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Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 10 questions · 95 marks

Free Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2 past paper questions with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions. Here are 3 of the 10 questions; every question, answer and video for this paper is in the free question bank.

3 of 10 questions

  1. Q1

    1. Elements are arranged in the periodic table in order of increasing atomic number. Many physical and chemical properties of the elements show periodic trends. (a) First ionisation energy is a property that has a periodic trend. The diagram shows part of a graph of first ionisation energy against atomic number for some elements in the periodic table. 2400 c 2000 ionisation energy (kJ mol - 1 ) b…
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    • Higher
    • 2023
    • Paper 2
    • 9 marks
    • Periodicity

  2. Q3

    3. Cheese is a complex substance containing a wide variety of chemicals. (a) The structure of a fat found in cheese is shown below. O C CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 (CH 2 ) 5 CH 3 H 3 C(CH 2 ) 5 CH 2 O CH H 3 C(CH 2 ) 5 CH 2 O C O (i) (A) The alcohol needed to form fat molecules is glycerol. State the systematic name for glycerol. 1 (B) Name the type of reaction used to form fat molecules from fatty acids and…
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    • 2023
    • Paper 2
    • 14 marks
    • Esters, fats and oils

  3. Q7

    7. Tap water contains a number of dissolved chemicals. (a) In some parts of the country, tap water contains a high level of dissolved metal salts. (i) State the term used to describe this type of water. 1 (ii) Soapless detergents are used with this type of water to prevent insoluble scum forming. The structure of a typical soapless detergent is shown. CH 3 CH 2 - Na + SO 3 CH 2 CH 2 H 2 C The cir…
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    • Higher
    • 2023
    • Paper 2
    • 10 marks
    • Soaps, detergents and emulsions

About Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2

Where can I find the Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2 marking scheme?

Press Show answer under each question above to see the SQA marking instructions for it. The marking scheme for all 10 questions of Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2?

Yes. Worked video solutions from Andrew Hay and Mr Magee open under the questions above, and the question bank has the video walkthroughs available for the rest of the paper.

How many questions are in Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2?

Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2 has 10 questions worth 95 marks. 3 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Chemistry 2023 Paper 2?

The questions on this page cover Periodicity, Esters, fats and oils, Soaps, detergents and emulsions. Every question in the bank is tagged by topic, so you can also practise each topic across all Higher Chemistry past papers.