IGCSE Physical Science (0652) — October–November 2023, Paper 31

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Question 1 · 8 marks · Motion

A person hits a golf ball with a golf club. Fig. 1.1 shows the golf ball moving towards the hole on flat ground, where it falls in. Fig. 1.2 shows the distance–time graph for the…

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Question 2 · 9 marks · Periodic Table / properties of elements

The symbols for some elements are shown: Al Be Cl Cu He Na P S Use the symbols of the elements to answer the questions that follow. Each symbol may be used once, more than once or…

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Question 3 · 7 marks · Moments / stability

A student applies a force F to a beaker as shown in Fig. 3.1 (force F applied horizontally near the top of an upright beaker standing on a table). The beaker falls over as shown…

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Question 4 · 10 marks · Electrolysis

Fig. 4.1 shows the apparatus needed for the electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid: a vessel of dilute sulfuric acid with an anode and a cathode connected to a d.c. power supply…

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Question 5 · 3 marks · Melting / states of matter

A fire starts on the floor of a hotel room. Fig. 5.1 shows a sprinkler in the ceiling of the room; water from the sprinkler puts out the fire. A water pipe in the ceiling is…

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Question 6 · 7 marks · Series and parallel circuits

A student makes a circuit using two cells, two switches S1 and S2, and two lamps L1 and L2 as shown in Fig. 6.1. In Fig. 6.1 the two cells, two switches and two lamps are all…

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Rate of reaction

A student measures the rate of the reaction between pieces of calcium carbonate and excess dilute hydrochloric acid; carbon dioxide gas is produced. The student measures the…

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Question 8 · 5 marks · Isotopes / nuclear structure

²²⁸Th and ²³⁰Th are isotopes of thorium. State one similarity and one difference in the nuclei of these two isotopes of thorium.

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Question 9 · 11 marks · Hydrocarbons

Fig. 9.1 shows two organic molecules, methane (CH4, a central carbon bonded to four hydrogen atoms) and ethene (C2H4, two carbon atoms joined by a double bond, each carbon also…

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Question 10 · 10 marks · Wave properties

Fig. 10.1 shows a graph of a wave on a rope at a point in time: displacement / cm (vertical axis, +6 to −6) against distance along rope / m (horizontal axis, 0 to 6.5). The wave…

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