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OCR Gateway GCSE Chemistry June 2023 Paper 3

  • J248/03
  • Higher
  • Topics C1 to C3
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 90 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.

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5 new exam questions, 32 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model
  • Higher: moles and balancing with moles
  • States of matter and properties of substances
  • Electrolysis
  • Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles
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What it tested

  • Bonding and structure26 marks
  • Chemical changes21 marks
  • Atomic structure and the periodic table15 marks
  • Quantitative chemistry15 marks
  • Energy changes10 marks
  • Organic chemistry2 marks
  • Chemical analysis1 marks
  1. Q1States of matter and properties of substances1 mark
  2. Q2Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model1 mark
  3. Q3Diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes1 mark
  4. Q4The periodic table, metals and noble gases1 mark
  5. Q5Ionic and covalent bonding1 mark
  6. Q6Crude oil, alkanes, cracking and alkenes1 mark
  7. Q7Higher: moles and balancing with moles1 mark
  8. Q8Ionic and covalent bonding1 mark
14 more questions
  1. Q9Higher: redox, strong and weak acids, electrode half equations1 mark
  2. Q10Higher: redox, strong and weak acids, electrode half equationsHigher: explaining concentration1 mark
  3. Q11Diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes1 mark
  4. Q12Conservation of mass and relative formula massHigher: moles and balancing with moles1 mark
  5. Q13Higher: redox, strong and weak acids, electrode half equationsHigher: explaining concentration1 mark
  6. Q14Crude oil, alkanes, cracking and alkenes1 mark
  7. Q15Purity, formulations and chromatography1 mark
  8. Q16Acids, salts and pH8 marks
  9. Q17Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profilesAcids, salts and pH10 marks
  10. Q18States of matter and properties of substancesAtoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model13 marks
  11. Q19ElectrolysisHigher: redox, strong and weak acids, electrode half equations10 marks
  12. Q20Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic modelIonic and covalent bonding13 marks
  13. Q21Polymers, giant structures, metals and alloysStates of matter and properties of substances8 marks
  14. Q22Higher: moles and balancing with molesExothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles13 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 180.

  • Grade 9147
  • Grade 8131
  • Grade 7115
  • Grade 696
  • Grade 578
  • Grade 460
  • Grade 351

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