UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARMENT OF INTERMEDIATE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
NATURAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH EDUCATION (EM3512IN) SEMESTER 2: TEST 2
TOTAL MARKS: [50]
SECTION A
Question 1
Identify the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1.1. The nonmetals in Groups 6A and 7A ____.

A. lose electrons when they form ions
B. have a numerical charge that is found by subtracting 8 from the group number
C. all have ions with a – 1 charge
D. ion names end in -ate
1.2. Which of the following compounds contains the lead (II) ion?
A. PbO
B. Pb2O
C. PbCl4
D. Pb2S
1.3. What type of compound is CuSO4?
A. monatomic ionic
B. polyatomic ionic
C. polyatomic covalent
D. binary molecular
1.4. In naming a binary molecular compound, the number of atoms of each element present in the
molecule is indicated by ____.
A. Roman numerals
B. prefixes
C. superscripts
D. suffixes
1.5. What is the correct name for Sn3(PO4 )2?
A. titin diphosphate
B. tin (III) phosphate
C. tin (II) phosphate
D. tin (IV) phosphate

Question 3
a. Write the formulae of a compound containing:
i. Two NH4+ cations and one S2- anion [1]
(NH4)2S
ii. Three Na+ cations and one PO43- anion [1]
(Na)3PO4
b. Name the following compounds:
i. Li3P Lithium phosphide [1]
 N203 Dinitrogen trioxide [1]
c. Balance the following equations:
i. Mg(OH)2 + 2HBr → MgBr2 + 2H2O [2]
ii. 2N2O5 → 2N2 + 5O2 [2]
iii. Cu2O3 + 3CO → 2Cu +3CO2 [2]

SECTION B

QUESTION 1

(a) Nuclear fission makes heat -> heated water makes steam -> steam turns turbines -> turbines
turn generator -> power is distributed around the country.
(b) Geothermal is a renewable source of energy because it can be used again/re-used again.
(c) – not expensive
- No air pollution.
- Large amount of energy is produced from small amount of fuel.
- Produces small waste.
- Is reliable.

QUESTION 2

(a) Because when there is no wind, there is no energy.

(b) – telecommunications
- Solar geysers
- Solar furnaces
(any relevant applications)

QUESTION 3

(a) Energy cannot be created nor destroyed but, can only be converted or transformed from one
form to the other and the total amount of energy never changes under the same temperature.
(b) Work is the process of transferring the energy through motion while energy is the capacity to do
work.
(c) Work is done when there is a force applied on an object over a distance in the same direction as
the force applied.

QUESTION 4

(a) P.E = mgh

= (7 kg)(9.8m/s^2)(210 m)

= 14406 J

(b) For energy to be conserved,

K.E = P.E
1
mv 2 = mgh
2
 v = √2gh
= √2(9.8)(210)
= 64.1 m/s

(c) Power is the rate at which work is done.

(d) (i) power = voltage x Current

180 w = 30 V x I
I = 180 W/ 30 V
=6A

(ii) R = V/I
= 30 V/6 A
= 5 Ω (Ohm)