Samame ‘Tier names Ni = PBs Eal Edexcel GCE Paper Reference For Examiner's use only “For Team Leader's use only Physics Advanced Level Unit Test PHYS Practical Test — Question Leave Friday 12 January 2007 — Morning cribere neck A nee Time: | hour 30 minutes a Supervisor's data and comments B Comments © Total Instructions to Candidates In the boxes above, write your centre number, candidate number, your surname, other names and signature, 20 minutes plus $ minutes writing-up time. There is a further 15 ‘minutes for writing-up at the end. The Supervisor will tell you which experiment t0 attempt first | ” “| PHYS consists of questions A, B and C. Each question is allowed Write all your results, calculations and answers in the spaces provided in this question booklet. In caleutations you should show all the steps in your working, giving your answer at each stage, Information for Candid: The marks for individual questions and the parts of questions ate shown in round brackets. The total mark for this paper is 48. ‘The list of data, formulae and relationships is printed at the end MIMI cece” ancing learning, changing lives N24601ALeave blank Question A (a) You are provided with a weighted test tube floating in a beaker of water and an identical tube which is on the bench. (i) Give the floating test tube a small, downward, vertical displacement and let go. Determine the period T of the resulting vertical o: @) (ii) Use the calipers provided to determine the external diameter D of the test tube on the bench The period of oscillation is given by the formula [lonm \D'pg where m = mass of the weighted floating test tube, which is given on the card, and p = density of water = 1000 kg mr Use your value for D to calculate a second value for T. GB) (iii) Determine the percentage difference between your two values for T and discuss which of the two values you think is more reliable. @) YAU TA UA GAM UCU CULeave blank (b) You are provided with a length of resistance wire taped to a metre rule and a short length of wire which has been cut from the same reel. (i) Determine the diameter d of the short length of wire, “@) (ii) Use the ohmmeter to measure the resistance R, of a 40.0.¢m length of wire and the resistance R> of a 90.0 em length of wire, RX Calculate the resistance r per metre length of the wire using the formula = 2Rs~ Ri) rs) (iii) The table below, showing resistance per metre length, is taken from a data book Gauge | Diameter/mm | Nichrome/Qmr! | Constantan / Q my 26 0.4572, 6.58 | 2.98 [28 03750 «| 9.73 441 0.3150 | 30 © 6.29 32 0.2743 18.3 8.29 Use these data to identify the wire that you tested. Explain how you made your decision, Suggest why finding the resistance per metre length by subtracting the resistance of two different lengths is a good technique. GB) Qa (Total 16 marks) OU AANH A AN turn ver