IBDP Chemistry HL- Exam Style Practice Questions and Study Notes
IBDP Chemistry Hl
While there are core skills and activities common to both SL and HL, students at HL are required to study some topics in greater depth, to study additional topics and to study extension material of a more demanding nature in the options. The distinction between SL and HL is one of breadth and depth.
Exam Style Practice Questions, Notes and Past Paper for IBDP Chemistry 2025
Exam Style Practice Questions, Notes and Past Paper for DP Chemistry 2024
BDP Chemistry SL &HL Last Assessment November 2024
- Mock Exam SL
- Standard Level (SL) IB Style Question Banks with Solution
- IB Style SL Paper 1
- IB Style SL Paper 2
- IB Style SL Paper 3
- IB Chemistry SL Past Papers
- Prediction Paper IB Chemistry SL May 2023
- Mock Exam HL
- Higher Level (HL) Question Banks with Solution
- Study Guide and Notes
- IB Chemistry HL Past Papers
Exam pattern for IBDP Chemistry HL First Assessment 2025
HL Paper 1
- Duration: 2 hour
- Paper 1 is presented as two separate booklets.
- Paper 1A 40 marks
- 40 multiple-choice questions on standard level and additional higher level material
- No marks are deducted for incorrect answers.
- Paper 1B 35 marks
- Data-based questions
- Questions on experimental work
- Paper 1A and Paper 1B are to be completed together without interruptions.
- CALCULATOR ALLOWED
- Data booklet provided
- 36 % weight
- Marks: 75
HL Paper 2
- Duration: 2 hour and 30 minutes
- Weighting: 44%
- Marks: 90
- Short-answer and extended-response questions on standard level and additional higher level material
- CALCULATOR ALLOWED
- Data booklet provided
FAQ
The chemistry curriculum is built on two broad organizing concepts:
- Structure and
- Reactivity.
Each of these concepts is subdivided into topics and subtopics, which are all connected through the idea that structure determines reactivity, which in turn transforms structure.
Similar to IBDP Physics ,Follow the below Steps to get close to 7 in IBDP Chemistry HL
- Prepare a note for each topics. Do not forget to include past years questions pertinent to respective Topic
- Make sure to improve your notes , each time you get a new concept for that topic
- Practice past years Questions multiple times for that topic
- Revise your notes just before the exam
Apart from syllabus changes , the old(current) paper 3A is the new paper 1B, which tests data analysis. Also new paper 1 will allow calculator.
new version of the IA, or the “scientific investigation” now has a 3000 word limit.
Exam Duration is same : Earlier Paper 1 was 1 hrs, Paper 2 , 2hrs 15 minutes and Paper 3 , 1 hrs and 15 minutes . IB Chemistry 2025 has Paper 1 (1 B is similar to old Paper 3) for 2 hrs and Paper 2 for 2 hrs 30 minutes.