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Physics
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Advanced
PAPER 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics
Instructions
• If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
centre number and candidate number.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• You are advised to show your working in calculations including units
Turn over
P74470A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1/
, Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
1 A student stretched a length of nylon fishing line using the apparatus shown below.
wooden blocks
G-clamp
pulley
nylon fishing line
mass holder
and masses
metre rule
(a) The nylon fishing line was stretched by adding masses to the mass holder. The
positions of the bottom of the mass holder were measured as masses were added.
For each mass, the extension of the nylon fishing line was calculated.
The student recorded the results, as shown in the table.
Mass / kg Extension / cm
0.05 0.4
0.1 0.8
0.25 2.1
0.5 3.9
0.75 6.0
1.0 7.2
Criticise the recording of these results.
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, (b) Describe how the extension of the nylon fishing line could have been determined as
accurately as possible.
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(c) The strain for the nylon fishing line at its yield point is 0.04
(i) State what is meant by yield point.
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(ii) The original length of the nylon fishing line was 2.00 m.
Determine whether the fishing line was stretched beyond its yield point.
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(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)
, 2 A student made measurements to determine if some gold coins were made from pure
gold. The coins that were available to the student are shown below.
(Source: © Bjoern Wylezich/Shutterstock)
(a) The student used digital calipers to measure the thickness t and the diameter d of
one of the coins.
(i) Calculate the volume V of the coin, and the percentage uncertainty in V.
t = 1.54 mm
d = 22.16 mm
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V = ......................................................
Percentage uncertainty in V = ......................................................
surname names
Number Number
Morning (Time: 2 hours 30 minutes) Paper
Physics
■ ■
Advanced
PAPER 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics
Instructions
• If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
centre number and candidate number.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• You are advised to show your working in calculations including units
Turn over
P74470A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1/
, Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
1 A student stretched a length of nylon fishing line using the apparatus shown below.
wooden blocks
G-clamp
pulley
nylon fishing line
mass holder
and masses
metre rule
(a) The nylon fishing line was stretched by adding masses to the mass holder. The
positions of the bottom of the mass holder were measured as masses were added.
For each mass, the extension of the nylon fishing line was calculated.
The student recorded the results, as shown in the table.
Mass / kg Extension / cm
0.05 0.4
0.1 0.8
0.25 2.1
0.5 3.9
0.75 6.0
1.0 7.2
Criticise the recording of these results.
(2)
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
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, (b) Describe how the extension of the nylon fishing line could have been determined as
accurately as possible.
(3)
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(c) The strain for the nylon fishing line at its yield point is 0.04
(i) State what is meant by yield point.
(1)
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(ii) The original length of the nylon fishing line was 2.00 m.
Determine whether the fishing line was stretched beyond its yield point.
(2)
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(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)
, 2 A student made measurements to determine if some gold coins were made from pure
gold. The coins that were available to the student are shown below.
(Source: © Bjoern Wylezich/Shutterstock)
(a) The student used digital calipers to measure the thickness t and the diameter d of
one of the coins.
(i) Calculate the volume V of the coin, and the percentage uncertainty in V.
t = 1.54 mm
d = 22.16 mm
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V = ......................................................
Percentage uncertainty in V = ......................................................
