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201

Which everyday process causes wood to appear to shrink and blacken when burned but conserves matter overall?

  • APhysical change only
  • BSublimation
  • CCondensation
  • DConservation of matter through combustion
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Conservation of matter through combustion
Explanation: When wood burns carbon dioxide water vapour and ash are produced conserving total matter according to the law of conservation of mass even though the solid wood appears to vanish.
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202

Which common household chemical is produced when electricity is passed through brine in a process called chlor-alkali?

  • ASodium hydroxide and chlorine gas
  • BVinegar
  • CBleach
  • DHydrogen peroxide
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Sodium hydroxide and chlorine gas
Explanation: Electrolysis of brine sodium chloride solution produces sodium hydroxide chlorine gas and hydrogen gas through the chlor-alkali process used widely in chemical industry.
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203

Which type of joint is found in the skull where bones are fixed together and allow no movement?

  • AFixed joint or suture
  • BBall and socket
  • CHinge joint
  • DGliding joint
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Fixed joint or suture
Explanation: Fixed joints called sutures are found in the skull where bones are tightly interlocked by fibrous tissue allowing no movement providing protection to the brain.
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204

Which phenomenon explains why distant mountains sometimes appear bluish in colour?

  • AReflection from ocean
  • BMountain mineral colour
  • CLight absorption by plants
  • DAtmospheric scattering of light
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Atmospheric scattering of light
Explanation: Distant mountains appear bluish because of atmospheric scattering where air molecules and particles scatter shorter blue wavelengths of light more effectively creating a blue haze over distances.
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205

Which property of a magnet means it will always realign itself to point in a north-south direction if freely suspended?

  • ADirective property
  • BMagnetic flux
  • CMagnetic polarity
  • DMagnetic saturation
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Directive property
Explanation: The directive property of a magnet means that when freely suspended it aligns itself along the Earth's magnetic field pointing in a north-south direction making it useful as a compass.
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206

Which everyday principle explains how blood pressure monitors measure pressure in the arteries?

  • APascal's law
  • BBernoulli's principle
  • CArchimedes' principle
  • DHooke's law
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Pascal's law
Explanation: Blood pressure monitors use Pascal's principle where pressure applied to a cuff around the arm transmits through the fluid to measure the pressure in the arterial blood flow.
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207

Which gas is produced during electrolysis of water at the negative electrode called the cathode?

  • AOxygen
  • BNitrogen
  • CHydrogen
  • DCarbon dioxide
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Hydrogen
Explanation: During electrolysis of water hydrogen gas is produced at the negative electrode cathode at twice the volume of oxygen produced at the anode due to water's H2O composition.
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208

Which gas is produced during the electrolysis of water at the positive electrode called the anode?

  • AHydrogen
  • BNitrogen
  • COxygen
  • DCarbon dioxide
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Oxygen
Explanation: During electrolysis of water oxygen gas is produced at the positive electrode anode while hydrogen gas is produced at the negative electrode cathode in a 1:2 ratio.
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209

Which naturally occurring radioactive element was discovered by Marie Curie and named after her home country?

  • AUranium
  • BRadium
  • CPolonium
  • DThorium
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Polonium
Explanation: Marie Curie discovered polonium in 1898 and named it after her home country Poland making it the first element to be named after a country.
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210

Which type of chemical bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

  • ACovalent bond
  • BIonic bond
  • CMetallic bond
  • DHydrogen bond
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Ionic bond
Explanation: An ionic bond forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another creating oppositely charged ions that attract each other as seen in table salt sodium chloride.
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