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August 1966 5-a-day

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August 1966

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  1. 1st August 1966Name the gland that monitors and controls blood glucose concentration.
  2. 2nd August 1966Explain why genetic engineering can introduce a new characteristic in a single generation, while selective breeding cannot.
  3. 3rd August 1966Write the electronic structure of an atom with 12 electrons.
  4. 4th August 1966State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
  5. 5th August 1966Define the limiting reactant.
  6. 6th August 1966A reaction profile shows the reactants at 220 kJ and the products at 340 kJ. State whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  7. 7th August 1966State the two named reactants used in the Haber process.
  8. 8th August 1966Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
  9. 9th August 1966Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?
  10. 10th August 1966State the UK mains supply frequency and typical potential difference.
  11. 11th August 1966What causes the pressure of a gas on the walls of its container?
  12. 12th August 1966A ball decelerates uniformly from 18 m/s to 0 m/s over a distance of 2.7 m while being caught. Using (final velocity)^2 = (initial velocity)^2 + 2 x acceleration x distance, calculate its deceleration.
  13. 13th August 1966An X-ray has a wavelength of 1 x 10^-10 m. Calculate its frequency (speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s).
  14. 14th August 1966A satellite in a stable, small-radius, close orbit around the Earth is compared with a satellite in a stable, large-radius, distant orbit. State which of the two satellites has the greater orbital speed.
  15. 15th August 1966Give one advantage of therapeutic cloning over using unrelated embryonic stem cells.
  16. 16th August 1966Why are xylem cells strengthened with lignin?
  17. 17th August 1966Why is glucose converted into starch for storage?
  18. 18th August 1966Give one piece of evidence that supports Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
  19. 19th August 1966State one way in which high biodiversity benefits an ecosystem.
  20. 20th August 1966Explain how painting an iron gate helps prevent it from rusting.
  21. 21st August 1966Why can an ionic solid not conduct electricity?
  22. 22nd August 1966Name the salt made from zinc oxide and nitric acid.
  23. 23rd August 1966State what is meant by a catalyst.
  24. 24th August 1966Name the two methods used to produce ethanol industrially.
  25. 25th August 1966Explain, in one sentence, why the oceans were able to form only after the early Earth had cooled.
  26. 26th August 1966Define specific heat capacity.
  27. 27th August 1966A 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.
  28. 28th August 1966State the number of protons and the number of neutrons in an alpha particle.
  29. 29th August 1966State whether sound waves are transverse or longitudinal.
  30. 30th August 1966State the name of the component at the centre of a transformer's primary and secondary coils, and state its purpose.
  31. 31st August 1966State one structure found in a bacterial cell but not in an animal cell.