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The document contains questions and answers related to chemistry and science education, including topics such as isotopes, electronic structures, and the scientific method. It includes various questions with some answers provided, while others are incomplete or missing. Additionally, it outlines the disadvantages of teaching science through inquiry and highlights safety hints for fume-hood usage.

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The document contains questions and answers related to chemistry and science education, including topics such as isotopes, electronic structures, and the scientific method. It includes various questions with some answers provided, while others are incomplete or missing. Additionally, it outlines the disadvantages of teaching science through inquiry and highlights safety hints for fume-hood usage.

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SECTION B (CHEMISTRY)

Question 4

 (a)
o of an element in Group III of the Periodic Table B
o of a monatomic gas C
o of carbon A
o which has 18 protons C
o which forms a stable ion with a single negative charge D
 (b) (The question asks to draw the electronic structure of silicon.
The text does not provide the answer.)
 (a)
o number of electrons 92
o number of neutrons 143
 (ii) (The text does not provide the main use of this isotope of
uranium.)
 (b) Isotopes are atoms of the same element which have the same
proton number but a different number of neutrons.
 (c)
o 1 (The text does not provide specific physical properties of
metals.)
o 2 (The text does not provide specific physical properties of

(d) 2U + 3 H2 ⇌ 2UH3
metals.)

 (e)
o Oxygen 2, 16, 2 x 16 = 32
o Fluorine 2, 19, 2 x 19 = 38
o Relative formula mass = 308

Question 5

 (a) Fluoride
 (b) Potassium bromide
 (c) mass of calcium ions = 11
 (d) F + e– → F–
 (e) Sublimation is when a solid changes directly into a gas
 (a) Al
 (b) CaCO3
 (c) CH4
 (d) CuSO2 (This exact formula is not in the list, but given the
context of "acid rain" and the options, it's likely intended to be SO2)
 (e) Cl2
 (f) CH4
 (a) (Completed table as in the original document)
 (b) A and B
 (c) Sodium
 (d) C has a full outer shell of electrons
 (a) Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons
but a different number of neutrons
 (b)
o 18
o It gains two electrons
o Calcium
 (c) Oxidation is the loss of electrons
 (d) (Dot-and-cross diagram - cannot be provided in this text-based
format)
 (e) It has weak intermolecular forces
 (f)
o (i) A substance that is made of one type of atom only
o (ii) (Completed table - cannot be provided in this text-based
format)

SECTION D (SCIENCE EDUCATION)

QUESTION 8

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. None of the above, all are rules
16. B
17. C
18. D
19. A
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. D

QUESTION 9

 (a) What is science? (The text does not provide a direct definition.)
 (b) Scientific method steps: (The text only provides the introduction
to the steps, not the steps themselves)
 (c) Problem-solving approach steps: (The text does not provide the
steps)
 (d) Statements which science does not involve:
o i) Make moral judgement
o ii) Draw conclusions about supernatural explanations
 (e) Scientific process skills:
o i) Measuring
o ii) Classifying
o iii) Observing
 (a) Solutions to problems educators face: (The text provides
problems but not solutions)
 (b) Disadvantages of teaching science by inquiry approach:
o i) Approach consumes more time if used at school
o ii) If all the learners will not participate equally in asking
question, the learners will not all benefit
o iii) All learners are not able to learn with the help of this
approach
 (c) Fume-hood safety hints: (The text provides what fume-hoods are
used for, but not specific safety hints)

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