CONTEST 52

ROUND 1
1. What is the induced emf when magnetic flux is changing at a rate of 5 Wb / s ?
ANSWER: −5 V ε =−dϕ / dt=−5Wb / s=−5 V
2. What is the induced emf when magnetic flux is changing at a rate of −25 Wb / s ?
ANSWER: 25 V ε =−dϕ / dt=−(−25 Wb / s )=25 V
3. What rate of change of flux induces an emf of 100 V ?
ANSWER: −100 Wb / s dϕ / dt=−ε =−100V =−100 Wb / s
4. Trioxoiodate(IV) acid reacts with H2S in solution to give water, elemental sulphur and iodine.
Give me a balanced equation for the reaction.
ANSWER: 2HIO3 + 5H2S → I2 + 6H2O + 5S
5. Hydriodic acid reduces tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid to give hydrogen sulphide, iodine and
water. Give me a balanced equation for the reaction
ANSWER: 8HI + H2SO4 → 4I2 + 4H2O + H2S
6. Give me a balanced equation for the roasting of zinc sulphide in air to give zinc oxide and
sulphur (IV) oxide
ANSWER: 2ZnS + 3O2 → 2ZnO + 2SO2
7. What are the names of the tissues found in the mesophyll layer of dicot plants?
ANSWER: Palisade and the spongy tissues
8. What are the two main parts of flowering plants?
ANSWER: The shoot and the root systems
9. Plants which grow in swamps and muddy areas have special branch roots which aid them to
breathe in waterlogged soils. What is the name given to these special roots?
ANSWER: Pneumatophores
PREAMBLE: Find the roots of the equation

10. [ (x – 6)(x + 1) = 0, x = 6, x = -1]

ANSWER: x = 6, or x = -1

11. [ (x – 4)(x – 3) = 0, x = 4, x = 3 ]
ANSWER: x = 4, or x = 3

12. [ (x +5)(x + 7) = 0 , x = -5, x = -7]

ANSWER: x = -5, or x = -7
PREAMBLE: A 5 C charge is moving at 2 m / s perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of2 T .
13. What is the magnetic force on the charge?
ANSWER: 20 N F=|q v × B|=5 C × 2 m / s × 2T =20 N
14. What is the work done by the magnetic field on the charge when it moves3 m?
ANSWER: 0 W =F ⋅ s=Fs cos θ=20 N ×3 m ×cos 90° =0
15. What is the change in kinetic energy of the charge when it moves 9 m ?
ANSWER: 0 Δ K . E .=W =0
16. Which compound gives honey its characteristically sweet taste?
ANSWER: Fructose
17. When malt sugar, maltose is hydrolyzed what compounds are obtained?
ANSWER: (2 moles of) Glucose (per mole of maltose)
18. What will be obtained when lactose in human or cow milk is hydrolyzed?
ANSWER: A molecule/mole of glucose and a molecule/mole of galactose (per
molecule/mole of lactose).
PREAMBLE: State the number of cell membranes possessed by the following organelles
19. Mitochondrion
ANSWER: Double (2)
20. Ribosome
ANSWER: No membrane
21. Lysosome
ANSWER: Single (1)
PREAMBLE: Find the maximum value of the trigonometric function

22. [ ]
ANSWER: 13

23. [ ]
ANSWER: 17
24. [ ]
ANSWER: 5
25. Give the name of one stroke of the four-stroke internal combustion engine.
ANSWER: Intake, compression, power, exhaust
26. Give the name of another stroke of the four-stroke internal combustion engine.
ANSWER: Intake, compression, power, exhaust [One not already given]
27. Give the name of a third stroke of the four-stroke internal combustion engine.
ANSWER: Intake, compression, power, exhaust [One not already given]
28. Give the molecular formula for Washing Soda
ANSWER: Na2CO3.10H2O
29. Give the molecular formula of Plaster of Paris.
ANSWER: CaSO4.½H2O.
30. Name the constituents of Aqua Regia
ANSWER: Concentrated HNO3 and concentrated H2SO4
31. PREAMBLE: Name one event each that occurs in the thylakoid membrane during the light
reactions of photosynthesis.

ANSWERS:
a. The chlorophyll within the thylakoid membrane absorbs solar energy and
energizes electrons
b. Water is oxidized releasing electrons, hydrogen ions (H+) and oxygen
c. ATP is produced from ADP with the help of the electron transport chain
d. NADP+ accepts electrons (is reduced) and becomes NADPH

PREAMBLE: Evaluate the trigonometric expression

32. or 0.5]
ANSWER: ½ or 0.5

33. or 0.5]
ANSWER: ½ or 0.5

34.
ANSWER: 1
35. What is the process by which majority carriers are transported across an unbiased p-n
junction?
ANSWER: Diffusion
36. What is the process by which minority carriers are transported across an unbiased p-n
junction?
ANSWER: Drift
37. What transport process removes charge carriers generated in the depletion layer of a p-n
junction towards the extremities of the device?
ANSWER: Drift
38. What property of metals makes it possible for them to be beaten into flat sheets?
ANSWER: Malleability - they are malleable
39. How does the structure of metals allow them to be ductile?
ANSWER: Metals consist of layers of cations with mobile electrons in-between these
layers. When pulled, the layers slide over one another.
40. Why is diamond, an allotrope of carbon, unable to conduct electricity?
ANSWER: The structure of diamond is made up of tetrahedral carbons with bonds,
whose electrons are localized.
Fill in the blanks:
41. When an eukaryotic cell is not undergoing cell division, the DNA and associated proteins
have the appearance of thin threads called …………….
ANSWER: Chromatin
42. The chromatin is periodically coiled around a core of proteins known as …..
ANSWER: Histones
43. A duplicated chromosome is composed of two identical halves called ……..
ANSWER: (Sister) Chromatids
PREAMBLE: Find the vertex of the quadratic function given by

44.
ANSWER: (5, 0)

45.
ANSWER: (-3, -4)

46.
ANSWER: (1, 3)
 ROUND 2
PROBLEM OF THE DAY

REFER TO CONTEST 52 DIAGRAM ADOBE FILE.

 ROUND 3
TRUE/FALSE
1. When CO2 is bubbled through lime water, a clear solution is finally obtained.
ANSWER: True
2. When solid zinc oxide is added to NaOH solution a clear solution is finally obtained.
ANSWER: True ZnO dissolves in alkaline solution
3. All alums contain trivalent metals.
ANSWER: True
4. Some relations are not functions.
ANSWER: True
5. Only some functions are relations
ANSWER: False [Every function is a relation]
6. Every function is a mapping
ANSWER: True
7. The secondary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids.
ANSWER: False
8. Amino acids are the building blocks of nucleic acids.
ANSWER: False
9. A decrease in the fluidity of the plasma membrane causes increased permeability.
ANSWER: False
10. The total energy radiated by a blackbody increases as the wavelength at which emission
intensity is largest increases.
ANSWER: False
11. The total energy radiated by a blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of its
temperature.
ANSWER: True
12. The wavelength of peak emission intensity of a blackbody is inversely proportional to the
temperature of the blackbody.
ANSWER: True
13. In a voltaic cell, electrons flow from the anode to the cathode in the external circuit
ANSWER: True
14. In an electrolytic cell, oxidation takes place at the cathode
ANSWER: False
15. In an electrolytic cell, electrical energy is consumed and chemical energy is created.
ANSWER: True
16. The set of whole numbers is a subset of the set of natural numbers.
ANSWER: False
17. The set of rational numbers and the set of irrational numbers are disjoint.
ANSWER: True
18. A recurring decimal is a rational number.
ANSWER: True
19. In mosses and liverworts, eggs are formed through meiosis in the antheridia.
ANSWER: False
20. One major similarity between mosses and ferns is that both have a vascular system.
ANSWER: False
21. Mosses are more evolutionarily advanced than ferns
ANSWER: False
22. There is no contraption by means of which heat can be made to flow from a cold region to a
warm region.
ANSWER: False
23. The region just outside a refrigerator is warmer than the region inside because heat
spontaneously flows from the cold region inside to the warm region outside.
ANSWER: False
24. When two bodies at different temperatures are brought into thermal contact, heat
spontaneously flows from the warmer body to the cooler one.
ANSWER: True
 ROUND 4
RIDDLES
RIDDLE 1
1. I am a polygon with an odd number of sides.
2. In my regular form, I have a fixed center of rotation.
3. I have five axes of symmetry in my equilateral form.
4. Also I fit my outline in ten positions.
5. In a major country, I am the ultimate defence establishment.

Who am I?
ANSWER: PENTAGON

RIDDLE 2
1. I am a type of gas.
2. Although I am well described in scientific literature, I do not exist in reality.
3. Ordinary gases behave approximately like me sometimes.
4. However, their behavior deviates from mine when you cool them sufficiently.
5. I am the type of gas that never condenses.
Who am I?
ANSWER: Ideal gas

RIDDLE 3
1. I am a biological association.
2. Originally, I was used to describe the use of waste food by a second group of animals,
3. Especially, the carcass eaters that follow hunting animals, and wait until they have finished
their meal.
4. My name in Medieval Latin means “sharing a table", or "meal".
5. In my association, one species is benefitted and the other is neither harmed nor benefitted.
WHO AM I?
ANSWER: Commensalism
RIDDLE 4
1. I cannot be emitted from a nucleus without the nucleus losing its identity.
2. I believe in moderation in everything I do.
3. I can penetrate and also ionize other molecules.
4. If I were a boxer I would belong to the light weight division but I would bear a fully formed
charge.
5. I am affected by electric field and magnetic field when I am in motion.
6. I am the only member of the nuclear family with an identical twin in the outhouse.
Who am I?
ANSWER: Beta particle.