Candidates weaknesses include the following:

1. non adherence to rubrics;
2. poor communication skills;
3. illegible handwritings;
4. answering more than one question on the same page of the answer script;
5. inability to write electronic structure of transition metals;
6. incomplete definition of some terms;
7. inability to give correct use of helium  and argon;
8. lack of understanding of the collision theory;
9. inability to write a balanced equation to show that carbon is a reducing agent;
10. non-familiarity with the prescribed syllabus;

inadequate preparation.

Candidates can overcome these weaknesses by

1. familiarizing themselves with the requirements of the prescribed syllabus;
2. adhering to rubrics;
3. writing legibly;
4. improving on their communication skills such that answers to question are correctly given using the appropriate technical language;
5. preparing adequately for examination;

qualified teachers should be employed to impart the requisite knowledge.