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Date November 2022 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 22N.2.SL.TZ0.1a
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number a Adapted from N/A
a.
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22N.2.SL.TZ0.1a

A raindrop falls vertically from rest.

(a)

State the initial acceleration of the raindrop.

[1]

Markscheme

g OR 9.81 «m s−2» OR acceleration of gravity/due to free fall ✓

 

Accept 10 «m s−2».

Ignore sign.

Do not accept bald “gravity”.

Accept answer that indicates tangent of the graph at time t=0.

Examiners report

A nice introductory question answered correctly by most candidates. Most answers quoted the data booklet value, with a few 10's or 9.8's, or the answer in words. Very few lost the mark by just stating gravity, or zero.

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