2324-WYK
S5-PHY
Paper 1B Name: _______________________
Class: _______________( )
WAH YAN COLLEGE, KOWLOON
S5 MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023-2024
PHYSICS PAPER 1 Question
No.
Marks
SECTION B : Question-Answer Book B 1 6
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This paper must be answered in English
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B
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(1) After the announcement of the start of the
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examination, you should first write your Name, Class
and Class Number in the space provided on Page 1.
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(2) Answer ALL questions. 7 8
(3) Write your answers in the spaces provided in this 8 9
Question-Answer Book. Do not write in the margins.
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(4) Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will
be provided on request. Write your Name, Class and
Class Number on each sheet, and fasten them with
string INSIDE this Question-Answer Book.
(5) No extra time will be given to candidates after the
‘Time is up’ announcement.
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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. A horizontal force F acts on a 2-kg box from rest on a rough horizontal plane (Figure 1a). The maximum friction
between the box and the plane is 6 N. Figure 1b shows how F varies with time t, with the direction towards the
right taken as positive.
Figure 1a Figure 1b
(a) Find the acceleration of the box within the first 5 s.
(2 marks)
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(b) Sketch the v-t graph of the box from t = 0 to 12 s in the above figure.
(2 marks)
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(c) Find the distance travelled by the box from t = 0 to 12 s.
(2 marks)
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2. Ball A and B of masses 3 kg and 5 kg respectively are put on a smooth track which is flat at the middle and
bends upwards at both ends. Ball B is resting at the flat part while ball A is released from rest from a height of
80 cm above B. Ball A moves in opposite direction with a speed of 1.5 ms-1 after collision with ball B. It is
given that the impact time is 0.2 s.
(a) Find the speed of ball A just before collision with ball B.
(2 marks)
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(b) Find the speed of ball B just after collision with ball A.
(2 marks)
(c) Find the magnitude of the impact force on ball A upon collision.
(2 marks)
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3. The photo shows a turntable commonly used in restaurants. A teapot of mass 2 kg is put 30 cm from the centre
of a horizontal turntable. Figure 3 shows the side view. When the turntable is rotating, the teapot remains at the
same position on the turntable.
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Figure 3
(a) On figure 3, draw and label all the forces acting on the teapot when the turntable is rotating.
(2 marks)
(b) Taking the teapot as a point mass, estimate the net force acting on the teapot when the turntable is
rotating at a rate of 0.5 revolutions per second.
(3 marks)
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4. The Hubble Space Telescope has a mass of 11 000 kg. It orbits around the Earth at an altitude of 560 km. Given
that the radius of the Earth is 6400 km.
(a) Estimating the mass of the Earth by considering the gravitational field strength at the surface of the
Earth.
(2 marks)
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(b) Estimating the gravitational force acting on the telescope’s orbit.
(2 marks)
(c) Estimating the orbital speed of the telescope.
(2 marks)
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5. An average current of 8.9 10−7 A is drawn within 2 ms when two parallel metal plates are connected to a
500 V power supply. A beam of electrons with horizontal velocity 4 107 ms−1 enters midway into the region
between two horizontal metal plates as shown in Figure 5. The length of the side of the plates is 10 cm and the
separation between them is 2.5 cm.
Figure 5
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(a) Find the amount of charge accumulated on the positively charged plate.
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(2 marks)
(b) Find the electric field strength at the mid-point between the plates.
(2 marks)
(c) Find the vertical distance travelled by the electron when it is moving across the metal plates.
(3 marks)
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6. Figure 6 shows a circuit for measuring the resistance of resistor X connected across P and Q. The resistance of
resistor S is 10 k . The internal resistance of the 9 V cell and that of the ammeter are negligible. When the
switch is closed, the ammeter reads 8.5 mA.
Figure 6
(a) Find the p.d. between A and B.
(2 marks)
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(b) Find the current passing through resistor S.
(2 marks)
(c) Deduce the p.d. across resistor X. Hence, find the resistance of X.
(3 marks)
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7. In Figure 7, XY is the principal axis of a thin spherical lens L While A, B are two parallel rays coming from a
point P of a distant object (NOT shown).
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Figure 7
(a) What kind of lens is L ? Explain.
(2 marks)
(b) (i) Locate the image of P (denoted it as point P').
(2 marks)
(ii) Hence, determine the focal length of the lens.
(1 mark)
Focal length = ___________________.
(c) R is a ray coming from the same point P; complete its path after passing through the lens.
(1 mark)
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(d) Based on the situation shown in the ray diagram above, describe a simple experimental method to
determine the focal length of lens L.
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8. Figure 8 shows two identical small metal spheres X and Y suspended by insulating threads of the same length.
Each sphere has a mass of 1.0 × 10−5 kg and each carries a positive charge of 3.1 nC (l nC = 10-9 C). The
separation d of the spheres is 10 cm. The size of the spheres is negligible compared with their separation,
therefore they can be treated as point charges.
Figure 8
(a) Find the magnitude of the electric force acting on sphere X.
(2 marks)
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(b) Find the angle between the thread and the vertical.
(2 marks)
(c) Point P is vertically below the fixed point O and it is 10 cm from each sphere.
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(i) Indicate the direction of the resultant electric field at P due to these two charged spheres in the
above figure.
(1 mark)
(ii) Find the magnitude of the resultant electric field at P.
(2 marks)
(iii) A neutral metal sphere of finite size is now placed at P. State whether the sphere would experience
a net electric force due to X and Y. Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
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9. The following set-up is used to study the resistivity of aluminium at room temperature. Given that diameter of
the aluminium wire is 1.0 mm. The length of the wire L is varied and the voltage across XY is recorded by a
voltmeter and shown in figure 9. During the experiment, the current of the circuit is maintained at 4.5 A.
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Figure 9
(a) Find the slope of the graph.
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(b) Find the resistivity of aluminium by using the slope.
(2 marks)
(c) By using the result of (b), estimate the resistance of the aluminium wire of length 0.6 m.
(2 marks)
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(d) It is given that the voltmeter is not ideal with a resistance of several hundreds ohm.
(i) State which meter in the set-up measures an incorrect value about the aluminium wire.
(1 mark)
(ii) State whether the connection of the set-up needed to be amended in order to obtain reliable
results. Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
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