plumiStates of matter: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on States of matter (specification points 2.1–2.4), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 31 questions on States of matter, as a list
- June 2025, Chemistry Paper 1 Higher, Q3(b)(ii) (1 mark): A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen becomes a liquid when cooled to –200 °C. Which row shows the changes in energy and movement of the molecules as they are cooled
- June 2025, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): What is the name of the change of state labelled P in Figure 3? (1) A evaporating B freezing C melting D subliming
- June 2025, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which of the following shows the arrangement of particles in ice? (1) A B C D
- June 2024, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a) (1 mark): Figure 2 shows the arrangement of particles in liquid wax. Figure 2 Draw the arrangement of particles in solid wax in the box in Figure 3. (1) Figure 3
- June 2024, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): What name is given to the change of a liquid to a solid? (1) A condensing B evaporating C freezing D melting
- June 2024, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why the change from a liquid to a solid is a physical change rather than a chemical change. (2)
- June 2024, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): Which row shows the movement and arrangement of the particles in a gas? (1) movement of particles arrangement of particles A slow regular B slow random C fast r
- June 2024, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest why the wax did not change into a gas when the test tube was heated in the beaker of water. (1)
- June 2023, Chemistry Paper 1 Higher, Q5(d) (3 marks): When some water is removed from the aqueous solution of copper sulfate, crystals of copper sulfate are made. Describe how the arrangement and movement of the pa
- June 2023, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Give the name of the change when a liquid becomes a gas. (1)
- June 2023, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(ii) (1 mark): Use Figure 2 to give the temperature of the substance at 4 minutes. (1) °C
- June 2023, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(iii) (1 mark): Use Figure 2 to give the time when the substance has completely changed into a gas. (1) minutes
- June 2023, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(iv) (1 mark): The temperature of the substance at A was 25 °C. Calculate the temperature rise of the substance from A to D. (1) °C
- June 2022, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a) (2 marks): Describe the differences in the arrangement and movement of the particles in a solid and in a liquid. (2) difference in arrangement of particles . difference in
- June 2022, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b) (1 mark): What name is given to the process when the chocolate changes from a solid to a liquid? (1) A condensing B evaporating C freezing D melting
- June 2022, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c) (1 mark): Give a reason why the metal spoon has not changed state during the experiment. (1)
- June 2022, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(d) (2 marks): Explain how we know the change to the egg white is a chemical change rather than a physical change. (2)
- November 2021, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Give the name for the change of state from liquid to solid. (1)
- November 2021, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): Here are five statements about ice and water. Place ticks in boxes by the two statements that are correct. (2) the molecules move faster in water than in ice th
- November 2020, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(d)(i) (2 marks): Complete the boxes for solid gallium and gaseous gallium by drawing the arrangement of the particles in each of these physical states. (2)
- November 2020, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(d)(ii) (1 mark): Give the name of the change of state labelled Y in Figure 5. (1)
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a) (1 mark): What is the name of the change of state when a liquid changes into a solid? (1) A condensation B evaporation C freezing D melting
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): State the time when the gas first started to form a liquid. (1) minutes
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the number of minutes it took from the gas first starting to form a liquid until the substance was completely liquid. (1) minutes
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): give the letter of the substance that is a solid at 20 °C (1)
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(ii) (1 mark): give the letter of a substance that is a liquid at 50 °C (1)
- June 2019, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(d) (2 marks): The diagrams below show particles in five different structures. The different circles show different particles. Draw one straight line from each substance to it
- June 2018, Chemistry Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a) (1 mark): Which of the following substances will be a solid at 20 qC and will melt when placed in a beaker of hot water at 80 qC? (1) melting point in °C boiling point in
- June 2018, Chemistry Paper 1 Higher, Q3(c) (4 marks): A substance is heated at a constant rate and its temperature is taken every minute. During the heating, the substance undergoes one change of state. The results
- June 2018, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (2 marks): The particles in the ink in the flask can be shown as in Figure 7. particle of water particle of coloured substances Figure 7 In the boxes below, draw the arran
- June 2018, Chemistry Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d) (2 marks): Changes of state between the three states of matter are shown in Figure 8. melting evaporating SOLID LIQUID GAS freezing condensing Figure 8 The changes shown a
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