February 2025

Reasons why the government regulates Business activity

By |2025-02-12T09:07:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes:Reasons why the government regulates Business activity

Forms of government

  • There two major forms of government in Zimbabwe:
    1. The local governments in the form of councils either urban or rural
    2. The main national government
  • There are other laws which apply by virtue of treaties, SADC regulations, the African Union and United Nations

Reasons why governments intervene […]

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The physical components of the soil

By |2025-02-12T09:40:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Loam soil. Image credit betterground.org Loam soil. Image credit betterground.org ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: The physical components of the soil  

  • Soil is made up of rock/soil particles
  • Some soils are easy to compress because they have air in them
  • Soils are usually moist
  • Soils also have dissolved minerals in them

Sand, Loam and […]

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The nitrogen cycle

By |2025-02-12T09:03:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nitrogen fixing roots in legumes. Image credit MediaWiki Nitrogen fixing roots in legumes. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: The nitrogen cycle

  • Nitrogen makes up 79% of the atmosphere
  • Animals cannot absorb Nitrogen as a gas
  • They absorb it indirectly usually as part of food
  • Recycling of nitrogen is carried out […]
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Experiment: the cooling curve of naphthalene

By |2025-02-12T09:14:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cooling naphthalene Cooling naphthalene ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: the cooling curve of naphthalene

Materials: test tube, naphthalene, thermometer, hot water, burner, stand, clamp

Be careful as naphthalene vapour is poisonous: you can wear a breathing mask to reduce the risk of you inhaling the vapour

Method

  1. Fill a test tube with naphthalene until […]
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Sole Trader: Simple Balance Sheet Example 2

By |2025-02-12T09:36:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

Image credit udiscover-psbedu.paris Image credit udiscover-psbedu.paris ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Sole Trader: Simple Balance Sheet Example 2

From the following trial balance of J Nhiwatiwa after his first year’s trading, you are required to
draw up a trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 30 June […]

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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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Internal Sources of finance

By |2025-02-12T09:26:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Business can make use of internal sources of finance. Image credit elfidental.com Business can make use of internal sources of finance. Image credit elfidental.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Internal Sources of finance

  • These are funds that can be raised from within the business
  • Internal sources of finance include:
  • Funds raised through […]
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Experiment: Reducing Copper oxide with carbon

By |2025-02-12T09:46:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: Reducing Copper oxide with carbon

Aim: To reduce copper oxide with carbon

Materials: black copper oxide, tongs, crucible lid, powdered carbon, burner

Carbon can be used to reduce copper oxide Carbon can be used to reduce copper oxide

Method

  1. Mix the copper oxide and powdered carbon together in the crucible […]
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