P510/1

SENIOR FIVE
END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS
PHYSICS PAPER ONE.
Time 2 hour

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Attempt %our questions including at least o!e from section &
Non-programmable scientific electronic calculators may be used.
Assume where necessary:
Acceleration due gravity g = 9.8ms
-!
"niversal gravitation constant# $ = %.%&'(
-
Nm
!
)g
-!
*adius of the earth re = %.+'(
%
m
*adius of the sun# rs = &.('(
8
m
*adius of the earth orbit# ro = .,'(

m
-ensity of steel = !.,'(
.
)gm
-.

/lectron charge# e = .%'(
-9
0
1ass of the earth = ,.9&'(
!+
)g
2peed of light in vacuum# 0 = ..('(
8
ms
-
"niversal gas constant * = 8..3mol
-
)
-
Avogadro4s number# NA = %.(.'(
!.
mol
-
2pecific latent heat of fusion of ice = ...%'(
,
3)g
-
2pecific latent heat vapori5ation of water = !.!%'(
%
3)g
-
2pecific heat capacity of water = +.!'(
.
3)g
-
)
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SECTION A$
6a7. 2tate Newton4s laws of motion .m)s
6b7.6i7. 2tate the uses of dimensions !m)s
6ii7. $iven that 2 is displacement# v is velocity# t is time and 8 is angle of pro9ection.
2how that the e'pression s = utsin8 -
!
!

gt
is dimensionally consistent. .m)s
6c7. /'plain the changes in the weight of a lift decelerating vertically to rest. .m)s
6d7. A bloc) : of mass !)g is pro9ected upwards from the foot of a smooth plane
inclined at an angle of .(; to the hori5ontal with a velocity of !(m<s along the
plane. At the same an identical bloc) 0 is released from the top of the same plane
to slide down and collided with : after moving through twice the latter4
displacement.
=ind: 6i7 their velocities 9ust before collision. ,m)s
6ii7. the length of the plane .m)s
!. 6a7. 2tate the Newton4s law of gravitation. m)
6b7. -erive the e'pression for centripetal force on a mass m moving with uniform
speed v in a circular path of radius r. +m)s
6c7. /'plain why>

6i7 the earth has atmosphere .m)s

6ii7 a cyclist has to lean towards the centre of a bend in order to turn well .m)s
6d7. A satellite of mass !()g moves in a circular orbit around the earth with a period
of &.&'(
%
s
6i7. find its height above the earth. +m)s
6ii7. 0alculate the mechanical energy of the satellite .m)s
6e7. -istinguish between a conservative and non conservative field of force. !m)s

.. 6a7. ?hat is meant by the term simple harmonic motion@ m)s
6b76i7./'plain briefly how mechanical is conserved in a simple pendulum. .m)s
6ii7. A body A of mass .)g is held by a spring of constant ,Ncm
-
as shown in the
figure blow

Bf the bloc) is slightly displaced downwards along the plane and released# show
that it e'ecutes simple harmonic motion and calculate its period. ,m)s
6c7. -escribe how a simple pendulum is used to determine acceleration due gravity.
,m)s
6d7 6i7 2tate the conditions for mechanical equilibrium !m)s
6ii7. A non-uniform beam A: of weight .N and length !m is hinged to a vertical wall
at A and is supported hori5ontally by a string fi'ed at a point on it at a distance of
(.,m from end : connected to the same vertical wall at a point .,m above A. if
the tension in the string is +N when a weight of !N is suspended from :# find the
position of the centre of gravity of the beam and the reaction at the wall. 6+m)s7
+. 6a7. -efine the following terms>
6i7. 2urface tension. m)
6ii7. *elative density m)
6b7. /'plain>
6i7 how the lift force on an aero plane arises .m)s
6ii7 the e'istence of viscosity in gases .m)s

6c7. -escribe an e'periment to measure the viscosity of a very viscous liquid ,m)s
6d7. 1ercury is poured into a "- glass tube with vertical limbs of diameters .mm and
(mm respectively. Bf the angle of contact between mercury and glass is !(; and
the surface tension of mercury B (.+Nm
-
.
0alculate >6 i7 2urface tensional force in the wider tube. !m)s
6ii7. difference in the mercury levels in the tube .m)s
6e7. :riefly e'plain the effect of temperature on surface tension. !m)s

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SECTION &$
,. 6a7 6i7. ?hat are thermometric properties of substance m)
6ii7. $ive one e'ample of these properties. m)
6iii7. ?hat are fi'ed temperature points@ m).
6b7. 6i7. -efine the scale of thermometer on a constant volume gas thermometer. m)
6ii7. ?ith the help of a labeled diagram describe the mode of operation of a practical
constant volume gas thermometer. +m)s
6iii7. 2tate the corrections necessary in the thermometer in 6ii7 above !m)s.
6c7 6i7 define specific latent heat of vapori5ation. m)
6ii7. /'plain using simple )inetic theory how evaporation causes cooling. !m)
6ii7. ?hat are the disadvantages of continuous flow method in determining specific
heat capacity@ !m)s
6d7. A calorimeter of mass ((gm and specific heat capacity ((3<)g) contains ,(gm
of ice and ,(gm of water. 2team at ((o0# is passed through the water at steady
rate until the total mass is !(gm.
6i7 0alculate the final temperature +m)s
6ii7 2)etch a graph to show the variation of temperature with time. m).
%. 6a7 6i7 -istinguish between saturated vapour and unsaturated vapour. .m)s
6ii7 ?hat is a saturated vapour pressure@ m).
6iii7 2tate the factors that affect the saturated vapour pressure m).
6b7. 6i7 "se the )inetic theory to account for the increase in pressure of a gas when it
temperature is increased at constant volume. .m)s
6ii7. A narrow uniform glass tube contains air enclosed by a thread of mercury , cm
long. ?hen the tube is vertical with the open end uppermost# the air column is .(
cm long. ?hen the tube is inverted the length of air column becomes +,cm.
0alculate the atmospheric pressure. +m)s
6c7 6i7 2tate :oyle4s law m)
6ii7. Che pressure A of an ideal gas of density D and mean-square speed
!
c is given by
A=
.

D
!
c . "se this e'pression to derive :oyle4s law. .m)s
6d7 6i7. ?hat is the root-mean square speed of a gas m)
6ii7. Che masses of hydrogen and o'ygen atoms are .%%'(
-!&
and!.%%'(
-!%
)g
respectively. =ind the ratio of the root mean square of hydrogen to that of o'ygen
molecules at the same temperature. .m)s.
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