AS & A Level Physics (9702) — May–June 2023, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Density and units

A stone sinks in water. What is a possible value for the density of the stone? A 8 x 10^2 kg m^-3 B 2 x 10^3 kg m^-3 C 8 x 10^3 N m^-3 D 2 x 10^4 N m^-3

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Question 2 · 1 mark · SI prefixes

Gm, Tm, micro-m and pm are all units of length. Which unit is the largest and which unit is the smallest? largest unit smallest unit A Gm micro-m B Gm pm C Tm micro-m D Tm pm

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Question 3 · 1 mark · Measurement uncertainties

Two measurements for a solid sphere are shown: mass = (32.5 +/- 0.1) g; diameter = (1.87 +/- 0.04) cm. These values are used to determine the density of the sphere. What is the…

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Question 4 · 1 mark · Addition of vectors

An aircraft travels along a horizontal path. Two of the forces that act horizontally on the aircraft are the thrust force of the engines and the force due to the wind. A vector…

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Question 5 · 1 mark · Displacement

A ball travels from point X to point Y around a semicircular track of radius 1.0 m, as shown. X is at the top and Y is at the bottom of the semicircle, so X and Y are vertically…

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Question 6 · 1 mark · Equations of motion

A rock is launched vertically upwards from the surface of the Earth and an identical rock is launched vertically upwards from the surface of Mars. Each rock is launched with an…

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Question 7 · 1 mark · Mass and inertia

Which statement describes the mass of an object? A the force the object experiences due to gravity B the momentum of the object before a collision C the resistance of the object…

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Question 8 · 1 mark · Newton's second law

A submarine of total mass 3200 kg is at rest underwater. The total mass of the submarine is suddenly decreased by 200 kg by pumping water out of the submarine horizontally in a…

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Question 9 · 1 mark · Motion with air resistance

A box in air slides with increasing speed down a rough slope from point P to point Q. The slope surface exerts a constant frictional force on the box. As the box moves from P to…

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Question 10 · 1 mark · Elastic collisions

Two balls, X and Y, approach each other along the same straight line and collide. The collision is perfectly elastic. Their initial speeds are uX and uY respectively. After the…

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Question 11 · 1 mark · Moment of a force

A rod is pivoted at point O. A force F is applied to the rod at point W, as shown. X is the far end of the rod, and Y is the foot of the perpendicular from O to the line of action…

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Question 12 · 1 mark · Moments and equilibrium

A uniform rod XY of weight 10.0 N is freely hinged to a wall at X. It is held horizontal by a force F acting from Y at an angle of 30 degrees to the horizontal, as shown. What is…

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Question 13 · 1 mark · Density and volume

Two solid cubes X and Y are made of material of the same density. Cube X has twice the mass of cube Y. Cube X has sides of length x. Cube Y has sides of length y. What is the…

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Question 14 · 1 mark · Hydrostatic pressure

A U-shaped glass tube contains liquid of density 2000 kg m^-3. Level P in one arm is 10.0 cm above the bottom region; level Q in the other arm is 6.0 cm above the bottom region; P…

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Question 15 · 1 mark · Efficiency

A steam turbine is used to drive a generator. The input power to the turbine is PI and the output power is PO. The power loss in the turbine is PL. What is the efficiency of the…

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Question 16 · 1 mark · Power, force and velocity

A variable force is applied to ensure that a constant power is supplied to a train. Which graph best shows the variation of the force F applied with the velocity v of the train? A…

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Question 17 · 1 mark · Energy conservation / kinematics

A block is released from rest and slides a distance x down a straight slope. The slope is at an angle theta to the horizontal. The slope is frictionless and air resistance is…

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Question 18 · 1 mark · Spring constant

What is meant by the spring constant of a spring? A extension per unit force B (1/2) x force x extension C force x extension D force per unit extension

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Question 19 · 1 mark · Elastic potential energy

A child holds a thin metal wire that is attached to a kite. The graph shows how the extension of the wire varies with its tension (a straight line through the origin). A gust of…

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Question 20 · 1 mark · Cathode-ray oscilloscope

A microphone detects a sound wave. The microphone is connected to a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO). The shape of the trace on the screen of the CRO is shown (a sinusoidal trace…

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Question 21 · 1 mark · Longitudinal waves

A longitudinal wave is travelling from left to right. The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles with distance along the wave at one instant in time.…

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Question 22 · 1 mark · Doppler effect

A source X emits a sound wave of constant frequency f. The wave is subsequently received at a stationary detector Y. The frequency of the wave that is detected by Y is less than…

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Question 23 · 1 mark · Electromagnetic spectrum

A beam of visible light is in a vacuum. What could be the frequency of the light? A 5.0 x 10^5 Hz B 5.0 x 10^8 Hz C 5.0 x 10^11 Hz D 5.0 x 10^14 Hz

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Question 24 · 1 mark · Polarisation (Malus's law)

A vertically polarised beam of light of intensity I0 is incident normally on a polarising filter. The transmission axis of the filter is at 45 degrees to the vertical. The beam of…

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Question 25 · 1 mark · Stationary waves

A stationary wave is formed by two progressive waves travelling in opposite directions along the same line of travel. Which statement about the two progressive waves is not…

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Question 26 · 1 mark · Stationary waves in pipes

The sound from a loudspeaker placed above a tube causes resonance of the air in the tube. A stationary wave is formed with two nodes and two antinodes, as shown. The tube has…

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Question 27 · 1 mark · Diffraction

A continuous progressive water wave in a ripple tank passes through a gap in a barrier and diffracts. The width of the gap is greater than the wavelength of the wave. Which change…

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Question 28 · 1 mark · Two-slit interference and intensity

The diagram shows a view from above of a double-slit interference demonstration. L is a monochromatic light source with a vertical filament, B is a barrier with two narrow…

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Question 29 · 1 mark · Diffraction grating

Green light of wavelength 550 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating and produces a diffraction pattern on a screen placed 3.5 m from the diffraction grating. The…

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Question 30 · 1 mark · Quantisation of charge

Which charge can be carried by a charge carrier? A 1.1 x 10^-19 C B 4.0 x 10^-19 C C 4.8 x 10^-19 C D 9.1 x 10^-19 C

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Question 31 · 1 mark · Electrical power

A resistor of resistance R is connected across a cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and negligible internal resistance. Which single change to the circuit would lead to the…

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Question 32 · 1 mark · Resistivity and parallel resistors

An electrical cable is made up of one thick strand of copper wire that is surrounded by eight thin strands of copper wire. All nine strands of wire are connected in parallel with…

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Question 33 · 1 mark · LDRs and thermistors

A car has sensors for detecting the light intensity and temperature of its environment. The sensors make use of a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a thermistor. The car moves…

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Question 34 · 1 mark · Diodes in circuits

A student assembles the circuit shown. A cell is connected to lamp 1 in series with a branch containing diodes, and lamp 2; one diode is in series with lamp 1's branch and two…

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Question 35 · 1 mark · Kirchhoff's first law

Kirchhoff's first law is a consequence of the conservation of which quantity? A charge B energy C momentum D potential difference

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Question 36 · 1 mark · E.m.f. and series circuits

Three identical cells each have electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and negligible internal resistance. The cells are connected to three identical resistors, each of resistance R, in a…

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Question 37 · 1 mark · Potentiometer circuits

In the potentiometer circuit shown, the reading on the ammeter is zero. A power supply drives current through a uniform metal wire; a fixed resistor and a light-dependent resistor…

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Question 38 · 1 mark · Isotopes

What are isotopes? A nuclei of different elements with the same number of neutrons B nuclei of different elements with the same number of nucleons C nuclei of the same element…

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Question 39 · 1 mark · Nuclear fission equations

A neutron (1/0 n) is fired at a 235/92 U nucleus. The neutron is absorbed by the nucleus which then splits to form nuclei of 141/56 Ba and 92/36 Kr. What is the number of free…

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Question 40 · 1 mark · Quark structure of mesons

A pi-plus meson has a charge of +e, where e is the elementary charge. It consists of an up quark and one other quark. What could be the other quark in the pi-plus meson? A…

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