Grade 11 PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Control Test - Suggested Solution

QUESTION 1

1.1 B  (2)

1.2 A  (2)

1.3 D  (2)

1.4 C  (2)

1.5 C  (2) [10]

QUESTION 2

2.1 Binding  (2)

2.2 Radioactivity  (2)

2.3 Empirical  (2)

2.4 Pascal  (2)

2.5 Dative  (2) [10]

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QUESTION 3

3.1 emf = IR + Ir 

18 = 16,2 + 3r 

18  16,2
r = = 0,6 Ω for the battery 
3

= 0,2 Ω per cell  (6)

3.2 Voltmeters are designed with very high resistance and ideally do not allow
any current to pass through.  (3)

3.3 Resistors in parallel

1 1 1
=  
R R1 R2
 1 1
1 =  
3 6
R
 2 1 3
1 = =
6 6
R
R = 2Ω

V2 = IR 

= 3  2  = 6 V  (7)

3.4 VR = 16,8 – 6  = 10,8 V 

V
R = 
I

10,8
=  = 3,6 Ω  (6) [22]
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QUESTION 4

4.1 The difference in electronegativity  (2)

4.2

(3)

4.3 Cl
|
Cl — C — Cl 
|
Cl (3)

4.4 a) Water 

b) Angular or bent 

c) Trigonal pyramidal 

d) 107° 

e) Yes 

f) HCl 

g) CO2  (7) [15]

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QUESTION 5

5.1 The water molecules are polar molecules.  (2)

5.2



(2)

5.3 Bent or angular  (1)

5.4 The oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atom. 

This causes the centre of negative charge to be drawn more towards the oxygen
atom than either of the hydrogen atoms. 

The presence of two pairs of lone electrons contributes to the non-symmetrical

shape of the water molecule.  (3)

5.5 Tetrahedral  (1)

5.6 No deflection  (1) [10]

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QUESTION 6

6.1 High temperature 

Low pressure  (2)

p 1 V1 p 2 V2
6.2 = 
T1 T2

12,3  10 3  V2
1,013  10  300
5
= 
225
291
1,013  10 5  300  225
 V2 =
291  12,3  10 3

= 1 910,4 dm3  (5)

6.3 pV = nRT 

pV
n =
RT

1,013  10 5  300  10 3
= 
8,31 291

= 12,57 mol 

m = nM

= 12,57  4 

= 50,28 g  (6) [13]

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QUESTION 7

7.1 Any three of the following:

Gases consist of molecules whose volumes are insignificant compared with

the volume occupied by the gas. ()

The molecules of a gas are in continuous, random motion. ()

We determine the average kinetic energy of gas molecules by the temperature

of the gas. ()

The collisions of gas molecules with each other and with the walls of the
container are perfectly elastic. () (6)

7.2 a) pV = nRT 

pV
n =
RT

100  10 3  250  10 6
= 
8,31  300

= 0,01 mol 

m
M =
n

0,44
= 0,01


= 44 gmol–1  (7)

b) Atomic mass of C = 12 

Atomic mass of O = 16 

 the molecular formula of the gas is CO2.  (3)

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7.3



(2)

7.4 On graph above  (2) [20]

[TOTAL: 100 marks]