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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 26

Physics Paper 2

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided
1.

- Two correct rays from A and B to the screen intersecting at the pin hole;

- A real upright image shown on the screen;

2 marks

2.

Width of the aperture/ slit should be approximately or nearly equal to λ of the incident wave

2 marks

3.

b) No energy /power loss

2 marks

4.

Y;

Attracts more iron fillings since it forms a stronger magnet;

2 marks

5.

– Radioactivity is not affected by physical/ temperature /pressure changes while chemical reaction is affected by physical / temperature/pressure changes.

- Radioactivity is spontaneous while chemical reaction is not. Any correct difference

1 marks

6.

Bulb lights;

Zener diode conducts irrespective of biasing

2 marks

7.

a.c voltage can be stepped up or down by a transformer as opposed to a d.c voltages;

1 marks

8.

T= North

R= South

1 marks

9.

Protect appliance from damage in case excess current from the main

1 marks

10.

2 marks

11.

1 marks

12.

. Charge flowing through a conductor is slowed by collision with atoms and impurities in the conductor

1 marks

13.

- CRO measures both a.c and d.c voltages.

- CRO measures larger voltages without getting spoilt.

1 marks

14.

. White light is composed of seven colours;

Each colour, glass has a different value of n/λ or speed

2 marks

15.

. a) Short sight/ myopia;
b) Concave/ diverging lens;

2 marks

16.

a)

b) Rate of decay is a factor of atoms decaying or decay is exponential;

1 marks

SECTION B (55 Marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided
17.


13 marks

18.

. a) Two correct rays from the object (head)to intersect forming the image of the head;

A real image drawn;

Height measured from student’s construction

10 marks

19.

a) The current flowing through a metal conductor is directly proportional to the pd across the ends of the metal provided that temperature and other physical conditions remains constant

10 marks

20.

a) X-rays penetrate paper, metal foils and body tissues but not light;

b) i) Through thermionic emission;

ii)

(I) λ increases;

(II) No effect /Remains the same;

iii) Better conductor of heat and hence conducts heat away faster to prevent heat from accumulating around the anode;

iv) has a higher melting point;

Hence withstands high heat energy without melting;

v) Reducing pd across the tube; which produces electrons moving relatively at lower velocities;

12 marks

21.

7 marks

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