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Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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SCIENCE : DOUBLE AWARD 0569/04
Paper 4 October/November 201 1
t hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper,
No Additional Materials are reguired.

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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 for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOTWHITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

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

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Total

This document consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows a set-up used by a student to investigate the etfect of current on the number
of iron nails an electromagnet can lift.

ammeter

electromagnet
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switch variable iron nail

resistor

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Fig. 1.1

(a) Fig. 1.2(a) and Fig. 1.2(b) show some of the ammeter readings obtained during the
experiment.

23 23
1 4 1 4

A
A

ammeter ammeter
C

Fig .1.2(al Fig. 1.2(b)

Record the readings shown in Fig . 1.2(a) and Fig . 1.2(b).

reading in Fig . 1 .2(a) = .........,.....,.....

reading in Fig . 1.2(b) = ..................... t3l

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(b) Another student performed the experiment with a similar set-up.

Complete Table 1.1 by filling in the missing number of the nails lifted by the electromagnet.

Table 1.1

current /A number of nails lifted

0.0 0

0.2 3

0.4

0.6 9

0.8 12

1.0

1.2 18

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(c) Plot a graph of the number of nails lifted against current I A. 141

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(d) Use your graph to determine the current needed to lift one nail

CUIIeht = . t1l

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2 Leru performed an experiment to determine the refractive index, n, of a parallel sided glass
block.

Fig.2.1 shows the diagram that she obtained after performing the experiment.

position of the
F
image of the pin

position of the pin G

Fig .2.1

(a) Measure and record the lengths of EG and EF.

3.6cm
length of EG = .......
length of EF 2.4cm
= ....... t3l

(b) Use the equation, , = E#to find the refractive index of the glass block.

3.6/2.4= 1.5cm

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3 A student performed an experiment to find the time taken by a marble to roll down on a
smooth plank. Fig. 3.1 shows the set-up that he used. The plank was divided into 20 equal
divisions.

marble

table top

Fig.3.1

(a) Measure and record the value of 0, the angle between the table top and the plank.

S = ........... ..................... t1l

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(b) The actual length of one division in the plank is shown in Fig.3.2.

L I I
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Fig.3.2

(i) Measure and record the length of the division, l.

t_ 6.8cm
t1I

(ii) Determine the length of the plank.

t
Iength = l2l
(c) Fig. 3.3 shows the reading obtained on the stop watch for the marble to roll down the
plank.

Fig, 3.3

Write down the time in seconds shown in Fig. 3.3.

1.15s
time = t1I
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4 Tests were carried out on a substance, S. Table 4.1 shows the tests, observations and
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conclusions made. Complete the table.

Table 4.1

test observation conclusion

(a) S was dissolved in dilute
effervescence S is a compound
sulphuric acid. of a transition
metal.
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A gas was produced and S contains COr'-
carborn dioxide
passed through limewater. ions.

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The resulting solution was
divided into two portions
for tests (b) and (c).
(b) (i) To the first portion S probably
aqueous sodium light blue precipitate
contains Cu2* ions
hydroxide solution
was added until a
change was seen.
aaaat

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(ii) An excess of sodium
hydroxide was added insoluble in excess
to the mixture from
(bxi). t1l
(c) To the second portion, The presence
a few drops of aqueous light blue precipitate,,giving a
of Cu2+ ions is
ammonia were added confirmed.
dark blue solution
until no further change
was observed.

t3l

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(d) What is the name and the formula of S?

name ..

formula l2l

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5 Zinc nitrate crystals are made by following the steps given below.

step 1 Pour 30cm3 of dilute nitric acid into a beaker.

step 2 Add a small amount of zinc oxide.

step 3 Warm and stir the mixture.

step 4 Add more zinc oxide until all the acid is used up.

step 5 Remove excess zinc oxide.

step 6 Obtain zinc nitrate crystals from the solution.

(a) (i) Name the apparatus used to measure the acid.

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(ii) Name the apparatus used to transfer the small amount of zinc oxide in step 2.
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(iii) Why is the mixture warmed in step 3?

...r..... t1]

(b) How could you show that all of the acid is used up in step 4?

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(c) Name the method that can be used in step 5.

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(d) Describe how zinc nitrate crystals are obtained in step 6. t

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(e) Zinc metal is used instead of zinc oxide. Zinc metal is more reactive than zinc oxide
Suggest one way how the rate of reaction could be slowed down.

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(b) Fig.6.2 shows the volume of water that was used by Thabo.

Fig.6.2

Record the volume of water used.

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VOIUTIIE = t1l

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(c) Use the equation, percentage:
Wffito calculate the percentage of glucose

in the solution.

percentage = t1l

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7 Two solutions, S and T, were tested for glucose and starch.
Table 7.1 shows the results obtained.

Table 7.1

test solution S solution T

starch blue black brown

glucose blue orange

(a) Describe the procedure used when testing the solutions for glucose.

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(b) The solutions were then separated by a selectively permeable membrane as shown in
Fig.7.1 and left to stand for 2 hours.

solution S
solution T

Fig.7.1

(i) The solutions were removed and tested again for glucose and starch.

Complete Table 7.21o show the expected results.

Table7.2

test solution S solution T

starch blue black

glucose orange

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(ii) Explain the results in Table 7.2 for both the starch test and the glucose test.

starch test

l2l
glucose test

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l2l

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I Fig. 8.1 shows a cross-section of a kiwifruit.

Fig. 8.1

(a) ln the space provided, rnake a large drawing of Fig.8.1.

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(i) Measure and record the length of the longest part of your drawing

length = .........r....
(ii) Draw a straight line through the longest part of the kiwifruit on Fig. 8.1, which
represents the same length that you measured in your drawing in (i).

Measure the length of the kiwifruit along the line.

length = .............. ................. t1l

(iii) Calculate the magnification of your drawing.

magnificotio, ='o6rYffi

magnification = t1I

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