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Edexcel A Level ChemistryPaper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry (Set A)

Saturday 2 May 2026

Morning (Time: 2 hours 30 minutes)

Total Marks

/ 120

Instructions

  • Try to complete this mock exam paper in one sitting, under exam conditions. Use all the time available and check your answers to each question at the end before submitting.

  • Remember this is PRACTICE. Mistakes are fine and will help you improve in time for the real exam - just do your best.

  • Answer all questions.

  • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

  • Show all your working in calculations and include units where appropriate.

  • Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Materials

  • A Periodic Table

  • A scientific or graphical calculator 

DON'T FORGET! Submit your paper at the end to receive marks and review your answers - using AI, mark schemes or solutions. If you submit the paper without completing it in full, you will get 0 marks for the questions you did not answer.

NOTE: You might want to use some scrap paper to plan your answers to longer questions, so get that prepared now.