Summative Assessment for Unit “12.

3 А Charged particles”
Learning Objectives 12.2.1.3 - describe and analyse qualitatively the deflection of beams
of charged particles by uniform electric and uniform magnetic
fields;
12.2.1.1 - show an understanding of the main principles of
determination of electron charge by Millikan’s experiment;
12.2.1.8 - describe protons and neutrons in terms of a simple quark
model;
12.2.1.7 - describe a simple quark model of hadrons in terms of up
quarks, down quarks and strange quarks and their relevant
antiquarks;

Assessment criteria  describes and analyses qualitatively the deflection of beams

of charged particles by uniform electric and uniform
magnetic fields;
 shows an understanding of the main principles of
determination of electron charge by Millikan’s experiment;
 describes protons and neutrons in terms of a simple quark
model;
 describes a simple quark model of hadrons in terms of up
quarks, down quarks and strange quarks and their relevant
antiquarks;

Level of thinking skills Knowledge and understanding

Application, higher order thinking skills

Duration
20 minutes

1. A proton, travelling in a vacuum at a speed of 4,5 10 6ms-1, enters a region of uniform magnetic field
of flux density 0.12T. The path of the proton in the field is a circular arc, as illustrated in Fig

a) Explain the direction of the magnetic field

[2]
b) Calculate the radius of the path of the proton in the magnetic field
Radius
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2. Describe the main principles of the determination of the charge on an oil drop by Millikan’s
experiment.
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3. In a simple quark model there are three types of quark. State the composition of the proton and of
the neutron in terms of these three quarks.
proton:
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neutron:
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4. Tick appropriate boxes in the table below to show the nature of each of the named particles.

Meson Baryon Lepton

proton
antiproton
electron
positron
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Task Descriptor
Assessment criteria Mark
№ A learner
 describes and analyses
States and explains the direction of the
qualitatively the 2
magnetic field
deflection of beams of
charged particles by 1
uniform electric and
uniform magnetic 3
Deduces the formula and finds the answer
fields;
 shows an
understanding of the 2 Describes the main principles of the 4
2
 main principles of
determination of determination of the charge on an oil drop by
electron charge by Millikan’s experiment.
Millikan’s experimentz
 describes protons and
State the composition of the proton in terms
neutrons in terms of a of these three quarks 1
simple quark model; 3
State the composition of the neutron in terms 1
of these three quarks
 describes a simple States what is meant by leptons
quark model of 1
hadrons in terms of up
quarks, down quarks
4
and strange quarks and State what is meant by baryons
their relevant 1
antiquarks;

Total mark 13

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 Rubric for providing information to parents on the results of summative assessment for the unit Charged particles
Learner’s full name _________________________________________

Level of academic achievement

Assessment criteria
Low Medium High

 describes and analyses Not able to: Be able to: Be able to:
qualitatively the deflection
of beams of charged States and explains what happens to States and explains what happens to the States and explains what happens to the
particles by uniform the positrons whose speed is higher positrons whose speed is higher than v positrons whose speed is higher than v
electric and uniform than v States and explains what happens to the States and explains what happens to the
magnetic fields; States and explains what happens to positrons whose speed is lower than v positrons whose speed is lower than v
the positrons whose speed is lower
However, several mistakes might be done;
than v

 shows an understanding of Not able to: Be able to: Be able to:

the main principles of
determination of electron Describes the main principles of the Describes the main principles of the Describes the main principles of the
charge by Millikan’s determination of the charge on an oil determination of the charge on an oil drop determination of the charge on an oil drop
experiment; drop by Millikan’s experiment. by Millikan’s experiment. by Millikan’s experiment.

However, several mistakes might be done;

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 describes protons and Not able to: Be able to: Be able to:
neutrons in terms of a
State the composition of the proton State the composition of the proton in State the composition of the proton in terms
simple quark model;
in terms of these three quarks terms of these three quarks of these three quarks
State the composition of the neutron State the composition of the neutron in State the composition of the neutron in
in terms of these three quarks terms of these three quarks terms of these three quarks
However, several mistakes might be done;

 describes a simple quark Not able to: Be able to: Be able to:
model of hadrons in terms
States what is meant by fermions States what is meant by fermions
of up quarks, down quarks
States what is meant by fermions
and strange quarks and State what is meant by bosons State what is meant by bosons
their relevant antiquarks; State what is meant by bosons
However, several mistakes might be done;