Chemistry Predictions/Thoughts (1 Viewer)

[drani]

Same, but why did Q2 option B say low solubility toxin, I thought cycasin was highly soluble?

Hey, it specified low solubility because it mentions "flowing water," if it was highly soluble, then the flowing water would not have been necessary for "several days," which they also specified. It was simply to match the context.

 

[person3024]

That’s what I was thinking but I wasn’t sure how well the first option fit either so I just went with B

me too i started doubting myself but it made more sense than A so i did it

 

[schoolisfun123456789]

me too i started doubting myself but it made more sense than A so i did it

what raw mark will scale to a b6 this year? better scaling than 2023?

 

[person3024]

what raw mark will scale to a b6 this year? better scaling than 2023?

man i could not tell you ik nothing ab this stuff

 

[lyingsalsa]

surely it would be like 84

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

Bro how tf do teachers say physics is the hardest science with a straight face. Chem looks horrible

Chem is amazing, actually a subject that I might miss studying. Physics fr just get it done and over with please

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

surely it would be like 84

Probably around there, I expect B5 to be around raw 70 -72

 

[lyingsalsa]

Probably around there, I expect B5 to be around raw 70 -72

i think a bit higher than that bc it was an easy test. maybe 75

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

i think a bit higher than that bc it was an easy test. maybe 75

You reckon? Cos 2023 was 72 to a b5 and I feel like they were either very similar in difficulty or this was a little more difficult in terms of some calculations.

 

[lyingsalsa]

You reckon? Cos 2023 was 72 to a b5 and I feel like they were either very similar in difficulty or this was a little more difficult in terms of some calculations.

there was not a lot of calculations in this paper if i remember correctly, maybe 20 marks and explain/justify questions are generally easier

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

there was not a lot of calculations in this paper if i remember correctly, maybe 20 marks and explain/justify questions are generally easier

Ig we'll just have to see, but I think 75 is still a little harsh since in other years (although more difficult) a 75 did manage to go to a mid B5.

 

[ZAC K]

is a band 6 possible for me? i am ranked fourth at school, 4 marks behind rank one (raw internal marks) and i am predicting a raw mark of 91 from today's hsc

91 is an ok mark i guess. this test was like the easiest chem HSC I've seen so you might end up with a 87-85 scaled. you should be ok tho g

 

[drani]

91 is an ok mark i guess. this test was like the easiest chem HSC I've seen so you might end up with a 87-85 scaled. you should be ok tho g

I agree it was easier, but Chemistry has never once scaled down like that, no chance to be honest.

 

[dinfarmanshad2222]

I agree it was easier, but Chemistry has never once scaled down like that, no chance to be honest.

bruh 2025 is gonna be terrible considering what everyone is saying lol

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

bruh 2025 is gonna be terrible considering what everyone is saying lol

2023 Class told us that as well considering their exam was easy, but turned out that this year wasn't that bad either. So I guess you can't really predict what nesa does bro.

 

[dinfarmanshad2222]

The writing space was so stingy

bruh how tf am i going to talk about all the spectra data and reaction pathways and chemical reations in one and 3/4 ths of a pages on top of sounding coherent
edit to made this readable because i am recovering from my 2 hour sleep

 

[cute lil monkey]

what will a 60 and a 70 scale up to????

(its ok my 10 people cohort will scale me up)

 

[imhungry990]

hey guys!! so basically, im in year 11 right now and currently i am doing a total of 15 units. 13 in school, and an external language outside of school.

Here are my subjects:

English Adv
English Ext
Math Adv
Biology
Chemistry
Visual Arts
SOR2
Accelerated Itallian Continuers (meaning i will be taking the HSC for this at the end of this year)

15 units is kind of a lot for me and i was thinking that i definetly needed to drop one subject so i could spend time focusing on my other subjects- and also since im doing my language for hsc this year i would need to spend more time on that too. we have classes almost 8 hours every week and a plus of dropping a subject would mean i would have some sstudy periods. for me, i was considering between biology, chemistry and visual arts.

here are my thoughts:
- right now,visual arts is my "fun subject". its like a subject i can kind of relax in because im ive done it as an elective in both years 9 and 10 and im pretty good with writing and waffling on, but i am aware of how poorly art scales for your ATAR unless you achieve the top top in it, and how for the hsc i would have to submit a major work- something a lot of time would go into.

- biology on the other hand as ive seen has ALOT OF CONTENT (which is expected bc its a "content heavy subject". its crazy to me how little lessons we had but theres so much to catch up on already. i'm not really a fan of it right now.. but i feel like i would maybe enjoy it as time goes on?? its just the amount of content we have to learn is insane ive also heard that in terms of scaling, chemistry scales better, but as expceted, it would be harder too.

-right now, im enjoying chemistry and the fact that we have less content is making me more comfortable because i feel like i can grasp the content, but i definetly feel like it will get harder in year 12 (as expected) but im not too sure, if i would want to drop bio and then eventually ending up hating chem.. i wouldn't say im AMAZING at math since im not doing ext1 rn id say im pretty "okay" with it, but ive heard you need math for chem...

when i drop a subject (2 units this year), that would leave me with 13 units for my preliminary course this year - 2 of those i already completed last year bc i did my language accelerated. so next year, if i drop another 2 units (idk what subject that would be), i would still have 11 units for my hsc.

im just a bit unsure because once you drop a subject, you cant really pick it up again so that is whats holding me back..

can someone that maybe did bio and chem or even visual arts for their hsc pls help me out?? maybe give me some advice too? + if you have any study tips/ techniques as well as any websites that you find/have found useful??

it would really help me out!!! thank you so muchhh!!!!