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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.
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]
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
gradient = .......................................................
y-intercept = .......................................................
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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.
mA =
mB =
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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
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tB = s
[3]
(d) Estimate the percentage uncertainty in tB. Show your working.
% uncertainty in tB =
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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.
(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.
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(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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