科目:物理 Physics (9702)
年份:2016 冬季
试卷:Paper 42
总页数:20
章节:12-13: Circular Motion & Gravitational Fields, 14-16: Temperature, Ideal Gases & Thermodynamics, 17: Oscillations, 18: Electric fields, 19: Capacitance, 20: Magnetic fields, 21: Alternating currents, 22: Quantum physics, 23: Nuclear physics, 24: Medical physics, 25: Astronomy and cosmology
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
1 (a) Define gravitational field strength.
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(b) The nearest star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri.
This star has a mass of $2.5 \times 10^{29}$ kg and is a distance of $4.0 \times 10^{13}$ km from the Sun.
The Sun has a mass of $2.0 \times 10^{30}$ kg.
(i) State why Proxima Centauri may be assumed to be a point mass when viewed from the Sun.
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6 2 (a) The equation of state for an ideal gas of volume $V$ at pressure $p$ is $$ pV = nRT $$ where $R$ is the molar gas constant. State what is meant by (i) the symbol $n$ , ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... [1] (ii) the symbol $T$ . ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................... [1] (b) An ideal gas is held in a container of volume $2.4 \times 10^3 \, \tex
7 3 (a) State what is meant by the *internal energy* of a system. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... [2] (b) Explain, by reference to work done and heating, whether the internal energy of the following increases, decreases or remains constant: (i) the gas in a toy balloon when the balloon bursts suddenly, ............................................................................................................................... ........
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4 A mass hangs vertically from a fixed point by means of a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1.
Fig. 4.1
The mass is displaced vertically and then released. The subsequent oscillations of the mass are simple harmonic.
The variation with time $t$ of the length $l$ of the spring is shown in Fig. 4.2.
Fig. 4.2
(a) Use Fig. 4.2 to
(i) state two values of $t$ at which the mass is moving downwards with maximum speed,
$t = \underline{\hspace{3cm}} \text{ s and } t = \underline{\hspace{3cm}} \text{ s [1]}$
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(ii) determine, for these oscillations, the angular frequency $\omega$ ,
$$
\omega = \underline{\hspace{5cm}} \text{ rad s}^{-1} [2]
$$
(iii) show that the maximum speed of the mass is $0.42 \text{ m s}^{-1}$ .
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(b) Use data from Fig. 4.2 and (a)(iii) to sketch, on the axes of Fig. 4.3, the variation with displacement $x$ from the equilibrium position of the velocity $v$ of the mass.
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Fig. 4.3
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© UCLES 2016 9702/42/O/N/16 [Turn over10 5 Ultrasound may be used to obtain information about internal body structures. (a) Suggest why the ultrasound from the transducer is pulsed. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... [2] (b) (i) State what is meant by *specific acoustic impedance*. ............................................................................................................................... ......................................................................
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6 Two solid metal spheres A and B, each of radius 1.5 cm, are situated in a vacuum. Their centres are separated by a distance of 20.0 cm, as shown in Fig. 6.1.
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Fig. 6.1 (not to scale)
Both spheres are positively charged.
Point P lies on the line joining the centres of the two spheres, at a distance $x$ from the centre of sphere A.
The variation with distance $x$ of the electric field strength $E$ at point P is shown in Fig. 6.2.
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Fig. 6.2
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(a) Use Fig. 6.2 to determine the ratio
$$
\frac{\text{magnitude of charge on sphere A}}{\text{magnitude of charge on sphere B}}
$$
Explain your working.
ratio = …………………………………………[3]
(b) The variation with distance $x$ of the electric potential $V$ at point P is shown in Fig. 6.3.

Fig. 6.3
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An $\alpha$ -particle is initially at rest on the surface of sphere A.
The $\alpha$ -particle moves along the line joining the centres of the two spheres.
Determine, for the $\alpha$ -particle as it moves between the two spheres,
(i) its maximum speed,
maximum speed = ………………………………………… m s $^{-1}$ [3]
(ii) its speed on reaching the surface of sphere B.
speed = ………………………………………… m s $^{-1}$ 2
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7 (a) (i) Define capacitance.
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(ii) Use the expression for the electric potential due to a point charge to show that an isolated metal sphere of diameter 25 cm has a capacitance of $1.4 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{F}$ .
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(b) Three capacitors of capacitances $2.0 \, \mu\text{F}$ , $3.0 \, \mu\text{F}$ and $4.0 \, \mu\text{F}$ are connected as shown in Fig. 7.1 to a battery of e.m.f. 9.0 V.
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Fig. 7.1
Determine
(i) the combined capacitance of the three capacito15
(ii) the potential difference across the capacitor of capacitance $3.0\,\mu\text{F}$ ,
$$
\text{potential difference} = \underline{\hspace{5cm}} \text{ V [2]}
$$
(iii) the positive charge stored on the capacitor of capacitance $2.0\,\mu\text{F}$ .
$$
\text{charge} = \underline{\hspace{5cm}} \, \mu\text{C [2]}
$$
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8 A circuit incorporating an ideal operational amplifier (op-amp) is shown in Fig. 8.1.
Fig. 8.1
The supply to the op-amp is $+9V / -9V$ .
The output of the amplifier is measured using a voltmeter having a range $0 - 5.0V$ .
A switch enables the inverting input to the op-amp to be connected to either resistor $R_A$ or resistor $R_B$ .
(a) A positive potential $+V_{IN}$ is applied to the input to the circuit.
On Fig. 8.1, mark with the letter P the positive connection of the voltmeter such that the voltmeter shows a positive reading. [1]
(b) Calculate the potential $V_{IN}$ such that the voltmeter has a full-scale deflection when the inverting input to the op-amp is connected to
(i) resistor $R_A$ of resistance $100\Omega$ ,
$$
V_{IN} = \underline{\hspace{5cm}} \text{ V [2]}
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(ii) resistor $R_B$ of resistance $10\,\mathrm{k}\Omega$ .
$$
V_{IN} = \underline{\hspace{5cm}} \quad V [1]
$$
(c) Suggest a use for this type of circuit.
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$\underline{\hspace{10cm}}$ [1]
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© UCLES 2016 9702/42/O/N/16 [Turn over18 9 A stiff wire is held horizontally between the poles of a magnet, as illustrated in Fig. 9.1. Fig. 9.1 When a constant current of 6.0A is passed through the wire, there is an additional downwards force on the magnet of 0.080 N. (a) On Fig. 9.1, draw an arrow on the wire to show the direction of the current in the wire. Explain your answer. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ..............................................................
19 10 Explain the function of the non-uniform magnetic field that is superimposed on a large uniform magnetic field in diagnosis using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI). ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................
20 11 (a) State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... [2] (b) An alternating current is passed through an air-cored solenoid. An iron core is inserted into the solenoid and then held stationary within the solenoid. The current in the solenoid is now smaller. Explain why the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) value of the current in the solenoid is reduced as a result of inserting the core. .................
21 12 (a) State an effect, one in each case, that provides evidence for (i) the wave nature of a particle, ...........................................................................................................................[1] (ii) the particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation. ...........................................................................................................................[1] (b) Four electron energy levels in an isolated atom are shown in Fig. 12.1. $\uparrow$ energy -0.54 eV -0.85 eV -1.51 eV -3.40 eV Fig. 12.1 For the emission spectrum associated with these energy levels, (i) on Fig. 12.1, mark with an arrow the transition that gives rise to the shortest wavelength, [1] (ii) show that the wavelength of the transition in (i) is $4.
22 (c) (i) State what is meant by the *de Broglie wavelength*. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... [2] (ii) Calculate the speed of an electron having a de Broglie wavelength equal to the wavelength in (b)(ii). speed = ................................................... m s⁻¹ 2 © UCLES 2016 9702/42/O/N/16
23 13 Outline the principles of computed tomography (CT scanning). ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................