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A student wants to compare the conduction of thermal energy through rods made of iron, copper, glass and aluminium. Each rod is coated with wax. Fig. 6.1 shows the equipment that the student uses.

(a)Describe how the student can compare the conduction of thermal energy through the rods in Fig. 6.1.

Fig. 6.1 — see the question text for what it shows

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Describe Say what happens, in order. Reasons are not required unless the question also asks why.

[2 marks]

(b)(ii)State the name of a region of the electromagnetic spectrum which has a wavelength longer than the wavelength of infrared. Give one use of the radiation in this region.

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State A short answer. No explanation is needed, and adding one cannot earn extra marks.

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0625/31/M/J/24Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 · May/June 2024 · Paper 3 variant 1 · Question 6