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AQA A-level Chemistry 7405 - Paper 3 - 19th June 2019

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How did your AQA A-level Chemistry Paper 3 go?

Loved the paper - Feeling positive31%
The paper was reasonable46%
Not feeling great about that exam...13%
It was TERRIBLE11%
Total votes: 1110
AQA A-level Chemistry 7405 - Paper 3 - 19th June


Exam technique, night before breakdowns and discussion regarding this exam... It's all here :gthumb: Feel free to add resources to the thread as well as anything that may be helpful to others :smartass:

This thread covers the following papers:

7405 Paper 3 2h 19 June 2019 am

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The official specification: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/chemistry/specifications/AQA-7404-7405-SP-2015.PDF

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Specimen and past papers:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/chemistry-7404-7405/assessment-resources

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I don’t know how to revise for this paper. Do I just focus on the practical techniques or do I focus on content
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Original post by Erica1210
I don’t know how to revise for this paper. Do I just focus on the practical techniques or do I focus on content


hi paper 3 focuses on topics throughout the whole course and emphasis practical skills, you will be given 5 questions at the beginning , most likely three on practical skills and one or two on anything across the spec, your teachers may have given you a book called Practical Chemistry by Nora Henry endorsed by holder education, if not I highly recommend you buy it off amazon. You must learn all the practical skills as they will ask this, furthermore there is a section of multi choice at the end that comprise of everything. How to revise? ---> go through paper 3 past papers and read through all the practical sections in your book, make sure you understand WHY steps are neccessary and safety.
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Can you just use the chemrevise practical guide?
Original post by matlad1
hi paper 3 focuses on topics throughout the whole course and emphasis practical skills, you will be given 5 questions at the beginning , most likely three on practical skills and one or two on anything across the spec, your teachers may have given you a book called Practical Chemistry by Nora Henry endorsed by holder education, if not I highly recommend you buy it off amazon. You must learn all the practical skills as they will ask this, furthermore there is a section of multi choice at the end that comprise of everything. How to revise? ---> go through paper 3 past papers and read through all the practical sections in your book, make sure you understand WHY steps are neccessary and safety.
I'd say they cover everything :smile:
Original post by HoneyTMT
Can you just use the chemrevise practical guide?
The focus is heavily practical but you must know content, especially for the multiple choice at the end. Also, with AQA changing the format for this years paper 2 -- I would just revise everything
Original post by Erica1210
I don’t know how to revise for this paper. Do I just focus on the practical techniques or do I focus on content
The following work for me:
1. Go through your own practicals & really visualise what you did, including data analysis
3. Think about why and how. E.g. how do anti-bumping granules stop bumping? Why do you even want to stop bumping?
4. Watch videos of practicals on YouTube.
5. Draw diagrams of equipment set-up & plot some graphs
6. Print off a stack of multiple choice questions. Do as many as possible. Most exam boards have multiple choice sections so lots of questions out there.

Original post by Erica1210
I don’t know how to revise for this paper. Do I just focus on the practical techniques or do I focus on content
what do you mean changing ?
Original post by GoldenShade
The focus is heavily practical but you must know content, especially for the multiple choice at the end. Also, with AQA changing the format for this years paper 2 -- I would just revise everything
Not officially 'changing' but the style of questions seemed completely different for paper 2 with mechanism completions and an excess of skeletal formulas
Original post by EAzadmiah
what do you mean changing ?
Anyone else hoping this paper goes really well because the last two papers have been horrible for me, hoping for a big Kc question and lower grade boundaries felt much harder last years papers, also anyone got any topics that havent come up on paper 1 or 2 that have a really good chance of coming up on paper 3?
Electrochemistry did not come up on paper 1 so I'm guessing there will be a question on that
Original post by jnolan679
Anyone else hoping this paper goes really well because the last two papers have been horrible for me, hoping for a big Kc question and lower grade boundaries felt much harder last years papers, also anyone got any topics that havent come up on paper 1 or 2 that have a really good chance of coming up on paper 3?
This is a screen shot from Tailored Tutors. It is a layout of what topics have been on paper 3 in the past
Reply 12
Same. If I don't do incredibly well on this paper, and the grade boundaries aren't really low, I know I'm not getting an A.
Original post by jnolan679
Anyone else hoping this paper goes really well because the last two papers have been horrible for me, hoping for a big Kc question and lower grade boundaries felt much harder last years papers, also anyone got any topics that havent come up on paper 1 or 2 that have a really good chance of coming up on paper 3?
Predictions?
Omg thank you so much. This helps a lot x
Original post by Charley T
The following work for me:
1. Go through your own practicals & really visualise what you did, including data analysis
3. Think about why and how. E.g. how do anti-bumping granules stop bumping? Why do you even want to stop bumping?
4. Watch videos of practicals on YouTube.
5. Draw diagrams of equipment set-up & plot some graphs
6. Print off a stack of multiple choice questions. Do as many as possible. Most exam boards have multiple choice sections so lots of questions out there.
Yeah I can see the grade boundaries being lower.
I guess around 190 for an A maybe who knows tbf
Original post by Kpnuts2000
Yeah I can see the grade boundaries being lower.
Reply 17
I'm using videos on Physics on maths tutor. pretty good way as visualising is best way to remember practical
Reply 18
Honestly, im scared to death for chemistry paper 3. I've never been good at practical stuff and its stressing me out so much. I pray that we get good easy practicals this time round. but I know aqa is going to make it hard as usual
Reply 19
2018 paper.PNG
Last years paper 2 questions were much nicer compared to the ones we got this year :/ Hoping for low grade boundaries. At least with last years paper 2, I could actually confidentially answer the first page of questions.

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