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AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)

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27 questions · about 14% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

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2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 33 · Q1 (a, c, d)6 marksEvaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gas collection experiment: recording & processing · Percentage error & uncertainty
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 33 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), d(i), d(ii), f)13 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Qualitative analysis: organic functional groups · Titration: recording, accuracy & mean titre
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 33 · Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv))13 marksQualitative analysis: cations, anions & gases · Qualitative analysis: organic functional groups
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), c(i), c(ii), c(iii))11 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c, e(i), e(ii), e(iii), e(v), e(vi))12 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: variables & hypothesis

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (b, c(i), c(iii), d(i), d(ii), d(iii), f(i), f(ii))10 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Graph interpretation & conclusions · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), e(i), e(ii), e(iii), e(iv))12 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Graph interpretation & conclusions · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: safety · Planning: variables & hypothesis
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 33 · Q1 (a, b, c(i), d)11 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Titration: recording, accuracy & mean titre
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 33 · Q2 (a, c(i), c(ii))7 marksEvaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Thermochemistry experiment: recording & processing
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 33 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b(i), b(ii), b(iii))16 marksQualitative analysis: cations, anions & gases
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(ii), b, c, d, e, f, g(i), g(ii), g(iii), g(iv), g(v), h(i), h(ii), i)19 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions · Planning: safety · Planning: variables & hypothesis
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, d, e, f, g(i), g(ii))7 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Percentage error & uncertainty

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), c(i), c(ii), e)12 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b, c, d(i), d(ii), e, f)12 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: variables & hypothesis
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a, b(ii), c, d, e(i), e(ii), f, h(i))11 marksEvaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), d(i), e(i), e(ii), e(iii))12 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(v), b, c, e)8 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii), d(i), d(ii), e(i))13 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions · Planning: safety
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 33 · Q1 (a, b)8 marksTitration: recording, accuracy & mean titre
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 33 · Q2 (a, b(i), c, d)10 marksEvaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Percentage error & uncertainty · Rates experiment: recording & processing
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 33 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), b(v), c)15 marksQualitative analysis: cations, anions & gases
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(ii), b, d(i), d(ii), d(iii), e(i), f, g)10 marksOrganic practical techniques (reflux, filtration, purity) · Planning: method & apparatus · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(i), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), b(v))9 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), c, d, e, f)9 marksData processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d, e, f, g(ii), h(i), h(ii))14 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: safety · Planning: variables & hypothesis
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c(ii), d, e(i), f)9 marksEvaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Percentage error & uncertainty · Planning: method & apparatus
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), d(i), d(ii), d(iii), d(iv), e)16 marksAnomalous results · Data processing (tables, sig. figs) · Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements · Gradient, intercept & tangents · Graph plotting & line of best fit · Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions · Planning: safety · Planning: variables & hypothesis

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Questions that test the same subtopic in different years. Practise them together to master one skill.

Planning: method & apparatus Banker14 questions · 9/9 sessions
Qualitative analysis: cations, anions & gases 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements Banker19 questions · 9/9 sessions
Data processing (tables, sig. figs) Banker17 questions · 9/9 sessions
Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions Banker8 questions · 8/9 sessions
Titration: recording, accuracy & mean titre 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Graph plotting & line of best fit Banker11 questions · 9/9 sessions
Gradient, intercept & tangents 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Anomalous results 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Percentage error & uncertainty Banker10 questions · 8/9 sessions
Planning: variables & hypothesis 6 questions · 6/9 sessions
Planning: safety 5 questions · 5/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Planning: method & apparatus Banker459/9
Qualitative analysis: cations, anions & gases 423/9
Evaluation: errors, reliability & improvements Banker409/9
Data processing (tables, sig. figs) Banker279/9
Planning: preparing standard solutions & dilutions Banker258/9
Titration: recording, accuracy & mean titre 243/9
Graph plotting & line of best fit Banker219/9
Gradient, intercept & tangents 177/9
Anomalous results 127/9
Percentage error & uncertainty Banker108/9
Planning: variables & hypothesis 106/9
Rates experiment: recording & processing Rare61/9
Organic practical techniques (reflux, filtration, purity) Rare61/9
Planning: safety 55/9
Thermochemistry experiment: recording & processing Rare51/9
Qualitative analysis: organic functional groups Rare51/9
Gas collection experiment: recording & processing Rare31/9
Graph interpretation & conclusions Rare21/9

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