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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 0625/43
Paper 4 Extended Theory October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

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1(a)(i) (x = )½ vft or ½ × 12 × 30 or (x = )½ at 2 or ½ × 0.40 × 302 C1

180 m A1

1(a)(ii) (a = )∆v / t or 12 / 30 C1

0.40 (m / s2) or 12 / 30 C1

(F = )ma or 2.0 × 104 × 0.40 or 2.0 × 104 × 0.40 × 12 / 30 C1

8000 N A1

1(b) drag / friction / air resistance mentioned C1

drag / friction / air resistance increases (as speed increases) A1

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2(a) (m = )ρV or 950 × 8.2 × 10–5 or 0.95 × 82 C1

7.8 / 7.79 × 10N (where N is a integer) C1

0.078 / 0.0779 kg or 78 / 77.9 g A1

2(b)(i) (p = )hρ g or 0.094 × 950 × 10 C1

890 / 893 Pa A1

2(b)(ii) atmospheric pressure (is acting) B1

2(c)(i) steel is denser (than liquid) or denser than 950 kg / m3 B1

2(c)(ii) take new reading and subtract 82 (cm3) / original reading B1

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3(a)(i) nuclear fusion B1

3(a)(ii) nuclei combine / join together B1

small nuclei to larger nuclei or hydrogen to helium (in some way) or loss of mass B1

3(b) any suitable resource e.g. fossil fuels; hydroelectric; wave; wind M1

renewable or not (according answer) and matching explanation A1

3(c) two advantages from: no polluting gases / quiet / low maintenance / can be placed on roofs / clean / cheap to run B2

two disadvantages from: intermittent supply / unattractive / takes up space / uses land / d.c. output B2

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4(a) molecules of solid arranged in lattice / in organised pattern / without gaps / orderly / fixed structure B1

4(b)(i) glass heated first or at first liquid not heated / does not expand / takes time (to heat up) or glass poor conductor B1

glass expands B1

capacity / volume of flask increases B1

4(b)(ii) liquid (starts to) warms up B1

liquid expands more than the solid / glass B1

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5(a) (quantity of internal) energy that raises temperature M1

per degree Celsius / per unit temperature change A1

5(b)(i) 560 / 562 / 561.6 J B1

5(b)(ii) kinetic energy / potential energy / total energy (of atoms / molecules / particles) B1

kinetic added to potential energy (of atoms / molecules / particles) B1

5(c) line from 100 °C and falling B1

falls at decreasing rate B1

levels off at labelled / approximate 22 °C B1

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6(a)(i) box next to 3.0 × 108 (second box down) ticked B1

6(a)(ii) (λ = )c / f or 3.0 × 108 / 4.8 × 1014 C1

6.2 / 6.25 / 6.3 × 10–7 m A1

6(b)(i) 1. sines have no unit or sines are ratio of two lengths or ratio of two speeds (whose units cancel) or units cancel B1

2. (v =) c / n or 3.0 × 108 / 1.5 C1

2.0 × 108 m / s A1

6(b)(ii) information / message / music/sound / signal / data (encoded as pulses of light) sent B1

light (travels along fibre) or infra-red (radiation) B1

light detected (at far end) or message decoded or total internal reflection mentioned B1

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7(a)(i) any two rays that start at the top of the image from: M2
• seems to come from F1 to lens and emerges paraxially
• passes through centre of lens undeviated
• paraxial to the lens and passes through F2

two correct rays traced back and image indicated A1

7(a)(ii) any two of enlarged; inverted; real underlined B1

enlarged and inverted and real underlined B1

7(b) refracted ray in prism below yellow ray and above normal B1

emergent ray diverging away from the yellow ray and above side of prism B1

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8(a) touch the sphere with the earth wire B1

negatively charged and electrons flow to sphere B1

remove earth wire or electrons / negative charges attracted (by rod) B1

8(b) four or more straight, radial lines and uniformly spaced B1

at least one arrow outwards and no wrong arrows B1

8(c) (I =) Q / t or 7.0 / (5.0 × 60) or 7.0 / 5.0 or 1.4 (A) C1

0.023(3333) A A1

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9(a)(i) cosine or sine curve and maximum value equal to |minimum value| B1

two complete cycles of 0.02 s between 0 and 0.040 s B1

9(a)(ii) point marked A where output voltage is zero B1

9(b)(i) magnetic field (due to a.c.) mentioned B1

changing / alternating (magnetic) field or field lines cut solenoid B1

e.m.f. / voltage induced (in coil) B1

9(b)(ii) diode B1

prevents / stops the backward current or allows only one direction of current B1

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10(a) electromagnetic (waves / rays / radiation) M1

high frequency / energy or short wavelength A1

10(b)(i) no change or (stays at) 43 B1

10(b)(ii) no change or (stays at) 99 B1

10(c)(i) (radiation) always present / due to environment / in absence of radioactive sample / natural (radiation) B1

10(c)(ii) 112 – 16 or 96 or 112 / 28 or ¼ or 18 / 2 C1

28 – 16 or 12 or 1 / 8 or 18 / 3 or 9.0 (hours) C1

6.0 hours A1

10(d) any two of: B2

• (distance): tongs / manipulator / centre of cardboard box
• (absorption): lead gloves / suit / lead glass screen / googles / glasses
• (time): limit exposure time / keep in box until needed / film badge

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