A Level Chemistry 9701, topic 33.1

Carboxylic acids: past paper questions

8 Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 questions on Carboxylic acids (33.1) from 8 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 8
Papers: 8
Years: 2023 to 2026
Total marks: 83
Average per question: 10.4 marks
Largest question: 12 marks

By type: Structured 8

How hard the questions are

Recall0
Apply0
Analyse8
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.

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drawApply5 questions
completeApply4 questions
explainAnalyse4 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
predictAnalyse4 questions
suggest what may happen based on available information
suggestAnalyse4 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
giveRecall3 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
calculateApply2 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
defineRecall2 questions
give precise meaning
writeRecall2 questions
identifyRecall1 question
name/select/recognise

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Question 2May/June 2026, paper 41Structured11 marks
Define $pH$ mathematically.
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Question 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State the relative acidities of bromoethanoic acid, ${BrCH}_{2} COOH$ , chloroethanoic acid, ${ClCH}_{2} COOH$ , ethanoic acid, ${CH}_{3} COOH$ and ethanol, ${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH$ .
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Question 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 6.1 shows two reactions of ethanedioic acid, HOOCCOOH. Draw the organic product G in the box in Fig. 6.1.
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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 10May/June 2025, paper 41Structured7 marks
Propanoic acid, methanoic acid and ethanedioic acid are all weak acids. Draw the displayed formula of ethanedioic acid.
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