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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(ii)
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Identify Question number b(ii) Adapted from N/A
b(ii).
[Maximum mark: 1]
20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(ii)

A spherical soap bubble is made of a thin film of soapy water. The bubble has an internal air pressure Pi and is formed in air of constant pressure Po. The theoretical prediction for the variation of Pi-Po is given by the equation

(Pi-Po)=4gR

where γ is a constant for the thin film and R is the radius of the bubble.

Data for Pi-Po and R  were collected under controlled conditions and plotted as a graph showing the variation of Pi-Po with 1R.

Identify the fundamental units of γ.

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Markscheme

kgs-2

 

Accept kgs2

 

Examiners report

Although the question was specifically about the fundamental units, several candidates lost the mark by answering Pa m.