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Physics IX · 2025 · Official answer key

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QuestionOriginal SLOAnswerLevel
11.3.1AK
21.5.1CU
31.6.1CU
41.7.3CA
52.3.2AU
62.8.5CU
72.8.2BU
82.9.1DU
92.9.2DA
103.2.3DA
113.3.3CK
123.3.5D
Answer reviewOfficial key: D (80 N). The ideal-rope tension interpretation (40 N) needs educator review before approving a teaching explanation.
U
133.3.6AU
143.5.2BU
154.1.2CU
164.2.2CA
174.2.2DU
184.3.1CK
195.1.3DU
205.2.1CA
215.3.1DU
225.5.2AU
236.1.2AA
246.2.3DA
256.4.6CK
266.6.2BU
276.6.2DA
287.2.2DA
297.3.2DU
307.5.2BU
317.5.4CA
327.6.1BU
338.2.2AA
348.3.2DA
358.5.2DA
368.6.4DU
379.3.2DU
389.4.1DU
399.4.1C
Answer reviewOfficial key: C (poor absorbers and good emitters). This combination conflicts with the usual relationship between absorption and emission for the same radiation. An educator must review the source before this is used as a teaching explanation.
U
409.5.1B
Answer reviewOfficial key: B (white). This appears to conflict with the usual result that a dull black surface is the better heat radiator under comparable conditions. An educator must review the source before this is used as a teaching explanation.
U

K: Knowledge · U: Understanding · A: Application and beyond

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