0654.P2.3.01 — Identify and give examples of typical good 2 Describe thermal conduction in solids in thermal conductors and bad thermal terms of atomic or : past paper questions

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1. 0654/22 · May/June 2022 · Q33[1]

   Which conduction process occurs only in metals?

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2. 0654/11 · May/June 2021 · Q33[1]

   Which row shows a good thermal conductor and a bad thermal conductor?

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3. 0654/21 · May/June 2021 · Q33[1]

   Which example of thermal conduction involves energy transfer by electrons?

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4. 0654/11 · October/November 2019 · Q34[1]

   Which material is a good thermal conductor?

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5. 0654/12 · October/November 2019 · Q33[1]

   What is the name of the process by which the heated air moves around the room?

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6. 0654/22 · October/November 2019 · Q32[1]

   statement describes the conduction of thermal energy through a metal bar?

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What examiners said

A significant number of candidates selected options B or D rather than the correct option C. This suggests that they were only aware of thermal conduction involving vibrations and did not know about conduction by free movement of electrons.

— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0654/22 Q33 (Cambridge)

Often candidates did not recall convection as the process involved here; both conduction and radiation were popular choices.

— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0654/12 Q33 (Cambridge)

Candidates need to ensure that they understand the process of thermal conduction in a metal. The incorrect options B and D were both more commonly chosen than the correct option C, even by stronger candidates.

— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0654/22 Q32 (Cambridge)