AS & A Level Physics (9702) — May–June 2024, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Physical quantities and units

What is a scalar quantity? A a quantity that can be represented as two perpendicular components B a quantity that does not require a unit C a quantity without a direction D a…

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Question 2 · 1 mark · Physical quantities and units

The value of quantity X has a percentage uncertainty of 2%. The value of quantity Y has a percentage uncertainty of 4%. The value of a quantity W is calculated from the values of…

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Question 3 · 1 mark · Dynamics

A football is kicked so that it moves vertically upwards through the air. What is the variation in the air resistance and the resultant force acting on the ball as it moves…

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Question 4 · 1 mark · Kinematics

Which statement is not correct? A Acceleration can be determined from the gradient of a velocity–time graph. B Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. C Displacement can…

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Question 5 · 1 mark · Kinematics

The diagram shows a laboratory experiment in which a feather falls from rest in a long evacuated vertical tube of length L. The feather takes time T to fall from the top to the…

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Question 6 · 1 mark · Kinematics

A car travels along a straight horizontal road. The graph shows the variation of the velocity v of the car with time t for 6.0 s of its journey. The velocity is constant at 22 m…

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Question 7 · 1 mark · Momentum

Two satellites in deep space collide inelastically. What happens to the total kinetic energy and total momentum? total kinetic energy total momentum --- --- --- A conserved…

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Question 8 · 1 mark · Momentum

What is a reasonable estimate of the momentum of a family car travelling at 25 kilometres per hour? A 1 × 10⁴ kg m s⁻¹ B 1 × 10⁵ kg m s⁻¹ C 1 × 10⁶ kg m s⁻¹ D 1 × 10⁷ kg m s⁻¹

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Question 9 · 1 mark · Kinematics

A ball collides with a wall. Before the collision, the ball moves with velocity 8 m s⁻¹ to the right. After the collision, it moves with velocity 3 m s⁻¹ to the left. What is the…

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Question 10 · 1 mark · Momentum

A lead pellet is shot vertically upwards into a clay block that is stationary at the moment of impact, but is able to rise freely after impact. The mass of the pellet is 5.0 g and…

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Question 11 · 1 mark · Forces, density and pressure

Two forces act on an object. Which diagram represents a couple? A two parallel 6 N forces acting downwards at different points on the object B a 6 N force downwards at one point…

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Question 12 · 1 mark · Forces, density and pressure

The diagram shows a uniform rod, XY, that is freely hinged to a vertical wall at end Y. The rod is at an angle of 60° to the wall. A force F acts at an angle of 30° to the rod at…

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Question 13 · 1 mark · Forces, density and pressure

Water has a density of 1.0 g cm⁻³. Glycerine has a density of 1.3 g cm⁻³. A student measures out a volume of 40 cm³ of glycerine into a container. The student adds water to the…

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Question 14 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

The force resisting the motion of a car is proportional to the square of the car's speed. The magnitude of the force at a speed of 20.0 m s⁻¹ is 800 N. What useful output power is…

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Question 15 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

A box of weight W is pulled by a force P along a slope. The length of the slope is d, and the box rises a height h. The frictional force between the box and the slope is F. The…

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Question 16 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

The kinetic energy of a particle is increased by a factor of 4. By what factor does its speed increase? A 2 B 4 C 8 D 16

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Question 17 · 1 mark · Work, energy and power

A mass of 28 g is raised vertically upwards through a distance of 4.6 m. What is the change in gravitational potential energy of the mass? A 0.13 J B 1.3 J C 130 J D 1300 J

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Question 18 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

A sample of metal is subjected to a force which increases to a maximum value and then decreases back to zero. A force–extension graph for the sample is shown, with points X and Y…

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Question 19 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

Two wires, P and Q, made of the same material, are stretched with an increasing force. A graph is plotted of the variation with force of the extension of each wire. Wire P reaches…

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Question 20 · 1 mark · Deformation of solids

An extension–force graph for a spring is shown. The graph is a straight line through the origin reaching an extension of 15 cm at a force of 6.0 N. What is the spring constant of…

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Question 21 · 1 mark · Waves

A man stands stationary in front of a swing. A child sits and swings. The man is at position X to the left; the swing's lowest point is Y; the child swings up to position Z on the…

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Question 22 · 1 mark · Waves

A loudspeaker is playing music in a room. The door to the room is open and has a width of 0.80 m. Sound waves of many different frequencies pass through the doorway and diffract.…

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Question 23 · 1 mark · Waves

A stationary sound wave is set up between a loudspeaker and a wall. A microphone is connected to a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) and is moved along a line directly between the…

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Question 24 · 1 mark · Waves

Polarisation is associated with certain waves. Which waves cannot be polarised? A radio waves from a transmitter B sound waves from a moving source C ultraviolet rays from the Sun…

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Question 25 · 1 mark · Waves

A guitar string is plucked. Which statement describes the resulting waves? A Longitudinal waves on the string cause longitudinal waves in the air. B Longitudinal waves on the…

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Question 26 · 1 mark · Superposition

A diffraction grating with N lines per metre is used to diffract light of various wavelengths λ. The graph shows the relation between the diffraction angle θ and λ for different…

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Question 27 · 1 mark · Superposition

A stationary sound wave is formed in the air column inside a tube that is open at both ends. The stationary wave has three nodes. How many antinodes does it have? A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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Question 28 · 1 mark · Superposition

Interference fringes of separation x are observed on a screen at a distance of 1.00 m from a double slit that is illuminated by yellow light of wavelength 600 nm. At which…

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Question 29 · 1 mark · Current of electricity

What is the definition of potential difference across a component? A energy transferred per unit charge B energy transferred per unit current C energy transferred per unit…

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Question 30 · 1 mark · D.C. circuits

The diagram shows a cell of negligible internal resistance connected to a switch and two resistors of resistances R and 2R. The resistor R is in one branch with ammeter X; the…

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Question 31 · 1 mark · Current of electricity

The I–V characteristics for four components, A, B, C and D, are shown on a current against voltage graph; at voltage V₁ the curves are ordered A (highest current), then B, then C,…

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Question 32 · 1 mark · Current of electricity

A cylindrical wire has cross-sectional area A and number density of free electrons n. The wire has current I and the free electrons have average drift speed v. A second…

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Question 33 · 1 mark · Current of electricity

An electric current is formed by moving charge carriers. What is not a possible charge on a charge carrier? A −4.8 × 10⁻¹⁹ C B −2.4 × 10⁻¹⁹ C C +1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C D +3.2 × 10⁻¹⁹ C

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Question 34 · 1 mark · D.C. circuits

Which description of Kirchhoff's first law is correct? A It considers the currents at a junction in a circuit and is a consequence of the conservation of charge. B It considers…

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Question 35 · 1 mark · D.C. circuits

Two resistors of resistances r and R are connected in parallel. The value of r is less than that of R. Which statement about the combined resistance of the two resistors is…

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Question 36 · 1 mark · D.C. circuits

The diagram shows four identical resistors connected in a circuit. Resistor A is in series with the cell; resistors B and C are in series with each other, and that combination is…

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Question 37 · 1 mark · Particle physics

Nuclide X with proton number Z undergoes β⁺ decay to form nuclide Y. The decay may be represented by the equation shown: X → Y + β⁺ + W What is the proton number of Y and which…

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Question 38 · 1 mark · Particle physics

Which fundamental particles form a hadron? A leptons B nucleons C photons D quarks

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Question 39 · 1 mark · Particle physics

The unstable nuclide ²¹⁸₈₄X decays through a sequence of emissions of α and β⁻ particles to form the stable nuclide ²¹⁰₈₃Y. How many α and β⁻ particles are emitted during this…

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Question 40 · 1 mark · Particle physics

Which statement about radioactive decay is correct? A Neutrinos are always emitted during α-decay. B The α-particles emitted from a radioactive sample have a continuous range of…

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