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How will the changes in subject banding affect me?

How will the changes in subject banding affect me?

How will the changes in subject banding affect me? The Ministry of Education in Singapore has recently released an update announcing a change in the allocation of subject combinations for... Read More
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How will the 2027 Common Exam Replacing O and N Levels affect me?

How will the 2027 Common Exam Replacing O and N Levels affect me?

In 2027, the Ministry of Education in Singapore will replace the O and N Level examinations with a single common exam which occurs at the end of a student’s secondary... Read More
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How will the 2026 A Level Scoring Changes affect Chemistry students?

How will the 2026 A Level Scoring Changes affect Chemistry students?

In the coming years, Junior College students in Singapore will see major overhauls to the A Level scoring system, which will affect how A Level Chemistry students prepare for their... Read More
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Keeping Up with Focus Chemistry

Reaction Kinetics Part 5: Half Life – The Application

Reaction Kinetics Part 5: Half Life – The Application

Most A Level H2 Chemistry students have no problem determining the half life of reactants in a reaction. A good proportion, however, might have issues with half lives of products.  Let’s... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 4: Half Life – The Theory

Reaction Kinetics Part 4: Half Life – The Theory

The concept of half life is commonly used in A Levels H2 Chemistry syllabus.Many of us know that the half life of 1st order reaction is constant, but why is it constant?... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 3: Pseudo Order Reactions

Reaction Kinetics Part 3: Pseudo Order Reactions

Click here to view Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations II In the determination of reaction orders and rate constant, one of the common used technique is... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 2: The Truth behind Rate Equations II

Reaction Kinetics Part 2: The Truth behind Rate Equations II

During the previous discussion on rate equations, one of the key points covered was the definition of rate in the rate equation.The term “rate” refers to instantaneous rate, rather than... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations

Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations

Many A Level students profess that they have not much problems with this chapter, as they can handle standard questions reasonably well. However, when one probes deeper into details, gaps... Read More
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