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Chemistry · AQA 8462 · Paper 1 · Foundation · June 2025

AQA GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation June 2025 examiner report (8462/1F)

1h 45m 100 marks

Materials
Periodic table

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 7 marks - Atoms, elements and compounds, Conservation of mass and balanced equations
  2. Q2 - 10 marks - Chemical measurements and uncertainty, Exothermic and endothermic reactions, Reaction profiles, Reactions of acids
  3. Q3 - 8 marks - Chemical cells and batteries, Fuel cells, Reactivity of metals
  4. Q4 - 10 marks - Chemical measurements and uncertainty, Titrations
  5. Q5 - 15 marks - Electrolysis, Electrolysis of aqueous solutions, Using electrolysis to extract metals
  6. Q6 - 9 marks - Nanoparticles
  7. Q7 - 10 marks - Mixtures and separation techniques, Percentage yield
  8. Q8 - 9 marks - Electronic structure, Group 0: the noble gases, Isotopes and relative atomic mass, Metals and non-metals, The periodic table
  9. Q9 - 11 marks - Diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes, Ionic bonding and ionic compounds, Properties of small molecules
  10. Q10 - 11 marks - Atom economy, Conservation of mass and balanced equations, Extraction of metals and reduction, Transition metals