Weakness/Remedies

Candidates:

• did not use appropriate technical terms.


• did not understand the demand of the questions before responding to them.


• could not define the terms allotropy and neutralization


• could not state the observations made by Lord Rutherford in his α-particle scattering experiment.


• could not substitute correctly while calculating some parameters.


• could not draw the structural isomers of organic compounds


• could not give reason why water is referred to as universal solvent.

The following remedies were however suggested:

Candidates should:

• understand the demand of the questions before responding to them


• learn to explain concepts using appropriate technical terms


• improve on their mathematical skills


• read and understand the rubrics of the questions before responding to questions