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May 1965

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  1. 1st May 1965Define a finite resource, giving one example.
  2. 2nd May 1965State one reason why simple covalent substances such as chlorine have low melting points.
  3. 3rd May 1965Why do companies prefer reactions with a high atom economy?
  4. 4th May 1965On a reaction profile diagram, the reactants are drawn at a higher energy level than the products. State whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  5. 5th May 1965Define the term 'hydrocarbon'.
  6. 6th May 1965Explain why the solvent level in the container must be below the pencil baseline.
  7. 7th May 1965In the specific heat capacity practical, why is the block insulated?
  8. 8th May 1965Describe the current-potential difference graph for a filament lamp.
  9. 9th May 1965State the difference between irradiation and contamination.
  10. 10th May 1965A shopping trolley has a mass of 25 kg. Calculate its weight, taking g = 9.8 N/kg.
  11. 11th May 1965A 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.
  12. 12th May 1965Explain 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.
  13. 13th May 1965Name the process that moves substances against a concentration gradient.
  14. 14th May 1965A student measures the mean diameter of a zone of inhibition as 12 mm. Calculate its radius.
  15. 15th May 1965Explain, in terms of respiration, why a build-up of lactic acid causes muscle fatigue during vigorous exercise.
  16. 16th May 1965A man has genotype XY. State his sex, and state which sex chromosomes are found in the sperm cells he produces.
  17. 17th May 1965Why is the burette rinsed with the solution it is going to contain rather than with water?
  18. 18th May 1965State the relative mass and relative charge of a neutron.
  19. 19th May 1965Calculate the Mr of Ca(OH)2. (Ca = 40, O = 16, H = 1)
  20. 20th May 1965In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the aluminium oxide is dissolved in molten cryolite rather than melted on its own.
  21. 21st May 1965Explain why increasing the surface area of a solid reactant increases the rate of a reaction.
  22. 22nd May 1965Which reagent is added, and in what colour change, to test for chlorine gas?
  23. 23rd May 1965Explain how solid carbon particulates released by combustion can cause global dimming.
  24. 24th May 1965A lamp is supplied with 60 J and transfers 6 J as light. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
  25. 25th May 1965Define specific latent heat of fusion.
  26. 26th May 1965A resultant force of 45 N acts on an object of mass 9.0 kg. Calculate its acceleration. Use F = m x a.
  27. 27th May 1965A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Calculate its period.
  28. 28th May 1965Explain, in terms of forces, why an orbiting satellite does not travel off in a straight line.
  29. 29th May 1965Give the equation linking magnification, image size and real size.
  30. 30th May 1965Give one advantage and one disadvantage of a stent.
  31. 31st May 1965State three factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.