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When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

Outline a project which aims to find the dominant coat colour in dogs.

Draw the structure for the following compounds.                

       (i)    Ethanoic acid             (ii)   Bromopentane*
       (iii)  Butanone                   (iv)   Hexanal.

*Are structural isomers possible for bromopentane?

A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?

How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

(a)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as boron have in common?
(b)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine have in common?

Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.

A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?

What is an homologous series? Explain with an example.

Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?

A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding. Can you tell why a mixture of ethyne and air is not used?

Element X forms a chloride with the formula XCl₂, which is a solid with a high melting point. X would most likely be in the same group of the Periodic Table as

     (a) Na     (b) Mg     (c) AI     (d) Si

Name some sources of direct current.

Differentiate between metal and non-metal on the basis of their chemical properties.

What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?

A concave lens of focal length 15 cm forms an image 10 cm from the lens. How far is the object placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.

The anther contains

(a) sepals.
(b) ovules.
(c) pistil.
(d) pollen grains.

Explain why the planets do not twinkle.

What is the role of a plane mirror and a glass sheet in a solar cooker?

Match the terms of Column (A) with those of Column (B)