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PHYSICS 9702/21
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions October/November 2024

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
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● 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.
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● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

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● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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Data

acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s–2

speed of light in free space c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1

elementary charge e = 1.60 × 10–19 C

unified atomic mass unit 1u = 1.66 × 10–27 kg

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rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg

rest mass of electron me = 9.11 × 10–31 kg

Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1

molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1

Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10–23 J K–1

gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2

permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 × 10–12 F m–1

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1
( = 8.99 × 109 m F–1)
4rf0

Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10–34 J s

Stefan–Boltzmann constant σ = 5.67 × 10–8 W m–2 K–4

Formulae

uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 12 at 2

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v2 = u 2 + 2as

hydrostatic pressure ∆p = ρg∆h

upthrust F = ρgV

fs v
Doppler effect for sound waves fo = v!v
s

electric current I = Anvq

resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + ...

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1 1 1
resistors in parallel = + + ...
R R1 R2

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1 (a) Define density.

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(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a cuboidal glass block.

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y

Fig. 1.1 (not to scale)

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A student measures the mass m of the block and the side lengths x, y and z. The
measurements are shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

quantity measurement
m (0.243 ± 0.001) kg
x (5.41 ± 0.01) cm
y (11.09 ± 0.01) cm
z (1.62 ± 0.01) cm

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(i) Determine the density of the glass.

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density = .............................................. kg m–3 [2]

(ii) Calculate the percentage uncertainty in the density.

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percentage uncertainty = ......................................................% [3]

(c) The true value of the density of the glass is different from the answer in (b)(i) because of a
systematic error in the measurements.

Suggest one possible cause of this systematic error.

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2 (a) Define linear momentum.

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(b) A car of mass 1800 kg is moving in a straight line. Fig. 2.1 shows the variation with time t of
the momentum p of the car.

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p / 104 N s

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0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
t/s

Fig. 2.1

(i) Calculate the maximum speed reached by the car.

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maximum speed = ................................................ m s–1 [1]

(ii) Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the car.

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maximum kinetic energy = ....................................................... J [2]

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(iii) Show that the acceleration of the car at time t = 4.0 s is 5.0 m s–2.

[2]
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(iv) Determine the distance travelled by the car between times t = 0 and t = 12.0 s.

distance = ...................................................... m [2]

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(c) On Fig. 2.2, sketch the variation with time t of the acceleration a of the car in (b) from t = 0 to
t = 12.0 s.

10

a / m s−2

5
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0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
t/s

−5

−10

Fig. 2.2
[3]
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3 (a) State what is meant by the work done by a force.

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(b) A block of mass m is raised vertically at constant speed. The vertical height gained by the
block is Δh, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

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block,
mass m
Δh

Fig. 3.1

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Derive an expression, in terms of m and Δh, for the change in gravitational potential energy
ΔEP of the block. State the meaning of any other symbols you use.

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[2]

(c) An electric motor has an input power of 900 W. The motor takes 1.0 minute to lift a load
of weight 240 N at constant speed through a vertical height of 150 m. Resistive forces are
negligible.

(i) Show that the work done by the motor on the load in 1.0 minute is 36 kJ.
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(ii) Determine the useful output power of the motor.

power = ..................................................... W [2]

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(iii) Use your answer in (c)(ii) to determine the efficiency of the motor.

efficiency = ......................................................... [2]

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(iv) Some of the power wasted in the motor is dissipated by the resistance of its coil. This
dissipated power is 280 W.

The coil of the motor is made from wire of total length 23 m. The wire has a cross-
sectional area of 2.6 × 10–8 m2 and is made from metal of resistivity 1.7 × 10–8 Ω m.

Calculate the current in the coil.

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current = ....................................................... A [3]

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4 (a) Define the Young modulus of a material.

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(b) A metal wire P that obeys Hooke’s law is stretched within its limit of proportionality.

(i) On Fig. 4.1, sketch the variation of tensile force F in the wire with its extension x.

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F

0
0
x

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Fig. 4.1
[1]

(ii) State the name of the quantity represented by the gradient of the line in Fig. 4.1.

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(iii) State the name of the quantity represented by the area under the line in Fig. 4.1.

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(c) Another wire Q is made from a metal that has twice the Young modulus of the metal of wire P

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in (b). Wire Q has the same volume as wire P but has double the cross-sectional area of
wire P.

The two wires are extended by equal tensile forces within their limits of proportionality.

State and explain how the extension of wire Q compares with the extension of wire P.

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5 (a) Potassium-40 ( 40
19
K) undergoes β– decay to form a nuclide of element X. Particle Z is emitted
during the decay. The equation for the decay is shown.

40 P R –
19
K Q
X + S
β +Z

(i) State the values of P, Q, R and S.

P = ................................................. R = .................................................
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Q = ................................................. S = .................................................
[2]

(ii) State the name of particle Z.

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(iii) State the name of the class of fundamental particle to which both the β– particle and
particle Z belong.

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(b) Determine the quark composition of an alpha-particle.

quark composition ......................................................... [3]

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6 Two coherent sources X and Y of microwaves of frequency 2.5 × 1010 Hz are a distance of 0.18 m
apart in a vacuum, as shown in Fig. 6.1.

P
2.3 m

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0.18 m O

Fig. 6.1 (not to scale)

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There is a phase difference of 90° between the waves emitted at the two sources.

A microwave detector moves along the line PQ, which is parallel to the line joining the two sources
and 2.3 m away from it.

Point O is on the line PQ at a position that is equidistant from the two sources.
Point A is the position on line PQ where the intensity of the microwaves is the greatest.

(a) (i) Explain why the position of greatest intensity is not at point O.

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(ii) On Fig. 6.1, draw a cross (×) to show the position of the point on line PQ where the
intensity minimum that is the closest to point O occurs. Label this point B. [2]
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(b) (i) Show that the wavelength of the microwaves is 0.012 m.

[2]
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(ii) For point A on line PQ, determine the difference in the distances Δx travelled by the
microwaves from X and the microwaves from Y.

Δx = ...................................................... m [1]
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(iii) Use the formula for the double-slit interference of light to calculate the distance between
adjacent intensity maxima on line PQ.

distance = ...................................................... m [2]

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7 (a) Fig. 7.1 shows two resistors connected in series with a cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.)
1.50 V and internal resistance 0.28 Ω.

1.50 V
0.28 Ω

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1.0 Ω R

Fig. 7.1

One of the resistors has resistance 1.0 Ω. The other resistor has resistance R.
The terminal potential difference (p.d.) across the cell is 1.36 V.

(i) Show that the current I in the circuit is 0.50 A.

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[2]

(ii) Calculate the combined resistance of the two resistors.

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resistance = ...................................................... Ω [2]

(iii) Use your answer in (a)(ii) to determine resistance R.

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(b) The circuit in Fig. 7.1 is disconnected and the two resistors are reconnected to the cell, now
in parallel with each other.

(i) On Fig. 7.2, complete the circuit diagram to show this arrangement.

1.50 V
0.28 Ω
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Fig. 7.2
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(ii) Explain, without calculation, whether the terminal p.d. across the cell is now less than,
equal to or greater than 1.36 V.

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