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AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)

Atomic structure Banker

30 questions · about 3% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q31 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q41 markIonisation energies
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii))2 marksOrbitals & sub-shells
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii))6 marksAtomic & ionic radius · Particles, isotopes & ions

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q11 markElectronic configuration
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q21 markIonisation energies
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii))6 marksElectronic configuration · Particles, isotopes & ions
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q21 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (b, c, d, e)6 marksAtomic & ionic radius · Electronic configuration · Orbitals & sub-shells · Particles, isotopes & ions

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q11 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q21 markIonisation energies
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i))5 marksElectronic configuration · Particles, isotopes & ions
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q3 (c(i), c(ii))3 marksIonisation energies
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q31 markIonisation energies
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q41 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (a)2 marksParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (c)1 markElectronic configuration

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q11 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q21 markIonisation energies
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii))7 marksElectronic configuration · Ionisation energies
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q11 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q21 markElectronic configuration
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q31 markIonisation energies

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q11 markIonisation energies
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q31 markParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (b)3 marksParticles, isotopes & ions
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q11 markIonisation energies
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q21 markElectronic configuration
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (b(iii))1 markElectronic configuration

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

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Particles, isotopes & ions Banker14 questions · 8/9 sessions
Ionisation energies Banker10 questions · 8/9 sessions
Electronic configuration 9 questions · 7/9 sessions
Atomic & ionic radius Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Orbitals & sub-shells Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Particles, isotopes & ions Banker238/9
Ionisation energies Banker168/9
Electronic configuration 137/9
Atomic & ionic radius Rare62/9
Orbitals & sub-shells Rare32/9

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