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All 59 questions on Nanoparticles and materials, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(d) (1 mark): Gold has a yellow colour. A gold nanosphere has a surface area of 305 nm2. The surface area to volume ratio is 1 : 4.60. Calculate the volume, in nm3, of the go
- June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b) (2 marks): Crisps go stale when exposed to the atmosphere. In an experiment some crisp packets were made from aluminium, some from poly(propene) and some from poly(propene
- June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(c)(i) (2 marks): Explain why the nanosheet layer would be better than aluminium as a coating for crisp packets. (2)
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(b) (2 marks): Crisps go stale when exposed to the atmosphere. In an experiment some crisp packets were made from aluminium, some from poly(propene) and some from poly(propene
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(c)(i) (2 marks): Explain why the nanosheet layer would be better than aluminium as a coating for crisp packets. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): State how the amount of stone added to the mixture affects the compressive strength of concrete. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): What mass of stone is in a sample of concrete B containing 5000 kg of sand? (1) A 2500 kg B 5000 kg C 7500 kg D 10 000 kg
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Which statement about nanoparticles is correct? (1) A nanoparticles are smaller than atoms and molecules B nanoparticles are smaller than atoms but larger than
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(ii) (2 marks): Some sunscreens contain nanoparticles of titanium dioxide. Explain why nanoparticles of titanium dioxide are used in some sunscreens. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(a)(iii) (1 mark): State one property of poly(ethene) that makes it a suitable material to make a container for storing substances. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Give a reason why silver is a suitable material to use for making a spoon. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): Some spoons are made of wood or plastic, not metal. The raw material for wooden spoons is trees and the raw material for plastic spoons is crude oil. Explain an
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Which property of glass makes it suitable for use in spectacles? (1) A glass does not conduct electricity B glass is a poor conductor of heat C glass is transpa
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b)(ii) (1 mark): Some spectacles have a coating made of nanoparticles on the glass. Which statement describes nanoparticles? (1) A nanoparticles are larger than small molecules
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c) (2 marks): One nanoparticle has a cube shape that is shown in Figure 2. 80 nm Figure 2 Calculate the surface area of this nanoparticle. surface area = area of one face × n
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(a)(iii) (1 mark): State one property of poly(ethene) that makes it a suitable material to make a container for storing substances. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(a) (2 marks): Atoms, molecules, nanoparticles and protons are types of particle. List these four types of particle in order of size from smallest to largest. (2) smallest lar
- June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): What is 90 nm in metres? (1) A 9.0 × 10–5 B 9.0 × 10–6 C 9.0 × 10–8 D 9.0 × 10–11
- June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate the simplest surface area to volume ratio for the nanoparticle in Figure 7. Show your working. (3) surface area to volume ratio = 1 :
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(a) (2 marks): Atoms, molecules, nanoparticles and protons are types of particle. List these four types of particle in order of size from smallest to largest. (2) smallest lar
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(b)(i) (1 mark): What is 90 nm in metres? (1) A 9.0 × 10–5 B 9.0 × 10–6 C 9.0 × 10–8 D 9.0 × 10–11
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(b)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate the simplest surface area to volume ratio for the nanoparticle in Figure 19. Show your working. (3) surface area to volume ratio = 1 :
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): State one property of titanium dioxide nanoparticles that make them suitable for use in sunscreens. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest one possible risk associated with using nanoparticles. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): State the trend shown by the data in Figure 1. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(ii) (1 mark): What is the surface area : volume ratio for a spherical nanoparticle with a diameter of 80 nm? (1) A 3 : 35 B 3 : 40 C 3 : 45 D 3 : 50
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(c) (3 marks): A different nanoparticle is cube shaped, as shown in Figure 2. The length of one side of this cube is 60 nm. 60 nm Figure 2 Show that the surface area : volume
- June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q4(a)(iii) (1 mark): State a property of glass that makes it a suitable material to make the container for an acid. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Give a reason why plastic is a suitable material to make a toothbrush handle. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): Some toothbrush handles are made of wood, not plastic. Explain a disadvantage of using plastics. (2)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b) (1 mark): The container is made of a ceramic material. Which is a property of the ceramic that makes it suitable for the container? (1) A it will break if dropped B it do
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c) (1 mark): In some countries, toothpastes contain nanoparticles of silver. Which statement describes the size of a nanoparticle? (1) A the size of an electron B the size o
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(a)(iii) (1 mark): State a property of glass that makes it a suitable material to make the container for an acid. (1)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a) (2 marks): Figure 1 shows a list of particles. ethene molecule nanoparticle sodium atom starch molecule Figure 1 In the spaces below, write the names of these particles in
- November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b) (2 marks): Explain a possible risk associated with nanoparticulate materials. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(c) (2 marks): Explain the advantage of using catalysts made of nanoparticles rather than larger particles. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a) (1 mark): Figure 1 shows a mug made of clay ceramic. Figure 1 Which property of clay ceramic makes it suitable for use as a mug? (1) A is brittle B is not transparent C d
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Name a material from Figure 2 that would be suitable for coating the metal wire. (1)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): Suggest one way that nanoparticles can enter the human body. (1)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest one possible risk if nanoparticles enter the human body. (1)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c)(iii) (1 mark): The surface area of a nanoparticle of gold is 150 nm2. The volume of a nanoparticle of gold is 125 nm3. ratio = surface area volume Calculate the surface area t
- November 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a) (1 mark): A chloride ion, a fluorine atom and a nanoparticle are all types of particle. Which of the following shows the particles in order of size, starting from the sma
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(a) (2 marks): Figure 2 shows information about three different materials, a composite, a glass and a metal. a composite a glass a metal density low high high ability to condu
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b)(i) (1 mark): Nanoparticles are very small. Some nanoparticles have a radius of 17 nm. The radius of a magnesium atom is 0.16 nm. Approximately how many times larger is the r
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): A catalyst contains cube‑shaped nanoparticles. Figure 3 shows a diagram of a cube‑shaped nanoparticle. The length of each side of the cube is 9 nm. © Gauravjuve
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b)(iii) (1 mark): Nanoparticles have many uses. Some scientists are concerned about the possible risks of using nanoparticles. Give one possible risk of using nanoparticles. (1)
- June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Particles less than 100 nanometres in size are classified as nanoparticles. 100 nanometres is (1) A 1 × 10–4 metres B 1 × 10–5 metres C 1 × 10–7 metres D 1 × 10
- June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(ii) (2 marks): Nanoparticles of titanium(IV) oxide are used in some sunscreens. Describe a reason why nanoparticles of titanium(IV) oxide are used in some sunscreens. (2)
- June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(iii) (2 marks): Some people are concerned that there is a risk when sunscreens containing nanoparticles are used. Explain a possible risk associated with using nanoparticles in
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a) (1 mark): Figure 4 shows information about a ceramic and a metal. ceramic metal flexibility low high hardness medium low reaction with water no reaction very slow reactio
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q5(c) (2 marks): A layer of poly(chloroethene) (PVC) is used to surround the copper in electrical cables. Explain why poly(chloroethene) is a suitable material for this purpose.
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): An atom has a radius of about 0.1 nm. A nanoparticle might have a radius of about (1) A 0.01 nm B 0.1 nm C 50 nm D 1 cm
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a)(ii) (1 mark): A useful property of nanoparticles in sunscreens is that they (1) A have a low surface area to volume ratio B are toxic C are white D prevent harmful UV radiati
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a)(iii) (2 marks): A nanoparticle has a surface area of 38 400 nm2 and a volume of 51 200 nm3. Calculate the surface area to volume ratio. (2) surface area to volume ratio = 1.00
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which type of material would be most suitable for the insulation on this household wire? (1) A the glass B the ceramic C the polymer D the metal
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b) (2 marks): Explain, using information from Figure 10, why the ceramic is a suitable material to make a cup that will contain a hot drink of tea or coffee. (2)
- Specimen, Paper 2 Higher, Q6(a) (4 marks): Figure 6 shows some properties of steel and Kevlar®. property steel Kevlar® density / g cm–3 7.85 1.44 relative strength 1 5 flexibility low high resistance to
- Specimen, Paper 2 Higher, Q6(b)(i) (3 marks): The length of one side of a cube of silver is 2 cm as shown in Figure 7. 2 cm Figure 7 Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of this cube of silver. (3) su
- Specimen, Paper 2 Higher, Q6(b)(ii) (3 marks): Suggest an explanation of why a given mass of silver is more effective as a catalyst when used as nanoparticles rather than in a powder form. (3)
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