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PHYSICS 9702/51
Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation May/June 2023

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 30.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 8 pages.

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1 A wooden cube of mass A is placed on an inclined plane. The cube is attached to a cylinder of
mass B using string that passes over a pulley, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

pulley
string

cube

cylinder
plane
horizontal
surface
θ

Fig. 1.1 (not to scale)

The angle between the plane and the horizontal surface is θ. Initially the cylinder is held at rest.

The cylinder is released. The time for the cylinder to fall a distance d is t.

It is suggested that t is related to θ by the relationship

2d = – AH sinθ – KA
t2 (A + B) (A + B)
where H and K are constants.

Plan a laboratory experiment to test the relationship between t and θ.

Draw a diagram showing the arrangement of your equipment.

Explain how the results could be used to determine values for H and K.

In your plan you should include:

● the procedure to be followed

● the measurements to be taken

● the control of variables

● the analysis of the data

● any safety precautions to be taken.

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2 A student investigates the discharge of capacitors in the circuit shown in Fig. 2.1.

CP CQ

Fig. 2.1

The capacitors have capacitances CP and CQ.

The student closes the switch to charge the capacitors and then records the maximum reading V0
on the voltmeter.

The switch is opened and a stop‑watch is started. The capacitors discharge through the resistor
and the reading on the voltmeter decreases. When the reading on the voltmeter is V the time t is
recorded. The discharge of the capacitors is repeated and the mean time T is calculated.

The experiment is repeated for different values of CP and CQ.

For each combination of CP and CQ, the combined capacitance C is calculated.

It is suggested that C and T are related by the equation

V0 
ln V = – T
CR
where R is the resistance of the resistor.

(a) A graph is plotted of T on the y‑axis against C on the x‑axis.

Determine an expression for the gradient.

gradient = ......................................................... [1]

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(b) Values of CP , CQ and t are given in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1

CP / 10– 4 F CQ / 10– 4 F C / 10– 4 F t/s t/s T/s

2.2 1.5 12.9 14.5

2.2 3.3 21.1 19.7

2.2 5.6 23.7 24.9

3.3 1.5 15.3 16.9

5.6 1.5 19.0 17.6

5.6 3.3 30.9 32.1

The relationship between C, CP and CQ is

CPCQ
C= .
CP+CQ

Calculate and record values of C / 10– 4 F and T / s in Table 2.1.

Include the absolute uncertainties in T. [2]

(c) (i) Plot a graph of T / s against C / 10– 4 F.

Include error bars for T. [2]

(ii) Draw the straight line of best fit and a worst acceptable straight line on your graph. Label
both lines. [2]

(iii) Determine the gradient of the line of best fit. Include the absolute uncertainty in your
answer.

gradient = ......................................................... [2]

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32

T/s

30

28

26

24

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20

18

16

14

12
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
C / 10– 4 F

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(d) The values of V0 and V are:

V0 = (4.8 ± 0.1) V
V = (2.4 ± 0.1) V.

 
Calculate ln V . Include the absolute uncertainty in ln V .
V0 V0  

 
ln V = ......................................................... [1]
V0

(e) (i) Using your answers to (a), (c)(iii) and (d), determine the value of R. Include an
appropriate unit.

R = ......................................................... [2]

(ii) Determine the percentage uncertainty in R.

percentage uncertainty in R = ......................................................% [1]

(f) The experiment is repeated. Determine the value of C that gives a value of T of 60.0 s. Include
the absolute uncertainty in your answer.

C = ...................................................... F [2]

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