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Question 13 A circular conducting loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field, B, directed into the page, as shown below. B The radius of the loop is then doubled and the strength o
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Question 14 Which one of the following statements best describes how an electromagnetic wave is propagated? A. An oscillating electric field causes an oscillating magnetic field pa
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Question 15 Monochromatic light of wavelength λ strikes a double slit and produces bright and dark fringes on a screen. Light from slit S1 travels along path P1 and light from slit
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Question 16 An atom absorbs a photon of energy 9.7 eV. Which one of the following is closest to the frequency of the photon? A. 2.3 × 10−15 Hz B. 2.3 × 1015 Hz C. 4.0 × 10−14 Hz D.
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Question 17 The mass of a neutron is about 0.14% greater than the mass of a proton. Which one of the following statements best explains the difference between the de Broglie wavele
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Question 18 Spaceship P passes spaceship Q with a relative velocity of 0.86c, as shown in the diagram below. spaceship P spaceship Q The proper length of spaceship P is L. Which on
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Question 19 Students take turns to use a diffraction grating spectroscope to measure the wavelength of the brightest yellow line in the spectrum of sodium. Their results are shown
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Question 20 Students plan to investigate the motion of a sprinter on an athletics track. Timekeepers are positioned every 10 m along the track from the start. They each record the
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Question 2 (8 marks) A ceiling fan has radial blades, as shown in Figure 3. At the lowest speed setting, the blades rotate horizontally at a frequency of 1.5 Hz, with a radius of 7
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a. Show that the speed, v, of the tip of a blade is 6.6 m s−1 . 1 mark
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b. A very small mass, m, sits on the end of one blade and rotates horizontally in uniform circular motion, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 mass, m
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