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Question 23M.2.SL.TZ1.e

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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 23M.2.SL.TZ1.e
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
Command term Predict Question number e Adapted from N/A
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23M.2.SL.TZ1.e

In another situation the rod rests on a horizontal frictionless surface with no pivot. Predict, without calculation, the motion of the rod–particle system after the collision.

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Markscheme

the rod will rotate «about centre of mass» ✓

«centre of mass» will move along straight line
«parallel to the particle’s initial velocity» ✓

 

For MP2, mention of translational motion is not enough.

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