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Chemistry · AQA 8462 · Paper 1 · Higher · June 2023

AQA GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 Higher June 2023 examiner report (8462/1H)

1h 45m 100 marks

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 9 marks - Isotopes and relative atomic mass, The development of the model of the atom, The periodic table
  2. Q2 - 11 marks - Exothermic and endothermic reactions
  3. Q3 - 8 marks - Making soluble salts
  4. Q4 - 12 marks - Bond energy calculations, Covalent bonding, Exothermic and endothermic reactions, Properties of small molecules, Reaction profiles
  5. Q5 - 12 marks - Concentration of solutions, Strong and weak acids, The periodic table, The pH scale and neutralisation, Titrations
  6. Q6 - 9 marks - Properties of metals and alloys
  7. Q7 - 9 marks - Electrolysis of aqueous solutions, Using electrolysis to extract metals, Volumes of gases
  8. Q8 - 10 marks - Conservation of mass and balanced equations, Group 0: the noble gases, Reactions of acids, The periodic table
  9. Q9 - 12 marks - Atom economy, Extraction of metals and reduction, Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons, Reactivity of metals
  10. Q10 - 8 marks - Nanoparticles, Volumes of gases