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960/1 Trial 1 STPM 2020

SMK MANTIN

PHYSICS

PAPER 1

One and a half hours

MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA

(MALAYSIAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL)

SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA

(MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE) For examiner’s use
Total Marks
Instructions to candidates: Question
marks obtained
Section A
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE
1-15 15
TOLD TO DO SO.
Section B
Answer all questions in Section A. Marks will not be deducted for
wrong answers. For each question, four suggested answers are given. 16 8
Choose the correct answer and circle the answer. 17 7
Section C
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces
provided. 18 15
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should 19 15
be shown. For numerical answers, unit should be quoted wherever 20 15
appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper Total 60
and arrange your answers in numerical order.
Values of constants are provided on page in this question paper.

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NILAI PEMALAR
(VALUES OF CONSTANT)

Laju cahaya dalam ruang bebas c  3.00 108 ms1

(Speed of light in free space)
Ketelapan ruang bebas 0  4 107 Hm1
(Permeability of free space)
 0  8.86 1012 Fm 1
Ketelusan ruang bebas
 0  (1 /(36 ) 109 Fm 1
(Permittivity of free space)
Magnitud cas elektron e  1.60 1019 C
(Magnitude of electronic charge)
Pemalar Planck h  6.63 1034 Js
(Planck constant)
Unit jisim atom bersatu u  1.66 1027 kg
(United atomic mass unit)
Jisim rehat elektron me  9.11 10 31 kg
(Rest mass of electron)

Jisim rehat proton m p  1.67 1027 kg

(Rest mass of proton)
Pemalar Avogadro L, N A  6.02 1023 mol 1
(Avogadro constant)
Pemalar gas molar R  8.31JK 1mol 1
(Molar gas constant)
Pemalar Boltzman k  1.38 1023 JK 1
(Boltzman constant)
Pemalar graviti G  6.67 1011 Nm2 kg 2
(Gravitational constant)
Pecutan jatuh bebas g  9.81ms2
(Acceleration of free fall)

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Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section

1 In an experiment, a plastic tube with an external diameter d1 was measured at

(54±2)mm while its internal diameter d2 was measured at (37±1)mm. The maximum
percentage error for he quantity ( d1-d2) is

A 20 % C 4%
B 18 % D 0.6 %

2 A body moves along AB, BC and CA as shown in the diagram below with uniform
velocity 4ms-1, 8ms-1 and 10ms-1 respectively.

Which of the following is the average velocity of the body for the entire journey?

A 0.00 ms-1 C 6.85 ms-1

B 3.43 ms-1 D 13.70 ms-1

3 A coin is placed on top of a block as shown in the figure below

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If the coefficient of the static friction between the coin and the block is 0.30. What is
the maximum acceleration of the block so that the coin does not slip?

A 0.30 ms-1 C 9.8 ms-1

B 2.94 ms-1 D 33 ms-1

4 Two masses m and 4m are separated by a distance r. The gravitational force on a

mass M positioned at a point P between the two masses is zero.

What is the distance of the point P from the mass m?

A C

B D

5 A load of 1.8 kg is raised through a height of 2 m on a 300 inclined plane by a

machine that exerts a constant force of 10 N. What is the efficiency of the machine?
A 88.3 % C 90.0%

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B 99.0 % D 78.3%

6 A 1500 kg car moves at 20 ms-1 over the top of the hill that has a radius of 100 m.
What is the normal force acting on the car at the hill top?

A 8715 N C 6000 N
B 9870 N D 15000 N

7 Which graph correctly shows the variation of gravitational field strength g with
distance r from the centre of the earth? (R is the radius of the Earth)

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8 A uniform rod of weight 30 kN and length 20 m long is laid on two supports at points
X and Y as shown in the diagram below.

Block P of weight 20 kN is placed on the rod at 5.0 m from point X. Calculate the
force exerted by the supports on the rod at point Y.

A 10 KN C 20 KN
B 15 KN D 30 KN

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9 A cubic container which contains a fixed mass of gas is heated. Which of the
following statements explain the increase of gas pressure in the container?

A The number of intermolecular collisions increases.

B The volume of each individual gas molecule increases.
C The number of collisions with the walls of the container increases.
D The energy transferred to the walls during collisions increases.

10 The temperature of two moles of a diatomic gas is raised by 8 0C from room

temperature. The increase in internal energy of the gas is

A
B
C
D

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11 A wire is pulled by force of 35 N and it extends by 3 mm. If the wire has a mass of
5.2 g and length 2.8 m. What is the Young’s Modulus for the metal of the wire?
[ ]

A
B
C
D

12 Which of the following processes in the P-V graph given are correct?

AB BC DB DA
A Isochoric Isobaric Adiabatic Isothermal
expansion compression compression

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B Adiabatic Isobaric Isothermal Isochoric

compression expansion compression
C Isobaric Adiabatic Isochoric Isothermal
expansion compression compression
D Isobaric Isochoric Adiabatic Isothermal
expansion compression compression

D
D Isobaric Isochoric Adiabatic Isothermal
expansion compression compression

13 Refer to the graph in question (12) What is the work done in the process of AB?

A C
B D 70

Answer : 30 J
14 Two pieces of uniform copper rods R and S are connected and insulated perfectly as
shown in the diagram below. The length of rod R is twice that of S but the cross-
sectional area of rod R is half that of rod S.

If the temperature of the free ends of R and S are both fixed at 1000C and 250C, find
the temperature at the common contacting surface of rods R and S.

A 400C C 670C
B 500C D 750C

15 The diagram below shows a solid rod and a thick hollow cylinder. Both are coaxial, of
the same length an have cross-sectional area A and 2A. There is perfect insulation

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in the space between the rod and the cylinder and also at the external surface of the
cylinder. The free ends of this arrangement are each maintained at temperatures θ 1
and θ2

If the thermal conductivity of the rod and the cylinder are respectively k and 3k and
the rate of heat flow along the rod is W, what is the rate of heat flow along the
cylinder?

A 6W C W

B W D W

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Section B [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

16. (a) Derive equations of linear motion for an object undergoing constant acceleration
[4 marks]

(b) A stone of mass 130 g is thrown horizontally from the top of the cliff of height 32m,
as illustrated below.

Air resistance is negligible. The stone enters the sea with a speed 0f 34 ms-1.
Determine, for the stone as it hits the sea,
(i) the vertical component of the velocity of the stone,
[2 marks]

(ii) the angle θ to the horizontal of the stone’s path.

[2 marks]

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17. (a) State two assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases. [2 marks]
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(b) According to the kinetic theory of gases, ( ) . State the meaning of

the
symbols for N and . [2 marks]

(c) A gas tank contains 7.0 kg of butane gas. Assuming that butane gas behaves as an ideal
gas, calculate its internal energy at 27 .
[Molecular mass of butane is 58 gmol-1] [3 marks]

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Answer :
17 (a)
(i) The collisions of gas molecules (with the vessel wall) are perfectly elastic.
(ii) The volume occupied by gas molecules is negligible compare to volume of vessel
(iii) There is no intermolecular force between molecules
(iv) The time of collision is negligible compare time between collisions with the vessel wall

(b) N = number of gas molecules.

= root-mean-square velocity of gas molecules.

(c) Internal energy =

= [ ]( )( )
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Section C [30 marks]

Answer any two questions in this section.
18. (a) State Newton’s Laws of motion. [3 marks]
(b) By applying Newton’s laws of motion to the collision of two particles, deduce that
momentum is conserved in the collision. [3 marks]
(c) In an experiment to measure the speed of a bullet, the bullet is fired into a piece of
plasticine suspended from a rigid support by a light thread as shown in the diagram
below.

The speed of the bullet on impact with the plasticine is V. As a result of the impact,
the bullet embeds itself in the plasticine and the plasticine is displaced vertically
through a height of 24 cm. The mass of the bullet is 5.20x10-3 kg and the mass of the
plasticine is 0.38 kg.
(i) Calculate the speed of the plasticine immediately after the impact. [2 marks]
(ii) Deduce the speed V with which the bullet strikes the plasticine. [2 marks]
(iii) Calculate the heat dissipated in the impact. [2 marks]

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(d) Another bullet is fired from a different gun into a large block of wood. The block remains
stationary after impact and the bullet melts completely. The temperature rise of the block is
negligible. Use the data to estimate the minimum impact speed of the bullet. [3 marks]

Answer 18.

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19. (a) A car of mass 1000 kg is moving around a level curve of radius 50.0 m. The
coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road surface is 0.83.
(i) Calculate the maximum friction that can provide the centripetal force. [2 marks]
(ii) Calculate the maximum speed the car can move around the curve without
skidding.
[2 marks]
(iii) What is the path of motion if the car moves beyond this maximum speed? [1
mark]
(b) The road is banked so that the inner circle is lower, inclined to the horizontal at
an angle of 20o is as shown in the diagram below.

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(i) Draw a free body diagram showing forces acting on the car. [3 marks]
(ii) Calculate the maximum centripetal force can be provided by the reaction and the
friction. [5 marks]
(iii) Calculate the maximum speed the car can move around the curve without
skidding
[2 marks]

19 (a) (i) (2M)

𝑚𝑣𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑣𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝑚𝑣 ms km h
𝐹 𝑓𝑚𝑎𝑥
(ii) From 𝑟 ; 𝑟 ;

(2 M )

(iii) The car starts to slide or skid making path of bigger radius. ( 1 M)

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𝑅
(b) (i)

𝑜
𝑓
𝑜

𝑚𝑔
(ii) The circular path lies in a horizontal plane, the centripetal force is in the x-direction.

The net horizontal force is the centripetal force s s ----- (1)………(1 M)

The net force in the y-component is zero because effectively no motion along the vertical
direction. Hence, the forces balanced off along the y-axis,

s s ……………. (2)…………………………………………….( 1 M )

From definition, limiting friction ………………… (3)…………………….( 1 M )

Sub. (3) into (2): s s

𝑚𝑔 ……… (I)…………………………......( 1 M )
𝑅 𝑜 𝑜
s −𝜇s

Sub. (3) into (1): s s

𝑜 𝑜
= 𝑅(𝜇 s s ) ……… (II)
𝑚𝑔 𝑜 𝑜
Sub. R from (I) into (II):𝐹𝑚𝑎𝑥 ( 𝑜 −𝜇s 𝑜
)(𝜇 s s )
s
m = 1000 kg, μ = 0.83

k ……………………………………..………( 1 M )
𝑚𝑣 𝑣𝑚𝑎𝑥 ;
(iii) 𝐹 ; ms km h (2 M)
𝑟

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20. (a) The diagram below shows an aluminum rod 1.0 m long and 1.0 cm in diameter with
their ends connected to two blocks B and C. Blocks B and C are maintained at 100 °C and 0
°C respectively. The side of the rod is perfectly insulated. The system reaches equilibrium.

(i) Calculate the rate of heat flow in the rod. [3

marks]
(ii) Calculate the temperature at a point 25 cm from block C. [2
marks]
(b) If block C is instantaneously replaced by a huge block of ice, calculate the amount of ice
melt in 10 minutes. [3
marks]
(c) Half of the aluminium rod is then replaced with a brass rod of equal dimensions, with its
free end connected to block C as shown in the diagram below. The system reaches
equilibrium.

(i) Calculate the temperature at the aluminium-brass junction. [3

marks]
(ii) Calculate the rate of heat flow through the aluminium-brass junction. [2
marks]
(d) Calculate the length of a copper rod that has the same conducting ability as the 1.0 m
aluminium rod.
[Thermal conductivity of aluminium = 205 W m1 K-1, thermal conductivity of brass = 109 W
m 1 K-1, thermal conductivity of copper = 385 W ml K-1, latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.34 x
105 J kg 1.] [2
marks]

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Prepared by: Checked by:

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(WONG CHAI YEN) (VONG SAY LEE)
Subject teacher Head of Form Six Department

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