Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Physical Sciences P2 (2022 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

Physical Sciences Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall

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4 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2022 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination Physical Sciences Paper 2, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 4 2 Marks

Which ONE of the following compounds has the LOWEST melting point?

A. Hexane

B. Ethane

C. Butane

D. Octane

Question 2 of 4 2 Marks

When CH2 = CH2 is converted to CH3CH3, the type of reaction is …

A. hydration.

B. hydrolysis.

C. halogenation.

D. hydrogenation.

Question 3 of 4 2 Marks

Which ONE of the following compounds in solution will change the colour of bromothymol blue?

A. CH3CH2CHO

B. CH3CH2COOH

C. CH3CH2COCH3

D. CH3CH2COOCH3

Question 4 of 4 2 Marks

An electrochemical cell was set up using a Hg(ℓ)|Hg2+(aq) half-cell and another half-cell under standard conditions. Which ONE of the following half-cells, when connected to the Hg(ℓ)|Hg2+(aq) half-cell, will result in the HIGHEST cell potential?

A. Aℓ(s)|Aℓ3+(aq)

B. Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)

C. Co(s)|Co2+(aq)

D. Pt(s)|H2(g)|H+(aq)

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Physical Sciences P2 (2022 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

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