VCE Physics Past Exam Questions
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Section B, Question 6
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Question 6 (9 marks) Figure 5 shows a schematic representation of a cathode ray tube. The cathode ray tube consists of an electron gun producing electrons, which are accelerated by
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Question 6 (4 marks) Electrons are emitted by a hot filament connected to a 12 V battery. These electrons are accelerated between two metal plates, P and Q, which are 50 mm apart.
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a. Calculate the strength of the electric field used to accelerate the electrons, ass it is a uniform field. 2 marks Vm! o ° =) S H FE he Id I ® 2 £ 8 = [=]
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b. The electrons now enter a region with a uniform magnetic field 8=3.6 x 107 T and a uniform electric field £=1.5x 10° Vm. The electrons pass through the region in a straight line
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i. What is the direction of the electric field between the plates? Justify your answer. 2 marks alculate the speed of these electrons. 2 marks
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b. Janine connects a number of heat lamps, in parallel, in the shed. When the wind turbine is operating, the potential difference across the shed is 210 V RMS. How many heat lamps
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e. As part of testing and calibrating the ac accelerating potential for the gold ions rator at the RHIC, scientists vary the (Au-179), providing them with a known total energy, and
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g. i. Luca measures the length of the wire QR to be 2.0 cm. Use this length and the value of the gradient found in part f to estimate the strength of the magnetic field, B, inside
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Question 3 Two large charged plates with equal and opposite charges are placed close together, as shown in the diagram below. A distance of 2.0 mm separates the plates. The potenti
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b. When the electron has a speed of 1.2 × 10 5 m s−1 and the electric field strength is 2.4 × 10 4 N C−1, the electron is undeflected as it travels between the charged plates.
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Question 7 (6 marks) An electron is accelerated from rest through an electric field. It enters an area of constant magnetic field, B, of magnitude 5.00 mT, which is perpendicular t
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Question 8 (6 marks) Electrical activity in thunderstorms can be modelled as charge separation, causing an electric field to form between the base of the thundercloud and the groun
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