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BLANTYRE SECONDARY SCHOOL

CLUSTER MOCK
MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

PAPER II

(40 marks)

Practical

Instructions

Time allowed: 2 Hour session

1. This paper contains 6 printed Questi Tick if Do not

pages. on answer write
Please check. Numb ed anything in
2. Write your name on top of each er these
page. columns
3. Write your answers on the 1
question 2
paper. 3

4. This paper contains two 4

sections,

A and B. Section A consists of

two descriptive questions to be answered in 1 hour. Section B consists
of two practical questions to be answered in 1 hour.

5. Marks in section B will be awarded for observation, accuracy and

interpretation.

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6. You should spend 30 minutes for each question. The 30 minutes

include 3 minutes to tidy up the apparatus and have it checked by the
supervisor.

7. In the table provided on this page, tick against the question number
you have answered.

Section A (20 marks)

1. Design an experiment that could be carried out to show that density

of a fluid affects upthrust.

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2. Describe an experiment that could be carried out to determine the

length of nichrome wire that could be used to make a 1.5Ω resistor

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Section B (20 marks)

3. You are provided with a candle, a match box, lens holder, lens, white
screen and a meter ruler.
a) Arrange the candle, convex lens and screen as shown in figure
1

V U

b) Light the candle

c) With the candle wax at 20cm from the lens, produce a well
focussed image of the flame on the screen.
d) Measure and record the image distance in the table of results
e) Repeat steps (c) and (d) for object U shown in the table
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Object distance U Image distance V U + V (cm)

(cm) (cm)
10
20
30
40
50

(3 marks)
f) plot a graph of U+V against U

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(5 marks)
h From the graph find the focal length of the lens.

(2 marks)

4. You are provided with a electrical components marked X, Y and Z,

connecting wires, an ammeter, a dry cell
a. Connect the apparatus as follows:

lamp

gap

b. Connect the gap and switch on the circuit. Note the ammeter
reading and switch off the circuit.
c. Disconnect the gap and connect the component X on the
gap. Switch on the circuit and note and record in table 1
whether the ammeter reads or not.

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d. Switch off and reverse the direction of connection (polarity)

of the component X. Switch on the circuit, note and record in
table 1 whether the ammeter reads or not.

components Initial connection Reverse

connection

Table 1

e. Repeat steps (c) and (d) with components Y and Z.

f. Identify the electronic components X, Y and Z
g. Give a reason for each identification made in (f) above.
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