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CHEMISTRY-YCH11 · Pearson Edexcel International A Level

CHEMISTRY-YCH11/13

Paper 1

Chemistry · 2024 · Variant 3

Relative difficulty

Standard

Analysis source: Pearson Edexcel

Difficulty and overview estimated from official paper structure.

Relative difficulty

Cohort performance

Session statistics from official examination reports

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Key examiner messages

Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise

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Question difficulty map

How candidates performed on each question in this series

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Assessment objectives

Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary

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Method marks watchlist

Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost

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Recurring mistakes across years

Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject

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Question choice intelligence

Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)

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Level exemplars

What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like

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Grade & admission context

How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards

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Deep insights

What top candidates did

Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series

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Command word playbook

How to match each command word to the expected response style

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Time traps

Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks

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Syllabus traceability

Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session

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MCQ trap analytics

Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary

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Topic heatmap across years

Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject

Mark intensity

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Topic
2023
2024
2025
2026
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Formulae, Equations and Amount of Substance

55
45
94
45
239

Transition Metals and their Chemistry

40
103
48
191

Organic Chemistry: Alcohols, Halogenoalkanes and Spectra

45
49
38
38
170

Organic Chemistry: Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids and Chirality

30
55
85

Organic Nitrogen Compounds: Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Proteins

42
42

Organic Synthesis

40
40

Kinetics (Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry)

40
40

Bonding and Structure

36
36

Difficulty trend

How session difficulty has shifted across recent years

20232024202520252026
2023 2023 · 3.8/52024 2024 · 4.0/52025 June 2025 · 3.8/52025 Winter 2025 · 3.6/52026 Winter 2026 · 3.8/5

Paper comparison

Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session

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Marks you can still earn

Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit

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Practise what examiners flagged

Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app

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Self-diagnostic checklist

Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise

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Teacher briefing pack

One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review

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Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.

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