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O-LevelChemistryBonding & Structure5070/11 · May/June 2012 · Q231 Mark

Pieces of material are placed in turn between P and Q in the incomplete electrical circuit shown. Which material would not cause the bulb to light?

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Aaluminium
Bdiamond
Cmagnesium
Dzinc

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B: diamond

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Bonding & Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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