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PHYSICS 9702/34

Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills 2 hours

Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 40 Marks


Additional Materials: As listed in the Confidential Instructions.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in dark blue or black pen.


You may use a pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer both questions.


You will be allowed to work with the apparatus for a maximum of one hour for each question.
You are expected to record all your observations as soon as these observations are made, and to plan the
presentation of the records so that it is not necessary to make a fair copy of them.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.

Electronic calculators may be used.


You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.

Additional answer paper and graph paper should be submitted only if it becomes necessary to do so.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 In this experiment, you will investigate how a force acting on a pivoted wooden strip changes
as the pivot position is moved.

(a) (i) Assemble the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.1 with the nail through the central hole
in the wooden strip.

nail held in boss wooden strip


string loop string loop
M

mass newton-meter

stand

string loop

large mass
L

bench

Fig. 1.1

(ii) Adjust the nail height so that the wooden strip is parallel to the bench.
Adjust the position of the stand or the large mass so that the newton-meter is
vertical.

(b) (i) Measure and record the distance d from the nail to the string loop attached to the
newton-meter, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

d = .................................................. [1]

(ii) Record the force F indicated by the newton-meter.

F = .................................................... N

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(c) Reposition the strip with the nail through different holes and repeat (a)(ii) and (b) until For
you have six sets of values of d and F. Examiners
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Include values of in your table.
d

Do not use holes that result in a force outside the range of the newton-meter.

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(d) (i) Plot a graph of F on the y-axis against on the x-axis. [3]
d

(ii) Draw the straight line of best fit. [1]


(iii) Determine the gradient and y-intercept of this line.

gradient = .......................................................

y-intercept = .......................................................
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(e) The quantities F and d are related by the equation For


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F= +b
d

where a and b are constants.

Using your answers from (d)(iii), determine the values of a and b.


Give appropriate units.

a = .......................................................

b = .......................................................
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2 In this question you will investigate how the mass flow rate of salt passing through the hole
in a funnel depends on the mass of salt in the funnel.

You are supplied with two small beakers containing salt and an empty beaker. The mass of
salt in container A is mA and the mass of salt in container B is mB.

(a) Use a top pan balance to determine mA and mB.

mA =

mB =
[4]

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(b) Mount the funnel in a stand and clamp and place a beaker underneath, as shown in
Fig. 2.1.

funnel

beaker

A B

Fig. 2.1

(c) (i) Place your finger over the hole at the bottom of the funnel and pour the salt from
container A into the funnel.

(ii) Move your finger away from the hole and at the same time start the stopwatch.
Make and record measurements to find the time tA for all of the salt to leave the
funnel.

tA = s
[1]
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(iii) Repeat the procedure for the salt in container B.

tB = s
[3]
(d) Estimate the percentage uncertainty in tB. Show your working.

% uncertainty in tB =
[1]

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(e) (i) Calculate the mass flow rate in each case by dividing the mass of salt by the time
taken for it to pass through the hole in the funnel.

mass flow rateA =

mass flow rateB =


[2]

(ii) Use your answer in (i) to comment on whether the mass of salt in the funnel
affects the rate at which salt passes out of the funnel.

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(f) (i) State four sources of error or limitations of the procedure in this experiment.

[4]

(ii) Suggest four improvements that could be made to the experiment. You may
suggest the use of other apparatus or different procedures.

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