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OCR A-level Chemistry A Paper 1 - 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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OCR A-Level Chemistry A Paper 1: Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry (H432/01) - Tuesday 10th June 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: Tuesday 10th June 2025 AM
Length: 2h 15m
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Is anyone in this thread lol

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Here

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Original post by iman.2k00
Here

How you feeling about Paper 1 and Chem in general?

Reply 4

Original post by 4020LeKo18
How you feeling about Paper 1 and Chem in general?


im so nervous chem is my weakest subjecy and espically paper 2 its too hard like wow😭😭

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here!

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Original post by retakingalevelsx
here!


How you feeling

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Original post by iman.2k00
im so nervous chem is my weakest subjecy and espically paper 2 its too hard like wow😭😭

Yeah that’s completely fair tbh, what you doing to revise? Chem is one of my stronger subjects tbh but the grade boundaries r so high ugh lmao

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Original post by 4020LeKo18
Yeah that’s completely fair tbh, what you doing to revise? Chem is one of my stronger subjects tbh but the grade boundaries r so high ugh lmao


My teacher got primose kitten alot of paper 1 was module 5 like EMF and transition metals but im gonna make sure i nail every calculations cos thats where i fumble badly

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Original post by iman.2k00
My teacher got primose kitten alot of paper 1 was module 5 like EMF and transition metals but im gonna make sure i nail every calculations cos thats where i fumble badly

Yeah that’s a v good idea, I do maths so I’m usually better with the maths but not good with dimers for some reason lmao

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Original post by 4020LeKo18
Yeah that’s a v good idea, I do maths so I’m usually better with the maths but not good with dimers for some reason lmao


dontt worry you seem like your gonna do very well in chemistryyy what other subjects do you do i do bio psychology and chemistry

Reply 11

Original post by iman.2k00
How you feeling

i feel quite confident for chemistry, definitely feel more prepared than when i sat it last year, i'm doing biology too but i'm not as confident on that😂luckily there is still time, how are you feeling?
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Reply 12

Original post by retakingalevelsx
i feel quite confident for chemistry, definitely feel more prepared than when i sat it last year, i'm doing biology too but i'm not as confident on that😂luckily there is still time, how are you feeling?


too nervous im so bad at chemistry

Reply 13

Original post by iman.2k00
too nervous im so bad at chemistry

you've so got this - the questions repeat themselves which is why chem has such crazy grade boundaries, just keep going with the questions and make sure you're okay with corrections before you move on!! 🤍

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Original post by retakingalevelsx
you've so got this - the questions repeat themselves which is why chem has such crazy grade boundaries, just keep going with the questions and make sure you're okay with corrections before you move on!! 🤍

yes last years boundaries were crazy 196 for an A and 200 something for a A*

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Original post by zoella A
yes last years boundaries were crazy 196 for an A and 200 something for a A*


243 for A*

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Original post by joseph001209
243 for A*

Yeah I was gonna say that, cos 200 for an A* would be lovely 😭😭

Reply 17

anyone have good strategy for writea equation questions? Always get stuck on those. And on unfamiliar mechanisms

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Original post by yuyrujagth
anyone have good strategy for writea equation questions? Always get stuck on those. And on unfamiliar mechanisms


Redox or normal

Reply 19

Does anyone have access to the 2024 papers for chem my teacher still hasn’t given me it and I really wanna practise thanks

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