INTEC Chemistry Blog

Even though INTEC is ‘cutting me loose’ (so to speak) at the end of this month (May), I will still welcome ALM11 student enquiries and aim to help ALM11 (plus any private students – or even the occasional non-INTEC student that drops by) until they have completed their summer 2012 exams. I would have found [...]

Every year there’s a small number of students who believe they are above the examination rules and deliberately cheat, trying to gain a very unfair advantage over their classmates and countrymen. Amazing how shocked they are when they get caught. *sigh* Buat tauba bankak2!

Out of pure curiosity I’d like to hear your thoughts on this paper. Respected authority has it that the paper should have been ‘do’able, with the typical Q’s but that the chromatogram may have caused a slight problem. U2 later today. Best blessings to you all for it.

Here’s a simple analysis: Unit 2 – 4 paper analysis General comments: These papers are not too hard, although there a few “annoying” 1 mark questions which may not be so obvious where you have to apply your knowledge, persoanlly I sometimes struggle to give a good answer in a short period of time of [...]

I’m not allowing anyone to bring bags into exam halls beginning tomorrow  .. because 2 phones rang in Main Hall today. If you bring anything valuable, you take the risk of losing them. Pls spread. So, beginning today – students must leave their bags OUTSIDE Main Hall & U201-U210. TQ Rita

Hi. Sorry, but I’ve not finished the U1 analysis yet – I barely managed to start it. I’m doing some other things lately. I would advise you to do your own quick analysis of these U1 papers. It will give you a good flavour of tomorrows exam. hope it turns out well. I’m sure all [...]

It’s actually June – the beginning of June! when I have to leave INTEC, so please be prepared for that case – the site may be taken down on 1st June.

Hope the paper went well Was the ‘simple analysis’ useful? If it was then I’ll do something similar for the other papers too. Please let me know.

Q5 (f) (ii) Suggest why removing excess solid drying agent by decanting, rather than filtering through filter paper, improves the yield. (1 mark)    download mark scheme here: 6CH07_01_msc_20120209 Answers Accepted: Filter paper absorbs some of the product. ALLOW Some product is absorbed BY/ INTO filter paper Answer should be appropriate for collection of a liquid product, [...]

You may (or may not!) find this useful. It shows at a glance what the past years papers have asked of you. I would guess (BUT MAY BE TOTALLY WRONG!!!) that this analysis will give you a very good idea of what you will face in a few days. Many of you who have worked [...]