CHEMISTRY 4541/3

WRITTEN PRACTICAL
(2003 – 2020)

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 12 SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS
1. OBSERVING (KK0501)
2. CLASSIFYING (KK0502)
3. MEASURING (KK0503)
4. INFERRING (KK0504)
5. PREDICTING (KK0505)
6. COMMUNICATING (KK0506)
7. USING SPACE & TIME (KK0507)

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 12 SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS
8. INTERPRETING DATA (KK0508)
9. DEFINING OPERATIONALLY
(KK0509)
10. CONTROLLING VARIABLES
(KK0510)
11. HYPOTHESISING (KK0511)
12. EXPERIMENTING (KK0512)

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 MAKING OBSERVATION & INFERENCE
KK0501 & KK0504

√ Observation = is drawn from SIGHT only

√ Inference = early conclusion based on
observation
√ Inference answers= (1) WHAT?
(2) WHY?

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 CLASSIFYING KK0502
√ Using TABLE to classify
√ Classify only listed items ONLY.
√ The title for each column of the table is in
the question. Read the question carefully.

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 MEASURING KK0503
When recording apparatus reading, make sure: -
√ Meniscus level.
√ Proper unit.
√ Burette = 2 t.p
√ Other apparatus = 1 t.p

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WRITING HYPOTHESIS KK0511

√ Relationship between manipulated
variable (MV) and responding variable
(RV) with direction.
√ PM, PB + DIRECTION
√ 2 ways to write a hypothesis
The higher the MV, the higher the RV.
If MV, then RV.
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 VARIABLES KK0510
√MV = Factor/condition that is being
manipulated/modified in the experiment
to see its effect on RV.
√RV= Obtained through experimental
measurements which depends on MV.
√CV = Factor/condition that is fixed in
the experiment
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 PREDICTING KK0505
√ One value only.
√ Proper unit.
√ Avoid using “More than…” or “Less than…”
√ If the value is taken from the graph, show on
the graph how to predict.

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 Label on y-axis(unit)

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ANSWER

Label on x-
axis (unit)
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ANSWER

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 PLOTTING GRAPH KK0506
√ Both axes should be labelled with correct unit.
√ All points are transferred correctly
√ Best-fitted= use ruler
Smooth curve= without ruler
√ Size of graph should be more than 50% of the size of graph paper

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 WRITING RELATIONSHIP
KK0507
√ Avoid writing “MV directly /
inversely proportional to RV".
√The relationship is clearly written. Eg:
(1) As the PM increases, so does the
PB.
(2) PB increases with PM.
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
KK0509
√ Answer with 2 criteria :-
(1) What you do(MV)
(2) What you observe(RV)
√ Can be written in one sentence = Criterion 1,
criterion 2 @ Criteria 2, criterion 1
√ Can be written separately = Criteria 1.
Criteria 2 @ Criteria 2. Criteria 1.

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 INTERPRETING DATA KK0508
√ List of questions since 2011 - 2018: -
• Calculate concentration (1x)
• State physical state (1x)
• Write half equation (1x) & ion equation (1x)
• Justify answer (3x)
• Calculate reaction heat (1x)

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 EXPERIMENTING KK0512
Questions include:-
 Problem statement (3m)
Hypothesis (3m)
Variables (3m)
Suitable apparatus and materials (3m)
Procedures (3m)
Results (Tabulating data) (2m)

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 TERIMA KASIH

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