CHEM 1 exam

By now you will have seen all 4 of the new CHEM 1 papers from the new syllabus. However, you will have tried many older questions as homework throughout the year. If you still feel that you need a bit more practise with CHEM 1 you can find all the past papers from pre 2009 here

old AQA past papers

The tab for '5420 materials' should automatically be selected (this was the exam code for the old syllabus) and then you can look at any of the CHM1 papers for each year by selecting 'past question papers and mark schemes'. You can also download the relevant mark scheme.

You just have to be aware that when trying any papers on the old syllabus some of the content has been moved to module 2 (chemistry of group 2 metals) so will not have been covered yet. It has been replaced by the organic content that you have studied instead.

You can access more up to date papers for the current CHEM 1 module by changing the '5420 materials' tab to 'key materials'.

CHEM1 resources

If you are hoping for some more sample questions for module 1, unfortunately you have seen the only two papers in existance since the syllabus changed 12 months ago. However, there is a specimen paper that you can have a go at which you can download following the links below.

CHEM1 specimen paper

CHEM1 specimen mark scheme

There are also a large number of older papers on the AQA website, but you will need to be careful when trying any papers on the old syllabus as some of the content has been moved to module 2 (chemistry of group 2 metals) and has been replaced by the organic content that you have studied instead.

old module 1 AQA past papers

worried about your mock exam result?

After your Year 12 mock exam results have been given back you may be quite concerned about the grade you received. There are a number of things you can do about this, the first of which will no doubt be to do the appropriate amount of revision over the holidays. You will also benefit from more past paper practise. The problem is that since the syllabus changed this year we have no actual past papers for you to attempt.

However, the old syllabus has many very similar questions which cover mostly the same content and you can download them, along with the answer schemes, here.

AQA unit 1 past papers

You will recognise many of the 2006 and 2007 questions from the yellow homework booklet you have been using, but beware as some content has now been deleted or has moved to the module you will study after christmas, eg. chemistry of group 2 metals. As a general rule, if you've not been taught it, you don't need to know it.

year 12 help with formulae and equations

Some of you have been struggling to get to grips with formulae and equations so follow the link below for a downloadable worksheet which will hopefully help to sort out some of your problems.

common ions, formulae and equations

water balloons

Once the balloon has been pierced, the hydrogen bonding between H₂O molecules holds the water together for long enough to retain the balloon shape, before gravity steps in.



If you like this, have a look at some NASA astronauts mucking about in zero gravity conditions with water balloons

NASA water balloons