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Section A (25 marks} Answer all questions. possible answers A, B, C and D are given for each question. Choose the most fopropriate answer and record it on the OTAS answer sheet provided. where required, you may assume that the gravitational field strength, g, near the earth's fuface is 9.81 N/ kg. Acopy of the Periodic Table is given on the back of the cover sheet 1 Alength of copper pipe has an outer diameter of 5.00 cm and an inner diameter of 3.00 cm, and it is several metres long. 3.00 cm rh 5.00 cm it Which instrument(s) is/are used to take measurements to determine accurately the volume of copper in the pipe? metre ruler only metre ruler and measuring tape metre ruler and vernier calipers measuring tape and vernier calipers com> The following table shows the results of an experiment in which a sample of solid ‘material is placed in four different liquids. density of liquid | observation of the sample of liquid in kgim* solid material in liquid mercury 13600 floats water 1000 floats turpentine 700 sinks. organic compound 550 sinks Which of the following could be the density of the solid material? 450 kg/m? 600 kg/m? 800 kg/m? 2000 kg/m? gom> 3 is the midpoint of the Oscillation, i tween P and R. Qis A pendulum oscillates bet ; Ceiling 1 P } R Q The first time the Pendulum passes through Q, a sto) P watch is started, The thity-rg time the pendulum passes Q, the stop wa is T. itch is stopped. The reading on the Stop wat, What is the period of the pendulum? AT Brats cor aT 30 mass at top of mountain I kg ] Weight at top of mountain IN A 714 699 B 14 700 c 15 700 D 71.5 701 When a ball is thrown “pwards, it will slow down and stop at the maximum height, before falling downwards, Which of the following statements, is true? : . ” A Air resistance causes the ball to reach a Maximum height which is lower than w' tip 8 0° air resistance, id B resent height, the bail &xperiences both Gravitational force an © The batts a iid a UPWard motion is slowed down Because of the downward grave D The gravitational force A coal and biotuelg B biofuels and solar energy hydroelectricty ang wind D crude oil and natura gas __qpallis dropped at rest from a height has shown, a _—®@ ball Ignoring the effects of air Tesistance and assi ball to be zero at the grour ind, which of the folk A The total energy of the bal B Atheight A, the kinetic en C At height 0.5 h, the suming lowing statements is true? ll decreases as it falls, lergy of the ball is equal to the tot gravitational " potential energy of the ball is the same as the kinetic energy of the ball, D At height 0.25 h, the kinetic energy of the ball is thrice energy of the ball, Gravitational potential energy of the tal energy of the ball. the gravitational potential ©rt 70% of its input energy to heat, 25% to kinetic energy and 5% to sound energy What is the appliance? A ahair dryer B aloudspeaker an electric iron D avacuum cleaner The speed of Sound in different media is shown in the table. i density of medium | speed of sound melting point | boiling point Medium in gicm? inmis in’ ino copper 8.96 36560 1085 2562 iron 7.86 5130 1538 2862 Mercur 13.6 1450 =39 357 nitrogen 0.00125 350 =210 =196 oxygen 0.00143 330 =219 183 Water 0.997 1490 0 100 Which of the following conclusions could be drawn from the data given? : ‘At room temperature, sound travels faster ina medium of higher density. c At room, temperature, sound travels faster in a medium of lower density. p Atroom temperature, sound travels slower in liquids than in gases. room temperature, sound travels slower in liquids than in Solids. ee 10 1 12 ind wave. The pitch of litude of the sou second. Jated to the amplitude oF ee cycles pel . round ‘s rated torts reaietey which is the number has twi one wave has twice The graph below shows two different sound waves where the grap! frequency as the other. amplitude ___— wave Y ~- wave Z time/s Which row correctly compares the sounds produced by waves Y and Z? sound produced by wave Y sound produced by wave Z A higher pitch lower pitch B lower pitch higher pitch c louder softer D softer louder Which diagram represents a molecule of CO,? B key c@O @ Carbon atom O Oxygen atom ‘The nuclide notations of atoms P, @ and R are given below, 39) 39, iP 200 $8R ‘What can be deduced about atoms P, @ and R? P and Q are the same element, P has more protons than Q. Gand R are the same element @ has more neutrons than RY com> Fa ae s 16 ‘Which statem ent about the Petiodic Table i A The melting point Of the oe ene elements j Te ae sols elements j sped ae eve ; oes om Slements decreases ee ‘or ents becomes darker ccael ae roup VIL. Which of the following Pairs correctly formula of the substance? Matches the chemical name to the chemical chemical name A calcium phosphide Sera ~_ B calcium phosphate = - c magnesium nitride Mg(NOs) D sodium fluoride NaF Amixture of table salt, water and hexane is to be separated into its pure components. Which sequence of steps is suitable for obtaining pure water from the mixture? filtration -> sublimation filtration -> simple distillation separating funnel > evaporation to dryness separating funnel -> simple distillation ovom> Which mixture is best separated by fractional distillation? B iron and wood A hexane and water D___ sodium chloride dissolved in water nitrogen and oxygen ig most unlikely to change the Ri value of a substance? is Which of the following changes ic hase decreased thickness a pl higher solvent temperat a increased length of stationary pt using a different solver oom> UO ——— i, | 18 Acetone and ethanol have boiling points of 56 °C and 78 °C respectively. They are tog Using fractional distillation. z Which of the following is true? A Wis the distilate. B Water should enter from X and ext at Y. Cc Zhas boiling chips added to it to prevent Splattering, D Zis purer in ethanol than W. 19 A vapour mixture contains the folowing substances, Substance melting point/°¢ boiling point7*¢ P ~56.6 785 Q =25.4 750 R 5.0 90.0 si 0 100.0 What is the ma ximum number of mixture is passed thy 7s Substances that can be colle ough a condenser with water at 10 °C? Bo2 ted when the vapour c 3 D 4 Use of the Periodic Tabje jg relevant t fo. . this . The relative molecular Question, atoms that make up the mss.0f 2 Molecule '€ Molecule. 's the sum of the Telative atomi ic In a sample of air at 25 <, move with different average Masses of all the molecules fs Of oxygen, nitrogen and Carbon dioxide all fastest A carbon di > SI , > dioxide oiaen —— c san oxygen ‘carbon dioxide i ygen carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen nitrogen carbon dioxide 24 The diagram shows three different cells, not drawn to the same scale. i : el : Which are animal cells? 1 and 2 only 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2and3 com> fa specimen under a light microscope. 22 A student would like to view Some possible steps are listed it low power 0 2 oan a ie scanning os ee lens 3 own juste the coarse at i) 4 he the fine ‘adjustment knob 1 (40x) objective lens to get the specimen 0 focus? 0 Which is the correct sequen +32, 14,2, 3, 4, 1 com> AYR waes 1 1 2 2,4, 4, 139 " 23 24 The arrows show the movement of substance(s) into a cell low salt concentration in water Which of the following correctly describes the Movement of substance(s)? A active transport of water m ‘olecules against the concentration gradient of salt across the cell surface membran ie B active transport of water molecules down the water potential gradient across the cell surface membrane C diffusion of Salt against the Concentration gradient of Salt across the cell ‘surface membrane D diffusion of water down the water potential gradient across the cell ‘surface membrane active transport B diffusion © evaporation D osmosis jagram shows an experiment to find out whether carbon dioxi dioxide is needed for e fi 4 prosthesis glass cover. at light ia plant soda lime (to remove carbon dioxide) 15°C Which is the most suitable control for this experiment? A B light light a a & 25°C 15°C a substance to remove oxygen D black cover | j 15°C soda lime 2018 END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION Chem: YEAR ONE SCIENCE 1g Class; Name: () ass Section B ~ Physics (20 marks + 2 bonus marks*) jons i ided. The question with *is optionay “Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided Tr y ssume that the gravitational feld strength, 9, near the ris ee eee surface is 9.81 N/ kg. B1 The equation governing the pressure caused by a column of liquid is P=pgh . kg where P= pressure caused by a column of liquid and the units are 2a P= density of the liquid 9= gravitational field strength n= height of the column (a) Deduce the SI base units of g. Show your working clearly. units of g = . (6) Fig. B1.1 shows the reading of a pair of vernier calipers when its jaws are dosed, eS Goes measures the intemal diameter Of a pipe and obtained the reading shown in ig. B12, Ocm tom 10 Fig. B11 2€F0 error = slide into a reservoir B3 Ina theme park water slide, water flows down from the top a oe ‘a pump as shown i water. Water is then pumped back up to the top of the sli Fig. B3.1. water flow from top 5.00 m Fig. B31, ‘The volume of water pumped in one minute from the reservoir to the top of the slide is 0.780 m*. The water is raised through a vertical height of 5.00 m. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m?. Calculate (a) _ the mass of water pumped in one minute to the top ofthe slide, mass =... (b) _ the weight of water pumped in ‘one minute to the top of the slide, weight 144 spetotal work done in one minute on the water by the pump, 0 work done 2 ip the average output power of the pump. power 2) fe) Suggest why the actual power output of the pump is larger than the value calculated in 1s to this situation. 2 part (d) and explain how the law of conversation of energy applie Total: 9 marks a ete: 445 d B4 Table B4.1 shows the speed of sound in any under atmospheric pressure. nannond 7 i ‘speed of sound in humid air jed of sound in dry air Vs wee | tans 347 334.3 - 278 347.1 298 346.1 3536 308 351.9 - Table B4.1 (a) (b) (ce) air and in humid air at different temperate, Use the data in Table B4.1 to estimate the speed of sound in dry air at a temperature of 288 K. Give your answer to one decimal place. speed of sound at 288 K: .. ‘Suggest how the speed of sound varies with the humidity of air. The air in Singapore is relativel temperature of air was 298 K. ‘Aman stood between two tall buildings as shown in Fig. B4.2. After the man clapped hi other 0.6 s after the first Fig. B4.2 Cal lculate the distance, to the Nearest metre, between the two buildings. * End of Section Total: 4 mat ly humid throughout the year. On a particular day, the 's hands once, he heard two echoes — one after 0.8 s and he rks: ‘Section C — Chemistry (18 marks +4 bonus mark’ ALL questions in the spaces provi answer 3s provided. The question with * is optionel. gram shows the nuclei of five different atoms. dia a he key CO neutron @ proton | Ce) Cs) 6) it atom A atom B atom C {) Which atom has an atomic number of 3? ..-------- 1) (i) Which atom has a mass number of 6? = 0] peta m (i) Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element? .... 0} Element X has a melting point of 3550 °C. in the box below, with at least 10 particles, te perature and pressure: 10 represent the i Draw a particle model | atoms in X at room tem| ai Be iginal Periodic Table first published ty part of the origi (c) The diagram below shows Mendeleev in 1869. Period 1 | Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Group | H li Na K cu s a Group 2 Be oe = = be Group 3 B ms ; : : Group 4 c a = 5 7 : eee N P v As nb | sb Group 6 ° s cr Se Mo Te Group 7 = ee e - The symbol * shows gaps in the table that Mendeleev deliberately left. (i) Which group of elements in a modem Periodic Table is missing from Mendeleev's Periodic Table? (il) Suggest one other difference between Mendeleev's orii \odem Periodic Table. lendeleev's original table and a m Total: 6 marks wo mixture containing unkn, «tt pure components usi OWN Proporti » using alcohol. Portions of me ces, A and B is to be Separated Aand B are white, powde: Aand B are thermally stat TY Solids at room ble a nd not Volatile. =" ANd pressure The solubility curve of y substance Te yance B is insoluble in alcahel for gern 2°2%4 i rom 0 : " is sh Ctossec® OM In Fig. C21, while peel 30 3540 6 Temperature 1°C Fig. C2.1 n involves pouring alcohol into the 100 g sold mixture substances A and B. of alcohol required fo on a ' aoe step of the separatio’ ining unknown proportions of 5 (i) Calculate the minimum volume substance A dissolves at 60 °C sure that all of your answer in cm’, rounded up to the nearest Py Show your working clearly Give whole number. nce A censure that all of substa Mavantage of USI aicohol iy 1 required 10 alco ence. state an 3 _ m volume of 201 The minimu! : dissolves at 20 °C 16 00 em 60 °C rather than at 20°C 149 Aided to the solid mixture in a beaker, stirred until ng Sa (b) Excess hot alcohol at 60 °C wat g the set-up ‘shown in Fig. C2.2. further change is observed, and then filtered usin, filter funnel conical flask hotplate Fig. C2.2 {i) In Fig. C2.2, tabel the “filtrate” and ‘residue’. t (ii) {twas noticed that the contents of the conical flask appear “cloudy” after filtration, What might this suggest about the nature of the filter paper used? (iii) Instead of an open Bunsen flam Ie, a hotplate is used to hi conical fask. Suggest why, to heat the contents of the * (i) Why does the setup have to be maintained y at * Maximum amount of substance A can be eollestow fy ine eee fo ensure thatthe i in the conical flask? Substance A in a blanks, " (i) (ii) (iil) Dry the residue by. 4cn 1B Total: 8 + 1* marks 4 Paper chromatography is performed on i: temperature and pressure, using water as 2 han taining substances X and Y at room substance Rrvalue x 0.50 iv, 0.70 {a) The paper chromatogram below shows the start line and a spot corresponding to substance X. Draw a line to indicate the solvent front, and indicate clearly the expected position of substance Y using a dot (@ ). [2] raphy was performed. At the ae ooo Ze a observe at the start line. " to substan 8 ded to the dye and Substance Z was added to the She 1 end of the process, 2 SPO! 0] Explain why. i pots that are colourless? (©) What can be done to visualise s Total: 4 marks _ End of Section ~ 151

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