Candidate Name Centre Number Candidate Number
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIO~S COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced te~el
~PHYSICS 9188/2
.f*"'APER 2
t-1UFAKOSE"IHIGH SCHOOL
JUNE 2016 SESSION SCI~NCE DEPARTJ\1ElVOur15 minutes
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Answer all questions.
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1 . (a) Define the term base unit.
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(b) The drag force, D, on an object of cross-sectional area, A, moving with
speed, v, through a fluid of density, p, is given by
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D=='2CpAv,
where C is a drag constant.
(i) Show that C has no units.
(ii) The following measurements were obtained for a liquid of
constant density 990 kgm'" and drag constant 0.30.
A""' 12.1 ± 0.3 cm'
v -1O.0:!: 0.2 ms"
Calculate the drag force and its uncertainty.
drag force= ± __ N [6]
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2 (a) (i) State the principle of conservation of momentum.
(ii) A car of mass 1200 kg travelling at 40 ms'" rams into the back
of an unloaded lorry of mass 3000 kg travelling at 25 ms" and
they coalesce. ;
Calculate the velocity of the vehicles a~~r collision.
velocity = _
[4]
(b) Explain how seat belts in vehicles reduce injuries.
[2]
3 A car of mass 900 kg moves with a uniform speed of 15 ms" in a circular path
of radius 90 ID on a horizontal surface.
(i) State how the centripetal force, F, is produced .
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(ii) Determine the magnitude and direction of F.
F= N
direction _
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(ill) Explain why roads are banked at the corners, considering all the forces acting
on the car when it moves round a curve.
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4 (a) State the principle of super position.
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(b) Give any three conditions necessary for two-source interference fringes
to be observed.
1.. _
2. _
3. _
[3]
(c) In a Young's double-slit experiment, the distance between the slits and the
screen is 1.60 m. Using light of wavelength 5.89 xlO-7 m, the distance
between the centre of the interference pattern and the fourth bright fringe
on either side is found to be 16.0 mm.
Calculate the slit separation.
slit separation = _______ [3]
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5 (a) Define thefarad.
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(b) Fig. 5.1 shows a 15 f.A.F capacitor connected in series with 1600 Q resistor and
, 20 V supply of negligible internal resistance. .
15 f.A.F
1600 Q
Fig. 5.1
The capacitor is initially uncharged.
Calculate the
(i) current in the circuit immediately after the switch is closed,
current = _
(ii) final charge on the capacitor.
charge -
= __ "_,,_' _
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(c) The capacitor in (b) is then connected in parallel with an uncharged
18.0 ~F capacitor.
Calculate the p.d across the 18 JA.F capacitor.
p.d= [2]
6 (a) (i) Explain the term negative feedback.':
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(ii) State any two effects of negative feedback.
1.
2.
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(b) Fig. 6.1 shows an op-amp circuit.
15kQ
1.5kQ
Fig. 6.1
(i) Identify the op-amp circuit.
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(ii) Calculate the gain of the amplifier.
gain = _
(Ui) Determine the value of the output voltage of the amplifier for input
voltages of ;
1. 0.08 V,
ou~ut= _
2. 0.95 V.
ouput= _
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7 (a) Distinguish between evaporation and boiling.
[2]
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(b) Explain why a wet person standing in a windy place feels cold. u.
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(a) (i) State any two assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases.
1.
2.
(ii) Explain the term internal energy of an ideal gas.
[4]
(b) Deduce, by comparing PV = .!.. Nm < c2> with PV = NkT, that the average
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translational kinetic energy of a molecule is proportional to T.
[2]
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(c) A sealed flask of volume 100 cnr' contains argon gas at a pressure of
10 kPa and temperature of30 "C. Molar mass of argon is 0.018 kg.
Calculate the r.m.s speed of the molecules in the flask.
r.m.s speed =t,,-'-": _ [2)
9 (a) The decay of a radioactive isotope is said to be random and spontaneous.
Explain what is meant by a spontaneous process.
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(b) Thorium-231, 90 ThdecaystoformProtactinum-231, 91 Pa.
(i) Write down the nuclear equation representing this decay.
(ii) During this decay, a ~- particle and an X-ray photon are emitted with
energies of 5.32 MeV and 0.50 MeV respectively.
.. Calculate the
1. mass equivalence of the energy released during the decay,
mass= _
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2. wavelength of the emitted Xsray photon.
wavelength = _
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