BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL.
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
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SCIENCE: DOUBLE AWARD 0569/03
Paper3 OctoberiNovember 2017
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Fig. 1.1 shows the scales of the beams of a triple beam balance that is used to measure
the mass of an aluminium block.
90 19 2 30 40 80 eb g
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(a) Define the term mass.
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{b) (i) What is the mass of the aluminium block as shown by the scales in Fig. 1.1?
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(ji) Calculate the weight of the block. (g = 10N/kg)
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{c) (i) Fig. 1.2 shows two identical cylinders, G and H, placed on top of a bench.
G H
force F, >| force Fa
top of bench
Fig. 1.2
F; is the minimum force needed to topple over cylinder G.
F; is the minimum force needed to topple over cylinder H.
Explain why force F; is larger than Fo.
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(ii) Cylinder G in Fig. 1.2 topples over.
What name is given to the equilibrium state of the cylinder after toppling?
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2. Fig. 2.1 shows two identical laboratory thermometers, P and Q, placed at equal distances
from a beaker filled with hot water. One side of the beaker is painted black, while the other
side is painted white,
P Q
thermometer ‘thermometer
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white painted surface ——— black painted surface
Fig. 2.4
(a) Name the main method of heat transfer by which heat reaches the bulbs of the
thermometers.
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(b) The readings of the thermometers eventually become constant at 60°C.
Explain why thermometer Q would reach 60°C first.
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(c) Suggest a suitable temperature for the water in the beaker at the start of the experiment.
Explain your answer.
suggestion.
explanation.
{d) The distance between the lower fixed point and upper fixed point of the thermometers
is 100m.
Calculate the distance moved by the liquid column when the temperature changes by
35°C.
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3 Fig, 3.1 shows a thin convex lens L, used to form an image I, of an object.
The image and the principal focus F are shown in the diagram.
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Fig. 3.4
(a) What name is given to the distance between point C and point F?
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{b) On Fig. 3.1,
(i) draw two light rays to locate the position of the object, (2)
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(c) State two characteristics of the image formed by a convex lens in a projector.
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Fig. 4.1
(a) Name two components of the electromagnetic spectrum that are given out by the bulb
when it is switched on.
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(b) State the name of the electrical quantity represented by:
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(c) Fig. 4.2 (a) and Fig. 4.2 (b) show the prepaid electricity meter readings of a household,
before and after energy was bought.
Fig. 4.2 (a) before recharging Fig. 4.2 (b) after recharging
(i) Calculate the amount of electrical energy that was bought.
energy bought kWh [1]
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(ii) An amount of P61.60 was used to buy the electrical energy.
Calculate the cost of 1 kWh of electrical energy.
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Fig. 5.4
(a) The voltage drop across the 2.09 resistor is 2.0.
Calculate the current through the 2.00 resistor. Show your working.
current
(b) Calculate
(i) the combined resistance of the 2.09 and 4.02 resistors,
combined resistance =
(ii) the total resistance of the circuit.
total resistance =
6 Aradioactive source emits three different types of emission.
(a) Name the three types of emission
{b) Name one instrument which can be used to detect the types of emission.
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7 Table 7.1 shows some properties of the elements in group IV of the Periodic Table.
Table 7.1
density
element g/cm® meting point/*C | type of oxide
carbon 2.25 3700
silicon 2.33 1683 acidic
germanium 5.35 937 amphoteric
tin 7.28 505 amphoteric
lead 11.35 601 amphoteric
(a) Explain why these elements are placed in group IV.
(b) Complete Table 7.1 by stating the type of oxide formed by carbon.
(c) Describe the trends of the elements in terms of
(i) density,
(ii) metting point.
(d) Tin, (Sn) reacts with oxygen to form an amphoteric oxide.
(i) Which two substances will be formed when the oxide of tin reacts with an acid?
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(ii) All the elements in Table 7.1 form compounds with hydrogen called hydrides.
‘The saturated hydrides of carbon are alkanes.
Predict the formula for the hydride of germanium, (Ge) which contains three
atoms of germanium,
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8 Excess copper(I!) carbonate is added to 25.0cm* of 1.0mol/dm* hydrochloric acid.
The equation for the reaction is:
CuCO,(s) + 2HChaq) ——> CuCh(aq) + CO.(g) + H,0(!)
(a) Explain why the carbonate should be in excess.
(b) Calculate the number of moles in 25.0 cm’ of 1.0mol/dm® hydrochloric acid,
moles =.....
{c) Use the equation and the answer in (b) to calculate the number of moles of
copper(II) carbonate that will react with the acid.
moles = ..
(a) Calculate
(i) the relative molecular mass of copper(1I) carbonate,
mass =
(ii) the mass of copper(II) carbonate that will react with the acid.
mass =...
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{e) Hydrochloric acid is formed by dissolving hydrogen chloride gas in water.
Use a ‘dot and cross’ diagram to draw the structure of the ions in hydrochloric acid.
‘Show all the shells in each of the ions.
(f) Describe a positive chemical test for water.
test...
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9 Ethanol and pentanol are members of the same homologous series.
(a) State the name of the homologous series to which ethanol and pentanol belong.
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(b) State two characteristics of the homologous series to which ethanol and pentanol belong.
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{c) Draw the structural formula of butanol,
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(d) Ethanol can be produced from the addition reaction of steam with ethene.
(i) Write the equation for the reaction of ethene with steam. include state symbols.
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(li) State two conditions for the reaction in (a)(i).
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{e) Name another method that can be used to prepare ethanol,
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410 Fig. 10.1 shows the electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulphate using carbon electrodes.
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carbon electrodes
—|—— copper(I) sulphate
Fig. 10.4
(a) Write the equation for the reaction occurring at the anode.
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(b) State two observations made during the electrolysis.
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44. Fig. 11.1(a) shows an animal cell and Fig. 11.1(b) shows a plant cell
Fig. 14.4(a) Fig. 11.1(b)
(a) Name the parts labelled P and Q
Pp
Qa
(2)
{b) A red blood cell is an example of a cell in the mammalian circulatory system.
(i) State one way in which a red blood cell is different from other animal cells.
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(ii) Give an example of one tissue and one organ in the mammalian circulatory system.
tissue ....
organ ...
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12 Fig. 12.1 shows part of the human digestive system.
stomach
large intestine
Fig. 12.4
{a) State the function of the part labelled X.
{b) Fig. 12.2 shows a diagrammatic representation of the digestion of starch,
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Fig 12.2
(i) State the name of enzyme U.
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(il) What property of enzymes is illustrated in Fig. 12.27
(1)
(iii) On Fig. 12.1, identify a region where the process shown in Fig. 12.2 occurs and
label it V (1)
(c) State one function of the stomach.
(1)
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(d) Pectinase is an enzyme used to extract juice from fruits.
Fig. 12.3 is a graph showing the rate of reaction against temperature for pectinase.
rate of reaction
J arbitrary units
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o mM N ° P
temperature / °C.
Fig 12.3,
Table 12.1 shows the volume of juice extracted at different temperatures from equal
amounts of fruit.
Table 12.4
volume of juice extracted /om? temperature /
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(i) Use the temperatures M, N, O and P, from the graph, to complete Table 12.1. [2]
(ii) Explain why the volume of juice extracted from the fruits was different for the
four temperatures M,N, O and P.
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43. Fig. 13.1 shows the development of a zygote into a foetus.
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zygote
Fig. 13.1
(a) (i) Name the process that results in the formation of a zygote.
(ii) In which part of the female reproductive system is structure F found?
(b) (i) State the name of the structure labelled J.
(ii) A pregnant woman was found to have her foetus not growing well and the foetus
moving less than expected
‘Suggest how the matfunctioning of structure J may have led to this.
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14 Fig. 14.1 shows a food web for a lake
large fish
‘an water beetles
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fogs Nwatérfleas
tadpoles
| insect larvae
water plants microscopic plants
Fig. 14.1
(a) (i) What is the major source of energy for the food web?
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Use the food web in Fig. 14.1 to construct a food chain with four trophic levels.
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(b) Fig. 14.2 shows the changes in population size of some organisms in the lake.
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size !
plants
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Fig. 14.2
(i) A liquid was spilt into the lake at time A.
‘Suggest what might have been contained in this liquid to cause the changes in
population size.
(1)
(ii) Explain the shape of the graphs for the organisms from point A.
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(ii) State the micro-organisms used in the production of
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State two differences between antibiotics and non-medicinal drugs.
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