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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, HERITAGE & ARTS

FIJI YEAR 13 CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2022
PHYSICS
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
Time Allowed: 3 hours
(An extra 10 minutes is allowed for reading this paper)
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2. Answer all the questions. Write your answers in the space provided.
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place in this booklet.
4. Answer all the questions with a blue or black ballpoint or ink pen. Do not use red ink pen.
Use a pencil only for drawing.
5. You may use a calculator, provided it is silent, battery-operated and non-programmable.
Note:
 Physics Formulae and constants which may be useful during the examination are
provided separately.
 Diagrams in this paper are not drawn to scale.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

STRANDS MARKS SUGGESTED TIME

1. Mechanics 25 45 minutes
2. Oscillatory Motion 9 17 minutes
3. Waves 12 22 minutes
4. Electrostatics 13 23 minutes
5. Direct Current 13 23 minutes
6. Magnetic Field 8 14 minutes
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating
7. 12 22 minutes
Current Theory
8. Modern Physics 8 14 minutes

TOTAL 100 180 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Circle the letter of the best answer. If you change your mind, put a line
through your first circle and draw a circle around the letter of your next choice.

For example: 1. (10  3 %) 2 

A. 10  6 %

B. 20  6 %

C. 100  6 %

D. 100  9 %

2. If you change your mind again and like your first answer better, put a line
through your second circle and tick () your first answer.

For example: 1. (10  3 %) 2 

A. 10  6 %

B. 20  6 %

 C. 100  6 %

D. 100  9 %

Note: No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter as the
answer for a question.

INSTRUCTION FOR OTHER TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Show working where appropriate in the spaces provided.

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STRAND 1 MECHANICS [25 marks]

1. The percentage error in the measurement 10.0  0.1 is

A. 0.01 %

B. 0.1 %

C. 1.0 %

D. 10.1 % (1 mark)

2. Mass in linear motion is analogous to ___________________ in rotational motion.

A. torque

B. angular speed

C. moment of inertia

D. angular momentum (1 mark)

3. Kepler’s first law is known as the law of

A. area.
B. orbit.
C. period.
D. gravity. (1 mark)

4. The escape velocity of an object is

A. dependent on the mass of the object.

B. dependent on the radius of the earth.

C. independent of the mass of the earth.

D. independent of the radius of the earth. (1 mark)

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STRAND 1 (continued)

5. A force of 12 N accelerates a system of masses as shown below.

1 kg 2 kg 3 kg
T
12 N

If the acceleration of the system is 2 ms 2 then the magnitude of the tension, T is

A. 2N
B. 4N
C. 6N
D. 12 N (1 mark)

6. A 2 kg hanging mass is connected by a string over a pulley to a 8 kg mass that rests

on a 30 inclined plane.

8 kg

2 kg

The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 8 kg mass and the plane is 0.2
Calculate the

(a) frictional force on the 8 kg mass.

frictional force = ________ N

(1 mark)

(b) acceleration of the masses.

acceleration = ________ ms 2
(2 marks)

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7. A ball of mass m and radius r rolls from rest down a slope without slipping. At the
end of the slope it has a linear velocity, v.

ω
m

v
m

2 2
Given that the rotational inertia of the ball is, I  mr , show that the linear velocity
5
v, of the ball at the bottom of the slope is

10gh
v
7

(3 marks)

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STRAND 1 (continued)

8. A solid cylinder of mass 15 kg and radius 10 cm rotates about a horizontal

1
axis starting from rest. After 3 s it is rotating at 6 rad s

(a) Calculate the angular acceleration of the cylinder.

angular acceleration = _________ rad s 2

(1 mark)

1
(b) Using the formula I  mr 2 , find the rotational inertia of the cylinder.
2

inertia = _________ kgm 2

(1 mark)

(c) Calculate the torque acting on the cylinder.

torque = _________ Nm
(1 mark)

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9. A 0.4 kg mass attached to a string is swung in a vertical circle of radius 160 cm.
Determine the minimum speed required to keep it in the circular path.

minimum speed = _______ ms -1

(2 marks)

10. A power relationship between variables L and T is given by the equation L  0.25T2 .

(a) By taking logarithm of both sides of the equation, transform it into a linear
relationship of the form y  mx  c .

(1 mark)

(b) If the graph of this linear relationship is drawn, state its gradient and
y-intercept?

gradient = ____________

y-intercept = ____________

(1 mark)

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STRAND 1 (continued)

11. A satellite of mass m is moving in a circular orbit of radius r and period T around
the earth. The centripetal force on the satellite is equal to the gravitational force of
attraction between the satellite and the earth.

Show that T 2 is proportional to r 3 .

(3 marks)

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12. The following diagram shows the experimental set-up to investigate the idea of
kinetic energy.

bracket cylinder
timer and tape
pulley

pan + mass

Friction has been compensated and the following data is obtained.

Mass of pan + mass = 0.2 kg Mass of cylinder with bracket = 0.7 kg

Height moved by pan + mass, h = 0.6 m Final speed of the masses = 1.2 ms 1
Radius of cylinder = 0.05 m

(a) Find the change in potential energy of the pan + mass.

potential energy = _________ J

(1 mark)

(b) Calculate the rotational kinetic energy gained by the cylinder.

rotational kinetic energy = _________ J

(2 marks)

(c) Calculate the moment of inertia of the cylinder if its final angular velocity,
ω  24 rad s 1 .

inertia = __________ kgm 2

(1 mark)

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STRAND 2 OSCILLATORY MOTION [9 marks]

Use the following information to answer Questions 1 and 2.

A mass of 0.1 kg undergoes simple harmonic motion about point O. The extremities
of the motion are P and Q, equidistant from O.

P O X Q

X is a point between O and Q.

1. The speed of the mass is maximum at point

A. O

B. P

C. Q

D. X (1 mark)

2. The potential energy of the mass is zero at point

A. O

B. P

C. Q

D. X (1 mark

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3. A small trolley of mass 0.2 kg is attached to a spring of force constant 10 Nm 1 .

The spring is attached to a fixed point at one end.

The trolley is displaced 0.2 m and then released.

(a) Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the trolley.

maximum kinetic energy = ________ J

(1 mark)

(b) Determine the time taken by the trolley to move from maximum displacement
to the equilibrium position.

time taken = ________ s

(2 marks)

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STRAND 2 (continued)

4. The phenomenon of forced oscillations and resonance is investigated using the

experimental setup given below (left).
A (cm)

60
l

1.2 m 40

driver pendulum 20

forced pendulum 0 0.2 0.4 0.6

driver frequency (Hz)
The graph of amplitude, A, of the forced pendulum against its frequency
is given above (right).

(a) How is the frequency of the forced pendulum related to that of the driver
pendulum?
_______________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(b) From the graph, identify the driver frequency at which resonance occurs
between the two pendulums.
driver frequency = ________ Hz
(1 mark)

(c) State what will happen to the resonant frequency if the length of the forced
pendulum is increased.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)

(d) Sketch the graph of driver frequency (f) against length (l) for a simple driver
pendulum.

l (1 mark)

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STRAND 3 WAVES [12 marks]

1. Polarisation is a characteristic of

A. sound waves.
B. seismic waves.
C. transverse waves.
D. longitudinal waves. (1 mark)

2. Two tuning forks have frequencies of 224 Hz and F. When the tuning forks are sounded
together, a beat frequency of 4 beats per second is heard. The value of F could be

A. 56 Hz.
B. 220 Hz.
C. 224 Hz.
D. 896 Hz. (1 mark)

3. A travelling wave has the equation y  0.1sin 2π (40t  2 x) where x and y are in metres
and t is in seconds.
Calculate the

(a) wavelength.

wavelength = _______ m
(1 mark)

(b) frequency.

frequency = _______ Hz
(1 mark)

(c) speed.

speed = _______ ms -1
(1 mark)

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STRAND 3 (continued)

4. A pipe open at both ends has a length of 0.8 m.

(a) Draw the waveform produced by the fundamental frequency in the pipe.

0.8 m
(1 mark)

(b) Given that the minimum resonance frequency is 210 Hz, determine the speed of
sound in air.

speed = ________ ms -1
(2 marks)

5. A bus travelling at 20 ms 1 sounds its horn of frequency 520 Hz. A stationary

observer in front of the bus hears the horn of the approaching bus. The speed of
sound in air is 340 ms 1 .
Determine the apparent frequency of the sound heard by the observer.

apparent frequency = _________ Hz

(2 marks)

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6. Two pieces of glass form an air wedge 0.098 m long and are separated at one end
by a thin sheet of foil 1.4  10 5 m thick as shown below.

1.4  10 5 m

0.098 m

When the edge is illuminated by monochromatic light, the distance between the
centre of the first and ninth successive dark fringes is 0.016 m.
Determine the wavelength of light.

wavelength = ____________ m
(2 marks)

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STRAND 4 ELECTROSTATICS [13 marks]

1
1. A 4  10 3 C charge is placed in a uniform electric field of strength 500 NC .
The force on the charge is

A. 2N
B. 20 N
C. 200 N
D. 500 N (1 mark)

2. If the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 4 10 -6 F and the applied voltage
is 1000 V, the energy stored in the capacitor will be

A. 2J
B. 4J
C. 8J
D. 20 J (1 mark)
.

3. Three charges are placed in a straight line as shown below.

q1   4 μC q 2   2 μC q 3   2 μC

0.04 m 0.02 m

Determine the resultant force on q1 due to q 2 and q 3 .

resultant force = ________ N

(3 marks)

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4. The circuit diagram given below shows a combination of capacitors connected to

a 10 V battery.
2 μF

12 μF

10 V
A charge of 40 μC flows from the battery to charge the capacitors.
Calculate the

(a) total capacitance of the circuit.

total capacitance = ________

(1 mark)

(b) potential difference across the 12 μF capacitor.

potential difference = _______ V

(1 mark)

(c) value of the unknown capacitor C.

unknown capacitance = _____________

(2 marks)

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STRAND 4 (continued)

5. An uniform electric field of strength 40 NC 1 passes through an area of 0.4 m 2 .

Calculate the electric flux if the area is perpendicular to the field.

electric flux = _______ N m 2 C 1

(1 mark)

6. The circuit given below is used to determine the rate of charging and discharging
of a capacitor through a resistor. The two-way switch can either charge or discharge
the capacitor.
I
R
C
II
V A

(a) Which position (I or II) of the switch will charge the capacitor?

_________________________
(1 mark)

(b) Sketch the graph of the discharge current, I, against time, t, on the axes
given below.

t (1 mark)

(c) If a 4 10-6 F capacitor and a 2 106  resistor are used, calculate the time
constant for charging the capacitor.

time constant = ______ s

(1 mark)

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STRAND 5 DIRECT CURRENT [13 marks]

1. Kirchhoff’s Current Law for an electrical circuit is a direct consequence of

conservation of

A. charge.
B. energy.
C. momentum.
D. electrical force. (1 mark)

2. In an insulator the

A. valence band is partially filled with electrons.

B. conduction band is partially filled with electrons.
C. conduction band is empty and valence band is completely filled with electrons.
D. conduction band is completely filled with electrons and valence band is empty.
(1 mark)

3. A charge of 2 C passes through a wire in 0.5 s. The current flowing

through the wire is

A. 0.5 A
B. 1.0 A
C. 2.0 A
D. 4.0 A (1 mark)

4. A 40  , 8 mA galvanometer is to be converted to an ammeter that reads 2 A at full

scale deflection. Calculate the value of the shunt resistor.

shunt resistor = _______ Ω

(2 marks)

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STRAND 5 (continued)

5. A multi loop circuit is given below.

5V 2Ω
E F

I2

B C
1Ω I1
I3

A D
7V 2Ω

(a) Using Kirchhoff’s Current Law, write an equation for junction C.

equation: ______________________
(1 mark)

(b) Using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, the equations for the loops ABCDA and
BCFEB respectively are

I1  2I3  7  0

I1  2I 2  5  0

Use the above equations and the equation obtained in (a) and to solve for I1 , I 2 , I 3 .

I1  ______ A
I 2  ______ A
I 3  ______ A
(3 marks)

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6. A potential difference of 10 V is found to produce a current of 0.6 A in a 2.8 m length

of wire of uniform radius 0.005 m.
Determine the resistivity of the wire.

resistivity = ____________ Ω m
(2 marks)

7. The diagram given below shows a potentiometer circuit.

l
X
A B
G

(a) State the advantage of using a potentiometer instead of a voltmeter.

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(b) A standard cell of 2.0 V has a balance point at 20 cm and a dry cell of
emf 3.5 V has a balance point at l cm. Calculate the value of l.

value of l = ________ cm
(1 mark)

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STRAND 6 MAGNETIC FIELD [8 marks]

1. Two wires carrying current in the opposite directions

A. repel each other.

B. attract each other.
C. have no effect on each other.
D. cancel out the magnetic fields. (1 mark)

2. The total number of magnetic field lines passing any surface placed perpendicular
to the magnetic field is called

A. electric flux.
B. electric field.
C. magnetic flux.
D. magnetic field. (1 mark)

3. A particle with mass, m 1 10 25 kg , charge, q 1 10 18 C travelling

at 2 105 ms 1 enters a region of uniform magnetic field and follows a circular
path of radius 0.2 m.
Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field.

magnetic field = ______ T

(2 marks)

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4. A wire carrying a current of 3 A to the left is shown below.

0.02 m

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field strength at a distance of

0.02 m from the wire.

magnetic field = __________ T

(1 mark)

(b) Draw the pattern of the magnetic field around the wire clearly showing the
direction.

(1 mark)

5. A solenoid consists of 50 turns of wire and has a length of 10 cm.

If the solenoid carries a current of 0.5 A, calculate the magnetic field inside the
solenoid.

magnetic field = __________ T

(2 marks)

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STRAND 7 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND [12 marks]

ALTERNATING CURRENT THEORY

1. The mathematical expression which correctly states Faraday’s Law is

dφ B
A. ε  N
dt
1 dφ B
B. ε
N dt
dφ B
C. ε   N2
dt
d 2φ B
D. ε  N (1 mark)
dt 2

2. Resonance in a LRC series circuit occurs when inductive reactance is

A. equal to impedance.
B. equal to capacitive reactance.
C. less than capacitive reactance.
D. greater than capacitive reactance. (1 mark)

3. An inductor of inductance 0.3 mH is connected in a circuit in which the current is

decreasing at rate of 30 As 1 . Calculate the

(a) self-induced emf in the inductor.

self-induced emf = __________ V

(1 mark)

(b) energy stored in the magnetic field of the inductor when the current is 20 A.

energy = ________ J
(1 mark)

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4. A LRC series circuit with R  30 Ω , L  0.4 H and C16 μF has an AC source of

240 V at 50 Hz as shown below.

AC Source

16 µF
30 Ω

0.4 H

Calculate the

(a) reactance of the inductor. (b) reactance of the capacitor.

reactance = __________ Ω reactance = __________ Ω

(1 mark) (1 mark)

(c) impedance of the circuit.

impedance = ________ Ω
(2 marks)

(d) current in the circuit. (e) phase angle.

current = ________ A angle = ________ 

(1 mark) (1 mark)

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STRAND 7 (continued)

5. The diagram below shows a metal rod PQ moving with a constant velocity of 8 ms 1
along two conducting rails connected to a 5 Ω resistor. The length of the rod in the
magnetic field is 0.5 m and the strength of the magnetic field is 2 T.

x x x P x x x

x x x x x x
5Ω 8 ms 1 0.5 m
x x x x x x
Q
x x x x x x

(a) Find the value of the induced voltage in the rod PQ.

induced voltage = ______ V

(1 mark)

(b) Calculate the power developed in the 5 Ω resistor.

power = ________ W
(1 mark)

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STRAND 8 MODERN PHYSICS [8 marks]

1. The electromagnetic wave with the longest wavelength is

A. x – rays.
B. gamma rays.
C. microwaves.
D. radio waves. (1 mark)

2. In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, the relation between principal quantum
number, n and radius of orbit, r is

A. r n

B. r  n2
1
C. r
n
1
D. r (1 mark)
n2

3. Differentiate between absorption and emission spectra.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

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STRAND 8 (continued)

4. The diagram below shows the possible jumps of electrons from a higher to a lower
energy level.
n

5
4
A
3
B
2

(a) State the type of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electron in jump A.

________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the energy of photon emitted during jump A.

energy = __________________
(1 mark)

(c) Calculate the wavelength of the photon emitted when the electron makes
jump B.

wavelength = _____________ m
(2 marks)

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