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A-LevelPhysicsKinematics9702/12 · May/June 2024 · Q51 Mark

The diagram shows a laboratory experiment in which a feather falls from rest in a long evacuated vertical tube of length L. [Figure 5.1] The feather takes time T to fall from the top to the bottom of the tube. How far does the feather fall from the top of the tube in time 0.50T?

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A0.13L
B0.25L
C0.38L
D0.50L

✓ Correct answer

B: 0.25L

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Kinematics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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