UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
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PHYSICS
Paper 32 Advanced Practical Skills 2
October/November 2008
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials:
As listed in the Confidential Instructions.
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Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer both questions.
You will be allowed to work with the apparatus for a maximum of one hour for each question.
You are expected to record all your observations as soon as these observations are made, and to plan the
presentation of the records so that it is not necessary to make a fair copy of them. The working of the answers
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Additional answer paper and graph paper should be submitted only if it becomes necessary to do so.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
All questions in this paper carry equal marks.
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In this experiment you will investigate the equilibrium position of a pivoted wooden strip as
the turning load on it is varied.
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(a) The equipment is set up as shown in Fig. 1.1.
(i)
Add sand to the plastic container until the angle is between 5 and 10.
plastic
container
plumb line
sand
Fig. 1.1
(ii)
Measure and record the value of .
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(b) Add n paper clips to the string loop at B and repeat (a)(ii) until you have six sets of
values of n and , with in the range 5 to 60. You may bend the paper clips if you
wish.
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Include values of in your table of results.
cos
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(c) Plot a graph of on the y-axis against n on the x-axis and draw the line of best fit.
cos
(d) Determine the gradient and y-intercept of the line.
gradient = ......................................................
y-intercept = ......................................................
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(e) The formula that relates and n is
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= 2 kmn + kM
cos
where k is a constant, m is the mass of one paperclip and M is the mass of the wooden
strip and protractor.
The value of m is written on a card.
Use your answers from (d) to determine values for k and M.
k = .................................................g1
M = ....................................................g
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In this experiment you will investigate how the period of oscillation of a metal strip varies with
its length.
(a) You are provided with a metal strip with a mass fixed to it at one end.
Clamp the strip between the two blocks of wood, so that the length l between the blocks
and the centre of the mass is about 20 cm as shown in Fig. 2.1.
clamps
l
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blocks
of wood
Fig. 2.1
(b) (i)
Measure the length l.
l = ................................................. cm
(ii)
Estimate the percentage uncertainty in your value of l.
percentage uncertainty = ...................................................%
(iii)
Calculate the value of l 3.
l 3 = ............................................... cm3
(iv)
Justify the number of significant figures you have given for l 3.
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(c) Pull the mass about 2 cm to one side and release it so that it oscillates.
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Take measurements to determine the period of oscillation T.
T = .................................................... s
(d) Adjust the length l to about 15 cm.
Measure this new length l and repeat (b)(iii) and (c).
l = ................................................. cm
l 3 = ............................................... cm3
T = .................................................... s
(e) Explain whether your results support the idea that T 2 is proportional to l 3.
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State four sources of error or limitations of the procedure in this experiment.
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Suggest four improvements that could be made to the experiment. You may suggest
the use of other apparatus or different procedures.
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