OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science June 2023 Paper 3

  • J250/03
  • Foundation
  • Chemistry 1
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 60 marks

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

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  • Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles
  • Ionic and covalent bonding
  • Electrolysis
  • States of matter and properties of substances
  • Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model
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What it tested

  • Bonding and structure23 marks
  • Energy changes14 marks
  • Chemical changes11 marks
  • Atomic structure and the periodic table8 marks
  • Chemical analysis2 marks
  • Quantitative chemistry2 marks
  1. Q1Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model1 mark
  2. Q2The periodic table, metals and noble gases1 mark
  3. Q3Acids, salts and pH1 mark
  4. Q4States of matter and properties of substances1 mark
  5. Q5Ionic and covalent bonding1 mark
  6. Q6Purity, formulations and chromatography1 mark
  7. Q7Conservation of mass and relative formula mass1 mark
  8. Q8Ionic and covalent bonding1 mark
7 more questions
  1. Q9Purity, formulations and chromatography1 mark
  2. Q10Conservation of mass and relative formula mass1 mark
  3. Q11States of matter and properties of substancesIonic and covalent bonding8 marks
  4. Q12Electrolysis10 marks
  5. Q13Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model6 marks
  6. Q14Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profilesAcids, salts and pH14 marks
  7. Q15Ionic and covalent bondingAtoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model12 marks

June 2023 Foundation grade boundaries

Marks needed across all six Foundation papers, out of 360.

  • 5-5210
  • 5-4192
  • 4-4175
  • 4-3153
  • 3-3131
  • 3-2109
  • 2-288
  • 2-167
  • 1-146

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