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Higher Chemistry 2025 Paper 2

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 12 questions

Free Higher Chemistry 2025 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. Q1

    1. Some metal ions are required for a healthy diet. (a) Sodium, magnesium and calcium form positively charged ions. The table shows the values for ionisation energies for these elements. Ionisation energies (kJ mol - 1 ) Element First Second Third Fourth Sodium 496 4562 6910 9543 Magnesium 738 1451 7733 10 543 Calcium 590 1145 4912 6491 (i) Write the equation for the first ionisation of sodium. 1…
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  2. Q2

    2. Information about four elements from the third period of the periodic table is shown in the table. Element Bonding Structure Sodium lattice Silicon covalent Phosphorus molecular Chlorine covalent (a) Complete the table to show the bonding and structure for each element. 2 (An additional table, if required, can be found on .) (b) Covalent radius is half the distance between the nuclei of two co…
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  3. Q5

    5. The label from a packet of instant latte coffee drink is shown below. WRITE IN SALTED CARAMEL Flavoured Latte Coffee Drink Fat free when prepared No artificial flavours No hydrogenated oil INGREDIENTS: Sucrose, Skimmed Milk Powder (23%), Glucose Syrup, Instant Coffee (7.6%), Lactose , Palm Oil, Salt, Natural Flavourings, Stabiliser (Potassium Phosphates). (a) Sucrose is the main ingredient in…
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    • Proteins

About Higher Chemistry 2025 Paper 2

Where can I find the Higher Chemistry 2025 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 2025 Paper 2 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Chemistry 2025 Paper 2?

Yes. Worked video solutions from 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 2025 Paper 2?

Higher Chemistry 2025 Paper 2 has 12 questions. 3 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Chemistry 2025 Paper 2?

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