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Section B, Question 11(c)Question part (c)
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c. The microwave frequency is now doubled. Will point Y now be a minimum or a maximum? Justify your answer. 2 marks, Id I ® 2 £ 8 H ° = o [=] Section B
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i. Identify the specific type of transformer, step-up or step-down, that should be used for T1 and T2 respectively. 1 mark T1: T2:
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ii. Justify your choices for step-up or step-down transformers. 2 marks
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Question 12 (7 marks) Denzil is using a demonstration hand-cranked generator. A schematic diagram of the generator is shown in Figure 17. The generator contains a rectangular coil
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Question 12 (7 marks) The electron energy level diagram for a hydrogen atom is shown in Figure 16. energy (eV) A 13.6 ———————————— ionisation energy Bo————— BI——————————n=5 28 f———
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a. State why the flux through the coil changes as the coil rotates. 1 mark
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a. Physicists use a laser to change a hydrogen atom from the ground state to the first excited level. Calculate the wavelength of the laser needed to do this. Give your answer in n
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b. The physicists then use a laser which has a wavelength of 103 nm to raise a hydrogen atom from the 7 = 1 to the n =3 level. Calculate the momentum of a photon of this wavelength
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b. Show that the change in flux as the coil rotates from a horizontal to a vertical position is 7.5 ×10-4 Wb. 1 mark Section B
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c. On Figure 17 below use arrows to draw all the possible transitions from the n= 3 level back to the n = 1 level. 2 marks energy (eV) 5 : & 13 ionisation energy 2 132 2 2 = 13.1 £
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c. Calculate the average EMF induced as the coil is rotated through a quarter turn from a horizontal to a vertical position. 3 marks V
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d. State a change to the set-up in Figure 17 that could produce a DC output from the generator. Give a reason for your choice. 2 marks
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