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How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?: OCR GCSE Combined Science B questions

Every OCR GCSE Combined Science B exam question on C4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q8(a)

    June 2025 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    2 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  2. Q8(b)

    June 2025 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  3. Q9(a)

    June 2024 · Combined Science Paper 8 Higher

    6 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  4. Q8(a)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

    4 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  5. Q8(b)

    June 2023 · Chemistry Paper 6 Higher

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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    The start of question 8

  6. Q3(a)(i)

    November 2020 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  7. Q3(a)(ii)

    November 2020 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  8. Q3(b)

    November 2020 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    2 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  9. Q3(d)

    November 2020 · Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation

    6 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  10. Q3(a)

    June 2019 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  11. Q3(b)

    June 2019 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

    1 markC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  12. Q3(c)

    June 2019 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  13. Q3(d)

    June 2019 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

    6 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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  14. Q6

    June 2018 · Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation

    6 marksC4.1 How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?
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All 14 questions on How is data used to choose a material for a particular use?, as a list
  1. June 2025, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q8(a) (2 marks): Suggest why the skater chooses to buy Skateboard C. [2]
  2. June 2025, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q8(b) (1 mark): State why the development of composite materials is beneficial when designing new products. [1]
  3. June 2024, Combined Science Paper 8 Higher, Q9(a) (6 marks): Lifeboats sometimes use tow ropes during rescues. Lifeboat Tow rope (a)* A lifeboat organisation wants to buy a new tow rope. The tow rope must: • have a breaki
  4. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q8(a) (4 marks): The company has chosen to use copper to make saucepans. Evaluate the company’s choice. Use the table. [4]
  5. June 2023, Chemistry Paper 6 Higher, Q8(b) (1 mark): Suggest one other factor that should be considered by the company when deciding which material to use. [1]
  6. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): Which material in Table 3.1 should be used as an insulator around electrical wires found in a plug, as shown in Fig. 3.1? Earth wire Neutral wire Live wire Fig.
  7. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): Overhead electrical cables used in the National Grid need to be flexible, and as light as possible. Which material in Table 3.1 should be used for overhead elec
  8. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q3(b) (2 marks): Which statements about the materials in Table 3.1 are true and which are false? Tick (✓) one box in each row. True False Aluminium is more likely to bend withou
  9. November 2020, Combined Science Paper 4 Foundation, Q3(d) (6 marks): (d)* In some professional cycling sports, competitors have to run with their bicycles. Table 3.2 shows some materials used to make professional cycling bicycles
  10. June 2019, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(a) (1 mark): Which two materials in the table contain mainly metals? and [1]
  11. June 2019, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b) (1 mark): Graphite tennis rackets are made from a polymer combined with graphite fibres. What is the name for a type of material that is made from two or more substances
  12. June 2019, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c) (2 marks): A sample of PVC has a mass of 12.0 g and a volume of 8.0 cm3. Calculate the density of PVC. Density = g / cm3 [2]
  13. June 2019, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(d) (6 marks): Tennis rackets used to be made of wood, but wood was not strong enough to make bigger rackets and so designers considered using other materials. The table shows
  14. June 2018, Chemistry Paper 2 Foundation, Q6 (6 marks): 6* Ropes can be made from different types of fibres. Some ropes are made using natural fibres made from plants. Some ropes are made using synthetic fibres made

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