INSTITUTION OF PHYSICS

4TH MOCK EXAMINATION, 2020.

IGCSE
PHYSICS (UINT5)

Time: 50 min. Total marks: 40

Name: ............................................................................................................

Instructions to Examinees

Write your Name correctly.

Information for Examinees

Answer ALL questions.

The total mark for this paper is 50.

Advice to Examinees

You will be assessed on your ability to organize and present information, ideas, descriptions and
arguments clearly and logically, taking account of your use of grammar, punctuation and spelling.

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1 The diagram shows some gas particles in a container.
The piston can be moved in or out to change the volume of the gas.

(a) Add arrows to the diagram to show the random motion of the gas particles.
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(b) Explain how the motion of the gas particles produces a pressure inside the container.
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(c) State what would happen to the pressure if you pushed the piston into the container without
changing the temperature.
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(d) When the gas in the container is heated, the piston moves outwards.
Place ticks (√) against the three correct statements.
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Statement Tick (√)
the gas particles get bigger
the mass of the gas particles stays the same
the gas particles move faster
the average distance between the gas
particles increases
the temperature of the gas decreases

(Total for Question 1 = 9 marks)

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2 A student wants to calculate the pressure he exerts on the floor when he stands on one foot.
He records these measurements.

My weight 650 .........................................

Area of the floor in contact with my foot 270 cm2

(a) (i) Complete the table by adding the unit for weight.
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(ii) Which piece of equipment should the student use to measure his weight?
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(b) Suggest how the student measured the area of the floor in contact with his foot.
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(c) (i) State the equation linking pressure, force and area.
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(ii) Calculate the pressure that the student’s foot exerts on the floor.
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pressure = .............................................................. N/cm2

(Total for Question 2 = 8 marks)

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3. Complete the following paragraph about the particle theory of matter

Matter is made up of …………………………. that are in continuous ……………………. When we

supply heat energy to matter the …………………….. move ………………………….. Gases exert a
pressure on their containers because the ……………………… are continually
…………………………………. with the walls. The pressure will …………………………. when
the gas is heated in a container of fixed volume because the ………………………………. are
moving ………………………………………. .
(Total 9 marks)

4. An iron block is heated using a small electric heater as shown in the diagram.

The joulemeter is used to measure the electrical energy supplied. When 7200 J of electrical energy is
supplied to the heater the temperature of the 0.50 kg block rises from 10 oC to 40 oC.

a) Calculate a value for the specific heat capacity of iron.

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(b) The actual value for the specific heat capacity of iron is 450 J/(kg K). Give a reason for the
difference between these two values.
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(c) State one way of improving the accuracy of the experiment.

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(Total 6 marks)

5. The gas in a large container has a temperature of 300 K and a pressure of 100 kPa. The
temperature of the gas is increased to 450 K.

(a) (i) Calculate the new pressure of the gas.

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(ii) State two assumptions made in this calculation.

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(b) A student wrongly says that
“The speed of every molecule in the gas in the container has been reduced.”
(i) Correct the student’s statement.
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(ii) Write a correct statement linking the kelvin temperature of the gas and the kinetic energy of its
molecules.
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 (Total 8 marks)

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