CAIE 9701 Chemistry Paper 42 May/June 2023 Past Paper (v2)
9701/42/M/J/23 · May/June 2023 · Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions
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Paper details
- Exam board
- Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
- Subject
- 9701 Chemistry
- Paper
- Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions
- Paper code
- 9701/42/M/J/23（9701_s23_qp_42）
- Series
- May/June 2023
- Variant
- v2
- Total marks
- 100
- Questions
- 9 (56 parts)
- Duration
- 120 min
- Type
- Written
- Parts with figures
- 10
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 13 | Chemical energetics |
| Q2 | 11 | Chemistry of transition elements |
| Q3 | 13 | Chemical energetics |
| Q4 | 10 | Reaction kinetics |
| Q5 | 14 | Hydrocarbons |
| Q6 | 8 | An introduction to A Level organic chemistry |
| Q7 | 8 | Hydroxy compounds |
| Q8 | 15 | Halogen compounds |
| Q9 | 8 | Electrochemistry |
Grade thresholds for this paper
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 100 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 18 |
| Percent | 60% | 47% | 38% | 28% | 18% |
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.
Adjacent series
Other papers in this series
Paper 4 v1Paper 4 v3Paper 1 v2Paper 2 v2Paper 5 v2
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