PHYSICS EDEXCEL 2016 25th MAY 2016 {OFFICIAL THREAD} WHO ELSE FOUND IT HARD???

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EASY OR HARD

Taran001

Who else found it hard?
Predictions for grade boundaries?

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Reply 1

glowanti

Original post by Taran001

Who else found it hard?
Predictions for grade boundaries?

I didn't think it was hard exactly. But the grade boundaries will be low. I'm predicting 46/7 A*, 39 A, 32 B, 26 C, 20 D

Reply 2

JakeTurner16

Original post by caitlinford3

I didn't think it was hard exactly. But the grade boundaries will be low. I'm predicting 46/7 A*, 39 A, 32 B, 26 C, 20 D

I think the A* will be much lower than 46/47 because November 2012 was 44 for an A* and it was much easier than today's paper for sure, so it should be about 40/41?

whats that out of

Original post by JakeTurner16

I think the A* will be much lower than 46/47 because November 2012 was 44 for an A* and it was much easier than today's paper for sure, so it should be about 40/41?

whats the 44 out of??

Reply 5

Taran001

Original post by caitlinford3

I didn't think it was hard exactly. But the grade boundaries will be low. I'm predicting 46/7 A*, 39 A, 32 B, 26 C, 20 D

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Reply 6

Jammy Duel

I do love all these threads watching people crying when they can't walk through an exam without doing any work any more.

Reply 7

JakeTurner16

Original post by asf878iwj

whats the 44 out of??

44/60 for an a*

Reply 8

Hannah'sSweets

If it's only 44 out of 60 for an A*, I think I have a chance at a low A*. I made so many silly mistakes (not converting Watts to Kilowatts, not realising that question was about blueshift) that cost me a lot of marks, but I think everything else went fine.

Anyway, I still have 50% (P2, P3) to go to make up a poorer performance in this exam.

Reply 9

JakeTurner16

Original post by Hannah'sSweets

Exactly like me, but oh well, you learn from your mistakes i guess :/

Reply 10

glowanti

Original post by JakeTurner16

I think the A* will be much lower than 46/47 because November 2012 was 44 for an A* and it was much easier than today's paper for sure, so it should be about 40/41?

wow 40/41 would be amazing but that is very very low

Reply 11

JakeTurner16

Original post by caitlinford3

wow 40/41 would be amazing but that is very very low

True, but it was not easier than the november 2012 paper which was only 44 for an a*, so the minimum it could be is 43/44 if they want to be harsh, but it's not going to be around 48. If it's not then that means 100% ums.

Reply 12

glowanti

Original post by JakeTurner16

well it is based off how we do as a country, since 2012 people have become more academic and competitive with their grades so more people may have done better, but if not maybe it will be 41 :smile:

Reply 13

Taran001

Original post by caitlinford3

well it is based off how we do as a country, since 2012 people have become more academic and competitive with their grades so more people may have done better, but if not maybe it will be 41 :smile:

Thats true taking that into account i think 38 A 46 A*
Not many people found this easy at the end of the day as well

Reply 14

InnocentElk

Original post by Hannah'sSweets

Wait what question was about blueshift?

Reply 15

Taran001

Original post by InnocentElk

Wait what question was about blueshift?

The one where it said a star is 599nm away from us and the sun is 600nm i said the star is closer to us it shows less red shift. Its less distant i think i got 2/3 for this question hopefully

Reply 16

tedcruz

Wasnt that hard.....
Then i love science

Reply 17

Jammy Duel

Original post by Taran001

The one where it said a star is 599nm away from us and the sun is 600nm i said the star is closer to us it shows less red shift. Its less distant i think i got 2/3 for this question hopefully