Chemistry PLDs by exam
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Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.
This page shows the performance level of every question on each released Chemistry Regents exam, organized by standard. Each number in the table is the PLD level (1–5) assigned to one question; click a number to open that question. Levels are listed from lowest to highest within each cell. The full PLD text and question stems are on Chemistry questions by performance level.
Performance levels by standard and exam
| Standard | Topic | June 2026 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS-PS1-1 | Periodic Table | 2, 3 | 1, 3, 3 |
| HS-PS1-2 | Chemical Reactions | 1, 2 | 1, 1, 2 |
| HS-PS1-3 | Intermolecular Forces | 1, 2, 3 | 2, 2 |
| HS-PS1-4 | Energy and Chemical Reactions | — | 1 |
| HS-PS1-5 | Reaction Rates | 1, 2, 3, 3, 4 | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| HS-PS1-6 | Chemical Equilibrium | 2 | 1 |
| HS-PS1-7 | Conservation of Mass | 2, 2, 3, 3 | 1, 3, 3, 3 |
| HS-PS1-8 | Nuclear Processes | 1, 2, 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| HS-PS1-9 | Gas Behavior | 1, 2 | 2, 3 |
| HS-PS1-10 | Solutions | 2, 2, 3, 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| HS-PS1-11 | Acids and Bases | 1, 2, 2, 3 | 2, 2, 3 |
| HS-PS1-12 | Electron Transfer | 1, 3, 3 | 2 |
| HS-PS2-6 | Structure and Function of Materials | 1, 2, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 |
| HS-PS3-1 | Energy Conservation | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 1, 2, 2 |
| HS-PS3-5 | Forces and Fields | 2, 3 | 1 |
| HS-PS4-4 | Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter | 1, 2 | 1, 1, 2, 2 |
| HS-LS1-5 | Photosynthesis | 3 | 4 |
| HS-ETS1-1 | Analyzing Global Challenges | — | 1 |
| HS-ETS1-2 | Breaking Down Complex Problems | 1, 2 | 3 |
| HS-ETS1-3 | Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs | 1, 2, 3 | 1 |
| HS-ETS1-4 | Modeling Solutions with Simulations | — | — |
| Totals (L1 / L2 / L3 / L4 / L5) | 12 / 20 / 15 / 3 / 0 | 16 / 18 / 11 / 3 / 0 | |
Distribution by level
| Level | June 2026 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 12 (24%) | 16 (33%) |
| Level 2 | 20 (40%) | 18 (38%) |
| Level 3 | 15 (30%) | 11 (23%) |
| Level 4 | 3 (6%) | 3 (6%) |
| Level 5 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Questions | 50 | 48 |
| Mean level | 2.18 | 2.02 |
Page contributors: Conrad Richman