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2022.Workbook.Physical Sciences Grade 12
Grade 12 Physical Sciences study guide from the 2022, 16 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download.
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2022 WORKBOOK | Grade PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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BROADCAST SESSIONS
Date Time Topic
Session
28 FEBRUARY
1 16H00 – 17H00 MOMENTUM
2022
2 19 JULY 2022 15H00 – 16H00 ACIDS AND BASIS
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INTRODUCTION AND TOPICS
TOPICS
MOMENTUM
ACIDS AND BASIS
Topics Description
TOPIC MOMENTUM AS A VECTOR
TOPIC MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE
TOPIC CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
TOPIC CONJUGATE ACID – BASE PAIRS
TOPIC NEUTRALIZATION
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TERMINOLOGY
Term Definition
Define momentum.
Definition of Impulse
Principle of conservation of linear
momentum
Definition of an elastic collision
Definition of an inelastic collision
Newton’s Second law in terms of
change in momentum
Newton’s Third Law of motion
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TAKE NOTE
Momentum is defined as the product of the mass and velocity of an object.
p - momentum
m – mass
v – velocity
p = mv
Example: An object, mass 10 kg, moves with a constant velocity of 5 m.s-1 due east
as shown in the sketch below.
The momentum of the object is calculated as follows.
P = mv
= 10 x 5
= 50 kg.m.s-1 east
NOTE: Momentum is a vector quantity and the direction must be indicated.
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TAKE NOTE
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TAKE NOTE
QUESTION 1
Initially a girl on roller skates is at rest on a smooth horizontal pavement. The girl
throws a parcel, of mass 8 kg, horizontally to the right at a speed of 4 m⋅s-1.
Immediately after the parcel has been thrown, the girl-roller-skate combination
moves at a speed of 0,6 m⋅s-1. Ignore the effects of friction and rotation.
1.1 Define the term momentum in words.
(2)
1.2 Will the girl-roller-skate combination move TO THE RIGHT or
TO THE LEFT after the parcel is thrown?
NAME the law in physics that can be used to explain your choice
of direction. (2)
The total mass of the roller skates is 2 kg.
1.3 Calculate the mass of the girl. (5)
1.4 Calculate the magnitude of the impulse that the girl-roller-skate
combination is experiencing while the parcel is being thrown. (3)
1.5 Without any further calculation, write down the change in momentum
experienced by the parcel while it is being thrown.
(2)
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QUESTION 2
The diagram below shows two skateboards, A and B, initially at rest, with a cat standing
on skateboard A. The skateboards are in a straight line, one in front of the other and a
short distance apart. The surface is flat, frictionless and horizontal.
A
2.1 State the principle of conservation of linear momentum in words.
(2)
EACH skateboard has a mass of 3,5 kg. The cat, of mass 2,6 kg, jumps
from skateboard A with a horizontal velocity of 3 m∙s-1 and lands on skateboard B
with the same velocity of 3 m∙s-1.
Refer to the diagram below.
2.2 Calculate the velocity of skateboard A just after the cat has jumped from it.
(5)
Immediately after the cat has landed, the cat and skateboard B move horizontally to the
right at 1,28 m∙s-1.
2.3 Calculate the magnitude of the impulse on skateboard B as a result of the cat's
landing. ((3)
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Question 3
During a game of hockey, a player strikes a stationary ball of mass 150 g. The graph
below shows how the force of the ball varies with the time.
3.1 What does the area under this graph represent?
3.2 Calculate the speed at which the ball leaves the hockey stick.
3.3 The same player hits a practice ball of the same mass, but which is
made from a softer material. The hit is such that the ball moves off with the same
speed as before. How will the area, the height and the base of the triangle that
forms the graph, compare with that of the original ball?
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TAKE NOTE
Momentum
• Define momentum as… the product of an object's mass and its
velocity.
• Describe linear momentum as …. a vector quantity with the same
direction as the velocity of the object.
• Calculate the momentum of a moving object using p = mv.
• Describe the vector nature of momentum and illustrate it with some
simple examples.
• Draw vector diagrams to illustrate the relationship between the initial
momentum, the final momentum and the change in momentum for
each of the cases above.
Newton's second law in terms of momentum
• State Newton's second law of motion in terms of momentum: The
net (or resultant) force acting on an object is equal to the rate of
change of momentum of the object in the direction of the net force.
• Express Newton's second law of motion in symbols: Fnet= ΔP/Δt
• Explain the relationship between net force and change in
momentum for a variety of motions.
• Calculate the change in momentum when a resultant/net force acts
on an object and its velocity:
○ Increases in the direction of motion, e.g. 2nd stage rocket engine
○ fires
○ Decreases, e.g. brakes are applied
○ Reverses its direction of motion, e.g. a soccer ball kicked back in
the direction it came from
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Impulse
• Define impulse as the product of the resultant/net force acting on an object
and the time the net force acts on the object.
• Use the impulse-momentum theorem, FnetΔt = mΔv, to calculate the
resultant/net force exerted, the time for which the force is applied and the
change in momentum for a variety of situations involving the motion of an
object in one dimension.
• Explain how the concept of impulse applies to safety considerations in
everyday life, e.g. airbags, seatbelts and arrestor beds.
Conservation of momentum and elastic and inelastic collisions
• Explain what is meant by a system (in Physics).
• Explain (when working with systems) what is meant by internal and external
forces.
• Explain what is meant by an isolated system (in Physics), i.e. a system on
which the net external force is zero. (An isolated system excludes external
forces that originate outside the colliding bodies, e.g. friction. Only internal
forces, e.g. contact forces between the colliding objects, are considered.)
• State the principle of conservation of linear momentum: The total linear
momentum of an isolated system remains constant (is conserved).
• Apply the conservation of momentum to the collision of two objects moving
in one dimension (along a straight line) with the aid of an appropriate sign
convention.
• Distinguish between elastic collisions and inelastic collisions by calculation.
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TERMINOLOGY
Term Definition
Arrhenius theory: An acid is a substance that produces
+ +
Define acids and bases hydrogen ions (H )/hydronium ions (H3O ) when it dissolves
according to Arrhenius in water. A base is a substance that produces hydroxide ions
and Lowry-Brønsted: (OH-) when it dissolves in water.
Lowry-Brønsted theory: An acid is a proton (H+ ion) donor.
A base is a proton (H+ ion) acceptor.
Strong acids ionise completely in water to form a high
Distinguish between concentration of H3O+ ions. Examples of strong acids are
strong acids and weak hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid and nitric acid.
acids with examples.
Weak acids ionise incompletely in water to form a low
concentration of H3O+ ions. Examples of weak acids are
ethanoic acid and oxalic acid.
Strong bases dissociate completely in water to form a high
concentration of OH- ions. Examples of strong bases are
Distinguish between sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
strong bases and weak
Weak bases dissociate/ionise incompletely in water to form
acids with examples.
a low concentration of OH- ions.
Examples of weak bases are ammonia, calcium carbonate,
potassium carbonate, calcium carbonate and sodium
hydrogen carbonat
Distinguish between Concentrated acids/bases contain a large amount (number
concentrated of moles) of acid/base in proportion to the volume of water.
acids/bases and dilute Dilute acids/bases contain a small amount (number of
acids/bases. moles) of acid/base in proportion to the volume of water.
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QUESTION 1
1.1 The balanced equation below represents the first step in the ionisation of
sulphuric acid (H2SO4) in water:
H2SO4(ℓ) + H2O(ℓ) H3O+(aq) + HSO 4 (aq)
1.1.1 Write down the FORMULAE of the TWO bases in the equation above.
(2)
1.1.2 Is sulphuric acid a STRONG or a WEAK acid?
Give a reason for the answer. (2)
1.2 Learners use the reaction of a 0,15 mol∙dm-3 sulphuric acid solution
with a sodium hydroxide solution in two different experiments.
The balanced equation for the reaction is:
H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
1.2.1 They use 24 cm3 of H2SO4(aq) in a titration to
neutralise 26 cm3 of NaOH(aq).
Calculate the concentration of the NaOH(aq).
(5)
1.2.2 In another experiment, 30 cm3 of the H2SO4(aq) is
added to 20 cm3 of a 0,28 mol∙dm-3 NaOH solution in
a beaker.
Calculate the pH of the final solution. (8)
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QUESTION 2
2.1 Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) is an ingredient of household vinegar.
2.1.1 Is ethanoic acid a WEAK acid or a STRONG acid? Give a reason for
the answer. (2)
2.1.2 An ethanoic acid solution has a pH of 3,85 at 25 °C. Calculate the
concentration of the hydronium ions, H3O+(aq), in the solution. (3)
2.1.3 Sodium ethanoate, CH3COONa(aq), forms when ethanoic acid reacts
with sodium hydroxide.
2.1.4 Will the pH of a sodium ethanoate solution be GREATER THAN 7,
LESS THAN 7 or EQUAL TO 7?
(1)
2.1.5 Explain the answer to QUESTION 7.1.3 with the aid of a balanced
chemical equation.
(3)
2.2 Household vinegar contains 4,52% ethanoic acid, CH3COOH by
volume.
A 1,2 g impure sample of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is added to 25 cm3 household vinegar.
On completion of the reaction, the EXCESS ethanoic acid in the household vinegar is
neutralised by 14,5 cm3 of a sodium hydroxide solution of concentration 1 mol∙dm-3.
The balanced equation for the reaction is:
CH3COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) → CH3COONa(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
2.2.1 Calculate the number of moles of the unreacted ethanoic acid. (3)
Calcium carbonate reacts with ethanoic acid according to the following balanced equation:
CaCO3(s) + 2CH3COOH(aq) → (CH3COO)2Ca(aq) + H2O + CO2(g)
2.2.2 Calculate the percentage calcium carbonate in the impure sample if
1 cm3 of household vinegar has a mass of 1 g.
(8)
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Acid-base reactions
• Write down the reaction equations of aqueous solutions of acids and bases. Examples:
HCℓ(g) + H2O(ℓ) → H3O+(aq) + Cℓ-(aq) (HCℓ is a monoprotic acid.)
NH3(g) + H2O(ℓ) → NH 4 (aq) + OH-(aq)
H2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(ℓ) → 2H3O+(aq) + SO24 (aq) (H2SO4 is a diprotic acid.)
• Identify conjugate acid-base pairs for given compounds.
• Describe a substance that can act as either acid or base as ampholyte. Water is a good
example of an ampholyte substance. Write equations to show how an ampholyte
substance can act as acid or base.
• Write down neutralisation reactions of common laboratory acids and bases.
Examples: HCℓ(aq) + NaOH(aq)/KOH(aq) → NaCℓ(aq)/KCℓ(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
HCℓ(aq) + Na2CO3(aq) → NaCℓ(aq) + H2O(ℓ) + CO2(g)
HNO3(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaNO3(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(ℓ)
(COOH)2(aq) + NaOH(aq) → (COO)2Na2(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
CH3COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) → CH3COONa(aq) + H2O(ℓ)
NOTE: The above are examples of equations that learners will be expected to write
from given information. However, any other neutralisation reaction can be given in the
question paper to assess, e.g. stoichiometry.
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Hydrolysis
• Define hydrolysis as the reaction of a salt with water.
• Determine the approximate pH (equal to, smaller than or larger than 7) of
salts in salt hydrolysis.
o Hydrolysis of the salt of a weak acid and a strong base results in an alkaline
solution, i.e. the pH > 7. Examples of such salts are sodium ethanoate,
sodium oxalate and sodium carbonate. o Hydrolysis of the salt of a strong
acid and a weak base results in an acidic solution, i.e. the pH < 7. An
example of such a salt is ammonium chloride. o The salt of a strong acid and
a strong base does not undergo hydrolysis and the solution of the salt will
be neutral, i.e. pH = 7.
Acid-base titrations
• Motivate the choice of a specific indicator in a titration.
Choose from methyl orange, phenolphthalein and bromothymol blue.
• Define the equivalence point of a titration as:
the point at which the acid/base has completely reacted with the base/acid.
Define the endpoint of a titration as:
• the point where the indicator changes colour.
• Perform stoichiometric calculations based on titrations of a strong acid with
a strong base, a strong acid with a weak base and a weak acid with a strong
base. Calculations may include percentage purity.
• For a titration, e.g. the titration of oxalic acid with sodium hydroxide:
o List the apparatus needed or identify the apparatus from a diagram.
o Describe the procedure to prepare a standard oxalic acid solution.
o Describe the procedure to conduct the titration.
o Describe safety precautions.
o Describe measures that need to be in place to ensure reliable results.
o Interpret given results to determine the unknown concentration.
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