dangerous to human tissue?

(1 mark)

Total25 marks

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2. (a) This question concerns thermal heat capacities.
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(D In the box below, state the equation that relates C to c.

(1 mark)

(ii) State the name of the physical quantity that each letter represents.

C:

(2 marks)

(iiD Distinguish between 'C'and 'c'.

(2 marks)

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(b) A substance which has a melting point of 80 "C is cooled from 90 "C to a complete solid
at its melting point.

Sketch a graph in Figure 1 to represent the statement above.

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(2 marks)

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(c) Aphysicist converted 2 kg of watet at37 to steam at 100 "C.

Assuming no heat is lost, calculate the amount of energy needed

(i) to heat the water to 100 "C

(4 marks)

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(iD to heat the water from 100 "C to steam at 100

(3 marks)

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(l mark)
(Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-t 11-t
Specific latent heat of vaporization of water : 2-3 x 106 J kg-r )

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3. (a) (i) Explain what is meant by the term 'electrical resistance'

(1 mark)

(ii) Complete Table2 to provide information regarding electrical meters.

TABLE 2

How Connected Resistance

Meter in a Circuit (Iligh or Low) Reason for Size of Resistance
(Series or Parallel)

Ammeter

Voltmeter

(6 marks)

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(ii) Reading onA,

(2 marks)

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SECTION B
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(a) State Newton's three laws of motion.

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(6 marks)

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(b) In a crash test, a car travelling at a constant velocity of 26 m s-r crashes into a wall and is
brought to rest.

(i) Calculate the initial momentum of a 70 kg test dummy in the car before the
crash.

(3 marks)

(ii) Calculate the average force exerted on the dummy by the seatbelt during the crash
if the duration of the collision is 0.1 seconds.

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decelerating force of 45 000 N. Calculate the duration of this collision.

(3 marks)

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Describe how the graph of Volume versus Temperature (in Celsius) of a gas can
be used to derive the Kelvin scale?

(4 marks)

(iD State the mathematical relationship between the Kelvin and Celsius temperature
scales.

(2 marks)

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(b) Apiston traps a mass of gas in a cylinder. At25 "C, the pressure ofthe gas is 5 atmospheres
when its volume is 50 ml.

(i) Calculate the volume of the gas if its pressure drops to I atmosphere at constant
temperature.

(4 marks)

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(ii) After resetting the piston, the gas returns to its initial pressure and volume. If the
oC, calculate the final pressure
volume is now fixed while the gas is heated to 60
of the gas.

(5 marks)

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6. (a) (D Copy Figure 3 and draw the ray shown as it emerges on the other side of the lens
and its relation to the focus. Show the principal axis and the focal length.

Figure 3

Space for diagram.

(5 marks)

(ii) Write, in words or symbols, the formula for the magnification of an object.

(l mark)

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(b) An object AB isplaced 20 cmin front of a converging lens of focal length F 10 cm as

seen in Figure 4.

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(i) Calculate the position of the image formed and state on what side of
located.

(5 marks)

(ii) Calculate the magnification of the image formed.

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(3 marks)

(iiD Is the image formed real or virrual?

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