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A No eating and drinkin
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B Return unused chem
icals to their original
containers.
C Wash your hands th
oroughly with wate
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D W ea r safety google chemicals.
s when heating or
mixing chemicals.
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fore conductin g an experiment?
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recording data
B forming conclusions
C making observatio
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5 Which is a characteristic of a luminous flame?
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B I and II
C III and IV
D I, II and IV
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6 Which row describes the property of a metallic substance and a non-metallic substance?
7 Saiyidah Aisyah, the first-ever Singaporean rower to qualify for the Olympic Games, used
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a row boat that is made up of a fibreglass material.
了e best reason for fiberglass as the choice material for making the row boats?
is light.
B~s flexible.
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Whic勹二 changes would help to increase the rate of dissolving sugar in water?
14 A student wants to obtain sugar from a sugar solution. Which method of separation should
be used?
A crystallisation
B distillation
C evaporation
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15 Wh ich tool should you use ·tu re of iron, sand and sal
to o btaln iron from a mix t?
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impress a balloon that is filled with air.
,on water as oil is less dense than water.
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to liquid state.
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A I and II only
B Ill and N only
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shown in Fig. 1.1. each material over a beaker and poured 50 ml of water onto the material as
He then recorded th
water. Table 1 2 e amount of water dropped Into the beaker after the material absorbed some
• shows th e amount of water left In the each beaker after one hour.
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Rocks ·
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Fig. 3.1 shows two flow : slate, marble chalk,
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slate?
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Suggest a suitable mater:ial from the five given types ofrocks that can
a kitchen hob. Explain the choice of material that makes 1•t suitable in the kitchen
environment.
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the side mirror placed 1.2 m in front of hi!Jl as shown in Fig 8.2.
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The rate of dissolving sugar in water can be increased by stirring the solution, increasing the temperature of the water, or crushing the sugar to increase its surface area. These methods enhance the interaction between the sugar and water molecules, thereby accelerating the dissolution process .
In the state change diagram, P refers to condensation, Q refers to freezing, and R refers to melting .
Fiberglass is preferred for making row boats because it is light and flexible, making it ideal for handling and maneuvering in water. These properties allow for ease of movement and durability, making it a practical choice for watercraft .
The sequence that correctly represents increasing hardness is gold, brass, steel, and titanium, with titanium being the hardest among the listed metals .
Crystallization is the best technique for obtaining sugar from a sugar solution because it allows the sugar to form solid crystals from the solution as it evaporates .
As temperature decreases, a gas changes to a liquid, resulting in decreased particle volume and a closer arrangement as the particles lose energy, slow down, and come closer together, forming the denser state of a liquid .
Metallic substances are typically shiny, have high density, malleability, and are good conductors of electricity, whereas non-metallic substances tend to be dull, have low density, brittleness, and are poor conductors of electricity .
To separate a mixture of iron, sand, and salt, use a magnet to remove the iron filings, then dissolve the salt in water, and finally filter the mixture to separate the sand. The salt solution can be evaporated to recover the salt .
Evidence for the random motion of particles in a gas includes the observation that gas particles spread out evenly in a container and pressure is exerted equally in all directions due to the constant, random motion and collisions of gas particles .
In a solid, particles vibrate about fixed positions and are closely packed in a regular arrangement. In contrast, gas particles move freely at high speeds and are spaced far apart .