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4 The time taken for the eight small cubes to B2.04 The water molecules are small enough to
completely change colour was shorter than the pass through the holes in the membrane,
time for the one single cube. This is because but the sugar molecules are too big.
the surface area of the small cubes was greater B2.05 from the dilute solution to the
than that of the single cube. concentrated solution
5 The conclusion will depend on the results but B2.06 The dilute solution has the higher water
is likely to be: the greater the surface area, the potential, because it contains more
faster diffusion takes place. water molecules.
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B2.07 When an animal cell is placed in pure b to allow time for the dye solutions to
water, water enters the cell by osmosis come to the same temperature as the
through the partially permeable water-baths[1]
cell membrane.
c Any two from:
B2.08 Plant cells have a strong cell wall • the concentration of the dye solution
surrounding the cell membrane,
which stops the cell bursting. • the volume of the dye solution
B2.09 Water moves out of the cell through the • the volume of the jelly cubes
partially permeable cell membrane. • the surface area of the jelly cubes[2]
B2.10 The same solution that the cell is ii As the temperature increases, the
immersed in. The only thing between the time to change colour decreases.[1]
external solution and space X is the cell
iii At higher temperatures, kinetic
wall, which is fully permeable.
energy of particles increases; so,
B2.11 The cells will take up water by osmosis, particles move faster / diffusion
because the water potential of the water happens more quickly.[2]
outside the cell is greater than the water
4 a
the net movement of water molecules;
potential of the solution inside the cell.
from a higher water potential to a
The vacuole and cytoplasm will increase
lower water potential / down a water
in volume, so the cell membrane will be
potential gradient; through a partially
pushed back against the cell wall, into its
permeable membrane[2]
normal position.
b Any six from:
Experimental skills B2.03
• both animal cell and plant cell take
1 Learners should find that they got longer. up water by osmosis
2 Each cell in the piece of potato gained water • because there is a water potential
by osmosis, because the solution inside the cell gradient from outside the cell to inside
was more concentrated (had less water, or a
lower water potential) than the water outside. • the volumes of both cells increase
As each cell swelled up, this increased the size • the animal cell bursts but the plant
of the potato strip. cell does not
3 Learners should find that they got shorter.
• because the plant cell has a cell wall
4 Each cell in the piece of potato lost water by (but the animal cell does not)
osmosis, because the solution inside the cell
• the plant cell becomes turgid
was less concentrated (had more water, or
a higher water potential) than the solution • as the contents of the cell push
outside. As each cell lost water and shrank, outwards on the cell wall
this decreased the size of the potato strip.
• which is called turgor pressure[6]
Practice questions 5 a
more potassium in the plant cells
1 D[1] than in the water; more sodium in the
water than in the plant cells; use of
2 B[1] comparative figures[3]
3 a
diffusion; random/net movement of b active transport; if diffusion then
particles; down a concentration gradient[3] concentrations in the cells and the
water would be the same[2]
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be arranged to make new compounds, or new 7 Answers will depend on the learner’s
substances, but not new atoms. experience as they did the experiment.
They are likely to include:
• Products are changed to reactants. This is the
wrong way round – reactants are changed • variables other than pH affecting the time
to products. for the paper to rise to the top: for example,
differences in how much celery extract was
Science in context B4.01 absorbed onto the paper; differences in
The production of the enzyme lactase, which is a the sizes of the pieces of paper; differences
protein, requires the use of amino acids and energy in how the paper behaved (it might have
by the cell. In many adults, especially a long time flipped round sideways or hit the side of
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Chapter B5 Questions
Before you start B5.04 Starch is a storage material, and if you
are storing something you need to be able
1 carbohydrates and fats (and to get it back again when required. Plants
occasionally proteins) need to be able to break down starch to
2 sunlight glucose, so they can use it in respiration
to provide energy. Cellulose, however, is a
3 through photosynthesis in plants, which use structural material, used to make cell walls.
energy from sunlight to make carbohydrates It needs to stay there, not be broken down,
or the cell walls would easily break apart.
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1 Learners should find that the leaf becomes 4 The bubbles released may be different sizes.
blue- black, indicating that it contains starch. It is also not easy to count them reliably.
Measuring volume will give a more reliable
2 Boiling breaks down cell membranes. indication of the quantity of oxygen released
The membranes around the chloroplasts and, therefore, the rate of reaction.
and around the cell need to be broken down
to allow the iodine to come into contact with Experimental skills B5.06
the starch, which is inside the chloroplasts
inside the leaf cells. 1 Graph will depend on the learner’s results but
should show:
3 To allow any change in colour to be seen
• independent variable (temperature or
more clearly.
mass of sodium hydrogencarbonate
added) on the x-axis
Experimental skills B5.02
• dependent variable (number of bubbles
1 Learners should find that only the green parts
per minute) on the y-axis
contained starch.
• good scales on both axes, going up in
2 Chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis. sensible and regular intervals, and using at
least half of the grid provided
Experimental skills B5.03
• points plotted accurately, as neat crosses
1 If the plant was not destarched, we would not
know whether any starch we found had been • lines drawn with a ruler between points.
made during the experiment or before.
2–4 These answers will depend on the learner’s
2 To give the plant time to photosynthesise and results, and their experience in carrying out
make starch. their planned investigation.
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3 Protein molecules are made of amino acids anus. There are also other organs in the
linked together. digestive system, such as the gall bladder.
4 Lipase digest fats to fatty acids and glycerol. B6.03 Any two from: liver, pancreas, gall
bladder, salivary gland
5 It is an enzyme. All enzymes are
protein molecules. B6.04 mouth, oesophagus, stomach, (duodenum,
ileum, colon, rectum), anus. The
Science in context B6.01 bracketed terms can also be summarised
Carnivores such as lions and hyenas may eat meat as ‘small intestine, large intestine’.
that is not fresh, and is therefore likely to contain B6.05 a mouth and/or oesophagus
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• carbon dioxide / water leaving the cell. B7.06 The solution in the soil has a relatively
low concentration of solutes compared
They should remember from the previous chapter with the solution inside the root hair
that water is moved around the plant through
• oxygen / glucose / water / other nutrients B7.07 Water moves from an area of high water
entering the cell potential in the soil into the lower water
potential inside the root hair cell, down a
• carbon dioxide / urea leaving the cell. water potential gradient. It continues to
They may know that these substances are brought move from cell to cell towards the centre
to and from the cell in the blood. They may also of the root, by osmosis, down the water
give other detail, such as that oxygen enters the potential gradient.
blood in the lungs, or that nutrients enter the
blood in the small intestine. Experimental skills B7.01
1 xylem
Science in context B7.01
2 the vascular bundles (veins)
Learners may suggest osmosis. They will later
find that this is also how water reaches individual 3 Temperature is the variable to be changed.
cells in plants that do have xylem, and how it first A suitable range would be between 0 °C and
enters the plant and moves across the root into the perhaps 80 °C, with intervals of 10 °C or 20 °C.
xylem vessels. This could be done using water-baths. The
most important variables to be kept constant
Questions include the size of the celery stalk and the
concentration of the dye.
B7.01 support; transport of water and
mineral ions If the dye can be seen in the stalk without
having to cut it, learners could measure the
B7.02 transport of sugars and amino acids
distance travelled by the dye in a set time
B7.03 In roots, both types of vessels are found period – for example, every two minutes. If it
in the vascular bundles. The xylem is cannot be seen, they will need to have several
found in the centre, whereas the phloem is stalks at each temperature, and cut one of
arranged around it. them across at a set distance (e.g. 10 cm)
after a set time – say every two minutes – to
In stems, both types of vessels are found determine how long it takes the dye to travel
in the vascular bundles that are studded this distance.
around the middle of the stem. The
xylem is found on the inner side of each The main safety risk is the sharp blade used to
of these bundles, with the phloem on the cut the stalks. Learners should describe how
outer side. they will avoid cutting themselves or someone
else with the blade.
In leaves, both types of vessels are found
in the vascular bundles that pass through
the midrib of the leaf.
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3 Muscle contraction needs energy, which is ii root hairs absorb water from the soil;
obtained from aerobic respiration. As muscles a large surface area increases the rate
work harder, they need more energy and at which this happens[2]
therefore aerobic respiration needs to happen
more quickly. The muscles therefore need more c phloem transports sucrose and amino
oxygen, which is supplied to them by the blood. acids but xylem does not; phloem
A faster heart rate moves blood more quickly, transports in both directions (by
supplying oxygen to the muscles more quickly. translocation) but xylem transports only
upwards (by transpiration)[2]
Questions 3 a
Carbon dioxide reacts with water; during
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has become a political or religious issue, so Even if there are harmful bacteria on
it is important to take care when chairing the food, when their numbers remain
this discussion. small there is less chance of getting ill
if you eat them.
2 There is no correct answer to this question.
Opinions may be divided between those who B8.07 An antigen is a molecule on a cell that is
think it is a parent’s right to decide whether not normally found in the body – such as
or not to have their child vaccinated, and a pathogen – and that the body recognises
those who think that the health of the school as ‘foreign’. An antibody is a protein
community should take precedence over that secreted by lymphocytes, which can bind
of an individual. These are not easy decisions to its complementary antigen.
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B9.04 Emphysema leads to a reduction of the • clean, clear, ruled lines that join precisely
surface area of the alveoli. As a result, less at the centres of the crosses.
oxygen is able to diffuse into the blood
in a given time. This reduces the oxygen 2 Answers will depend on the learner’s results.
supply to cells, which therefore cannot 3 Answers will depend on the learner’s results.
undergo aerobic respiration as rapidly, However, suggestions may include the fact
and cannot release as much energy as that the learner’s ability to do intense activity
normal. The person may therefore find will vary from day to day, in light of the
it difficult to exercise. (In addition, temperature, food they have eaten, and so on.
the removal of waste products from
respiration is less efficient, because the Questions
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c Any four from: is that no one has ever responded in less than 0.1 s,
and most reaction times are well above this value.
• brain senses the pH of blood
(If learners research this issue, they will find that
• pH decreases during exercise measured reaction times have steadily reduced
• because more carbon dioxide / lactic since 2004, but this is thought to be a reflection of
acid is dissolved in the blood plasma changes in the sensors and measuring technology,
rather than in the athletes themselves.)
• brain responds by sending more
frequent nerve impulses to the Questions
breathing muscles (diaphragm and
B10.01 They have a cell membrane, nucleus,
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4 Answers will depend on the sites that the glucose from the blood; some of
learner finds. There is no ‘correct’ answer this glucose is used for respiration in
to which method is best. We have no way liver cells, and some is converted into
of knowing whether the time given on the insoluble glycogen and stored. This
website is correct or not. However, it is likely reduces the concentration of glucose
to be very reliable. in the blood.
d Blood glucose concentration is
Questions
regulated by negative feedback.
B10.07 pancreas: insulin (and glucagon); adrenal The pancreas will not stop secreting
glands: adrenaline; testes: testosterone; insulin until it detects that blood
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B11.08 Eggs are moved by the cilia and muscles in the wall of the oviducts – they do not move themselves.
In contrast, sperm swim actively, using their flagella.
B11.09 Testosterone – any one from: stimulates sperm production; causes facial and pubic hair to develop;
causes shoulders to broaden; causes the voice to break. Oestrogen – any one from: causes pubic
hair to develop; causes the breasts to develop; causes the hips to broaden; helps to control the
menstrual cycle.
B11.10 a An egg is developing in a follicle.
b The egg continues to develop until it is released from the follicle during ovulation.
c The follicle from which the egg was released has changed into a corpus luteum.
Practice questions
1 A[1]
2 A[1]
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d allele[1] Questions
4 a i ee[1] B13.01 a discontinuous
ii EE[1] b continuous
b c continuous
Science in context B13.01 (Note: learners may see that there are
some dark brown kernels and some
1 The stichius form of the butterfly imitates the
light brown ones, and not be sure
poisonous common rose swallowtail butterfly,
whether to count these as brown or
because predators avoid eating the poisonous
white. Accept either interpretation.)
butterfly. This imitation only gives the
mormon butterfly an advantage in areas where b The ratio of 302 : 99 is approximately
the common rose swallowtail butterfly is equal to 3 : 1.
found and predators have learned to avoid it.
In other areas, the bright colouring would be c If learners consider that all the
a disadvantage because it makes the mormon brown kernels are the same, then
butterfly more visible. they are likely to suggest that the
allele for white is dominant, and the
2 Female butterflies may carry eggs, and male allele for brown is recessive. Accept
butterflies might be more common than females. any symbols that use upper case for
white and lower case of the same
Experimental skills B13.01 letter for brown – for example, B and
b. The parents could have had the
1, 2 These answers will depend on the
genotypes Bb and Bb, which would
learner’s results.
give a 3 : 1 ratio of white : brown in the
3 Learners should recognise that finger length offspring phenotypes.
could be affected by both genes and the
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5 a
Any two from: they rise and then fall; e
maximum number is in 2006; overall grasshopper tarantula
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Chemistry
Chapter C1 C1.04 a If iodine is heated strongly then
the temperature rises very quickly.
Science in context C1.01 The melting and boiling points are
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C2.03 An element is a substance that cannot C2.10 6 electrons (the number of electrons
be broken down into anything simpler does not change between isotopes of the
by chemical means. Atoms are the same atom)
particles that make up all substances.
An atom is the smallest particle of an C2.11 All the atoms of an element contain the
element that shows the properties of that same number of protons (and the same
element. Atoms can join together to make number of electrons).
molecules. C2.12 D
Each element has its own type of atom C2.13 C
and the atoms of an element all have the
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5 a C[1] Questions
b The structure shown is of an ionic C3.01 a iron + oxygen → iron(III) oxide
compound; potassium bromide is the sodium sulfuric sodium
only ionic compound in the list.[2] b + → + water
hydroxide acid sulfate
6 a otassium has lost an electron;
P sodium
chlorine has gained an electron.[2] c sodium + water → + hydrogen
hydroxide
b diagram showing 1 shared pair of
electrons between atoms/3 pairs non- C3.02 a 2Cu + O2 → 2CuO
bonding electrons on each atom[2]
b N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3
c 4Na + O2 → 2Na2O
Cl Cl
d 2NaOH + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2H2O
d KCl high melting point/Cl2 low melting f 3Fe + 4H2O → Fe3O4 + 4H2
point (or b.p.); OR KCl is a solid at room
C3.03 a H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl
temperature and Cl2 is a gas; OR KCl
conducts electricity when dissolved or b 2Cu + O2 → 2CuO
molten/Cl2 does not conduct electricity[1]
c Mg + ZnCl2 → MgCl2 + Zn
7 a raphite has a high melting point because
G
it has strong covalent bonds between the
atoms in the layers/conducts electricity
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C3.04 Solid sodium carbonate reacts with d the sum of the relative atomic masses of
hydrochloric acid solution to give sodium the atoms present in a ‘formula unit’ of
chloride solution and carbon dioxide gas. a substance[1]
Water, a liquid, is also produced. 1.2
e × 21 = 4.2 g[2]
C3.05 a Ag+(aq) + Cl−(aq) → AgCl(s) 6
(partial calculation = 1 mark)
b Ba2+(aq) + SO42−(aq) → BaSO4(s)
4 a C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O[2]
C3.06 a HCl(aq) + KOH(aq) → KCl(aq) +
H2O(l) (1 mark for correct formulae; 1 mark
for balancing)
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2 The electrodes would need to be thoroughly (1 mark for correct substances; 1 mark
cleaned with sandpaper / washed in propanone for balancing)
and then dried / weigh the electrodes on as d i the anode would lose mass /
accurate a balance as is available. copper anode dissolves to form
ions; cathode increases in mass /
copper deposited on cathode[4]
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ii the solution colour would not change / C5.03 The energy of the reactants is lower than
concentration of copper ions in the energy of the products / upwards
solution remains the same[2] arrow.
e movement of copper ions; from anode C5.04 Bond breaking is endothermic.
to cathode[2]
C5.05
6 a produce water as the only product of
reaction rather than NO2 and CO2
Enthalpy / kJ/mol
which are harmful to the environment[1]
2H2O2
b any two from hydrogen – large fuel
ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
[5]
3 a effervescence/fizzing/bubbles[1]
b bubbling stops[1]
c endothermic; because the
Progress of reaction temperature goes down[2]
b Enthalpy change is shown by d exothermic; products have less energy
the dotted green arrow. This will than the reactants[2]
be negative.
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C6.03 A new substance(s) has been formed. • use more concentrated acid[2]
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b As temperature increases, the particles C7.02 a An indicator changes its colour
move more quickly and so collide more depending on whether it is in an
frequently / the particles have more kinetic acidic or alkaline solution.
energy and so more collisions involve
energy greater than the activation energy / b i alkaline ii neutral
more collisions produce a reaction.[3] iii alkaline iv acidic
4 a Smaller particles have a larger surface C7.03 pH 1 is more acidic (1000 times more
area; so there are more collisions between acidic than pH 4).
reactant particles[1]
Experimental skills C7.01
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C7.08 zinc hydroxide or aluminium hydroxide e If heated too strongly, the salt
zinc sodium sodium could dehydrate (lose water of
+ → + water crystallisation) or even decompose.
hydroxide hydroxide zincate
Zn(OH)2(s) + 2NaOH(aq) → C7.14 a method B
Na2ZnO2(aq) + 2H2O(l) b sulfuric acid
or zinc sulfuric zinc
c + → + water
aluminium sodium sodium oxide acid sulfate
+ → + water
hydroxide hydroxide aluminate C7.15 a Precipitation is the sudden formation
of a solid when either two solutions
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2 C[1] b iron[1]
3 c Cu(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) →
Property Applies Applies to
Cu(NO3)2(aq)+ 2Ag(s)[3]
d any two from: it does not rust/corrode; b It produces the heat needed in the furnace;
it is an alloy containing chromium and the carbon dioxide is then reduced in the
nickel; it is harder than pure iron[2] furnace to give carbon monoxide.[2]
5 a Layers of atoms / ions can slide over c It reacts with the silica (silicon dioxide)
each other.[1] impurity in the ore; forming calcium
silicate slag[2]
b The larger atoms prevent layers
sliding over each other.[1] 10 a stops air/water reaching the metal;
so rusting cannot occur[2]
c Yes; electrons are still free to move
around/between the metal ions.[2] b galvanisation[1]
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d the air[1] C C
5 a CO2 is produced from burning of fossil
fuels; needs to be reduced to reduce global H H
warming / reduce any sensible effect of
global warming[2]
C11.05 The bromine water is decolourised
b methane; livestock or decomposition in from orange–brown to colourless.
landfill sites[2] There would be no change if ethane was
bubbled through bromine water. The test
c They are greenhouse gases; allow short is for unsaturation (a carbon–carbon
wavelength energy from the Sun to reach double bond): ethene is unsaturated,
the Earth’s surface; but trap and re-emit but ethane is saturated.
longer wavelength radiation reflected from
the Earth.[3] C11.06 C2H 4Br 2
Br Br
Chapter C11 H C C H
Science in context C11.01 H H
1 The advantages of a space elevator are seen
in terms of the ease of transfer of astronauts C11.07 ethane → ethene + hydrogen
and goods to the space station without the
C2H6 → C2H4 + H2
need for rocket launches from the Earth.
Subsequent exploration from the space C11.08 a propene + hydrogen → propane
station would also be easier since there would
be no need for the technology to escape the b C4H8 + H2O → C4H9OH
Earth’s gravity. C11.09 a CH3CH(OH)CH3
2 These different forms of carbon all conduct b CH3CH=CHCH3
electricity because of the mobile, delocalised
electrons associated with their layered C11.10 Structural isomerism is a property
structure (see Chapter C2). of compounds that have the same
molecular formula but different
Questions structural formulae; the individual
compounds are known as structural
C11.01 methane, ethane, propane, butane / CH4,
isomers.
C2H6, C3H8, C4H10
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C C C C C C
C6H5 H C6H5 H C6H5 H
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7 a hydrocarbons[1] 0.1
C12.03 Error in the mass is × 100% = 7.7%
1.3
b different boiling points[1]
0.5
c jet fuel (or heating systems)[1] Error in volume is ×100% = 5.0%
10.0
d i heat / catalyst[2] The larger error is in the mass. Random
errors could be reduced by repeating
ii hydrogen[1] the experiment several times, checking
for and removing anomalies and then
e C10H22 → C4H8 + 2C3H6 + H2[2]
calculating a mean average.
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C12.19 The pieces of glassware are a volumetric Other valid methods should also
pipette that adds an accurate, fixed be accepted.[6]
volume of liquid and a burette, which
adds an accurate but variable volume 4 a to be able to measure the volume
of liquid. of the gas[1]
C12.20 Methyl orange and thymolphthalein b fully open the air hole at the base of
both produce clear colour changes at the the chimney[1]
end-point, universal indicator does not. c when crystals form around the edge
C12.21 Swirling ensures everything is mixed of the solution / when crystals form on the
stirring rod[1]
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Any example answers to questions taken from past question papers, practice questions, accompanying marks and mark
schemes included in this resource have been written by the authors and are for guidance only. They do not replicate
examination papers. In examinations the way marks are awarded may be different.
Physics
Chapter P1
Before you start P1.02 a • Fill a measuring cylinder with
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Distance travelled / m
b All three runners record the same 300
time on the analogue clock, so the
winner cannot be determined. 200
P1.09 a
Any random error with starting or 100
stopping the stopwatch would be
divided by 20. 0
0 20 40 60 80 100
b Time / s
Length Time for 20 Time for 1
of string oscillations oscillation
b 400 m
/m /s /s
0.00 0.0 0.000 c 100 seconds
2.50
Period of
0
00
40
60
80
00
20
40
60
2
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
1.
1.
1.
1.
40
Length of string / m
30
d 1 m, or correct reading from 20
student’s graph
10
P1.10 a
10.44 m/s
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
b He started from rest and had to
Time / min
accelerate, so he ran slower than his
average speed which means he must
b Average speed = 72 km/h
also have run faster.
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P1.20 20 km/s c 16 + 48 = 64 m
1 1
P1.21 2.1 m/s2 d s = (u + v)t = (12 + 20) × 4 = 64 m
2 2
P1.22 0.2 m/s2
P1.27 a
P1.23 a
B, D, H
A = bh = 0.7 × 20 = 14 m
b A, C, G
c F 25
Speed / m/s
20
d E
20 A = 12 bh
0 = 12 × 3.3 × 20 = 33 m
15 0 1 2 3 4
constant deceleration
10 Time / s
A = bh = 5 × 12 = 60 m
8 P1.28 Mass Weight
6 scalar vector
4 unit = kilogram unit = newton
2 A = bh = 5 × 6 = 30 m measure of the value depends
amount of matter on local value of
0 in a body; does acceleration due
0 2 4 6 8 10
not change to gravity
Time / s
with position
c Total distance = 105 m measured with a measured with a
(top-pan) balance newton meter
P1.26 a, c
P1.29 a
mass = 1 kg; weight is less than 9.8 N
25
b mass = 1 kg; weight is greater than
Speed / m/s
20
A= 1
2 bh
1
= × 4 × 8 = 16 m
2
9.8 N
15
P1.30 a i 686 N ii 70 kg
10
A = bh = 4 × 12 = 48 m iii 10.12 N iv 5000 kg
5
v 7.69 × 10−3 N/kg
0
0 1 2 3 4
b always the same
Time / s
c The force of gravity is much
v − u 20 −12
b a= = = 2 m/s2 (15 033 times) greater on Jupiter.
t 4
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P1.31 a
unbalanced; 20 N to left;
accelerate to left 18
b balanced; no acceleration 16
c unbalanced; 50 N downwards; 14
accelerate downwards 12
Load / N
P1.32 a
500 N b 1.6 m/s 2
10
c 22 000 kg d 0.15 N 8
P1.33 a
23.52 N b 23.52 N 6
Questions P1.40 a
50 cm b 15 Nm
1 The line should pass through the origin. P1.41 a
bigger
2 Where the force is proportional to the b further from
extension, the graph line is straight. Beyond
the limit of proportionality, load and c 90°
extension are not proportional and the line is P1.42 F3 will have the biggest turning effect,
no longer straight. because it acts at the equal largest
3 Values will depend on the learner’s results. distance and at 90° to the object. (F2 acts
at the same distance but will have a
4 No, once the spring was stretched beyond smaller turning effect because it does not
the limit of proportionality it remained act at 90° to the object.)
longer than its original length once the load
was removed. P1.43 A longer spanner will allow them to apply
a force at a greater distance from the
Questions pivot, so they can apply a smaller force to
achieve the same turning force.
P1.35 22 cm
P1.36 18 N P1.44 231.4 N
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b 3[1]
c 3[1]
d 2 and 4[1]
7 a 1.744 s[1]
b 5.73 m/s[1]
c 10.58 m/s[1]
d 5.60 m/s2[1]
Chapter P2
Before you start
For example:
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P2.34 a
1000 or 103 9 a 625 N[1]
b 1 000 000 or 106 b work done = force × distance
(in the direction of the force)[1]
P2.35 100 W
c 2 × 105 J[1]
P2.36 a
10 450 000 J or 10.45 MJ
work done
d power = [1]
b 121 W time taken
e 349 W[1]
P2.37 144 kJ
c watt, W[1]
999.9
1
7 a k = mv2[1]
E
2
999.8
b 3.61 J[1]
c 3.61 J[1] 999.7
d gravitational potential energy = mgΔh[1]
999.6
e 7.69 × 10−2 m (7.69 cm)[2] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8 a ny one from: wind power is renewable /
A Temperature / ºC
does not contribute to global warming /
has no fuel costs.[1] 2 If water froze from the bottom up, fish would
be forced upwards by the ice and they would
b Wind is an unreliable source of energy die. All life in areas where the temperature
because the wind is not always blowing falls below freezing would be affected by
when there is demand for electricity. this effect.
There would need to be 1250 turbines
to generate the same power output as Questions
one coal-fired power station. This would
P3.01 solid, liquid, gas; volume; volume; space;
lead to a large area being covered
melts, liquid
with turbines[2]
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Temperature / °C
water cools
P3.04 a
solid b gas 100
water solidifies
c gas
0
Time
P3.05 a rownian motion is the motion
B ice cools
of small particles suspended
in a liquid or gas, caused by
P3.12 a
ethanol P3.22 Arrows showing cold water sinking below
the ice and warm water rising at the sides.
b Ethanol expands most so will make
the thermometer easiest to read. It is
also safe if the thermometer is broken.
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P3.23 The water at the top will heat up and 2 Dull dark surfaces are better absorbers of
become less dense so it will stay at the top infrared radiation than light shiny surfaces.
and the water at the bottom will stay cold.
Questions
P3.24 a
Diagram for hot gas shows fewer
particles than diagram for cold gas. P3.30 a
The rollers are metal and are in
Particles in the hot gas have longer contact with the hot metal so are
arrows to indicate faster movement. heated by conduction.
b As the gas is heated its particles b The glowing metal is very hot so
gain energy and move faster and emits a lot of heat radiation which
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1 Both methods use reflected waves to calculate b waves get closer together; refraction
distance. Both methods make use of the c waves get closer together and bend
equation speed = distance/time. towards the normal; refraction
2 One method uses light waves and one uses d waves spread to make semicircles;
sound waves. diffraction
3 Sound waves cannot travel through the P4.07 a
The waves diffract as they pass through
vacuum of space, and light waves would are the doorway, creating semicircular
refracted when travelling from air to water and waves which reach person B.
back again.
b longitudinal
Questions
P4.08 a
so that it can easily be read in the
P4.01 a
energy; matter rearview mirror of a car
b transverse; longitudinal b ECILOP
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30° (the angle of reflection for 60°). Questions
b She may have measured the angle to P4.15 1.52
the surface rather than to the normal
or misread her protractor. P4.16 a
i = 50°, r = 31°
b The light is reflected twice. The first P4.19 Total because all the light is reflected;
mirror inverts left to right and the internal because the reflection happens
second inverts it back. inside the material.
P4.12 a, b Diagram should be similar to P4.20 No, because TIR only happens when
Figure 4.21d. the angle of incidence is greater than the
critical angle.
c 6 cm
P4.21 a
x = angle of incidence, y = angle of
Experimental skills P4.02 reflection, z = angle of refraction
Activity P4.03
sin i
The value of is not dependent on the angle of
sin r
incidence. It is a property of the material, known
as the refractive index. For a given material, the d The critical angle is less than 45°.
refractive index is constant.
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P4.43 a
the number of vibrations per second 10 a
300 000 000 m/s[1]
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P5.34 a electrons; cloth; rod; negatively iv Continue this process, until you have
charged; positively charged moved round to the other pole of the
magnet or until you have gone off
b Diagram similar to Figure P5.27 the page.
but showing that the rod has
lost electrons and the cloth has Allow one mark for a basic answer
gained them. which will result in the drawing of
one correct field line. Allow two
c When an acetate rod is rubbed with marks for and an answer which will
a cloth, electrons move from the result in correctly plotting the shape
rod to the cloth. This means the rod of the field lines. Allow three marks
3 Any two of: iron, steel, cobalt, nickel[2] 8 a Negatively charged particles are
transferred from the hair to the comb.
4 a electrons[1]
One mark for negatively charge
b negative[1] particles; one mark for transfer
from hair to comb.[2]
5 4.08 J[1]
b electrons[1]
6 20 Ω[1]
c All his hairs have the same charge
7 a iagram should be like Figure P5.06.
D
(positive); so they repel.[2]
Allow 1 mark for the correct shape of the
field lines and 1 mark for correct arrows 9 a
showing the direction of the field lines.[2]
b You will need a bar magnet, plotting
compass, pencil and plain paper.
A
i Place a bar magnet in the centre of a
sheet of paper and draw round it.
ii Place a plotting compass near one of
the poles of the magnet. Mark dots 1 V
[2]
and 2 on the paper to indicate the two
ends of the compass needle, as shown One mark for ammeter in series;
in the figure. one mark for voltmeter in parallel.
dot 2 b 4 Ω; one mark for answer, one
for unit[2]
c it will double[1]
10 a 2 160 000 J; one mark for answer,
dot 1
one for unit[2]
iii Move the compass away from the b 0.6 kWh; one mark for answer,
magnet and position it so that one one for unit[2]
end of its needle is marked by dot 2.
Mark dot 3 at the other end. c 5.2 A; one mark for answer,
one for unit[2]
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P6.02 They are the same (1.4 A). P6.16 The earth wire provides a low resistance
electrical path to ground and reduces the
P6.03 90 Ω chances of a fatal electric shock.
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P6.17 If the fuse was connected to the earth for wire breaks, one mark for
or neutral wire, a person could still stops current[2]
be electrocuted when they touch the
d Water is a conductor, so this could lead
appliance.
to an electric shock.[1]
P6.18 Double insulation is where the electric
circuit for an electrical appliance is inside Chapter P7
a case made from an electrical insulator
(e.g. plastic), which is inside the outer case. Before you start
This means it is impossible for a live wire current (I): the rate at which electric charge passes
to touch the outer casing of the appliance. a point in a circuit; amps
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P7.13 a g rid; pylons; voltage; reduce; 6 a leming’s left-hand rule. Extend the
F
transformers thumb and first two fingers of the left
hand at right angles to each other, with
b A: primary coil; B: iron core; C: the first finger pointing in the direction of
secondary coil the field and the second in the direction
c Step-up. It has more turns on the of current, and the thumb will give the
secondary coil than on the primary coil. direction of force or motion.[2]
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P8.08 Natural, any three from: materials in the P8.20 a eta particles or gamma rays would
B
ground, building materials, cosmic rays, penetrate through the smoke easily.
food and drink, gases in the atmosphere.
b Alpha particles are stopped by the
Artificial, any three from: medical uses, plastic casing or by a few centimetres
weapons testing, air travel, nuclear of air.
power stations. c A short half-life would mean the
P8.09 cosmic rays smoke detector would need to be
changed frequently.
P8.10 unstable; two protons; two neutrons;
electron; electromagnetic P8.21 More radiation would pass through the
Practice questions
b 84 = 82 + 2
1 D[1]
c 210 = 206 + 4
2 C[1]
P8.15 218
84 Po → 218
85 At + −1β
0
Questions d 9
4 Be[1]
the aluminium and lead would 7 a t he time taken for half of the unstable
absorb the beta particles. nuclei to decay[1]
ii The top two-thirds of the film b 5 mg[1]
would be darkened but not the
bottom third as the lead would c Ionisation causes cells/DNA to mutate.[1]
absorb most of the gamma rays.
d Any two from: store it in a lead-lined
b The lightproof jacket is likely to be box; store it in a labelled cupboard;
paper which would stop alpha. Also, only qualified people handle it; handle
the range of alpha in air is only a few with tweezers; do not point source
centimetres so it is unlikely that alpha at anyone; record exposure times[2]
particles would reach the badge.
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