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May 1962

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  1. 1st May 1962Using the values in the previous question, calculate the overall energy change for the reaction.
  2. 2nd May 1962The forward reaction of a particular reversible reaction is exothermic. State whether the reverse reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  3. 3rd May 1962Describe the test, and the positive result, for ammonium ions.
  4. 4th May 1962Convert 3.5 kJ into joules.
  5. 5th May 1962A resistor of resistance 15 ohm is connected to a 6.0 V supply. Calculate the current flowing through it. Use V = I x R.
  6. 6th May 1962How is the temperature of a gas related to the motion of its molecules?
  7. 7th May 1962State what the gradient of a distance-time graph represents.
  8. 8th May 1962Explain why ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays can be hazardous to human health, but radio waves are not.
  9. 9th May 1962Explain, in terms of forces, why a satellite in a stable orbit does not fall towards the Earth or fly off into space.
  10. 10th May 1962How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human body cell?
  11. 11th May 1962Where are most stomata found on a typical leaf, and why?
  12. 12th May 1962Name four limiting factors of photosynthesis.
  13. 13th May 1962In pea plants, the allele for tall stems (T) is dominant over the allele for short stems (t). A homozygous tall plant (TT) is crossed with a homozygous short plant (tt). State the genotype and phenotype of all the offspring.
  14. 14th May 1962State what is meant by the term biodiversity.
  15. 15th May 1962Give one reason a manufacturer's own life cycle assessment of its product might not be fully objective.
  16. 16th May 1962Give one use of nanoparticles and one associated risk.
  17. 17th May 1962Give the ionic equation for neutralisation.
  18. 18th May 1962State what is shown on a rate graph when the line for the volume of gas produced becomes horizontal (flat).
  19. 19th May 1962State what happens to the carbon-to-carbon double bond of an alkene monomer during addition polymerisation.
  20. 20th May 1962State two long-term stores of carbon that removed carbon dioxide from the early atmosphere.
  21. 21st May 1962State the equation for gravitational potential energy.
  22. 22nd May 1962Calculate the energy needed to melt 0.50 kg of a substance with a specific latent heat of fusion of 210000 J/kg.
  23. 23rd May 1962Radium-226 (atomic number 88) decays by alpha emission. State the atomic number of the nucleus formed.
  24. 24th May 1962Name the type of electromagnetic wave used to sterilise medical equipment.
  25. 25th May 1962A transformer has a primary current of 2.0 A and a primary voltage of 230 V. The secondary voltage is 460 V. Assuming the transformer is 100 percent efficient, calculate the secondary current.
  26. 26th May 1962Name the structure in a plant cell that controls the substances entering and leaving the cell.
  27. 27th May 1962Explain what happens to an enzyme above its optimum temperature.
  28. 28th May 1962Name three non-specific defences of the human body.
  29. 29th May 1962Explain why reflex responses are faster than voluntary responses.
  30. 30th May 1962Define community, in ecological terms.
  31. 31st May 1962Name two methods of desalinating seawater.