DP Physics (last assessment 2024)
Question 22M.1.SL.TZ2.9
| Date | May 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 22M.1.SL.TZ2.9 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
| Command term | Question number | 9 | Adapted from | N/A |
9.
[Maximum mark: 1]
22M.1.SL.TZ2.9
Two blocks of different masses are released from identical springs of elastic constant k = 100 Nm−1, initially compressed a distance Δx = 0.1 m. Block X has a mass of 1 kg and block Y has a mass of 0.25 kg.
What are the velocities of the blocks when they leave the springs?
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Markscheme
C
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