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A Level Chemistry 9701, topic 37.3

Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy: past paper questions

14 Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 questions on Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy (37.3) from 14 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions
14
Papers
14
Years
2023 to 2026
Total marks
146
Average per question
10.4 marks
Largest question
14 marks

By type: Structured 14

How hard the questions are

  • Recall0
  • Apply3
  • Analyse11
  • Not banded0

Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.

Command words

  • completeApply11 questions
  • drawApply10 questions
  • stateRecall9 questions

    express in clear terms

  • giveRecall8 questions

    produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory

  • explainAnalyse7 questions

    set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

  • suggestAnalyse7 questions

    apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations

  • predictAnalyse6 questions

    suggest what may happen based on available information

  • identifyRecall3 questions

    name/select/recognise

  • calculateApply2 questions

    work out from given facts, figures or information

  • deduceAnalyse2 questions

    conclude from available information

Where the questions come from

By year

  • 20261
  • 20254
  • 20244
  • 20235

By session

  • May/June8
  • Oct/Nov6

By paper

  • Paper 414

Questions on this topic

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  • Question 8May/June 2026, paper 42Structured8 marksHas a diagram

    Give the full name of the substance used in NMR spectroscopy as the standard for chemical shift measurements.

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  • Question 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 41Structured14 marksHas a diagram

    Benzene, C6H6, reacts with chloroethane, C2H5Cl, in the presence of a suitable catalyst to form ethylbenzene, C6H5C2H5.

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  • Question 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured8 marksHas a diagram

    Sunset Yellow is an additive used for colouring foods. A synthetic route for making Sunset Yellow is shown. Molecules E and G each contain one −SO3− group.

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  • Question 7May/June 2025, paper 41Structured11 marksHas a diagram

    A hydrocarbon is known to be either compound D or compound E. Give the systematic name of E.

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  • Question 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 42Structured11 marksHas a diagram

    Benzene can be used to make benzoic acid in the two-step process shown in Fig. 7.1. Fig. 7.1 Give the reagents and conditions for step 1 and step 2.

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  • Question 8May/June 2025, paper 42Structured6 marksHas a diagram

    Compound A is analysed by carbon-13 NMR and proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy. State the reference substance and a solvent that can be used in NMR spectroscopy.

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  • Question 4May/June 2023, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram

    State the hybridisation of the carbon atoms and the C–C–H bond angle in benzene, C6H6.

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