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ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry

PPractical skills (Paper 4)

Practical skills (Paper 4) in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Not a content topic of the syllabus: this node is ours, from the Paper 4 description (three compulsory structured questions on qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis and planning/design) and the practical guidelines and qualitative analysis notes in the appendix.

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  • Quantitative practical skills: titrations, measurements and uncertainty

    40 min

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  • Qualitative analysis: identifying ions, gases and functional groups

    50 min

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  • Planning, analysing and evaluating experiments

    50 min

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Practical skills (Paper 4): sample question

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Which apparatus is best for measuring exactly 25.0 cm³ of a solution to be titrated?

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