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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 18N.2.SL.TZ0.3b
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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18N.2.SL.TZ0.3b

A chicken’s egg of mass 58 g is dropped onto grass from a height of 1.1 m. The egg comes to rest in a time of 55 ms. Assume that air resistance is negligible and that the egg does not bounce or break.

(b)

Explain why the egg is likely to break when dropped onto concrete from the same height.

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ALTERNATIVE 1:

concrete reduces the stopping time/distance ✔

impulse/change in momentum same so force greater

OR

work done same so force greater ✔

 

ALTERNATIVE 2:

concrete reduces the stopping time ✔

deceleration is greater so force is greater ✔

 

Allow reverse argument for grass.

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