- Can my centre use spirit burners instead of Bunsen burners specified by the Confidential Instructions for the Practical Exam (Paper 3)?
- Is there an option available which doesn't involve any assessment of practical skills?
- My candidates are doing the Alternative to Practical paper, so what practical work do they need to do?
- Where can I find resources to help deliver the practical skills necessary to teach O level Chemistry?
- Can I take a practical paper if I am a private candidate?
- Can I use Test Maker to create my own question papers?
- Can my students sit Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070 with Cambridge O Level Combined Science 5129?
- Sometimes I confuse my students if I use a different approach to maths when I explain some mathematical aspects in science. Do you know of any extra resources to help my teaching of mathematical ideas in science?
- Can candidates use the term 'rate of reaction' instead of 'speed of reaction' in chemistry examinations?
- For displayed formulae do I need to write in the hydrogen atoms, or can I just draw "sticks"?
- Do candidates get a Periodic Table in every paper? Can we provide candidates with additional periodic tables to save time in an exam?
- Will my students receive the ‘Notes for use in qualitative analysis’ in their exam papers?
- What is the difference between "state" and "suggest" when used at the start of a question?
- Will candidates be penalised if they make a spelling mistake in the name of a chemical?
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