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Cambridge International AS & A Level · 9701

Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 topical past papers

Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701) is a two-stage course taken by students aged about 16 to 19, often with chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, engineering or another science in mind. The AS Level lays the foundations: atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, energetics, electrochemistry, equilibria and kinetics, the chemistry of Groups 2 and 17, nitrogen and sulfur, and an introduction to organic chemistry and analysis. The A Level returns to many of the same headings in greater depth and adds the chemistry of transition elements, organic synthesis, and techniques such as chromatography and NMR spectroscopy.

Questions
6,125
Past papers
481
Years
2009–2026
With mark scheme
98%
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Chemistry 9701 chapters

The chapters the bank files this subject’s questions under, in syllabus order. Each has a page of its own.

Chemistry 9701 chapters, with how many questions each has
ChapterQuestionsYears
Atoms, Molecules & Stoichiometry4052009–2026
Atomic Structure2552010–2026
Chemical Bonding3722009–2026
States of Matter2032009–2026
Chemical Energetics4372009–2026
Electrochemistry3182009–2026
Equilibria3902009–2026
Reaction Kinetics3052009–2026
The Periodic Table : Chemical Periodicity4052009–2026
Group 24082009–2026
Group 172652009–2026
An Introduction to the Chemistry of Transition Elements1752009–2026
Nitrogen & Sulfur2782009–2026
An Introduction to Organic Chemistry3672009–2026
Hydrocarbons3282009–2026
Halogen Derivatives3232009–2026
Hydroxy Compounds3012009–2026
Carbonyl Compounds3052009–2026
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives3422009–2026
Nitrogen Compounds1152009–2026
Polymerisattion1482009–2026
Analytical Techniques2482009–2026
Organic Synthesis1502009–2026

Revising Chemistry 9701 by topic

The AS Level is assessed by Paper 1, a multiple-choice paper, Paper 2, structured questions on the AS content, and Paper 3, Advanced Practical Skills, an examination carried out in the laboratory. A Level candidates also take Paper 4, structured questions on the A Level content that require the AS material too, and Paper 5, Planning, Analysis and Evaluation, a written paper on designing experiments and handling their results. Candidates may sit all five papers in one series or take the AS papers first. The current syllabus covers examinations from 2025 to 2027.

  • Momentum files AS and A Level questions that share a heading, such as chemical energetics, equilibria or hydrocarbons, under one chapter. Use the paper filter to separate them: Papers 1 and 2 for the AS treatment, Paper 4 for the A Level extensions such as Born–Haber cycles, entropy and the Gibbs equation, or the reactions of arenes.
  • Practise a topic in Paper 1 and Paper 2 side by side. A multiple-choice question on bonding or periodicity usually turns on one fact or trend, while the structured question on the same topic asks you to explain it, write the equation or draw the mechanism, and the mark scheme shows which words earn each mark.
  • Once you have worked through hydroxy compounds, carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acids separately, use the Organic synthesis chapter to link them into multi-step routes, naming the reagent and conditions for every step.
  • Analytical techniques questions ask you to interpret spectra and chromatograms rather than describe the instruments. Start with infrared and mass spectra in the AS papers, then move to the carbon-13 and proton NMR and chromatography questions in Paper 4.
  • Paper 5 has no laboratory work, but every question is built on an experiment: practise it by stating variables, describing a method with quantities and apparatus, processing data and judging its reliability, then compare your wording with the mark scheme.

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