IGCSE Physics (0625) — May–June 2023, Paper 43

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Question 1 · 7 marks · Weight

Fig. 1.1 shows a balloon filled with helium gas. The mass of the balloon is 120 kg. Calculate the weight of the balloon. Show your working.

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Question 2 · 9 marks · Pressure

Define pressure.

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Thermal expansion

State which state of matter, solid, liquid or gas, has the greatest thermal expansion and which has the least.

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Question 4 · 9 marks · Converging lens: image

Fig. 4.1 is an incomplete ray diagram showing an object O, a converging lens and the principal axis. The focal points of the lens are each labelled F. The object O is placed…

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Question 5 · 7 marks · Optical fibres / e.m. radiation

Two types of electromagnetic radiation are used in glass optical fibres for high-speed broadband. State the type of electromagnetic radiation, other than visible light, which is…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Electrical power

An electric heater uses a resistance wire of resistance 26 Ω. The power dissipated in the resistance wire is 2500 W. Calculate the current in the resistance wire.

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Question 7 · 5 marks · Transformers: current

The voltage across the primary coil of a 100% efficient transformer is 220 V and the voltage across the secondary coil is 12 V. The current in the secondary coil is 2.5 A.…

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Question 8 · 6 marks · Beta decay

During β-decay, one of the neutrons in the nucleus changes. State what happens to this neutron.

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Question 9 · 12 marks · Planetary orbits

Fig. 9.1 shows the Sun (central dot) and the planets Saturn, Jupiter and Earth labelled S0, J0 and E0. The planets orbit the Sun anticlockwise; from the Earth's orbit the planets…

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Question 10 · 7 marks · Light-year

Show that 1 light-year = 9.5 × 10¹⁵ m.

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