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AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)

Equilibria (incl. acids, pH, buffers, Ksp) Banker

43 questions · about 7% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q131 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (e(i))2 marksIndustrial equilibria (Haber, Contact)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (a(ii))2 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q2 (d(i), d(ii), d(iii))4 marksSolubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q4 (a, b, c)6 marksPartition coefficients

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q121 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q131 markIndustrial equilibria (Haber, Contact)
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (e(i), e(ii), e(iii))6 marksDynamic equilibrium · Le Chatelier's principle
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c(i), c(ii), d(i), d(ii), d(iii))12 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Buffers · Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect · pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (c(ii), e(iii), f(iii))4 marksDynamic equilibrium · Kc & Kp calculations · Le Chatelier's principle
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q41 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q81 markIndustrial equilibria (Haber, Contact)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q5 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii))11 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Buffers · Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect · pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q131 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q141 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), b(v))15 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Buffers · Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect · pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q131 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii))9 marksDynamic equilibrium · Kc & Kp calculations · Le Chatelier's principle
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 42 · Q6 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), c(i), c(ii))10 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Buffers · pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (d(ii), e(iv))3 marksKc & Kp calculations · Le Chatelier's principle

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q151 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q171 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q261 markBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (b, c, f(i))6 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Kc & Kp calculations · Le Chatelier's principle
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q3 (a(ii))2 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q1 (e(iii))1 markBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d, e(i), e(ii))11 marksBuffers · Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q131 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (b)2 marksLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q3 (e(i), e(ii))2 marksSolubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(ii), a(iii), b(vi))4 markspH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q81 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (c(i))1 markBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (c(ii))1 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q4 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv))9 marksBrønsted–Lowry acids & bases · Buffers · Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect · pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q131 markLe Chatelier's principle
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markKc & Kp calculations
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), c)7 marksDynamic equilibrium · Kc & Kp calculations
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q1 (b(i), b(ii))4 marksSolubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q4 (c(i), c(ii), c(iii))7 marksBuffers

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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Industrial equilibria (Haber, Contact) 3 questions · 3/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Solubility product (Ksp) & common ion effect Banker318/9
Buffers 317/9
Le Chatelier's principle Banker228/9
Kc & Kp calculations Banker229/9
pH, Ka, Kw & strong/weak acids 196/9
Brønsted–Lowry acids & bases 167/9
Dynamic equilibrium 83/9
Partition coefficients Rare61/9
Industrial equilibria (Haber, Contact) 43/9

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