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b. Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball. 2 marks m s−2 Section B
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b. Taylor rotates the single coil of wire within the uniform magnetic field at a constant rate while Aroha measures the output voltage, , versus time, 7, on an oscilloscope. The os
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c. Calculate the speed of the ball. 3 marks m s−1 N H T
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c. Taylor makes a modification to the apparatus in Figure 12. Aroha sees the new oscilloscope trace as shown in Figure 14. The dotted line shows the original voltage before any cha
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Question 11 (4 marks) Two wave pulses, P and Q, each with the same wavelength but with different amplitudes, are travelling in opposite directions at speed v, as shown in Figure 14
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Question 11 (5 marks) Jia charges a 36 V battery used for her electric bicycle from a mains 230 Vgy,s power point. The transformer part of the battery charger circuit is shown sche
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a. Calculate the number of turns required on the secondary coil if there are 460 turns in the primary coil. 1 mark
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a. In the box shown in Figure 15, sketch the wave pulse resulting from the combination of the wave pulses P and Q. 2 marks v Pulse P Pulse Q box Figure 15 Section B
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b. The RMS output current from the transformer to charge the battery is 0.80 A. Calculate the RMS input current to the transformer. 2 marks o ° = eS H E) 7) Fl &
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b. Explain the production of the wave form you have sketched in part a. State the physics principle involved. 2 marks N H T
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c. Explain why the transformer requires AC input and would not work if the input was constant DC. 2 marks e s a £ 2 H EK] = o [=] Section B
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Question 12 (4 marks) Figure 16 below shows a ray of light entering from air (nair = 1.00) into an optical fibre that consists of two transparent materials, the core and the surrou
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