UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

5124/01

SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY)

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

October/November 2009
1 hour

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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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What gives the most accurate value for the internal diameter of a test tube?
A

a measuring tape

a metre rule

a micrometer screw gauge

vernier calipers

The speed-time graph shows the journey of a train.

At which point does the acceleration have its highest value?

speed
C

A
0

time

A horizontal force of 8 N is applied to a block of mass 2 kg, resting on a frictionless table.

What is the acceleration of the block?
A

0.25 m / s2

4.0 m / s2

6.0 m / s2

16 m / s2

An object of mass 100 g is immersed in water as shown in the diagram.

cm3 100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10

cm3 100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10

What is the density of the material from which the object is made?
A

0.4 g / cm3

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1.1 g / cm3

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If a nut and bolt are difficult to undo, it may be easier to turn the nut by using a longer spanner.
This is because the longer spanner gives

a larger turning moment.

a smaller turning moment.

less friction.

more friction.

A crane lifts a concrete block, whose weight is 60 000 N, to a height of 20 m in 30 s.

What power is achieved by the crane?
A

100 W

4000 W

40 000 W

90 000 W

The earliest Ford cars were always painted black. This was because black paint dried more
quickly than lighter colours when the cars were left in the sun to dry.
Which property of black paint makes it dry more quickly?

It is the best absorber of heat.

It is the best conductor of heat.

It is the best insulator of heat.

It is the best reflector of heat.

The volume of a fixed mass of liquid can be used to measure temperature.

Why is this?

It can be coloured.

It expands when it is heated.

It is a poor conductor of heat.

It is cheap.

The frequency of a certain v.h.f. radio transmitter is 2 108 Hz.

The speed of the waves is 3 108 m / s.
What is the wavelength?
A

0.67 m

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10 A ray of light travels from air into glass. The refractive index of the glass is 1.5.
Which of the following pairs could be values of the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction?
angle of
incidence

angle of
refraction

21.5

20.0

40.0

30.0

60.0

35.3

80.0

53.3

11 A sonic tape measure is used to measure the length of a room. It measures a time interval of
0.060 s between transmitting a sound pulse and receiving the echo. The speed of sound in air is
330 m / s.
How far is the reflecting wall from the tape measure?
A

5.5 m

9.9 m

11 m

20 m

12 An electrical quantity is defined as the energy dissipated by a source in driving unit charge round
a complete circuit.
What is this quantity called?
A

current

electromotive force

potential difference

power

13 A wire has a resistance of 8 . A second wire, made of the same material, has half the length and
twice the cross-sectional area.
What is the resistance of the second wire?
A

16

14 A set of lights consists of 40 identical lamps connected in series to a 240 V mains supply.
What is the potential difference across each lamp?
A

6V

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240 V

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15 An electric kettle is plugged in and switched on. The fuse in the plug blows immediately.
Which single fault could cause this?
A

The earth wire is not connected to the kettle.

The live wire and neutral wire connections in the plug are swapped around.

The live wire touches the metal case of the kettle.

The wires connected to the plug are too thin.

16 In a simple a.c. generator, a coil is rotated about a horizontal axis XY between the poles of two
bar magnets.
Y

Which graph shows the e.m.f., E, induced in the coil during one complete revolution?

0
0

angle
360 turned

180

0
0

angle
360 turned

180

0
0

180

angle
360 turned

0
0

180

angle
360 turned

17 Which statement about the action of a transformer is correct?

A

An e.m.f. is induced in the secondary coil when an alternating voltage is applied to the
primary coil.

An e.m.f. is induced in the secondary coil when there is a steady direct current in the primary
coil.

The current in the secondary coil is always larger than the current in the primary coil.

The voltage in the secondary coil is always larger than the voltage in the primary coil.

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18 Two nuclides of neon are represented by the symbols below.
20
10 Ne

22
10 Ne

One nuclide contains more particles than the other.

What are these extra particles?
A

electrons

ions

neutrons

protons

19 Radioactive decay occurs in some nuclei.

Which word describes these nuclei?
A

expanding

neutral

stable

unstable

20 The half-life of a radioactive material is 24 years.

The activity of a sample falls to a fraction of its initial value after 72 years.
What is the fraction?
A

1
3

1
4

1
6

1
8

21 The diagrams show three sets of apparatus.

1

3
beaker

filter paper
evaporating
basin
funnel

heat

heat

What apparatus would be used to obtain separate samples of sand and salt from a mixture of
sand and seawater?
A

1 only

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2 and 3

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22 The symbol for an atom of potassium is

39
19 K

What does the number 39 represent for an atom of potassium?

A

the number of nucleons

the number of protons

its position in the Periodic Table

the number of electrons plus protons plus neutrons

23 In the circuit below, the lamp lights up.

lamp

electrodes
substance X

What could substance X be?

A

a solution of ethanol in water

a solution of sodium chloride in water

liquid ethanol

solid sodium chloride

24 Which pair of elements form a compound by sharing electrons?

A

carbon and chlorine

lithium and iodine

neon and oxygen

potassium and bromine

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25 The following equation is incomplete.
2KOH + H2SO4 X
What is represented by X?
A

KSO4 + H2O

K2SO4 + H2O

KSO4 + 2H2O

K2SO4 + 2H2O

26 For the reaction shown, which volume of 1.0 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid is required to react
completely with 3 g of magnesium?
Mg + 2HCl MgCl 2 + H2
A

3 cm3

6 cm3

125 cm3

250 cm3

27 Which step in the diagram shows the process of photosynthesis?

carbon dioxide
in atmosphere

carbon
compounds
in plants

oil and
natural gas

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compounds
in animals

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28 Calcium carbonate was reacted with an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid at room temperature.
CaCO3 + 2HCl CaCl 2 + H2O + CO2
Two experiments were carried out.
Experiment 1 10 g of calcium carbonate in large lumps
Experiment 2 5 g of calcium carbonate as a fine powder
Which graph is correct?

A
1
volume
of gas

1
volume
of gas

time

time

1
volume
of gas

volume
of gas

2
time

time

29 Which reactants could be used safely to prepare potassium chloride?

A

aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute hydrochloric acid

aqueous potassium sulfate and aqueous sodium chloride

potassium and aqueous sodium chloride

potassium and dilute hydrochloric acid

30 Caesium is in the same group of the Periodic Table as sodium and potassium.
What is a property of caesium?
A

It does not conduct electricity.

It forms an acidic oxide.

It forms an ionic chloride, CsCl 2.

It reacts with water, forming hydrogen.

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31 Which row in the table gives a correct use for the metal stated?
metal

use

aluminium

manufacture of aircraft

copper

galvanising dustbins

mild steel

cutlery

zinc

cooking utensils

32 Nickel is placed between zinc and iron in the reactivity series.

Which metal reduces the oxide of nickel?
A

copper

iron

lead

magnesium

33 Which shows both the correct source and the correct effect of the named pollutant?
pollutant

source

effect

carbon monoxide

incomplete combustion of
carbon-containing materials

global warming

oxides of nitrogen

decaying vegetable matter

global warming

ozone

photochemical reactions

acid rain

sulfur dioxide

volcanoes

acid rain

34 Which compound provides two elements essential to plant growth?

A

potassium chloride

potassium nitrate

sodium phosphate

sodium sulfate

35 Methane the main constituent of

A

diesel.

naphtha.

natural gas.

petrol.

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36 Propene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Its structure is shown.
H
H

C
H

What is produced when propene reacts with bromine?

Br

Br

Br

Br

Br

Br

37 The diagram represents an organic compound that contains three different elements.

What could the compound be?

A

ethanoic acid

ethanol

propane

propene

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38 Which statement about a compound means that it must be an alkane?
A

It burns easily in air or in oxygen.

It contains carbon and hydrogen only.

It has the general formula CnH2n+2.

It is generally unreactive.

39 A compound, X, has a molecular formula C4H8O2 and can be prepared by the reactions shown.
ethanol

oxidation

+ ethanol

What is the structural formula of X?

A

HCO2CH2CH2CH3

CH3CO2CH2CH3

CH3CH2CO2CH3

CH3CH2CH2CO2H

40 In which pair of macromolecules are the linkages the same?

A

fats and proteins

nylon and fats

nylon and proteins

proteins and Terylene

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Magnesium

Sodium

Calcium

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Strontium

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

Dy

162

Thallium

Cf
98

Californium

66

Es

Holmium

99

Einsteinium

67

Ho

165

Lead

207

Pb

Tin

Tl
82

50
204

Indium

119

Sn

115

32

Germanium

Ge

73

Silicon

In

Gallium

Dysprosium

81

49

31

70

Ga

14

28

Si

Carbon

27

Aluminium

13

12

Al

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
1

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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