Date | November 2013 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 13N.1.SL.TZ0.24 |
Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Question number | 24 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
For which quantity can the unit MeVc–2 be used?
A. Mass
B. Momentum
C. Kinetic energy
D. Binding energy
Markscheme
A
Examiners report
This proved to be a difficult question, with many candidates opting for response D. This is possibly down to the fact that they encountered these units in the topic on binding energy so they have made an incorrect connection. Often such questions can be approached by elimination. By being aware that responses C and D both involved energy, they were unlikely to be the correct answer. The physics data book also has the masses of particles expressed in the same units.