Physics 9702/42 October/November 2019: question paper and mark scheme

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(a) State Newton’s law of gravitation. …… [2] (b) The astronomer Johannes Kepler showed that the period T of rotation of a planet about the Sun is related to its mean distance R from the centre of the Sun by the expression R3 = k T2 where k is a constant. Use Newton’s law to show that, for planets in circular orbits about the Sun of mass M, the constant k is given by k = GM2 4π where G is the gravitational constant. Explain your working. [4] (c) A satellite is in a circular orbit about Mars. The radius of the orbit of the satellite is 4.38 × 106 m. The orbital period is 2.44 hours. Use the expressions in (b) to calculate a value for the mass of Mars. mass = …… kg [2] [Total: 8]

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(a) Smoke particles are suspended in still air. Brownian motion of the smoke particles is seen through a microscope. Describe: (i) what is seen through the microscope …… [1] (ii) how Brownian motion provides evidence for the nature of the movement of gas molecules. …… [2] (b) A fixed mass of an ideal gas has volume 2.40 × 103 cm3 at pressure 3.51 × 105 Pa and temperature 290 K. The gas is heated at constant volume until the temperature is 310 K at pressure 3.75 × 105 Pa, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1. 2.40 × 103 cm3 2.40 × 103 cm3 3.51 × 105 Pa 3.75 × 105 Pa 290 K 310 K Fig. 2.1 The quantity of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1.00 mol of the gas by 1.00 K at constant volume is 12.5 J. Calculate, to three significant figures: (i) the amount, in mol, of the gas amount = …… mol [3] (ii) the thermal energy transfer during the change. energy transfer = …… J [2] (c) For the change in the gas in (b), state: (i) the quantity of external work done on the gas work done = …… J [1] (ii) the change in internal energy, with the direction of this change. change = …… J direction …… [2] [Total: 11]

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(a) State what is meant by specific latent heat. …… [2] (b) A student uses the apparatus illustrated in Fig. 3.1 to determine a value for the specific latent heat of fusion of ice. A V ice heater beaker melted ice pan of balance Fig. 3.1 The balance reading measures the mass of the beaker and the melted ice (water) in the beaker. The heater is switched on and pieces of ice at 0 °C are added continuously to the funnel so that the heater is always surrounded by ice. When water drips out of the funnel at a constant rate, the balance reading is noted at 2.0 minute intervals. After 10 minutes, the current in the heater is increased and the balance readings are taken for a further 12 minutes. The variation with time of the balance reading is shown in Fig. 3.2. 300 250 mass / g 200 150 100 50 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 time / minutes Fig. 3.2 The readings of the ammeter and of the voltmeter are shown in Fig. 3.3. ammeter reading voltmeter reading /A /V from time 0 to time 10 minutes 1.8 7.3 after time 10 minutes 3.6 15.1 Fig. 3.3 (i) From time 0 to time 10.0 minutes, 65 g of ice is melted. Use Fig. 3.2 to determine the mass of ice melted from time 12.0 minutes to time 22.0 minutes. mass = …… g [1] (ii) Explain why, although the power of the heater is changed, the rate at which thermal energy is transferred from the surroundings to the ice is constant. …… [1] (iii) Determine a value for the specific latent heat of fusion L of ice. L = …… J g–1 [4] (iv) Calculate the rate at which thermal energy is transferred from the surroundings to the ice. rate = …… W [2] [Total: 10]

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A ball of mass M is held on a horizontal surface by two identical extended springs, as illustrated in Fig. 4.1. ball mass M oscillator fixed point Fig. 4.1 One spring is attached to a fixed point. The other spring is attached to an oscillator. The oscillator is switched off. The ball is displaced sideways along the axis of the springs and is then released. The variation with time t of the displacement x of the ball is shown in Fig. 4.2. 1.5 x / cm 1.0 0.5 0 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 –0.5 t/s –1.0 –1.5 Fig. 4.2 (a) State: (i) what is meant by damping …… [1] (ii) the evidence provided by Fig. 4.2 that the motion of the ball is damped. …… [1] (b) The acceleration a and the displacement x of the ball are related by the expression 2k a = –c mx M where k is the spring constant of one of the springs. The mass M of the ball is 1.2 kg. (i) Use data from Fig. 4.2 to determine the angular frequency ω of the oscillations of the ball. ω = …… rad s–1 [2] (ii) Use your answer in (i) to determine the value of k. k = …… N m–1 [2] (c) The oscillator is switched on. The amplitude of oscillation of the oscillator is constant. The angular frequency of the oscillations is gradually increased from 0.7ω to 1.3ω, where ω is the angular frequency calculated in (b)(i). (i) On the axes of Fig. 4.3, show the variation with angular frequency of the amplitude A of oscillation of the ball. A 0 0.7ω 1.0ω 1.3ω angular frequency Fig. 4.3 [2] (ii) Some sand is now sprinkled on the horizontal surface. The angular frequency of the oscillations is again gradually increased from 0.7ω to 1.3ω. State two changes that occur to the line you have drawn on Fig. 4.3. 1. …… 2. …… [2] [Total: 10]

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(a) (i) State what is meant by the specific acoustic impedance of a medium. …… [2] (ii) The density of a sample of bone is 1.8 g cm–3 and the speed of ultrasound in the bone is 4.1 × 103 m s–1. Calculate the specific acoustic impedance ZB of the sample of bone. ZB = …… kg m–2 s–1 [1] (b) A parallel beam of ultrasound passes normally through a layer of fat and of muscle, as illustrated in Fig. 5.1. fat muscle beam transmitted beam of ultrasound of ultrasound 0.45 cm 2.1 cm Fig. 5.1 (not to scale) The fat has thickness 0.45 cm and the muscle has thickness 2.1 cm. Data for fat and for muscle are given in Fig. 5.2. specific acoustic impedance linear attenuation (absorption) Z / 106 kg m–2 s–1 coefficient μ / cm–1 fat 1.3 0.24 muscle 1.7 0.23 Fig. 5.2 The intensity reflection coefficient α at a boundary between two media of specific acoustic impedances Z1 and Z2 is given by the expression (Z 2 - Z 1) 2 α= . (Z 2 + Z 1) 2 Calculate the fraction of the intensity of the ultrasound that is transmitted through the boundary between the fat and the muscle. fraction transmitted = …… [1] (c) (i) State what is meant by attenuation of an ultrasound wave. …… [2] (ii) Data for linear attenuation coefficients are given in Fig. 5.2. Determine the ratio intensity of ultrasound transmitted through the medium intensity of ultrasound entering the medium for: 1. the layer of fat of thickness 0.45 cm ratio = …… 2. the layer of muscle of thickness 2.1 cm. ratio = …… [3] (d) Use your answers in (b) and (c)(ii) to determine the fraction of the intensity entering the layer of fat that is transmitted through the layer of muscle. fraction transmitted = …… [1] [Total: 10]

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The variation with time of the displacement of an amplitude-modulated (AM) wave is shown in Fig. 6.1. signal displacement 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 time / μs Fig. 6.1 The sinusoidal information signal has frequency 10 kHz. (a) Determine the frequency of the carrier wave. frequency = …… Hz [1] (b) On the axes of Fig. 6.2, sketch the frequency spectrum of the modulated wave. signal intensity 0 frequency / kHz Fig. 6.2 [3] [Total: 4]

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Describe the principles of computed tomography (CT) scanning. …… [5]

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Electrons enter a rectangular slice PQRSEFGH of a semiconductor material at right-angles to face PQFE, as shown in Fig. 8.1. magnetic field flux density B S R H G P Q E F direction of incident electrons Fig. 8.1 A uniform magnetic field of flux density B is directed into the slice, at right-angles to face PQRS. (a) The electrons each have charge –q and drift speed v in the slice. State the magnitude and the direction of the force due to the magnetic field on each electron as it enters the slice. …… [2] (b) The force on the electrons causes a voltage VH to be established across the semiconductor slice given by the expression VH = BI ntq where I is the current in the slice. (i) State the two faces between which the voltage VH is established. face …… and face …… [1] (ii) Use letters from Fig. 8.1 to identify the distance t. …… [1] (c) Aluminium (27 –3 13 Al ) has a density of 2.7 g cm . Assume that there is one free electron available to carry charge per atom of aluminium. (i) Show that the number of charge carriers per unit volume in aluminium is 6.0 × 1028 m–3. [2] (ii) A sample of aluminium foil has a thickness of 0.090 mm. The current in the foil is 4.6 A. A uniform magnetic field of flux density 0.15 T acts at right-angles to the foil. Use the value in (i) to calculate the voltage VH that is generated. VH = …… V [2] [Total: 8]

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(a) Define what is meant by electric potential at a point. …… [2] (b) In an α-particle scattering experiment, α-particles are directed towards a thin film of gold, as illustrated in Fig. 9.1. gold film beam of α-particles Fig. 9.1 The apparatus is in a vacuum. The gold-197 ( 197 79 Au) nuclei in the film may be considered to be fixed point charges. The α-particles emitted from the source each have an energy of 4.8 MeV. Calculate: (i) the initial kinetic energy EK, in J, of an α-particle emitted from the source EK = …… J [1] (ii) the distance d of closest approach of an α-particle to a gold nucleus. d = …… m [4] (c) Use your answer in (b)(ii) to comment on the possible diameter of a gold nucleus. …… [1] [Total: 8]

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(a) The upper electron energy bands in an intrinsic semiconductor material are illustrated in Fig. 10.1. conduction band forbidden band valence band Fig. 10.1 Use band theory to explain why the resistance of an intrinsic semiconductor material decreases as its temperature increases. …… [4] (b) A comparator circuit incorporating an ideal operational amplifier (op-amp) is shown in Fig. 10.2. +3.0 V +5 V 1.50 kΩ RT –5 V VOUT 1.20 kΩ 1.76 kΩ Fig. 10.2 The variation with temperature θ of the resistance RT of the thermistor is shown in Fig. 10.3. 3.5 3.0 R T / kΩ 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0 5 10 15 20 25 θ / °C Fig. 10.3 (i) Determine the temperature at which the light-emitting diode (LED) in Fig. 10.2 switches on or off. temperature = …… °C [4] (ii) State and explain whether the thermistor is above or below the temperature calculated in (i) for the LED to emit light. …… [3] [Total: 11]

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(a) State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. …… [2] (b) A solenoid S has a small coil C placed near to one of its ends, as shown in Fig. 11.1. solenoid S 3.6 × 10 –2 m coil C 63 turns Fig. 11.1 The coil C has a circular cross-section of diameter 3.6 × 10–2 m and contains 63 turns of wire. The solenoid S produces a uniform magnetic field of flux density B, in tesla, in the region of coil C given by the expression B = 9.4 × 10–4 I where I is the current, in ampere, in the solenoid S. The variation with time t of the current I in solenoid S is shown in Fig. 11.2. current I 0 0 t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 time t Fig. 11.2 State two times at which: (i) there is no electromotive force (e.m.f.) induced in coil C time …… and time …… [1] (ii) the induced e.m.f. in coil C is a maximum but with opposite polarities. time …… and time …… [1] (c) The alternating current in the solenoid S in (b) is replaced by a constant current of 5.0 A. Calculate the average e.m.f. induced in coil C when the current in solenoid S is reversed in a time of 6.0 ms. e.m.f. induced = …… V [3] [Total: 7]

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Radon-222 ( 222 86 Ra) is a radioactive gas that decays randomly with a decay constant of 7.55 × 10–3 hour–1. (a) State what is meant by: (i) random decay …… [1] (ii) decay constant. …… [2] (b) The activity of radon gas in a sample of 4.80 × 10–3 m3 of air taken from a building is 0.600 Bq. There are 2.52 × 1025 air molecules in a volume of 1.00 m3 of air. Calculate, for 1.00 m3 of the air, the ratio number of air molecules . number of radon atoms ratio = …… [5] [Total: 8]