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

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Reply 40

saipriyas0002

Here you go:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cc4TSnOLO8SimXlONP63KEWJaFaFC59V?usp=sharing

Reply 41

JJ30

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

Wasn’t a fan of those primrose kitten papers, the wording was a bit off for me

Reply 42

wtvrrrrrrr

Original post by yuyrujagth

yeah they were kinda **** easy tbh, i have them if you want?

I have them thanks! Just haven’t finished the other years so saving them lol, paper 1 is fine it’s paper 2 Im worried I’ll have to get like mid 90 in for an A* this year!

Reply 43

yuyrujagth

Original post by wtvrrrrrrr

I have them thanks! Just haven’t finished the other years so saving them lol, paper 1 is fine it’s paper 2 Im worried I’ll have to get like mid 90 in for an A* this year!

95 for a* is ridiculous no way that happens. Hopefully

Reply 44

wtvrrrrrrr

Original post by yuyrujagth

95 for a* is ridiculous no way that happens. Hopefully

Right!? Hopefully the paper and grade boundaries are like those in previous years… or it stays the same and our paper is as equally “easy”

Reply 45

bomboclattt11

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

whats your prediction for A* 2025

Reply 46

yuyrujagth

Original post by bomboclattt11

whats your prediction for A* 2025

Reply 47

bomboclattt11

Original post by wtvrrrrrrr

Right!? Hopefully the paper and grade boundaries are like those in previous years… or it stays the same and our paper is as equally “easy”

I reckon theyll make it a bit harder and lower the grade boundaries by like 5 marks tbh

Reply 48

bomboclattt11

Original post by yuyrujagth

yeee thats what i think too

Reply 49

4020LeKo18

Original post by bomboclattt11

yeee thats what i think too

Paper 2 will probably still be around 90 though

Reply 50

yuyrujagth

Original post by 4020LeKo18

Paper 2 will probably still be around 90 though

unless they put in some evil unfamiliar mechanism questions

Reply 51

raantaro

im actually cooked if the grade boundaries stay so high wymm u can only drop 27 marks total for an a* thats crazy

Reply 52

blacksorrow

has anyone done the pmt predicted paper 1 and how did you do?

Reply 53

hana2006

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

do you mind sharing🙏

Reply 54

mpap33

Original post by Jennifer2314

Literally panicking with psych on Monday and chem on Tuesday. The only thing I know confidently is issues and debates, aggression 85% and then my other 2 barely (stress and relationships)

real

Reply 55

retakingalevelsx

Original post by blacksorrow

has anyone done the pmt predicted paper 1 and how did you do?

i have i thought it was okay! i got 82% from memory but i think i did it semi-timed 🙂

Reply 56

Anonymous2246

Original post by blacksorrow

has anyone done the pmt predicted paper 1 and how did you do?

I think it was a bit easier than the actual papers imo

Reply 57

incidental-ruse

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

What the hell is a dimer 😭

Reply 58

sxmqur10

Original post by incidental-ruse

What the hell is a dimer 😭

omg they always come up in past papers but i don’t even remember learning it in class i think it’s just a type of polymer with two molecules bonded together or something? 😭

Reply 59

incidental-ruse

Original post by sxmqur10

omg they always come up in past papers but i don’t even remember learning it in class i think it’s just a type of polymer with two molecules bonded together or something? 😭

I’ve heard of it in the context of biology but never seen it in papers really. Can’t be that big of a topic if it’s not in the spec I guess

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