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ADVANCED LEVEL MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2018

Physics II
3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Write your name and index number on the answer booklet as they appear on
your registration form and DO NOT write your names and index number on
additional sheets of paper if provided.
2. This paper consists of two sections: A and B
Section A: Attempt all questions. Section B: Attempt any three questions
Any additional question (s) answered will not be marked.
3. Non-programmable scientific calculators and mathematical sets may be used
4. Use only blue or black pen and a sharp pencil for diagrams
USEFUL CONSTANTS:
Magnitude of charge of electron,
Electron mass
Speed of light in vacuum,
Planck’s constant:
Unified atomic mass unit 1u =
Acceleration of free fall: g = 9.80 m/s2
Boltzmann’s constant: k
Molar gas constant: R = 8.31
Universal gravitational constant, G = 6.67 10 -11 Nm2kg-2
Mass of the Earth = 6.0 1024 kg
Radius of the Earth = 6.4 106 m
Radius of the sun = 7.0 108 m
The mean Earth –Sun distance =
The constant = 9.0
Permittivity of free space = 8.85
Stefan-Boltzmann constant, Wm-2K-4
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 SECTION A [55 marks]
1. (a) Explain what is meant by focal point of diverging lens . [0.5]
(b)A thin converging lens of focal length 8 cm is placed in contact with a
diverging lens of focal length 12 cm. Calculate the power of the combination.[1]
(c) Differentiate between spherical aberration and chromatic aberration. [1]
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(d) A glass of refracting angle 60 has refractive index of 1.5. Calculate the
angle of minimum deviation for a beam of light passing through it. [1.5]
2. (a) Define power. [1]
(b)A pump lifts water from a lake to a large tank 20 m above the lake. How
much work against gravity does the pump do as it transfers 5.0 m3 of water to
the tank? (The density of water is 1g/cm3) [1]
3. (a) In the circuit of the figure below, the magnitudes of the currents are as
follows
I1 = 2.5 A, I2 = 4A, I4 = 7.5A, I6 = 6A and I3 = 2I5. Determine I5. [2]
I3
I1 I2
I6

I4
I5

(b) In the circuit below, AB is a uniform wire of length 1m and resistance 6Ω.
C1 is a cell of e.m.f 3V and negligible internal resistance. C2 is a cell of e.m.f
2V. C1 2Ω

D
A B

C2 G
Ex
S
4Ω

(i)Find the balance length AD when the switch S is open. [2]

(ii)If the balance length is 80cm when the switch is closed, find the internal
resistance of cell C2. [2]
4. (a) Distinguish between analog and digital signals. [1]
(b) Give 4 advantages of digital signals over analog signals. [2]
5. (a) Explain what is meant by modulation. [1]
(b) Give 2 reasons why modulation is necessary. [2]
 (c) Draw a labelled diagram showing the elements of a radio receiver and briefly
explain how it works. [2]
6. (a)What is a star? [0.5]
(b)What are white dwarfs made of? [0.5]
(c)How is a star different from a planet? [1]
(d)Distinguish between Jovian and terrestrial planets stating all the planets in
each category. [2]
7. (a) Explain what is meant by a reference frame. [1]
(b)With an example in each case distinguish between inertial reference frame
and non-inertial reference frame. [1]
(c)State the postulates of the special theory of relativity. [1]
8. (a) Distinguish between fermions and bosons. [1]
(b)State the Pauli’ Exclusion Principle . [1]
(c)The Physicists believe that atleast two of the three quarks in a baryon like a
neutron will have the spin in the same direction. Does this belief violate the
principle above? Explain. [1]
9. (a)Explain Planck’s quantum theory. [1]
(b)A laser emits energy in short pulses with frequency 4.69 Hz and
deposits 1.3 J for each pulse. How many quanta of energy does each pulse
deposit? [1]
(c)Determine the rest energy of a positron in mega electronvolts (MeV) [1]
(d) Describe one type of evidence for the wave nature of matter and one
evidence for the particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation [2]
10.(a) What is meant by the term LASER. [0.5]
(b)Explain 3 characteristics of LASERs. [1.5]
(c) Give 4 applications of LASERs in everyday life. [2]
11.(a)During a S.6 physics seminar, a student asserts that fossil fuels originate from
the sun. Account for this assertion. [1]
(b)State the 3 major types of fossil fuels [1]
(c)State 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of using fossil fuels in your country.
[2]
12.Explain the following terms as used with Radiation dosimetry
(a) Exposure (b) Quality factor (c) Biological half life. [1.5]
13.(a)Distinguish between isothermal and adiabatic change. [1]
(b)Derive the expression relating temperature and pressure for an adiabatic
change. [1.5]
14.(a)Explain what is meant by Doppler Effect. [1]
(b) Two cars are heading straight at each other with the same speed. The horn of
one (f = 3.0 kHz) is blowing, and is heard to have a frequency of 3.4 kHz by
the people in the other car. Find the speed at which each car is moving if the
speed of sound is 340 m/s. [2]
15.(a)Explain what is meant by black body. [1]
(b)State the laws of black body radiation. [1]
(c)The figure below shows the measured spectra of wavelengths and frequencies
emitted by a blackbody at three different temperatures (T).

UV Frequency (Hz)
Infra-red

T3

Peak wavelength
T1 < T2 < T3
Intensity

T2

T1

visible Wavelength (nm)

light
(i) Clearly explain the features of the graph. [1]
(ii) Determine any possible temperature of a black body which emits
radiation whose peak intensity occurs in the visible spectrum. [1]
 SECTION B [45 marks]
16.(a)A particle of mass 0.5kg moving with SHM has velocities 4 cm/s and 3 cm/s
at distances 3cm and 4 cm respectively from equilibrium position. Find
(i) the amplitude of oscillation [1]
(ii) the period [1]
(iii) velocity of the particle as it passes through the equilibrium position. [1]
(iv) kinetic energy and potential energy of the particle as it passes through the
equilibrium position. [2]
(b)(i)Explain what is meant by damping.
(ii) Sketch graphs on the same axes showing all the types of damping. [1.5]
(iii)A mass-spring system is described by the equation .
Give the value(s) of k for the three types of damped oscillation. [1.5]
(c) (i)Explain what is meant by resonance. [0.5]
(ii)State 3 applications of resonance. [1.5]
(d)A travelling wave is described by the equation y(x,t) = 0.003cos (20x +200t)
where y and x are measured in meters and t in seconds.
(i) What is the direction in which the wave is travelling? [0.5]
(ii)Find the: angular wave number, wavelength, angular frequency,
frequency, time period, wave speed and amplitude [4.5]

17.(a)(i)Explain what is meant by a Bohr atom. [1]

(ii)State two limitations of Bohr model of the atom. [1]
(b)(i)Define photoelectric emission. [0.5]
(ii)State the laws of Photoelectric emission. [2.5]
(iii)Distinguish between Stopping potential and Threshold wavelength. [1]
(c)The photoelectric work function of potassium is 2.3 eV. If light having a
wavelength of 250 nm falls on potassium, find
(i) the stopping potential in volts. [1]
(ii)the kinetic energy in electron volts of the most energetic electrons ejected.[1]
(iii)the speed of these electrons. [2]
(d)In a Compton scattering experiment, the wavelength of scattered X-rays for
scattering angle of 45o is found to be 0.024 angstrom .
(i)What is the wavelength of the incident photon? [1]
(ii)What is the percentage change in the wavelength on Compton scattering? [1]
(e)Two parallel metal plates of length 2.0 cm in cathode ray tube are placed
5mm apart. A fluorescent screen is placed 20.0cm from the plates. An electron
of kinetic energy 3.2 is incident mid-way between the plates. Calculate
the voltage applied across the plates to deflect the electron 2.1 cm on the screen
Assume that the electron moves through vacuum. [3]
18.(a)The distance of a planet from the sun is 9 times the distance between the earth
and the sun. What is the time period of revolution of the planet? [2]
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(b)Acceleration due to gravity on moon is (1/6) of the acceleration due to
gravity on earth. If the ratio of densities of earth ( ) and moon ( ) is ,
find the radius of moon. [2]
(c)What is the angular velocity of the Earth with which it has to rotate so that
acceleration due to gravity on 60o latitude becomes zero? [1]
(d) (i)State the features of a geostationary satellite. [1.5]
(ii) Determine the velocity of such a satellite. [1.5]
(iii)A satellite is revolving round the earth in circular orbit at some height above
surface of the Earth. It takes 5.26 seconds to complete a revolution while
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its centripetal acceleration is 9.32 m/s . What is the height of satellite above the
surface of earth? [2.5]
(e)(i)Explain what is meant by Cosmic velocity. [1]
(ii)Show that the second cosmic velocity is given by the expression
where is the first cosmic velocity. [1.5]
(f)A charge of C is placed in a vacuum. Determine the electric field intensity
at a point P at a distance of 20 cm from the charge. [2]

19.(a)(i)Explain the nature of electromagnetic waves. [1]

(ii)State any three types of electromagnetic waves with frequency greater than
that of white light. [1.5]
(b)(i)State the conditions for interference of light from two sources. [1]
(ii)Distinguish between the types of interference. [2]
(c)(i)With two slits spaced 0.2 mm apart, and a distance 1m from the screen, a
third bright fringe is found to be displaced 7.5 mm from the central fringe. Show
that the wavelength of the light used is m. [1.5]
(ii)Sketch the intensity distribution for the interference pattern formed on a
screen which is at a great distance from two identical sources of light. [1]
(d)Define the following terms
(i) mass defect [1]
(ii) unified atomic mass unit (u) [1]
(iii) Binding energy [1]
(e) (i)Show that 1.0 u 930 MeV [2]
(ii) Use the data below to determine the Binding energy of a nucleus of oxygen -
16 ( ). Give your answer in Mega electron volts (MeV) [2]
mass of proton = 1.672623 kg
mass of neutron = 1.674929 kg
mass of nucleus = 26.551559 kg
20.(a) Distinguish between Visual angle and accommodation of the eye. [1]
(b)(i)The far point of a defective eye is 1m. What lens is needed to correct this
defect? [0.5]
(ii)With this lens, at what distance from the eye is its near point, if the near point
of the un aided eye is 25 cm. [1]
(b) A slide projector has a converging lens of focal length 20.0cm and is used to
magnify the area of a slide, 5 cm2 to an area of 0.8m2 on a screen. Calculate the
distance of the slide from the projector. [2.5]
(c) Draw a ray diagram for the formation of an image by an astronomical
telescope when not in normal use and use it to derive the expression for
magnification. [4]
(d)A ball of mass of 0.4 kg is thrown against a brick wall. It hits the wall moving
horizontally to the left and rebounds to the right.
(i) Find the impulse of the net force on the ball during its collision with
the wall. [1]
(ii)If the ball is in contact with the wall for 0.01s, find the average force
that the wall exerts on the ball during the collision. [1]
(e) The range of the motion of a projectile is m when it is projected from
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the ground at an angle of 30 with a speed of 20 m/s. What is the maximum
height reached? [2]
(f)A disc rotates through 10 radians in 4 seconds. The disc experiences uniform
angular acceleration. If the disc starts from rest,
(i)Find the angular acceleration. [1]
(ii)What is the angular velocity after four seconds? [1]

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