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Areas of difficulty

After setting, marking and grading Paper 2 examination papers for many years, certain areas of chemistry that many students seem to have the most difficult with become apparent. This section lists ten particular areas and explains why some students seem to find them difficult and how you can learn to understand each area fully and apply the correct chemistry. I wrote and marked IB Chemistry papers for a long time and...

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