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July 1956

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  1. 1st July 1956A solution gives a cream precipitate when acidified with dilute nitric acid and then treated with silver nitrate solution. Name the halide ion present.
  2. 2nd July 1956A device transfers 4500 J in 90 s. Calculate its power.
  3. 3rd July 1956A current of 2.0 A flows through a resistor for 30 s. Calculate the charge that flows. Use Q = I x t.
  4. 4th July 1956Why does a bicycle pump get warm when used?
  5. 5th July 1956Define the term 'vector quantity' and give one example.
  6. 6th July 1956Name the type of electromagnetic wave used to treat cancer by killing cells in a tumour, and state which part of the atom emits it.
  7. 7th July 1956State one difference between a moon and an artificial satellite.
  8. 8th July 1956What happens to the DNA before mitosis begins?
  9. 9th July 1956State two conditions that increase the rate of transpiration.
  10. 10th July 1956A lamp is moved from 15 cm to 30 cm away. What happens to the light intensity?
  11. 11th July 1956Define phenotype.
  12. 12th July 1956Name the biological process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into carbon compounds in a plant.
  13. 13th July 1956State one environmental benefit of recycling aluminium cans rather than making new aluminium from ore.
  14. 14th July 1956Explain why graphite conducts electricity but diamond does not.
  15. 15th July 1956State what is observed when magnesium ribbon is added to copper sulfate solution.
  16. 16th July 1956State the equation for the mean rate of a reaction in terms of the quantity of reactant used.
  17. 17th July 1956Name the type of biological molecule formed when amino acid monomers join together by condensation polymerisation.
  18. 18th July 1956Explain, in terms of gas molecules, why methane and water vapour, as well as carbon dioxide, are described as greenhouse gases.
  19. 19th July 1956Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.5 kg ball moving at 6 m/s.
  20. 20th July 1956A block has a volume of 50 cm^3 and a mass of 135 g. Calculate its density.
  21. 21st July 1956Explain why americium-241, an alpha emitter, is suitable for use in a smoke detector.
  22. 22nd July 1956A radio wave has a wavelength of 3 m. Calculate its frequency, given that all electromagnetic waves travel at 3 x 10^8 m/s in a vacuum.
  23. 23rd July 1956Explain why electricity is transmitted through the National Grid at a very high voltage rather than at the voltage used in homes.
  24. 24th July 1956A cube-shaped model cell has sides of length 3 cm. Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of the cube. Give your answer in the form n : 1.
  25. 25th July 1956Where is bile made and where is it stored?
  26. 26th July 1956Why does a vaccinated person not usually become ill when they meet the pathogen?
  27. 27th July 1956Name the chemical released at a synapse that carries the signal across the gap.
  28. 28th July 1956Explain why deforestation to create land for cattle grazing can reduce biodiversity.
  29. 29th July 1956Name the four stages usually considered in a life cycle assessment of a product.
  30. 30th July 1956A student says that metals conduct electricity because they contain free-moving ions. Explain why this statement is incorrect, and give the correct explanation.
  31. 31st July 1956Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.