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Chemistry Paper 3,Nov/Dec 2008  
Questions:         1 2 3       Main
General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
Strength

















Candidates' weakness

The weaknesses exhibited by candidates which affected their performance were as
follows.

  1. non adherence to rubrics;
  2. lack of understanding of the requirements of the questions;
  3. omission/wrong use of units;
  4. poor knowledge of averaging in titration;
  5. poor mathematical/manipulative skills;
  6. spelling mistakes;
  7. inability to assign correct charges on ions;
  8. poor knowledge of the use of organic reagents;
  9. failure to express numerical answers in appropriate number of significant figures;
  10. illegible handwriting;
  11. inadequate preparation for the examination.

The following remedies were suggested for overcoming the highlighted weaknesses.    

Candidates should

  • endeavour to read and adhere to given instructions.  
  • familiarize themselves with the examination syllabus and read textbooks. 
  • make adequate preparation for the examination. 
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