CONTEST 22

ROUND 1
1. In an organic reaction, 46g of ethanol was oxidised, yielding 48g of ethanoic acid. What is the
percentage yield of this preparation? [Molar Mass; Ethanol = 46; Ethanoic acid = 60]
ANSWER: 46g of ethanol ≡ 60g of ethanoic acid
Hence %yield = (48/60)*100
= 80
2. 27g of an impure magnesium metal were heated in steam to give 30g of magnesium oxide. What is the
percent purity of the metal [Molar Mass; Mg= 24, MgO= 40]
Give your answer to one place of decimal.
ANSWER: 40g of MgO ≡ 24g of Mg
30g of MgO ≡ 18g of Mg
Hence %purity = (18/27)*100 = 66.7%
3. When 90g of copper (II) Oxide were reduced to metallic copper, only 64g of metallic copper was
obtained. What was the percentage purity of the oxide? [Molar Mass; Cu = 64g; O = 16]. Give your
answer to one place of decimal.
ANSWER: 64g of Cu ≡ 80g of CuO.
Hence %Purity = (80/90)*100
= 88.9
PREAMBLE: If x and y are positive integers, find the number of elements in the given set

4. {(x, y) : xy = 15}
ANSWER: 4 [{(1, 15), (15, 1), (3, 5), (5, 3)}]
5. {(x, y): xy = 7}
ANSWER: 2 [{(1, 7), (7, 1)}]
6. {(x, y): xy = 6}
ANSWER: 4 [{(1, 6), (6, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2)]]
7. What is the output pulse sequence from a NOT gate when the input sequence is 010?
ANSWER: 101
8. What is the output pulse sequence from a NOT gate when the input sequence is 100?
ANSWER: 011
9. What input pulse sequence to a NOT gate produces the output sequence 000?
ANSWER: 111
10. PREAMBLE: Give one role each of the salivary gland in the digestion of food.

a. Produces saliva which softens the food.

b. Produces the enzyme ptyalin that starts digestion of carbohydrate.
c. Produces mucus which makes the food slimy to be easily swallowed.

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 d. Produced saliva is alkaline in nature which makes the pH suitable for the action of ptyalin.
11. What property of alkenes allows them to have stereoisomers?
ANSWER: Rigidity of the carbon-carbon double bond.
12. Which of the two, cis and trans 2-butene, is more stable?
ANSWER: trans-2-butene.
13. In principle 1-butene can react with hydrogen bromide to yield two possible products, 1-bromobutane
and 2-bromobutane. Which product is the preferred product?
ANSWER: 2-bromobutane.
Evaluate

( )
1
27 3
14.
8
1
3
3 27 3
ANSWER: [ = ]
2 1
3
2
8

( )
1
16 4
15.
81
1
4
2 16 2
ANSWER: [ = ]
3 1
4
3
81

( )
1
64 2
16.
9
1
8 64 2 8
ANSWER: [ = ]
3 1
2
3
9
17. The distance between two objects is 5 cm. What is the distance between their images in a plane mirror?

ANSWER: 5 cm
18. The angle between two lines is 30°. What is the angle between their images in a plane mirror?
ANSWER: 30°
19. How many images of an object can two plane mirrors at right angles form?
ANSWER: 3
20. How is the aorta adapted to high blood pressure of blood from the heart?
ANSWER: It possesses a thick elastic wall
21. What is the best description of a food web?
ANSWER: complex feeding relationship consisting of interrelated food chains
22. What do you understand by the tolerance of an organism?
ANSWER: The survival range of an organism under unfavourable ecological conditions

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 23. Describe the process of melting.
ANSWER: The change of a solid to the liquid state
24. Describe the process of vapourisation.
ANSWER: The change of a solid or a liquid state to the vapour.
25. What is the difference between vapourisation and sublimation?
ANSWER: vapourisation refers to change of solid or liquid to the vapour but sublimation refers
specifically to change from solid to vapour.
26. If 9x2 + kx + 25 is an exact square, find the value of k.
ANSWER: k = 30 [(3x + 5)2 = 9x2 + 30x + 25, k = 30]
27. If 4x2 + kx+ 9 is an exact square, find the value of k.
ANSWER: k = 12 [(2x + 3)2 = 4x2 + 12x + 9, k = 12]
28. If 16x2 + kx + 36 is an exact square, find the value of k
ANSWER: k = 48 [(4x + 6)2 = 16x2 + 48x + 36, k = 48]
29. A 0.1 kg bullet moving at 300 m/s strikes a sandbag and comes to rest in 0.1 s. What is the average force on the
bullet?
ANSWER: 300 N
30. A 0.1 kg bullet moving at 300 m/s strikes a plank and exits with a speed of 200 m/s after 0.2 s. What is the
average force the plank exerts on the bullet?
ANSWER: 50 N
31. A 0.1 kg bullet moving at 300 m/s strikes a plank and exits with a speed of 200 m/s after 0.2 s. What is the
impulse of the force the plank exerts on the bullet?
ANSWER: 10 kg m/s

PREAMBLE: Fill in the Blanks

32. Angiosperms: Enclosed seeds
------ : Naked seeds
ANSWER: Gymnosperms
33. Gametophyte : gametes
--------- : Spores
ANSWER: Sporophyte
34. Archegonia : Eggs
--------- : Sperm
ANSWER: Antheridia

PROBLEM OF THE DAY

Draw a detailed food-web using the following organisms. Indicate the various trophic levels

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 Lizard, praying mantis, Moth, Plants, Herbivorous bug, Predatory bug, Grasshopper,

SOLUTION

Lizard Tertiary consumer

Praying mantis Predatory bug Secondary consumer

Moth Grasshopper Herbivorous bug Primary consumer

Plants Producers

ROUND 3

TRUE OR FALSE

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1. The set of whole numbers between and is an empty set.
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ANSWER: True
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2. The set of even numbers between and 3 is an empty set.
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ANSWER: False
3. The set of triangles in the plane with two obtuse angles is an empty set.
ANSWER: True
4. The current flowing through a resistor at a fixed voltage increases as resistance is increased.
ANSWER: False
5. The voltage across a resistor increases as the current through it is increased.
ANSWER: True
6. The power dissipated in a resistor increases as the current through it increases.
ANSWER: True
7. The manganese alkaline cells are examples of secondary cells.
ANSWER: False Cannot be recharged.

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8. The lead-acid accumulator is made up of 6 primary cells linked in series.
ANSWER: False They are all secondary cells.
9. In the Akosombo Dam, chemical energy from the water is converted into electrical energy.
ANSWER: False mechanical energy→ magnetic energy → electrical energy.
10. Both animals and plants have vascular systems.
ANSWER: True
11. The blood system is a vascular system
ANSWER: True
12. Phloem translocates both organic and inorganic solutes.
ANSWER: True
13. A ratio compares quantities measured in the same unit.
ANSWER: True
14. A rate compares unlike quantities.
ANSWER: True
15. Speed is a ratio.
ANSWER: False
16. The impulse of a force equals the change in linear momentum it produces
ANSWER: True
17. The larger the impulse of a force the smaller the change in velocity it produces.
ANSWER: False
18. A small force that acts over a long time can produce the same change in linear momentum as a larger
force acting over a shorter time.
ANSWER: True
19. Chloroethene is the monomer of PVC
ANSWER: True
20. Propene is the monomer of polystyrene
ANSWER: False Monomer is phenylethene.
21. Ethanol is the alkanol widely used for the synthesis of polyesters
ANSWER: False 1, 2-ethanediol.
22. In nitrogen fixation, certain bacteria use nitrogen to form nitrates.
ANSWER: True
23. Nitrogen fixation is an energy consuming process/
ANSWER: True
24. Dinitrification increases soil fertility.
ANSWER: False

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 ROUND 4

RIDDLES

RIDDLE 1
1. One may act on account of me.
2. I am a measure of change of momentum.
3. I am a product of force and time.
4. Generally I am a large force acting for a short time like a footballer kicking a ball.
Who am I?

ANSWER: Impulse

RIDDLE 2

1. I am a silvery – white metal, not a transition element but known to the ancient man.
2. I have about nine stable isotopes and three allotropes, named α, β, γ.
3. I am resistant to most chemicals and I can be polished to give a beautiful, white lustre
4. When I am coated over steel, the resulting metal can be used in making cans for preserving food.
Who am I?
ANSWER: Tin / Sn

RIDDLE 3
1. I am a larval stage in the life cycle of a particular vertebrate
2. I usually live in water
3. I respire by means of gills but my adults respire by means of lungs
4. I am the larval stage of frogs and toads
Who am I?
ANSWER: Tadpole

RIDDLE 4

1. I am a sound generator.
2. I can vibrate to generate a sound note with a definite frequency.
3. I have two prongs or tines which determine the frequency of the note I produce.

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4. I produce sound when my tines are struck.
Who am I?

ANSWER: Tuning fork