Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Name:
1 Hour 30 minutes
/40
6.0 V dc
switch
1. Figure 1 shows an
electromagnet connected to a 6.0 V d.c power supply.
Figure 1
X
Insulated wire
DC supply
[1 Mark]
pins [1
Mark]
b) When the switch is closed, it was found a number of pins was attracted to end X.
(i) Suggest one way to decreasing the number of pins attracted to end X?
[1 Mark]
(ii) What will happen to the pins at end X when the switch is open?
Explain your answer.
[2 Marks]
[Total 5 Marks]
Figure 2
[1 Mark]
(ii) What is the effect on the current produced if the magnets are moved further apart from
each other? Give a reason.
2
.
.
.
[3 Marks]
b) Figure 3 shows the graph of the output current against time.
Current,
I/A
Figure 3
2
0.04
0.08
Time, t/s
-2
[1 Mark]
[3 Marks]
iii. On the Figure 3, sketch the graph output current against time if the coil is now rotated
at twice the speed.
[2 Marks]
c) What are the changes that need to be made to convert this generator to a direct current motor?
[2 Marks]
[Total 12 Marks]
3. Figure 4 shows a trace obtained on an oscilloscope screen when an a.c voltage is connected to the
Y-plates of an oscilloscope.
3
Scale: 1 division = 1 cm
The Y-gain is set at 3
V/cm
Figure 4
[1 Mark]
[1 Mark]
(c) Determine the time for one complete oscillation on the screen.
......
[1 Mark]
[1 Mark]
(e) With the same a.c voltage applied to the oscilloscope, the time-base setting is altered to 2.5
ms/cm and the Y-gain setting is altered to 2 V/cm. On the space below, sketch the new trace
would appear on the oscilloscope.
[3 Mark]
[Total 7 Marks]
4. Figure 5 shows a full wave bridge rectifier. The a.c supply has a frequency of 50 Hz.
Figure 5
(a)
......
[1 Mark]
(b) When the polarity of the a.c supply voltage is negative at A, state the two diodes which are
forward biased.
......
[1 Mark]
(c) Using the axes in figure 6, sketch the voltage-time graph across the resistor, R.
Voltage/V
Time/ms
Figure 6
[2 Marks]
(d) On the figure 7, sketch the voltage-time graph across the resistor if a capacitor is connected
across the resistor if a capacitor is connected across the resistor R parallel with the resistor.
Voltage/V
Time/ms
Figure 7
[2 Marks]
(e) Explain how the capacitor causes the voltage across the resistor to vary with time in the way
that you have drawn.
[2 Marks]
[Total 8 Marks]
5. Some pond water becomes contaminated by the release of radioactive waste. The radioactivity of a
sample of the contaminated water is tested every week for 5 weeks. The results are shown in the table
below.
time / weeks
activity
count
800
440
240
130
70
40
values above on
[2 Marks]
(b) Draw the best curve through your points on the graph below.
[2 Marks]
(c) Use your graph to find the half-life of the radioactive material in the sample. Show clearly on the
graph how you obtained your answer. Write your answer below in space given.
Half-life of radioactive material = . weeks
[2 Marks]