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NGULUDI CLUSTER EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PHYSICS
Subject Number: M164/I

Thursday, 5 August Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 – 10:00 am

PAPER I
Theory
(100 marks)
Instructions Question Tick if Do not write in Marker’s
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1. This paper contains 10 pages.
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2. Fill in your Name at the top of
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each page.
3. This paper contains two sections, 3
A and B. In Section A there are ten 4
short answer questions while in
Section B there are three restricted 5
essay questions. 6
4. Answer all the thirteen questions in the
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spaces provided.
5. Use of electronic calculators is 8
allowed. 9
6. The maximum number of marks for
each question is indicated against 10
each question. 11
7. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the number of the question you have 12
answered. 13

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SECTION A (70 marks)
1. The graph in figure 1 shows temperature versus time for water in a tin after the heater has been switched on. The
heater is switched off at 50 minutes.

a. If the mass of water in the tin is 1.2 kg, what is the amount of the heat supplied by the heat coil during the whole
period of heating? (Take specific heat capacity for water to be 4.2 J/goC)

(4 marks)
b. How could the heat loss from the tin be reduced? State only one way.

(1 mark)
2.a Describe how an inverted image is formed in a pin-hole camera.
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(3 marks)
b. Figure 2 shows two mirrors 1 and 2 placed in a room perpendicularly.

(i) Complete the ray diagram from mirror 1 to mirror 2 to show reflected ray on mirror 2
(2 marks)
(ii) Label and measure angle of reflection on mirror 2. (Convert your answer to the nearest degree)
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(iii) Name the type of reflection occurring on mirrors 1 and 2 above.
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c. A light wave passing from air to glass is inclined at an angle of 45 . Calculate the angle of refraction in the glass
if the refractive index of glass is 1.10.

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(4 marks)
3a. The isotope Radium-226 has a half-life of 1602 years while strontium- 90 has a half- life of 28 years.
(i) If both have the same activity today, which one would have the lower activity in 10 years’ time?
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(ii) Which of the two isotopes would best be used in electric power generation?
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(iii) Explain your answer in a(ii) above.
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(2 marks)

b. Figure 3 shows a positively charged particle entering a uniform magnetic field.

(i) Draw the path that would be taken by an alpha particle when it is allowed to pass through the field.
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(1 mark)
(ii) Give a reason for your answer
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4. Two masses of 2m and m collide and stick together after collision as shown in the following figure.

a. Name the type of collision illustrated above

(3 marks)
5. Explain
a. How local action is caused in the dry cell.
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(3 marks)
b. Why solids melt when heated.
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6. (a) Define angular velocity
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(b) Show that linear velocity, , is related to angular velocity, by the formula , where r is the radius of
rotation of a body.

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(4 marks)
7a. Figure 4 shows a velocity-time graph for the motion of two automobiles P and Q.

How far apart are the automobiles at

(5 marks)
b (i). State any two factors that affect magnitude of upthrust in a liquid.
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(2 marks)
(ii) Explain why a slightly floating object in a tin containing water would eventually sink when the temperature is
increased.
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(2 marks)
(c) State any one way of increasing mechanical advantage in levers.
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(1 mark)

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8. Figure 5 shows a coil rotating clock wisely in a magnetic field and its corresponding graph of voltage produced.

(a) In relation to the magnetic field, how is the coil positioned when the peak voltage is reached as indicated by B
and D?
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(b) Give a reason for your answer to 8a(i) above.
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(c) State the difference between an electric motor and a dynamo.
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(2 marks)
9. a. Mention any two electromagnetic radiations
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(2 marks)
b.In relation to electromagnetic waves, describe the greenhouse effect
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c. Figure 6 shows a circuit. The voltmeter across the cell reads 6.6V when the switch is open.

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When the switch is closed, the voltmeter across the resistor reads 5.5 V. Work out the internal resistance of the
cell.

(4 marks)

10a. Figure 7 shows a circuit diagram. Study it to answer questions that follow.

(i) Name the types of logic gates represented by the letters X and Y.
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(2 marks)
(ii). Determine the combination of position of switches A and B for the lamp L1 to be off.
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(1 mark)
(iii) Briefly describe how gate Q operates.
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b. A block of mass 60 kg is being dragged on a horizontal ground. If the coefficient of static frictional force is
0.06, calculate the static frictional force that limits the motion.

(3 marks)
SECTION B (30 marks)
11a. Briefly describe how n-type semiconductors are produced.
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b. Describe how a glass-thatched house regulates its temperature during hot weather.
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12a. Describe how you would determine the unknown charge of a charged object.
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b. Describe how you could determine the speed of sound in air using echo method.
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(6 marks)
13a. With the aid of a well labeled diagram, describe how an iron bar could be magnetized using double touch
stroking method.
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(5 marks)
b. With the aid of a well labeled diagram, describe how fish survive during cold weather.

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(5 marks)
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