5054 s10 qp 41
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
*7845774653*
5054/41
PHYSICS
Paper 4 Alternative to Practical
May/June 2010
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
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A student performs an experiment to find a value for the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.
An electric kettle, half-filled with water, is placed on a top-pan balance, as shown in Fig. 1.1.
electric kettle
top-pan balance
Fig. 1.1
The kettle is switched on with the lid open.
When the water is boiling steadily, a stopwatch is started and the reading on the top-pan balance is recorded.
The total mass M of the kettle and water is measured every 60 seconds. The readings are recorded in the table of Fig. 1.2. time t / s
M/g
m/g
0
1460
0
60
1410
50
120
1359
101
180
1308
240
1258
300
1208
360
1157
Fig. 1.2
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(a) A column for the total loss in mass m of water is also shown in Fig. 1.2.
Complete this column.
[1]
(b) On Fig. 1.3, plot a graph of m / g on the y-axis against t / s on the x-axis.
Draw the line of best fit.
0
0
Fig. 1.3
[4]
(c) Describe the relationship between m and t.
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General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
*7845774653*
5054/41
PHYSICS
Paper 4 Alternative to Practical
May/June 2010
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
DC (SHW 00444 4/09) 15058/4
© UCLES 2010
[Turn over
2
1
A student performs an experiment to find a value for the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.
An electric kettle, half-filled with water, is placed on a top-pan balance, as shown in Fig. 1.1.
electric kettle
top-pan balance
Fig. 1.1
The kettle is switched on with the lid open.
When the water is boiling steadily, a stopwatch is started and the reading on the top-pan balance is recorded.
The total mass M of the kettle and water is measured every 60 seconds. The readings are recorded in the table of Fig. 1.2. time t / s
M/g
m/g
0
1460
0
60
1410
50
120
1359
101
180
1308
240
1258
300
1208
360
1157
Fig. 1.2
© UCLES 2010
5054/41/M/J/10
3
(a) A column for the total loss in mass m of water is also shown in Fig. 1.2.
Complete this column.
[1]
(b) On Fig. 1.3, plot a graph of m / g on the y-axis against t / s on the x-axis.
Draw the line of best fit.
0
0
Fig. 1.3
[4]
(c) Describe the relationship between m and t.
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