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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided
at the top of this page, 1
Write in dark trlue or black pen.
You rnay u$e a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. 2
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITI IN ANY BARCODES, 3

Answer all questions. 4

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
The number of marks is given in brackets IJ at the end of each que$tion or 5
part cluestion.
You nray use a calculator. o

A copy nf the Periodic Table is printed on page 20 'l

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows a sketch of the speed-time graph of a car during a part of its journey.
The car covered a distance of 10 000 rn between 0 and 550 seconds.

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speed
rn /s

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{a) Describe the motion of the car frorn 0 to 550 seconds.

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(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the car between 250 and 550 seconds

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(c) (i) Determine the distance travelled by the car between 0 and 250 seconds.

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(ii) Calculate the initial speed of the car"

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2 Fig, 2.1 shows a graph of a gaseous substance cooling from 200'C"

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ta) What is the freezing point of the substance?

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{b} Tick the correct two boxes about the substance between 6 and 20 minutes"

It is changing into a solid

It loses heat energy

Its temperature is constant

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(c) $tate two differences between boiling and evaporation.

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3 Fig.3.1 shows aray of light moving from air into a parallel-sided glass block"

normal

air

glas$ block

Fig. 3.1

{a} Complete the path of the ray in Fig. 3.1 until it leaves the glass block. i3l

{b) The refractive index of the glass block is 1.5.

ealculate the angle of refraction when the angle of incidence I is 35".

angle of refraction = .. .....121

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4 Fig, 4.1 shows two identlcal resistors, R1 and Rz, connected in parallel ta a 12V battery.

12V
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Rr

Fig. 4.1

{a} The ammeter reading is 3.04.

ti) State the current flcwing through R1.

current = 11I

(ii) Calculate the resistance of Rr.

resistance 3 ..,.,.". .tz]

{b} The circuit is changed so that Rr and R2 are now connected in series with the same
arnmeter and battery.

State and explain how these will affect

(i) the potential difference across each resistor,

effect..

explanation...

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(ii) the arnrneter reading,

effect..

explanation..........

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5 Fig. 5.1 shows $ome information written on an old mobile phone charger.

input ?50 v
50*60 Hz/ 0.01 A
output 5.0v/0.35A

Fig. 5,1

(a) This charger contains a step-down transformer.

Explain the rneaning of step-down lransformer.

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tb) Calculate the power output of the charger

power output = 121

(c) The charger has 500 turns in ttre output coil.

CalcuJate the number of turns in the input coil.

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6 (a) Hxplain what is rneant by radioactivity,

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(b) An atom decays by emitting alpha particles and beta particles.

State the nature of the particles emitted"

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beta . t2l

(c) A Geiger-Muller tube with a thin mica window is used to detect alpha particles
emitted by americium-Z41. The tube detected sorne radiation before the americium
was brought close to it.

(i) $tate one source of the background radiation being detected.

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(ii) Suggest a reason why the mica window on the end of the Geiger-Mullor tube
must be very thin to detect the radiation from americium-241.

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7 (a) ln an experimenl two gas jars are set up a$ shown in Fig. 7.1,

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glass disc

nitrogen dioxide, NO2, gss

Fig. 7.1

Nitrogen dioxide, NOa, is a brown ga$.

ti) Vt'hat observation will be made when the g{ass disc is removed?
fxplain your answer.

observation

explunation

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(ii) Calculate the relative molecular mass of NOe.

relative rnolecular mass = . .. .. ....t1 l

(b) The experiment is repeated using bromine gas, Br2, which has a relative molecular
ma$s of 160.

State and explain how the rate of change observed when the Elass disc is removed will
differ frorn the rate of change in the first experiment.

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g The equation for the reaction of calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is shown.

CaCOs(s) + 2HC/(aq) CaC/a{aq}+ H2O(l) + COa(S)

(a) Write an ionic equation for the reaction,

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(b) [n an experirnent, lunrps of calciurn carbcnate were added in excess to 100crn3 of

0. 1 0 moll dm3 hydrochloric acid.

(i) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in 100 cm3 of 0.10 moll dm3

number of moles .... .121

(ii) Uso your answer to (bXi) and the equation to calculate tlre number of moles
of carbon dioxide produced.

number of moles = 121

(iii) Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide produced at room temperature and
pres$ure (rtp).

volume 12l

(c) Suggest two ways of increasing the rate of this reaction-

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I Magnesium sulphate is soluble in water.

(a) Describe how crystals of magnesium sulphate are made using magnesium oxide
powder and sulphuric acid as reactants.

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(b) A sample of water containing magnssiurn sulphate is hard-

(i) Narne this type of hardness of water.

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(ii) $tate the observation made when $CIap is shaken with hard water.

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(ili) Give one method of removing this type of hardness of water.

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(iv) Describe a chernical test to confirm the presence of the sulphate, SOaz-, ions in
the sarnple.

test

results

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10 The structure of an organic compound X is

H HH H
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H_C*H
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i (a) What is the molecular formula of the compound X?

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(b) What is the empirical forrnula of compound X?

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(c) (i) To which homologous series does compound X belong?

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(ii) Name another compound that belongs to the same homologous series as
compound X.

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(d) (i) Name two products formed when compound X burns completely in air.

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(ii) What other type of reaction can compound X undergo?

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11 lypho stuck pieces of blue cobalt chloride paper on tlre upper and lower parts of a leaf.
Each piece of paper was completely coveied by a transparent sticky tape to prevent any air
reaching it as shown in Fig. r i.t.iobalt chloride paper is blue when dry and turns pink
when wet.

cobalt chloride Paper

Fig" 11.{

The paper on the lower surface turned pink before the paper on the upper surface-

(a) Which process caused the colour change of the cobalt chloride paper?

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(b) Exptain why it was important for Mpho to make sure that no air could reach the cobalt
chloride paper.

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(c) Suggest a reason why the paper on the upper surface took longer to turn pink.

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(d) Fig. 11.? shows the leaves of the plant in the morning and in the afternoon.

morning afternoon

Fig. 11,2

Explain why the leaves of the plant are upright in the rnorning.

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12 Fig. 12.1 represents stages in which an enzyme controlled chemical reaction may occur.

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(a) Define the term enzyme.

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(b) Suggest what Q and R in Fig. 12.1 represent.

a
R "....121

tc) State one property of enzymes illustrated in Fig. 12.1.

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(d) The enzyme has an optimum ternperature of 30'C.

Describe how enzyme activlty changes as ternperature increases from 20'C to 60 "C.

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13 Fig. 13.1 shows a section of the hurnan skin"

Fig. 13,1

(a) ldentify the parts labelled R and .

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(b) Describe how $ and T help in temperature regulation in hot conditions.

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14 Fig. 14.1 shows the tiver, a section of the ileum and related blood vessels,

liver

ileum

Fig, 14,1

(a) ldentify the blood vessels P and Q.

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tb) $tate two functions of the liver.

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(c) A man got lost and walked for two days without eating any food.

Describe how the cells of the man's bocly obtained energy during this two-day period.

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15 Fig. 15.1 shows the lactic acid and oxygen levels for an athlete before, during and after an
exercise.

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(a) How long did the exercise take?

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(b) Explain why the lactic acid level rises during the exercise.

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(c) Adrenaline is produced at point L.

Describe how this prepares the athlete for the exercise.

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