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Synergy · AQA 8465 · Paper 3: Physical sciences · Foundation · June 2022

AQA GCSE Synergy Paper 3: Physical sciences Foundation June 2022 examiner report (8465/3F)

1h 45m 100 marks

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 8 marks - Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes, Fractional distillation and petrochemicals
  2. Q2 - 8 marks - Making soluble salts, The pH scale and neutralisation
  3. Q3 - 12 marks - Current, resistance and potential difference, Direct and alternating potential difference, Electrical charge and current, Electrical power and energy transfers
  4. Q4 - 11 marks - Collision theory and activation energy, Conservation of mass and balanced equations, Exothermic and endothermic reactions, Extraction of metals and reduction
  5. Q5 - 10 marks - Electrolysis of aqueous solutions, Extraction of metals and reduction, Using electrolysis to extract metals
  6. Q6 - 9 marks - Conservation and dissipation of energy, Kinetic, elastic and gravitational potential energy
  7. Q7 - 13 marks - Rate of reaction
  8. Q8 - 15 marks - Properties of ionic compounds, Properties of metals and alloys, Properties of small molecules, Relative formula mass
  9. Q9 - 14 marks - Distance-time graphs, Newton's laws of motion, Scalar and vector quantities