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A-Level PhysicsYear 2021Q17

Turn over 21 17 Some sports place high stresses on the bones in the body, which can result in injury. (a) A gymnast of mass 45 kg dismounts from a beam. Her centre of mass is displaced through 1.6 m vertically before her feet touch the ground. As she lands, the bones in the lower part of her legs experience a force from the ground. The time between hitting the ground and coming to rest is 0.90 s. (i) Calculate the mean force from the ground on the gymnast. 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Mean force from the ground = ....................................................... (ii) Explain how bending both knees when landing helps the gymnast prevent an injury. 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(Total for Question 17 = 10 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 24 MARKS TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS Turn over 23 List of data, formulae and relationships Acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s–2 (close to Earth’s surface) Electron charge e = –1.60 × 10–19C Electron mass me = 9.11 × 10–31kg Electronvolt 1 eV = 1.60 × 10–19J Gravitational field strength g = 9.81 N kg–1 (close to Earth’s surface) Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10–34J s Speed of light in a vacuum c = 3.00 × 108m s–1 Mechanics Electricity Potential difference V W Q = Resistance R V I = Electrical power and energy P = VI P = I 2R P V R = 2 W = VIt Resistivity ρl R A = Current I Q t = ∆ ∆ I = nqvA Kinematic equations of motion s u v t = + ( ) 2 v = u + at s = ut + 1 2 at2 v2 = u2 + 2as Forces ΣF = ma g F m = W = mg moment of force = Fx Momentum p = mv Work, energy and power ΔW = FΔs Ek = 1 2 mv2 ΔEgrav = mgΔh P E t = P W t = efficiency = useful energy output total energy input efficiency = useful power output total power input 24 Materials Waves and Particle Nature of Light Wave speed v = fλ Speed of a transverse wave on a string T v μ = Intensity of radiation I P A = Power of a lens P f = 1 P = P1 + P2 + P3 + … Thin lens equation 1 u + = 1 1 v f Magnification for a lens m v u = = image height object height Diffraction grating nλ = d sin θ Refractive index n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2 n c v = Critical angle sin C n = 1 Photon model E = hf Einstein’s photoelectric equation hf = ϕ + ½mv 2 max de Broglie wavelength λ = h p Density m ρ V = Stokes’ law F = 6πηrv Hooke’s law ΔF = kΔx Young modulus Stress F σ A = Δ Strain x ε x = σ E ε = Elastic strain energy ΔEel = 1 2 FΔx

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Syllabus levelAdvanced Level (A-Level)
SubjectPhysics
Official MarksVariable (2–6 marks)