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AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)

Chemical bonding Banker

46 questions · about 4% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q51 markIntermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q61 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q71 markBonding types & properties
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (b)2 marksDot-and-cross diagrams

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q51 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q61 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q251 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii))2 marksMetallic bonding & properties
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q3 (d(ii))3 marksIntermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q2 (a(iii))1 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q11 markIntermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q71 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), d(i), d(ii))8 marksGiant covalent structures (graphite, diamond) · Intermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (c(i))1 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q51 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q61 markIntermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q81 markBonding types & properties
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q251 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (a(ii), c(i), c(ii))4 marksDot-and-cross diagrams · Intermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q3 (b(iv), d, e, f(i))6 marksBonding types & properties · Shapes & bond angles (VSEPR) · Sigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q7 (c)1 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q51 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q61 markDative bonds & electron pairs
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q81 markIntermolecular forces & boiling points
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (c)1 markMetallic bonding & properties
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (d)2 marksDot-and-cross diagrams
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (e(i))2 marksSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q51 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q61 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q71 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), b(v))5 marksBonding types & properties · Shapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q4 (a(iii))3 marksHydrogen bonding
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q61 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q71 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(iii), b(iv), b(v))9 marksBonding types & properties · Hydrogen bonding
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (c)2 marksSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (d)2 marksSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q1 (d)1 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q121 markDative bonds & electron pairs
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q131 markShapes & bond angles (VSEPR)
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (a, c(iii))4 marksBonding types & properties · Sigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (c(i), e(ii), f(i), f(ii))8 marksBonding types & properties · Dot-and-cross diagrams · Intermolecular forces & boiling points · Metallic bonding & properties
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q51 markSigma & pi bonds / hybridisation
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q61 markHydrogen bonding
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (a)2 marksMetallic bonding & properties
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (a, b)2 marksBonding types & properties · Dot-and-cross diagrams

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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Sigma & pi bonds / hybridisation Banker14 questions · 9/9 sessions
Bonding types & properties 8 questions · 6/9 sessions
Intermolecular forces & boiling points 8 questions · 6/9 sessions
Shapes & bond angles (VSEPR) 12 questions · 7/9 sessions
Hydrogen bonding 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Dot-and-cross diagrams 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Metallic bonding & properties 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Dative bonds & electron pairs Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Sigma & pi bonds / hybridisation Banker199/9
Bonding types & properties 186/9
Intermolecular forces & boiling points 176/9
Shapes & bond angles (VSEPR) 127/9
Hydrogen bonding 93/9
Dot-and-cross diagrams 85/9
Metallic bonding & properties 74/9
Giant covalent structures (graphite, diamond) Rare31/9
Dative bonds & electron pairs Rare22/9

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