Exam structure
Chemistry Assessment for Standard Level vs Higher Level (New syllabus)
| SL | HL | ||||
| marks | time (mins) | marks | time (mins) | ||
| Paper 1 | 1A-multiple choice | 30 | 90 | 40 | 120 |
| 1B-experiment | 25 | 35 | |||
| Paper 2 | Short answers and extended responses | 50 | 90 | 90 | 150 (2h30') |
The following weighting applies to both HL and SL. Thus, you can calculate and see that for HL, the multiple choice (1A) is worth less than for SL. This makes HL a little bit harder since 1B is generally more difficult to score points!
| Assessment | Weighting |
| P1 | 36% |
| P2 | 44% |
| IA | 20% |
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