Monday, January 14, 2013

Welcome To The Chemistry Blog

First things first.
You will have to become familiar with your syllabus - code number 5070 for 2014. You will need it for study and revision purposes
Click here to view and download it.
I hope you will enjoy the time you spend here to learn the subject, but also become familiar with learning online.

Assessment at a glance
For the Cambridge O Level in chemistry, candidates take three components: Paper 1 and Paper 2 and  Paper 4.
Paper 1: Multiple Choice 1 hour
40 compulsory multiple-choice questions. A copy of the Periodic Table is provided as part of this paper. 40 marks

Paper 2: Theory 1 hour 30 minutes
This paper has two sections.
Section A has a small number of compulsory, structured questions of variable 
mark value. 45 marks in total are available for this section.
Section B has four questions to choose from and candidates must answer threeEach question is worth 10 marks.
A copy of the Periodic Table is provided as part of this paper. 75 marks

Paper 4: Alternative to Practical 1 hour
A written paper of compulsory short-answer and structured questions designed to test familiarity with laboratory practical procedures.
Qualitative Analysis Notes are not provided. 
60 marks scaled to a mark out of 30
Textbook used: GCE 'O' Level Chemistry Matters - Tan Yin Toon, Chen Ling Kwong, John Sadler, Emily Clare (Marshall Cavendish)
In this blog the textbook will be referred to as CM standing for Chemistry Matters.
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