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Chemistry · Edexcel 4CH1 · Chemistry Paper 2 · November 2023

Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 2 November 2023 examiner report (4CH1/2C)

1h 15m 70 marks

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 6 marks - Group 7: the halogens, Ionic bonding and ionic compounds, Subatomic particles
  2. Q2 - 8 marks - Conservation of mass and balanced equations, Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons, The composition and evolution of the atmosphere
  3. Q3 - 8 marks - Alloys as useful materials, Extraction of metals and reduction, Properties of metals and alloys
  4. Q4 - 12 marks - Calorimetry, Exothermic and endothermic reactions
  5. Q5 - 11 marks - Carboxylic acids, Condensation polymerisation, Conservation of mass and balanced equations, Esters
  6. Q6 - 11 marks - Concentration of solutions, Identification of ions, The pH scale and neutralisation, Titrations, Volumes of gases
  7. Q7 - 14 marks - Bond energy calculations, Electrolysis, Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds, Half equations at electrodes, Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons, Reaction profiles, Tests for gases