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year 11 Chemistry question PLEASE HELP?

I'm in year 12 this year (2012) and have been doing chem for 1 year, i don't understand it at all!, but the main thing i don't understand is, when in exams they ask you scenario's like jill reacted for example magnesium with chlorine to form magnesium chloride explain the observations, HOW in the world are we supposed to know the observations for every reaction of chemicals they give us?!?!?! i.e what colour the product is, is it solid/liquid/gas is there like something that i'm missing, i get this is like the 'fundamentals' of chemistry and even though our school is over i'm worried for next year, i'm only doing chem because i want to be a vet!, but i don't understand how we are supposed to know things

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    In Chemistry at year 11, you are taught the properties of the groups of elements; you only need to know what Group 1's properties are, and Group 8's. Once you understand the properties of the group, you know the properties of every element in the group.

    To answer your specific question, there will be a fizzing and an increase in temperature.

    If you are really struggling, talk to your chemistry teacher, because a good grade in Chemistry at GCSE and A-level will take you everywhere.

    Source(s): Studying Chemistry BSc at Leicester University.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    lol im in yar 10 and were doing that in my chem & phys type. the instructor we had stated it develop into only a rely of trial and blunder. alsoo stated some thing to do with taking off with the only that are closest mutually

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