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August 1962

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  1. 1st August 1962Name the process by which dissolved sugars are transported in the phloem.
  2. 2nd August 1962Why is photosynthesis described as endothermic?
  3. 3rd August 1962State one difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering.
  4. 4th August 1962State one human activity that reduces the amount of land available for other organisms.
  5. 5th August 1962State the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
  6. 6th August 1962State the size range of a nanoparticle.
  7. 7th August 1962Why is aluminium extracted by electrolysis rather than by reduction with carbon?
  8. 8th August 1962Explain, using collision theory, why increasing the concentration of a reactant in solution increases the rate of a reaction.
  9. 9th August 1962State the functional group found in all carboxylic acids.
  10. 10th August 1962Explain, in one sentence, why the oceans were able to form only after the early Earth had cooled.
  11. 11th August 1962What happens to the energy described as 'wasted' in a transfer?
  12. 12th August 1962A 1.5 kg block of iron is heated from 18 degrees C to 98 degrees C. The specific heat capacity of iron is 450 J/(kg degrees C). Calculate the change in thermal energy.
  13. 13th August 1962Explain the difference between irradiation and contamination.
  14. 14th August 1962State the speed at which all electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum.
  15. 15th August 1962A transformer has 500 turns on its primary coil and 2500 turns on its secondary coil. State, with a reason, whether this is a step-up or a step-down transformer.
  16. 16th August 1962State one structure found in a bacterial cell but not in an animal cell.
  17. 17th August 1962Name the products of protein digestion.
  18. 18th August 1962State the difference between an antibiotic and a painkiller.
  19. 19th August 1962Name the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS).
  20. 20th August 1962Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
  21. 21st August 1962Define a finite resource, giving one example.
  22. 22nd August 1962State one reason why simple covalent substances such as chlorine have low melting points.
  23. 23rd August 1962Convert 250 cubic centimetres into cubic decimetres.
  24. 24th August 1962A student heats solid copper carbonate strongly in a test tube, and it breaks down into copper oxide and carbon dioxide. Heating must be continued throughout the reaction for it to keep going. State whether this thermal decomposition reaction is exothermic or endothermic, and explain your reasoning.
  25. 25th August 1962Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
  26. 26th August 1962Write the formula for calculating an Rf value.
  27. 27th August 1962Readings have a mean of 20.0 cm and a range of 1.0 cm. Calculate the percentage uncertainty.
  28. 28th August 1962What happens to the total resistance when a second resistor is added in parallel, and why?
  29. 29th August 1962What happens inside the nucleus when a beta particle is emitted?
  30. 30th August 1962A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
  31. 31st August 1962State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.