2013 LC Chemistry Before/After

outnumbered · 11-06-2013 05:39PM #1

Should be fine.
Hopefully radioactivity and electrolysis for them half questions!

RML · 11-06-2013 06:32PM

Hopefully this exam wont be as disastrous like Biology.

outnumbered · 11-06-2013 06:39PM

RML wrote: »

Hopefully this exam wont be as disastrous like Biology.

we can only pray

aoifemcg94 · 12-06-2013 12:03AM

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)

weirdspider · 12-06-2013 03:41AM

I loves me some sxc chemistry <33

Hamza Malik · 12-06-2013 04:23PM

So any predictions anyone?

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 04:44PM

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

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 04:48PM

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!

ray2012 · 12-06-2013 04:52PM

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?

lizardspock · 12-06-2013 04:52PM

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!

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 04:54PM

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

weirdspider · 12-06-2013 05:03PM

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

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 05:07PM

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.

weirdspider · 12-06-2013 05:13PM

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?

Scuid Mhór · 12-06-2013 05:15PM

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

Monsieur Folie · 12-06-2013 05:24PM

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

woopah92 · 12-06-2013 05:33PM

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

Hamza Malik · 12-06-2013 05:57PM

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.

Kingkumar · 12-06-2013 06:00PM

equilbrium <

. 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

12-06-2013 06:28PM

My favourite subject

A2 in mocks so just to spend a few days to push that up

_LilyRose_ · 12-06-2013 06:34PM

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!

Prodigious · 12-06-2013 06:37PM

My favourite too

(with Maths)

Experiments: Ethanal & Iron Tablets.

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

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 06:46PM

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

Monsieur Folie · 12-06-2013 06:46PM

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!

ray2012 · 12-06-2013 06:48PM

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

WigglinJelly · 12-06-2013 06:49PM

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

lizardspock · 12-06-2013 06:56PM

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

Although i still hate those awful equations that you have to remember...

comeclosa · 12-06-2013 07:04PM

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...

D0nal · 12-06-2013 07:50PM

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

meleanor · 12-06-2013 07:52PM

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

12-06-2013 08:04PM

Prodigious wrote: »

My favourite too (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

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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