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Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 12 questions

Free Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2 past paper questions with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions. Here are 3 of the 12 questions; every question, answer and video for this paper is in the free question bank.

3 of 12 questions

  1. Question 1

    1. (a) Sodium chloride is an ionic compound and has the structure shown. SCN = ait (i) State the term used to describe the structure of sodium chloride. 1 (if) An ionic bond is a type of electrostatic attraction. (A) Describe what is meant by the term electrostatic attraction. 1 (B) Explain why sodium and chlorine form an ionic compound using electronegativity values from the data booklet. 1 L *X…
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  2. Question 2

    2. Water, H,0, and methane, CH,, are covalent molecules. The table shows the van der Waals forces present and boiling points for these molecules. Molece | Van der Waals forces present Boiling point (°C) London dispersion forces 100 Hydrogen bonds (a) Explain fully how London dispersion forces are formed. 2 (b) The boiling points of these two molecules, H,0 and CH,, can be used to compare the stre…
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  3. Question 3

    3. Trends in melting points, ionisation energy, covalent radius and electronegativity can be related to the position of an element in the periodic table. Using your knowledge of chemistry, comment on how the position of an element in the periodic table can be used to predict its physical and chemical properties. 3 L *X813760105% _ MARKS | bo hor wi i n
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About Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2

Where can I find the Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2 marking scheme?

Press Show answer under each question above to see the SQA marking instructions for it. The marking scheme for all 12 questions of Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2?

Yes. Worked video solutions from Andrew Hay 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 2026 Paper 2?

Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2 has 12 questions. 3 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Chemistry 2026 Paper 2?

The questions on this page cover Structure and bonding, Periodicity. Every question in the bank is tagged by topic, so you can also practise each topic across all Higher Chemistry past papers.