Acids, Bases & Salts are very important chapter in GCE O Levels Chemistry (IB Chemistry and IP Chemistry).
In fact, there are considered heavy-weightage topics (in terms of marks as well as content) that are related to many other chemistry topics. Many students lost their interest in Chemistry as early as Sec 3 / Year 3 after their school gone through these topics – they complained that they don’t understand these topics, and no matter how well they memorise (YES! Chemistry is NOT about memorising, contrary to many beliefs), they just can’t seemed to score in it.
Starting today, i am going to share with you several questions from Up Your Chemistry Grades Now showing some of the misconceptions made by many students, year-after-year. By knowing such common errors, it allows you to be aware and avoid such mistakes at all cost. In fact, this is the one of the strategy that we used in our weekly coaching classes and topical mastery workshops.
Do you think the student’s answers are correct? Think about it before you click to see the full post that contains the Examiner’s Comments below.
Hope you find the information beneficial to scoring your A’s for upcoming GCE O Levels Chemistry Examinations (or other Chemistry-related examinations).
PS: Leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you. =)
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Please tell me why we included waterbath in evaporation process.There’s no need.
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mike Reply:
September 8th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
because water bath is to ensure an uniform and even heating can be carried out…get it?
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Benjamin Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:23 pm
To prevent decomposition of the salt due to excessive heating
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