FLY HIGH PAPER 2 ( SET 1)
1. a)
4 cm
O Q2
2 cm
Q1
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1 shows two points charges Q1 = –4 C and Q2 = 8 C arranged at two opposite corners
of a rectangle in vacuum. What is the magnitude of the resultant electric field strength at point O
produced by the two charges?
[3 marks]
b)
A B
Q1 Q2
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2 shows a pair of charges Q1 and Q2 where Q2 is greater than Q1 is placed on AB line.
Lines with arrows represent electric field produced by the pair of charges.
i) State the sign of each charge.
ii) Determine the position of the point along AB line where the resultant electric field intensity
produced by the charge is zero. Justify your answer.
[4 marks]
c) y
A
4m FIGURE 3
Q x
3m B
Two points A and B is 3 m and 4 m away from charge Q respectively as shown in FIGURE 3.
If charge Q is 4 C, determine the potential difference between point B and A.
[3 marks]
2. 𝐶2 = 14 𝜇𝐹
𝐶1 = 10 𝜇𝐹
𝐶3 = 14 𝜇𝐹
FIGURE 4
12 𝑉
FIGURE 4 shows an arrangement of three capacitors, 𝐶1, 𝐶2 and 𝐶3. Calculate
a) total charge of these capacitors
b) potential difference across capacitor 𝐶2 .
[3 marks]
FLY HIGH PAPER 2 ( SET 1)
3. a) Current of 0.4 A flows in a light bulb. Calculate the number of electrons that enter the light bulb
every minute.
[2 marks]
b) A wire of cross-sectional area 0.8 mm2 is connected to a variable voltage, V and the current, I in
the wire is measured. At 27C, the resistance of the wire is 0.25 and the resistivity is
4.5 x 10-8 m.
i) Calculate the length of the wire.
ii) Calculate the change in the resistance of the wire when it is heated to 50 C. The temperature
coefficient of resistivity of the wire is 3.9 × 10-3 C-1 .
[2 marks]
c) I=2A
3 9
6 12
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5 shows a 2 A current flow into a combination of four resistors. Calculate
i) the equivalent resistance of the combination.
ii) the current that flows in the 3 resistor.
iii) the power dissipated by the 12 resistor.
[6 marks]
4. a) (This question is based on an experiment conducted by NASA on a novel source of energy for a
space shuttle)
Above the equator of the Earth, the Earth’s magnetic field runs horizontally in the south-north
direction. A space-shuttle flying from west to east above the equator cuts perpendicularly across
the magnetic field as shown in the diagram below. A small satellite is attached to the shuttle by a
very long thin copper cable. It is proposed to use the e.m.f. generated in the cable as a source of
electrical energy for the shuttle.
FIGURE 6
i) Why is there an e.m.f. generated in the cable?
ii) Calculate the magnitude of this e.m.f. using the following data:
Cable length = 20 km, Speed of the shuttle and satellite = 7.0 km s-1
Horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field strength = 6.0 x 10-5 T
iii) State the direction of the generated e.m.f.
[4 marks]
FLY HIGH PAPER 2 ( SET 1)
b) A coil of self-inductance 5.0 H is connected in series with a switch to a 12 V battery. The total
resistance in the circuit is 6.0 Ω. Calculate
i) the rate of current increase at the instant the switch is closed.
ii) the final value of the current.
iii) the energy stored in the inductor when the current is maximum.
iv) the induced e.m.f. when the switch is opened, if the current falls to zero in 0.20 s.
[6 marks]
5. a) An AC source has an output voltage of V 300 sin 100t . The source is connected to a 1.20 H
inductor.
i) Calculate the rms voltage
ii) Calculate the rms current in the inductor
iii) Calculate the average power delivered to the circuit
[5 marks]
b) An AC source that has a peak voltage of 120 V and a frequency of 50.0 Hz is connected in series
to a 900 Ω resistor, a 2.40 H inductor and a 10.0 µF capacitor. Calculate
i) the impedance of the circuit
ii) the phase angle of the circuit
iii) the power factor of the circuit
[5 marks]
6. a) An object 3 cm high is placed 20 cm from a convex mirror which has a focal length of 8 cm.
i) Determine the position of the image.
ii) Determine the magnification of the mirror.
iii) Determine the height of the image.
iv) State two characteristics of the image.
[6 marks]
b)
𝑅1
𝑅2
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 7 shows a lens made from glass with refractive index of 1.57. The radius of curvature
𝑅1 and 𝑅2 are 15.0 cm and 13.0 cm respectively.
i) Calculate the focal length.
ii) If the lens immersed in water with refractive index of 1.33, calculate its new focal length.
[4 marks]
7. a) A screen is separated from a double slit source by 1.20 m. The distance between the two slits is
0.03 mm. The second order bright fringe is measured to be 4.50 cm from the centerline. Determine
i) the wavelength of the light.
ii) the distance between adjacent bright fringes.
[4 marks]
b) A tank of gasoline (n=1.40) is open to the air (n=1.00). A thin film of liquid floats on the gasoline
and has a refractive index that is between 1.00 and 1.40. Light has a wavelength of 570 nm shines
perpendicularly down through the air onto this film, and in this light the film looks bright due to
constructive interference. The thickness of the film is 242 nm and is the minimum nonzero
thickness for which constructive interference to occur. What is the refractive index of the film?
[3 marks]
FLY HIGH PAPER 2 ( SET 1)
c) A slit has a width of 2.3 x 10-6 m. When light of wavelength 580 nm passes through the slit, it
creates a central bright fringe on a flat observation screen 1.62 m away. If the slit is then
illuminated with light of a longer wavelength 660 nm, to where will the screen need to be moves
in order to create a central bright fringe of the same width as the first experiment?
[3 marks]
8. The energy of a photon and the kinetic energy of an electron is the same in vacuum, which is 4.5 eV.
a) What is the velocity and the wavelength of the photon?
b) Obtain the wavelength associated with the electron.
[5 marks]
9. The de Broglie wavelength of an electron is 1.00 nm. What is the kinetic energy of the electron?
[3 marks]
10. a) 63
Cu .
Calculate the mass defect and binding energy per nucleon for the nucleus of 29
63
Given the mass of 29 Cu = 62.5219u, mass of proton : 1.007276 u, mass of neutron : 1.008665 u
[3 marks]
b) A radioactive source contains 1106 g 239 Pu . If this source contains 2300 alpha particles per
second, calculate
i) its decay constant.
ii) the time required for the source so that its activity decreases to one decay per second.
[4 marks]
