Myanmar Matriculation Physics case studies
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The Myanmar Matriculation Physics examination is the Grade-12 physics paper taken at the end of upper secondary schooling under the national curriculum. It is aimed at students completing Grade-12 who intend to use the matriculation result for university admission or further study, and at private candidates preparing for the same paper. The Myanmar Matriculation Physics case studies are 5 cases and about 4,006 words.
1Minibus on a Wet Road: Stopping Distance and the Unbanked Bend
A school minibus of mass 2 000 kg is travelling along a straight, level road at 15 m/s. The driver's reaction time is measured as 0.80 s.
859 words, about 4 min2Kettle Efficiency and the Temperature of Steam
A student checks the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water with a 2.0 kW electric kettle. She puts 1.50 kg of water at 25 °C into the kettle and switches it on.
825 words, about 4 min3Resonance Tube: Is the 500 Hz Fork Mislabelled?
A tuning fork marked 500 Hz is held over a resonance tube whose lower end is closed by a movable water surface. The first strong resonance is heard when the air column is 17.0 cm long and the next when it is 52.0 cm long.
794 words, about 4 min4Adding Lamps in Parallel: Dimmer Lamps but Brighter Room
A student is given a 6.0 V battery of internal resistance 1.5 Ω and two identical torch lamps marked '6 V, 3 W'. With one lamp connected the lamp is bright; with both lamps in parallel across the battery each lamp is noticeably dimmer than before.
767 words, about 4 min5Zinc Plate and the Photoelectric Threshold
A student mounts a cleaned zinc plate on a gold-leaf electroscope and charges it negatively. She shines light from a mercury lamp through filters onto the plate.
761 words, about 4 min