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Physics (Paper II ) September 2024

1 hour 15 minutes
IGCSE AC 0123 Intake
Mock Test II

Candidates answer on your answer booklet.

Additional Materials: Electronic calculator

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class, subject and roll number in your answer booklet.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

● Write your name, class and roll number at the top of the page.
● Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets ( ) at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 70.
1. (a) (i) State the relationship between power, current and voltage. (1)

(ii) A lamp with a power of 6.5 W is connected to a 230 V supply. Calculate the current in the lamp.(3)

current = ................................ A

(b) Three switches, S1, S2 and S3, are used to control a lamp in a large room. Each switch can be up or
down, and each switch can turn the lamp on or off.
When all three switches are up, the lamp is on. When all three switches are down, the lamp is off.

Complete the table by giving the missing information. (3)

Total for Question 1 = 7 marks

2. A student uses this apparatus to investigate how the strength of the magnetic field in a current
carrying coil varies as the current changes.
This is the student’s method.

- attach a small magnet to one end of a wooden rod

-place the rod on a pivot that is 8 cm from the magnet

- attach a weight holder to the other end of the rod

- place a current-carrying coil underneath the magnet

(a) A weight of 0.1 N is needed to balance the rod when the current in the coil is zero.Calculate the
weight of the magnet.[ignore weight of rod and weight holder] (3)

weight of magnet = ................................ N

(b) The student increases the current and observes that the rod rotates anticlockwise and the magnet
moves towards the coil.Explain this observation. (3)

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(c) The student adds weights to balance the rod for different currents.The table shows her results.

(i) Plot a graph of the student’s results, with the independent variable on the x-axis. (4)

(ii) Draw a straight line of best fit. (1)

(iii) Suggest why the student should repeat the reading for a current of 0.7 A. (2)
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(iv) Describe the relationship between the current and the force produced by the magnetic field.
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(v) Estimate the weight needed to balance the rod when the current is 2 A. (2)

weight needed = .............................................................. N

Total for Question 2 = 17 marks

3. The photograph shows a machine used to crush metal cans.

A metal can is placed under the crusher bar. The motor pushes the crusher bar downwards.

The diagram shows what happens when a metal can is crushed.

(a) State the equation linking work done, force and distance moved in the direction of the force. (1)

(b) Calculate the work done on the metal can by the force. Give the unit. (3)
work done = ............................................... unit ...............................

Total for Question 3 = 4 marks

4. A teacher uses this apparatus to demonstrate atmospheric pressure.

The teacher puts a small amount of water into a metal can and heats it until the water boils.

(a) Describe what happens to the water particles inside the can when the water is heated. (2)

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 (b) Water in the can boils to form steam.Describe how the arrangement of particles in the water differs
from the arrangement of particles in the steam.You may draw diagrams to help your answer. (2)

(c) The teacher quickly inverts the can containing boiling water into a bowl of cold water, as shown in
the diagram.

When the can is inverted in the cold water, the can collapses. Use ideas about particles and pressure to
explain why the can collapses. (3)

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 Total for Question 4 = 7 marks

5. The photograph shows a dummy during a test of the safety features of a car in a collision.

Before the collision, the dummy in the car is travelling at a velocity of 14 m / s.The dummy has a
momentum of 1100 kg m / s.

(a) (i) State the formula linking momentum, mass and velocity.

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(ii) Show that the mass of the dummy is approximately 80 kg. (3)
(b) The dummy is brought to rest during the collision by a mean force of 15 kN. Calculate the time taken
for the dummy to be brought to rest in the collision. (3)

time taken = .............................................................. s

(c) The car being tested is fitted with airbags. Using ideas about momentum, explain how an airbag
reduces the force experienced by the dummy in the collision. (2)

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Total for Question 5 = 9 marks

6. The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram shown can be used to classify stars.

(a) Three regions in the HR diagram are labelled P, Q and R.The boxes show the three regions and
different astronomical objects. Draw a straight line from each region to the type of astronomical object
contained in that region. (3)
(b) Define the term absolute magnitude. (2)

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Total for Question 6 = 5 marks

7. This question is about electromagnets.

(a) Describe the construction of a simple electromagnet that is producing a magnetic field.

You may draw a diagram to help your answer. (3)

(b) A proton moves through a uniform magnetic field produced by a strong electromagnet.

The shaded area in the diagram represents the magnetic field.The initial velocity, v, of the proton is also
shown.

(i) Use the left-hand rule to determine the direction of the force acting on the proton. (1)
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(ii) Explain how the force on the proton changes as the proton moves through the magnetic field.You
may add to the diagram to help your answer. (2)

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(iii) Suggest why the velocity of the proton changes. (1)

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Total for Question 7 = 7 marks

8. X-rays are electromagnetic waves used to obtain images of bones.An x-ray machine produces x-ray
waves with a frequency of 1.25 × 1018 Hz.

(a) Calculate the time period of these x-rays. (2)

time period = ......................................................... s

(b) X-rays have a speed of 3.00 × 108 m/s in air.Calculate the wavelength of these x-rays. (3)
 wavelength = ......................................................... m

Total for Question 8 = 5 marks

9. (a) A copper cube has a mass of 0.0717 kg.

(i) Calculate the weight of this copper cube. Give the unit. (2)

weight = .............................................................. unit ...............................

(ii) State the equation linking density, mass and volume. (1)

(iii) The density of copper in this cube is 8960 kg/m3. Calculate the volume of this copper cube. (2)
 volume = .............................................................. m3

(b) The graph shows the masses of some materials when their volume is 1 m3.

(i) State the type of graph shown. (1)

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(ii) Use information from the graph to compare the densities of granite and steel. (3)
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Total for Question 9 = 9 marks