Physical Sciences Memo 2 (English & Afrikaans)

May-June 2021 — Grade 12 / Matric — Physical Sciences

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🎯 150 marks 📄 9 pages 📝 62 items found ∑ 1 math symbols 📚 6 topics

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2.1.1(1\

2.1.2B & F (1\

2.1.3(1\

2.22.

2.1Haloalkane lkyl halide Haloalkaan/alkielhalied (1\ 2.

2.23,5 dibromooctane 3,5 dibroomoktaan Marking criteria/ Nasien kriteria

2.3.2methyl butan one

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3.1Marking guidelines/ Nasien kriteria: If any one of the underlined key phrases in the correct context is omitted, deduct 1 mark./ Indien enige van die onderstreepte frases in die korrekte konteks

3.2

3.3(1\ 3. Marking criteria Nasien kriteria

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4.1.1Heat/sunlight /ultraviolet light /radiation /light Hitte/sonlig /ultravioletlig /straling /lig (1\

4.1.2HBr/hydrogen bromide/ waterstofbromied (1\

4.1Hydrolysis/ hidrolise (1\

4.1.4O/water Accept/ Aanvaar hydrogen oxide/ waterstofoksied OR/ OF

4.1.5bromo propane bromopropaan (2\ 4.

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5.2Time/ tyd olume of gas /CO /carbon dioxide (in gas syringe\

5.4OPTION 1/ OPSIE ave rate/ gem tempo 4,4 x 10

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6.1(The stage in a chemical reaction when the\ rate of forward reaction equals the rate of reverse reaction (Die stadium in 'n chemiese reaksie wanneer die\ tempo van die voorwaartse reaksie gelyk is aan die tempo van die terugwaartse reaksie

6.2.1 ANY ONE/ ENIGE EEN The concentration of produ cts increases (from 0

2.2

6.3CALCULATIONS USING NUMBER OF MOLES BEREKENINGE WAT AANTAL MOL GEBRUIK Marking criteria/ Nasien kriteria Calculate/ Bereken mol

6.46. .1 Both forward and reverse Beide voorwaartse en terugwaartse (1\

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7.27. .1 Marking criteria/ asien kriteria

7.2.2POSITIVE MARKING FROM 7.

2.1./ POSITIEWE NASIEN VAN 7.

2.1OPTION OPSIE 1 [H

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8.1.1Gain of electrons. Opneem van elektrone (2 or of 0\ (2\

8.12H 2e (g\

8.12Na(s\ + 2H (g\

8.1Formation of h ydroxide ions OH sodium hydroxide

8.1Cu is a weaker reducing agent than and OH

8.2.1Phase separat or /boundary/difference Fase skeiding /grens/verskil (1\

8.2.2Chemical (energy\ electrical (energy\ Chemiese (energie na elektriese (energie\ (1\

8.2OPTION/ OPSIE 1 = 0,77 0,13\ = 0,90 V

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9.1Electrolytic (cell\ Elektrolitiese (sel Cells have a battery /DC power source/ Electrical energy is converted to chemical energy

9.29. .1 2C 2e Notes/

9.2.3Cu/copper/ koper (1\

9.3ANY ONE/ ENIGE EEN The electrode/carbon/C reacts with oxygen Die elektrode/koolstof/C reageer met suurstof. C + O CO

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10.1.1Sulphur dioxide/ SO swaweldioksied (1\

10.1.2Sulphur trioxide/ SO swaweltrioksied (1\

10.1.3Vanadium pentoxide/ Vanadium(V\xide anadiumpentoksied

1.4SO 2NH (NH

6.3.10(3\ 10. 10. .1 The ratio of nitrogen (N\

Mathematical Content

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Topics Identified

MechanicsWavesChemical BondingOrganic ChemistryElectrochemistryThermodynamics

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections19 + 17 + 8 + 11 = 55 marks

Paper information

SubjectPhysical Sciences

Year2021

SessionMay-June

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 2

LanguageAfrikaans

Pages19

Downloads4

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Grade 12 Physical Sciences combines Physics and Chemistry. Paper 1 covers mechanics, electricity, waves, and optics, while Paper 2 focuses on chemical bonding, organic chemistry, and electrochemistry.

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