Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises ACK Joint Examination Physics Paper 3 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was an ACK Joint Evaluation Physics Paper 3 practical examination assessing candidates' experimental skills in current electricity, optics, fluid dynamics, and simple harmonic motion. Downloading this practical PDF exam paper provides KCSE Physics candidates with hands-on data collection, graph plotting, and analytical skills training.

  Month Administered: July 2026
  Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  Total Marks: 40 Marks
  Number of Questions: 2 Questions
  Structure: Question 1 (20 marks), Question 2 (20 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  Question 1 (20 Marks)

  • Part A: Determination of electromotive force (e.m.f.), terminal voltage, internal resistance, and resistor resistance

  • Part B: Wheatstone bridge / meter bridge setup using series carbon resistors, graphical analysis of 1/a against 1/X, slope determination, and resistance constant calculation

  Question 2 (20 Marks)

  • Part A: Fluid Properties and Optics: Water volume and diameter measurements on a watch glass / plane mirror setup to determine curvature radius; burette drainage kinetics and logarithmic decay rate (log10 V versus time t)

  • Part B: Mechanics and Oscillations: Helical spring pointer readings, extension measurement under load, timing vertical oscillations, periodic time T, and constant determination (q, k)

• File Size:

  322.20 KB
• Length:

  9 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  PHYSICS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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