Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Paper 5 2025 Qp

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Combined Science Paper 5 Chemistry Higher Tier question paper from the Summer 2025 examination series (1SC0/2CH). This authentic examiner-issued Higher Tier Chemistry paper contains advanced GCSE Chemistry questions covering reaction rates, catalysts, crude oil hydrocarbons, empirical formula calculations, alkali metals, noble gases, electronic configurations, exothermic reactions, greenhouse gases, climate change, combustion, bonding, intermolecular forces, displacement reactions, bond-energy calculations, and electrolysis-related concepts.

This Combined Science Higher 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 disappearing-cross reaction investigations, concentration calculations, empirical-formula calculations, dot-and-cross diagrams, electronic-configuration explanations, reaction-profile diagrams, bond-energy calculations, gas-collection methods, and displacement reactions involving chlorine and potassium bromide. Students are required to interpret graphs, evaluate climate-change evidence, analyse experimental methods, explain particle theory, complete calculations, and apply advanced chemical principles 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 Higher Tier Chemistry paper is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students preparing for Summer 2026 GCSE examinations, Higher Tier Combined Science learners aiming for top GCSE grades, 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.