Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Junior Cert Science 2012 (HL & OL)

Options
24567

Comments

  • Options
    #32
    blobcat
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭blobcat


    It wasn't too bad but I still only scraped a pass.


  • Options
    #33
    2creator
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭2creator


    That was a way harder paper than any previous year. Probably will still get an A but there was a good few I couldn't get.


  • Options
    #34
    nickys
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭nickys


    Oh god my daughter just texted she thought the Physics was very hard:mad:


  • Options
    #35
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    I thought that was a very nice paper overall, good variety and no sign of chemical bonding (which most seem to dislike).


  • Options
    #36
    DaleHyland
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭DaleHyland


    Opened up the paper and thought:c5b7c_funny-captions-spiderman-da-fuq.png

    Seriously though, I thought Physics was fair, biology and chemistry though were quite difficult, what was the answer for the table of gases one?


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #37
    2creator
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭2creator


    iliketwixbars wrote: »
    I thought that was a very nice paper overall, good variety and no sign of chemical bonding (which most seem to dislike).

    I'm good at chemical bonding! Nearly all the experiments that came up I wasn't confident on.


  • Options
    #38
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    iliketwixbars wrote: »
    I thought that was a very nice paper overall, good variety and no sign of chemical bonding (which most seem to dislike).
    Didn't ionic bonding come up in sodium chloride? Can't remember.


  • Options
    #39
    harich56
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭harich56


    That was pretty hard. I think ill still get the A though. Harder than any past exam.


  • Options
    #40
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    dalta5billion wrote: »
    Didn't ionic bonding come up in sodium chloride? Can't remember.

    Oh yeah sorry :P ..forgot that. That was it though..usually there's more.


  • Options
    #41
    2creator
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭2creator


    DaleHyland wrote: »
    Opened up the paper and thought:c5b7c_funny-captions-spiderman-da-fuq.png

    Seriously though, I thought Physics was fair, biology and chemistry though were quite difficult, what was the answer for the table of gases one?

    Apparently it was CO2 and water vapour. I had written nitrogen.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #42
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    DaleHyland wrote: »
    Opened up the paper and thought:c5b7c_funny-captions-spiderman-da-fuq.png

    Seriously though, I thought Physics was fair, biology and chemistry though were quite difficult, what was the answer for the table of gases one?

    What table of gases one? :confused:


  • Options
    #43
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    Can't believe so many people left early! I was writing till the last 5 minutes.


  • Options
    #44
    iliketwixbars
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭iliketwixbars


    2creator wrote: »
    Apparently it was CO2 and water vapour. I had written nitrogen.

    Oh right that one..yeah it was CO2 and Water vapour


  • Options
    #45
    DaleHyland
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭DaleHyland


    I guessed and got it right, is the reason why water varies humidity?


  • Options
    #46
    harich56
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭harich56


    Was the train tracks 1 due to heat?


  • Options
    #47
    2creator
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭2creator


    DaleHyland wrote: »
    I guessed and got it right, is the reason why water varies humidity?

    I said temperature but I think both will do. I hope.


  • Options
    #48
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    I said the reason gases are less soluble at higher temperatures was heating drives air from the water anyone?


  • Options
    #49
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    harich56 wrote: »
    Was the train tracks 1 due to heat?
    Yeah I said that too.


  • Options
    #50
    2creator
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭2creator


    dalta5billion wrote: »
    I said the reason gases are less soluble at higher temperatures was heating drives air from the water anyone?

    I said that the water was evaporating and therefore dispersing the gas.


  • Options
    #51
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    2creator wrote: »
    dalta5billion wrote: »
    I said the reason gases are less soluble at higher temperatures was heating drives air from the water anyone?

    I said that the water was evaporating and therefore dispersing the gas.
    At like 20 degrees? I'd say the right answer now I think about it is convection shoving the air to the top or something.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #52
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    I found it quite tough, although I'll still probably scrape an A.

    I think the problem was that I studied for all the really hard stuff so much they became my strong points....and then all the easy stuff came up (which I didn't study for)

    A fair exam though to be honest, it could have been worse, but it definitely could have been easier!

    I'm just surprised by how long it took me, I was taking my time, but I still wasn't finished until 11,...usually finished within the hour. Anyone else the same?


  • Options
    #53
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    harich56 wrote: »
    Was the train tracks 1 due to heat?

    Yeah, I said they warped because of the amount of heat they received over the past couple of years they have been put down.

    I keep thinking of wood though, not sure if the same rule aplies for metal :rolleyes:


  • Options
    #54
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    dalta5billion wrote: »
    I said the reason gases are less soluble at higher temperatures was heating drives air from the water anyone?


    Hmm... I thought it was due to the fact that solids can melt and therefore the molecules can spread apart, whereas gas molecules gain speed & rapid
    motion when heated...stopping them from becoming soluble....

    Although I could be wrong, I'm not too sure on it myself,


  • Options
    #55
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    lee3155 wrote: »
    Yeah, I said they warped because of the amount of heat they received over the past couple of years they have been put down.

    I keep thinking of wood though, not sure if the same rule aplies for metal :rolleyes:


    Yup the metal expands when heated too....according to my science teacher.....I just said "tracks" to keep it general because I wasn't sure either


    EDIT: Did anyone see that question "bart is doing lines" ....because I read it over and over before noticing the picture accompanying it...thought the examiners had gone bananas.... :D


  • Options
    #56
    thecrammer
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭thecrammer


    Why did everyone say for the physics question, and it showed a diagram and it was like "name B and C" ?
    Physics was hard I thought, biology and chem were grand


  • Options
    #57
    Oozamine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Oozamine


    I said rusting for the train tracks :S


  • Options
    #58
    Troxck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭Troxck


    harich56 wrote: »
    Was the train tracks 1 due to heat?

    Yep, heat causes metal to expand.


  • Options
    #59
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Troxck wrote: »
    Yep, heat causes metal to expand.

    Darn, I said they warped because of the heat. Technically right yeah?


  • Options
    #60
    Troxck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭Troxck


    What are my chances of a C when I'm pretty sure I got almost all all Physics right, about 70% in Biology and incredibly low in Chemistry? I really want an honours because for the last 3 years my teacher never taught us anything, we just watched wildlife documentaries.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #61
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Troxck wrote: »
    What are my chances of a C when I'm pretty sure I got almost all all Physics right, about 70% in Biology and incredibly low in Chemistry? I really want an honours because for the last 3 years my teacher never taught us anything, we just watched wildlife documentaries.

    You should definately. Remember you get a percent for your experiments copy alongside of your project which you filled in prior to the Junior Cert.


Advertisement