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Original post by TeaAndTextbooks
I do edexcel too what was required for your practicals? We have to do 3 practicals followed by questions.


Oh there are so many then lol
I didn't have distillation. I had one salt preparation, one enthalpy change and two ion tests (better mark used)


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Original post by C0balt
Oh there are so many then lol
I didn't have distillation. I had one salt preparation, one enthalpy change and two ion tests (better mark used)


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Organic observation was easier imo

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Original post by samb1234
Organic observation was easier imo

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We hadn't done any organic chapter when we did the practicals so we had no choice.
Is it like functional group test?


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Original post by C0balt
We hadn't done any organic chapter when we did the practicals so we had no choice.
Is it like functional group test?


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Yep you just had to learn the organic tests in the user guide

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Original post by samb1234
Yep you just had to learn the organic tests in the user guide

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Well I guess at least I didn't have to smell the horrible organic chemicals :lol: I got full mark for inorganic observation so meh.
I don't know what I could do instead of the salt prep where I lost a mark


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We are doing titrations, ion tests and distillation and I actually prefer titrations most out of all three but I guess we are pretty unlucky since we got the worst selection of practicals oh well I guess it's only 20%ish


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Original post by C0balt
Well I guess at least I didn't have to smell the horrible organic chemicals :lol: I got full mark for inorganic observation so meh.
I don't know what I could do instead of the salt prep where I lost a mark


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You have to do a preparation either of a salt or some organic substance I think

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Original post by samb1234
You have to do a preparation either of a salt or some organic substance I think

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Probably salt is easier then
I can't think of preparing anything other than the reflux sort of stuff which is horrible


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Original post by C0balt
Probably salt is easier then
I can't think of preparing anything other than the reflux sort of stuff which is horrible


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Yeah I reckon salt would probably be easier. Unfortunately for you the ums is so ridiculous that 39/40 is only 56/60

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Original post by samb1234
Yeah I reckon salt would probably be easier. Unfortunately for you the ums is so ridiculous that 39/40 is only 56/60

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Waddafaq
I might redo that lol (I don't think I'd get a higher mark in organic prep though...)


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Original post by C0balt
Waddafaq
I might redo that lol (I don't think I'd get a higher mark in organic prep though...)


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Yeah 37/40 is an A. Its pretty worrying that 1 mark on the practical can cost you 1% of your as course

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Original post by samb1234
Yeah 37/40 is an A. Its pretty worrying that 1 mark on the practical can cost you 1% of your as course

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That's ridiculous.
I'll have to smash unit 1 and 2... :colonhash:
My average is 118UMS over 7 unit 1 I've done so I should be okay but unit 2 idk lol I got some time but still


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Original post by C0balt
That's ridiculous.
I'll have to smash unit 1 and 2... :colonhash:
My average is 118UMS over 7 unit 1 I've done so I should be okay but unit 2 idk lol


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Yeah unit 1 is normally very basic but unit 2 can be a bit more unpredictable

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Original post by C0balt
Which is what I said XD


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Yeah lol xD
The jump from unit 1 to unit 2 is 10x bigger than the jump from gcse to unit 1...
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Original post by BBeyond
The jump from unit 1 to unit 2 is 10x bigger than the jump from gcse to unit 1...




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Agreed,I'm so nervous for the exams.
Original post by BBeyond
The jump from unit 1 to unit 2 is 10x bigger than the jump from gcse to unit 1...


I don't understand how they have the same weighting and time is the same for edexcel. I'd have preferred if it was like physics, where they split units by topics.


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Original post by C0balt
I don't understand how they have the same weighting and time is the same for edexcel. I'd have preferred if it was like physics, where they split units by topics.


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At least unit 2 is after half term

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Agreed,I'm so nervous for the exams.


Ikr so close now :frown:

Original post by C0balt
I don't understand how they have the same weighting and time is the same for edexcel. I'd have preferred if it was like physics, where they split units by topics.


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I find it beyond stupid that I can go from 77-80 on unit 1 papers to struggling to reach 60 on unit 2 papers when I've put far more time into unit 2...

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