OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science June 2024 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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  • Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic model
  • Atomic size, relative mass and electron structure
  • Diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes
  • Purity, formulations and chromatography
  • Ionic and covalent bonding
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What it tested

  • Atomic structure and the periodic table28 marks
  • Bonding and structure15 marks
  • Chemical analysis8 marks
  • Chemical changes4 marks
  • Quantitative chemistry4 marks
  • Energy changes1 marks
  1. Q1States of matter and properties of substances1 mark
  2. Q2Reactivity, extraction and reduction1 mark
  3. Q3Tests for gases1 mark
  4. Q4Electrolysis1 mark
  5. Q5Acids, salts and pH1 mark
  6. Q6Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles1 mark
  7. Q7Purity, formulations and chromatography1 mark
  8. Q8Acids, salts and pH1 mark
9 more questions
  1. Q9States of matter and properties of substances1 mark
  2. Q10The periodic table, metals and noble gases1 mark
  3. Q11Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic modelThe periodic table, metals and noble gases8 marks
  4. Q12Diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenesIonic and covalent bonding7 marks
  5. Q13Atoms, compounds, mixtures and the atomic modelPurity, formulations and chromatography7 marks
  6. Q14Purity, formulations and chromatography6 marks
  7. Q15Ionic and covalent bondingStates of matter and properties of substances6 marks
  8. Q16Conservation of mass and relative formula mass4 marks
  9. Q17Atomic size, relative mass and electron structurePolymers, giant structures, metals and alloys12 marks

June 2024 Foundation grade boundaries

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

  • 5-5220
  • 5-4207
  • 4-4194
  • 4-3170
  • 3-3147
  • 3-2124
  • 2-2101
  • 2-178
  • 1-155

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