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O-LevelPhysicsEnergy & Work5054/22 · May/June 2024 · Q39 Marks

Fig. 3.1 shows a solar-powered charger connected to a cell phone (mobile phone). [Figure 3.1] The battery inside the cell phone is charged by the solar-powered charger.

  1. (a)(i)Complete Fig. 3.2 to show the useful transfer of energy from the Sun to the battery. [Figure 3.2][2]
  2. (a)(ii)Explain why the battery takes a long time to charge on a cloudy day.[1]
  3. (b)After use, the outside surface of the cell phone is warm. When switched off, the cell phone cools down. Name and describe the three processes by which thermal energy is transferred as the cell phone cools down. 1 2 3[3]
  4. (c)It takes 4.5 hours to charge the battery with an average current of 300 mA. Calculate the quantity of charge that enters the battery. Give the unit of your answer. charge =[3]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. 3(a)(i) nuclear (energy in Sun)
  2. 3(a)(i) chemical (energy in battery)
  3. 3(a)(ii) less / no light / energy (reaching the charger) or less / no electrical current (produced)
  4. 3(b) conduction and energy passing from particle to particle in solid / from outside particles to air particles
  5. 3(b) convection and in air / hot air rises
  6. 3(b) radiation and emitted from surface
  7. 3(c) (Q = ) It in any form
  8. 3(c) 4900
  9. 3(c) C or coulomb

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Topic
Energy & Work, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Structured question, 9 marks.
Source
O-Level Physics, May/June 2024 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 3.

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