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SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) 5076/01

Paper 1

31 August 2021
1000 – 1100
1 hour

Additional Material: Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in soft pencil.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Write your name, class, index number on the OMR and this question booklet.

There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question, there are four
possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate OMR.

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done on this paper.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 14.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.

PARENT'S SIGNATURE FOR EXAMINER'S USE

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Setters: Ms Chen Liyun & Ms Kok Han Ni Vetters: Mr Elton Tan & Mr Khairi
This question paper consists of 14 printed pages including this page.
 Multiple Choice Questions [40 marks]
Answer all questions and shade your answers on the OMR sheet provided.

1 The bobs of pendulum X and Y are made of the same material but they have different
masses. The lengths of pendulum X and Y are different. The period of the simple
pendulum X is 1.3 s.

40 cm
52 cm

pendulum X

pendulum Y

Which time recorded will likely be the time taken for 10 complete oscillations of
pendulum Y?

A 10.0 s B 11.0 s C 13.0 s D 14.0 s

2 Pauline rides her bicycle with a constant acceleration of 0.50 m/s2 from rest.

What is the distance travelled by Pauline after 10 s?

A 5.0 m B 10 m C 25 m D 50 m

3 A distance–time graph of an object is shown below.

Which statement about the force(s) acting on the object is true?

A The air resistance acting on the object is greater than its weight.
B The forces acting on the object are balanced.
C The only force acting on the object is its weight.
D There is no friction acting on the object.

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4 A wooden cube with each side measuring 5.0 cm has an original mass of 100 g. During
a manufacturing process, a cylindrical hole has been drilled in the centre of the cube.
The average density of the cube with the hole is 0.60 g/cm 3.

5.0 cm
5.0 cm

5.0 cm

What is the mass of the wood that has been removed from the cube?

A 5.0 g B 25 g C 50 g D 75 g

5 Which arrangement of books on a shelf is the most stable? (The shaded boxes on the
shelf contain the books.)

A B C C D D

6 A drum of base area 0.60 m2 is filled with water of height 20 cm and a layer of oil of
height 50 cm as shown in the diagram. The masses of the water and the oil are 120 kg
and 240 kg respectively.

oil 50 cm

water 20 cm

0.60 m2

What is the pressure on the base of the tank?

A 200 Pa B 400 Pa C 6000 Pa D 8640 Pa

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7 Jamie lifts boxes of books of equal weight onto a platform.

boxes of books

platform

Which quantity will not affect the power developed by Jamie to lift the boxes of books
onto the platform?

A the friction between Jamie’s hands and the boxes of books

B the height of the platform above the ground
C the number of boxes lifted
D the time taken to lift the boxes

8 A container filled with gas is heated without changing its volume. Which statement is
true?

A The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases.

B The average potential energy of the gas molecules decreases.
C The average size of the gas molecules increases.
D The total internal energy of the gas molecules decreases.

9 Mary walks bare-footed across a hall with polished marble floor. She then quickly steps
onto a piece of carpet in the middle of the hall and exclaims, “The marble floor is so
cold! My feet feel warmer on the carpet.”

Why does Mary’s feet feel cold on the marble floor but warmer on the carpet?

A The marble floor is a better absorber of radiant heat than the carpet.
B The marble floor is a better conductor of thermal energy than the carpet.
C The marble floor is a poorer emitter of radiant heat than the carpet.
D The marble floor is at a lower temperature than the carpet.

10 A substance consists of particles that are close together and vibrating about their fixed
positions. The average speed of the particles is gradually increasing.

Which action best describes the substance?

A a gas being heated

B a liquid being boiled
C a liquid being heated
D a solid being heated

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11 The diagram shows a section of the waves produced by a 10 Hz spherical dipper in a
ripple tank. The curve lines represent the wavefronts.

4.0 cm

What is the speed of the waves produced by the dipper?

A 2.5 cm/s B 4.0 cm/s C 10 cm/s D 40 cm/s

12 The diagram below shows the path of a ray of light incident on the boundary between
liquid and air. Given that the speed of light in air is 3.0 x 10 8 m/s, what is the speed of
light in the liquid?

air

liquid

A 2.2 x 108 m/s B 2.7 x 108 m/s C 3.4 x 108 m/s D 4.0 x 108 m/s

13 The diagram below shows a converging lens ray diagram. Which is the focal point?

A B C D

14 In a hospital, surgical instruments are sterilised before they can be used. Which
wave could be used to sterilise those instruments?

A microwave
B radio wave
C ultrasound
D ultraviolet radiation

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15 Which statement explains why a tuning fork, the drum skin and bells can produce
sound?

A They are the source of compressions.

B They are the source of rarefactions.
C They are the source of rotations.
D They are the source of vibrations.

16 Which statement is true about force in an electric field?

A It is a form of energy.
B It is a pull or push.
C It is a type of contact force.
D It is only experienced by positive charges.

17 Which statement is true about an electric current?

A It is the acceleration of charges flowing.

B It is the flow of atoms per unit time.
C It is the rate of flow of charges.
D It is the work done on the charges in a circuit.

18 A piece of wire 0.50 m long has a cross-sectional area of 1.0 mm2.

Which wire of the same material has half the resistance?

length / m area / mm2

A 0.25 1.0
B 0.25 2.0
C 0.50 0.50
D 1.0 1.0

19 A 240 V, 2000 W water heater is connected to the mains supply using a plug fitted with
a 5 A fuse. What will happen to the circuit?

A The fuse in the plug blows.

B The heater burns out.
C The heater runs at half-power.
D The heater works normally.

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20 A metal bar PQ hangs from a thin thread and always comes to rest with end P pointing
north. An iron bar XY settles in no definite direction.

What happens if the two bars are brought near one another?

A End P attracts both end X and end Y.

B End P attracts end X but repels end Y.
C End P neither attracts nor repels end X.
D End P repels end X but attracts end Y.

21 The diagrams show the arrangement of particles in three different physical states
of substance X.

state 1 state 2 state 3

Which statement about the physical states of substance X is correct?

A Particles in state 1 vibrate at fixed positions.

B Particles in state 2 possess strong attractive forces.
C State 1 changes to state 2 directly by condensation.
D State 3 changes to state 2 directly by sublimation.

221 12.5 cm3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 nitric acid is required to completely neutralise 25.0 cm3 of
2 0.5 mol/dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide.
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Which apparatus is used to accurately measure the volume of nitric acid and
aqueous sodium hydroxide?

nitric acid sodium hydroxide

A burette measuring cylinder
B burette pipette
C measuring cylinder pipette
D pipette burette

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23 Aqueous iron(III) sulfate and aqueous sodium hydroxide react to give two different
substances.

Which method could be used to separate the substances produced?

A chromatography
B crystallisation
C distillation
D filtration

24 Which of the following substances are compounds?

substance description
P Heating it will produce a black residue and a colourless gas.
Q A grey residue and a colourless filtrate are produced after
filtering it.
R Its temperature varies when it is melting.
S Passing electricity through it will produce two types of gas.

A P and Q
B P and S
C Q and R
D R and S

25 The particle X2- contains 17 nucleons and 10 electrons.

Which of the following shows the number of neutrons and protons found in its
nucleus?

neutrons protons
A 11 8
B 10 12
C 9 8
D 5 12

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26 A covalent molecule X contains a total of 8 shared electrons.

What is X?

A ammonia, NH3
B carbon dioxide, CO2
C nitrogen, N2
D water, H2O

27 Which two elements react together to form an ionic compound?

element electronic structure

W 2,4
X 2,8
Y 2,8,1
Z 2,8,6
A W and X
B W and Z
C X and Y
D Y and Z

284 Calcium phosphate reacts with silicon dioxide in the following chemical equation.

xCa3(PO4)2 + ySiO2 → P4O10 + zCaSiO3

What are the values for x, y and z?

x y z
A 1 3 3
B 2 3 6
C 2 6 6
D 3 6 3

29 What is the volume of carbon dioxide produced when 12.8 cm3 of propane is heated
with 87 cm3 of oxygen?

C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) → 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)

A 17.4 cm3
B 38.4 cm3
C 51.2 cm3
D 69.6 cm3

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30 Sodium reacts with water as shown in the equation below:

2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)

11.5 g of sodium is allowed to react completely with water and the resulting solution
is diluted to 500 cm3. What is the concentration of the diluted sodium hydroxide
solution?

A 0.23 mol/dm3
B 0.87 mol/dm3
C 1.00 mol/dm3
D 2.09 mol/dm3

31 Excess aqueous silver nitrate is added to aqueous sodium chloride. The precipitate
formed is removed by filtration.

Which ions are present in the filtrate?

A Ag+ and NO3-

B Na+ and NO3-
C Ag+, Na+ and Cl-
D Ag+, Na+ and NO3-

32 Solid P decomposes under strong heat to produce a solid residue and a colourless
gas that forms a white precipitate with limewater. The residue reacts with both dilute
acids and alkalis to form salts.

What could solid P be?

A barium carbonate
B barium sulfate
C lead(II) carbonate
D lead(II) sulfate

33 Which of the following pairs of compounds contain nitrogen atoms with the same
oxidation state?

A HNO3 and NO2

B HNO3 and NH3
C HNO3 and N2O5
D NO and N2H4

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34 X, Y and Z are three metals. Based on the given information below, rank the reactivity
of the three metals, starting from the least reactive.

2XNO3 + Y  Y(NO3)2 + 2X
YSO4 + Z  no reaction
ZO + 2X X2O + Z

A X, Y, Z
B Y, X, Z
C Z, Y, X
D Z, X, Y

35 Which of the following statements correctly describes a metallic element?

1 Its boiling point is 998C.

2 Its atoms tend to lose valence electrons.
3 It has a shiny lustre on its surface.
4 It conducts electricity only in the solid state.

A 1, 2 and 3 only
B 1, 2 and 4 only
C 2, 3 and 4 only
D All of the above

36 Part of the Periodic Table is shown. The letters do not represent the chemical
symbols of the elements.

W X
Z Y

Which statement about the elements is incorrect?

A W has 2 electron shells.

B X and Y bond covalently to form a molecule XY4.
C Y is in Group IV of the Periodic Table.
D Z has more metallic character than Y.

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37 Which of the following is an endothermic reaction?

A combustion of hydrogen in air

B oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide
C reaction of sodium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid
D thermal decomposition of copper(II) carbonate

38 Four sources of air pollution are listed below.

1 burning coal in power stations

2 decay of organic matter
3 lightning activity
4 incomplete combustion of carbon fuels

Which sources produce acid rain?

A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 2 and 3
D 2 and 4

39 Two experiments were carried out to measure the rate of production of carbon
dioxide when two different concentrations of hydrochloric acid were each reacted
with excess magnesium carbonate.

experiment solution used

1 50 cm3 of 0.500 mol/dm3 HCl
2 25 cm3 of 1.00 mol/dm3 HCl

A graph of volume of carbon dioxide against time was plotted for both experiments.
Which graph best shows the results obtained?

A B

C D

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40 Which of the following is not carried out in the process of manufacturing ethanol?

A Addition of yeast to provide enzymes to catalyse the reaction.

B Aeration of the mixture to provide oxygen for respiration.
C Fractional distillation to obtain pure ethanol from the mixture.
D Use of sugar as a starting material.

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