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Students react after GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 on 17 May 2024

You've found an article that was published as part of our coverage of the summer 2024 exams.

But if you want to see some of the top memes getting shared in the 2025 GCSE exams, follow this link for student reactions after GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 on 19 May 2025.
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Mr Bond, I've been expecting you...

So that's 'pens down' on GCSE Chemistry Paper 1, and one question in particular has prompted some explosive reactions.

Out of all the topics that came up, it was those bond energies that have polarised the population. So which are you: team 392 or team 947? 

Scroll down for the top reactions from this exam - and follow the links below to check the conversation on The Student Room.

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Alright then, about that bond energies question…

Meanwhile, some people were hitting the mind blanks

@stinkypinkyponkydonkey Thankyou for whirver wrote that #fyp #gcse #gcse #edecxel #revision #uk #work #Meme #MemeCut ♬ original sound - Author Alythia Conner

While others got just what they wanted

And AQA even made it onto a few people’s Christmas card lists

@222ishyx #fypシ゚viral #chemistry #gcse #paper1 #gcses2024 ♬ Lady Marmalade - deadlynayeon 🫧

What people are saying about GCSE Chemistry Paper 1 on The Student Room

what was the bond question i got 947.125 and lots did but i think its wrong?

anyajosephs

So everyone got either 392 or 947…
I got 1033💀

Jasmine6789

Trusting aqa to be logical is a wild method of proof

CurlyNerd

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Article by Ryan Lunn on Friday 17 May 2024
Last edited by Nik Taylor on Monday 19 May 2025