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October 1961

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  1. 1st October 1961Define the term 'hydrocarbon'.
  2. 2nd October 1961State two advantages of instrumental methods of analysis, such as GC-MS, compared with manual chemical tests.
  3. 3rd October 1961Distinguish repeatability from reproducibility.
  4. 4th October 1961How does the resistance of a thermistor change as it gets hotter?
  5. 5th October 1961What is an alpha particle made of?
  6. 6th October 1961A shopping trolley has a mass of 25 kg. Calculate its weight, taking g = 9.8 N/kg.
  7. 7th October 1961A student wraps a coil of insulated wire around an iron nail and connects it to a battery. Name the device this creates, and state one way to increase its magnetic field strength.
  8. 8th October 1961Explain why red-shift observations support the idea that the universe is expanding, rather than Earth simply being at the centre of the universe with everything moving away from it.
  9. 9th October 1961Explain why a plant cell placed in pure water does not burst.
  10. 10th October 1961Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
  11. 11th October 1961Explain, in terms of respiration, why a build-up of lactic acid causes muscle fatigue during vigorous exercise.
  12. 12th October 1961A man has genotype XY. State his sex, and state which sex chromosomes are found in the sperm cells he produces.
  13. 13th October 1961In the rate experiment where a cross disappears, why is the result subjective?
  14. 14th October 1961An atom has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 37. How many neutrons does it have?
  15. 15th October 1961Calculate the number of moles in 20 g of calcium carbonate. (Mr = 100)
  16. 16th October 1961In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the aluminium oxide is dissolved in molten cryolite rather than melted on its own.
  17. 17th October 1961Explain why increasing the surface area of a solid reactant increases the rate of a reaction.
  18. 18th October 1961A solid gives a lilac flame test. Name the metal ion present.
  19. 19th October 1961Name the two additional products that can form during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel.
  20. 20th October 1961Give the equation for efficiency in terms of energy.
  21. 21st October 1961Calculate the mass of 0.5 cubic metres of a material of density 2400 kilograms per cubic metre.
  22. 22nd October 1961A gardener pushes a mower with a force of 60 N through a distance of 8.0 m. Calculate the work done. Use W = F x s.
  23. 23rd October 1961A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Calculate its period.
  24. 24th October 1961Explain, in terms of forces, why an orbiting satellite does not travel off in a straight line.
  25. 25th October 1961State the function of the mitochondria.
  26. 26th October 1961Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
  27. 27th October 1961Name the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
  28. 28th October 1961State one risk factor linked to type 2 diabetes.
  29. 29th October 1961A student places ten 1 m x 1 m quadrats at random across a school field of area 3000 m2 and counts a total of 45 dandelions across all ten quadrats. Estimate the total number of dandelions on the field.
  30. 30th October 1961Name one method used to sterilise fresh water during the production of potable water.
  31. 31st October 1961Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?