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Higher Chemistry exam date 2027

In 2027 the Higher Chemistry question paper is on Friday 21 May, from 09:00 to 11:30. It is one paper of 2 hours 30 minutes in two sections.

Weeks before the question paper
Hours a week for chemistry
Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
Area 2: Nature's chemistry
Area 3: Chemistry in society
Area 4: Researching chemistry

26 weeks, 104 hours in all

Start with Area 2

Nature's chemistry: 33.6 of your hours. It is 7 of the 20 questions on our Section 1 practice papers, 35%.

Hours per area
AreaYour hoursShare of the papers
Area 2: Nature's chemistry33.635%
Area 3: Chemistry in society33.635%
Area 1: Chemical changes and structure19.220%
Area 4: Researching chemistry9.610%

Week by week

  1. Week 1Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  2. Week 2Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  3. Week 3Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  4. Week 4Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  5. Week 5Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  6. Week 6Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  7. Week 7Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  8. Week 8Area 2: Nature's chemistry
  9. Week 9Area 2: Nature's chemistry, Area 3: Chemistry in society
  10. Week 10Area 3: Chemistry in society
  11. Week 11Area 3: Chemistry in society
  12. Week 12Area 3: Chemistry in society
  13. Week 13Area 3: Chemistry in society
  14. Week 14Area 3: Chemistry in society
  15. Week 15Area 3: Chemistry in society
  16. Week 16Area 3: Chemistry in society
  17. Week 17Area 3: Chemistry in society, Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
  18. Week 18Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
  19. Week 19Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
  20. Week 20Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
  21. Week 21Area 1: Chemical changes and structure
  22. Week 22Area 1: Chemical changes and structure, Area 4: Researching chemistry
  23. Week 23Area 4: Researching chemistry
  24. Week 24Area 4: Researching chemistry
  25. Week 25A timed Section 1 practice paper and two Section 2 questions, then review every lost mark
  26. Week 26A timed Section 1 practice paper and two Section 2 questions, then review every lost mark

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DateFriday 21 May 2027
Time09:00 to 11:30
Length2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks
Data bookletProvided

Planning back from 21 May

Put the planner below to work: tell it how many weeks are left and how sure you are of each area, and it splits your hours by area and keeps the last weeks for timed Section 1 practice and Section 2 questions.

Using the 2 hours 30 minutes

At 100 marks in 150 minutes you have a minute and a half a mark. Our advice: about 30 minutes for the 20 multiple-choice questions in Section 1, which leaves about two hours for the 80 marks of Section 2, with a few minutes for each open-ended question.

Try 2 questions

Question 1
What is the systematic name of the alcohol CH₃CH(OH)CH(CH₃)CH₃?
Question 2
Burning 0.230 g of ethanol, C₂H₅OH, raises the temperature of 100 cm³ of water by 13.5 °C. What is the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol from these results? (Relative atomic masses: H 1.0, C 12.0, O 16.0; specific heat capacity of water 4.18 kJ kg⁻¹ °C⁻¹)

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Questions people ask

When is the Higher Chemistry exam in 2027?

Friday 21 May 2027, from 09:00 to 11:30.

How long is the exam?

2 hours 30 minutes for 100 marks: Section 1 (20 marks) and Section 2 (80 marks).