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PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN PENGGAL KETIGA

960/3 STPM
PHYSICS (FIZIK)
PAPER 3 (KERTAS 3)
One and a half hours ( Satu jam setengah)
KOLEJ SULTAN ABDUL HAMID
SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA
Instructions to candidates:
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTIONS PAPER UNTIL
YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
There are fifteen questions in Section A. For each questions,
four choices of answers are given. Choose one correct answer
and indicate it on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet provided.
Read the instructions on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet very
carefully. Answer allquestions. Marks will not be deducted for
wrong answers.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the
spaces provided.
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential
working should be shown. For numerical answers, unit should
be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh
sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order.
Tear off the front page of this question paper in your answer
sheets of Section B, and tie both of them together with your
answer sheets in Section C.
Values of constant are provided.
Answers may be written in either English or Bahasa
Malaysia

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Total (Jumlah)

Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section

1
The graph below shows the variation of displacement x against time t produced by an
oscillating particle in a wave. The speed of the wave is 5.0 km s-1.
x/cm

0
10

20

30

40

s
Time/

-2

The wavelength is
A 10 mm

15 mm

C 20 mm

D 100 mm

2.
The diagram shows a longitudinal wave travelling along a slinky spring in the direction
shown. Coils X and Y are on either sides of a rarefaction.
Direction of Wave motion
Y

Rarefaction

Which of the following correctly shows the directions of the instantaneous displacements of
coils X and Y?
A
B

3. A particle performs simple harmonic motion with amplitude 30 cm and period 2.0 second.
When it is 15 cm from the equilibrium position, its acceleration is
A 0.8 m s-2

1.3 m s-2

C 1.1 m s-2

D 1.5 m s-2

4. The diagram below shows a stationary wave generated between two fixed ends X and Y. Which
of the following points are in the same phase as point P ?

A 1 and 2

B 1 and 3

C 1, 2 and 3

D 3 only

5. Which of the following LEAST determines the rate at which the amplitude of a damped simple
harmonic motion is decreasing ?
A

The oscillating mass

The damping force

The damping constant

The frequency

6 .A pipe which is opened at one end only has length L. What is the length of a pipe which is
opened at both ends and has the same fundamental frequency as the first pipe?

1
4

1
2

CL

D 2L

7.A source that emits sound of frequency 500 Hz is fixed to the end of rod 0.5 m long. The rod is
rotated in a horizontal circle with angular velocity 50 rad s-1. What is the maximum frequency
received by a stationary observer ?
[The speed of sound in air = 340 m s-1 ]
A 500 Hz

B 540 Hz

C 537 Hz

D 579 Hz

8. In an X-ray tube, an accelerating potential V produces X-rays of minimum wavelength 1.2 x 1010
m. In order to produce X-rays of minimum wavelength 0.6 x 10-10 m, the accelerating potential
should be

1
V
4

1
V
2

2V

D 4V

9. Laser pulses of wavelength 514 nm and power 1.50 W are used in eye surgery. Each pulse
lasts for 0.040s. How many number of photons are there in each pulse?
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A 8.57 x 1013

B 1.55 x 1017

C 3.88 x 1018

D 9.69 x 1019

10. Two deuterium nuclei fuse together to form a Helium-3 nucleus, with the release of a neutron.
The reaction is represented by
1
2
2
3
0n
1H
1 H 2 He
+
+
+ energy
The binding energies per nucleon are
2
1H
for
1.09 MeV
3
2 He
for
2.54 MeV
How much energy is released in this reaction?
A 0.36 MeV

B 1.45 MeV

C 3.26 MeV

11. The half-life of a certain radioactive element is such that

days. What fraction remains undecayed after 24 days?
1
1
128
64
A 0
B
C

7
8

D 5.44 MeV

of a given quantity decays in 12

1
32

12. An event on a distant star causes the emission of a burst of radiation containing particles,
rays and light. Which of the following statements about the order in which these radiations arrive
at the Earth is correct?
A The light would arrive first
B The rays would arrive first
C All three would arrive together
D The light and the rays would arrive together, ahead of the particles
13. A diffraction grating with 1500 slits per centimeter is illuminated with light of wavelength 500
nm. What is the highest order that can be observed with this grating ?
A 12

B 13

C 14

D 27

14. Which of the following statements is not true about the phenomenon of beats produced by
the superposition of two sound waves?
A
B
C
D

Frequencies of the waves differ slightly

Both waves propagate in the same direction
Amplitudes of the waves are nearly the same
Intensity of beats produced is twice the intensity of each individual wave

15. Which two optical devices always yield virtual and upright images?
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A A concave mirror and a concave lens.

B A concave mirror and a convex lens.
C A convex mirror and a concave lens.
D A convex mirror and a convex lens.
Section B[15 marks]
Answer all questions in this section
16. (a) What is Doppler effect?
[2 marks]
(b) Define frequency.
[1 mark]
(c) The frequency of a police car siren is 500 Hz. Calculate the apparent
frequency received by a stationary observer
(i)
when the car approaches him with a speed of 30 ms-1,
(ii)
when the car moves away from him with a speed of 30 ms-1.
( Take the speed of sound in air as 340ms-1 )

[2 marks]
[2 marks]

17. A lens of refractive index 1.52 is coated with a layer of transparent material of
refractive index 1.38. The thickness of the coating material is such that the
reflection of light at wavelength 400 nm can be eliminated.
(a) State the meaning of refraction of light.
(b) Give the definition of refractive index. Accompany your answer with
an appropriate diagram.
(c) Determine the condition for interference to occur.
(d) Calculate the minimum thickness of the coating material.

[1 mark]
[2 marks]
[3 marks]
[2 marks]

Section C[30marks]
Answer any two questions in this section

(a) The diagram below shows a narrow parallel beam of light rays propagate along the
principal axis of a convex mirror.
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Light rays
Principal axis

(i) What happens to the light rays, with reference to the focal point of the mirror, after it is
reflected by the mirror?
[2 marks]
(ii) What is the sign of the focal length of the mirror?

[1 mark]

A convex mirror has radius of curvature 1.0 m. A 2.0 m object is placed 5.0 m away from the
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mirror.
(iii) Where is the image?

[3 marks]

(iv) What is the image height?

[1 mark]

(v) Is the image real or virtual?

[1 mark]
Normal line

Or

(b) The diagram below shows a spherical surface which acts as a boundary between two
i1
medium with refractive indices n1 and n2I.
v

n1

i2

An object O is placed in the medium of refractive index n1 at a distance u from the surface.
The image I is produced at a distance v from the surface.
(i) Using the relationship
n1 sin i1 = n2 sin i2
for refraction of light passing from one medium to another, where i1 and i2 are angles as shown in
the diagram, and assuming that i1 and i2 are small, show that
n1 n2 n2 n1

u v
r
,
where r is the radius of curvature of the spherical surface.
[4 marks]
(ii) A speck of dust is 2.0 cm from the centre of a sphere of radius 6.0 cm. The material of
the sphere has a refractive index of 1.5. Find the image distance, as viewed along the diameter
through the speck from the far side.
[3 marks]
19. (a) What is meant by
(i) threshold frequency,
(ii)
work function
in relation to photoelectric effect?

[1 mark]
[1 mark]

(b) State two characteristics of the photoelectric effect which led to the conclusion that
electromagnetic radiation is quantized.
[2 marks]
(c) The work function of caesium of area 25 cm2 is 2.5 eV. The surface is radiated by violet
light of wavelength 4.13 x 10-7 m and of intensity 5.0 W m-2.
(i) What is the maximum kinetic energy of an electron emitted from the surface of
caesium by the light radiation?
[2 marks]
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(ii) What is the de Broglie wavelength for the electron in (i)?

[2 marks]

If 60% of the photons from the radiation can free the electrons, what is the number of electrons per
second emitted from the surface of caesium?
[3 marks]
(d) In a hydrogen atom, an electron revolves round a proton in a circular orbit of radius, r =
5.31 x 10-11 m.
(i) Determine the electric potential energy of the electron.
[2 marks]
(ii) Calculate the kinetic energy of the electron in the orbit of the hydrogen atom.
[2 marks]
20. (a) What is meant by
(i) mass defect
(ii) binding energy of a nucleus?
Write down an expression to show the relationship between (i) and (ii), stating clearly the symbols
used.
[4 marks]
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(b) A nitrogen nucleus

, bombarded with an alpha particle of a certain energy, transmutes
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8O
to an oxygen nucleus
and a proton.
(i) Write an equation for this nuclear reaction.
[2 marks]
(ii) Find the minimum energy of the alpha particle needed for this reaction to occur.
[3 marks]
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7N
8O
-26
[mass of
= 2.32500 x 10 kg, mass of
= 2.82282 x 10-26 kg,
mass of proton = 0.16735 x 10-26 kg, mass of alpha particle = 0.66466 x 10-26 kg]
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(c) When a

atom undergoes fission in a reactor, 200 MeV of energy is liberated. If the

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reactor using

has an output of 700 MW and is 20% efficient, calculate

(i) the number of uranium atoms used by the reactor in one day,

[4 marks]

(ii) the mass of uranium used in one day

[2 marks]

Values of constants
(NilaiPemalar)

Acceleration of free fall

(Pecutanjatuhbebas)

g = 9.81 m s-2

Avogadro constant

(Pemalar Avogadro)

NA= 6.02 x 1023mol-1

Boltzmann constant

(Pemalar Boltzmann)

k, kB= 1.38 x 10-23 J K-1

Gravitational constant

(Pemalargraviti)

G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2kg-2

Magnitude of electronic

(Magnitudcaselektron)

e = 1.60 x 10-19 C

Mass of the Earth

(JisimBumi)

ME= 5.97 x 1024 kg

Mass of the Sun

(JisimMatahari)

MS= 1.99 x 1030 kg

Molar gas constant

(Pemalar gas molar)

R = 8.31 J K-1mol-1

Permeability of free space

(Ketelapanruangbebas)

0= 4 x 10-7H m-1

Permittivity of free space

(Ketelusanruangbebas)

charge

= 8.85 x 10-12F m-1

( 361 ) 10

=
Plancks constant

(Pemalar Planck)

Radius of the Earth

(JejariBumi)

F m1

h = 6.63 x 10-34 J s

Radius of the Sun Rest mass (JejariMatahari)

RE= 6.38 x 106 m

of electron

(Jisimrehatelektron)

RS= 6.96 x 108 m

Rest mass of proton

(Jisimrehat proton)

me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg

Speed of light in free space

(Lajucahayadalamruangbebas)

mp= 1.67 x 10-27 kg

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

(Pemalar Stefan-Boltzmann)

c = 3.00 x 108m s-1

Unified atomic mass unit

(Unit jisim atom bersatu)

= 5.67 x 10-8W m-2K-4

u = 1.66 x 10-27 kg

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