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Question 12

A chemistry student measures the pH values of seven buffer solutions and records them in ascending order:

[2.15,2.84,3.42,4.11,4.78,5.23,5.91] [2.15, 2.84, 3.42, 4.11, 4.78, 5.23, 5.91] [2.15,2.84,3.42,4.11,4.78,5.23,5.91]

Show how a binary search algorithm is used to find the solution with a pH of 5.91.

Identify the midpoint at each stage, compare it to the target value, and show the remaining steps until the target is located.

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Searching and sorting algorithms Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Searching and sorting algorithms

36 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Computer Science Searching and sorting algorithms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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