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    A magnetized needle is oscillating on a string about a vertical axis in a horizontal magnetic field The time for 10 oscillations is recorded for different values of The graph shows the variation with B of the time for 10 oscillations together with the uncertainties in the time measurements. The uncertainty in B is negligible.

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    A magnetized needle is oscillating on a string about a vertical axis in a horizontal magnetic field The time for 10 oscillations is recorded for different values of The graph shows the variation with B of the time for 10 oscillations together with the uncertainties in the time measurements. The uncertainty in B is negligible.

    1.

    Draw on the graph the line of best fit for the data.

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    smooth line, not kinked, passing through all the error bars ✓\checkmark✓

    2.

    Write down the time taken for one oscillation when B = 0.005 T with its absolute uncertainty.

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    0.84±0.030.84 \pm 0.030.84±0.03 «S» Accept any value from the range: 0.81 to 0.87 . Accept uncertainty 0.03 OR 0.025 .

    3.

    A student forms a hypothesis that the period of one oscillation P is given by:

    P = K/√B

    where K is a constant.

    Determine the value of K using the point for which B = 0.005 T.

    State the uncertainty in K to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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    0.84±0.030.84 \pm 0.030.84±0.03 «S» Accept any value from the range: 0.81 to 0.87 . Accept uncertainty 0.03 OR 0.025 .

    4.

    State the unit of K.

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    0.84±0.030.84 \pm 0.030.84±0.03 «S» Accept any value from the range: 0.81 to 0.87 . Accept uncertainty 0.03 OR 0.025 .

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    5.

    The student plots a graph to show how P² varies with 1/B for the data.

    Sketch the shape of the expected line of best fit on the axes below assuming that the relationship P = K/√B is verified. You do not have to put numbers on the axes.

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    K=0.005×0.84=0.059K=\sqrt{0.005} \times 0.84=0.059K=0.005​×0.84=0.059 « ΔKK=ΔPP\frac{\Delta K}{K}=\frac{\Delta P}{P}KΔK​=PΔP​ » ΔK=0.030.84×0.0594=0.002\Delta K=\frac{0.03}{0.84} \times 0.0594=0.002ΔK=0.840.03​×0.0594=0.002 «K=(0.059 ±0.002)»\pm 0.002) »±0.002)» uncertainty given to 1sf ✓\checkmark✓ Allow ECF [3 max] if 10T is used. Award [3] for BCA.

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    6.

    State how the value of K can be obtained from the graph.

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    sT12✓s T^{\frac{1}{2}} \checkmarksT21​✓ Accept sTs \sqrt{T}sT​ or in words.

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