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IB Chemistry SL Internal Assessment Example
How does the solubility of aspirin in water (expressed as maximum mass dissolved in 1 dm3) vary with temperature (20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 ºC), determined by back-titration of excess NaOH with HCl solution?SL
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Overall Score
24/24
Criteria A: Research Design
6/6
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6
Criteria Strands
A.1Research question context
Excellent
A.2Methodological considerations
Good
A.3Methodology description
Good
Criteria Feedback
Your research question is focused, quantitative, and clearly set within a relevant chemical context.
You justify the method with strong chemical reasoning, including aspirin’s functional groups, solubility, and the choice of back-titration.
Your procedure is detailed enough for another student to follow with only minor clarifications.
There are a few inconsistencies in the procedure, especially around the temperature range and repeat structure.
Some important implementation details are not fully specified, such as the standardized concentrations and the exact preparation of repeats.
A small number of unit and wording issues reduce complete reproducibility.
Criteria B: Data Analysis
6/6
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3
6
Criteria Strands
B.1Communication of data recording and processing
Good
B.2Consideration of uncertainties
Moderate
B.3Data processing quality
Good
Criteria Feedback
Your raw and processed data are clearly organised and generally easy to follow.
You show relevant processing steps, including the back-titration calculation, dilution correction, conversion to solubility, and graphing of the temperature trend.
You make a meaningful effort to address uncertainty through apparatus values, ranges, standard deviations, and error bars.
There are some internal inconsistencies in the raw data and processed tables that reduce precision.
Your uncertainty treatment is not fully complete, especially where repeat scatter and concentration standardization should be included.
A few processing choices, such as excluding a value without a fully convincing justification, weaken confidence in the final numbers.
Criteria C: Conclusion
6/6
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3
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Criteria Strands
C.1Conclusion relevance and support
Good
C.2Scientific context comparison
Excellent
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria D: Evaluation
6/6
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3
6
Criteria Strands
D.1Methodological weaknesses
Excellent
D.2Suggested improvements
Excellent
Criteria Feedback
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