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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 0625/32
Paper 3 Core Theory October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

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1(a) 2nd line – advantage B1

3rd line – advantage B1

4th line – disadvantage B1

1(b) any three from: B3

(cold) water is pumped into the ground
warm rocks heat water / hot water turns to steam / water boils
(steam) drives or turns or moves turbine
(turbine) drives or turns or moves generator

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2(a) A – accelerates (from rest) B1

B – constant speed (of 2 m / s) B1

C – accelerates at faster rate / higher acceleration than previously B1

D – faster constant speed (of 10 m / s) B1

2(b) 2 minutes = 120 s C1

area under the graph OR d = s × t OR 2 × 120 C1

240 (m) A1

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3(a)(i) D = M/V C1

450 / 145 C1

3.1 (g / cm3) A1

3(a)(ii) W = m × g in any form C1

0.45 × 10 C1

4.5 (N) A1

3(b) P = F / A in any form C1

30 / 80 C1

0.375 (N / cm2) OR 0.38 (N / cm2) A1

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4(a) (gravitational) potential (energy) B1

4(b) arrow at the lowest point of swing B1

4(c) friction / air resistance / drag B1

4(d) any three from: B3

cabin has kinetic energy
two surfaces rub together / friction
thermal energy generated / KE transferred to thermal
dissipated to surroundings / air

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5(a) insulator B1

5(b) Any five from: B5

conduction / slow or limited transfer of thermal energy
molecules move slower / lose kinetic energy
convection stated
as (drink cools) volume decreases
density (of cooler drink) increases
cooler water falls
evaporation (of hot water)
more energetic molecules escape / less energetic molecules remain

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6(a) normal correctly positioned B1

6(a)(ii) correct reflected ray at 45° to normal B1

6(a)(iii) r correctly indicated B1

6(a)(iv) angle i = angle r B1

6(b) parallel to the incident ray at P B1

6(c) F correctly labelled / 10 cm from lens B1

10 (cm) B1

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7(a) green and indigo B1

7(b) radio and microwaves B1

infra-red B1

7(c) damages cells / heats cells B1

7(d) reduced exposure / leave room / move far away B1

metal apron / exposure badge / metal shielding B1

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8(a) 1st row tick under orbiting the nucleus B1

2nd row tick under in the nucleus B1

3rd row tick under in the nucleus B1

8(b)(i) 6 B1

8(b)(ii) 13 B1

8(c)(i) same proton / atomic number B1

different nucleon number / number of neutrons / mass number B1

8(c)(ii) any acceptable isotope with proton number of 6 B1

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9(a)(i) steel B1

9(b)(i) variable resistor indicated B1

9(b)(ii) (steel) bar inside coil B1

switch closed OR current increased through coil B1

bar moved through coil (in same direction) OR current decreased and switch opened B1

9(c) at least one complete correct field line through and above coil B1

at least one complete correct field line through and below coil B1

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10(a)(i) 25.6 (Ω) B1

10(a)(ii) V = IR in any form C1

0.23 × 5.6 C1

1.29 OR 1.3 A1

10(b) resistance decreases B1

current increases B1

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11(a) N1 / N2 = V1 / V2 C1

(49 / 900) × 220 OR use of ratios seen C1

11.98 OR 12 (V) A1

11(b) copper B1

11(c) d.c. is in one direction only / a.c. changes direction B1

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12(a)(i) electric bell working owtte B1

no sound from bell / bell is quieter B1

12(a)(ii) any two from: B2

sound will travel through air / glass
sound will not cross a vacuum
sound needs a medium to travel through

12(a)(iii) vibrations B1

12(b) 20 Hz from first column B1

20 kHz from second column B1

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