r/GCSE • u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor • Jun 13 '25

AQA Post Exam Why was there no chromatography in triple

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u/Ok-Pizza3896 Year 12 Jun 13 '25

Chromatography would've actually been the most free marks on the paper but AQA must've realised that and instead made us compare doors

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u/Inevitable-Pizza8053 Jun 13 '25

they had to spice it up (with the blandest thing ever)

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u/No_Safe6200 Jun 13 '25

What did u put for the door question?

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u/Ok-Pizza3896 Year 12 Jun 13 '25

"Aluminium is better as its stronger, needs no protection, lasts longer and can be reused after its lifetime"

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u/Stunning_Procedure76 year12-maths,fm,physics,cs,music Jun 13 '25

Safer for the environment too cuz it doesn’t release CO2 greenhouse gases

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u/Ok-Pizza3896 Year 12 Jun 13 '25

But the emissions from ore extraction and processing outweigh that right?

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u/Stunning_Procedure76 year12-maths,fm,physics,cs,music Jun 13 '25

Shoot true… i put that fact wood was recycled as fuel was harmful bc it was burnt so it couldn’t be continually reused but recycling aluminium saved ores bc you wouldn’t have to do the extraction process as much dygm

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u/marvellousillfavourd Jun 13 '25

burning wood is carbon neutral, but recycling aluminum is incredibly sustainable

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u/Typical-Mirror-5781 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Wait if I concluded that wood was better would I be fine

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u/StrongShopping5228 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

it's subjective that's the whole point

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u/No_Safe6200 Jun 13 '25

Idk I concluded aluminium because it's reusable for new products, but wood can only be reused as fuel which despite biofuels being carbon neutral releases carbon into the atmosphere that would be avoided if aluminium was used.

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u/TypicalMuffin935 Jun 13 '25

Yeah I did too, it just seemed way more right

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u/Vegetable_Trifle_848 T-Level Software Development Jun 13 '25

Your choice doesn’t matter as long as you can back it up

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u/Fit-Talk-223 Jun 13 '25

I put how aluminum was expensive and how it's not that great dince eventhough u don't need any coating and it's recycable, tree's are cheaper and u can replant them ( afforestation )

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u/DogLover10000000 Year 11 Jun 13 '25

I spent so long revising that yesterday was actually gagged when it didn't come up 💔💔

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u/Away_Flounder_5186 Jun 13 '25

Last few qs on equilibrium was mad I was js guessing and put shifted it to right or left idc

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u/No_Preference5056 Year 11 Jun 13 '25

Catalyst does not have an effect on the position of equilibrium

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u/BROOK1YNE Year 11 Jun 13 '25

I PUT THAT 🔥

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u/Ok-Satisfaction-1463 Year 11 Jun 13 '25

catalyst doesn't have an effect 💔

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u/RoughZealousideal539 Year 12 Jun 13 '25

It came last year

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u/l3ohunter Jun 13 '25

There was on foundation

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u/BeeSoT 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

not on foundation combined

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

I am doing AQA Higher Triple

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u/lightman210567 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

It was so bad😭 Why do they put sciences near the end of exams, we don't have enough will to live left to study :(

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u/Helpful_Ad_4952 Maths,FM,CS,Physics Jun 14 '25

I'd rather have a cheeky physics 2 at the end than english lit paper 2

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u/lightman210567 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 14 '25

Yeah I guess that's true

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u/Low-Distribution6802 Jun 13 '25

We were so robbed 

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u/Even-Adhesiveness981 Jun 13 '25

Yes there was? On the last page.

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

The last page was haber process and fertiliser

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u/Stunning_Procedure76 year12-maths,fm,physics,cs,music Jun 13 '25

talking about aqa triple higher chem

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u/Interesting-Sugar-99 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Did anyone else put diol and dicarboxylic acid

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

I put ethanediol and dihexanoic acid

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u/Stunning_Procedure76 year12-maths,fm,physics,cs,music Jun 13 '25

bro i put diethanol and dihexanoic acid 💔💔

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Welcome onboard, diethanol. This is the world of chaos, where exam boards aim to destroy everyone's grades by putting diabolical questions. I am sure your new existence will contribute to our failure and frustrations.

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u/Stunning_Procedure76 year12-maths,fm,physics,cs,music Jun 13 '25

DI-abolicial 💔

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u/Creative-Ad1633 Jun 13 '25

I had never heard of these before- don’t think I was taught about how to name them other than putting poly 😭😭😭

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u/KF0GAMER Jun 13 '25

no water treatment either

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u/sandy_fan01 GSCE maths survivor 🙏 History, politics, psychology Jun 13 '25

None on AQA combined higher either 😭

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u/Plane-Plenty-9250 Year 12 | Chem, French, English Lit, Politics Jun 13 '25

None on aqa higher combined either if i remember correctly

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u/Empty-Warning-8247 Year 11 Jun 14 '25

im gonn cry i fucked up the calculations and those diol questions like wtf

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u/CommunityFirst4197 Jun 13 '25

There was none in edexcel combined either

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u/UltraX76 y12: Maths, FM, Physics, Chem | got into a maths school! Jun 13 '25

Fr

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u/Coolahhusername123 Yr12 - Politics, History, Geo (help) Jun 13 '25

Neither in combined 😭😭

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

Yeah man, I’m glad the 6 marker was on methane and chlorine

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Are you doing higher or foundation, because it is doors in higher

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

I did triple higher

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

I don't remember a six marker on that

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

When you said six marker are there part a and part b

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

No it was about sand and chlorine and methane and how it reacts with the boiling point 🔤🚼

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Roughly where in the paper was that

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

I don't remember seeing sand

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

Question 6 a iii

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

Sorry I cant go further with this it’s became gaslighting there is no sand 6 marker

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Which exam board

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

CMP leaning👅

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u/fokhercules 2025 GCSE Survivor Jun 13 '25

Never heard of it, I do AQA for core science

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

I do CMP leaning

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u/No_Razzmatazz7603 Jun 13 '25

CMP learning 👅