Edexcel A-Level Chem Paper 1 Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry [Exam Chat]

Halides (e.g. Cl^-) lose electrons to form halogens (e.g Cl2) when they react with sufficiently strong oxidising agents. Thus they are reducing agents because they reduce the oxidising agent.

also how much shou;ld we aim for in paper 1 to secure an A ?

I'm dreading this so much – I was doing acid-base equilibria questions earlier and just struggling; why does every question have something different about it that requires a new freaking rule?!?!!!

any predicted topics??

Did anyone else find 2021 paper 1 more challenging than the other paper 1s?

No, actually. I thought it was much easier than the others.

I honestly thought 2017 and 2022 were the hardest two.

Yeah 2022 was quite difficult, especially paper 3 imo. Do you think they might go for an easier paper this year?

I doubt they will actively try to make the papers easier this year. I also doubt they’ll actively try to make the papers nigh impossible either, as ridiculously high or ridiculously low grade boundaries would make their chemistry course look bad.

Okay yeah that makes sense, I think it's my pre-exam stress that's kicking in I feel so so unprepared

what do I do to prepare I’ve finished the past papers long ago and I’m confused on small parts of multiple topics I need an A * in this paper any tips ?

Have you tried the papers by other exam boards

I’ve done a few aqa exam papers here and there throughout the year but the problem is I have 3 exams next week and I’m forgetting things and making the stupidest mistakes for some reason

Find a paper you haven’t yet tried and attempt it, but use a highlighter to highlight important information in the question to keep track of it.

See how much better you end up doing.