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May 1986 5-a-day

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May 1986

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  1. 1st May 1986Name the apparatus used to estimate the population of a slow-moving or non-moving species in a field.
  2. 2nd May 1986An amylase reaction is complete after 200 seconds. Calculate the rate of reaction using rate = 1000 / time.
  3. 3rd May 1986Define a communicable disease.
  4. 4th May 1986Name the gland that monitors and controls blood glucose concentration.
  5. 5th May 1986Explain why genetic engineering can introduce a new characteristic in a single generation, while selective breeding cannot.
  6. 6th May 1986An atom has atomic number 11 and mass number 23. State the number of protons.
  7. 7th May 1986Explain why potassium is more reactive than sodium.
  8. 8th May 1986Calculate the number of moles in 88 g of carbon dioxide. (Mr = 44)
  9. 9th May 1986State whether the combustion of methane is exothermic or endothermic.
  10. 10th May 1986State the two named reactants used in the Haber process.
  11. 11th May 1986A solution gives a cream precipitate when acidified with dilute nitric acid and then treated with silver nitrate solution. Name the halide ion present.
  12. 12th May 1986A device transfers 4500 J in 90 s. Calculate its power.
  13. 13th May 1986Two resistors are connected in parallel across a 12 V battery. State the potential difference across each resistor.
  14. 14th May 1986Why does a bicycle pump get warm when used?
  15. 15th May 1986A 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.
  16. 16th May 1986An X-ray has a wavelength of 1 x 10^-10 m. Calculate its frequency (speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s).
  17. 17th May 1986A 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.
  18. 18th May 1986What happens to the DNA before mitosis begins?
  19. 19th May 1986State two conditions that increase the rate of transpiration.
  20. 20th May 1986A lamp is moved from 15 cm to 30 cm away. What happens to the light intensity?
  21. 21st May 1986Give one piece of evidence that supports Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
  22. 22nd May 1986Name the biological process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into carbon compounds in a plant.
  23. 23rd May 1986State one environmental benefit of recycling aluminium cans rather than making new aluminium from ore.
  24. 24th May 1986Explain why graphite conducts electricity but diamond does not.
  25. 25th May 1986State what is observed when magnesium ribbon is added to copper sulfate solution.
  26. 26th May 1986State the equation for the mean rate of a reaction in terms of the quantity of reactant used.
  27. 27th May 1986Name the two methods used to produce ethanol industrially.
  28. 28th May 1986Explain why the natural greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth, rather than being a purely harmful process.
  29. 29th May 1986Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.5 kg ball moving at 6 m/s.
  30. 30th May 1986State the correct SI unit for density.
  31. 31st May 1986Explain why americium-241, an alpha emitter, is suitable for use in a smoke detector.