GCE Physics 2022
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Which of the following pairs of quantities are BOTH vectors?
Which of the following is the correct SI unit of power?
Steam at 100°C is passed into 500 g of water at 20°C until the temperature of the water rises to 40°C. If the specific heat capacity of water is 4 200 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ and the specific latent heat of vapori…
The phenomenon by which a wave bends around the edge of an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening and spreads out is called
An object is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. What is the image distance?
In a step-down transformer, the primary coil has 2000 turns and the secondary coil has 400 turns. If the primary voltage is 240 V, what is the current in the secondary coil when the primary current is…
Which of the following is the correct symbol for a p-n junction diode?
A transistor connected in the common-emitter configuration has a base current of 50 µA and a collector current of 5 mA. What is the current gain (β) of the transistor?
Which of the following logic gates produces an output of 1 only when all its inputs are 0?
A radioactive element has a half-life of 8 days. What fraction of the original sample remains after 32 days?
When an alpha particle is emitted from a radioactive nucleus, the atomic number of the daughter nucleus
(a) (i) List FOUR sources of error that may be encountered when taking measurements in a physics laboratory. [4 marks] (ii) Distinguish between systematic error and random error, giving ONE exampl…
a) Define the following terms as used in circular motion: i) Angular velocity (1 mark) ii) Centripetal acceleration (1 mark) b) Derive an expression for the centripetal force acting on a body o…
a) State the work-energy theorem. (2 marks) b) A body of mass 5 kg is pulled from rest along a smooth horizontal surface by a constant horizontal force of 20 N. After travelling a distance of 8 m, th…
a) i) Define power as used in Physics. (1 mark) ii) Write down the SI unit of power and express it in base units. (2 marks) b) A pump is used to raise water from a well 15 m deep and discharge…
(a) (i) State the first law of thermodynamics. (ii) Write the mathematical expression for the first law of thermodynamics and identify each term. [4 marks] (b) A Carnot engine operates between a sour…