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Question 7

A student investigates the viscosity of a liquid by measuring the time taken, ttt, for a steel ball bearing to fall through a vertical column of the fluid. The student records five trials of the fall time:

Trial 1Trial 2Trial 3Trial 4Trial 5
1.42 s1.46 s1.85 s1.41 s1.43 s

By identifying and omitting any anomalous results, what is the calculated mean fall time of the ball bearing?

A

1.14 s1.14\text{ s}1.14 s

B

1.43 s1.43\text{ s}1.43 s

C

1.44 s1.44\text{ s}1.44 s

D

1.51 s1.51\text{ s}1.51 s

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Practical skills Questions

  1. GCSE
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  3. /Practical skills

44 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology Practical skills. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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