Roots Sessional AS Physics
Roots Sessional AS Physics
Roots Sessional AS Physics
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(b) Two coherent waves P and Q meet at a point in phase and superpose. Wave P has an
amplitude of 1.5 cm and intensity I. The resultant intensity at the point where the waves
meet is 3I.
(c) The apparatus shown in Fig. 5.1 is used to produce an interference pattern on a screen.
Distance D is varied from 2.0 m to 3.5 m. The variation with D of x is shown in Fig. 5.2.
Fig. 5.2
a = ...................................................... m [3]
(ii) The laser is now replaced by another laser that emits light of a shorter wavelength.
On Fig. 5.2, sketch a possible line to show the variation with D of x for the fringes that are
now produced. [2]
A long tube, fitted with a tap, is filled with water. A tuning fork is sounded above the top of
the tube as the water is allowed to run out of the tube, as shown in Fig. 6.1.
A loud sound is first heard when the water level is as shown in Fig. 6.1, and then again when
the water level is as shown in Fig. 6.2.
(i) sketch the form of the stationary wave set up in the tube, [1]
(ii) mark, with the letter N, the positions of any nodes of the stationary wave. [1]
(b) The frequency of the fork is 512 Hz and the difference in the height of the water level for
the two positions where a loud sound is heard is 32.4 cm.
(c) The length of the column of air in the tube in Fig. 6.1 is 15.7 cm.
Suggest where the antinode of the stationary wave produced in the tube in Fig. 6.1 is likely
to be found.
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A spring having spring constant k hangs vertically from a fixed point. A load of weight L,
when hung from the spring, causes an extension e. The elastic limit of the spring is not
exceeded.
(a) State
(b) Some identical springs, each with spring constant k, are arranged as shown in Fig. 4.1.
Fig. 4.1
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(a) A source of sound has frequency f. Sound of wavelength ë is produced by the source.
(i) State
distance = ..................................................[1]
(ii) Use your answers in (i) to deduce an expression for the speed v of the wave in
terms of f and l.
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(b) The waveform of a sound wave produced on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope
(c.r.o.) is shown in Fig. 5.1.