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SL - The Particulate Nature of Matter

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank the Particulate Nature of Matter (all topics)

DP IB SL Physics Quiz

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1. An electric circuit is connected as shown. An electric current of  flows through the electric cell with an internal resistance .

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What is the value for  ?

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2. A cylinder of fixed volume contains  moles of an ideal gas at constant temperature. An additional  moles of the same gas is forced into the cylinder via a one-way valve without changing the temperature. Which of the following best explains the final pressure in the cylinder?

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3. Electrons are accelerated between two conducting plates that have a potential difference of . Estimate the total energy that would be delivered to 10^21 electrons by the conducting plates.

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4. A circuit is connected across a  battery which provides  of electrical energy per second.

What is the rate of charge flow across the conductor?

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5. Which of the following energy resources is non-renewable?

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6. The albedo at the poles of Earth during a particular day is 0.8. What is the value of the absorbed intensity if the solar intensity is 700 W m^−2?

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7. A circuit of a cell of electromotive force (emf)  and negligible internal resistance connected to three resistors of resistance 

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The ammeter is ideal. What is the reading of the ammeter?

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8. A student constructed the series circuit below.

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After closing the switch, which of the following is true about how the temperature of component A and current in the circuit will change with time?

Temperature of A Current in the circuit
A. Increases Increases
B. Increases Decreases
C. Decreases Increases
D. Decreases Decreases

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9. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy resource?

 

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10. The following three statements give possible reasons why the average intensity of sunlight incident on a solar panel during a day on earth is only a fraction of the solar constant.

  • I. Scattering of sunlight in the atmosphere
    II. Rotation of the earth
    III. The surface of the solar panel is not perpendicular to incident of sunlight

Which of the statements are correct?

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11. Container 1 contains 128g of oxygen (32g mol^−1) and Container 2 contains 56 g of nitrogen (28gmol^−1). The graph shows how the pressure  inside each container varies with volume V at constant temperature ( is the molar gas constant).

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Which line of the table gives the temperature inside the two containers?

Temperature of Container 1 /K Temperature of Container 2/K
A. 100 100
B. 200 50
C. 200 200
D. 400 200

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12. A body of water loses energy at a constant rate. Assume that the specific heat capacity of ice is half the specific heat capacity of liquid water.

Which graph shows a possible variation of temperature with time?

A. B.
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C. D.
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13. A spherical object of surface area  and absolute temperature  can be regarded as a black body. The power of the radiation emitted from the object is . What would be the power of the radiation emitted by an object with an absolute temperature of  and a surface area of A/2?

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14. A light bulb is lit by  of energy being transferred to the bulb by a potential difference of . This transfer happens over a time of 2 seconds.

What is the current passing through the bulb?

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15. An electron accelerates through a potential difference of . How much work is done on the electron by the field?

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16. An area on the Earth's surface receives an average solar intensity of 250 Wm^−2. What is the minimum area of photovoltaic cells needed to generate 2 kW of electrical power if the photocells operate at 40% efficiency?

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17. A student is using the equation  to solve for  with the following percentage uncertainties in the measurements.

 Quantity  Uncertainty
P
V
T

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of n?

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18. Which of the graphs below best describes the change in average kinetic energy of the molecules of a beaker of water as it is heated at a constant rate until it completely boils away?

A. B.
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C. D.
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19. If the current in the circuit below is 0.5 A, what is the potential difference ?

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20. Which of the following average properties of the molecules inside piston containing an ideal gas piston stay constant when the piston expands at constant temperature?

  • I.  Intermolecular potential energy.
  • II.  Kinetic energy.
  • III.  Frequency of collisions.

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21. The diagram below shows a circuit connected to a 12 battery with negligible internal resistance.

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What is the value of the current I through the  resistor?

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22. Under what conditions of density and pressure does the following graph represent how the volume of a real gas varies with temperature at constant pressure?

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23. The following graph shows the relationship between current and potential difference across an unknown component in a series circuit.

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Which of the following is true about the component?

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24. An ideal gas is in a fixed volume container which sits on an electronic balance. More of the same gas is added to the container. Which of the following will not change?

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25. Water in a beaker is heated on a hot plate at a rate P. The graph shows the change in temperature of the water over time.

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Which graph correctly shows the new change in temperature of the water when the rate of thermal energy transfer is increased?

The original graph is shown by the dotted line.

A. B.
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C. D.
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