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Quick Chemistry doubt about moles!

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When we calculate the number of moles in a 6 step question, and we round it to 2 sf, but in the marking scheme it rounds it to 3 sf, would we get marks for it, or not? Because in my exam I rounded it to 2sf, so the final answer was 1% higher than everyone elses...
 
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When we calculate the number of moles in a 6 step question, and we round it to 2 sf, but in the marking scheme it rounds it to 3 sf, would we get marks for it, or not? Because in my exam I rounded it to 2sf, so the final answer was 1% higher than everyone elses...
i think u lose marks because 2 sig figure is not accurate for experiments..i thiiink not sure how will the examiner deal with ur situation
 
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i think u lose marks because 2 sig figure is not accurate for experiments..i thiiink not sure how will the examiner deal with ur situation
Oh man :/ How much marks would I lose exactly? Each question was 1 mark! The total marks were like 8 marks!
 
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How to prepare for chemistry practical paper 34, in the last week?
 
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No actually I was talking about paper 21 - The number of moles question... I'm taking 32 in a week
ohhh that one..i think they will mark u on the method not the answer..so u might just lose the last mark for the percentage if u r inaccurate and stuff but it was gonna..if u did the correct methods then the examiner will understand that u know whats going on so to be fair u deserve marks on that..got me ?
 
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ohhh that one..i think they will mark u on the method not the answer..so u might just lose the last mark for the percentage if u r inaccurate and stuff but it was gonna..if u did the correct methods then the examiner will understand that u know whats going on so to be fair u deserve marks on that..got me ?
Yup I did the correct method on each and every question, but when the answer was 0.79, i rounded it to 0.8 and so on. The only thing I rounded to 3 sf was the last bit. Everyone got like 43.3 or 43.4 while I got 44.6
 
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Yup I did the correct method on each and every question, but when the answer was 0.79, i rounded it to 0.8 and so on. The only thing I rounded to 3 sf was the last bit. Everyone got like 43.3 or 43.4 while I got 44.6
no worries u might just lose a mark for not being accurate in ur answers...we all did silly mistakes in the paper. what did u write for the units for the pressure expression
 
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no worries u might just lose a mark for not being accurate in ur answers...we all did silly mistakes in the paper. what did u write for the units for the pressure expression
I don't remember sorry... If you remember the number of moles on each side of the equation, then I can solve it again. I think it was Pa?
 
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I don't remember sorry... If you remember the number of moles on each side of the equation, then I can solve it again. I think it was Pa?
yeah i did the same mistake "pa" it was supposed to be Kpa because the units where given KPA not pa..tricky question :(
 
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no worries u might just lose a mark for not being accurate in ur answers...we all did silly mistakes in the paper. what did u write for the units for the pressure expression
Units for the pressure expression was "atm-1"
Atm-1
 
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Units for the pressure expression was "atm-1"
Atm-1
It can't be, because there are 6 + 4 moles on the right side, and 5 + 4 moles on the left side. If it had to be in atm then it would be atm not atm^-1. But isn't it in Pa? The question was in Pa I was sure :(
 
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It can't be, because there are 6 + 4 moles on the right side, and 5 + 4 moles on the left side. If it had to be in atm then it would be atm not atm^-1. But isn't it in Pa? The question was in Pa I was sure :(
unfortunately Kilo pa
 
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It can't be, because there are 6 + 4 moles on the right side, and 5 + 4 moles on the left side. If it had to be in atm then it would be atm not atm^-1. But isn't it in Pa? The question was in Pa I was sure :(
It was 9moles in the left hand side(denominator), and 8moles in the right hand side(numerator).
This is what I can remember.
Regarding the unit, atm and pa are both correct. But not sure about Kpa.
 
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It was 9moles in the left hand side(denominator), and 8moles in the right hand side(numerator).
This is what I can remember.
Regarding the unit, atm and pa are both correct. But not sure about Kpa.
We'll just have to wait and see, but I'm pretty sure I double triple checked number of moles
EDIT: I asked my friends that took the exam, and we all wrote Pa because it's 10 on right, 9 on left
 
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