AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), June 2025
Every question from AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), June 2025 (8462): 10 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 7 marks
Identify chemical names, interpret molecular formulas, write a word equation, and balance a chemical equation for reactions involving elements and compounds.
Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C3: Quantitative Chemistry
- Question 2 10 marks
Identify products of a metal-acid reaction, experimental variables, equipment, thermometer resolution, and reaction profile features for an exothermic reaction.
Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · C5: Energy Changes · Required Practicals
- Question 3 8 marks
Analyze electrochemical cells, determine metal reactivity from cell voltages, calculate the number of cells in a battery, and identify key properties of fuel and rechargeable cells.
Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes · C5: Energy Changes
- Question 4 10 marks
Identify the experimental apparatus and method for a titration, calculate the mean titre excluding anomalous results to three significant figures, and identify the ions present in acids and alkalis.
Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals
- Question 5 15 marks
Answer a series of questions on the electrolysis of molten compounds and aqueous solutions, including aluminium extraction and calculating the rate of gas production from a graph.
Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals
- Question 6 9 marks
Identify fullerenes and calculate the volume and surface area to volume ratio of a cubic nanoparticle.
Chemistry · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
- Question 7 10 marks
Identify particle representations of mixtures, plan a method to separate sand and salt, and calculate the percentage yield of salt.
Chemistry · Required Practicals · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C3: Quantitative Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals
- Question 8 9 marks
Answer questions about the periodic table, electronic configurations, Mendeleev's table, isotopes, and estimating relative atomic mass.
Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- Question 9 11 marks
Determine the empirical formula and describe ionic bonding in calcium sulfide, describe the structure and bonding of graphite, explain why small molecules do not conduct electricity, and compare the melting points of poly(ethene) and methane.
Chemistry · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
- Question 10 11 marks
Explain metal extraction, compare transition metals with Group 1 metals, and calculate atom economy and conservation of mass for industrial reactions.
Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C3: Quantitative Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes