Cambridge AS & A Level
Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry 9701 past papers
Cambridge’s past papers page for Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry (9701) has the June 2024 series and the specimen papers, free, with mark schemes. The button below opens it on Cambridge’s website.
What is free: For each syllabus, Cambridge’s public site has one exam series: the June 2024 series, with one version of each paper, its mark scheme and an examiner report. It also has specimen papers for the current syllabus.
What is held back: Every other series and version, including March, November and earlier years, is on Cambridge’s School Support Hub, for teachers at Cambridge schools.
June 2024
One version of each question paper, with its mark scheme and an examiner report for the series. Free on Cambridge’s page for 9701.
Specimen papers
Sample papers and mark schemes for the current syllabus, written by Cambridge before the first exams. Free on Cambridge’s page for 9701.
Other series: teachers only
Every other series and version, including March, November and earlier years, is on Cambridge’s School Support Hub, for teachers at Cambridge schools.
What the Chemistry exam contains
Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701), on the 2025 to 2027 syllabus, has five papers. The AS Level is Paper 1 (multiple choice, 1 hour 15 minutes), Paper 2 (structured questions, 1 hour 15 minutes) and Paper 3 (practical skills in the lab, 2 hours). The full A Level adds Paper 4 (structured questions on the A Level topics, 2 hours) and Paper 5 (planning, analysis and evaluation, 1 hour 15 minutes). A Level topics include lattice energy, electrochemistry, further equilibria and kinetics, transition elements, more organic chemistry including nitrogen compounds and polymers, and analysis by methods such as carbon-13 NMR.
Chemistry at other boards
- AQA A Level Chemistry
- Edexcel A Level Chemistry
- Edexcel International A Level (IAL) Chemistry
- OCR A Level Chemistry A