Mark Scheme

Unit-6B, Review
Practice Work – 1 (Uncertainty), (From page no. 11 to16)

1. Average value = 13.8 GPa

Uncertainty = = ±0.4 GPa
2. 3.75cm (3.7 + 5× 0.01)
3. (i) Average time = 2.97 s (2 dp), discard 2.04s
. .
(ii) Limit of uncertainty = = ±0.10
.
(iii)% t= .
× 100 = 3 % or 3.4%.
.
4. (i) Density, =
.
= 8.29 .
.
(ii) % = × 100 = 1%
.
% = % + % = 4.2% + 1% = 5.2%
∆
(iii) × 100 = 5.2,
.
, ∆ = ± 0.43 gcm , (iv) Range = 8.29 ± 0.43 gcm-3, (7.86 to 8.72) gcm-3.
5. (i) Gradient, m = = = 2,
.
. × . ×

% = %( − ) + % ( − ) = × 100 + × 100 = 4%
0.5 − 0 1−0
(ii) Limit of un ∆ = 4% 2 = × 2, ∆ = ±0.08.
6. (i) Fold paper 4 times to get 16 layers (24 = 16) and take measurement of the thickness of folded
sheet at different positions and calculate the average thickness, then divide by 16 to find thickness of
single foil paper.
. ×
(ii) % uncertainty of t = × 100 = 4.2%.
× ×

7. (i) % un = × 100 = 0.8%

(ii) V = V2 – V1 = 95 – 60 = 35cm3
×
(iii) Density, = = = 3.43 / , % =% + % = 0 + × 100 = 2.9%

8. L’ = 50 – 10= 40 cm
(i) × (50 − 10) = 50 × (80 − 50), M = 37.5 g
. . . .
(ii) % Un in mass = × 100 + × 100 = 0.58%

. × .
(iii) Limit of uncertainty in mass ∆ = = ±0.2

9. For first method:

.
.
(i) Thickness, t = = 7.5 × 10 (ii) % un in t = .
× 100 = 0.13%
.

For second method:% un in t = × . × × 100 = 0.83%

As % un of t in 2 method is greater than 1st method, so students suggestion was not correct.
nd

10. % = % + % , % = % − % = 9% − 3% = 6%
3
(As V =l ), so %V = 3%l, 3%l = 6%, %l = 2%.

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 Practice work-2 ( Experimental Questions), (From page no.17- 33)
1. (i) Two set squares are used at both ends of the pencil and aligned with the metre rule. Length of
the pencil L is recorded from the metre rule from eye level to avoid parallax error. L = L2-L1.
. .
(ii) L = 16.0 – 4.0 = 8.0 cm, uncertainty = + = ± 0.1 cm.

Question Answer Mark

Number
2(a) Calculation correct plus unit (1)

Example of calculation:

d2/4 = (0.12 x 10-3)2/4 = 1.1(3) x 10-8 m2 (or 1.1(3) x

10-2 mm2)

2(b) 1 mm (in 100 mm) is reasonable (1)

(allow 1/100 or 1%)

2(c)(i) ρ and A are constants or ρ/A is constant (1)

R l or comparison to y = mx + c (1)

2(c)(ii)  41.9 x answer for (a) (ignore inconsistentunits) (1)

 answer in range 4.55 – 4.80 x 10-7 m (1)
 correct answer to 2 sigfig (1)

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 3.
1 mark for each appropriate idea explained. Do not credit converse for a
second mark: see table for examples. Do not penalise incorrect comments.
1 mark for each correct row to a maximum of 4

Idea Datalogger Liquid-in-glass Mark

+
Number of Advantage – or Disadvantage
Stopwatch - 1
Readings largenumber small number of
of readings readings Or large
or small timeintervalbetwee
time interval nreadings
between
readings.
Graph Advantage - 1
drawn
automatically
Simultaneity Advantage – or Disadvantage – 1
simultaneous reaction time (means
reading of readings are not
temperature simultaneous)
and time.
Conduction Advantage – or Disadvantage – glass is 1
metal is a a poor conductor
good
conductor.
Power Disadvantage or Advantage – no 1
supply – power power supply
supply (or required
electricity)
needed.
Errors Disadvantage or Disadvantage – may 1
– may be be random,
zero or systematic or
systematic parallax errors
errors
Transport Advantage – easily 1
transportable
Breakages Disadvantage – 1
easily
Cost Disadvantage Advantage - cheaper
broken
- expensive (4)

Total marks for question 43 4

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4.

5.4.5 + (22 - 3) × 0.01 = 4.69 mm, 4.5 + (22 + 2) × 0.01 = 4.74 mm,

4.0 + (22 - 3) × 0.01 = 4.19 mm, 4.0 + (22 + 2) × 0.01 = 4.24 mm.
.
6. (a) 7.5 + 24 × 0.01 = 7.74 mm. (b) × 100 = 0.06% (1 2 )
.

.
7. (a) 0.3 + 6 × 0.01 = 0.36 cm. (b) × 100 = 1.4% (1 2 )
.

×
8. (a) = = 5.73 × 10 m,

, .
(b) % = % + % = % + 2 × % = × 100 + × 100 × 2 = 3.4%.
. .

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 . .
9. a. Fractional uncertainty = , Percentage uncertainty = × 100 = 0.13%
. .

. .
b.Fractional uncertainty = .
, Percentage uncertainty = .
× 100 = 0.2%

c.Fractional uncertainty = , Percentage uncertainty = × 100 = 0.08%

× .
10. = 2 , =4 , = = .
= 9.73 /

. .
%g=%L + %T × 2, % = × 100 + × 100 × 2 = 1.4%
. .

.
Uncertainty in g, Δg = × 9.73 = ±0.14 /

11.

1 1 1
+ =

= (−1) +

is comparable to y = mx + c, so against graph should be straight line with gradient (−1), and

y-intercept is .f= .

12. (a) (i). Pitch (frequency) is higher.

(ii) At natural frequency resonance occurs and energy is transferred from the loudspeaker to the
vibrating air or amplitude of vibration of air in flask is maximum.
(iii)
 Fill flask with water
 Empty out some water and measure its volume with measuring cylinder. This is the volume of
air in the flask.
 Repeat by transferring more water into the measuring cylinder to increase the volume of air in
the flask.
f Vn, f =kVn ,lnf = nlnV + lnk

Plot graph of lnf against lnV

(c) n = gradient = -0.5.

(d) negative sign of gradient indicates thatwhenf increases V decreases, as was observed in part a(i).

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13.(a)(i) l = 4 , = = × . ×
= 500
(ii) Peak = 1.4 ×5 = 7V.

(b) A

CRO
Signal generator
B

10

 Vary frequencyf and record the frequency from CRO or scale of signal generator.
 Measure V across coil with CRO between A and B.
 Determine current by finding V across 10 resistor with CRO between BC and using
= W
 Calculate Z = . Calculate Z2and f2.

Plot graph of Z2 against f2 . Z2= 4 2 2 2

L f + R2 is comparable to y = mx + c, c = R2

(c) (ii) = 32W (from graph)

R = 5.7

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8. (a)(i)
.

Calipers precise to 0.1mm giving %U = × 100= 0.2% (less than 1%).

(ii) Check for zero error. Or Any valid method to ensure a maximum diameter measured. E.g.
measure diameter at several places.

(iii) Thickness of coins varies. Or identifies anomalies. Or Enables her to discard anomalies.

(b)(i) Use of area x thickness. Volume = 9.59×10-7 to 3 SF allow any correct unit.

Example of calculation.

V = x/4 (25.9×10-3m)2 ×1.82 ×10-3m = 9.59 ×10-7m3

(b)(ii) Calculates % U in thickness, Calculates % U for diameter. Double their % U for

diameter adds their % U for thickness.

Example of calculation
. . .

% = .
× 100 × 2 + .
× 100 = 1.5%

(d) Substitutes correctly Density = 7380kgm-3 to 3 SF with unit. Allow ecf from (b)(i)

Example of calculation.

7.08 ×10-3kg / 9.59 ×10-7m3 = 7380k gm-3. Allow corresponding answer in a correct unit e.g. g cm-3
(d) Calculates % difference between their value and 6900(allow as denominator either of the value or
the values or the mean)
Compares with 2×% U to reach conclusion
(Allow ecf from(b) and (c) Or
Adds their % U to 6900 and subtracts their % U from 7380. Draw a conclusion based on their answer.
Example of calculation.

% D = (7380 - 6900) / 7140 = 6.7%. Total % U = 2×1.5% = 3.0% 6.7%. So (Probably) not the same
material.

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