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Chemistry past papers
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- 2025Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
- 2024Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
- 2023Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
- 2022Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
- 2021Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
- 2020Papers 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54
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- Particles in the atom and atomic radius9
- Isotopes5
- Electrons, energy levels and atomic orbitals8
- Ionisation energy5
- Relative masses of atoms and molecules4
- Reacting masses and volumes (of solutions and gases)5
- Shapes of molecules4
- Intermolecular forces, electronegativity and bond properties3
- Bonding and structure4
- Enthalpy change, ΔH3
- Chemical equilibria: reversible reactions, dynamic equilibrium7
- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts3
- Periodicity of chemical properties of the elements in Period 34
- Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals, magnesium to barium, and their compounds4
- Nitrogen and sulfur4
- Alkenes5
- Halogenoalkanes4
- Lattice energy and Born-Haber cycles5
- Enthalpies of solution and hydration6
- Standard electrode potentials E°, standard cell potentials Ecell and the Nernst equation7
- Acids and bases9
- Simple rate equations, orders of reaction and rate constants4
- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts3
- General characteristic chemical properties of the first set of transition elements, titanium to copper3
- Characteristic organic reactions6
- Phenol4
- Primary and secondary amines4
- Proton (¹H) NMR spectroscopy4
Chemistry (9701) past papers — marked, not just downloaded
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