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Question 22N.1.sl.TZ0.15

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Date November 2022 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 22N.1.sl.TZ0.15
Level sl Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Identify Question number 15 Adapted from N/A
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[Maximum mark: 1]
22N.1.sl.TZ0.15

Which statement best describes heat?


A.  A quantity of potential energy of particles

B.  A quantity of average kinetic energy of particles

C.  A quantity of energy transferred between particles

D.  A quantity of the total energy held by particles

[1]

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

This question about describing heat confused many candidates and did not discriminate well between high-scoring and low-scoring candidates. The most commonly chosen distractor was B which related to temperature rather than heat.

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