9701 · Cambridge International A Level
Chemistry (9701) Exam Tips
In Paper 3 (Advanced Practical Skills), candidates routinely forfeit easily earned accuracy marks due to inconsistent decimal recording. Cambridge examiners require all burette readings to be recorded to the nearest 0.05 cm³. This means every single volume entry in your titration…
Papers
5
Total marks
270
Time limit
7h 45min
Grade scale
Additional note
Calculator policy
A silent scientific calculator is required where the syllabus permits one. It must NOT be graphical, programmable, or capable of symbolic algebra (CAS), and it must contain no stored programs or notes.
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Strategies
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Mistakes
- In Paper 3 (Advanced Practical Skills), candidates routinely forfeit easily earned accuracy marks due to inconsistent decimal recording. Cambridge examiners require all burette readings to be recorded to the nearest 0.05 cm³. This means every single volume entry in your titration table must end in either .00 or .05. Writing a titre of '24' or '24.2' instead of '24.00' or '24.20' immediately disqualifies the reading from accuracy marks, regardless of how precise your practical work was.
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