MATSEC admits Chemistry A level paper mistake

The MATSEC Board said this afternoon that despite careful checks prior to the printing of the examination papers, there was a mistake in one of the questions of Paper 1 of the Advanced level in Chemistry that was held today. "In question 7, which...

The MATSEC Board said this afternoon that despite careful checks prior to the printing of the examination papers, there was a mistake in one of the questions of Paper 1 of the Advanced level in Chemistry that was held today.

"In question 7, which carried 6% towards the final mark, the chemical “ethanol” as printed should have read “1-butanol”. This error made the question unworkable.

"The Board regrets the error and informs candidates that the full marks allotted to the question will be awarded to all candidates."

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