Physics - 1998 ( I.C.S.E)
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Q1(a)(i)What is the S.I unit of work?
Q1(a)(ii)A body of mass 1 Kg falls from a height of
5 m. How much energy does it possess at any instant (take g =
9.8m/s2) ?
Q1(a)(iii)When a body moves in a circular path , how
much work does it do?
Q1(b)The diagram given below shows the use of a
lever.
(i)State the principle of moments as applied to
the above lever.
(ii)Give an example of this class of lever.
(iii)If FA=10 cm,AB=500 cm, calculate the minimum
effort required to lift the load.
Q1(c)(i)State Archimedes' Principle.
Q1(c)(ii)A man first swims in sea water and then in
river water. 1. Compare the weight of sea water and river water
displaced by him. 2. Where does he find it easier to swim and
why?
Q1(d)(i) The graph below represents a cooling curve
for a substance being cooled from a higher temperature to a lower
temperature.
1.
What is the boiling point of the substance? 2. What happens in the
region DE? 3. Why is the region DE shorter than the region BC?
Q1(d)(ii)At what approximate temperature will water
boil in a pressure cooker?
Q1(e)The diagram below shows a ray of white light AO
incident on a rectangular glass block, which is silvered at one surface.
This ray is partly refracted.
(i) Copy the diagram and trace the path of the refracted and
reflected ray. Show at least two rays emerging from the surface PQ.
(ii)How many images are formed in the above case?
Which image is the brightest?
Q1(f) The diagram below shows a students vision
from his near point.
(i) What defect is he suffering from?
(ii) State one cause for the occurrence of this
defect.
(iii) Copy the diagram and complete to show how
this defect is corrected.
Q1(g)(i)The following diagram shows two straight
wires carrying current.Copy the diagram and draw the pattern of lines of
force around them and mark their directions.
(ii)How is galvanometer converted to 1. an
ammeter 2. a voltmeter
Q1(h)(i) A refrigerator is marked 80W and 220V 1.
How much energy does it consume in one day if on an average it is used for
20 hrs. a day? 2. What is likely to happen if the voltage drops to
50V?
Q1(h)(ii)Score off the incorrect words and write
correctly the following: In wiring a three-pinplug , the brown sleeved
wire is connected to the neutral/live pin and the green/blue sleeved wire
is connected to the metal body of the appliance.
Q1(i)X-rays are produced in a coolidge tube when
cathode rays are made to strike a target. (1).Why is the anode of the
tube heated up at the the time of emission of X-rays? (2). How is
the strength and penetrating power controlled? (3) Which of the soft
and hard X-rays has a longer wavelength and which has higher penetrating
power?
Q1(j)(i)State the transformation of energy taking
place in a 1. Loud speaker 2. Washing machine
Q1(j)(ii)An a particle absorbs an electron. What
does it change to?
Q1(j)(iii)A fusion reaction is represented as
follows 1H2 + 1H2----->
2He4 + x. Identify x.
Q2(a)A bullet of mass 50 g is moving with a velocity
of 500 m/s. It penetrates 10 cm into a still target and comes to
rest. 1. Calculate the K.E possessed by the bullet. 2. The average
retarding force offered by the target.
Q2(b)The diagram alongside shows a system of 5
pulleys.
1.Copy the diagram and complete it by drawing a string
around the pulleys. Mark the position of load and effort. 2. If the
load is raised by 1 m, through what distance will the effort move?
Q2(c)A flat - bottomed test-tube floats
upright with some lead shots, on the surface of water 10 cm of its
length immersed. The tube and the lead shots were found to weigh 20 g,
when weighed in a beam balance.The same test-tube when floated in Kerosene
was found to float with 12 cm immersed. 1. What mass of water does it
displace when floated on water? 2. What is the area of cross-section of
the tube? 3. calculate the R.D of Kerosene.
Q3.(a)Explain why bottled soft drinks are more
effectively cooled by cubes of ice than by iced water.
Q3(b) 10 g of ice at 0oC absorbed 5460 J
of heat to melt and change to water at 50oC.Calculate the
specific latent heat of fusion of ice. [Specific heat capacity of water is
4200 J/Kg/oC]
Q3(c) In an experiment to determine the specific
latent heat of vaporisation of steam 'L' , the following measurement were
taken : Mass of calorimeter + stirrer = x Kg Mass of water = y
Kg Initial temperature of water =
t1oC Final temperature of mixture =
t2oC (Given S.H.C. of calorimeter and water are
S1 and S2 respectively) Express 'L' in terms of
the above data.
Q4(a)(i) Differentiate between "forced vibration"
and "resonance".
(ii) How does frequency and amplitude affect a
musical sound?
Q4(b)Two musical notes of the same pitch and
loudness are played on a violin and a piano. Their waveforms are as shown
in the figures .
Explain why the wave patterns are different.
Q4(c)(i)An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of
500 MHz and a wavelength 60 cm. Calculate the velocity of the wave. Name
the medium through which it is travelling.
(ii) A wave has a wavelength of 0.01 Å. Name the
wave.
Q5(a)What is meant by (i)Critical
angle (ii)Total internal reflection?
Q5(b)(i)Draw a diagram to show that white light can
be split up into different colors.
(ii)Draw another diagram to show how the colors can
be combined to give the effect of white light.
(iii) How would you show the presence of
ultra-violet and infra-red rays in the spectrum?
Q5(c) When yellow paint and blue paint are mixed we
get green color. When yellow light and blue light are mixed white light is
obtained. Give reasons for the observations mentioned.
Q6(a)(i) State Ohm's law.
(ii) State the factors that alter the resistance of
a conductor.
Q6(b)The following circuit diagram shows three
resistors 2W, 4W and RW connected to a battery of emf 2V and internal
resistance 3W. A main current of 0.25 ampere flows through the
circuit.
(i) What is the P.D across the 4W resistor?
(ii) Calculate the P.D across the internal
resistance of the cell.
(iii) What is the P.D across the RW or the 2W
resistor?
(iv) Calculate the value of R.
Q6(c) State two ways of increasing the speed of
rotation of a D.C motor.
Q7(a)(i)Draw a neat labeled diagram of a hot cathode
ray tube.
(ii) What is the effect on the beam particles if
1. a hotter filament is used 2. the anode voltage is
increased?
(iii) Name one device in which the cathode ray tube
is used.
Q7(b) State the factors that affect the rate of
emission of electrons in a photoelectric cell.
Q7(c)(i)A thorium isotope
90Th223 undergoes an a-decay and changes into
Radium. What is the atomic number and mass number of the radium
produced?
(ii)If the radium undergoes a further disintegration
and emits two b particles, represent this reaction in the form of an
equation.
(iii)What is the source of energy released during
the decay?
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