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Chemistry, Units 3 and 4
10 full-length practice exams written to the 2024–2027 study design. Each has Section A (30 multiple-choice questions) and Section B (90 marks of short-answer and extended-response questions), with 15 minutes reading and 2 hours 30 minutes writing, like the VCAA exam.
Data Book and answer sheet
Every exam uses the same Data Book, online or on paper.
Practice exam 1
Biogas, cells, the contact process, copper refining, flavour esters, a forensic solvent, aspartame and vinegar
Practice exam 2
Sugarcane bioethanol, a methanol fuel cell, hydrogen iodide equilibrium, lithium-ion batteries, an amide pathway, an ester's spectra, lactase and iron tablets
Practice exam 3
Hydrogen home fuel, a magnesium–seawater battery, cobalt chloride equilibrium, aluminium smelting, isomeric butanols, a chloroalkane's spectra, ibuprofen and caffeine by HPLC
Practice exam 4
Carbohydrate gels, a spacecraft fuel cell, ethene hydration, nickel plating, 1-bromobutane, identifying C3H8O, olive and coconut oils, and magnesium with acid
Practice exam 5
Coal and gas power stations, circuit-board etching, the iron(III) thiocyanate equilibrium, lead–acid batteries, butanone from but-2-ene, identifying an amide, insulin and the combustion of alcohols
Practice exam 6
Ammonia as a fuel, the zinc–air cell, the Deacon process, the chlor-alkali industry, lactic acid and ethyl lactate, identifying an aldehyde, aspirin from willow bark and vitamin C by titration
Practice exam 7
Rocket propellants, a microbial fuel cell, the PCl5 equilibrium, the Downs cell, biodiesel from canola oil, identifying a carboxylic acid, starch and amylase, and hydrogen peroxide by titration
Practice exam 8
Wood pellets, alkaline batteries, nitrogen monoxide and catalytic converters, PEM electrolysers, malic acid, identifying a bromoalkane, detergent enzymes and testing Faraday’s laws
Practice exam 9
Methanol from captured CO2, designing a cell to light an LED, the NOCl equilibrium, a zinc–bromine flow battery, propyl propanoate, isomers of C4H10O, glutamic acid and MSG, and a calcium chloride hand warmer
Practice exam 10
A candle in a sealed jar, a direct ethanol fuel cell, the water–gas shift reaction, lithium production, ethane-1,2-diol, identifying an amine, omega-3 fatty acids and ethanol in wine