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7A Practice Papers Level 3 - 7 minutes marks Page 1 of 36
7A Practice Papers
Level 3 - 7
minutes
marks
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Q1. Bindweed is a plant that grows tightly around other plants. The drawing below shows bindweed growing around a rose bush.
(a) Complete the sentences below. Choose from the words in the list.
air light support water minerals
(i) Bindweed grows as high as possible on the rose bush so that the bindweed can get as much .................................... as possible.
1 mark
(ii) Bindweed grows around the rose bush because the rose bush provides ....................................... for the bindweed.
1 mark
(b) A gardener cut through the stem of the bindweed at X. Two days later the bindweed above X was dead.
Why did the bindweed die? Tick the correct box.
no air no light
no warmth no water 1 mark
(c) The gardener adds fertiliser to the soil to help her rose bushes to grow well.
What do plants get from the fertiliser? Tick the correct box.
acids minerals
sugars vitamins 1 mark
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(d) Plant roots have root hairs.
Which diagram shows a root hair? Tick the correct box.
not to scale 1 mark
maximum 5 marks
Q2. The diagram shows a plant cell. Some parts of the cell are named.
(a) Which two named parts are present in plant cells but not animal cells?
1. ..................................................................................................................
2. .................................................................................................................. 2 marks
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(b) Which named part contains the genetic information?
...................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(c) Which named part absorbs light energy for photosynthesis?
...................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(d) Name the part labelled X on the drawing.
...................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(e) Where in a plant would you find a cell like the one in the diagram?
Tick the correct box.
1 mark Maximum 6 marks
in the centre of a root in the lower surface of a leaf
near the upper surface of a leaf
near the surface of a root
Q3. The diagram shows a plant cell.
(a) (i) The cell is from a leaf. Give the name of the part which is present in this leaf cell but not present in root cells.
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) Give two parts, labelled on the diagram, which are not present in animal cells.
1. ................................................. 2. ................................................. 2 marks
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(b) The five parts of the cell labelled on the diagram have different functions. In the table below, write the name of the correct part of the cell next to its function. One has been done for you.
4 marks
Maximum 7 marks
Q4. The diagram below shows a cell from the inside of a human cheek.
(a) On the diagram, label parts A, B and C.
3 marks
(b) Plant cells have some parts which animal cells do not have. Name two of these parts.
1. .....................................................................
2. ..................................................................... 2 marks
Maximum 5 marks
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Q5. Sam made a model cat.
He mixed modelling powder with water.
He poured all of the mixture into a mould.
He covered the mould with plastic film so that water could not evaporate.
(a) (i) After 10 minutes, Sam removed the model cat from the mould.
Sam had mixed 40 g of modelling powder with 12 g of water. What was the mass of the model cat?
................. g
(ii) Complete the sentence below using words from the list.
gas liquid solid vapour
After 10 minutes, the mixture in the mould changed from a
.......................................... into a ............................................. 2 marks
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(b) Sam attached a small magnet to the model cat. The magnet was attracted to the fridge door.
What metal are magnets made from?
................................................... 1 mark
(c) Sam made another model, B. He attached a small magnet to model B.
(i) Sam placed model A next to model B. The magnets attracted each other.
Label the poles on the magnet on model B Use the letters N and S.
(ii) Sam then turned the magnet on model A around. What would happen to model B?
.......................................................... 2 marks
maximum 5 marks
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Q6. The list below shows properties that different elements can have.
• magnetic
• can be compressed
• very high melting point
• very low melting point
• good conductor of heat
• poor conductor of heat
• good conductor of electricity
• poor conductor of electricity
(a) Which two properties from the list above make aluminium suitable for saucepans?
1. .................................................................................................................
2. ................................................................................................................. 2 marks
(b) Which property in the list above explains why:
(i) copper is used in the cable of a television?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) a lot of oxygen gas can be pumped into a very small container?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
Q7. The thermometer drawn below can be used to measure the temperature of the human body.
(a) (i) What is the lowest temperature this thermometer can measure?
..............°C 1 mark
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(ii) What is the normal temperature of the human body? Tick the correct box.
37°C 39°C 41°C 1 mark
(iii) When we are ill our temperature may go up.
A nurse can measure a child’s temperature with two different thermometers as shown below.
Give one reason why it is safer to use a plastic strip thermometer than a glass thermometer.
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(b) Viruses are micro-organisms that can make us ill.
Give the name of one other type of micro-organism that can make us ill.
................................................................ 1 mark
(c) Alcohol and mercury are two liquids that can be used in glass thermometers. The table gives information about these liquids.
liquid boiling point (ºC) colour
alcohol 78 colourless
mercury 357 shiny grey
(i) A red dye is added to the colourless alcohol used in thermometers. Suggest a reason for this.
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
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(ii) Choose words from the list below to fill the gaps in the sentences.
gas liquid solid
When alcohol and mercury boil they both change from a liquid to a ......................................
1 mark
A thermometer containing mercury can be used to measure the temperature of an oven at 150°C because mercury is a ....................................... at 150°C.
1 mark maximum 7 marks
Q8. Sarah wanted to find out how the length of a copper rod changes when it is heated. She fixed one end of the rod and allowed the other end to roll on a pin which had been put on a glass plate. A drinking straw, attached to the pin , showed the movement of the end of the rod.
(a) (i) What happens to the motion of the copper atoms in the rod as it is heated?
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) What happens to the average distance between the atoms of copper when the rod is heated?
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
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(b) The graph shows the length of a copper rod at different temperatures. The rod was 300.0 mm long at room temperature.
(i) At what temperature has the rod increased its length by 1.0 mm?
…………………… °C 1 mark
(ii) The rod was 300.0 mm long at room temperature. What will its length become if it is placed in melting ice at 0°C?
…………………… mm 1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
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Q9. Diagram A represents a gas in a container. The gas can be compressed by moving the piston to the right.
(a) (i) How can you tell that the substance in the container is a gas?
...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................... 1 mark
(ii) How can you tell from the diagram that the gas is pure?
...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................... 1 mark
(b) The piston is moved to the right as shown in diagram B.
How can you tell, from diagram B, that the pressure of the gas has increased?
........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................ 1 mark
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(c) Diagram C shows what happened to the molecules after the gas was compressed more.
(i) How can you tell that a chemical reaction happened when the gas was compressed?
...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................... 1 mark
(ii) The mass of the gas in both diagrams B and C was 0.3 g.
Why did the mass of the gas not change when it was compressed?
...............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................... 1 mark
(iii) Complete the table below with the correct chemical formula of each substance. Use the key to help you.
1 mark
(iv) What is the name of the substance represented by the symbol ?
................................................. 1 mark
maximum 7 marks
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Q10. (a) The drawing below shows the parts of a torch.
(i) Paul closed the switch. Why did this turn on the torch?
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) The diagrams below show symbols for a battery, a bulb and a switch. Connect the symbols to make a series circuit for the torch.
1 mark
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(b) The drawings below show two other torches. In both torches, the bulbs will not light even when Paul closes the switches.
Look carefully at the drawings.
(i) Why is the circuit of torch A not complete?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) What could you do to torch B to get the bulb to light?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
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(c) When Paul bought his torch there was a paper strip between the contacts of the switch as shown below.
Paul had to remove the paper strip before he could turn the torch on. Give the reason for this.
.....................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................... 1 mark
maximum 5 marks
Q11. Alice connects four light bulbs for her model house, as shown. She puts the bulbs into the holes in the back wall.
(a) When Alice turns the switch on, the bulbs do not light up. The batteries are not flat. None of the bulbs is broken. Why do the bulbs not light up?
...................................................................................................................... 1 mark
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(b) Alice makes the circuit work. When she turns the switch on, the bulbs are not very bright. What must Alice add to the circuit to make the bulbs brighter?
...................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(c) The four bulbs in the circuit are the same. Which statement is correct? Tick the correct box.
1 mark
Each bulb is the same brightness.
Each bulb is a different brightness.
The bulbs at the top are brighter.
The bulbs at the bottom are brighter.
The diagrams show two ways to write the model house.
circuit 1 circuit 2
(d) (i) In circuit 1, bulb B breaks and goes out. What happens to the other bulbs in this circuit?
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) In circuit 2, bulb C breaks and goes out. What happens to the other bulbs in this circuit?
.............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
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(e) In circuit 2, Alice adds another switch so that she can turn bulb A off while the other bulbs stay on. Write the letter S on circuit 2 to show where Alice should add the switch.
1 mark Maximum 6 marks
Q12. The back window of this car contains a heating element.
The heating element is part of an electrical circuit connected to the battery of the car.
The diagrams below show two ways of connecting the circuit of a heating element.
(a) Give the name of each type of circuit:
circuit A ...................................................................
circuit B ................................................................... 1 mark
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(b) A wire gets broken at point X on circuit A and at point Y on circuit B.
When the switch is closed, how does the broken wire affect the heating element in:
(i) circuit A? ............................................................................................
........................................................................................................... 1 mark
(ii) circuit B? .............................................................................................
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(c) In very cold weather, ice may form on the back window of the car. When the heating element is switched on, the ice will disappear and the surface of the window will become clear and dry.
(i) Fill the gap below to show the energy transfer that takes place.
When the heater is switched on, ........................................ energy is transferred from the wires to the ice.
1 mark
(ii) As the window becomes clear and dry, physical changes take place in the ice. Fill the gaps below to show the physical changes which take place.
from ............................. to ............................. to ............................. 1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
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Q13. The diagram shows two dodgem cars at a fairground. The circuit symbols for the motor and pedal for each dodgem car are shown on the diagram.
(a) Complete the following sentence.
Each dodgem car is connected to the power supply through the
......................................... which is in contact with the wire
mesh, and through the ......................................... which is
in contact with the metal floor. 1 mark
(b) Dodgem cars are connected using parallel circuits. Complete the circuit diagram below for the two dodgem cars.
2 marks
Use two motor symbols, , and two switch symbols, .
The power supply for the circuit has been drawn for you.
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(c) Even when the power supply is switched on, the dodgem car will not move until the pedal is pressed. Give the reason for this.
.....................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(d) A man looks after the dodgem cars during the rides. Why does the man not get an electric shock as he walks across the metal floor?
.....................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................... 1 mark
(e) During one ride, the two dodgem cars are running. The pick-up wire on one car snaps off. Describe how this affects:
(i) the dodgem car with the broken pick-up wire;
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) the other dodgem car.
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
Maximum 7 marks
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Q14. Some pupils made an electric cell using two different metals and a lemon. They put strips of copper and zinc into a lemon and connected them to the terminals of an electric clock.
(a) Look at the photograph.
What evidence is there that they have made an electric cell?
................................................................................................................ 1 mark
(b) The pupils had pieces of copper, zinc, iron and magnesium and some lemons. They wanted to find out which pair of metals made the cell with the biggest voltage.
What equipment should they use to measure the voltage of their cells?
................................................................................................................ 1 mark
(c) In their investigation they used different pairs of metals.
Give one factor that they should keep the same.
................................................................................................................ 1 mark
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(d) The pupils measured the voltage produced by different pairs of metals. Their results are recorded below.
Which pair of metals made the cell with the biggest voltage?
..................................... and .............................................. 1 mark
(e) Look at the results in the table above.
Why should the pupils not use pairs of the same type of metal for the clock?
................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................ 1 mark
maximum 5 marks
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M1. (a) (i) Light
accept ‘sunlight’ do not accept ‘Sun’
1 (L3)
(ii) support 1 (L4)
(b) no water if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L4)
(c) minerals if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L3)
(d) C if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L4) [5]
M2. (a) cell wall
answers may be in either order 1 (L6)
chloroplast accept ‘vacuole’ do not accept ‘X’
1 (L6)
(b) nucleus do not accept ‘chromosomes’
1 (L6)
(c) chloroplast do not accept ‘chlorophyll’
1 (L6)
(d) vacuole accept ‘sap’ accept the correct label written within the vacuole on the diagram or next to label X
1 (L6)
(e) near the upper surface of a leaf if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L6) [6]
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M3. (a) (i) chloroplast 1 (L6)
(ii) chloroplast answers may be in either order
1 (L6)
cell wall accept ‘wall’ do not accept ‘vacuole’
1 (L6)
(b) part of the cell
chloroplast 1 (L6)
nucleus 1 (L6)
cell wall accept ‘wall’
1 (L6)
cell membrane accept ‘membrane’
1 (L6) [7]
M4. (a) A: membrane 1 (L6)
B: nucleus 1 (L6)
C: cytoplasm 1 (L6)
(b) any two from
• cell wall
• chloroplasts accept ‘chlorophyll’
• large vacuole accept ‘vacuole’’ accept ‘starch grain’
2 (L6) [5]
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M5. (a) (i) • 52
accept ‘40+12’ 1 (L3)
(ii) • liquid into a solid both states are required for the mark
1 (L3)
(b) • any one from
• iron
• steel accept ‘cobalt’ or ‘nickel’
1 (L4)
(c) (i) •
both poles are required for the mark 1 (L3)
(ii) • it would be repelled accept ‘pushed away’ accept ‘it would fall down or drop’ ‘they would not attract’ is insufficient
1 (L4) [5]
N S
M6. (a) very high melting point
answers may be in either order 1 (L3)
good conductor of heat do not accept ‘good conductor’
1 (L3)
(b) (i) good conductor of electricity do not accept ‘good conductor’
1 (L3)
(ii) can be compressed 1 (L4)
[4]
M7. (a) (i) 35 1 (L3)
(ii) 37°C 1 (L4)
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(iii) any one from
• less chance of micro-organisms being passed on or spread
• glass could break accept ‘less chance of germs being passed on’ accept ‘might pass on disease’ accept ‘a child might bite or swallow the thermometer’ if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
• mercury or alcohol or liquid could spill (if the glass thermometer broke)
• mercury is poisonous
• you could choke 1 (L3)
(b) any one from
• bacteria
• fungi
• protozoa accept a named non-viral pathogenic micro-organism such as ‘salmonella’ do not accept names of diseases do not accept ‘germs’
1 (L4)
(c) (i) any one from
• so that alcohol can be seen accept ‘so you can see it’
• alcohol is difficult to see
• you cannot easily see a colourless liquid accept ‘you cannot see a colourless liquid’
• to make it easier to read the thermometer accept ‘so you can read it’
1 (L4)
(ii) • gas 1 (L3)
• liquid 1 (L4)
answers must be in the correct order [7]
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M8. (a) (i) any one from
• they vibrate further accept ‘they vibrate more or faster’
• they move faster accept ‘they go faster’ do not accept ‘they move about more’ or ‘they collide more’
1 (L6)
(ii) it increases accept ‘it gets bigger’ or ‘they move further apart’
1 (L6)
(b) (i) 220 1 (L5)
(ii) 299.9 1 (L5)
[4]
M9. (a) (i) • (molecules) are far apart or not touching each other
accept ‘only gases can be compressed’ ‘the gas can be compressed’ is insufficient as it is given in the question accept ‘they are randomly arranged’
1 (L7)
(ii) • there is only one type of molecule or compound or substance
accept ‘there is one type of particle’ do not accept ‘there is only one type of atom or element’
1 (L7)
(b) any one from
• the space or distance between the molecules or particles is smaller
accept ‘the volume is less’ accept ‘atoms’ for ‘particles’
• the particles or they are closer together
• more particles are touching the sides accept ‘particles hit the sides more often’ ‘the particles are hitting the sides’ is insufficient ‘if the gas is compressed the pressure rises’ is insufficient
1 (L7)
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(c) (i) any one from
• new or different compounds have formed
accept ‘they are now joined in threes’ accept ‘new combinations of particles or atoms’
• there is more than one compound accept ‘the compounds are different’ accept ‘there is no longer a pure substance’
1 (L7)
(ii) any one from
• the same number of atoms are present accept ‘mass is conserved’ ‘the mass stays the same’ is insufficient
• nothing has been added to or lost
‘the same atoms are present’ is insufficient ‘nothing changed’ is insufficient ‘the amount of gas stays the same’ is insufficient
1 (L7)
(iii) •
all three answers are required for the mark 1 (L7)
NO accept ‘ON’
N2O accept ‘ON
2’
NO
2
accept ‘O2N’
(iv) • nitrogen oxide accept ‘nitrogen monoxide’ accept ‘nitric oxide’
1 (L7) [7]
M10. (a) (i) any one from
• it let the current or electricity flow
• current could flow through the bulb
• it completed the circuit accept ‘the contacts came together’
1 (L3)
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(ii) all three components must be correctly connected in series
accept
a mark may be awarded for any correctly connected circuit drawn with straight or curved wires award a mark for a correct circuit diagram in which the pupil has drawn the symbols instead of connecting the printed symbols
1 (L3)
(b) (i) any one from
• the bulb is broken or blown
• the filament is broken accept ‘the coil is broken’ the bulb is not connected properly’ is insufficient
1 (L3)
(ii) turn one of the cells around accept ‘turn a battery round’ accept ‘turn the battery’ accept ‘put the batteries in the right way’ ‘turn the batteries round’ is insufficient the mark may be awarded for a description of the fault eg ‘both batteries are the same way up’
1 (L3)
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(c) any one from
• it stopped current from flowing accept ‘to stop the batteries running down’
• paper does not conduct or is an insulator
• the circuit was broken or incomplete
accept ‘to stop the contacts coming together’
• so that the circuit can be completed 1 (L3)
[5]
M11. (a) any one from
• the circuit is not complete accept ‘there is no circuit’
• a wire is missing
• two of the bulbs are not connected accept ‘the bulbs are not connected’ do not accept ‘the switch might be broken’ or ‘there is a loose connection’
1 (L3)
(b) another cell or battery accept ‘put the bulbs in parallel’ or ‘make a parallel circuit’ or ‘use new batteries’ do not accept ‘use stronger batteries’
1 (L5)
(c) Each bulb is the same brightness. if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L4)
(d) (i) they go out accept ‘they stop working’ do not accept ‘they get dimmer’
1 (L3)
(ii) any one from
• they stay on or stay the same
accept ‘they get brighter’
• they do not go out accept ‘only the broken bulb goes out’
• nothing 1 (L4)
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(e) a letter S drawn onto or close to the wire in the top part of the circuit anywhere between the two junctions
accept an open switch symbol drawn onto the diagram do not accept a letter S drawn mid-way between the top two wires or at a junction between the top two wires as shown below
1 (L4)
[6]
M12. (a) circuit A: series circuit B: parallel
both answers are required for the mark 1 (L5)
(b) (i) the circuit or heating element will stop working
accept ‘it will not work’ or ‘it will be off’ accept ‘the whole circuit has no current through it’ accept ‘it becomes cooler’ do not accept ‘it breaks the heater or element or it’
1 (L5)
(ii) any one from
• the circuit or element will continue to work
• one wire will not heat the window accept ‘the bottom one has no current through it’ ‘nothing’ or ‘it will not be affected’ are insufficient accept ‘it will work less well’ accept ‘the bottom wire becomes cooler’ do not accept ‘it becomes cooler’ do not accept ‘it does not work properly’
1 (L5)
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(c) (i) thermal accept ‘heat’ 1 (L5)
(ii) from solid to liquid to gas all three states are required for the mark accept ‘from solid to liquid to vapour or steam’ accept ‘from ice to water to vapour or gas’
1 (L5) [5]
M13. (a) pick-up wire
metal wheel answers must be in the correct order both answers are required for the mark
1 (L5)
(b) One mark is for drawing the two motors connected in parallel. One mark is for drawing one switch in series with each motor. Both marks should only be awarded if the circuit is correct.
•
the switches may be drawn either side of the motors
2 (L5)
(c) any one from
• it completes the circuit
• it acts as a switch accept ‘because the circuit is not complete’ ‘the pedal connects the motor’ is insufficient accept ‘the pedal connects the motor to the power supply’
1 (L5)
(d) any one from
• he does not complete a circuit accept ‘the circuit is not complete’
• he does not connect the floor and wire mesh ceiling accept ‘he is not touching the ceiling’ accept ‘he wears trainers’ or ‘he has rubber shoes’
1 (L5)
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(e) (i) it stops 1 (L6)
(ii) it is not affected or it keeps going
accept ‘it goes slightly faster’ 1 (L6)
[7]
M14. (a) any one from
• the clock works accept ‘when the light goes on’ ‘it is making electricity’ is insufficient
• the time on the clock accept ‘it shows 12.30’
1 (L5)
(b) • voltmeter ‘multimeter’ is insufficient
1 (L6)
(c) • any one from
• the fruit or lemon
do not accept ‘the acid’
• condition of metal accept ‘the size or surface area of the metal’ accept ‘the distance between them’ accept ‘the amount of metal’
• temperature accept ‘how far they push them in’
1 (L6)
(d) • copper and magnesium accept ‘most reactive with least reactive’
1 (L5)
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(e) any one from
• no difference in reactivity accept ‘there would be no reaction between them’
• they produce zero voltage accept ‘it would not work’ accept ‘there would be no difference’
1 (L6) [5]
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