Higher practice prelim full paper 1

Get ready for the Higher Chemistry prelim with a full-length paper written in the style of the real exam.

What’s included:

• Question paper: 20 multiple-choice questions with an answer grid, plus 80 marks of written questions (100 marks in total, in the new one-paper format)
• Full marking instructions: expected answers, step-by-step working for every calculation, and guidance on what to accept
• Covers Chemical changes and structure, and Nature’s chemistry
• Suggested time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Topics include ionisation energies, hydrogen bonding in the group 6 hydrides, the effect of temperature on rate with an energy distribution diagram, potential energy diagrams, the oxidation of alcohols, esters, fats and oils, soaps and proteins, and free radical reactions. There are two open-ended questions: why silicon, phosphorus and sulfur have such different melting points, and what decides whether a fragrance is a top note or a base note.

Instant PDF download. Print as many copies as your household needs. The questions are original, written by a practising Scottish chemistry teacher.