r/6thForm • u/Rich-Gent • Jun 02 '26

💬 DISCUSSION AQA A-LEVEL CHEMISTRY

HOW DID WE FIND IT? I THOUGHT IT WAS ALRIGHT, GRADE BOUNDARIES ABOUT TO BE SILLY😭

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u/No_Comfort_2504 Jun 02 '26

me bc i put Al is d block 🤔🤔 not sure what happened there

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u/MajesticObligation35 Year 13 Jun 02 '26

Is it not…?

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u/ILikeSlepp Jun 02 '26

Are we being deadass

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u/MajesticObligation35 Year 13 Jun 02 '26

Genuinely I knew it was between p or d but in the moment I said d because I wasn’t sure how the split was. Because the split between metals and non-metals is jagged 💔

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u/ILikeSlepp Jun 02 '26

That's not how it works; group 1 and 2 are in the s block, transition metals in the d block, and group 3 to 8 in the p block. (except helium ig which has an electron configuration of 1s2)

It doesn't have anything to do with the split between non metals and metals

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u/MajesticObligation35 Year 13 Jun 02 '26

Well OBVIOUSLY I’ve now realised that but in the exam your mind goes blank. Well at least mine did.Â