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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
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EXAMINATION
PHYSICS.
Paper 032 — General Proficiency
Alternative To School-Based Assessment
2 hours 10 minutes
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‘This paper consists of THREE questions. Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
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Answer ALL questions.
1. You are required to determine the foeal length, fof a conversi
image distance, v, varies with the object distance, Use the apparatus listed below.
ing how the
APPARATUS AND MATERIALS
+ 12 V light bulb source
+ Converging lens
+ Lens holder
+ Metre rule
+ Screen
+ Object
Object
* u » Seren
Light bulb; Lens
source
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X Metre rule
Figure 1. Set up of apparatus
PROCEDURE
1 Set up the apparatus as shown in Figure 1
Place the conve
u=20.0em.
ng lens so that its centre is 20.0 em from the illuminated object,
Start the sereen close to the lens, then move
image of the object is seen on the sereen.
away from the lens until a sharply focused
4. Measure the image distance, v (em), from the centre of the lens to the screen, to | decimal
place.
5. Record the value of v in Table 1 on page 6.
6 Repeat Steps 2 to 5, using the remaining values of «from Table 1 to determine the
corresponding values of v.
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(a) Complete Table 1.
TABLE 1: IMAGE DISTANCE AND OBJECT DISTANCE,
Object Distance | Image Distance
ulem vem.
20.0
215
24.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
(4 marks)
() g the grid provided on page 7, plot a graph of image distance, w/em, against object
distance, w/em. Draw the best smooth curve through the points. (7 marks)
(©) @_ Mark on your graph the points (0.0, 0.0) and (60.0, 60.0). Dray the straight line
to join the points. (2 marks)
where the straight line cuts the curve. Record
mark)
Gi) Read off the x value of the px
this value as S. (
S= em.
Gi) Use the value of S in (c) (ii) to caleulate the focal length of the lens, f, given that
(2 marks)
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L EAL _|Figure 2. Graph of image distance, v/em, versus object distance, #/em
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(d) Identity TWO sources of error which could affect the accuracy of the values obtained for
the image distance, v.
marks)
(e) Choose any corresponding values of object distance, u, ani ance, v, from Table
w
1 in (a) and use these values to calculate the focal length, f- Use the equation f=
(3 marks)
Total 21 marks
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2. The apparatus in Figure 3 was used to investigate the relationship between pressure and volume
fora fixed mass of gas.
‘Trapped air
Pressure gauge
Figure 3. Apparatus to investigate the relationship between pressure
and volume for a fixed mass of gas
(a) Outline the procedure used to obtain the results.
(4 marks)
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(b) Figure 4 shows a graph of the results obtained in the experiment.
P/KPa UN I
600
500
400
300
200
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ym 18/9
Figure 4. Graph of pressure, P/kPa, versus I/volume, + x 108/ me
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Using the graph on page 10, complete Table 2 w
TABLE 2: RESULTS OBTAIN!
Volume (1) Pressure (kPa) 1/Volume (m*)
6.7 109 15 «105
5.0 10 240 2.0 10
4.0 105 300
3.0% 105
2.5 108 480 4.0% 10°
2.0 10° 5.0% 10°
(5 marks)
(c) Calculate the slope, S, of the graph.
(4 marks)
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(@) How do the results verify Boyle's law?
(Q marks)
(©) State TWO precautions that should be taken in the experiment.
Total 17 marks
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of heat than alumi an exper
laboratory to test the student's hypothesi
s a better conductor
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‘Your answer should include the following:
(a) Apparatus
(GB marks)
(b) Method
G marks)
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(©) ONE safety precaution which should be taken
(@)__Anexplanation of the expected results of the experiment and the conclusion which could
be reached to accept or reject the student's hypothesis,
(3 marks)
‘Total 10 marks
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