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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry January 2016 (18th)

Anyone doing this exam??

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yep, uk or international candidate?
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Original post by Mihael_Keehl
yep, uk or international candidate?

uk
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I am
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Less than a week left, it kind of changed and I think it's gonna be hard this time coz 2015 May was kinda easy so they r gonna make this hard, I wish not and they don't really use the common questions anymore, it's completely different now.😒really hard, I get like around 75-85% every time hope it goes well. GOOD LUCK EVERY1 taking the exam
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Original post by Z.sami
Less than a week left, it kind of changed and I think it's gonna be hard this time coz 2015 May was kinda easy so they r gonna make this hard, I wish not and they don't really use the common questions anymore, it's completely different now.😒really hard, I get like around 75-85% every time hope it goes well. GOOD LUCK EVERY1 taking the exam


you too do you have the 2015 june papers pls?

What is an a* =? 150?
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Original post by Mihael_Keehl
you too do you have the 2015 june papers pls?

What is an a* =? 150?


Did this paper last year. Good luck guys :smile:
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oooh guys haha.. wha do you think will come in the paper 1??
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Original post by HAnwar
Did this paper last year. Good luck guys :smile:


how did you find and what was your grade?
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Original post by Mihael_Keehl
you too do you have the 2015 june papers pls?

What is an a* =? 150?


it usually around 145....
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Original post by Z.sami
I am


are you doing it twice?

how do you know may 2015's paper was easy?
Reply 12
Original post by danr2
how did you find and what was your grade?


So easy but I was doing A level Chemistry at the same time so that helped.

I got an A only because I didn't learn the test for anions or any colour changes, and there was a whole page on it in the exam lol (I was too busy focusing on A level)

So yeah make sure you learn ALL the tests for everything because they're easy marks if you're bothered to learn them!

Btw do you have the 1C or 2C paper?
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Original post by HAnwar
So easy but I was doing A level Chemistry at the same time so that helped.

I got an A only because I didn't learn the test for anions or any colour changes, and there was a whole page on it in the exam lol (I was too busy focusing on A level)

So yeah make sure you learn ALL the tests for everything because they're easy marks if you're bothered to learn them!

Btw do you have the 1C or 2C paper?


oh ok. that's good.. the test and colour changes comes up everytime haha..i have it on top of my head...and also, predicting equilibrium usuallly appears...

I have 1c on the 18th and the 2c on the 21st
Original post by danr2
it usually around 145....


I see and for physics?
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Original post by Mihael_Keehl
I see and for physics?


it is around 140
Original post by danr2
it is around 140


I see.

What are the most difficult topics in chem and phy.

I would say: electrolysis in chem

and for phy; snells law, refraction etc.

what about you, I want to dedicate my learning to areas now :smile:
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Original post by danr2
oh ok. that's good.. the test and colour changes comes up everytime haha..i have it on top of my head...and also, predicting equilibrium usuallly appears...

I have 1c on the 18th and the 2c on the 21st


Yeah it does.
Make sure you know calculations too.

Oh ok. 1C is so long but people tend to do better in it than with 2C.
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Original post by HAnwar
Yeah it does.
Make sure you know calculations too.

Oh ok. 1C is so long but people tend to do better in it than with 2C.


oh yes.. there's always some calculation and a graph...

it seems the more you answer the questions in the beginning and the further you get, the harder it becomes haha..
Reply 19
Original post by Mihael_Keehl
I see.

What are the most difficult topics in chem and phy.

I would say: electrolysis in chem

and for phy; snells law, refraction etc.

what about you, I want to dedicate my learning to areas now :smile:


i don't think electrolysis is that hard.. i always fu*k up with the calculations even though it is meant to be the easiest..:biggrin:
i don't really know what's hard in chemistry but i always end up around 140. maybe it's because i penalize myself a lot and i answer the questions with time....also, i tend to always not completing the last question..

for physics i think section c and d are hard... yea, it involves snells law and refraction


i am ok with the chemistry but my problem is physics at the moment so i will be revising for chem on the before the exam by going through the specification...however, i do 1 past paper everyday for it so that i don't forget the some of the stuff..
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