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a. Using arrows, sketch on Figure 10 above at least five electric field lines between the H ground and the base of the thundercloud. 2 marks z
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b. The potential difference between the ground and the base of the thundercloud EB is 1.20 GV. 5 Calculate the magnitude of the electric field between the ground and the base of th
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Question 15 (8 marks) An electron gun forms part of a transmission electron microscope, which uses the wave properties of electrons to study specimens that are too small to be obse
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b. The electron beam is passed through a crystal with an interatomic spacing of 3.0010" m. Two Physics students, Sally and Max, are discussing their predictions for diffraction pat
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h. The results of photoelectric effect experiments provided strong evidence for the particle-like nature of light. State one feature of the results that provided this evidence. You
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g. Use your result in part f to calculate the value of the spring constant k. 2 marks N m−1 N H T This page is blank. 2 0 2 4 N H T Physics
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Question 2 Consider the diagram below, which shows a stationary object with field lines that extend outwards from the object. The field shown is most likely to be identified as an
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Question 7 An oscilloscope is connected to a sinusoidal AC voltage source. The resulting trace on the oscilloscope screen is shown below. One vertical division on the oscilloscope
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Question 2 (3 marks) A positively charged particle carrying a charge of +1.5 × 10−8 C enters a region between two large, charged plates with opposite charges, as shown in Figure 2.
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Question 7 (7 marks) Two high-voltage transmission lines span a distance of 260 km between Power Plant A and Town B, as shown in Figure 7. Power Plant A provides 350 MW of power. T
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Question 17 (20 marks) JJ Thomson discovered electrons in 1897. He used evacuated cathode ray tubes to determine the ratio of electric charge to mass of these rays, which we now kn
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 60% of available · official reportFull marks: 56% of students · official report
a. Write an equation that gives the speed, v, in terms of potential difference, V0 , the electron mass, m, and the electron charge, e. Assume that v is much less than the speed of
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