Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Paper 5 2025

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Combined Science Paper 5 Chemistry Foundation Tier question paper from the Summer 2025 examination series (1SC0/2CF). This authentic examiner-issued Foundation Tier Chemistry paper contains real GCSE Chemistry questions covering halogens, group 1 metals, atmospheric gases, combustion, catalysts, crude oil, fractional distillation, hydrocarbons, empirical formula calculations, concentration calculations, rates of reaction, exothermic reactions, and decomposition reactions.

This Combined Science Foundation Tier Chemistry paper is ideal for students preparing for the 2026 GCSE Combined Science examinations, classroom mock exams, intervention sessions, timed revision practice, tutoring, homeschooling, and independent self-study using official Pearson Edexcel assessment materials.

The examination includes practical and analytical questions involving dissolving magnesium chloride in water, measuring temperature changes, zinc reacting with oxygen in air, lithium reactions with water, catalyst investigations using reaction times, concentration calculations, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, and fractional distillation of crude oil. Students are required to interpret data tables, explain particle theory, perform calculations, analyse experimental methods, and apply periodic-table knowledge throughout the paper.

The paper was sat on Friday 13 June 2025 during the morning session, lasted 1 hour 10 minutes, carried 60 marks, and required the use of a calculator, ruler, and periodic table.

This official Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Foundation Tier Chemistry paper is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students preparing for Summer 2026 GCSE examinations, Foundation Tier Combined Science learners developing confidence in Chemistry concepts, GCSE resit candidates, and independent learners studying the Pearson Edexcel Combined Science specification.

It is also highly valuable for Chemistry teachers, science departments, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision academies, homeschooling parents, and classroom assessors who require authentic Pearson Edexcel examination materials for mock assessments, classroom revision, homework tasks, and examiner-standard GCSE Chemistry preparation.