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P510/1

Physics
Paper 1
2 ½ Hours

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION


PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
END OF TERM 11
SENIOR FIVE
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

Instructions to candidates:
Answer five questions, only from this paper
Any additional question(s) answered will not be marked.
Non programmable scientific calculators may be used.
Assume where necessary;
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81ms– 2
Electron charge, e = 1.6 x 10– 19 C
Electron mass = 9.11 x 10– 34 Kg
Plank’s constant =6.6 x 10-34 Js
Avogadro’s constant, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol– 1
Charge to mass ratio e/m = 1.8 x 1011Ckg– 1

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1 Define the following terms
i. Displacement
ii. Velocity
iii. Uniform acceleration
b)Sketch a displacement time graph for Uniform acceleration
c)State the newtons laws of motion and Derive the newtons equations of motion
d)Consider the oscillation of a simple pendulum. The period T may depend on mass, m,
length, l, and the acceleration due to gravity, g.
∴𝑇∝ ⇒𝑇=𝑘( )
Where k is a dimensionless constant of proportionality
Find the values of x y and z

e)Two particles are travelling along a straight line AB of length 20m. At the instant when one
particle tarts from rest at A and travels towards B with a constant acceleration of 2ms-2, the
other starts from rest at B and travels towards A with a constant acceleration of 5ms-2. Find
the time after which the two bodies collide and how far from A they collide.

2 (a) (i) Define vector and scalar quantities and give one example of each. (03 marks)
(ii) State the principle of moments. (01 mark)
(iii) Give two conditions for the equilibrium of a rigid body under the action of coplanar
forces. (01 mark)

(b) Smooth wall

Ladder

Fig 1: Rough ground

Fig 1 above shows a uniform ladder, 10m long and weight 100N leaning against a smooth
vertical wall. The bottom of the ladder is 6m from the base of the wall. A man whose weight is
700N stands on the ladder at a point 6m above the ground. Calculate the forces acting on the
ladder. (07 marks)

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(c) (i) Define the term velocity. (01 mark)
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(ii) A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 40ms from a point 16m above
the ground. Find the velocity with which it hits the ground. (04 marks)
(ii) State the energy transformations in (c) (ii) above. (03 marks)

3 (a) (i) Define the terms, tensile stress, tensile strain and Young’s modulus. (03 marks)
(ii) Describe an experiment to determine Young’s modulus of a wire. (05 marks)

(b) Show that the work done per unit volume of a wire is equal to ½ x stress x strain. (03 marks)

(c) The ends of a uniform wire of length 2m are fixed the points A and B which are 2m apart in
the same horizontal line. When a 5kg mass is attached to the midpoint of the wire, the
equilibrium position of the midpoint is 7.5cm below the line AB. Given that the Young’s
modulus for the material of the wire is 2 x 1011 Pa. Calculate the energy stored in the wire.
(06 marks)
(d) Given that the linear expansivity of the material of the wire is 1.7 x 10– 5 K– 1, Calculate the
temperature change required to produce an extension as in (c) above. (3 marks)

4 (a) (i) State the laws of solid friction. (03 marks)


(ii) Explain the above laws using the molecular theory of matter (03 marks)

(b) Describe an experiment to measure the coefficient of kinetic friction between two solid
surfaces. (03 marks)
(c) What is meant by the following terms?
(i) Coefficient of surface tension
(ii) Streamline flow
(iii) Viscous drag (03 marks)

(d) Explain the origin of Viscosity in Liquids (03 marks)

(e) A wooden block of mass 3.98kg rests on a rough horizontal surface. The block is attached to
a light spring of force constant 100Nm– 1, whose other end is fixed. A bullet of mass 20g fired
into the block embeds itself there and the spring is compressed by 40cm. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.3, find the velocity of the bullet just before
it hits the block. (05 marks)

5 (a) (i) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (01 mark)


(ii) Derive an expression for the period of a planet moving in a circular orbit about the sun in
terms of the radius of the orbit. (04 marks)

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(b) A small bob of mass 0.2kg is attached to an inextensible string of length 0.80m. The bob
rotates in a horizontal circle of radius 0.40m. Find the

(i) Linear speed of the bob. (03 marks)


(ii) Tension in the string. (02 marks)
(iii)Periodic time. (02 marks)

(c) Explain with clear illustrations what is meant by

(i) An amplitude (02 marks)


(ii) Period (02 marks)
in connection with simple harmonic motion

(d) Explain what is meant by damped and forced oscillations. (04 marks)

5 (a) (i) Distinguish between scalar and vector quantity. (01 mark)
(ii) Give two examples of each type of quantity. (02marks)
(b) A body of mass 0.2kg at rest is acted on by four forces of 2.8N, 6.0N, 4.5N and 1.2N as
shown in the figure below.

Calculate
(i) Resultant force on the body (04marks)

(c) State Newton’s law of motion and use them to derive the law of conservation of momentum.
(06marks)
(d) A body of mass 800kg moving at 30ms-1 collides with another of mass 400kg moving in the
same direction at 25ms-1. The two bodies stick together after collision. Calculate the
(i) common velocity just after collision (02marks)
(ii) kinetic energy lost during collision (03marks)

6. (a) Define the following as applied to circular motion:


(i) Centripetal acceleration (01mark)
(ii) Period (01mark)

(b) (i) Explain why a cyclist bends inward while going round a curved path. (03marks)

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(ii) Show that if θ is the angle of inclination of the cyclist to the vertical and μ is the coefficient of
limiting friction between the ground and the bicycle tyres, then for safe riding tan θ ≤ μ. (04marks)
(iii) A body of mass 1.5kg moves once round a circular path to cover 44.0cm in 5s. Calculate the
centripetal force acting on the body. (04marks)
(c) Define simple harmonic motion (01mark)
(d) A body executes simple harmonic motion with amplitude A and angular velocity, ω.
(i) Write down the equation for velocity of the body at a displacement x from the mean position
(01mark)
(ii) Sketch the velocity-displacement graph for the body in (d)(i) for ω< 1. (02marks
(iii) If the body moves with amplitude 14.142 cm, at what distance from the mean position will be
kinetic energy equal to potential energy? (03marks)

END

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