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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(iii)
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(iii)

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.

In order to find the uncertainty for γ, a maximum gradient line would be drawn. On the graph, sketch the maximum gradient line for the data.

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Markscheme

straight line, gradient greater than line of best fit, and within the error bars

Examiners report

Almost all candidates were able to draw the correct maximum gradient line.