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October 1996 - GCSE Science 5-a-day

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October 1996

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  1. 1st October 1996Describe the positive result of the Biuret test.
  2. 2nd October 1996What is tested during preclinical testing?
  3. 3rd October 1996Name the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS).
  4. 4th October 1996Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
  5. 5th October 1996State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
  6. 6th October 1996State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
  7. 7th October 1996Why do companies prefer reactions with a high atom economy?
  8. 8th October 1996On a reaction profile diagram, the reactants are drawn at a higher energy level than the products. State whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
  9. 9th October 1996Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
  10. 10th October 1996Explain why the solvent level in the container must be below the pencil baseline.
  11. 11th October 1996In the specific heat capacity practical, why is the block insulated?
  12. 12th October 1996Describe the current-potential difference graph for a filament lamp.
  13. 13th October 1996State the difference between irradiation and contamination.
  14. 14th October 1996A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
  15. 15th October 1996State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.
  16. 16th October 1996State whether a galaxy moving towards Earth would show a red-shift or a blue-shift in its light.
  17. 17th October 1996Name the process that moves substances against a concentration gradient.
  18. 18th October 1996Name the vector that spreads the protist pathogen that causes malaria.
  19. 19th October 1996State two things excess glucose can be converted into for storage in the human body.
  20. 20th October 1996Define homozygous.
  21. 21st October 1996Why is the burette rinsed with the solution it is going to contain rather than with water?
  22. 22nd October 1996State the relative mass and relative charge of a neutron.
  23. 23rd October 1996Calculate the Mr of Ca(OH)2. (Ca = 40, O = 16, H = 1)
  24. 24th October 1996Molten zinc chloride, ZnCl2, is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Write the half equation for the reaction at (a) the cathode, and (b) the anode.
  25. 25th October 1996A tangent drawn to a volume-time graph at 15 seconds passes through the points (5 s, 6 cm3) and (25 s, 66 cm3). Calculate the rate of reaction at 15 seconds.
  26. 26th October 1996Which reagent is added, and in what colour change, to test for chlorine gas?
  27. 27th October 1996Explain how solid carbon particulates released by combustion can cause global dimming.
  28. 28th October 1996A lamp is supplied with 60 J and transfers 6 J as light. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
  29. 29th October 1996Define specific latent heat of fusion.
  30. 30th October 1996A gardener pushes a mower with a force of 60 N through a distance of 8.0 m. Calculate the work done. Use W = F x s.
  31. 31st October 1996State the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.