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4046

a) (i) Illustrate, using a ray diagram, how an image can be formed by a convex mirror.

(ii) State one advantage rid one disadvantage of using a convex mirror as a iving mirror.

(iii) Explain the action of a compound microscope.

(b) Illustrate using labelled diagrams only, sonometer wire of length I, vibrating at its fundamental (ii) first overtone (iii) second overtone

(c) A tuning fork vibrating at a frequency of 512 Hz is held over the top of a jar filled with water and fitted with a tap at the buttom. If the jar is 60 cm tall and the speed of sound is 350 ms\(^{-1}\), determine the possible resonance position(s).

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4047

(a)(i) What is meant by neutral point in a magnetic field?

(ii) Draw and label a diagram to show the pattern and direction of the magnetic field produced around a straight current-carrying wire.

(b) When is an ammeter said to be (i) Sensitive (ii) accurate?

(c)(i) Explain, using a labelled diagram, how a delicate magnetic material could be protected, from the Earth's magnetic field.

(ii) A charge of 1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\) C enters a magnetic field of flux density 2.0 T with a velocity of 2.5 x 10\(^7\) ms\(^{-1}\) at an angle of 30° with the field. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the charge by the field.

(d) State the laws of electro-magnetic induction.

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4048

(a)(i) Explain photoelectric emission.

(ii) State four applications of photoelectric emission.

(b) Draw and label a diagram showing the structure of a simple type of a photocell and explain its mode of operation.

(c) In a photocell, no electrons are emitted until the threshold frequency of light is reached.

(i) Explain what happens to the energy of the light before emission of electrons begin.

(ii) State one factor that may affect the number of emitted electrons.

 

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4049

 Explain the rise of water in a glass capillary tube using the kinetic theory.

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4050

(a) What is diffusion?

(b) State two factors which affect the rate of diffusion.

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