Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Maranda High School Physics Paper 2 2024 Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It is a KCSE Physics Paper 2 (232/2) Mock Examination administered in June 2024.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 80
  • Number of Questions: 20 (Section A: Questions 1–14 compulsory; Section B: Questions 15–20 compulsory)

  The paper is structured into two sections:

  • Section A: Short structured questions (25 marks)
  • Section B: Structured and extended-response questions (55 marks)

  It covered the following topics:

  • Electric fields and field patterns around charges
  • Wave motion including wave speed determination and graphical analysis
  • Geometrical optics and image formation in mirrors
  • Simple cells and factors affecting their performance
  • Radioactivity, half-life calculations, and nuclear decay
  • Transformers and electrical power relationships
  • Photoelectric effect and factors affecting kinetic energy of emitted electrons
  • Optical devices such as pin-hole cameras
  • Magnetism and limitations of magnetization
  • Electromagnetism including d.c. motors and factors affecting magnetic force
  • Electrical safety and domestic wiring (fuses)
  • Oscilloscope time-base patterns and waveform interpretation
  • Power transmission and the use of high voltage
  • Advanced photoelectric effect experiments and Planck’s constant determination
  • Nuclear physics including fission, fusion, and radiation detection
  • Capacitors, capacitance calculations, and capacitor combinations
  • X-ray production, properties, and energy calculations
  • Wave phenomena including interference, refraction, and wave behaviour at boundaries
  • Rectification using diodes and smoothing using capacitors
  • C.R.O. waveform interpretation and alternating current behaviour
• File Size:

  1.25 MB
• Length:

  14 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  PHYSICS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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