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Name: ………………………………………………………………… Index No: ……………………..

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KCSE TRIAL
Date: ……………….…………..…Class………………………….. Adm. No:…………………………………

232/3

PHYSICS
Paper 3(PRACTICAL)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)


PHYSICS
FORM FOUR

 MARKING SCHEME
QUESTION PART MAXIMUM CANDIDATE’S
SCORE SCORE
1 A 05

B 15

2 A 10

B 10

40

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QUESTION 1
You are provided with the following apparatus;
 A carbon resistor labelled X .
 A carbon resistor labelled Z
 A voltmeter (0 – 5V)
 An ammeter (0 – 1A)
 5 10Ω carbon resistors.
 Centre zero galvanometer.
 2 new dry cells and cell holder.
 8 connecting wires at least 4 with crocodile clips at one end.
 Jockey
 A resistance wire labelled AB mounted on mm scale.
 A switch.
PART A
a) Set up the circuit below.

V
A

b) Record the voltmeter reading E when the switch is open.

E = …………3.0±0.2…………………….V (1mk)

c) Close the switch and record the voltmeter and Ammeter readings V and I respectively.

V = ……………2.7±0.2…………………………….V (1mk)

I = ………………0.26±0.02…………………………..A (1mk)

d) Account for the difference between E and V. (1mk)


……………lost voltage…………………………………………………………………………………

e) Calculate the resistance R for resistor X. (1mk)


V 2.7
R= = = 10.38Ω (student’s work……answer with correct units correct to 4 s.f.
I 0.26
or exact)

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PART B
a) Set up the circuit as shown in the figure below.

10Ω Z

A B
P
a

b) Close the switch. Tap the jockey at various points on the wire AB and locate point P at which the
galvanometer shows zero deflection. Measure and record in the table below the length a where a
= AP.
c) Repeat procedure b) using two 10Ω resistors in series, then three resistors in series, then four
resistors in series and five resistors in series.
d) Record your readings in the table below and complete the table where X is the effective resistance
for the series combination. (5mks)

Number of One Two Three Four Five


10Ω carbon
resistors
X (Ω) 10 20 30 40 50 1mk

a (cm) 9.1 16.5 23.0 24.1 29.5 ±2.0cm @1/2 max


2mks
1
/X (Ω-1) 0.1 0.05 0.0333 0.025 0.02
1mk 4 s.f.
3
or
1 1mk
/a (cm-1) 0.109 0.0606 0.0434 0.0414 0.0339 exact
9 1 8 9 0

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e) Plot a graph of /a (cm-1) against 1/X (Ω-1) (5mks)

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Marking graph

A1 – for correctly labelled axis with


correct units

S1 – for simple and uniform scale on


both axis.

P2 – for 4 -5 correctly plotted points


P1 – for 3 correctly plotted points
P0 – for less than three correctly
plotted points

L1 – for a straight line passing


through at least 3 correctly plotted
points

f) Determine the slope m of the graph. (3mks)


0.07−0.041 √ Follow student’s work.
slope= Deny if L mark is 0
0.06−0.031 √
0.029 Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
Physics Form 4 paper
¿ 232/3 (MARKING
=1Ω /cm √ SCHEME)
units. Page 5
0.029
Deny ½ mk if no units
1 R 1 1
g) Given that = . + where K = 100cm, use the graph to determine R. (2mks)
a K X K

R Follow student’s work.


=slope
K
R Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
=1 units.
100
Deny ½ mk if no units
R = 100Ω/cm

QUESTION B

PART A
You are provided with the following;
 Metre rule.  Water plasticine.
 Screen  A candle.
 Glass beaker (250ml)
Proceed as follows;
a) Add a volume V= 200ml of water into the beaker.
b) Measure the value of h, the height of water in the beaker.
h = …………7.0±0.5……………cm (1mk)

c) Calculate the value of internal radius R of the beaker using the formula R=
√ V
πh
where π=22/7


Follow student’s work. (2mks)
200
R=
22 Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
×7.0
7 units.
R=√ 9.095 Deny ½ mk if no units
R = 3.016cm

d) Fill the beaker with water and set the apparatus as shown below.
Water
Screen
Candle
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Plasticine h
e) Position the candle which acts as an object above the metre rule and 10R from the centre of the
water ‘lens’.
f) Measure the object distance x. (1mk)
x = ………………30.2±0.2……………….cm
g) Move the screen towards or away from the water lens to obtain a sharp and focused bright image
(line) on the screen.
h) Measure the value of image distance y. (1mk)
y = ……………………6.0 ±0.2………………..cm
i) Repeat the experiment for the other values of x in the table below and note and record the
corresponding values of y. Complete the table.
Beaker position 10R 9R 8R
x 30.2 27.1 24.0 ± 0.2cm ½ mk
y 6.0 8.8 9.8 @ in columns 2
n3
xy 5.005 6.643 6.959 1mk correct to 4 s.f.
S=
x+ y or exact all values

I. Determine the average value of S. (2mks)


Follow student’s work.
5.005+ 6.643+6.959
Saverage = =6.202
3 Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
units.
Deny ½ mk if no units
II. What does S represent. (1mk)
Focal length of the water lens

PART B
You are provided with the following;

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 Vernier calipers. (can be shared)
 Micrometer screw gauge (can be shared)
 Boiling tube.
 Test tube.
 Some water in a beaker
 Half metre rule.
 2 ball bearings.
 Some sand.
 Spatula
 Complete retort stand.
i. Measure and record the diameter of one ball bearing using the micrometer screw gauge.
d = …………5.78±0.02…………mm (1/2mk)

ii. Determine the volume V of the ball bearing. (1mk)

( )
3
4 0.578
V = × 3.142×
3 2 Follow student’s work.

Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with


units.
V = ……………0.1011……………..cm3 Deny ½ mk if no units

iii. Measure and record the outer diameter D of the test tube using the vernier calipers.
D = ……………1.85±0.02 ……………..cm (1/2mk)
iv. Calculate the cross-sectional area A of the tube. (1mk)

( )
2
1.85 Follow student’s work.
A=3.142×
2
Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
units.
Deny ½ mk if no units
A ……………2.688………………….cm2

v. Mount the boiling tube on the clamp as shown below and put some water to a height of about
8.5cm from bottom.

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Boiling tube
vi. Gently lower the test tube into the water in the boiling tube.
vii. Add some sand into the test tube bit by bit until the test tube floats upright in the water.
viii. Note and record height ho of the water in the boiling tube from the bottom.

ho = ……………13.0±0.5……………cm (1mk)

ix. Gently lower one ball bearing into the test tube and note and record the new level h in the table
below.
x. Add the other ball bearing and note and record the corresponding height h.
xi. Compute the values of h- ho and complete the table. (2mks)
No. of ball bearings Height h (cm) h – ho (cm)
(N)
1 13.5 ± 0.2 (½ 0.5 1mk for correct
mk) evaluation of both
values of (h – ho)
2 14.0 ± 0.2 (½ 1.0
mk)

h – ho
xii. Calculate S the average value of X where X = (1mk)
N
0.5+0.5
Saverage = =0.5 cm Follow student’s work.
2
Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
Vls units.
xiii. Given that S= Deny ½ mk if no units
Ale

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where ℓs is the density of steel and ℓe the density of water, determine the ratio of

ls
(2mks)
le

V ls Follow student’s work.


0.5= ×
A le
Answer correct to 4 s. f. or exact with
units.
ls Deny answer mark if wrong units are used
=13.29
le

ls
xiv. What is the significance of the ratio
le
(1mk)

Relative density of steel

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