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Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Wednesday 17 May
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
2023 referenc
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8PH0/01
Physics
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core
Physics I
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Instructions
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•• The total mark for this paper is
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• 80.
In the question marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
• The list of data, formulae and relationships is printed at the end of this booklet.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
•• Try to answer every
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Check your answers if you have time at the
are advised to show your working in calculations including units where
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions.
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All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1 A student throws a ball vertically upwards.
Which of the following shows a free‑body force diagram for the ball immediately after
it leaves the student’s hand?
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A B C D
A
B
C
D
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 Which row of the table contains only scalar quantities?
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A speed displacement current
B energy mass momentum
C power time work done
D acceleration work done temperature
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
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, 3 A ball falls from rest through glycerine and reaches terminal velocity.
Which of the following graphs shows how displacement s varies with time t for
the ball?
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s s
t t
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A B
s s
t t
C D
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A
B
C
D
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(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
4 A piece of conducting putty is shaped into a cylinder of uniform cross‑sectional area,
as shown. The length of the cylinder is l. The resistance between the two ends is 8.0 Ω.
l
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The piece of putty is then rolled out until the length is 2l.
Which of the following is now the value of the resistance between the two ends?
A 2.0 Ω
B 4.0 Ω
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C 16.0 Ω
D 32.0 Ω
(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)
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, 5 A car is travelling at a constant speed in a straight line along a horizontal road.
Which row of the table gives a Newton’s third law pair of forces?
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Force 1 Force 2
A normal force of car on road friction between wheels and road
B normal force of car on road normal force of road on car
C weight of car normal force of car on road
D weight of car normal force of road on car
(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)
6 The diagram shows an electric motor pulling a truck of mass m along a slope. The truck
moves through a vertical height h and a distance l along the slope, during a time t.
There is a potential difference V across the motor and a current I in the motor.
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motor
h l m
Which of the following expressions gives the efficiency of the motor?
VIt
A mgl
VIt
B mgh
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mgl
C VIt
mgh
D VIt
(Total for Question 6 = 1 mark)
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