
HL Paper 1
The intensity of a wave can be defined as the energy per unit area per unit time. What is the unit of intensity expressed in fundamental SI units?
A. kg m−2 s−1
B. kg m2 s−3
C. kg s−2
D. kg s−3
A student is verifying the equation
The percentage uncertainties are:
What is the percentage uncertainty in x?
A. 5 %
B. 15 %
C. 25 %
D. 30 %
Four particles, two of charge +Q and two of charge −Q, are positioned on the -axis as shown. A particle P with a positive charge is placed on the -axis. What is the direction of the net electrostatic force on this particle?
The uncertainty in reading a laboratory thermometer is 0.5 °C. The temperature of a liquid falls from 20 °C to 10 °C as measured by the thermometer. What is the percentage uncertainty in the change in temperature?
A. 2.5 %
B. 5 %
C. 7.5 %
D. 10 %
What is a correct value for the charge on an electron?
A. 1.60 x 10–12 μC
B. 1.60 x 10–15 mC
C. 1.60 x 10–22 kC
D. 1.60 x 10–24 MC
Which is a correct unit for gravitational potential?
A. m2 s−2
B. J kg
C. m s−2
D. N m−1 kg−1
A proton has momentum 10-20 N s and the uncertainty in the position of the proton is 10-10 m. What is the minimum fractional uncertainty in the momentum of this proton?
A. 5 × 10-25
B. 5 × 10-15
C. 5 × 10-5
D. 2 × 104