OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) exam questions and past papers
Free OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) exam questions by topic, with mark schemes, past papers and model answers.
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OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) exam questions by topic
Each pack with its mark scheme.
Year 1 storylines
OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters)Elements of Life (EL)Atomic structure, amount of substance, energy and the periodic table
Developing Fuels (DF)Energetics, organic chemistry and catalysis
Elements from the Sea (ES)Redox, halogens and equilibrium
What’s in a Medicine? (WM)Alcohols, phenols and analytical techniques
Year 2 storylines
OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters)The Chemical Industry (CI)Equilibrium, rates and nitrogen chemistry
Polymers and Life (PL)Proteins, condensation polymers and enzymes
Oceans (O)Acids, buffers, enthalpy and entropy
Developing Metals (DM)Transition metals, redox and electrode potentials
Colour by Design (CD)Dyes, aromatics, carbonyls and synthesis
Scientific literacy (Paper 2)
OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters)Chemical LiteracyComprehension and data questions in the style of Paper 2
Extra resources
Useful downloads for the whole course.
Every OCR Chemistry B (Salters) spec point as a checklist, so you can see what is left to revise.
Download Chemistry B (Salters) specification checklist → Data SheetThe OCR Chemistry B (Salters) data sheet you get in every AS and A Level paper
Download Chemistry B (Salters) data sheet →AS Level papers
Sit them timed, mark with the mark scheme, then compare with our model answers.
Past papers
Sit them timed, mark with the mark scheme, then compare with our model answers.
Old specification papers
Exam questions from the previous OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) specification, by unit.
About OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters)
The OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) exam (specification H433) is made up of three written papers built around the Salters storylines, from Elements of Life and Developing Fuels to Oceans and Colour by Design. OCR A Level Chemistry B Paper 1, Fundamentals of Chemistry, and Paper 2, Scientific Literacy in Chemistry, last 2 hours 15 minutes each, and Paper 2 includes questions on a pre-released advance notice article. Paper 3, Practical Skills in Chemistry, lasts 1 hour 30 minutes and tests practical techniques and data analysis.
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