PHYSICS (232)

FORM TWO
Time: 2 Hours

Instructions to Candidates
 Write your name, admission number, class and signature in the spaces provided at the top of
the page.
 Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
 All work MUST be clearly shown.
 This paper consists of 7 printed pages.
 Candidates should answer the questions in English and check to ensure that no question(s) is
missing.

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SECTION A (25 MARKS)

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 Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided

1. The mass of a bucket containing sand was found to be 12 kg. If the volume of the sand was
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2900 cm and that the mass of empty bucket was 0.3 kg, find the density of sand.
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2. Figure1 (a) shows a steel needle resting on water surface:

Figure 1

(i) What makes the needle to float in (a)? (1 mark)

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(ii) Explain what would happen if the needle was placed vertically on the water
surface as in figure (b). (2 marks)
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 3. The pressure at the top of a mountain is found to be 700 mmHg. Calculate the height of the
mountain given that the density of mercury is13600 kg /m3 , density of air 1.25 kg /m3 and
the pressure at sea level is 760 mmHg. ( g=10 N /kg ¿(2 marks)
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4. Two samples of bromine vapor are allowed to diffuse separately under different
conditions: one in a vacuum and the other in air. In which of the conditions will bromine
diffuse faster? (1 mark)
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5. The figure 2 below shows the flame of bunsen burner immediately after being lit from
above the gauze:

Figure 2

Explain why it takes some time before the flame crosses to the region below. (2 marks)
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 6. In the figure 3 below, state the resultant force on the body: (2 marks)

Figure 3

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7. The figure 4 below shows a set-up for investigating the thermal expansion of water:

Figure 4

The level of water in the tube initially falls slightly before it rises from P to Q. Explain.
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8. State two factors considered when choosing a thermometric liquid. (2 marks)

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9. What is meant by Brownian motion? (1 mark)

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 10. State two factors that determine pressure in a liquid at a particular place. (2 marks)
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11. State the advantage of using a density bottle instead of a measuring cylinder in determining
density. (1 mark)
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12. The figure 5 below shows two blocks A and B placed against a sphere on a meter rule:

Figure 5

Determine the radius of the sphere. (2 marks)

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13. In an experiment to determine the density of certain solid B, the following readings were
obtained using a density bottle;
Mass of empty density bottle = 9 g
Mass of the density bottle + solid B = 99 g
Mass of the density bottle + Water = 88 g
Calculate the density of solid B. (Take density of water to be1 g /cm3 ) (3 marks)
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 SECTION B (45 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided

14. The diagram shows different states of matter:

Figure 6

(a) Name the process occurring at:

A: _________________
B:_________________
C: _________________ . (3 marks)
(b) In another experiment, the volume of a fixed mass of water was measured at various
temperatures between0 ℃ and10 ℃.
(i) Sketch a graph of volume against temperature that would be obtained.
(2 marks)

(ii) On the graph, mark using letter X the point where water has the highest
density. (1 mark)
(iii) State one advantage of the property of water illustrated in the diagram in
(ii) above. (1 mark)
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 15. The figure shows a hydraulic lift. The area of the smaller piston B is8 cm2 while that of
piston A is 440 cm2 .

Figure 7

A force F B is applied on piston B and this generates an upward thrust on piston A.

(a) State why a gas cannot be used in place of the hydraulic liquid. (2 marks)
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(b) Express the force F A in terms of F B. (3 marks)
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(c) Calculate the maximum load that can be lifted by piston A when a force of 120 N is
applied on B. (3 marks)
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 16. The motion of smoke particles enclosed in a smoke cell can be studied using the set-up
shown below:

Figure 8

(a) Draw a diagram to show how the smoke particles appear under the microscope.
(2 marks)

(b) (i) Explain what happens in the smoke cell. (2 marks)

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(iii) What is the purpose of the microscope and lens? (2 marks)
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(c) State two factors that affect the motion of the particles in the smoke cell. (2 marks)
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(d) Explain why solids have a definite shape but liquids take the shape of the container
in which they are put. (2 marks)

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 17. (a) Define pressure and give its SI units. (2 marks)
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(b) (i) State the principle of transmission of pressure in liquids. (1 mark)

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(ii) State three important properties of the fluid used in the hydraulicsystem. (3 marks)
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(c) The figure 9 below shows a U-tube with gas trapped at one end by a liquid of density
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1400 kg /m

Figure 9

Given that atmospheric pressure is103000 N /m2, determine the gas pressure.
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 18. The weight of a 16 kg object is 80 N on a certain planet.
(a) Find the gravitational field strength on the planet. (2 marks)
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(b) If an object weighs 140 N on the planet, find its mass. (2 mark)
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(c) Two metals X and Y welded together are heated so that they break the contact shown at P
in the figure.

Figure 10

Explain how the contact is broken. (2 marks)

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(d) The figure 11 shows an electric hot plate being used to heat a sauce pan containing
water.

Figure 11

(i) By what method is the heat transferred through the pan? (1 mark)
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 (ii) Explain why plastic is used as material for the handle. (1 mark)
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(iii) Explain how water gets heated to the point of boiling. (2 marks)
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