THIRD TERM UNIFIED EXAMINATION
2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: YEAR 11 TIME: 13/4 HOURS
NAME:
UNIT: DATE:
SECTION B [THEORY]
PART I [15 marks]
Answer any five questions from this part.
1. (a) Explain diffusion
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(b) State one factor that can affect the rate of diffusion.
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2. (a) Explain the term electrodes in electric cells.
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(b) An electric current passing through an electrolyte for 2 minutes deposited 200 g of
a substance. If the electrochemical equivalent of the substance is 8.33 x 10 -4 g C -1,
calculate the current passed.
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3. (a) Distinguish between the forces of adhesion and cohesion.
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(b) Give one example each of the forces of adhesion and cohesion.
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4 (a) List two properties of x-rays.
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(b) Explain how the intensity of x- rays may be increased.
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5. State: (a) the difference between plane polarized light and ordinary light;
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(b) two uses of polaroids.
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6. (a) On what principle does lighting in a fluorescent tube operate?
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(b) State two factors which determine the colour of light produced in a fluorescent tube.
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7. (a) Define horizontal range of a projectile.
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(b) An object is projected into the air with a speed of 50 ms-1 at an angle 30o above the
ground level. Calculate the maximum height attained by the object. (Take g= 10ms -2)
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PART II [45 marks]
Answer any THREE questions from this part each question carry equal marks.
8 (a) Define critical angel.
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(b) How are anti-nodes created in a stationary wave?
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(c) The angel of minimum deviation of an equilateral triangle glass prism is 46.2 0. Calculate
the refractive index of the glass.
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(d) An illuminated object is placed in front of a concave mirror and the position of a screen
is adjusted in front of the mirror but no image is obtained on the screen.
Give two possible reasons for this observation. (2 marks)
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(e) An illuminated object is placed at a distance of 75 cm from a converging lens of focal length
30 cm. (i) Determine the image distance.
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(ii) If the lens is replaced by another converging lens, the object has to be moved 25cm
further away to have its sharp image on the screen.
Determine the focal length of the second lens. (6 marks)
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9(a)(i) State Einstein’s equation of photoelectric effect.
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(ii) What conservation principle does the equation represent?
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(b) List three applications of photocells.
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(c) A photo emissive surface has a threshold frequency of 4.02 x 10 14 Hz. If the surface is
illuminated by light of frequency 5.0 x 1015 Hz, calculate the:
(i) threshold wavelength;
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(ii) work function
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(iii) kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons.
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(c = 3.0 x 108 ms-1; h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js)
10. (a) Define (i) proton number;
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(ii) nucleon number;
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(iii) isotopes.
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(b). A nuclide AZX emits β-particle to form a daughter nuclide Y. Write a nuclear
equation to illustrate the charge conservation.
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(c). The radioactive nuclei 21084Po emits an α-particle to produce 20682Pb. Calculate the
energy in MeV. released in each disintegration. (Take the masses of 21084Po =
209.936730u; 20682Pb = 205.929421u; 42He = 4.001504u and that 1u = 931 MeV.)
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11 (a)(i) What is a projectile motion ? (2 marks)
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(ii) List two examples of objects in projectile motion . (2 marks)
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(b) A body is projected from the ground at an angle θ to the horizontal with a velocity of 30ms -1.
It reached a maximum height of 11.25m. Calculate:
(i) the value of θ, (4 marks)
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(ii) the time taken to strike the ground, (3 ½ marks)
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(iii) the range. (3 ½ marks)
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