Physics 2024 Stage 11
Cambridge Secondary
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Answer all questions.
Show all your work/calculation in this examination.
Avoid Erasures.
Answer all questions.
1. Describe and explain the changes in the molecular structure of water, in the form of ice as it heated until the
water become steam. Consider
a. The arrangement of the molecules.
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b. The movement of the molecules.
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2. Give a clear explanation why salt solution freezes at a temperature a few below the freezing point of
water.
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3. Describe the differences between solids, liquids and gases in terms of the arrangement and movement of
their particles.
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4 (a) Tadiwa before going for a bike ride, she pumps her tyres up so they have a pressure of 2.9 atmospheres.
Straight after his ride, the cyclist checks her tyre pressure. It is now 4 atmospheres. Explain why it has
increased.
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(b)After few minutes, the pressure returns to 2.5 atmospheres .She releases the air so the pressure drops to 1
atmosphere. The tyre has a volume of 1 200 cm. Calculate the volume of air that will be released from the tyre.
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5. (a) Describe what is meant by the Brownian motion.
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(b) How kinetic model is used to explain Brownian motion.
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6. Explain the relationship between pressure and volume.
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7. Calculate the temperature Kelvin temperature scale
a. Classroom at 20 degree Celsius.
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b. Lava at 450 degree Celsius.
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c. The surface of temperature of minor planet Pluto at - 267 degree Celsius.
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8. Figure 9.1 shows the equipment required for observing Brownian motion.
a. Explain why a microscope must be used.
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c. Describe briefly what the observer sees.
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c. Explain why cannot see molecules of air in the smoke cell.
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