CAIE 9701 Chemistry Past Papers

Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9701 Chemistry: 4 papers, 116 past papers from 2021 to 2025 (including v1–v3 variants); 44 can be taken online on Sagacia.

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Papers

Paper	Type	Marks	Minutes	Papers	Online
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)	multiple choice	40	75	29	23
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions	written	60	75	29	12
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions	written	100	120	29	9
Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation	practical	30	75	29	0

Past papers by series

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Series	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 4	Paper 5
May/June 2025	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3 v4
Feb/March 2025	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2024	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2024	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2024	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2023	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2023	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2023	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2022	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2022	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2022	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2021	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3

Grade threshold overview

Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total. The table averages the latest 8 series (all variants).

Paper	Max	A	B	C	D	E
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)	40	28 (69%)	24 (61%)	20 (50%)	16 (40%)	12 (30%)
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions	60	39 (65%)	30 (50%)	25 (42%)	20 (34%)	15 (25%)
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions	100	64 (64%)	55 (55%)	44 (44%)	34 (34%)	22 (22%)
Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation	30	21 (71%)	18 (62%)	15 (51%)	13 (42%)	10 (33%)

Topic coverage (share of marks)

Based on fully verified past papers, sorted by share of marks.

Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)

2 Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry70 marks · 8%

3 Chemical bonding65 marks · 7%

9 The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity63 marks · 7%

10 Group 260 marks · 7%

14 Hydrocarbons59 marks · 6%

18 Carboxylic acids and derivatives54 marks · 6%

Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions

3 Chemical bonding85 marks · 12%

1 Atomic structure66 marks · 9%

14 Hydrocarbons57 marks · 8%

9 The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity54 marks · 8%

10 Group 244 marks · 6%

11 Group 1739 marks · 6%

Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions

28 Chemistry of transition elements157 marks · 18%

23 Chemical energetics119 marks · 13%

34 Nitrogen compounds83 marks · 9%

25 Equilibria75 marks · 8%

24 Electrochemistry67 marks · 7%

33 Carboxylic acids and derivatives66 marks · 7%

Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation

E3 Data processing and graphs237 marks · 40%

E2 Measurement, apparatus and techniques148 marks · 25%

E1 Planning an investigation91 marks · 15%

E5 Conclusions and evaluation74 marks · 13%

E4 Uncertainties and errors38 marks · 6%