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Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided at the top of this page
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil ior any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
The number of matks is given in brackets [] at the end of each question or part question
You may use a calculator.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

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1 A student performed an experiment to determine the power of a small electric motor.

The student determined the power by measuring the height of the table, h, the mass of the
load, m, and the time, f, taken by the load to reach the height of the table.
Fig. 1.1 shows the set-up that was used by the student.

e motor

h Ioad

fl',
floor

Fig. 1.1

Fig.1.2 shows the results obtained when measuring the height, h, using a metre rule with a
zero mark at the floor level

table 1

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Fig. 1.2

(a) Record the height of the table, h

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- (b) Fig. 1.3 shows the results obtained when measuring the mass, rn.

MASS

balance

250.5 g

Fig. 1.3

Record the mass of the load, m,in kilograms.

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(c) Fig. 1.4 shows the time recorded on a stopwatch for the load to move from the floor to
the top of the table, f.

min sec lroosec

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Fig. 1.4

s Record the time taken by the load to reach the top of the table, f.

f = .............. tlI
(d) Find the power of the motor. Use the equation

power =
#
where h is in centimetres.

power = l2l

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(e) The student repeated the experiment using a load which has a mass of 502.09
Fig. 1.5 shows the time the student recorded.

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min 5e( 1m 5ec

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Fig. 1.5

Record the time taken by the second load to reach the motor f2.

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(f) why is it important to repeat the experiment using the same mass? flr

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2 " An experiment was performed to compare the resistance of two wires of different thickness,
P and Q. Each wire is connected in turn between points X and y.
Fig.2.1shows the set-up that was used.

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Fig.2.1
(a) Use circuit symbols to draw the circuit shown in Fig. 2.1.
Use the symbol of a resistor for the wire connected between X and y.

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(b) Fig.2.2 shows the wires placed next to each other

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Fig.2.2
l/easure anO recorO the length of wires p and e.

(i) length of P =

(ii) length of Q = ................. ..121

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(c) Fig. 2.3(a) and Fig 2.3(b) shows the micrometer scale readings obtained when measuring
the thickness of the two wires.

wire P

Fig. 2.3(a)

wire Q
d.

Fis.2.3(b)

Record the diameters of wire P and wire Q.

(i) diameter of wire p = .........'.

(ii) diameter of wire O - ........... l2l

(d) Fig.2.4 shows the readings obtained from the ammeter and the voltmeter when wire Q
was connected between X and Y. .{
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Fig.2,4

Record the ammeter reading and the voltmeter reading

(i) ammeter reading = ......".'....

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(e) Given that R = L , tirdthe resistance of wire Q

ft= l1I

(0 Wire P and Q are made from the same material.

Will the value of R for wire P be less than, greater than or equal to that of Q.
Explain your answer.

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(g) Name one other variable that must be kept the same for both wires to make a
valid conclusion about the effect of thickness.

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows some apparatus used in the laboratory.

250
ml

l,q:
i'i 500
ijl:+ ml
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ml I ml L :

R S T U V W
r.i{

Fig. 3.1

(a) Which piece(s) of apparatus

(i) T,U
are beakers, ..............

(ii) is capable of measuring ,".urriely 250 cm3 of water,

(iii) is safe for use in boiling 250 cm3 of water? t3I

(b) Give two precautions taken to obtain an accurate reading when using apparatus R

.......121

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4 Fig. 4.1 shows the apparatus used to investigate the rate of reaction between magnesium
and excess dilute hydrochloric acld at 30'C.

dilute hydrochloric acid

magnes
Fig.4.1

The volume of hydrogen gas produced was measured and recorded in Table 4.1'
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Table 4.1

time / s volume of hydrogen / cm3

0 0

20 19

40 32

60 33

80 43

100 46

120 46

140 46 {

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40

30

volume of
hydrogen / cm3

20
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10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

time I s

(a) PIot the graph of the results on the grid. 121

(b) Use your graph to determine

iit (i) the time taken to produce 30 cm3 of hydrogen gas,

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(ii) the anomalous reading which should be checked.

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(c) On the same axis, sketch a graph you would get if the same experiment was carried
out at 20 "C. Label this graph X. l2l

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5 Tests were carried out on a solution of salt R.

Table 5.1 shows tests, observations and conclusions drawn. Complete the table

Table 5.1

tests observations conclusions

LIGHT BLUE PRECIPITATE

(a) (i) a little aqueous
ammonia was Cu2* ions present
added to a l2l
portion of
solution R

SOLUBLE IN EXCESS ,,GIVING

(ii) excess aqueous
ammonia was Cu2* ions present
DARK BLUE SOLUTION
added l2l q

ACIDIFY ,,ADD AQ WHITE PRECIPITATE sulphate ions

(b)
present
barium chloride
L2l tl l

(c) State the name and formula of salt R.

name.....

formula.. 121

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.6' Fig. 6.1 shows set-ups used to investigate germination in bean seeds.
The set-ups were prepared at the same time and left for 5 days. The diagrams show the
apparatus at the start of the experiment. The conditions for set-up S were kept the same
for 5 days.

thermomete
stop co

bean
moist cotton dry cotton
seeds
wool wool
P o

,fl1

oil la
boiled
cooled water
RS
Fig.6.1

The readings of the thermometers from set-ups P, Q, R and S at the beginning of the
experiment are shown in Table 6.1.

Table 6.1

set-up oG
temperature/
r(,

P 26

o 26

R lo
S 0

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(a) Fig. 6.2 shows the thermometer readings of P, Q, R and S after 5 days

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30- 26 26 :t):
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l.r\
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29_ 25 l -1

pA R S

Fig. 6.2

Record the temperatures for P, Q, R and S

P
29 \
H,

26
o
26
R............
0
S 121

(b) (i) Use the results shown in Fig. 6.2 ta determine in which of the set-ups, P, Q, R or S,
the seeds germinated.

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(ii) Explain how you worked out your answer to (i).

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(iii) Explain why the seeds germinated in this set-up but not in the others.

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(c) State one way in which the experiment can be improved'

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7 t Four potato chips of the same length were cut. Fig.7 .1 (a) shows the length of one potato chip.

Fig7.1 (b) shows the scale on a balance that was used to measure the mass of the potato chip.

4
g
5

(a) (b)

Fig.7.1

(a) (i) Measure and record the length of the potato chip in Fig. 7.1(a).

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(ii) Record the mass of the potato chip

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Each potato chip was then placed in a different liquid as shown in Fig.7 .2

petri potato
dish chip

distilled water 10% salt solution

rd 20o/o salt solution 30o/o salt solution

Fig.7.2

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(b) Fig. 7.3 shows the potato chips after they were left in the solutions for 30 minutes.
Measure and record the length of the chips in the 10% salt solution anS in the 30% salt
solutions. The lengths of the potato chips in distilled water and the 2O% salt solution have
already been measured and recorded.

distilled water 10% salt solution

length = 3.0 cm length

20oh saltsolution 30% salt solution

length = 2.3 cm length = .. 121

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(c) The mass of the potato chips that were in 1A%,20% and 30% salt solutions have been
recorded in Table 7.1.

Table 7.1

concentration of salt
mass of potato chip / g
solution
10% 5.1

20% 4.6

3A% 4.3

Fig.7 .4 shows the scale reading for the mass of the potato chip in distilled water

&

4 g 6

Fig.7.4

Record the mass of the potato chip in distilled water

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(d) Use the results in (b) and (c) to suggest the concentration of the cell sap in the potato
chips.

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