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A useful resource for students to practice their knowledge and examination technique for future external assessments.
This is for the following paper: 4CH1 - 2C
This mock is based on our 2023 Predicted Papers.
These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions.
Our mock paper follows the format of the true Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 2C paper closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of increasing difficulty. A mark scheme is also attached.
The paper covers the following specification points:
• Topic 1e - Chemical formulae, equations and calculations (1.26 – 1.35C)
• Topic 1i - Electrolysis (1.55C – 1.60C)
• Topic 2e - Extraction and uses of metals (2.22C – 2.27C)
• Topic 2f - Acids, alkalis and titrations (2.28 – 2.33C)
• Topic 2h - Chemical tests (2.44 – 2.50)
• Topic 3a - Energetics (including practical 3.8) (3.1 – 3.8)
• Topic 3b - Rates of reaction (3.14C)
• Topic 4e - Alcohols (4.29C - 4.33C)
• Topic 4f - Carboxylic acids (4.34C – 4.37C)
Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of upcoming examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
A useful resource for students to practice their knowledge and examination technique for future external assessments.
This is for the following paper: 4CH1 - 1C
This mock is based on our 2023 Predicted Papers.
These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions.
Our mock paper follows the format of the true Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 1C paper closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of increasing difficulty. A mark scheme is also attached.
The paper covers the following specification points:
• Topic 1b - Elements, compounds and mixtures (1.8 - 1.10)
• Topic 1e - Chemical formulae, equations and calculations (1.25 - 1.32)
• Topic 1f - Ionic bonding (1.37 – 1.41)
• Topic 2a - Group 1 (2.1 – 2.3)
• Topic 2d - Reactivity series (2.15 – 2.20)
• Topic 2h - Chemical tests (2.44 – 2.50)
• Topic 3a - Energetics (3.1 - 3.4)
• Topic 4b - Crude oil (4.7 – 4.12)
• Topic 4c - Alkanes (4.19 – 4.22)
Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of upcoming examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
The complete Edexcel IGCSE Science Course. Includes Biology, Chemistry and Physics Over 2000 slides and companion PDF worksheets! Huge bundle of resources with every topic covered. Unbeatable value. The definitive collection.
Now including a full set of mock exams:
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Complete set of concise, modern presentations and companion worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Biology (4BI0) Chapters 1 - 7. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. 62 presentations and worksheets included:
1 - Characteristics of Living Organisms
2 - Variety of Living Organisms
3 - Organisation and Cell Structure
4 - Cell Differentiation
5 - Biological Molecules
6 - Food Tests
7 - Enzymes
8 - Enzymes and pH
9 - Movement Across Membranes
10 - Nutrition in Plants
11 - The Leaf
12 - Investigating Photosynthesis
13 - Human Nutrition
14 - The Digestive System
15 - Digestion and Absorption
16 - Energy in Food
17 - Respiration
18 - Gas Exchange in Plants
19 - Ventilation
20 - The Alveoli and Lung Disease
21 - Transport Mechanisms
22 - Transpiration
23 - The Blood
24 - Vaccination
25 - The Heart
26 - The Circulatory System
27 - Excretion
28 - The Kidneys
29 - Coordination
30 - Coordination in Plants
31 - Coordnation in Animals
32 - Reflexes and the Eye
33 - Controlling Body Temperature
34 - Hormones
35 - More Hormones
36 - Reproduction
37 - Reproduction in Plants
38 - Human Reproductive Systems and the Menstrual Cycle
39 - FSH and LH
40 - Pregnancy and Puberty
41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
42 - Nucleic Acids
43 - Inheritance and Codominance
44 - Genetic Diagrams
45 - Cell Division
46 - Variation in a Species
47 - Mutations
48 - Evolution
49 - Ecosystems
50 - Biodiversity
51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors
52 - Feeding Relationships
53 - The Carbon Cycle
54 - The Nitrogen Cycle
55 - Pollution and Global Warming
56 - Deforestation
57 - Crop Production
58 - Microorganisms for Food
59 - Fish Farming
60 - Selective Breeding
61 - Genetic Modification
62 - Cloning
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and companion worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry (4CH1) Chapters 1 - 7 Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. 38 presentations and worksheets included:
1 - States of Matter
2 - Solutions and Solubility
3 - Calculating Solubility
4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
5 - Methods of Separation
6 - Paper Chromatography
7 - Atoms and Molecules
8 - The Periodic Table
9 - Formulae and Calculations
10 - Formulae and Calculations Part 2
11 - Concentration and Volumes
12 - Ionic Bonding
13 - Covalent Bonding
14 - Metallic Bonding
15 - Electrolysis
16 - Group 1 Elements
17 - Group 7 Elements
18 - Atmospheric Gases
19 - Metals and the Reactivity Series
20 - The Uses of Metals
21 - Acids and Alkalis
22 - Titrations
23 - Acids, Bases and Salts
24 - Making Salts
25 - Chemical Tests
26 - Energetics
27 - Bond Energies
28 - Rates of Reaction
29 - Reversible Reactions
30 - Dynamic Equilibria
31 - Organic Compounds
32 - Crude Oil
33 - Burning Hydrocarbons
34 - Alkanes and Alkenes
35 - Organic Compounds Part 2
36 - Esters
37 - Addition Polymers
38 - Condensation Polymers
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and companion worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapters 1 - 8 Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. 33 presentations and worksheets included:
1 - Distance and Speed
2 - Acceleration
3 - Forces
4 - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
5 - Gravity, Weight and Drag
6 - Hooke’s Law
7 - Momentum
8 - Forces and Moments
9 - Mains Electricity
10 - Power, Current and Voltage
11 - Circuits Part 1
12 - Circuits Part 2
13 - Static Electricity
14 - Waves
15 - Electromagnetic Waves
16 - Reflection and Refraction
17 - Sound Waves
18 - Energy
19 - Thermal Energy
20 - Work and Power
21 - Sources of Energy
22 - Density and Pressure
23 - Changes of State
24 - Ideal Gases
25 - Magnetism
26 - Electromagnets Part 1
27 - Electromagnets Part 2
28 - Radioactivity Part 1
29 - Radioactivity Part 2
30 - Fission and Fusion
31 - The Universe
32 - The Evolution of Stars
33 - Cosmology
This set is designed to be bought as part of the Complete Edexcel IGCSE Science Bundle
The complete Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course from start to finish. Huge bundle of resources with every topic covered.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry (4CH1) Chapters 1 - 7 Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. 38 presentations included:
1 - States of Matter
2 - Solutions and Solubility
3 - Calculating Solubility
4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixture
5 - Methods of Separation
6 - Paper Chromatography
7 - Atoms and Molecules
8 - The Periodic Table
9 - Formulae and Calculations
10 - Formulae and Calculations Part 2
11 - Concentration and Volumes
12 - Ionic Bonding
13 - Covalent Bonding
14 - Metallic Bonding
15 - Electrolysis
16 - Group 1 Elements
17 - Group 7 Elements
18 - Atmospheric Gases
19 - Metals and the Reactivity Series
20 - The Uses of Metals
21 - Acids and Alkalis
22 - Titrations
23 - Acids, Bases and Salts
24 - Making Salts
25 - Chemical Tests
26 - Energetics
27 - Bond Energies
28 - Rates of Reaction
29 - Reversible Reactions
30 - Dynamic Equilibria
31 - Organic Compounds
32 - Crude Oil
33 - Burning Hydrocarbons
34 - Alkanes and Alkenes
35 - Organic Compounds Part 2
36 - Esters
37 - Addition Polymers
38 - Condensation Polymers
This set is designed to be bought as part of the Complete Edexcel IGCSE Science Bundle
The complete Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course from start to finish. Huge bundle of resources with every topic covered.
Complete set of companion PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry (4CH1) Chapters 1 - 7. This pack contains 38 worksheets, including:
1 - States of Matter
2 - Solutions and Solubility
3 - Calculating Solubility
4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixture
5 - Methods of Separation
6 - Paper Chromatography
7 - Atoms and Molecules
8 - The Periodic Table
9 - Formulae and Calculations
10 - Formulae and Calculations Part 2
11 - Concentration and Volumes
12 - Ionic Bonding
13 - Covalent Bonding
14 - Metallic Bonding
15 - Electrolysis
16 - Group 1 Elements
17 - Group 7 Elements
18 - Atmospheric Gases
19 - Metals and the Reactivity Series
20 - The Uses of Metals
21 - Acids and Alkalis
22 - Titrations
23 - Acids, Bases and Salts
24 - Making Salts
25 - Chemical Tests
26 - Energetics
27 - Bond Energies
28 - Rates of Reaction
29 - Reversible Reactions
30 - Dynamic Equilibria
31 - Organic Compounds
32 - Crude Oil
33 - Burning Hydrocarbons
34 - Alkanes and Alkenes
35 - Organic Compounds Part 2
36 - Esters
37 - Addition Polymers
38 - Condensation Polymers
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 2.1 - Understand how the similarities in the reactions of the group 1 elements with water provide evidence for their recognition as a family of elements.
Specification Point 2.2 - Understand how the differences between the reactions of the alkali metals with air and water provide evidence for the trend in reactivity in group 1.
Specification Point 2.3 - Use knowledge of trends in group 1 to predict the properties of other alkali metals.
Specification Point 2.4C - Explain the trend in reactivity in group 1 in terms of electronic configurations.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lessons are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.48C - Know that condensation polymerisation, in which a dicarboxylic acid reacts with a diol, produces a polyester and water.
Specification Point 4.49C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formula of a polyester, showing the repeat unit, given the formulae of the monomers from which it is formed including the reaction of ethanedioic acid and ethanediol.
Specification Point 4.50C - Know that some polyesters, known as biopolyesters, are biodegradable.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 38 - Condensation Polymers. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.48C - Know that condensation polymerisation, in which a dicarboxylic acid reacts with a diol, produces a polyester and water.
Specification Point 4.49C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formula of a polyester, showing the repeat unit, given the formulae of the monomers from which it is formed including the reaction of ethanedioic acid and ethanediol.
Specification Point 4.50C - Know that some polyesters, known as biopolyesters, are biodegradable.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.44 - Know that an addition polymer is formed by joining up many small molecules called monomers.
Specification Point 4.45 - Understand how to draw the repeat unit of an addition polymer, including polyethene, polypropene, polychloroethene and polytetrafluoroethene.
Specification Point 4.46 - Understand how to deduce the structure of a monomer from the repeat unit of an addition polymer and vice versa.
Specification Point 4.47 - Explain problems in the disposal of addition polymers.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 37 - Addition Polymers. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.44 - Know that an addition polymer is formed by joining up many small molecules called monomers.
Specification Point 4.45 - Understand how to draw the repeat unit of an addition polymer, including polyethene, polypropene, polychloroethene and polytetrafluoroethene.
Specification Point 4.46 - Understand how to deduce the structure of a monomer from the repeat unit of an addition polymer and vice versa.
Specification Point 4.47 - Explain problems in the disposal of addition polymers.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.38C - Know that esters contain the functional group -COO-.
Specification Point 4.39C - Know that ethyl ethanoate is the ester produced when ethanol and ethanoic acid react in the presence of an acid catalyst.
Specification Point 4.40C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of ethyl ethanoate.
Specification Point 4.41C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of an ester, given the name or formula of the alcohol and carboxylic acid from which it is formed and vice versa.
Specification Point 4.42C - Know that esters are volatile compounds with distinctive smells and are used as food flavourings and in perfumes.
Specification Point 4.43C - Practical: prepare a sample of an ester such as ethyl ethanoate.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 36 - Esters. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.38C - Know that esters contain the functional group -COO-.
Specification Point 4.39C - Know that ethyl ethanoate is the ester produced when ethanol and ethanoic acid react in the presence of an acid catalyst.
Specification Point 4.40C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of ethyl ethanoate.
Specification Point 4.41C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of an ester, given the name or formula of the alcohol and carboxylic acid from which it is formed and vice versa.
Specification Point 4.42C - Know that esters are volatile compounds with distinctive smells and are used as food flavourings and in perfumes.
Specification Point 4.43C - Practical: prepare a sample of an ester such as ethyl ethanoate.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.29C - Know that alcohols contain the functional group −OH.
Specification Point 4.30C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol and name each compound.
Specification Point 4.31C - Know that how ethanol can be oxidised.
Specification Point 4.32C - Know how ethanol can be manufactured.
Specification Point 4.33C - Understand the reasons for fermentation, in the absence of air, and at an optimum temperature.
Specification Point 4.34C - Know that carboxylic acids contain the functional group -COOH.
Specification Point 4.35C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for unbranched-chain carboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms in the molecule, and name each compound.
Specification Point 4.36C - Describe the reactions of aqueous solutions of carboxylic acids with metals and metal carbonates.
Specification Point 4.37C - Know that vinegar is an aqueous solution containing ethanoic acid.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 35 - Organic Compounds Part 2. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.29C - Know that alcohols contain the functional group −OH.
Specification Point 4.30C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol and name each compound.
Specification Point 4.31C - Know that how ethanol can be oxidised.
Specification Point 4.32C - Know how ethanol can be manufactured.
Specification Point 4.33C - Understand the reasons for fermentation, in the absence of air, and at an optimum temperature.
Specification Point 4.34C - Know that carboxylic acids contain the functional group -COOH.
Specification Point 4.35C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for unbranched-chain carboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms in the molecule, and name each compound.
Specification Point 4.36C - Describe the reactions of aqueous solutions of carboxylic acids with metals and metal carbonates.
Specification Point 4.37C - Know that vinegar is an aqueous solution containing ethanoic acid.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.19 - Know the general formula for alkanes.
Specification Point 4.20 - Explain why alkanes are classified as saturated hydrocarbons.
Specification Point 4.21 - Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formulae for alkanes with up to five carbon atoms in the molecule, and to name the unbranched-chain isomers.
Specification Point 4.22 - Describe the reactions of alkanes with halogens in the presence of ultraviolet radiation, limited to mono-substitution.
Specification Point 4.23 - Know that alkenes contain a particular functional group (C=C).
Specification Point 4.24 - Know the general formula for alkenes.
Specification Point 4.25 - Explain why alkenes are classified as unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Specification Point 4.26 - Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formulae for alkenes with up to four carbon atoms in the molecule, and name the unbranched-chain isomers.
Specification Point 4.27 -Describe the reactions of alkenes with bromine to produce dibromoalkanes.
Specification Point 4.28 - Describe how bromine water can be used to distinguish between an alkane and an alkene.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
