UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

5124/01

SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY)

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

October/November 2011
1 hour

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The diagram shows an instrument used in Physics.

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What is the name of this instrument and what is it used to measure?

name

used to measure

calipers

length

calipers

pressure

micrometer

length

micrometer

pressure

Which car, moving from rest, has an average acceleration of 2.0 m / s2 ?

A

a car reaching a speed of 10 m / s in 2 s

a car reaching a speed of 20 m / s in 5 s

a car reaching a speed of 30 m / s in 10 s

a car reaching a speed of 40 m / s in 20 s

A force is applied to an object on a frictionless surface. It produces an acceleration of 3 m / s2.

What are possible values for the applied force and for the mass of the object?
force / N

mass / kg

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A coin is placed on top of a beaker, as shown.

card

beaker

If the card is pulled away quickly, the coin does not move sideways but falls into the beaker.
Which property of the coin makes this possible?

density

inertia

thickness

volume

The diagram shows a lorry.

What is the best position for its centre of mass and why is it placed there?

best position

reason for the position

as high as possible

the lorry can accelerate more rapidly

as high as possible

the lorry is more stable

as low as possible

the lorry can accelerate more rapidly

as low as possible

the lorry is more stable

In an energy transformation sequence, what produces kinetic energy from gravitational potential
energy as part of the sequence?
A

burning fuel in a power station

generating hydroelectric energy

generating energy in a nuclear power station

generating energy in a geothermal power station

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A man pushes a heavy box across a floor. He exerts a force of 80 N and the box moves 4.0 m in
5.0 seconds.

What useful power does the man develop?

A
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4.0 W

64 W

100 W

1600 W

Which property is essential to a clinical thermometer?

A

It contains mercury.

It has a constriction in its bore.

It has a range of 40 C.

It is accurate to 0.001 C.

At regular intervals along a railway line there is a gap between the rail sections.

rail sections

rail support

gap

What is the reason for the gap between the rail sections?
A

to allow for expansion of the rail sections during hot weather

to allow for vibrations of the rail sections as the train passes over them

to allow rain water to drain from the rail sections

to keep the wheels of the train and carriages on the rail sections

10 A VHF radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 60 MHz (6.0 107 Hz). The speed of radio
waves is 3.0 108 m / s.
What is the wavelength of the waves broadcast by the station?
A

5.0 m

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11 The diagram shows the reflection of a ray of light from an object in a plane mirror.
object

mirror

Which statement is correct?

A

The image is at X.

The image is between X and Y.

The image is at Y.

The image is between Y and Z.

12 The diagram shows an object O placed 3 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 6 cm.

F
3 cm

6 cm

6 cm

What type of image is produced?

A

real, upright and diminished

real, inverted and magnified

virtual, upright and magnified

virtual, inverted and diminished

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13 What is an approximate value of the speed of sound in air under normal atmospheric conditions?
A

3 108 cm / s

3 106 cm / s

3 104 cm / s

3 102 cm / s

14 Which diagram correctly shows the directions of the electrostatic forces on a pair of charged
spheres?

15 A conductor carries a current of 2.0 A.

How long does it take for 10 C of charge to pass one point in the conductor?
A

0.20 s

5.0 s

12 s

20 s

16 A constant-voltage source is connected to a resistor which has a current I through it.

Two more identical resistors are then added in series with the first.
What is the current now?
A

I
4

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17 The diagram shows an unsafe use of an extension cable.

What is the electrical hazard?

A

the danger of burning out the appliances

the danger of melting the fuse

the danger of overheating the cable

the danger of the appliances not being earthed

18 The transformer in the diagram has an input coil with Ni turns and an output coil with No turns.
input coils

output coils

The output voltage needs to be lower than the input voltage.

What is needed for the transformer to work correctly?
input supply

relative values
of Ni and No

a.c.

N i > No

a.c.

N i < No

d.c.

N i > No

d.c.

N i < No

19 What is the relationship between the number of electrons, neutrons and protons in a neutral atom
of 146 C ? (n = number of neutrons, p = number of protons, e = number of electrons)
A

n > p, p = e

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20 When a radioactive nucleus decays by alpha-particle emission, it loses
A

1 proton and 1 electron.

1 proton only.

2 protons and 2 electrons.

2 protons and 2 neutrons.

21 Which piece of apparatus would be most suitable to measure accurately the volume of acid
needed to neutralise 25.0 cm3 of an alkali?
100
90
80
70
60
50

25
cm3

40
30

100
75
50
25

20
10

22 In which conversion do water molecules lose speed?

water
vapour

water

ice water

ice water vapour

water vapour ice

water water vapour

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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50

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23 An atom of element X is represented by 73 X .
Which statement about this atom of X is correct?
A

It is in Group III of the Periodic Table.

It is in Group VII of the Periodic Table.

The total number of protons and electrons is 6.

The total number of protons and neutrons is 10.

24 How does a magnesium atom form a bond with an oxygen atom?

A

by giving two electrons to the oxygen atom

by sharing one pair of electrons

by sharing two pairs of electrons

by taking two electrons from the oxygen atom

25 The table shows the electronic structures of four elements.

element

electronic structure

2, 6

2, 8

2, 8, 1

2, 8, 7

Which pair of atoms form a covalent molecule?

A

two atoms of W

two atoms of X

an atom of W and an atom of X

an atom of Y and an atom of Z

26 A substance contains the ions X4+ and Y2.

What is the simplest formula of the compound containing the ions X4+ and Y2?
A

XY2

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27 Which process is endothermic?
A

the formation of a hydrogen-chlorine bond

the formation of silver from silver salts in photography

the formation of water from oxygen and hydrogen

the formation of water from steam

28 The rate of the reaction between a given mass of calcium carbonate and an excess of
hydrochloric acid is studied by collecting the carbon dioxide in a graduated syringe.
The results are shown in the graph.
100

80

60
total volume
of carbon
dioxide / cm3
40

20

0
0

3
time / min

How much time is required for half the calcium carbonate to react?
A

0.95 min

1.5 min

2.0 min

29 Which statement about all acids is correct?

A

They contain both hydrogen and oxygen.

They give ammonia with an ammonium salt.

They have a pH value below 7.

They react with all metals to form hydrogen.

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30 What are the properties of bromine?
state at room
temperature

result of adding bromine to

aqueous potassium iodide

gas

no reaction

gas

reaction

liquid

no reaction

liquid

reaction

31 Which diagram represents the structure of an alloy?

A

32 Water is formed when hydrogen is passed over the heated oxide of metal X.
No water is formed when hydrogen is passed over the heated oxide of metal Y.
What is the order of reactivity of hydrogen, metal X and metal Y?
most reactive

least reactive

hydrogen

hydrogen

hydrogen

hydrogen

33 Aluminium is used to make saucepans because of its apparent lack of reactivity.

Which property of aluminium explains its unreactivity?
A

It has a high electrical conductivity.

It has a layer of oxide on its surface.

It has a low density.

It is in Group III of the Periodic Table.

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34 Ammonia may be obtained from ammonium chloride by heating with
A

aqueous calcium chloride.

aqueous sodium hydroxide.

dilute hydrochloric acid.

water.

35 The table shows the boiling point ranges of fractions collected from distillation of a sample of
petroleum (crude oil).
Which fraction contains the smallest molecules?
fraction

boiling point range

20 50 C

50 100 C

100 150 C

150 250 C

36 Which is the molecular formula of an alkane?

A

C3H6

C4H10

C6H12

C7H18

37 The equation shows a molecule of hexane being cracked into two smaller molecules by heating
to a high temperature.

substance X

What is the structure of substance X?

B

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H
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H

H
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C
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38 Which substance turns aqueous bromine from brown to colourless?

H
H

H
H

D
O

CH3OH

C2H5OH

C3H7OH

40 What is formed when proteins are hydrolysed?

A

alcohols

amino acids

esters

fats

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O

39 Which substance can be oxidised to form ethanoic acid?

A

C4H9OH

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Magnesium

Sodium

Calcium

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Key

b = proton (atomic) number

X = atomic symbol

a = relative atomic mass

*58-71 Lanthanoid series

90-103 Actinoid series

Actinium

Ac

89

Ra

Radium

88

Fr

Francium

87

Hafnium

72

Lanthanum

57

178

Hf

40

Zirconium

Zr

91

Titanium

139

Yttrium

22

48

Ti

La

39

89

Scandium

21

227

Barium

56

Caesium

45

Sc

226

55

137

Ba

133

Cs

38

Rubidium

37

88

Sr

85

Rb

20

Potassium

19

40

Ca

39

12

24

Mg

23

Na

Beryllium

Lithium

11

Be

II

Li

93

Ta

181

Niobium

Nb

90

58

73

52

96

Mo

184

Protactinium

Thorium

55

Tc
186

Re

144

Nd

92

60

Uranium

238

Neodymium

75

Rhenium

43

Technetium

25

Manganese

Mn
27

59

28

59

29

64

30

65

Ru

101

Iron

190

Pm

Osmium

Os

Np
93

Neptunium

61

Promethium

76

44

Ruthenium

26

56

Fe

Sm

150

Iridium

Pu
94

Plutonium

62

Eu

152

Platinum

Am
95

Americium

63

Europium

78

195

Pt

192

46

Palladium

Pd

106

Nickel

Ni

Ir

Samarium

77

45

Rhodium

Rh

103

Cobalt

Co

Gd

157

Gold

Au

197

Silver

96

64

Curium

Cm

Gadolinium

79

47

Ag

108

Copper

Cu

201

Bk

Terbium

Tb

159

Mercury

Hg

97

Berkelium

65

80

48

Cadmium

Cd

112

Zinc

Zn

70

Dy

162

Thallium

Tl

204

Indium

Cf
98

Es

Holmium

Ho

165

Lead

Pb

207

Tin

99

Einsteinium

67

82

50

119

Sn

32
115

Californium

66

Ge

73

Silicon

Si

28

Carbon

Germanium

14

12

In

Gallium

Ga

Dysprosium

81

49

31

13

Aluminium

Al

27

Boron

11

75

Sb

122

Arsenic

As

Bi

209

Fermium

Fm

Erbium

Er

167

Bismuth

100

68

83

51

Antimony

33

15

Phosphorus

31

Nitrogen

14

Se

79

Sulfur

Po

169

Md

Thulium

Tm

101

Mendelevium

69

84

Polonium

52

Tellurium

Te

128

Selenium

34

16

32

Oxygen

16

Yb

173

Astatine

At

Iodine

127

Bromine

Br

80

Chlorine

No
102

Nobelium

70

Ytterbium

85

53

35

17

Cl

35.5

Fluorine

19

Lr

Lutetium

Lu

175

Radon

Rn

Xenon

Xe

131

Krypton

Kr

84

Argon

Ar

40

Neon

103

Lawrencium

71

86

54

36

18

10

Ne

20

Helium

VII

Hydrogen

VI

He

IV

III
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The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

91

Pa

Th

232

Praseodymium

Cerium

59

141

Pr

140

74

Tungsten

42

Molybdenum

24

Chromium

Cr

Ce

Tantalum

41

23

Vanadium

51

Group

DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements

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