Chemistry Unit 2 Gcse Jan 18th 2010

Ninja Student

Same here, it was the smallest mistakes that are now bugging me...

Yeah but those small mistakes for me lead to the entire answer being totally wrong - ESPECIALLY the last two questions. I'm seriously dying over this because I honestly don't think I'm going to get a good mark.

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suicidaloverbusiness

Yeah me too, the stupid moles always confuse me. I have suspicions that I got the last question wrong too because I think I wrote the wrong relative formula mass for the wrong compound. How many marks was the last question...1 or 2?

If I remember correctly the last question about percentage yield was worth 2 marks...

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susie_love

If I remember correctly the last question about percentage yield was worth 2 marks...

Was it percentage yield or atom economy?

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suicidaloverbusiness

Was it percentage yield or atom economy?

Oh sorreh, atom economy :eek3:

Got a little mixed up there...

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susie_love

Oh sorreh, atom economy :eek3:

Got a little mixed up there...

Yeah I put the wrong desired substance Mr and that's how I lost the marks. I'm really dreading the results especially if the boundaries are something like 35-38.

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suicidaloverbusiness

Yeah I put the wrong desired substance Mr and that's how I lost the marks. I'm really dreading the results especially if the boundaries are something like 35-38.

Understood. I'm pretty sure I've got the last two questions right as our teacher obtained a copy of the question paper today and told us what we wanted to know...
But I know I've missed out on a couple of of the stupid one-markers! I didn't like the copper question :s-smilie:

Apart from those, I think I've done okay.
Lots of candidates came out saying that the exam was eaaaasy, so I'm scared that the grade boundaries are going to be too high... I want an A* so badly it's unreal :p:

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Awesomesauce

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suicidaloverbusiness

Yeah me too, the stupid moles always confuse me. I have suspicions that I got the last question wrong too because I think I wrote the wrong relative formula mass for the wrong compound. How many marks was the last question...1 or 2?

High five \../,

I think it was worth 2 marks.

Physics tomorrow... Most important subject to me, so they better not raise the grade boundaries on that.

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Awesomesauce

High five \../,

I think it was worth 2 marks.

Physics tomorrow... Most important subject to me, so they better not raise the grade boundaries on that.

Yeah I hated that question.

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Ballyellen

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I thought it was okay :smile:

Does anyone know when the results are out?

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Cal123

It wasn't too bad, better than Physics (don't do Bio so can't comment). I messed up on the Copper question too, seems like a lot of people may have, which is comforting, rightly or wrongly. I imagine the boundary will be about 33; I'd be shocked if it were higher.

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Amandaa05

Agreed paperr was sooo much better than past ones.. :smile:

but in past papers grade boundaries have been really low... like low 30s for an A*
soo will probably be higher but thats what they hoped for because 30/45 is a rediculously low a* boundary...
But hopefully will still get the A* whatever happends :smile:

Think answers were pretty similar.. :smile:

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situationostrich

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suicidaloverbusiness

Yeah but those small mistakes for me lead to the entire answer being totally wrong - ESPECIALLY the last two questions. I'm seriously dying over this because I honestly don't think I'm going to get a good mark.

Nope, the marking method they adhere to allows for something called "error carried forward", which means if you make a little mistake (particularly in the calculation questions) but stick to it, then you will be rewarded the same amount of marks, minus one or two for the part you got wrong.

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kizstyle

Nope, the marking method they adhere to allows for something called "error carried forward", which means if you make a little mistake (particularly in the calculation questions) but stick to it, then you will be rewarded the same amount of marks, minus one or two for the part you got wrong.

YES! So I'd get at least one mark. Thank you :biggrin:

Oh and well done on that A* in english on your sig.

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Cal123

It wasn't too bad, better than Physics (don't do Bio so can't comment). I messed up on the Copper question too, seems like a lot of people may have, which is comforting, rightly or wrongly. I imagine the boundary will be about 33; I'd be shocked if it were higher.

Well that is reassuring because people on tsr were posting boundary marks of 35-38 (which sounds pretty scary because i've made loads of little errors).

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