IGCSE Physics (0625) — October–November 2023, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 13 marks · Motion / acceleration

A car accelerates uniformly in a straight line from rest at time t = 0. At t = 3.2 s, the speed of the car is 13.0 m/s. Calculate the acceleration of the car.

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Question 2 · 6 marks · Evaporation

Fig. 2.1 shows an electric tumble dryer used to dry wet clothes. Hot air blows into the drum, gains water vapour from the clothes, then leaves the drum. The moist air enters the…

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Impulse / momentum

A balloon of mass 15 g is glued to a straw. The straw is threaded onto a horizontal string, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The balloon is filled with air and then the air is released. As…

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Question 4 · 9 marks · Gas pressure / kinetic model

Fig. 4.1 shows a bottle part-filled with water. The air inside the bottle is at the same pressure as the air outside the bottle. The bottle and its contents are at room…

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Question 5 · 7 marks · Light / line of sight

Fig. 5.1 shows a road junction, a moving car and a stationary truck. The road has high walls on each side. The driver of the truck is at position X. The car moves around the…

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Question 6 · 7 marks · Series circuits / p.d.

Fig. 6.1 shows the circuit diagram for a flashlight (torch). The electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery is 4.5 V. The circuit contains a 60 Ω fixed resistor. The current in…

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Question 7 · 7 marks · Electromagnetic spectrum (uses)

Fig. 7.1 shows some uses of electromagnetic radiation and different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Uses listed: Bluetooth headset, thermal imaging, photography of…

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Question 8 · 10 marks · Atomic structure / isotopes

The isotope uranium-235 is represented by ²³⁵₉₂U. State what the numbers 92 and 235 represent in this symbol.

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Question 9 · 6 marks · The Solar System

Table 9.1 gives information about three planets in the Solar System (mass /10²⁴ kg, average distance from Sun /10⁶ km, orbital period /days, gravitational field strength at…

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Question 10 · 5 marks · Stars and the Universe

Complete the sentences about the life cycle of stars. Protostars are formed from ..................

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