Edexcel chemistry - unit 2 19th january 2012

I resat this paper having taken it in June 2011, where I got 80/120. I felt that I hadn't revised the content as fully as I could have done back then, and perhaps I was focussing a bit too much on past papers. However, for my revision for the January 2012 resit I made sure that I had covered all the content using the specification as a guide and also started my revision in plenty of time - I think I started in late November/early December.

In terms of revision technique, I made notes using the AS textbook as well as the CGP revision guide which is very good. I also made mindmaps. The final thing I did was to go through the June 2011 paper again and write model answers for the trickier questions or the ones I knew I had got wrong or left out. In this way I was prepared for the worst if they asked the same question again! (The June 2011 paper was definitely one of the hardest.)

Hope that helps, if you have any other questions just ask!

Hii.. I'm planning on resitting this unit this summer as I did awfully last june (like you said - it was a hard paper). What text book did you use - as you just said AS textbook ? haha.
I'm using the CGP guide to make my notes/mind maps etc, but I also have the edexcel one too.. ?

Thankyou

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Hey do u have the link to the actual paper ? it would be a great help

Does anyone have the examiners' report for this paper? Will be gratefully received!

File's too big to upload here, you can get it from: http://www.mediafire.com/?emha8hc8xcyzo choose "Chemistry ER Jan 12"