Grade 12 PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Control Test Solution

QUESTION 1

1.1 C  (2)

1.2 D  (2) [4]

QUESTION 2

2.1 Reduction  (1)

2.2 Polymer  (1)

2.3 Alkanes or saturated  (1) [3]

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QUESTION 3

3.1 Cracking  (1)

3.2 C5H12  (2)

3.3 H H
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C = C 
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H H (2)

3.4 Polymerisation  (1)

3.5 Polythene  (1)

3.6 Polythene is used to make plastics.  (1) [8]

QUESTION 4

4.1 Zn  Zn2+ + 2e–  (2)

4.2 Zn  Zn2+ + 2e–  (2)

4.3 CuSO4  (2) [6]

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QUESTION 5

5.1 The term unsaturated refers to compounds that have double or triple carbon–
carbon bonds.  (2)

5.2 CnH2n  (2)

5.3 H H
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C = C 
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H H

Ethene  (3)

5.4 She added bromine solution to each of cyclohexane and cyclohexene. A slow
reaction takes place with cyclohexane, and cyclohexene decolourises more
quickly than cyclohexane.  (3) [10]

QUESTION 6

6.1 Exothermic  (1)

6.2 H < 0  (2)

6.3

(6)
[9]

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7.1 Methyl ethonoate
H O H
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H — C — O — C — C — H PP
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(2)
H H

7.2 Ethanoic acid P

Methanol P (2)

7.3 Same molecular formula P

Different structural formulae P (2)

7.4 Propanoic acid P

H H O
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H — C — C — C — OH PP
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(3)
H H

7.5 CH3CH2COOH PP (2) [11]

[TOTAL: 50 marks]