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PHYSICS_PHY1DA1_EXAM_B_2022

QUESTION 1: BASIC PHYSICS

1.1. Answer the following questions.


1.1.1. Express the following in scientific notation
(a) 0.00000148 s (4)
(b) 453276 kg (4)
1.1.2 Express the following numbers using prefixes
(a) 45 x 104 m2 (4)
(b) 9.57 x 10-9 m (4)
1.2 Change the units of following quantities into the new units
(a) 9.8 m.s-2 (cm.s-2) [ 1 m = 100 cm ] (7)
(b) 148 km.h-1 (m. s-1) [ 1 km = 1000 m and 1 h-1 = 0.0003 s-1] (7)
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QUESTION 2: MECHANICS

2.1 A driver driving at 42 kmh-1 starts braking 42 m from a red traffic light and stops at the
light. How long did it take to stop the car and what was its deceleration? (10)
2.2. A stone is projected vertically upwards from a mine shaft at 26 ms-1. Calculate
(a) The maximum height reached
(b) Its position after 18 seconds (10)

2.3. What constant unbalanced force acting on a body, mass 25 kg, will
(a) Increase its speed from 8 ms-1 to 20 ms-1 in 5 s?
(b) Change its speed from 18 ms-1 to 7 ms-1 in passing through a distance of 21 m (10)
2.4. A body mass 6.5 kg, initial velocity 25 ms-1 is projected up a friction less inclined plane
for 15 m. Calculate
15 m
(a) The kinetic energy at A
5m
(b) the potential energy at B
(10)
2.5. A 18 kg object is dropped from a height of 45 cm. Calculate
(a) the body’s energy before it is dropped
(b) the body’s energy before it hits the ground (10)
2.6. A 55 kg boy runs up a stairway to a height of 16 m with uniform velocity in 27 s.
Calculate the power he extended. (10)
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QUESTION 3: HYDROSTATICS

3.1. A mass of an empty RD bottle is 37 g, filled with a salt solution 84.3 g. Relative density
of salt solution is 1.55. What is the mass of the flask when filled with (a) Water (b) Oil
(RD= 0.6)
3.2 A pressure gauge in a submarine shows a total pressure of 1800 kPa. If atmospheric
pressure is 120 kPa and the density of seawater is 2.71 x 103 kg.m-3. Calculate the
depth of the submarine?
3.3 A pressure of the tyres of a motor car is 275 kPa at a temperature of 21oC. What will the
tyre pressure be if after a long journey their temperature has risen to 57 oC.
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QUESTION 4: HEAT TRANSFER

4. Convert the following units to the units given in curly brackets.


(a) 650oC {kelvin}
(b) 5000 K {oC}
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Additional Formulae and constants

Kinematic equations:
𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡
1
𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2
2
𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎𝑠
𝑢+𝑣
𝑠=
2
Free fall motion: acceleration a = - g where g = 10 m.s-2
Newton’s Second Law: F = ma
Tension force T = F + W where W = mg and F = ma

Mass (M)
Density = Volume(V)
Density of substance
Relative Density (substance) = Density of water
Weight loss in spirit
Relative Density (spirit) = Weight loss in water
Weight loss in oil
Relative Density (Oil) = Weight loss in water

Mass of Ice = Mass of displaced liquid


Density of liquid g kg
Relative Density (liquid) = Density of water where Density of water = 1 cm3 or 1000 m3
Force (F)
Pressure = Area (A)
Where F = mg and A = side x side

Pressure (P) = D(density) x g (acceleration) x h (depth), where g = 10 m.s-2


𝑋 (mm of Hg)
Pressure P (kPa) = 760
x 101.3

BOYLE’S LAW P1V1 = P2V2


V1 V2
CHARLE’S LAW T1
= T2
Where T = absolute temperature in K
P P2
GUYLUSSAC’S LAW T1 = T2
Where T = absolute temperature in K
1

P1 V1 P2 V2
GENERAL GAS EQUATION =
T1 T2

XoC = (X +273) K
Y K = ( Y – 273) oC

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