BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COU NC IL

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
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ll: SCIENCE : DOUBLE AWARD os69/03

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write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencilfor any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions. For Examiner's Use

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ]at the end ol each question or 1

part question.
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You may use a calculator.
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20.
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This document consists of 18 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

DC (NF/SW) 377A78
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shows the speed-time graph for a part of a car journey.

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speed
2A
m/s
1

10

time/s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Describe the motion of the car between P and Q.

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(b) How long did the car take to move from Q to R?

(c) Calculate the distance between P and Q.

distance

(d) Find the acceleration of the car between R and S.

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A copper rod and a perspex rod are each rubbed with a cloth. The perspex
rod becomes
positively charged and the copper rod remains uncharged.

(a) Explain why copper cannot be charged by rubbing.

(b) What happens during the rubbing of the perspex that makes it to be charged.

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(c) Fig' 2.1 shows the charged perspex rod placed close to a suspended polystyrene
sphere,

T
Pers'ex
"l
L porvstvrene sphere

Fig.2.1

State and explain what will be observed.

observation

explanation

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(d) The sphere touches the perspex rod and is then repelled by the rod.

Explain why the sphere is repelled.

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Fig. 3.1 shows a circuit diagram containing three resistors P, Q and R.

e.m.f.

Fig.3.1

The ammeter reading is 1.5A.

(a) Find the resistance provided by P and Q in this arrangement.

resistance = .............. ................. t1]

(b) The total resistance of the three resistors in the arrangement shown.

resistance =

(c) The current through R.

current =

(d) The electromotive force (e.m.f.) provided by the battery.

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Fig. 4.'l shows lines that represent the peaks of water waves produced when
a stone is
dropped into a pond.

Fig.4.1

(a) What type of wave is the water wave formed in the pond?

.. .. .. .... ... . t1 l
(b) The distance between point S and point T is 1.0m.

(i) Calculate the wavelength of the waves.

wavelength = .............. ."............... tjl

(ii) The wave peak at point s takes 2 seconds to reach point T.

Determine the speed of the waves.

speed ...............,. t2I

(c) Bats use ultra-sound of frequency 70000H2 to find their path.
Sound travels at a speed of 330m/s in air.

(i) Calculate the wavelength of the sound waves.

(ii) State one other use of ultra-sound.

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(d) Fig. a.2(a) and Fig. 4.2(b) show the waveforms of two musical notes. The time scales
shown on both graphs are identical.

d/cm d/cm
o.2 o.2
t/s t/s

Fig.4.2(a) Fis.4.2(b)

(i) Give two characteristics which are similar in both notes.

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( ii) State one way in which the sound waves are different.

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Exanine/s

5 Fig. 5.1 shows the effect of an electric field on the radioactive emissions p and e given oul Use

by a natural radioactive source.

Fig.5.1

(a) ldentify emissions P and Q.

o .,............
121

(b) Suggest a reason why;

(i) both emissions are deflected by the electric field,

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(ii) emission Q is deflected less than emission p.

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{c) On Fig. 5.1 , draw electric field lines between the two plates.
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Fig.6.1 shows hydrogen gas being passed over heated copper(ll) oxide to produce copper.

unused
copper (ll) oxide
hydrogen
burning

dry ---*j
hydrogen

heat

Fig.6.1

(a) Name the type of reaction that takes place in Fig. 6.1.
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Explain your answer.

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(b) An incomplete equation representing the reaction taking place in Fig.6.1 is shown.

cuo (........) + Hz ( ...,...)-) cu (..,.....) + Hro (. ....)

(i) Complete the equation by writing the state symbols of the reactants and the
products.
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(ii) One of the products of the reaction is water.
Describe the chemical test for water.

test

result
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(c) Other than the method used in Fig. 6.1, state another method of producing copper.

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Table 7.1 shows physical properties of substances V, W, X, y and Z.

Table 7.1

electrical conductivity
substance melting point/"C boiling point/"C
as solid as liquid
V 372A 4827 conducts does not
w -95 69 does not does not
X 327 1 760 conducts conducts
Y 3550 4827 does not does not
z 776 1 500 does not conducts

(a) Which of the substances could be sodium chloride?

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Explain your answer.

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(b) Which substance consists of small covalent molecules?

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Explain your answer.

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(c) Use the kinetic theory of matter to describe the arrangement and movement of particles
in substance W at room temperature.
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Fig.8.1 shows how hydrocarbons can be cracked.

cotton wool soaked

in hydrocarbon oil

Fig.8.1

(a) (i) Name the catalyst used in this process.

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(ii) State a suitable temperature for the process to occur.

(b) Ethane, CzHo, can be converted to give ethene, CrH., and hydrogen, Hr.

(i) Draw the molecular structures oi ethane and ethene.

Show all the bonds between atoms.

ethane ethene 12l

(ii) What is the effect of bubbling ethane and ethene gases through bromine solution?

ethane

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ethene

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(c) Ethene can be polymerised to form poly(ethene).

Slate two uses of poly(ethene).
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Fig. 9.1 shows the electrolysis of concentrated sodium chloride using graphite
electrodes.

graphite graphite
anode cathode

concentrated
sodium chloride

Fig.9.1

(a) Explain why graphite is used as an electrode.

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(b) (i) Write the formulae of two of the ions that are present in the electrolyte.

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(ii) State whether the solution would be alkaline, neutral or acidic after
the experiment
is complete.

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Explain your answer.

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(c) During the electrolysis, 0.025g of hydrogen gas was produced
at the cathode.
(i) calculate the number of mores in 0.02s g of hydrogen gas.

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moles of gas = .............. ................. t2l

(ii) Use your answer to (c)(i) to calculate the volume of the hydrogen gas produced
at
room temperature and pressure. 1 mole of gas 24dm3.
=
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{d) When a damp blue litmus paper is placed in chlorine gas, it changes colour to red and is
then bleached.

Explain the colour changes observed.

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10 (a) (i) Name the process by which plants lose water vapour through
the leaves into the
atmosphere.

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(ii) environmental factors that increase the rate of water toss through ptant
:^:1:l*"
reaves.

(b) What are the uses of nitrogen and magnesium in plants?

nitrogen

magnesium ..... I2l

(c) Describe how plants absorb nitrates from the soil.
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11 Fig. 1 1 .1 shows three identical strips K, L and M, cut from the stem of a balsam plant.
The outer layer contains cells with stiff cell walls.

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re
K
L$
LM
Lfi'u'leraver

Fig. 11.1

The three strips were placed into solutions A, B and G, which had different concentrations.
Fig. 1 1 ,2 shows the shape of the strips after they had been in the solutions for 15 minutes.

outer layer outer layer

Wouterraver
strip K in solution A strip L in solution B strip M in solution C

Fig. 11.2

(a) Name the process that caused the changes observed.

(b) Explain why strip K bends outwards.

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(c) The concentrations of the three solutions are 0.0'l mol per dm3,0.5mol per dms and
2.0mol per dm3.

ldentify the eoncentrations of the solutions A, B and G.

concentration of A ..............
12 Fig" 12.1 shows a diagram of a kidney dialysis machine.
blood from
patient
dialysis
fluid in

+ dialysis
fluid out
blood to
patienl

Fig. 12.1

Blood from a patient with kidney failure is passing through the kidney dialysis machine.

(a) (i) Name one substance other than water that should be present in the dialysis fluid.

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(ii) Explain why the substance named in (a)(i) should be in the diatysis ftuid.

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(b) Explain why

(i) blood proteins will not diffuse through diatysis tubing,

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(ii) the dialysis tubing is coited in the dialysis machine.

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{c) Suggest the dietary advice that should be given to the patient in between treatments.
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13 Fig. 13.1 shows areas W, X and Z around a lake.

fertilisers applied

trees being cut down

Fig. 13.1

(a) Name a gas that is released al area Z which can cause air pollution.

(b) Explain how the agricultural practice at area X could alfect life in the lake.

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(c) Suggest two consequences of carrying out the activity shown at area W on a large
scale.
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14 Fig. 14.1 shows the female part of a flower after pollination.

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Fig. 14.1

(a) On Fig. 14.1, label structures p and e.

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(b) on Fig. 14.1 , mark with an X the position where the female gamete
is found. t1l
(c) Describe the process that occurs after pollination and finishes when
fertilisation takes
place.

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(d) What does part Q become after fertilisation?
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