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MOCK EXAMINATION 2023 (Set 1) Use Only
PHYSICS PAPER 1 Question No. Marks
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Question Paper for Section A.
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(6) No extra time will be given for inserting your information

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Section B: Answer ALL questions. Parts marked with * involve knowledge of the extension
component. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1 Figure 1.1 shows an instant water heater used in an apartment.

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water outlet water inlet (25 C)

Figure 1.1
(Photo credit: Volodymyr Shtun | [Link])

(a) The heater is rated at ‘220 V, 6 kW’, and the rate of water flow is 0.1 kg s1.

(i) Which fuse, 10-A, 30-A or 50-A, is most suitable for this heater? Justify
your answer. (2 marks)

(ii) Suggest a design for the water pile inside the heater to facilitate the heating
process of water. (1 mark)

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(iii) Suppose the temperature of the water flowing into the heater is 25 C.
Estimate the temperature of water flowing out of the heater.
Given: Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg–1 °C–1 (2 marks)

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(b) The water outlet is connected to a faucet (Fig 1.2) where the hot water in (a)(iii) is
mixed with water at 25 C.

25 C water hot water

Figure 1.2

Given that the flow rate of hot water remains at 0.1 kg s1 and the flow rate of
25 C water is 0.2 kg s1, find the final temperature of the water coming out of the
faucet. (2 marks)

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2 A rigid container of volume 0.3 m3 is used to store compressed helium gas. The gas
pressure is 1.2  106 Pa when the container is stored at a cool place where the
temperature is 15 C. Assume that the helium gas behaves like an ideal gas.

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Figure 2.1
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(a) The container is moved to a room where the temperature is 25 C.

(i) Find the new pressure of the helium gas. (2 marks)

(ii) Using the kinetic theory, explain how the gas pressure changes when the
temperature of the helium gas in the container increases. (3 marks)

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(b) The helium gas in the container is used in a room at 25 C for pumping balloons
(Fig 2.2).

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Figure 2.2

Given that the standard volume and pressure of a pumped balloon is 0.05 m3 and
1.02  105 Pa, find the gas pressure inside the container after getting 10 standard
pumped balloons. Assume the temperature of the gas remains constant in the
process. (4 marks)

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3 Read the following passage about the g-force and answer the questions that follow.

The speed of a spacecraft can reach 9000 km h1 in a short period of time during the
launch. A great force is experienced by an astronaut in the spacecraft when the
spacecraft accelerates or decelerates rapidly (Fig 3.1). To express the size of the force
that an astronaut experiences per unit mass, g-force is commonly used. A g-force of 1g
is equal to the gravitational force that a 1-kg object experiences under normal pull of
gravity on the Earth’s surface. If an astronaut experiences a g-force of 2g from the
spacecraft, he or she actually experiences a force from the spacecraft which is equal to
a double of his or her normal weight.

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Figure 3.1
(Photo credit: NASA)

In the launch of a spacecraft, a g-force greater than 3g is usually experienced.

Astronauts wear g-suits to prevent their blood from moving away from their brains,
which can lead to unconsciousness.

(a) A spacecraft ejects gas downwards during the launch. Explain, in terms of
newton’s laws of motion, why the spacecraft can leave the ground. (2 marks)

(b) An astronaut of 60 kg sits in a spacecraft. During the launch, he experiences a g-

force of 3g from his seat. Assume the spacecraft accelerates vertically upwards and
the force acting on him by his seat remains unchanged during the launch.

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(i) In Figure 3.2, draw and label all forces acting on the astronaut. (1 mark)

Figure 3.2

(ii) Estimate the acceleration of the spacecraft during the launch. (2 marks)

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(iii) Estimate the time needed for the speed of the spacecraft to reach 9000 km h 1
from rest. (2 marks)

(iv) Assume that the propelling force acting on the spacecraft remains the same
when the spacecraft is very far away from the Earth. Would the acceleration
of the spacecraft increase, decrease or remain unchanged? Explain your
answer. (2 marks)

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4 Janice slides down from rest at the top of a water slide in an amusement park (Fig 4.1).
After she leaves the exit of the water slide, she moves in mid-air for a while and then falls
onto a pool of length D. The top of the slide is 10 m above the water surface while the
exit of the slide is 2 m above the water surface. The direction in which Janice leaves the
exit makes an angle of 30 to the horizontal. Assume that the slide is smooth and air
resistance is negligible.

10 m

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2m

Figure 4.1

(a) (i) In Figure 4.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of the velocity of Janice
leaving the exit of the slide. (1 mark)

(ii) Find the speed of Janice when she leaves the exit of the slide. (2 marks)

(iii) Find the time during which Janice moves in mid-air. (2 marks)

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(iv) Estimate the minimum value of D so that Janice can fall on the pool.
(1 mark)

(v) If another person of larger mass slides down the water slide, how will the
result in (a)(ii) be changed? (1 mark)

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(b) After Janice enters the water, she sinks and finally reaches the maximum depth.

(i) Describe the energy conversion when Janice sinks from the water surface to
the maximum depth. (2 marks)

(ii) Janice will badly injured if she hits the ground, but does not get injured when
hitting the water surface. Explain why. (2 marks)

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5 Monochromatic light is directed onto a plane transmission grating and a screen is placed
70 cm behind the grating (Fig 5.1). The grating has 500 lines per mm.

70 cm

monochromatic
light 73 cm
grating

Diagram NOT
second-order drawn to scale
screen
bright dots

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Figure 5.1

Several bright dots are observed on the screen. The two second-order bright dots are
separated by 73 cm.

(a) In Figure 5.2, draw the pattern of bright dots observed on the screen. (2 marks)

73 cm

Figure 5.2

(b) Find the frequency of the monochromatic light. (3 marks)

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(c) Find the maximum number of bright dots formed. (2 marks)

(d) If the monochromatic light is replaced by red light, how will the separation
between the bright dots on the screen change? (1 mark)

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6 (a) The following apparatus is provided.

1 convex lens with stand, 1 metre rule, 1 screen, some LEDs forming a letter ‘F’

Describe how you would use the above apparatus to find the focal length of the
convex lens. (4 marks)

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(b) A green monochromatic light beam is directed to a glass prism as shown in

Figure 6.1. It makes an angle of 67 to side AB of the prism.

60

67
15

60 60
B C

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Figure 6.1

(i) Find the refractive index of the prism. (2 marks)

(ii) Sketch the path of the light beam after it hits side AC. Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

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7 Figure 7.1 shows the simplified circuit diagram of a heater with two heating modes (high
power and low power). The three resistors are identical. It is known that when the heater
is in low power mode, its rated values are ‘220 V, 600 W’.

A
B 220 V
a.c. source

Figure 7.1

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(a) Which side, A or B, should the switch be turned to for the heater to operate in low
power mode? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

(b) Hence, find the resistance of each resistor. (2 marks)

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(c) The heater is now in high power mode.

(i) Find the rated power of the heater. (2 marks)

(ii) What will happen if the heater is plugged into a 120-V a.c. source? (1 mark)

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8 Figure 8.1 shows two parallel metal plates which are separated by 10 cm. They are
connected to an EHT power supply so that a potential difference of 3 kV is applied to the
plates.

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Figure 8.1

(a) In Figure 8.1, draw the electric field lines between the plates. (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field strength between the plates. (2 marks)

(c) A light conducting sphere carrying a charge of +1  106 C is hanged by an

insulating string between the plates as shown in Figure 8.2. The sphere is stationary
when the string makes an angle of 30 to the vertical.

30

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Figure 8.2

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(i) Find the mass of the metal sphere. (3 marks)

(ii) If both plates are moved to the right slightly with the separation unchanged,
how will the angle between the string and the vertical change? Explain your
answer. (2 marks)

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9 A magnetic field is used to separate the isotopes of an element. A stream of particles

enters a region with a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T as shown in Figure 9.1, with a
speed of 1.2  105 m s1. The amount of charge that each particle carries is 1.6  1019 C.
Two paths of the particles, A and B, are observed. The effect of gravity is negligible.

× × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × ×
30 cm × × × × × × × × ×
path B

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path A

sensor

Figure 9.1

(a) Consider a particle moving in path A.

(i) Does the particle carry a positive charge or a negative charge? (1 mark)

(ii) Find the magnitude of the magnetic force acting on the particle. (2 marks)

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(iii) It is observed that the speed of the particle remains unchanged when the
particle moves in path A. Explain why. (2 marks)

(iv) Find the mass of the particle. (2 marks)

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(b) Is a particle in path B heavier, lighter, or of the same mass when compared with the
one in path A? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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10 Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) of atomic number 94 is used in a ‘nuclear battery’ to provide

electricity. It can decay to U-234 through an  decay.
Given: Mass of Pu-238 = 238.049 56 u
Mass of U-234 = 234.040 95 u
Mass of  particle = 4.0015 u

(a) Write down an equation for the decay process mentioned above. (1 mark)

(b) Find the amount of energy released in the decay. Express your answer in MeV.
(2 marks)

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(c) It is known that the plutonium in a nuclear battery initially releases energy at a
power of 10 W. Assume that Pu-238 only undergoes the decay mentioned above
and its half-life is 87.7 years.

(i) Estimate the initial activity of the plutonium in the battery. (2 marks)

(ii) Estimate the power of the plutonium in the battery after 30 years. (2 marks)

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