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(a) Write your name, school, admission number, stream, date and sign in the spaces provided at the top of
the page.
(b) This paper consists of two sections; A and B.
(c) Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
(d) Mathematical tables and electronic calculator may be used.
(e) This paper consists of 9 printed pages.
(f) Candidates should answer the questions in English
For Examiners use Only.
SECTION. QUESTION. MAXIMUM SCORE. CANDIDATE’S SCORE.
A 1 – 11 25

12 11

13 11
B
14 11

15 11

16 11

TOTAL SCORE. 80
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SECTION A: (25 MARKS)

Answer ALL Questions in this section.

1. Mechanics is a branch of Physics. State what it deals with. (1 mark)

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a) State Pascal’s principle of transmission of pressure in liquids. (1 mark)

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b) The diagram below shows a manometer connected to a gas supply.

The atmospheric pressure is 76 cmHg. Calculate the pressure of the gas in SI unit given that
density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm3. (3 marks)
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3. Name two types of forces which can act between objects which are not in contact.
(2 marks)

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4. State the reason why trailers carrying petrol and liquefied petroleum gas have loose
hanging chains. (1 mark)

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5. Diffusion is process involved in the study of matter. State what it involves. (1 mark)
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6. When a metallic block of mass 120 g is immersed into water in a cylindrical container, it sinks and
the water level rises by 4 cm. Given that the cross sectional area of the container is 50 𝑐𝑚2, determine
the density of the block. (3 marks)
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7. The diagram below shows a Vernier caliper being used to measure the diameter of a cylindrical
metal. The reading on the calipers when the jaws were fully closed without the metal was + 0.08
cm.

Determine the accurate diameter of the ball. (3 marks)

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8.

a) State the two applications of reflection by plane mirrors. (2 marks)

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b) The figure blow shows a patient standing in front of a mirror.

Find the distance between her and the image of the chart. (2 marks)
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9. A faulty thermocouple thermometer reads 10 0C at ice poit and 860 C at steam point. Determine
what the thermometer will read when dipped in a liquid at 50 0 C. (2 marks)
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a) Explain why repulsion is the only sure test for polarity. (1 marks)
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b) State two characteristics of magnetic field lines. (2 marks)
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11. Study the diagram below.

State the reading in seconds indicated on the digital stopwatch shown in the diagram above.
(1 mark)
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SECTION B (55 marks)

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided below

12. Figure 1 the diagram below shows a clinical thermometer.

Explain why:-

a) There is a constriction on the tube. (1 mark)

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b) The bulb glass is thin. (1 mark)

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c) The capillary bore is narrow. (1 mark)
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d) Suggest a possible scale range in degree Celsius for this type of thermometer. (1 mark)
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e) Give a reason why alcohol is the best thermometric liquid for measuring very low temperatures
compared to mercury. (1 mark)
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f) State two characteristics of a good thermometric liquid. (2 marks)
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g) State any two disadvantages of anomalous expansion of water. (2 marks)
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h) Water was heated from 0 0C to 80 C. sketch a graph of density against volume during this
temperature change. (2 marks)
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13. The diagram below shows a charged electroscope use it to answer the questions that follows.

a) Name the parts labeled B, C and E. (3 marks)

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b) Give a reason behind the circular shape of part A. (1 mark)
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c) A copper rod was brought closer to but not touching the part labeled A of the electroscope. State
and explain the observation made. (3 marks)
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d) A highly positively charged glass rod was brought closer to the part labeled A of the electroscope,
it was noticed that the leaf divergence decreases. When the rod was brought more closely, it was
noticed that the leaf divergence increases more. Explain the reasons for the observations made.
(2 marks)
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e) State two applications of a gold-leaf electroscope. (2 marks)
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14. The diagram below shows a vacuum flask use it to answer the questions that follows.

a) Name the parts labeled D, C and E. (3 marks)

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b) State how heat loss by radiation is minimized in the flask. (1 mark)
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c) Give the function of the part labeled G. (1 mark)
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d) Highlight two differences between good and poor conductors of heat. (2 marks)
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e) State two applications of convection current in fluids. (2 marks)
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f) State two mechanisms through which heat transfer by conduction takes place. (2 marks)
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15. In an experiment to determine the density of sand, the following measurements were recorded;-
Mass of empty density bottle = 43.2g

Mass of density bottle full of water = 66.4g

Mass of density bottle with the sand = 67.5g

Mass of density bottle with the sand filled up with water= 82.3g

(Taking density of water as 1g/cm3) Use the above data to determine the;-

a) Mass of water that completely filled the bottle. (1 marks)

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b) Volume of water that completely filled the bottle. (2 marks)
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c) Volume of the density bottle. (1 mark)
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d) Mass of the sand. (1 mark)
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e) Mass of water that filled the space above the sand. (1 mark)
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f) Volume of sand. (3 marks)
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g) Density of the sand. (2 marks)

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a) Define electric current and state its SI unit. (2 mark)

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b) A current of 2 amperes flows through a point in a circuit for 2 minutes. Calculate the amount
of charge that passed through the point within the given time. (3 marks)

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c) Distinguish between primary cells and secondary cells. (1 mark)

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d) State how local action has been reduced in Leclanche cell. (1 mark)

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e) State one advantage of alkaline accumulators over lead acid accumulators. (2 marks)

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f) State two measurements that need to be taken to determine whether an accumulator needs
recharging or not. (2 marks)

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