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AQA A Level Chemistry past papers and mark schemes

AQA A Level Chemistry past papers

June 2025 Latest

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER

June 2024

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER

June 2023

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2022June

June 2022

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2021November

November 2021

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2020November

November 2020

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2019June

June 2019

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2018June

June 2018

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER
2017June

June 2017

Paper 1
7405/1QPMSER
Paper 2
7405/2QPMSER
Paper 3
7405/3QPMSER

Specimen material

Paper 3
7405/3QPMS
Old course 2420 January 2010 to June 2016. The exam before 7405: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

June 2016

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

June 2015

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

June 2014

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS
EMPA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

June 2013

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS
EMPA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
ISA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

January 2013

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

June 2012

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS
EMPA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

January 2012

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

June 2011

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS
EMPA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
ISA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

January 2011

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

June 2010

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS
EMPA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
ISA
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

January 2010

Unit 1 Foundation Chemistry (AS)
CHEM1QPMS
Unit 2: AS, written
CHEM2QPMS
Unit 4: A2, written
CHEM4QPMS
Unit 5: A2, written
CHEM5QPMS

Paper by year

AQA A Level Chemistry

Code7405

At a glance

The course
AQA A Level Chemistry 7405, Ofqual QAN 601/5731/8, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3, each 2 hours.
The papers
  • Paper 1, 7405/1: 105 marks, 35% weighting.
  • Paper 2, 7405/2: 105 marks, 35% weighting.
  • Paper 3, 7405/3: 90 marks, 30% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 79 papers from 20 sittings, January 2010 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chemistry Β· QAN 601/5731/8 Β· 2015 onwards

Not AQA? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 7405. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 7405 2420 6421

Award A Level AS

AQA 2420 Earlier

AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chemistry Β· 2008-2017

Its 52 papers from 11 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

AQA Advanced GCE in Chemistry 6421

Memes

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Knowing water is Hβ‚‚O
Balancing an equation first try
Getting two concordant titres
Realising nobody actually knows what a mole is
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