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O-LevelPhysicsForces5054/12 · May/June 2019 · Q131 Mark

A length of metal wire is made from a radioactive isotope of the metal. The diagram shows masses suspended from the end of the wire. The masses are removed from the wire. Which property changes?

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Ahalf-life of the isotope
Blength of the wire
Cmass of the wire
Dmelting point of the metal

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B: length of the wire

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Forces, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Physics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 13.

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