February 2025

Experiment: Comparing the air content of soils

By |2025-02-12T09:41:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sand, Loam and Clay soil samples. Image credit ayersbasementsystems.com Sand, Loam and Clay soil samples. Image credit ayersbasementsystems.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Comparing the air content of soils  

Materials: small tin cans, measuring cylinders, water, samples of clay, sandy and loam soils, hammer, nail

Method

  • Fill an empty tin can with […]
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Stress in beams

By |2025-02-12T09:12:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Types of stresses that affect beams. The arrows show the direction of force. Types of stresses that affect beams. The arrows show the direction of force. ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Stress in beams

  • If a material (beam) is subjected to a force, an equal force acts in the opposite direction
  • This […]
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The reactions of metals and water

By |2025-02-12T09:34:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: The reactions of metals and water

  • Water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen
  • When metals react with water they remove the oxygen from the water
  • We say the metals displace the hydrogen from the water
  • A metal oxide is formed
  • Freeing up the oxygen
  • The following word equation summarizes the nature of […]
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Experiment: Investigating the corrosion of iron

By |2025-02-12T09:37:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rusting iron nails. Image credit corrosionist.com Rusting iron nails. Image credit corrosionist.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: Investigating the corrosion of plated of plated iron

Aim: To investigate the corrosion of  iron

Materials: ferroxyl indicator (turns blue when iron rusts), iron nails, sand paper, magnesium ribbon, zinc, copper, five test tubes, paint

Method

  1. Place […]
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Electrostatics/Static Electricity

By |2025-02-12T09:17:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Demostrating static electricity using a comb. Image credit alinasadventuresinhomemaking.com Demostrating static electricity using a comb. Image credit alinasadventuresinhomemaking.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes:  Electrostatics/Static Electricity 

  • Electrostatics is the study of static electricity
  • Static electricity is a stationary electric charge usually generated by friction
  • It causes sparks or attraction between the […]
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Experiment: Changing chemical energy into electrical energy using a simple cell

By |2025-02-12T09:35:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A simple cell in action A simple cell in action ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: Changing chemical energy into electrical energy

Aim:  To change chemical energy into electrical energy using a simple cell

Materials: 10 cm magnesium ribbon, strip of copper foil, dilute sulphuric acid/ethanoic acid, ammeter/lamp/torch bulb,connecting leads with crocodile clips, […]

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