DSE-MOCK-PHY 1B (Set #24)

ACTIVE PHYSICS
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

PHYSICS PAPER 1

SECTION B: Question Book B

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B

(1) Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the Question Paper for Section A.

(2) Answer ALL questions.

(3) Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will be provided on request.

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Section B: Answer ALL questions. Parts marked with * involve knowledge of the extension component.

1. A pot of 2 kg boiling water is continuously heated by a heater with a power of 2.5 kW for 2 minutes. Neglect any
heat loss to the pot and the surroundings.
Given: specific heat capacity of ice = 2.1 kJ kg −1 °C −1
specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 kJ kg −1 °C −1
specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 334 kJ kg −1
specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2260 kJ kg −1
(a) How much water is boiled away during heating? (2 marks)
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(b) Then, the heater is switched off, and 500 g ice cubes at −10 °C are added to the remaining water. What is
the equilibrium temperature of the water? (2 marks)
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2. A skier of mass 80 kg is travelling down a slope of inclination angle 30° as shown. The friction bewteen the skis
and the snow can be neglected, but the air resistance on the skier is not negligible.

(a) On the figure below, indicate and label all the forces acing on the skier. (2 marks)

(b) The skier is travelling down the slope at a constant speed. Find the magnitude of the air resistance on the
skier. (2 marks)
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(c) After the skier moves onto level snow, he starts decelerating. Describe and explain his deceleration along
the level snow. (2 marks)
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3. A golfer is practising how to hit golf balls long distances. The golfer’s coach asks him to follow through the swing
after hitting the ball, instead of stopping immediately.

(a) Why does following through the swing help hitting golf balls long distances? (2 marks)
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(b) During the swing, the club head is in contact with the ball for 400 μs. The ball (initially at rest) moves off
with a speed of 55.9 m s−1 when it just leaves the club head. Given that the mass of a golf ball is 45.9 g,
estimate the average net force on the golf ball during hitting. (2 marks)
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(c) Briefly explain whether the total momentum of the club head and the golf ball is conserved or not during
hitting. (1 mark)
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4. The displacement–time graph (s–t graph) below shows the motion of an air particle in front of a loudspeaker. The
direction to the right is taken as positive.

(a) The sound wave produced by the loudspeaker travels at a speed of 340 m s−1 in air.
(i) What is the frequency of the sound wave? (1 mark)
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(ii) Determine the wavelength of the sound wave. (2 marks)
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(b) The sound wave is propagating to the right. At which instant(s) shown in the above graph is the particle at a
centre of compression? (1 mark)
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(c) Now, the loudspeaker is turned louder and emits sound at a lower pitch. Sketch, on the above graph, the
new displacement–time graph for the same air particle. (2 marks)

*5. The following set-up is used to measure the wavelength of infrared radiation.

(a) Given that θ = 23.6° when infrared radiation of wavelength 2 × 10−6 m is incident normally on the
diffraction grating. Find the number of lines per mm of the grating. (3 marks)
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(b) Briefly explain why this grating cannot be used to measure the wavelength of infrared radiation with
wavelength longer than 5 × 10−6 m. (2 marks)
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6. Read the following passage about electric bicycles and answer the questions that follow.
Some bicycles use a motor to assist the movement of the pedals. They are called electric bicycles. When you push
the pedal, the motor in the bicycle gives you a boost. The harder you pedal, the bigger the boost, and the faster
you ride. To prevent the bicycle from getting too fast, a sensor is installed to monitor your speed. The sensor will
instruct the motor to turn the pedal assist off when you reach a speed limit.

The motor in electric bicycles is powered by a battery. How long a battery can last depend on the power the motor
draws and the capacity of the battery. The battery can be charged by plugging it into a mains socket, and the
charging time ranges from 2 to 8 hours, depending on the model of the battery.
(a) The power delivered by the battery is never fully converted into the kinetic energy of the bicycle and the
cyclist. State two causes of power loss. (2 marks)
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(b) A cyclist is pedalling an electric bicycle from rest. The total mass of the cyclist and the electric bicycle is
100 kg, and the speed limit of the electric bicycle is set at 25 km h−1.
(i) Suppose the cyclist does work at a rate of 100 W, and the motor delivers a power of 150 W. Estimate
how long the motor is turned on before the speed limit is reached. Assume 50% of the power is
wasted during pedalling. (2 marks)
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(ii) The battery of the electric bicycle has a capacity of 360 W h, and the battery is charged at a voltage of
36 V and a current of 2 A. How long is needed for the battery to be fully charged from 0%? Take the
efficiency of charging to be 80%. (2 marks)
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7. X and Y are two long straight current-carrying wires parallel to each other. They are 15 cm apart and carry
currents in opposite directions as shown. The current in X is 2 A, and the current passing through Y is 3 A.

(a) (i) On the above figure, use arrows to indicate the direction of the magnetic field produced by X. (1 mark)
(ii) Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field at Y produced by X. (2 marks)
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(b) (i) State the direction of the magnetic force acting on Y by X. (1 mark)
(ii) Find the magnetic force per unit length on Y by X. (2 marks)
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*8. You are given two pieces of long conducting wire, a soft-iron bar, a wooden bar, an ac power supply, two
voltmeters and some connecting wires (not shown in the figure). Describe the procedure for an experiment to
study TWO factors affecting the output voltage of a transformer. (7 marks)

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9. Copper-64 ( ) undergoes β decay to form zinc (Zn).

(a) Write a nuclear equation for the decay. (2 marks)
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*(b) The activity of a Cu-64 sample decreases from 2.70 MBq to 0.0531 MBq in 3 days. Find the half-life of Cu-
64. (3 marks)
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*10. A sealed container of volume 3.0 × 10−3 m3 contains a monatomic gas at pressure 2.0 × 105 Pa and temperature 25
°C.

(a) (i) Find the number of gas molecules in the container. (2 marks)
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(ii) Given that the mass of one gas molecule is 5.3 × 10−26 kg. Determine the root-mean-square speed of
the gas molecules. (2 marks)
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(b) The gas is heated until its temperature is increased to 50 °C.

(i) Calculate the ratio of the root-mean-square speeds of the gas at two temperatures

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(ii) Use kinetic theory to explain why the pressure of the gas increases. (2 marks)
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11. The figure below is a stroboscopic photo of a tennis ball taken at 5.0 ms time intervals after the ball is struck by a
racket. Assume the air resistance on the ball is negligible.

(a) State the energy change during the period the tennis ball is struck by the racket. (2 marks)
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*(b) The tennis ball is struck at an angle of 10° to the horizontal at a height of 1.5 m as shown.
(i) Estimate the horizontal speed of the ball. (2 marks)
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(ii) Find the time of flight of the ball before it reaches the ground. (3 marks)
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*(c) Suppose the ball is struck at an angle larger than 10° to the horizontal, and the force acting on the ball
remains unchanged. Without doing any calculations, briefly explain how the time of flight of the ball would
change. (2 marks)
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12. An object O placed in front of a lens forms a diminished image I as shown.

(a) (i) What kind of lens is it? Briefly explain. (2 marks)

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(ii) Can the image formed be captured on a screen? (1 mark)
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(b) (i) Mark the position of the lens on the above figure. (1 mark)
(ii) Locate one of the principal foci of the lens by drawing a suitable light ray. (2 marks)
(iii) Complete the path for light ray r. (1 mark)
*(c) Given that the object distance is 5 cm, and the focal length of the lens is 20 cm. Find the linear
magnification of the image. (2 marks)
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13. A fixed resistor and a variable resistor are connected to a practical battery of emf 12 V as shown. The resistance of
the fixed resistor is 10 Ω, and the resistance of the variable resistor ranges from 0 to 32 Ω. The graph below
shows how the current I through the variable resistor changes when its resistance R varies.

(a) Now, the resistance of the variable resistor is set at 13.5 Ω.

(i) What is the potential difference across the variable resistor? (2 marks)
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(ii) Find the internal resistance r of the battery. (2 marks)
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(iii) Determine the power dissipated in the battery. (2 marks)
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(b) How would the power dissipated in the battery change if the resistance of the variable resistor decreases?
Briefly explain. (2 marks)
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