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This is something that I always ask myself each time I try reviewing my textbook.

I remember the names of prominent scientists really easily but I couldnt link them all to their discoveries if my life depended on it >_<

Do we have to know who discovered what?

For example:

  • Mendeleev and the Periodic table
  • Bohr's Shell
  • Schrodinger's subshell configuration
  • Rutherfords, etc. etc.
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Since the new course in 2008, the short answer is No. This is Unit 1 & 2 stuff, which is technically examinable, but it usually isn't examined.

The new course took up the Data Book, a huge reference material which I believe represents a change in teaching philosophy - away from rote-learning. This probably suggests the examiners would be against writing questions that examine historical facts. The course is far more interested in Chemistry, and I have never seen an exam question like this.

So feel lucky you weren't born 3 years earlier :)

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Aha, thank you, That puts a whole load of stress off my back (: – Tezza Jan 7 at 6:41

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