Chemistry Options

Bazinga_N

My teacher recently decided that she won't be studying the the Options in Chemistry with us and she feels she'd rather spend the time revising the main course. However, she has stated that we can study them in our own time if we wish. I'm just wondering what other people feel about it? Are they worth doing for the exam? It seems the only ever come up as one short question and half a long question each year, so is it worth it?

Also if I do study it, I'll be doing Option 1 (Industrial & Atmospheric Chemistry). Does it matter which of the three case studies I do for Industrial? Are any of them less complicated than the others or anything like that?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide

Take Your Pants Off

Bazinga_N wrote: »

My teacher recently decided that she won't be studying the the Options in Chemistry with us and she feels she'd rather spend the time revising the main course. However, she has stated that we can study them in our own time if we wish. I'm just wondering what other people feel about it? Are they worth doing for the exam? It seems the only ever come up as one short question and half a long question each year, so is it worth it?

Also if I do study it, I'll be doing Option 1 (Industrial & Atmospheric Chemistry). Does it matter which of the three case studies I do for Industrial? Are any of them less complicated than the others or anything like that?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide

Our teacher told us last year he wont be doing them with us either.
We got a new teacher new so got to wait and see.

Inspector Coptoor

Bazinga_N wrote: »

My teacher recently decided that she won't be studying the the Options in Chemistry with us and she feels she'd rather spend the time revising the main course. However, she has stated that we can study them in our own time if we wish. I'm just wondering what other people feel about it? Are they worth doing for the exam? It seems the only ever come up as one short question and half a long question each year, so is it worth it?

Also if I do study it, I'll be doing Option 1 (Industrial & Atmospheric Chemistry). Does it matter which of the three case studies I do for Industrial? Are any of them less complicated than the others or anything like that?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide

They are very easy to read and learn yourself.
I will teach them to my class - Option 1 that is.

I'd suggest looking at the periclase case study.
Company based in drogheda.
Only company of the three still actually in existence.

If you do Biology as well, the atmospheric chem option is relatively easy

Manutd_4life

Just wondering if someone could explain to me the layout of the LC Chemistry exam paper in terms of topics/chapters. I'm in 5th year and our teacher has yet to talk about the exam papers yet so...

Inspector Coptoor

Paper - 3 hours
Marks - 400
Questions - 11, candidate must do 8 minimum.
All questions carry equal marks.

Section A - 3 questions, you must do 2 minimum.

Q.1 - titration
Q. 2 - usually an organic experiment but can vary
Q. 3 - some other experiment question - usually rates of reaction

Section B - 8 questions - do 5 or 6 depending on how many you did in Section A

Q. 4 - short question from a-k - best 8 count
Q. 5 - periodic trends and bonding
Q. 6 - organic and thermochemistry
Q. 7 - acids and bases
Q. 8 - organic chemistry and mechanisms
Q. 9 - chemical equilibrium
Q. 10 - 3 parts from all over the course not asked heretofore
Q. 11 - 2 parts (a) and (b) from other parts of course and part (c) - option 1 & option 2

Don't worry too much abut the exam in 5th year

rainbowtrout

Bazinga_N wrote: »

My teacher recently decided that she won't be studying the the Options in Chemistry with us and she feels she'd rather spend the time revising the main course. However, she has stated that we can study them in our own time if we wish. I'm just wondering what other people feel about it? Are they worth doing for the exam? It seems the only ever come up as one short question and half a long question each year, so is it worth it?

Also if I do study it, I'll be doing Option 1 (Industrial & Atmospheric Chemistry). Does it matter which of the three case studies I do for Industrial? Are any of them less complicated than the others or anything like that?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide

I'd agree with Inspector Coptoor. When I had LC Chemistry I always taught the option.

Q12 on the paper has 3 options to do 2. And the option is always 12c. Personally I think it's a relatively easy way to pick up marks as what can be asked is relatively limited.

I always taught the Atmospheric and Industrial Chemistry option and also like IC taught the Periclase case study. It's very straightforward to learn.

Go and have a look at the past papers back as far as 2002 (first year the syllabus was examined). The option is very repetitive.