Hi Kesara, thanks for the comment! Yes, it looks like the online format will be around for a while. I annotate in my videos to demonstrate my train of thought when picking apart GAMSAT style questions. While you can't annotate in the exam, you can follow the same process with approaching questions. Some things, like looking for key words/terms will be harder but still doable. Also it is worth noting that you do have scratch paper, so jotting things down as you navigate through questions is helpful :)
This is just out of curiosity, but is hyperconjugation a result of the difference in electronegativity/dipole between Carbon and Hydrogen (where electrons are more likely to be attracted to the Carbon atom, hence inducing a hypothetical negative charge)?
Hi Meng, that's a good guess but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. The important thing is that you don't even need to know the mechanism to solve this (and similar) GAMSAT style questions :)
Hi Kesara, thanks for the comment! Yes, it looks like the online format will be around for a while. I annotate in my videos to demonstrate my train of thought when picking apart GAMSAT style questions. While you can't annotate in the exam, you can follow the same process with approaching questions. Some things, like looking for key words/terms will be harder but still doable. Also it is worth noting that you do have scratch paper, so jotting things down as you navigate through questions is helpful :)
Thank you 🙏🏽
Bossman, the GAMSAT will be online permanently from now on - can’t really annotate
Really? Is the September one this year online too?
@@Nico.Robin7 yeah
This is just out of curiosity, but is hyperconjugation a result of the difference in electronegativity/dipole between Carbon and Hydrogen (where electrons are more likely to be attracted to the Carbon atom, hence inducing a hypothetical negative charge)?
Following on to this, is it because of these negative charges that ultimately lead to stabilisation of the (+ve) carbocation attached?
Hi Meng, that's a good guess but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. The important thing is that you don't even need to know the mechanism to solve this (and similar) GAMSAT style questions :)