Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 4 Physics Paper 2 End of Term 1 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme[cite: 583, 584, 585]. The PDF version is also available upon your request[cite: 586]. The marking scheme is in a different document[cite: 584].

  It is a Physics Karatasi ya Pili (232/2) examination administered for Form 4 students during the first term of 2026[cite: 583, 584, 585].

  • Duration: 2 Hours [cite: 587]
  • Total Marks: 80 [cite: 600]
  • Number of Questions: 17 Questions (Sections A and B) [cite: 600]
  • Marking Scheme: The marking scheme is in a different document[cite: 584].

  It covers the following topics:

  • Light (Reflection and Refraction): Reflection on inclined plane mirrors [cite: 605, 608], critical angle and refraction from glass to air [cite: 609, 611], laws of refraction [cite: 728], refractive index calculations for liquids [cite: 721], conditions for total internal reflection [cite: 723], and the speed of light in different media[cite: 725].
  • Waves I and II: Investigating wave diffraction through barriers [cite: 614, 616], calculating wave frequency from displacement-time profiles [cite: 624, 626], and sound insulation in studios using padding[cite: 641].
  • Mirrors and Lenses: Locating principal focus and image positions for concave mirrors [cite: 621, 623], converging lens calculations (focal length and magnification) [cite: 689, 691, 694], and ray diagrams for compound microscopes[cite: 700, 701].
  • Magnetism and Electromagnetism: Magnetic field patterns with soft iron [cite: 628, 635], Fleming’s left-hand rule [cite: 703], factors affecting the strength of electromagnets [cite: 709, 710], and the working principle of an electric bell[cite: 712, 714].
  • Electrostatics: Uses of a charged gold leaf electroscope [cite: 636] and ways to increase the capacitance of parallel plate capacitors[cite: 645].
  • Current Electricity: Charging secondary chemical accumulators [cite: 638], total resistance for parallel circuits [cite: 647], electromotive force (e.m.f) [cite: 668], internal resistance calculations from graphs [cite: 673, 676], and designing efficient headlamp bulb circuits[cite: 681].
  • Optical Instruments: Similarities between the human eye and camera lenses [cite: 643], and identifying instruments that produce magnified real images[cite: 697].
  • Rectilinear Propagation of Light: Shadow formation with extended sources [cite: 652, 654], pinhole camera height calculations [cite: 659, 660], and characteristics of images formed by pinholes versus plane mirrors[cite: 663, 666].
• File Size:

  1.87 MB
• Length:

  13 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  PHYSICS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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