(a) State one condition each necessary for the characteristics each of the following occurrences:
(i) Constructive interference of waves.
(ii) Total internal reflection.
(iii) Production of beats.
(b) In a resonance tube experiment using a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz, the first position of resonance was 35 cm, the next position was 100 cm. Calculate the velocity of sound in air from the experiment.
(c)(i) State the three classifications of musical instalments
(ii) Give one example each of the classifications stated in (c)(i).
(d) Calculate the critical angle for light traveling from glass to air. [refractive index of glass = 1.5].
(e) The speed of sound in a medium at a temperature of 102 °C is 240 m s\(^{-1}\). If the speed of sound in the medium is 3 10 m s\(^{-1}\). Calculate its temperature
(a) State two factors that affect the rate of evaporation of a liquid.
(b) Explain the term latent heal.
(c) Explain each of the following phenomena:
(i) On a dry day, water in a clay pot is cooler than water in a rubber container:
(ii) Cooking of food is faster in a pressure cooker than in an ordinary pot.
(d) A 40 V electric heater is used to supply a current of 12 A for 1400 seconds to a body mass of 1.5 kg at its melting point. The body melts and its temperature rises by 60°C in an extra 1.2 minutes, Calculate the:
(i) Latent heat of fusion of the body
(ii) Specific heat capacity of the body.
(e) State two differences between evaporation and boiling.
(a)(i) What is meant by the term artificial radioactivity?
(ii) Complete the table below
Emission | Nature | Charge | Ionizing |
High speed electron | Moderately ionizing | ||
Neutral | Negligible ionizing ability | ||
Alpha particles | Positive |
(b) In an x-ray tube, an electron is accelerated from rest towards a metal target by a 30 kV source. Calculate the kinetic energy of the electron. [e=1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\)C]
(c) The table below shows the frequencies of radiations incident on a certain metal and the corresponding kinetic energies of the photoelectrons.
Frequency x 10\(^{14}\)(Hz) | 6.8 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
Kinetic energy x 10\(^{-19}\)(j) | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
(i) Plot a graph of kinetic energy, K.E, on the vertical axis and frequency, f, on the horizontal axis starting both axes from the origin (0,0).
(ii) From the graph, determine the:
i. Planck's constant;
ii. Threshold frequency of radiations;
iii. Work function of the metal.
You are provided with a metre rule, a weight hanger, slotted masses, M, a piece (if string, a weighing balance and a knife edge. Use the diagram above as a guide to perform the experiment.
(i) Using the weighing balance, determine and record the mass, M\(_{o}\), of the unloaded metre rule.
(ii) Determine and record the mass, m, of the weight hanger.
(ii) Suspend the metre rule horizontally on the knife edge. Adjust the knife edge to a point G on the metre rule where it balances horizontally.
(iv) Record the distance, d = AG.
(v) Suspend the weight hanger securely at a point, P, on the metre rule such that AP= 5 cm. Keep the hanger at this point throughout the experiment
(vi) Add a mass, M = 20 g to the hanger, adjust the knife edge to a point K on the metre rule such that it balances horizontally as shown in the diagram above.
(vii) Determine and record the distance z = AK.
(vii) Record M and evaluate y - (z - 5), x - (d - z] and v = \(\frac{x}{y}\)
(ix) Repeat the experiment for M = 40 g, 60 g, 80 g and 100 g. In each case, evaluate y, x and v.
(x) Tabulate the results.
(xi) Plot a graph with M on the vertical axis and v on the horizontal axis, sinning both axes from the origin (0,0).
(xii) Determine the slope, s, of the graph.
(xii) Determine the intercept, c, on the vertical axis.
(xiv) State two precautions taken to ensure accurate results.
(b) (i) Under what condition is an object said to be in a stable equilibrium
(ii) Auniform beam of weight 50 N has a body of weight 100 N hung at one end of it. If the beam is 12 m long, determine the distance of a support from a 100 N body for it to balance horizontally.
You are provided with a loaded boiling tube with a centimeter scale fixed inside it, a transparent vessel filled with water, standard masses 2 g, 5g and 10 g, and a slide vernier caliper. Use the diagram above as a guide to perform the experiment.
(i) Use the slide vernier caliper to measure and record the external diameter, D, of the boiling tube.
(ii) Evaluated A = 0.25\(\pi\)D\(^{2}\), where \(\pi\) = 3.14.
(iii) Place the loaded boiling tube gently in the water in the transparent vessel such that it floats vertically.
(iv) Read and record the depth of immersion, y, from the zero mark of the scale fixed inside, the boiling tube.
(v) Add a mass, m = 2g, to the boiling tube. Read and record the new depth of immersion, y, from the zero mark of the scale.
(vi) Evaluate h = (y - y\(_{0}\)), log h and log m.
(vii) Repeat the experiment for four other values of m = 5g, 7g, 10 g, and 12g. In each case, record y and evaluate h, log h, and log m.
(viii) Tabulate the results.
(ix) Plot a graph with log m on the vertical axis and log h on the horizontal axis starting both axes from the origin (0,0).
(b)(i) State in full the law on which the experiment in (a) is based.
(ii) A uniform cylindrical rod is 0.63 m long and it has a cross-sectional area of 0.1 m\(^{2}\). Calculate the depth of immersion of the rod if it floats vertically in a liquid of relative density 1.26. [density of rod =720 kg m\(^{-3}\), g = 10 m s\(^{-2}\)].