ALL CIDESCO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
FINAL PAPER CIDESCO AND CIBTAC
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADE A+
◉ Example of organic biological substances are: Answer: Carbohydrates
and fats
◉ Examples of mineral substances are: Answer: Paraffin's and
petroleum
◉ Matter is everything that: Answer: Occupies space and has weight
◉ What property does all matter have? Answer: All matter has weight
◉ Sublimation is the change of matter from: Answer: A solid to a gas
◉ The alternation of the properties of matter without formation of any
new substances is called? Answer: Physical change
◉ The immediate change of a solid into vapour is called? Answer:
Sublimation
,◉ An example of a single called cellular organism is? Answer: A
bacterium
◉ Examples of bacteria are? Answer: Bacilli and cocci
◉ Which of the following belongs to the science of chemistry? Answer:
The alternation of the structure of molecules
◉ An electrolyte is? Answer: A substance which, dissolved in water and
splits into ION's
◉ Example of electrolytes are? Answer: Acids and salts
◉ An example of an electrolyte is? Answer: Salt solution
◉ An acid is an electrolyte because? Answer: It can conduct an
electrical current
◉ An example of an inorganic acid is? Answer: Sulphuric acid
◉ An alkali must contain? Answer: Metal atoms and hydroxyl groups
◉ If metal oxide is dissolved in water it forms? Answer: An alkali
, ◉ PH can be decreased by? Answer: Increasing hydrogen ions
◉ pH is? Answer: The number of free H ions in a solution
◉ The pH of the skins acid mantle is? Answer: 5.5
◉ A characteristic of a weak acid is that it? Answer: Supports the
natural pH of the skin
◉ A characteristic of organic acids is that? Answer: They contain the
element carbon
◉ Organic acids are found in? Answer: Sebum and plants
◉ An organic acid contains the chemical group? Answer: COOH
◉ When do the electrodes in electrotherapy have to be moistened or
to be applied on moistened skin? Answer: In iontophoresis and not
short wave diathermy
◉ In physics radiation means? Answer: The electro magnetic waves in
space
FINAL PAPER CIDESCO AND CIBTAC
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADE A+
◉ Example of organic biological substances are: Answer: Carbohydrates
and fats
◉ Examples of mineral substances are: Answer: Paraffin's and
petroleum
◉ Matter is everything that: Answer: Occupies space and has weight
◉ What property does all matter have? Answer: All matter has weight
◉ Sublimation is the change of matter from: Answer: A solid to a gas
◉ The alternation of the properties of matter without formation of any
new substances is called? Answer: Physical change
◉ The immediate change of a solid into vapour is called? Answer:
Sublimation
,◉ An example of a single called cellular organism is? Answer: A
bacterium
◉ Examples of bacteria are? Answer: Bacilli and cocci
◉ Which of the following belongs to the science of chemistry? Answer:
The alternation of the structure of molecules
◉ An electrolyte is? Answer: A substance which, dissolved in water and
splits into ION's
◉ Example of electrolytes are? Answer: Acids and salts
◉ An example of an electrolyte is? Answer: Salt solution
◉ An acid is an electrolyte because? Answer: It can conduct an
electrical current
◉ An example of an inorganic acid is? Answer: Sulphuric acid
◉ An alkali must contain? Answer: Metal atoms and hydroxyl groups
◉ If metal oxide is dissolved in water it forms? Answer: An alkali
, ◉ PH can be decreased by? Answer: Increasing hydrogen ions
◉ pH is? Answer: The number of free H ions in a solution
◉ The pH of the skins acid mantle is? Answer: 5.5
◉ A characteristic of a weak acid is that it? Answer: Supports the
natural pH of the skin
◉ A characteristic of organic acids is that? Answer: They contain the
element carbon
◉ Organic acids are found in? Answer: Sebum and plants
◉ An organic acid contains the chemical group? Answer: COOH
◉ When do the electrodes in electrotherapy have to be moistened or
to be applied on moistened skin? Answer: In iontophoresis and not
short wave diathermy
◉ In physics radiation means? Answer: The electro magnetic waves in
space
