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c. Describe how, in real life, air resistance would affect the golf ball's flight path. 2 marks e s a £ 2 H EK] = o [=] Section B
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c. Another flash of lightning is measured to have a voltage of 500 kV between the ends of the pole and a current of 8.0 × 104 A in the pole for a duration of 120 μs. Calculate the
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Question 4 (4 marks) The safety of passenger cars can be assessed using simulated collisions, with a crash test dummy in the passenger's seat. Figure 4 shows a dummy, without a sea
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Question 4 (5 marks) A simple electricity generator is shown in Figure 4, below. When the coil is rotated with a frequency of 10 Hz, the output voltage across the slip rings is mea
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a. Calculate the period of the generator. 1 mark s Section B
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a. Determine the impulse on the dummy during this initial test. 2 marks
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b. The frequency of the generator is now halved to 5.0 Hz. The coil commences rotating from the same position, as shown in Figure 4. On Figure 6 below, sketch the new output voltag
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b. Ina second test, the dummy is seated in an identical car travelling at the same speed as the initial test, again without a seatbelt, but with front airbags fitted. The collision
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c. The frequency, f, is now returned to the original 10 Hz. The slip rings are replaced with a split-ring commutator. Sketch the new output voltage on Figure 7 below. Assume that t
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Question 5 (5 marks) Mass spectrometers are used to separate charged particles of different mass. Two particles, P and Q, have identical charges but different masses. Both particle
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Question 5 (4 marks) Abasketball of mass 0.63 kg, travelling vertically down, hits the floor at a speed of 12 ms” and rebounds at a speed of 10 ms™', as shown in Figure 7. 1 12ms’
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a. Which particle, P or Q, has the greater mass? Justify your answer. 2 marks Section B
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