CONFIDENTIAL*/SULIT*

',:;.,r,,;; i;;;,i::i;;):' One hour and forty-five minutes (Salu iam;*p;; puluh lima minit) ,,:,,,r',:,.'1:'|.,-.1

MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAI{ MALAYSIA

(var,wsrRN EXAMTNATIoNS couNCrL)

SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA

(valevsn HTcHER scHoot- csRrrprcerl)

Instructions to candidates:
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTTON PAPER UNTrL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
There are fifty questions in this paper. For each question, .four suggested ansv,ers at e given.
Choose one correct answer end indicclte it on the multiple-choice answer sheet provided.

Read the instructions on the multiple-choice crnswer sheet verlt careJully.

Answer all questions. Marks will not be deducted.for wrong answers.
Values of constants are provided on page 36 of this question pqper.

Arahan kepada calon:

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA ANDA DIBENAR.KAN
BERBUAT DEMIKIAN.
Ada lima puluh soalan dalem kertas ini. Bagi setiap soalan, empat cadangan jawapan
diberikctn. Pilih satu jawapan yang betul dan tandakan jawapan itu pada helaian jawapan anekct
p i lihan yang d ib ekalkan.

Baca arahan pada helaian jawapan aneko pilihan itu dengan teliti.

Jawab semua soalan. Markah tidak akan ditolak bagi jawapan yang salah.
Nilai pemalar dibekalkqn pada halaman 36 kertas soalan ini.

This question paper consists of 36 printed pages.

- (Kertas soalan ini terdiri daripada 36 halaman trercetak.)
I @ Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia 201I
-
I
I
I STPM 960/1 [Turn over (Lihat setrelah)
I *This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*
CONFIDENTIAL*

I The displacement s of a particle moving with a uniform acceleration a in time I is given by

s : Ce-t',
where C is a dimensionless constant. What is the value of m and n?

m n

A1 1
{:
\B:1 2

C2 1

D2 0

2 Ablock of mass on a smooth surface which is connected to another block of mass m2by
rn 1 a
string passing over a smooth pulley is shown in the diagram below

i! '

tr

* ' nj
What is the acceleration of the block of ma ss m,?
AmSBmz4CmE
m2 mr ffiz* tnt

3 An aircraft has a weight of 2.94 x 106 N. At a certain instant during landing, its speed is
97 .2km h-r. If a total frictional force is 4.50 ' 105 N, what distance does the aircraft travel before
it comes to a stop?
A, l16m
{i,rot ^ C 2380 m D 3150m

y*t,- Ln

"l -l

9601t
*Thic nrracfinn honar io frA\TE'TT\E\T'|T A I ArILTrIIT\DLTTI A T *
 CONFIDENTIAI,*

4 A grinding wheel of radius 20.0 cm rotating at 150 revolutions per minute which is used to
sharpen a tool is shown in the diagram below.

-. -lt"j

I 1"' \l
!.r i- i :-

The coefficient of friction between the tool and the wheel is 0.320. The tool is pressed against
the wheel with a normal contact force of 180 N to the wheel. What is the power used to sharpen
the tool?

A 28.8 W B 144W {c r8r w D 565W

5 An object performing circular motion at constant speed is acted upon by

A forces which are in equilibrium l

B a force along the direction of motion

iC lu force which causes the change in velocity

D a force which is directed away from the centre

' 6 The starting cord of a lawn-mower motor is wound around a pulley with a diameter of 18.0 cm.
If the cord is pulled with a force of 50.0 N, the torque applied is

A 4.50Nm ;B 9.00Nm C 450Nm D 900Nm

rf,- r
*'-,f

-_ '' i --*-
:-
).t , I

960n
*This question paoer is CONFIDENTIALuntil fhe examinafion iq orrer rnNr.InuNTrAr *
 CONT'IDENTIAL*

7 The positions of two children with the same mass riding on a merry-go-round
are shown in the
diagram below.

child 2
child 1

{ - \ti
\,
.t
If the merry-go-round rotates at constant angular J . -r. 1

speed,
A both children will have the same linear speed ; ,r
A,
B child I will have a greater angular speed than child 2 "1
1.. r

c both children will have angular and centripetal accelerations \. ' ",,
(, '

^\
( D/ child I will have a smaller centripetal acceleration than chird,2

8 Three coplanar forces 155 N, 200 N and 300 N acting at a point O is shown in the diagram
below.

What are the net forces of the x andy components?

x v
/ a.\ -r:z N,, 188 N
L-/
B -132N/
...
436 N
C 188N -132 N
D 436N lggN /

960n
*This question paper is CONFIDENTIAI
until the examination is over r-rtNu,rnpNTr r ,r
 I

CONFIDENTIAI,*

Q at distances R and 2R respectivelv from

i" rtffiililH,]}| the centre of the Earth are shown

(.

P a
? aT

F-R+
tl
t

The gravitational potential at

P is -B kJ kg-r. If an object of mass
what is the change in gravitational 2 kg is moved fromp to
potential energy of the obiect? Q,
A _8KJ
B _4KJ
C +4KJ D +8KJ
10 A simple Pendulum of length I performs
simple harmonic motion. If the mass of the
*'
d is the ung'tu' displacemeni" *v
ii-.
fflfJ[T"fi|Jr' t,whatis the equation of motion

. d'0
A'ol*mo:o
ts g d'0
dF * r0:0 -,

^ /-li+s0:0
(- d2o
dt'

D s*. mo:o
dt'

1l A stationary wave is formed inside a tube

the locations of the node N
which ig open at both ends. Which
ano antinoa" a in ,t . tube diagram shows
for the first overtone?
AA

B
N

ic
D
N

960n
*This question
paper is CONFIDENTIAT rrnfil +Lo a-,^*i-^^r:
 CONFIDENTIAL* 10

12 The variation of displacementy with time

I for the simple harmonic motion of an
lrom one end of a spring is shown by the graph object hung
below.

The object is then immersed in a liquid. It

continues to oscillate by performing damped
oscillations' which graph represents the variation
of displacement with time for the motion of the
object?

C
D
13 A stationary boat emits a sonar wave of frequency/to
a school of fish which is moving with
a velocity z towards the boat' The sonar wave is then reflected by the
velocity of th;;n;i wave in water, the frequency school of fish. If v is the
of.the wave reflected by the school of flsh is
A(x)' " (r+)' c (r:r-\
" (u),
\v - u /
f

960t1
*This question paper
is coNFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over anrvFrnFNrr-r a r*
 CONFIDENTIAL* l2
14 Part of a wave propagating in a string to the right at time l: 0 is shown in the diagram belori,.

Displacement

If the period of the wave is Z. which diagram

shows the wave pattern of the parl of the
T strins
after period
f,?

A
B

C
D

15 A ductile material is exerted by a stress until it

reachs its elastico limit.
rlmlt' lr
If the stress is increased.
which statement is true of the deformation
of the material?
...1. tnt material will undergo fuither deformation which obeys Hooke,s law.
-l The material has undergone an irreversible deformation.
' C The material fractures without
undergoing deformation.
D The material will not undergo further deformation.

960n
*This question paper
is GoNFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over. coNFrDENTrAr *
 [ _!
I

t,- {l
CONFIDENTIAL* I4
1a
l6Inadiatomicmolecu1e,thepotentialenergyUisrepresentedby..'

u:y*?! '', i
i
r" r6t
where r is the separation between two atoms
and a and,b are constants. what is the
the equilibrium separation between the expression for
two atoms?

A (')' B (r)r : c (+)r D (g*

17 The length of a spring is l, when it is stretched
by a force f.,, and its length is l, when
stretched by a force
{' which shaded area in the graph r"p."r.nt. the work don. to stretch ittheis
spring from L, to .(,r?

Length

Length
{2

l!l

F2

D
l8 An r'm's' speed of air molecule is 485 m
s-r at standard temperature and pressure.
that at standard temperafure and pressure, This mean

A most of the air molecules move at a speed

of 4g5 m s_l
i_-B- the mean speed of air molecules is less than 4g5 m s-l
C all the air molecules move at a speed of 485 m s-r ..

D the mean speed of air molecules is 4g5

m s-r

19 A 2 mol sample of an ideal gas is heated at constant

pressure and the temperature of the gas
increases bv 0"c' If the molar heat capacities of the gas atbonstant ,"il;;;;;;;",
are C, and Co respectively, what is.the work pressure
done blithe gasZ
A 2(C, _ C,) (273 + 0)
''
-r. c\
B 2CeQ73 + 0)

\c 2(Cp- c,)e
Ji
D 2Cp0

960n
*This question paper
is GoNFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over. C0NFIDENTIAL*
 CONFIDENTIAL* I6

20 Heat is absorbed^by a gas undergoing an isothermal expansion.

Which statement explains why
the internal energy of the gas remains urrchanged?

A The gas is an ideal gas.,-

B There is no change ofstate occurred.
C The pressure of the gas
" 54r rs'lallls L;onsranr'
remains constant. -..

/'*'; ,.'v oir, .l f,

i ,: -;*.
r'l D'{he heat is totally converled into the
!.v work done. t: r, i J

\,-
vY vr^ uvrrw' ?- i "
: -J
21 A covered styrofoam cup is filled with ice at 0 "c.
The thickness of the cup is 1.5 x l0-3 m,
its effective conducting surface area is 0.02 m2, and
the t"*p"tutu." outside the cup is 30 "c. If
conduction is the only way to transfer the heat, what
is the mass of ice that will melt in2xlseconds?
[Thermal conductivity of styrofoam : 0.010 w m I K r; specific latent heat of fus1on of
ice:3.35 x 105 J kg r.]
_-..
/ {,-1 .; i. .. -,,,.

A 1.2 x l0 5kg B x l0rkg 3kg

{ta- C >4,
1.2 10 D 2.4x t02kg
22 The direction of heat flow through a large slab
consisting of a thin poor conductor and a thick
good conductor is shown in the diagram below.

Good conductor

Poor conductor

when a steady staiq--i9+teved, what happens to

the rate of heat flow and the temperarure
gradient across the pg9,.1_con_du-.-\ compared
with those across the good conductor?
Rate o/ heat-flo.
- ---
Temperature gradient
A Lower Lower
B Lower Higher.'
"r'. i
C Same Lower
,// it
tD,
't
Same. Higher' i
i ,t - .r'
.+

23 Apoint charge +q in between two stationary charges +3e

and +e is shown in the diagram
below.

+3Q
a
+q
a
+Q
a
lb:
<i.11co'li
:, ',,

"'' 'i. ,!'

F--:r y-4
ta
If the point charge +q is in equilibrium, the ratio of distance
x to distance y is t.:

A+ B+vl i' c \/t D3

I

960n
*This question paper
is coNFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over. CONFIDFNTIA I tr
 CONFIDENTIAI,.* l8

surface in the form of a cube of side z enclosing a charge 4 is shown in the diagram
;:r*.o*ttian

Gaussian surface

What is the electric flux through the Gaussian surface?

(lt-, -L
B -!- cq4reo
-J uo
snL' DQ.
4trcnL"
identical capacitors each having a capacitance
1L .F.out of 10.0 pF are connected in a circuit.
which alrangement of capacitors in the circuit pioduces
an equivalence capacitance of 10.0 pF?

HHHF- +=5
:F
A B

26 Apatallel plate capacitor is charged by using

abattery. The battery is then removed and piece
of dielectric is inserted between tne putes of a
the capaciior what happens to the capacitance
energy stored in the capacitor? '.-. l, -- --* and
[i _ u \]
Capacitance Energy :l

A Decreases Decreases
B Decreases Increases
Increases.,
\9 Decreases
D Increases,/ Increases

960n
*This question paper
is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over. CONFIDENTTAI,*
 CONFIDENTIAL* 20

27 A length of wire has a resistance R. what is the resistance of

another length of wire which is
made of the same material but having ty,ice the length
and half the radius?
-n.
AR B2R C4R /o 8R
L-
2lA direct current power supply of e.m.f. 12.0 v and intemal
resistance 0.05 o is connected to
a. what is the potential difference and the power- lost"- across the power
a load of resistance 2'0
supply? ',- "-'"""
.
Potential dilference power lost
i'
-. v
\4 I 1.7 t.8o w
B 11.7 V,/ 62.7 W
c 12.0V 1.80 W
D 12.0v 70.2W a

29 Agalvanometer which is connected to two shunts s, and

s, so that it can be used as an ammeter
with two different scales 0 - 10 A and 0 2 Arespectively is
- ihown in the diagram below.

uommon 10A 20A

terminal Terminal Terminal
If the resistance of the galvanometer is r000 e, and it has a full-scale deflection of
what are the suitable values of S, and 100 pA,
^gr?

i" " S,/Q

^ttla
i'-
\ A 0.01 0.04 .
ir,
B 0.01 0.0s
c 0.04 0.01 . {
':
:

D 0.05 0.0r :' -'

i ' '"! :

I c' ,i G cq o ..
' {'r i
I'

/:-. ft..,-: ri r ;
li l : :
I
il:r lq :_xi \-
ia!/.:
Li'i'r.rt
- /i
/a !il
r qt{.4! i r

i
- ,'; t
i.
e .:,-
i
/l
I
-tl
I
a
ti 1-
' rr l
I
i"r:i,..,f ,i i - !

960n
*This question paper
is GoNFIDENTIAL until the examination is over.
CONF'IDF',NTI^I *
 CONFIDENTIAL* 22

30 A cuffent l flowing through an n-rype semiconductor with dimensions

uniform magnetic field B is shown in the diagram below.
a, b and,c placed in a

Back surface
Left surface
Right surface

"""'-'------'

Front surface

A Hall voltage is produced across the semiconductor. If the

number of free electrons per unit
volume is r, which surface is negatively charged and what
is the magnitude of the Hall voltage?
Illegatively charged surface Hall voltage

A Left surface
BI
nea

B Right surface
BI:.'
*b
C Front surface
BI
,"b
D Back surfacd
BI
/
-. s" "A
31 A solenoid has 1/ tur-ns, a length 1., and a cross-sectional
area A. The current through the
solenoid is reduced uniformly nori fo to zero in time
Z Which expression represents the back
e.m.f. produced in the solenoid?

A-T
u"NL.A

- i'1
u"lrll.A
'U t-.
B U
'ii 1..

Tt' qi,:-

l, I
ptoN2InA ll
L

-,FoIt'IoA 1-
ig
Tl,
!_ _.,"

960n
*This question paper
is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over.
CONF'IDENTIAI,*
 CONFIDENTIAL* 24

32 The strength of a magnetic ffux density B at a perpendicular

distance r from a straight wire
which carries a current 1is measured. Which graph shows
the variation of magnetic flux d-ensity B
with distance r?

C D
33 is not the effect of a negative feedback for an operational
rlvhich amplifier?
-Voltage
/R
(- gain is increased.

-B Wavelorm distortion is reduced.

C Frequency bandwidth is increased.
D Amplification is dependent only on the feedback resistors.
iA
A non-inverting amprifier circuit is shown in the
{t4 diagram below.

-'lzr'

i 't/
1+

What is the gain of therelrcuit?

A2 iB 3 C5 D6
960n
*This question paper
is CONFIDENTTAL
 CONF'IDENTIAT,* 26

35 Whichgraphshowsthephaserelationshipbetweenthevoltage Vand.currentlwhenasinusoidal
current flows through a pure inductor?

LV LV

CD
36 An alternating current l which flows through a resistor of 5 e is given by
1: 2 sin (50r).
What is the mean power produced by the resistor?

i,t ro w B 20W c 50w D l00w

37 Which statement is not true of an electromagnetic wave?
A An electromagnetic wave can transfer energy.
B An electromagnetic wave is a transverse wave.
'' -9 The electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave are parallel
to each other.
D The electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave are always perpendicular
to
the direction of propagation of the wave.

960t1
*This question Daoer is CONFIDtrNTTAI rrnril rhe avomino+i^- ANLTNINDi
CONFIDENTIAL* 28
i

38 A thin lens made from a material of refractive index 1.48 is shown in the diagram below.

<- 18.0 cm

! )a

Ithassphericalsurfacesofradii5.00cmand3.50cm. Whatisthenatureandpositionofan
image formed when an object is piaced 18.0 cm to the left of the lens?

A A real image at 5.63 cm to the right of the lens.

B A real image at 10.3 cm to the right of the lens.
C A virlual image at 5.63 cm to the left of the lens.
tD ,A virtual image at 10.3 cm to the left of the lens.
'\ -./

39 Two pieces of polaroids which are arranged such that the polarisation axes make an angle d to
one another are shown in the diagram below.

Unpolarised
light

If the intensitylof light which emerges from the set-up is 30% of the intensity of the unpolarised
light 10, what is the angle 0?'- -;
A 33.2" ir..u; 39.2' c 53.1" D 56.8"

40 In a Young's two-slit experiment, a source of green light is used. The separation of fringes in
the interference pattem produced can be inqlease_d by iqqreasing

i A the distance between the screen and the slit

B the distance between the two slits

C the size of every slit

D the intensity of the green light

,
ii
-
U

96A11
 CONFIDENTIAL* 30

41 Which statement is not true about a photon?

I A It has a rest mass.
B It is a discrete amount of energy.
C It has a discrete amount of momentum.
D It exerts a force when reflected from a surface.

42 The work functions of four metals P, Q, R and s are given in the table belorv.

Metal P a R .t
Work function/eV 1.82 2.28 2.41 3.02

Which metal(s) will sho_wJhe photoemission light of wavelength 540 nm? ., ':1
A P l-B_
.P and,Q C p,eand,R D p,e,RandS
43 Aparticle has a speed v and a de Broglie wavelength 2. The mass of the particle is

,A
14

.
Av
Bu Av
CLlv D+), AV
\

44 An absorption spectrum is produced when white light passes through hydrogen atom vapour.
Dark lines appear in the spectrum because
A the transition of electrons from a higher energy level to a lower energy level only produces
. a photon with a certain wavelength
\r,.8 u photon with a certain wavelength is absorbed by the hydrogen atom to excite the atom
C the hydrogen atom vapour is only transparent to light with a ceftain wavelength
D white light has various wavelengths

45 An electron emitted in a beta decay is the electron which is

A orbiting the nucleus
B released during ionisation

C produced during photoemission

(.,D" ,p-O"ced when a neutron changes into a proton

46 Which is not the condition of a laser production?

A Light amplification
B Stimulated emission

C Population inversion
'\,D Electrondeceleration

96011
*Thiq nrreqfinn nqner ic f-fll\TFTT)E\TTI AI .NLTNIhDLTTI AI 4
 CONF'IDENTIAL* 32

47 Aspectrum from an X-ray tube is shown in the diagram

below.

lntensity

/,rnin
Wavelength

If a target is replaced with another metal and the accelerating voltage,is

fixed. what can be
observed ailhe metal spectrum?

A Only the position of 1^^will change.

\! _.,O"ty the position of characteristic line will change.

C The positions of 2,.,," and characteristic line will change.
D The positions of 2.," and characteristic line will not change.
48 The variation of nuclear binding energy per nucleon
with nucleon number of nuclei p,e, R and
S is shown by the graph below

Nuclear
binding
energy per
nucleon

Which process is most likely to represent a radioactivei.decay?

A P-Q
B Q-P
C R---"S
! D ,S---+R

960n
*This question paper
is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CI-)NRIDT'NTIAI *
CONFIDENTIAL*
)u---
'49 A nuclear reaction which involves carbon-I3, 1lC, and deuterium,
lH, is represented by
the equation

'lc + fH + jn.
---)'lN
If the kinetic energy of the incident f H nuclei is 36.8 MeV, what is the total kinetic energy of
the products of the reaction?

fMass of ]H : 2.014102 u, mass or 'lc : 13.003355 u, mass or ']x : 14.003074 u,

mass of jn : 1.008665 u; 1 u = 931 MeV.l

A 5.3 MeV B 31.5 MeV C 36.8 MeV ,D 42.1MeY

50 Which examples of lepton and hadron are conect?

Lepton Hadron
A Electron Neutrino
i g Electron Proton o,
i..( 1, . \'t ",
C Neutron Proton
D Neutrino Electron

960,1
*This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination
is over. CONFIDENTIAL*
 CONFIDENTIAL*/SULIT* 36

Values of Constants
(Nilai Pemalar)

Speed of light in free space (Laju cahaya dalam ruang bebas) c : 3.00 108 m s-r
"
Permeability of free space (Ketelapan ruang bebas) : 4r x 10-7 H m-'

Permittivity of free space (Ketelusan ruang bebas) : 8.85 x 10 12

F m-l

= (ll(36tt)) x 10-eFml

Magnitude of electronic charge (Magnitud cas elektron) e : 1.60 x 10-'e C

Planck constant (Pemalar planck) h : 6.63,. l0 3o

Js

Unified atomic mass unit (Unit jisim atom bersatu) u : 1.66 * 10 "kg
Rest mass of electron (Jisim rehat elektron) ffi" : 9.11 * 10-t'kg
Rest mass of proton (Jisim rehat proton) ffi, : 1.67 x 10-27 kg

Molar gas constant (Pemalar gas molar) R : 8.31 J K rmol 1

Avogadro constant (Pemalar Avogadro) L, NO : 6.02 x 1023 mol-l

Boltzmann constant (Pemalar Boltzmann) k : 1.38 x lQ-u:;11 t

Gravitational constant (Pemalar graviti) G : 6.67 x l0 11

N m2 kg-2

Acceleration of free fall (Pecutan jatuh bebas) o = 9.81 m s-2

960t1
*This question paper is GoNFIDENTIAL
until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*
*Kertas soalan ini STIT.TT qchinooq ncnoriLooo- 1.^*^^ i^i +^*^+ OTTT IMJ