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***2013 LC Chemistry Before/After***

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    #2
    RML
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    Hopefully this exam wont be as disastrous like Biology.


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    outnumbered
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    RML wrote: »
    Hopefully this exam wont be as disastrous like Biology.

    we can only pray


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    aoifemcg94
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭aoifemcg94


    RML wrote: »
    Hopefully this exam wont be as disastrous like Biology.

    If it is that's two As flushed away on me! After history is over I've only chemistry so it'll be hard core from then on.
    The SEC won't **** me over again! (I hope)


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    weirdspider
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭weirdspider


    I loves me some sxc chemistry <33


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    Hamza Malik
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭Hamza Malik


    So any predictions anyone? :)


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    Anyone have any ideas what is definite to come up? Are you guys leaving out the experiments asked last year?


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    are you guys leaving out the experiments asked last year?:/
    Oh, and also, what about the experiments that can't be carried out in schools anymore.. they couldn't out those up as long questions.. there'd be uproar!


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    ray2012
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    WigglinJelly wrote: »
    are you guys leaving out the experiments asked last year?:/
    Oh, and also, what about the experiments that can't be carried out in schools anymore.. they couldn't out those up as long questions.. there'd be uproar!

    One of the experiments that can't be done in schools came up last year (I think it was) in part of a long question. It's on the course, so they can put it up.

    I'm dreading this exam. One of my worst subjects. :( Anybody have any predictions for the experiments and the main long questions that may come up?


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    lizardspock
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭lizardspock


    WigglinJelly wrote: »
    are you guys leaving out the experiments asked last year?:/
    Oh, and also, what about the experiments that can't be carried out in schools anymore.. they couldn't out those up as long questions.. there'd be uproar!

    I actually wouldn't be surprised if one of the ethanoic acid/ethanal experiments came up. We can't do them yet we're still required to know them, they haven't been taken off the syllabus soo.. Pretty unfair but one of them came up on my mock paper, think it was ethanal
    I'd say just learn them!


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    yeah thats what my grinds teacher said too.. seems pretty unfair though if we can't actually DO the experiment.


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    weirdspider
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    WigglinJelly wrote: »
    are you guys leaving out the experiments asked last year?:/
    Oh, and also, what about the experiments that can't be carried out in schools anymore.. they couldn't out those up as long questions.. there'd be uproar!

    You never know, theory from them might appear in different places across the exam paper so I'd learn em


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    will do :) I'm hoping the option question is a nice one.. I have the environmental option about the carbon/nitrogen cycle etc. covered (which I had already done in Biology) so it's handy enough.


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    weirdspider
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    WigglinJelly wrote: »
    yeah thats what my grinds teacher said too.. seems pretty unfair though if we can't actually DO the experiment.

    IIRC we done it anyway. Whats the actual problem with doing it?


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    Scuid Mhór
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    My last exam.... can't come soon enough!


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    Monsieur Folie
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    Those experiments (ethanal/ethanoic acid) are grand, I'd be delighted if one was on the paper!


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    woopah92
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    Yay chemistry........... I just hope this goes well. :pac:


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    Hamza Malik
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    For experiments learn the soap, ethanol, and iron tablets.. For organic revise mechanisms and naming and drawing the alkanes etc.. For the options id say electrochemistry. Oh and equilibrium is due <--- awful chapter.


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    Kingkumar
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    equilbrium <
    :3 . I actually can't wait for chemistry never thought i'd say this about an exam. As for predictions i think i think a water experiment is going to come up and then titration and an organic obviously. also think that properties of esters experiment will come in section b. anyway good luck all :)


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    [Deleted User]
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    My favourite subject :) A2 in mocks so just to spend a few days to push that up :)


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    _LilyRose_
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    Love the positivity in this thread, my favourite subject and I've five days off to prepare! And I'm actually motivated because this is my A1 subject and if I don't get it I'll be so mad at myself!


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    Prodigious
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    My favourite too :3 (with Maths)

    Experiments: Ethanal & Iron Tablets.

    Not doing the Organic question, so I might do the third experiment question.


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    a lot of people don't like the organic question! I find it quite easy and a good question to pick up marks on :o


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    Monsieur Folie
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    The 5 days for it is bliss! I already have tabled out what I'm going to try and cover. It would take a very awkward paper to throw me for this!


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    ray2012
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    I feel like I'm the only person on this thread who hates this subject and finds it really difficult! :O

    Give me some of yer smartness ;)


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    WigglinJelly
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭WigglinJelly


    I'm trying to stay positive about it, but jesus... it's so hard :'(


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    lizardspock
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    Hamza Malik wrote: »
    For experiments learn the soap, ethanol, and iron tablets.. For organic revise mechanisms and naming and drawing the alkanes etc.. For the options id say electrochemistry. Oh and equilibrium is due <--- awful chapter.


    Used to be anti-equilibrium until about 2 weeks ago, could never make sense of it! now I'm hoping for a full question :D
    Although i still hate those awful equations that you have to remember...


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    comeclosa
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    I'd LOVE a long Equilibrium question as long as they don't throw in anything about those pesky little Equilibrium Experiments.
    Also, anyone think that the Industrial Chemistry option is LONG overdue? I'll cover myself for that...


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    D0nal
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭D0nal


    comeclosa wrote: »
    I'd LOVE a long Equilibrium question as long as they don't throw in anything about those pesky little Equilibrium Experiments.
    Also, anyone think that the Industrial Chemistry option is LONG overdue? I'll cover myself for that...

    I'm not so sure. the most common case study is IFI Cobh Co. Cork. This plant no longer exists. The SEC love to feel they are so "modern" asking about CFC's and global warming in question 11c


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    meleanor
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    As long as everyone has learned off their marking schemes for two years, should be fine!


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    [Deleted User]
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    Prodigious wrote: »
    My favourite too :3 (with Maths)

    Experiments: Ethanal & Iron Tablets.

    Not doing the Organic question, so I might do the third experiment question.
    WigglinJelly wrote: »
    a lot of people don't like the organic question! I find it quite easy and a good question to pick up marks on :o

    As in Fuels and Heats q6? Or Q8/9 with the mechanisms etc. I hate the Q8/9, love q6.
    And we had to do most of the organic experiments in a local college but we didn't have a set up per pair so if you didn't have a job you just observed and I don't understand them at all! So I'm hoping for q3 to be nice cause I won't be able to do q2!


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