- Know the difference between a precipitate and a solution
- Know WHEN & HOW TO collect gases and test for a gas (often students find that they cannot collect the gases and keep having a negative gas test when there is an evolution of a gas causing them to lose a lot of marks)
- HOW to identify sources of error
- KNOW answering techniques needed for all qualitative analysis questions and how to record observations
- KNOW the trade secrets of how to know the different types of solids/solutions that you would be tested for exams!
- KNOW what types of Qualitative Analysis questions you could be tested on
-KNOW how to analyse exam questions for Qualitative Analysis, so you know exactly how to predict what needs to be done, and write to what your examiner wants to see!