Physics Past Questions and Answers

State three methods of polarising an unpolarised light

(a) Define diffusion
(b) State Graham's law of diffusion

A Spiral spring of natural length 20.00cm has a scale hanging freely in its lower end. When an object ass 40 g is placed in the pan. its length becomes cm. When the object is replaced with another of 60g, the length becomes 22.05cm. Calculate the mass scale pan. [g = 10 ms\(^{-2}\)]

(a) Define Young's modulus
(b) When a force of 50 N is applied to the free end of an elastic cord, an extension of 4 cm is produced in the cord. Calculate the work done on the cord.

(a) List two properties of cathode rays
(b) Explain how the intensity and energy of cathode rays may be increased